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Dr. Aja M.
Assistant Professor (On Contract)
M.Sc., M. Phil., Ph. D.
Zoology
Academic Qualifications
BSc Zoology
1999
Mar Ivanios College, University of Kerala
MSc Zoology
2001
Mar Ivanios College, University of Kerala
Mphil Zoology
2004
University of Kerala, Kariavattom
PhD Zoology
2013
Mar Ivanios College, University of Kerala
Professional Experience
position | institute | from | to |
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Post Doctoral Fellow | University of Kerala, Kariavattom | 23/05/2014 | 31/01/2016 |
Guest lecturer | M. G College, Thiruvananthapuram | 02/11/2011 | 28/03/2012 |
Guest lecturer | Govt. college, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram | 02/07/2018 | 22/03/2019 |
Guest lecturer | Sreekrishna College, Guruvayur | 02/07 / 2018 | 22/03/2019 |
Guest lecturer | Sreekrishna College, Guruvayur | 20/06/2019 | 31/03/2020 |
Guest lecturer | Sree kerala Varma College, Thrissur | 16/12/2020 | 31/03/2021 |
Guest lecturer | Sree kerala Varma College, Thrissur | 30/10/2021 | 31/03/2022 |
Guest lecturer | Sreekrishna College, Guruvayur | 30/08/2022 | 10/03/2023 |
Guest lecturer | Sreekrishna College, Guruvayur | 2/08/ 2023 | 29/03/2024 |
Guest lecturer | Sreekrishna College, Guruvayur | 01/07/2024 | Continuing |
External Funded Projects
PI in project (SPYTiS) funded by KSCSTE in 2019
International Conferences attended
Participated in the Inter National seminar on Exploring New Horizons in Medical Research held at KKTM Govt. College, Pullut, Kerala (2019)
International Conference on Perspectives in Vibrational Spectroscopy held during 24-28 February 2008
Endoparasitic study of some immured creatures under captivity’ in the international seminar on Technological advances in life science (May 2022) by PG and research department of zoology and MG university
Comparative studies of heavy metals (Pb and Cd) on the coelomic fluid of the earthworm, Perionyx sansibaricus by analyzing its protein reserve in the Seminar on Modern trends in biological sciences at Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur. (Feb 2019)- International
A review of microbial activity in earthworms alimentary canal’ on Health Science Research: Opportunities and Challenges held at Vimala College, Thrissur ( June 2019) – International
Comparitive study of endoparasites from faecal samples of different species of rodents under captivity condition’ in Inter National Conference on innovations and sustainable research in Environment and Life sciences(DST- FIST) held at Fathima Matha College, Kollam (2018). International
International E-Conference on “Strategies & Challenges in Higher Education during COVID-19 Lockdown Period in India with reference to the World”organized by Government Vidarbha Institute of Science & Humanities, Amravati (15th April 2020-17th May 2020).
Training Programs Attended
Attended the one week online faculty development programme on Moodle Learning Management System organized by Sinhgad Institute of technology, Lonavala, Pune, Maharastra in association with IIT, Bombay (1st May 2020-6th May 2020).
Attended the four day online National seminar on ‘Environmental protection for improving animal and human heath’ organized by Indian Veterinery Association in association with KVASU (24th April 2020-27th April 2020).
Attended the four day ‘Faculty Development Program on "Research, Funding Projects & IPR " jointly organized by IQAC, R & D Cell & Dept. of Electronics & Telecommunication (7th May 2020-10th May 2020).
Attended the four day ‘ONLINE COURSE ON PROTEOMICS”organized by the CEPCI Laboratory &Research Institute Kollam (24th June 2020-26thJune 2020).
Attended One week ‘Short term course on online National level Computer literacy organized by Department of Computer Sciece, GFGC, Harihara (18th May 2020-24th May 2020).
Participated and Completed ‘Fundamentals of Immunulogy- Innate immunity and Bcell function’ an online non-credit course authorized by Rice University (20th June 2020).
Participated and Completed ‘Introductory Human Physiology- an online non-credit course authorized by Duke University (26th August 2020).
Participated in the Training and Workshop on Medicinal Plants conducted on February 29 and 1st March 2012 at the Pharmacognosy Unit, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthauram.
Participated in the National Workshop on Alternative to use Animals in Life Science Education jointly organised by Department of Zoology, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram and Mahathma GandhiDoererkamp Centre, Bharathidasan Univesity, Thiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu on 2 March 2010.
Publications in Books/Peer-Reviewed journals
Vibrational spectroscopic analysis of coelomic fluid of terrestrial oligochaetes. Megadrilogica 28(10). 2024 (International)
Analysis of Heavy metal contents in Litopenaeus vannamei and Metapenaeus monoceros cultivated within selected aquaculture establishments in Kerala. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences ‘Section A – Zoology . Vol 43 A(1), page. 165-175. 2024.
Study on the Diversity and Distribution of Spider Fauna at Sree Krishna College Campus of Thrissur District, Kerala, India. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology Volume 45, Issue 12, Page 14-24. 2024.
Xenobiotic Bioconcentration in Terrestrial Oligochaetes to Evaluate Soil Quality. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences ‘Section A – Zoology . 42A (2), 214-223. 2023.
Phylogeographic analysis of invasive Asian earthworm (Amynthas alexandri) in the Central Kerala of Western Ghat region. Megadrilogica., 28 (2). 21-27. 2023. International
Prevalence and Distribution of Endoparasites in Carnivorous Primates from Thrissur Zoological Garden. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 56-66. 2023.
The Studies Of Helminth Parasites From Faecal Samples Of Four Species Of Deer In Different Habitats Of Thrissur District”. Indian J.Sci.Res. 20(1): 33-37, 2018.
Studies on the biology and ecology of earthworms collected from urban and suburban areas of Thrissur district, Kerala, India. Megadrilogica. 21(1), pp 1-8. 2016. International
Biomolecular Approach To Oligochaete Taxonomy. International Journal of New Technologies in Science and Engineering. 2 (6), 74-83. 2015. International
Use of coelomocytes as biomarkers for ecotoxicological Assessment”, Megadrilogica, 16 (1), 1-8. 2014. International
FT- IR Spectroscopy as a sentinel technology in earthworm toxicology”. Spectrochimica Acta PartA: Molecular and Bio molecular spectroscopy. 120, 634- 641. 2014. International
“NIR Spectroscopy Based Metabolic Profiling of Earthworms from Western Ghats,O ne of The Biodiversity Hotspots of the World”. Cibtech Journal of Zoology. 2013 Vol. 3( 2) pp.36-52.
An alternative method for testing toxicity of xenobiotics in tropical earthworms (Oligiochaeta: Almidae,Megascolecidae)”. Megadrilogica. 15 (9); 215-218. 2012.International
“Sensitivity to lead in two specieso f earthworms (Family: Megascolicidae)”. Megadrilogica 15 (1), pp.1-8. 2011. International
“A new species of Dichogaster (Oligochaeta:Octochaetidae) from Vellanikkara, Thrissur District, Kerala, India”. Indian J. Trop.Biodiv. 19(1&2): 71 – 76. 2011.
“New Species of Earthworm from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Union Territory, India”. Megadrilogica 15(1), pp. 9-14. 2011. International
“Morphological and phagocytic properties of coelomocytes of the earthworm, Megascolex travancorensis “.Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology, 31(2). 2010.
“A comparative study on the morphology of coelomocytes in four species of megascolecid earthworms (annelida:oligochaeta)”. Megadrilogica. 13 (10), pp.1-8. 2010. International
“The great global earthworm race go to southern India” Megadrilogica Vol.13(11). 2010. International.
New Genus of Earthworm (Oligochaeta: Almidae) from Kerala, India”. Megadrilogica, 14(3), pp. 53-58. 2010. International.
“Biology of Cocoons ofFive Species of Earthworms from Kerala, India”. Megadrilogica. 13(1), pp. 1-8. 2009. International
“Earthworm (Annelida:Oligochaeta) Fauna of Kerala, India. 1. Some species from ThiruvananthapuramCorporation”. Megadrilogica. 11(8), pp. 85- 90. 2009. International.
‘Mannirakalude lokam’ published by State Institute of Languages in Malayalam (2014).
Translated Prolegomenon in Nomenclatura Oligochetologica in to Malayalam (January, 2014). International