Name

Dr. Thanuja A Mathew

Address:

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
LITTLE FLOWER  COLLEGE, GURUVAYOOR

Contact Nos:

09847638878

Email:

thanuja@littleflowercollege.edu.in

Profile

     Studied
Pre Degree in St. Joseph's College, Alappuzha
B.Sc Zoology in St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakkuda
M.Sc. Zoology in S.B  College, Changanassery
M.Phil in Zoology in University College, Thiruvananthapuram
Ph.D in Zoology in Department of Zoology, University of Calicut
B.Ed. in Natural Science in S.N.M College, Moothakunnam
 Recipient of Prof. M.M. Sebastian Memorial award during the course of study of M.Sc. Zoology in S B  College, Changanassery.

Educatinal Qualification

 B.Sc., M.Sc., M. Phil ., B.Ed., Ph.D. in  Zoology 

Work Experience

YEAR OF   SERVICE	PLACE OF WORK	POSITION
02/07/2009 to 29/10/2010	Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode	FIP Substitute lecturer in Zoology
01/11/2010  onwards	Little Flower College, Guruvayoor	Assistant Professor in Zoology

Area of Interest

Research 
Insect Endocrinology especially Insect Growth Regulators
Teaching
   Developmental Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology   

Research Projects

  RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN   

Sl. NO	Title	Sponsored Agency	Amount Received	Period of the project
1	Major Research Project entitled “Studies on   the  accessory sex   glands of  Spodoptera mauritia  Boisd  (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)” implemented in Dept. of Zoology, University of Calicut	DST, Govt. of  India, New Delhi (under WOS-  A)	6,48,000	2006-2009
2	Minor  Research Project entitled “Studies on the effect of Pyriproxyfen on  the ultrastructure of accessory sex   glands of  male pupae  of Spodoptera  mauritia  Boisd . (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”	UGC, India	1,30,000	2013-2015

 

Paper Presented

Sl.No	Title	Author and Co-author	Date of presentation	Venue of presentation
1.	Haematology of Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) artificially infected with Vibrio anguillarum in Proceedings of the ninth  Kerala  Science Congress	Thanuja A Mathew& Jayasree Nair	1997	9th Kerala Science Congress
2.	“Effect of Pyriproxyfen on the development and differentiation of accessory sex glands of Spodoptera mauritia Boisd. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”	Thanuja A Mathew & VSK Nair	2007	National symposium on Recent Trends in Bio Sciences in PES College, Bangalore
3.	“An overview of novel strategies of Insect Pest Management” in Little Flower College, Guruvayoor.	Thanuja A Mathew		Interdisciplinary Faculty  seminar , Little Flower College, Guruvayoor
4.	“Variations in Body Mass Index with respect to age”	Thanuja A Mathew	13th June 2014	International Seminar “BONA SALUS”, Little Flower College, Guruvayoor
5.	Studies on the effect of a Juvenile Hormone Agonist on the pupal accessory sex glands of Spodoptera mauritia Boisd (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	Thanuja A Mathew	August 2015	National Seminar , University College, Thiruvanathapuram
6.	“Studies on the effect of  Pyriproxyfen, a juvenile hormone agonist on the larvae of Harithalodes derogate” at the National seminar on Habitat restoration and Butterfly conservation	Thanuja A Mathew	7-2-2017	St. Mary’s College, Chalakkudy
7	Studies On The Trends In    Body Mass Index Among Teenage Girls Of The Same Age Group Over Years	Thanuja A Mathew		Little Flower College, Guruvayoor

Paper Published

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Sl.No	Title	Journal/Book	Author and   Co-author	Publication Agency	Year of Publication
	Haematology of Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) artificially infected with Vibrio anguillarum	Proceedings of the Ninth Kerala Science Congress	Thanuja A Mathew& Jayasree Nair	Kerala Science Congress	1997
2	Effect of Pyriproxyfen on the development and differentiation of accessory sex glands of Spodoptera mauritia Boisd. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	Proceedings of National symposium on Recent Trends in Bio Sciences	Thanuja A Mathew & VSK Nair	PES College, Bangalore	2007
3	Effect of Methoxyfenozide   on  Erionota thrax (Linnaeus ), Investigare,	Investigare	Thanuja A Mathew	Little Flower College,Guruvayoor	2014
4	Studies on the accessory sex glands of Spodoptera mauritia Boisd. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	Indian Journal of Entomology Vol.76,issue 4  Pg No.290-295	Thanuja A Mathew & VSK Nair	Entomological Society of India	2014
5	Effect Of Pyriproxyfen On Orthaga Exvinacea Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)	Investigare,	Thanuja A Mathew	Little Flower College, Guruvayoor	2015
6	Studies on the effect of a juvenile hormone agonist on the pupal accessory sex glands of Spodoptera mauritia Boisd (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”	Proceedings of the seminar UNAZEB	Thanuja A Mathew	University College, Thiruvanathapuram	2015

Book Published

CHAPTER IN THE  BOOKS PUBLISHED

Sl.No	Title	Name of the Book	Author and Co-author	Publication Agency	Year of Publication	ISBN NO
1	“Studies on the effect of  Pyriproxyfen, a juvenile hormone agonist on the larvae of Harithalodes derogate	FLUTTERS	Thanuja A Mathew	Sooryagatha Publishers	2017	ISBN 978-81-7255-088
2	Studies on the larvicidal effects of Pyriproxyfen and its combined effect with sodium chloride on Orthaga exvinacea Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyrallidae)	Biota- A Compendium of Research Papers	Thanuja A Mathew, Raeesa M P, Athoofa Thaqib, Merin C Vincent	UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calicut	2019	ISBN 978-93-89155-16-7
3	Studies On The Trends In    Body Mass Index Among Teenage Girls Of The Same Age Group Over Years	Horizon of Hope Can survive	Thanuja A Mathew	Sooryagatha  Publishers	2018	ISBN 978 81 7255 09 9

 

 

Orientation/References/shortterm courses Attended

Sl. No	Title of the Course	Conducted Agency	Period of the Course	Sponsoring Agency
1.	Orientation Programme	Academic Staff College, University of Calicut, Tenjipalam	28 days from 04-09-2012 to 01-10-2012	UGC
2.	Refresher course in Life Sciences	Academic Staff College, University of Calicut, Tenjipalam	21 days from 22-11-2013 to 12-12-2013	UGC
3.	Refresher course in Life Sciences	UGC-HRDC, University of Calicut, Tenjipalam	24/10/2018 to 13/11/20118	UGC
4.	Short Run Course on Professional Development	MHRD  Teaching Learning Centre, Department of Education, University of Calicut, Tenjipalam	22/3/2019 to 28/3/2019	MHRD
5.	Short Run Course	MHRD  Teaching Learning Centre, Department of Education, University of Calicut, Tenjipalam	30/9/2019 to 6/10/2019	MHRD
6	Online Refresher Course  On Research Methodology: Tools and Techniques	UGC HRDC, University of Mizoram	7/7/2020 to 20/7/2020	UGC STRIDE

Training Attended

1. Video Content Creation organized by IQAC, Marian College, Kuttikanam (Autonomous) on 15 ,16 &17 April  2020 
2. Seven  days online course “Online Teaching- Learning for Beginners” from 25.05.2020 to 31.05.2020 jointly organised by the Department of Botany and Physics, KKTM Government College, Pullut. 
3. Five  week course on “Weight Management : Beyond balancing Calories” - conducted by Emroy University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Seminar/Workshops/Conferences Attended

·      Webinar on “Reflections and Retrospections: Multi-Disciplinary Discourses Session 2  Introducing Indoor Plants” organized by IQAC, Little Flower College, Guruvayoor, on 03-10-2020.

·      Webinar on Magical Mangroves” jointly organized by Green Habitat, Dept of Botany, Sree Krishna College, Guruvayoor, Dept of Zoology, Little Flower College, Guruvayoor, Dept of Zoology, St. Aloysious College, Elthuruth, sponsored by WWF India & Godrej on 24th October 2020.

·      “Reflections and Retrospections: Multi-Disciplinary Discourses” Session 1 Red Fort- Legacy of the Imperial Town organized by IQAC, Little Flower College, Guruvayoor,

·      “National Education Policy 2020: Implications, Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Higher Education Sector” organized by IQAC, Little Flower College, Guruvayoor, on 30-09-2020

·      Webinar on Outcome Based Education” jointly organized by St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur and Kerala State Higher Education Council on 13-05-2020

·      Two days International Webinar “DOCTRINA-02” organized by Dept of Zoology, Sir Syed College, Taliparamba, Kannur on 18-19th May 2020

·      Webinar on “Classrooms to Online platforms: Dealing with Transitions in Teaching learning Methods” organized by IQAC of Little Flower College, Guruvayoor on 23-05-2020.

·      One Day Online International Conference on “Expanding Strategies if Teaching –Learning with Digital Proficiency” organized under PARAMARSH Scheme sponsored by UGC-NAAC at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor on 28th May2020

·      RUSA funded International Seminar on Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change on 03-01-2020 organized by St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous) , Devagiri, Kozhikode

·      State Level Seminar on “Digital learning and Production: Massive Open Online Courses” organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Little Flower College, Guruvayoor on 28th January 2019.

·      State Level Seminar conducted in connection with World Wetland Day Celebrations – 2019, sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Thiruvananthapuram on 6th February 2019 organized by department of Zoology, Little Flower College, Guruvayoor.

·      One day National Workshop on “ICT Enabled Pedagogy” organized by the PG & Research Department of Malayalam on 19-11-2019 held at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor.

·      National Workshop on “ICT Enabled Pedagogy” organized by the PG & Research Department of Malayalam on 19-11-2019  organized by by Little Flower College, Guruvayoor

·      One day National Seminar on Academic Facilitator and Learner participation for Quality Assurance in Higher Education sponsored by UGC NAAC on 16.10.2019 organized by NAAC and IQAC team held at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor.

·       National Workshop on “ICT Enabled Pedagogy” organized by the PG & Research Department of Malayalam on 19-11-2019  organized by by Little Flower College, Guruvayoor

·      Seminar on Academic Facilitator and Learner participation for Quality Assurance in Higher Education sponsored by UGC NAAC on 16.10.2019 organized by NAAC and IQAC team on 16-10-2019 organized by Little Flower College, Guruvayoor“

·      National Seminar on “Transforming the Higher education Institutions into Potential Hubs of Excellence” organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Little Flower College, Guruvayoor on 25th June 2018.

·      National Seminar on “Habitat Restoration and Butterfly Conservation” held at St. Mary’s College, Thrissur, ” sponsored by  KSCSTE on 7th& 8th February 2017

·      National Colloquium on “Higher Education: Academia and Administration in India-Globel Challenges and local responsibilities” organized by CPE, St. Thomas’ college (autonomous), Thrissur on 7th & 8th March 2017

·      Workshop for Nodal Officers of AISHE in University of Calicut February 2016 

·      IQAC WORKSHOP in Malabar Chrisian College August 3 , 2016

·      UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Biodiversity Conservation – Threats and Challenges” (UNASEB 2015) held at  University College, Thiruvanathapuram on 18th -19th August 2015

·      UGC sponsored National Seminar  on “Ecological Undertones in Literature  and Popular Culture”  held at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor  on 17th & 18th September  2015

·      UGC sponsored National Seminar  on “Chemistry for  A Sustainable Development” held at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor  on 13th & 14th October  2015

 

·      One day Interdisciplinary International Seminar “BONA SALUS” on 13th June 2014 held at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor

·      One day Interdisciplinary International Seminar “BONA SALUS” on 13th June 2014 held at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor

·      Regional Seminar on “ Nutraaeuticals” held Little Flower College, Guruvayoor on 3rd December 2014

·      UGC sponsored National Seminar cum Workshop on “ Techniques in Bio Sciences” held at KKTM Govt. College, Kodungallur on 18th -19th February 2014IQAC sponsored Workshop on “Insects’ Taxonomy -2013” held in St. Thomas college, Thrssiur on 15th -16th March 2013.

·      UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Managing Environment- The Human Dimension” held at Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode on 8th & 9th March 2012

·      UGC sponsored National workshop on “Ecological Networks from Species to Landscape in Riverine Biocenose” held at Farooke College, Kozhikode

·      National Seminar on “Bioinformatics and Nanotechnology’ held at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor on 24th -25th February 2012UGC supported “Competence Building Programme for Young College Teachers” held at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor on 28th Feb & 1st March 2011

·      .UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Forestry Practices in Kerala with special reference to Biodiversity Conservation” held at University of Calicut on 18th march 2011

·      Group Monitoring Workshop & 2nd Subject Expert Committee Meeting (WOS-A) on Life Sciences” at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P on 30th April- 1st May 2008.