EDUCATION

DEGREE

INSTITUTION

YEAR

DETAILS

B.Sc.

PUC, Aizawl

1997

M.Sc.(Zool)

NEHU, Shillong

1999

Ph.D

MZU, Aizawl

2008

Any Other

CAREER PROFILE

ORGANIZATION/ INSTITUTION

DESIGNATION

DURATION

ROLE

PUC

Asst. Professor

2005-2017

Teacher

PUC

Assoc. Professor

2018-2020

Teacher

PUC

Professor

2020 -

Teacher

PUC

Principal

1.3.2021-

Administrator

RESEARCH INTEREST/ SPECIALIZATION

The science of Earthworm

Animal Ecology & Diversity

Soil Biodiversity

SUBJECTS/ COURSES TAUGHT

U.G.

ZOO/V/CC/11: Animal Physiology (Theory)

ZOO/V/CC/12: Animal Physiology (Practical)

ZOO/VI/CC/23(A): Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (Theory)

ZOO/VI/CC/24(A): Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (Practical)

PG (Life Sciences)

HONOURS & AWARDS

PUBLICATIONS

YEAR

TITLE

PUBLISHER/ JOURNAL

2021

Computational guided identification of potential leads from Acacia pennata (L.) Willd. as inhibitors for cellular entry and viral replication of SARS-CoV-2

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 7:201 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-021-00348-7

2021

Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties.

Scientific Data 8:136 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00912-z

2021

Earthworm population dynamics in traditional slash and burn cultivation in Mizoram, Northeast India.

Journal of Environmental Biology, 42, 128-134

2020

Study on the Amynthas (Kinberg, 1867) earthworm (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) diversity through DNA barcoding from North-East India

Journal of Environmental Biology

2020

Diversity and New Records of Earthworms in Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India

Journal of Environmental Biology

2020

Indian Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis (Temminck, 1822): Observations on nesting biology in Mizoram, India

Journal of Environmental Biology

2020

Ethnomedicinal Plants Used Against Diarrhea Available in Mizoram, Northeast India: A Systematic Review.

Science & Technology Journal, 8(1), 5 – 23. https://doi.org/10.22232/stj.2020.08.01.01

2020

Diversity and Metabolic Potential of Earthworm Gut Microbiota in Indo-Myanmar Biodiversity Hotspot

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

2019

Global distribution of earthworm diversity

Science

2019

Earthworm diversity, density and distribution under shifting (Jhum) cultivation in a tropical hilly terrain of Mizoram, North East India

Journal of Environmental Biology

2019

Diversity of soil macro arthropods in shifting cultivation and forest ecosystem of Mizoram, Northeast India.

Journal of Applied and Natural Science

2018

Isolation and molecular characterization of ginger soft rot pathogenic fungi in Aizawl district of Mizoram, India

Science Vision

2018

Sightings of chestnut-flanked white-eye Zosterops erythropleurus: First report from Mizoram, India

Science Vision

2018

Oligochaete taxonomy – The rise of earthworm DNA barcode in India

Science Vision

2017

A systematic list of mammals of Mizoram

Science Vision

2017

Diversity and Density of Land Snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) under Slash and Burn Cultivation (jhum) in Mizoram, India

Mizoram Science Congress

2016

Impact of shifting cultivation on soil organic carbon in tropical hilly terrain of Mizoram, India

Science Vision

2016

Factors affecting habitat selection by Mrs Hume’s Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae (Hume, 1881) in Mizoram, northeast India.

Science Vision

2014

Schistura mizoramensis, a new species of loach from Mizoram, northeastern India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae).

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters

2014

Olyra saginata, a new species of bagrid catfish (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes) from northeastern India

Zootaxa

2014

Earthworm cast production and physico-chemical properties in two agroforestry systems of Mizoram (India).

Tropical Ecology

2013

Bird survey in Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary and Blue Mountain (Phawngpui) National Park, Mizoram

BUCEROS

2011

Pheasants of Mizoram (India): Present status of diversity and distribution

Science Vision

2011

Blyth’s Tragopan (Tragopan blythii) in Lengteng Wildlife sanctuary, Mizoram, India

Science Vision

2011

Population dynamics of earthworms in relation to soil physic-chemical parameters in agroforestry systems of Mizoram, India.

Journal of Environmental Biology

2010

Recent status of threatened birds of Mizoram

Science Vision

2010

Effect of fertilizer (NPK) on earthworm population in the agroforestry system of Mizoram, India

Science Vision

2009

Traditional Fishing Methods in streams and Rivers of Mizoram

Science Vision

2007

Coincidence of the population outbreak of Thangnang (Ochrophara montana) with bamboo flowering: The Mystery

Science Vision

2005

On a new species of earthworm genus Eutyphoeus (Octochaetidae: Oligochaeta) from Mizoram, India.

Megadrilogica

2004

Effect of Soil and Vegetation on the Distribution of earthworms in and around Aizawl, Mizoram, India

Science Vision

2004

Biodiversity of earthworms in Mizoram

Journal of Nature Conservator

CONFERENCE ATTENDED

YEAR

NAME OF THE CONFERENCE

ORGANIZER

2008

Presented “Population dynamics of earthworm in agroforestry ecosystems of Mizoram, north-east India” in

Zoology Department NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya

2008

Presented “Worm Cast production and its nutrient status in relation to adjacent soil in agroforestry system of Mizoram, India” State Level Symposium on Recent Advances in Science and Technology.

Mizoram Science Society & MCST&E, Govt. of Mizoram

2009

Presented “Science Congress Effect of fertilizer (NPK) on earthworm population in Agroforestry system of Mizoram, India” Indian Science Congress 2009 at Shillong, Meghalaya

Indian Science Congress Association

2011

Presented “Application of Radiation in Biological Sciences” in Recent Trends and Developments of Radiations and its Applications

Dept. of Physics, P.U. College, Aizawl

2012

Presented “Diversity and habitat preferences of earthworms in subtropical rainforests of northern Mizoram, India” in International Conference on Global Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability in the 21^st Century (ICGBEnS-2012).

Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Assam University, Silchar

2012

Presented “Vertical Distribution of Earthworms in Mizoram, India” in Third National Symposium on Earthworm Ecology and Environment (NSEEE-3)

Dept. of Zoology, T.U, SEEER & Tripura Biodiversity Board

2012

Presented “Medicinal Values of earthworms: Traditional practices to Recent Research” in National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Bioscience and Future Prospects.

Dept. of Zoology, PUC & RIPANS, Mizoram

2015

Presented “Comparative Studies on Diversity and Population Dynamics of Centipede (Chilopoda) under Shifting Cultivation and Forest  Ecosystem in Mizoram, Northeast India” in Workshop on Current Trends of Biodiversity Research in Mizoram.

Dept. of Env. Science, MZU & Dept. of Zoology, PUC, Aizawl

2016

Presented “Diversity and density of Land Snails (Mollusc: Gastropoda) Under Slash-and-Burn Cultivation (Jhum) in Mizoram, India” in Mizoram Science Congress 2016.

MISTIC, MSS, MAS, STAM.GSM & BIOCONE

2017

Presented “Earthworm Diversity of Mizoram: A Hidden Bioresources for Sustainable Agriculture” in National Seminar on Biodiversity, Conservation and Utilization of Natural Resources with reference to Northeast India (BCUNREI).

Department of Zoology, MZU

2017

Presented “Density and Diversity of Earthworms under Shifting Cultivation of Tropical Rainforests of Mizoram, India” in National Seminar on Biodiversity, Conservation and Utilization of Natural Resources with reference to Northeast India (BCUNREI).

Department of Zoology, MZU

2018

Presented “Diversity of soil macrofauna in two land use systems in Mizoram India” in National conference on Recent Trends in Biological Research and Future Prospects.

Department of Zoology, Sikkim University

2018

Presented “Earthworm Population Fluctuations under Traditional Shifting Cultivation in Northeastern India” in 1^st International Earthworm Congress at Shanghai, China (ISEE-11, IOTM-8, IEIF-1).

School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

2018

Presented “Exploration of Earthworm Species Composition in Mizoram, Northeast India” in 1^st International Earthworm Congress at Shanghai, China (ISEE-11, IOTM-8, IEIF-1).

School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

PUBLIC SERVICE/ UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE SERVICE/ CONSULTATION ACTIVITY

Member, BOS, Zoology department, MZU

Member, School Board, Life Sciences, MZU

Member, State Board for Wetland Conservation Project, Govt. of Mizoram

Member, State Board for Wildlife, Govt. of Mizoram

Member, Nomenclature Committee, EF&CC Dept. Mizoram

Secretary, Research Project Committee, PUC

Member, Executive Council, Mizoram University

Member, Academic Council, Mizoram University

Member, Library Committee, Mizoram University

Member, Sports Board member of Mizoram University
Member, Executive Committee, MISTIC, DST, Govt. of Mizoram

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Life member, Mizo Academy of Sciences (MAS, formerly MIPOGRASS)

Life member, Society of Earthworm Ecology & Environmental Research (SEEER), India

PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS

1.    Studies on Biodiversity of earthworms in Mizoram (UGC(NERO) Guwahati)

2.    Status survey of endangered species (Phyrei’s leaf monkey, Great Hornbill and Blyth’s Tragopan) at Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary and Murlen National Park, Mizoram (E&F Dept., Govt. of Mizoram)

3.    Diversity, Distribution and Habitat selection by Pheasants in Mizoram (DST (SERB), New Delhi)

4.    Diversity, Distribution and abundance of Soil Macrofauna in shifting cultivation areas of Mizoram (UGC(NERO) Guwahati)

5.    Barcoding and Diversity Analysis of Earthworms of Northeast India (DBT, New Delhi)

6.    Identification, Distribution, Density and Habitat Analysis of Eutyphoeus (Michaelsen, 1900) Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Annelida) in northeast India, SERB, DST, New Delhi

OTHER DETAILS

Ø  Book published “Popular Birds of Mizoram”, funded by IBCN-BNHS, Mumbai (2014)

Ø  Co-authored Book “Current Trends of Biodiversity Research in Mizoram” 2016

Ø  Served as Guest Editor of special issue of Journal of Environmental Biology (Scopus and WoS index journal) ‘Recent Trends of Animal Research in Northeast India’

Ø  Convened “International Conference on Recent Advances in Animal Sciences (ICRAAS)” funded by DST-SERB, DBT, NEC, MZU (6-8 Nov., 2019)