DEPARTMENT OF Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology

Dr.(Mrs) D.A.SHAHIRA BANU

Area of specialization :  Mycology and Medicinal plants

Membership details in any committee or club:

Position

Organisation

      Year

HoD i/c

Dept of  Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology.J.B.A.S.College for Women

2006

Head of the Department

Dept of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology. J.B.A.S.College for Women

1.6.2009 to till date

Add-on-Course  Co-ordinator-Herbal and Medicinal Plants

Dept of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology. J.B.A.S.College for Women

2006-2012

Endowment Scholarship i/c

S.I.E.Trust, J.B.A.S.College  for Women.

2012-2016

Staff Co-ordinator- Tree Census Programme

Creating Data Base for Chennai Trees along with Indian Forest Department

2010-2013

Life Time Member

Alumni Association- J.B.A.S.College .

From 2007 onwards

Herbal club -Enviroclub Co-ordinator

J.B.A.S.College  for Women.

2010-2015

Academic Council Member

J.B.A.S.College  for Women.

From 2006 onwards

Panel member-selection of Teaching Staff members.

 J.B.A.S College for women Teynampet,Chennai-18.

2007,2008,2015

Life Time Alumni Member

 JBAS Alumni Association.

From 2003 to till date

Life Time Member

 Bhumi Volunteers Membership  ID-19106248.

From 2019 onwards

Life Time Member

Indian Science Congress Association

From 2019 onwards

Life Time Member

 World Women Welfare Association

From 2012 to till date

Academic Council Member

J.B.A.S .College For Women.

From 2006 to till date

.Herbal  Club-Enviroclub Member

. JBAS college For Women

From 2015 to till date

Chairman –Board of Studies

Dept of PB &PB.,J.B.A.S.College.

From 2009 onwards

Beautification of the College Campus

J.B.A.S.College for Women.

From 2019 onwards

Research guidance :       

 M.Phil  :  (Mention the number of students guided)

 Ph.D    :  (Mention the number of students guided)

 

Seminars / conferences / Workshops : 

Year 

State / National / International

                            Title

Presented / Participated

Aug 2019

Int.Seminar

Sustainable Water integrated management

Participated

Aug 2019

 Nat.conference

 Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of Hygrophila auriculata (Schum)

Presented

 June 2018

State level

Seed ball making event organized by Bhumi

Participated

Feb 2018

 State seminar

Recent trends in Plant Sciences.

Participated

 Feb 2018

Nat seminar

 Current Perspective in Phytomedicine (NSCIP-18).

Participated

Feb 2018

 Nat.Seminar

Heavy Metal  analysis  of Salacia chinensis  stem.

Presented

Feb 2018

State workshop

 Vistas in Teaching Reasoning

Participated

Jan 2018

 Nat Seminar

 Biodiversity of Medicinal plants: Emerging Trends and Challenges

Participated

Jan 2018

 Nat.Seminar

GCMS analysis of Salacia chinensis stem.

Presented

Jan 2018

Nat symposium

National Symposium cum Faculty Development Programme on Genome Editing tools and Applications.

Participated

Jan 2018

Nat.Symposium

 Review article- The AAV-Mediated and RNA guided CRISPR/Cas9 system for gene therapy of DMD and BMD.

Presented

Jan 2018

Nat.seminar

 Biodiversity of Medicinal plants: Emerging Trends and Challenges

Participated

Jan 2018

State workshop

Computer Aided drug Design

Participated

Sep 2017

 Int.Conference

Proximate analysis  of Salacia chinensis Linn stem.

Presented

Sep 2017

Int.Conference

Molecular Signature-Gen Next

Participated

Aug 2017

 Int.Seminar

Sustainable Environment  (ECOSE 2017)

Participated

Aug 2017

Nat.Seminar

 Innovative and Best Practices in Academic Libraries in the Digital Era.

Participated

Aug 2017

 State workshop

One day Workshop on HPLC

Participated

July 2017

 Nat.level

Teacher’s Programme  on Mind Mapping

Presented

Year

State / National / International

                       Title

Presented / Participated 

Feb 2017

 Nat. Seminar

Determination of terpenoid and anti-inflammatory activity of   of Salacia chinensis  stem extract.

Presented

Aug 2016

Int.Conference

 

 Studies on total Phenol content, total Flavanoid content and antioxidant activity of Salacia chinensis stem extract.

Presented

Mar 2016

 State workshop

 Phytochemical screening of plant extracts.

Participated

March 2016

 Nat seminar

 Phytochemicals as therapeutics

participated

Jan 2016

Int.Symposium

Active compound production in callus cultures of stevia rebaudiana Bertoni.                                       

Presented

Nov 2015

 Nat.Seminar

Research Publication and Evaluation; writing Research papers,citation analysis and Anti-Plagiarism.

Participated

Oct 2015

Nat. Workshop

Biotechnological Innovations “A Green initiatives towards Sustainable Development”-Phase II To Fuel from Foliage to Biogas Production. Hands on Training

Participated

Aug 2015

 Int. workshop

Workshop on Lifestyle Diabetes

Participated

Feb 2015

Int.Seminar

Biotechnology –Challenging the Challenges of the Changing World (BCCCW 2015).

Participated

Feb 2015

 State workshop

 Edible Mushroom Cultivation

Participated

 Jan 2015

Nat.Conference

 Recent Advances in Nanotechnology

Participated

 Sep 2014

Nat.workshop

 Biotechnological Innovations “A Green initiatives towards Sustainable Development” Hands on Training in Pet bottle construction.

Participated

Sep 2014

Int.Seminar

Psychological Issues and Services in the UK and India.

Participated

 Jan 2014

 State seminar

 Trends in Biochemistry- Past, Present and Future- Veni Vedi Vici 2014.

Participated

Jan 2014

 National  Science Fair

  National  Science Fair

Judge to evaluate science projects

Jan 2014

 State workshop

 Research methods for Higher Education

participated

 Jan 2014

Int.Conference

Vector Borne Disease-Combat and Control

Participated

2014

State workshop

Recent Advances in Biological Sciences-RABS 2014.

Participated

Year 

State / National / International

                                    Title

Presented / Participated  

Apr 2013

 Int.seminar

 Medicinal  aspects of  Hygrophila and Tinospora

Presented

Dec 2012

Nat.conference

 Nurture your Genome-the health Focus For Life

Participated

Nov 2012

 State workshop

Excelsior Achieving Excellence.

Participated

Feb 2012

Int.seminar

Therapeutic potential of  Hygrophila and Tinospora

Presented

Jan 2012

Nat. seminar

Statistics in Life Science

Participated

Dec 2011

Nat.workshop ces.

Research and consultancy services.

Participated

Nov 2011

Int.seminar

Health benefits of house plants

Presented

Feb 2011

 Nat.seminar

Antioxidant and skin care

Presented

Jan 2011

 State level

Omeiat Science fair

Judge to evaluate science projects

Jan 2011

 Nat seminar

Nat seminar Biodiversity conservation- traditional knowledge n cultivation of plants.

Presented

Dec 2010

Int.Symposium

  The Need Of the Hour; Integrating Employability with Education

Participated

Dec 2010

Int.seminar

Environment enhancement and research aeromycofloral study at certain spots in Chennai city and suburbs.

Presented

Sep 2010

 Nat.Seminar

Fitness Nutrition

Participated

Aug 2010

 State  seminar

Immunology

Participated

Apr 2010

Nat. Seminar

Enhancement and sustenance of quality of students and teachers: Role of support services.

Participated

Oct 2009

 State Seminar

Relevance of conventional Biology in the Modern World”

Participated

Apr 2009

 State level

The Choice  Based Credit System: Challenges and Benefits”

Participated

Sep 2007

 State level

 Biotechnology

Participated

Aug 2006

 State workshop

Herbal medicine the changing scenario

Participated

Feb 2005

Feb 2005

Biotechnological toos in preserving the Biodiversity of rare medicinal plants.

Participated

 

 

Research Publications :

Year of publication

Proceedings / Journals / Books

Title of the paper

Name of the Journal

Name of the Publisher

Apr 2019

ISSN2277-7105 SJIF Impact Factor 8.074

“ Anti-diabetic activity  of Salacia chinensis  stem extract”

World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

www.wjpr.net

May 2017

Vol 9(5) : 49776- 49778

“ Antioxidant  and anti-diabetic activity  of Salacia chinensis  stem extract”

International  Journal of  Current Research

www.journalcra.com

April 2017

Vol 6(5) :994-999. ISSN 2277-7105 SJIF Impact factor-7.523

Phytochemical analysis and anti-bacterial activity of Salacia chinensis stem extract.  

World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

www.wjpr.net

2018

National Seminar

Heavy metal analysis of Salacia chinensis stem.

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2018

National Seminar

GCMS  analysis of Salacia chinensis stem extract.

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2015

International Symposium.

Active compound production in callus culture of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni

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2014

Book

 Trees of J.B.A.S.College

Trees of J.B.A.S.College

 R.R.Screens, Chennai.

2013

  Chapter in Book

The Medicinal aspects of Hygrophila and Tinospora

Social Resolution

ISBN : 978-93-83671-00-7 Suji Ranoj

2012

 Chapter in Book

Health benefits of House Plants

World’s women welfare  Journal

ISBN : 978-93-83671-00-7 Suji Ranoj

2011

 Chapter in Book

Therapeutic Potential in Tinospora

World’s women welfare  Journal

ISBN : 978-93-83671-00-7 Suji Ranoj

2010

 Chapter in Book

 Environment enhancement and Research- Aeromycofloral study at certain spots in Chennai city and suburbs.

World’s women welfare  Journal

ISBN : 978-93-83671-00-7 Suji Ranoj

 

Awards Received :

Year

State / National / International

 Title

2019

International Womens Day

Distinguished services in the upliftment of womens empowerment.

2017

National seminar

 Determination of terpenoid and anti-inflammatory activity of  Salacia chinensis stem extract.

2014

 State level

 Maggi taste Bhi health Bhi Kitchen contest

2012

 State level

 Maggi taste Bhi health Bhi Kitchen contest