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Manipur Univ


Dr. Maisnam Manorama Devi

Designation: Assistant Professor

Specialization: Fishery

Contact: +91-7640945476

Email: maisnamanorama[AT]gmail.com

PhD

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CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Name: Dr. Maisnam Manorama Devi, Ph.D.

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Educational Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D.

Institute: Department of Zoology

School of Life Sciences

Manipur University (Central University)

Canchipur, Imphal, Manipur, India

Specialization: Fishery

Mobile: +91-7640945476

Email: maisnamanorama[AT]gmail.com

 

 

_______________ EDUCATION HISTORY


 

Post-Doctoral Fellow at Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh

Research Associate at National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow

Ph.D. in Fish Biology from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong

M.Sc. in Zoology (Fishery Science) from Jiwaji University, Gwalior

B.Sc. from Manipur University, Imphal

 

_______________ Acheivements/honors/awards

 

  • 2024 WISE- Post-Doctoral Fellowship of DST, New Delhi

  • 2016 Qualified UGC-State Level Eligibility Test (SLET)

  • 2014 Best Research Group Award of ICAR-NBFGR, Lucknow

  • 2013 Research Associateship of DBT (IISc), New Delhi

  • 2012 Senior Research Fellowship (Direct) of CSIR, New Delhi

  • 2009 Best Poster Award in XXII Annual Conference of NESA held at Jamia

Hamdard, New Delhi

 

 

 

_______________ post-Doctoral research

 

Title Phylogenetic relationship among genus Labeo Cuvier Cypriniformes Cyprinidae from Brahmaputra basin and captive breeding of L. pangusia A threatened species with reference to its conservation in Northeast India

Mentor Prof. Debangshu Narayan Das, HOD, Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Ronohills, Arunachal Pradesh

Title Molecular phylogeny and genetic variation studies in fish species of genus, Osteobrama Heckel from Chindwin basin using mitochondrial DNA markers

Mentor Dr. Vindhya Mohindra, Principal Scientist of Fish Conservation Division, ICAR-NBFGR, Lucknow


 


 

_______________ doctoral Thesis


 

Title Studies on distribution and biology of an ornamental fish, Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar in Meghalaya

Supervisor Prof. S. N. Ramanujam, HOD of Zoology, NEHU, Shillong


 


 

_______________ Research interest


 

  • Specific area Ichthyofaunal Diversity, Fish Biology, DNA barcode, Phylogenetics, Stock Structure Analysis


 

_______________ Training/Workshop participated

 

  • 30-8 June, 2017 Capacity Building of Teachers, Researchers and Bio-Medical Practitioners on

Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology and Microbiology" held at AAU, Guwahati

  • 26-29 Sep., 2011 Bioinformatics: A Practical Approach in Genomics and Proteomics held at Bioinformatics Centre, NEHU, Shillong

  • Nov-Dec., 2009 Data analysis using EXCEL held at Computer centre, NEHU, Shillong

  • 1-4 March, 2009 Scanning Electron Microscopy in life Science Research held at SAIF, NEHU, Shillong


 


 

_______________ Conference/ Seminar / Symposium attended

 

  • 25-26 Sep., 2012 National Seminar on Science for Shaping the Future of India: Focus on North- Eastern Region held at NEHU, Shillong

  • 03-07 Jan., 2009 96th Indian Science Congress held at NEHU, Shillong

  • 23-24 Oct., 2008 Toxicity of Chemicals & Their Hazards held at St. Edmund’s College, Shillong

  • 13-14 Mar., 2008 Advances in Zoology: Faunal Diversity and Ecophysiology held at NEHU, Shillong

 

_______________ Publications

 

  • Ramanujam, S.N., Manorama, M. and Dey, S. (2010) Ichthyodiversity of Meghalaya: India. Electronic Journal of Ichthyology. 6(2):15-26.

 

  • Manorama, M. and Ramanujam, S. N. (2011) Length-weight relationship of freshwater fish, Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), in Meghalaya, India. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 27:1404-1405.

 

  • Manorama, M. and Ramanujam, S. N. (2014) Condition factor and relative condition factor of an ornamental fish, Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar in Meghalaya, India. International Journal of Research in Fisheries and Aquaculture. 4(2):77-81.


 

  • Manorama, M., Ramanujam, S. N. and Dey, S. (2014) Scanning electron microscopy of some vital structures of Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar 1975, an endemic hill-stream fish of North East India. Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research. 9:1-7.


 

  • Dey, S., Manorama, M. and Ramanujam, S. N. (2015) New records of three species of fish in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra and Surma-Meghna river basins, Meghalaya, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 7(12):7922-7926.

 

  • Manorama, M. and Ramanujam, S. N. (2016) Morphometric, Meristic studies and Conservation of the Vulnerable fish, Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes) in the Umiam river, North-East India. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 63(1):113-116.

 

  • Manorama, M. and Ramanujam, S. N. (2017). Reproductive cycle of the endemic and threatened fish Puntius shalynius (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in Meghalaya, India. Revista De Biologia Tropical. 65(1):255-265. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v65i1.23406.

 

  • Manorama, M. and Ramanujam, S. N. (2017). Diet of threatened fish Pethia shalynius (Yazdani and Talukdar 1975) in the Umiam River, Northeast India. Asian Fisheries Science. 30(2017):38-49.


 

  • Manorama, M. and Ramanujam, S. N. (2017). Ultrastructural studies of Puntius shalynius an endemic and threatened hill stream fish. Journal of Environmental Biology. 38(4):5-10.


 

  • Manorama, M. Gupta, A., Lal, K. K., Singh, R. K. and Mohindra, V. (2017). Genetic divergence in natural and farm populations of Pengba fish, Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844), an endemic fish of North-East India derived from mtDNA ATPase 6/8 gene. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 2(2):658-661.


 

  • Manorama, M. Chandra, S., Lal, K. K., Singh, R. K. and Mohindra, V. (2017). Characterization of threatened endemic fish Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes) and related species from North-East India based on morphological and molecular analysis. Mitochondrial DNA Part A. https://doi.org/10.1080/24701394.2017.1389914


 


 

_______________ book chapter


 

  • Ramanujam, S. N., Devi, M. M. and Dey, S. (2011) Diversity of fish fauna in Meghalaya. Ed: J. P. Bhatt, Madhu Thapliyal and Aashish Thapliyal. Himalayan Aquatic Biodiversity conservation and New Tools in Biotechnology. Transmedia Publication. 167-179 pp.

 

 

_______________ Journal reviewer

 

  • Environmental Biology of Fishes – Springer International Publishers, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Telephone: (0) 78-334244; Telex: 29245; Fax: (0) 78 - 334254; 27.

 

  • International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture – Academic Journals, 73023 Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria ICEA Building, 17th Floor, Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya, 37B New Ogorode Road, Sapele, Nigeria.


 

  • Journal of Environmental Biology – The Journal of Environmental Biology, 1/206, Vikas Nagar, Lucknow - 226 022, India. Telephone: (0) +91 522 4017359; Fax: (0) +91 522 2769018.


 

_______________ Papers Presented

 

  • Manorama M and S. N. Ramanujam. Ichthyodiversity of Meghalaya. Symposium of Lake 2008: Conservation and Management of River and Lake Ecosystems held on 22nd to 24th December, 2008 at IISc, Bangalore, India.

 

  • Manorama M and S. N. Ramanujam. Distribution and Length-weight relationship Study of Freshwater Fish, Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in Meghalaya. XXIInd Annual Conference of National Environmental Science Academy (NESA) held on 27th to 29th December, 2009 at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.


 

  • Manorama M and S. N. Ramanujam. Diversity of Freshwater fish of Meghalaya, North- East India with special reference to Conservation status. UPE-Biosciences Seminar on Assessment, Conservation and Value Addition of Biodiversity held on 22nd and 23rd April, 2010 at NEHU, Shillong, India.


 

  • Manorama M and S. N. Ramanujam. Fish Diversity of Meghalaya, North-East India and their Conservation status. UPE-Biosciences National Symposium on Biodiversity Assessment, Conservation and Value Addition held on 17th to 19th March, 2011 at NEHU, Shillong, India.


 

  • Manorama, M. and Ramanujam, S. N. 2012. Reproductive cycle of Shalynai, Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar. National Seminar on Faunal Diversity and Ecophysiology held on 28th and 29th February, 2012 at NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya.


 

  • Manorama, M., Dey, S. and Ramanujam, S. N. 2012. Ichthyofaunal diversity in Meghalaya and studies on some aspects of biology of Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar and Devario aequipinnatus (McClelland). UPE lecture series on Biodiversity: Prospects and Concerns held on 14th and 15th March, 2012 at NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya.


 

  • Manorama, M., S. N. Ramanujam and S. Dey. 2014. Scanning electron microscopy of scales and gills of Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar 1975, an endemic hill-stream fish of North East India. 10th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum held at National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow, during 12-15 November, 2014.