INSECT CYTOGENETICS.

“A study of chromosomes of some Indian aphids (Homoptera : Aphididae)with a note on karyotypic variations in some polyphagous species in relation to their host plants”.

List of Publications

• INDRANIL KAR & A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH : Somatic chromosomes of two species of orangeaphids from North-Eastern Himalayas, India, News.Aph.Soc.India. 5(2): 9-12 (1986).
• A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH & I.KAR : Karyological studies in five species of Hormaphidine aphids(Homoptera : Aphididae). Entomon. 12(3) : 267-271 (1987).
• A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH & I.KAR : Karyotypic studies in five species of Macrosiphum(Homoptera :Aphididae). In: Pers.in Cytol.and Genet. (Eds. G.K.Manna & U.Sinha). AllIndia Congress of Cytology and Genetics Publication. 6: 447 – 451 (1989). 
• A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH & I.KAR : C-banding on the chromosomes of a common polyphagousaphid, Aphis gossypii (Homoptera : Aphididae) : Indication of structural rearrangements.Entomon. 14!1&2) : 11-14 (1989).
• A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH & I.KAR : Karyotypic studies on twelve species of aphids (Homoptera :Aphididae) from Nort-Eastern Himalayas. Proc. 4^th Natl. Symp. On Aphidology, Shimla(1998).J. Aphidology 3(142): 42-53 (1989).
• INDRANIL KAR, G. BASU & A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH : Check-list of chromosomes in aphids(Homoptera : Aphididae) worked out in India along with the names and families of theirhost plants. Environ. & Ecol. 8(1): 414-428 (1990). 
• A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH & I.KAR : Karyotypic studies in twenty seven species of aphids(Homoptera : Aphididae) from India. Cytologia (Japan), 55: 231-241 (1990).
• I.KAR  & A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH : Interspecific karyotypic variations in two species ofpolyphagous aphids (Homoptera : Aphididae). Entomon. 16(2): 139-145 (!991).
• I.KAR  & A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH : Nucleolar Organiser Regions (NORs) in the chromosomes of an aphid Lipaphis erysimi Kalt. (Homoptera : Aphididae) with variable chromosomenumber. Cytologia (Japan) 56 : 83-86 (1991). 
• A.R.KHUDA-BUKHSH & I.KAR : Localization of Nucleolus Organizer Regions inchromosomes of an aphid Macrosiphoniella sanborni ( Homoptera : Aphididae). Entomon 18(1&2) : 27-30 (1993).
• R.K.CHANDRAHAS, H.K. NAYAK, INDRANIL KAR, K.JOHN RAVINDRAN & ALEXEAPEN : Involvement of voluntary agencies in malaria control in Madras city, In: Community Participation in Malaria Control (Eds. V.P. Sharma), pp.211-229 (1994). 
• INDRANIL KAR, ALEX EAPEN & JOHN RAVINDRAN: Domestic breeding sources and theircontribution in Anopheles stephensi breeding in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. Indian J. Malariol. 33(4) : 191-199 (1996). 
• INDRANIL KAR, ALEX EAPEN, K. JOHN RAVINDRAN, R.K.CHANDRAHAS, N.C.APPAVOO,A.V.SADANAND & B.DHANRAJ : Field evaluation of Bacillus sphaericus,H5a5b and B. thuringiensis var israelensis, H-14 against the bancroftian filariasis vectorCulex quenquefasciatus Say in Chennai, India. Indian J. Malariol. 34(1) : 25-36 (1997). 
• VIRENDRA,K.DUA, P.K.KAR, N.C.GUPTA, INDRANIL KAR & V.P.SHARMA : In vivo andin vitro sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine in Madras (Tamil Nadu)India. Indian J. Malariol. 34(1) : 1-7 (1997). 
• INDRANIL KAR, ALEX EAPEN, T. ADAK & V.P. SHARMA : Trial with parasight-F in thedetection of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Chennai (Tamilnadu), India. Indian J. Malariol. 35 : 160-162 (1998).
• INDRANIL KAR, SARALA K. SUBBARAO, ALEX EAPEN, JOHN RAVINDRAN, K.RAGHAVENDRA & V. P. SHARMA : Evidence for a new malaria vector species, speciesE within the Anopheles culicificies complex (Diptera : Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 36(5) : 595-600 (1999).
• S.K.SHARMA, T.ADAK, S.HAQ and I.KAR: Observations on the relationship of salinity withthe breeding habitats of Anopheles sundaicus (Diptera : Culicidae) at Car Nicobar Island,India. Mosquito-Borne Disease Bulletin 16(3&4) : 33-36.1999. 
• RAVINDRAN JOHN, EAPEN ALEX, INDRANIL KAR: Evaluation of repellent action of neemoil against filarial vector, Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera : Culicidae).Indian journal of malariol;39(1-2):13-7. 2002. 
• INDRANIL KAR: Geographical Information System (GIS) in the management of urban malaria.In.Perspective of Environmental Health: Vector & water Borne Diseaseses (Eds. A.K.Dey & A. Mukhopadhyay) Publ. Originals, Delhi – 110052, pp.113-123. 2005 
• INDRANIL KAR, ALEX EAPEN, K.JOHN RAVINDRAN, R.K.CHANDRAHAS &V.P.SHARMA: Anopheline breeding in intradomestic sources and their management inChennai, Tamil Nadu. Indian J. Malariol. (Communicated). 

Seminars and Symposiums attended

International

1. INDRANIL KAR, ALEX EAPEN & K.JOHN RAVINDRAN: Factors associated with

malaria incidence in Dindigul Municipality, Tamil Nadu, India. IN Global Meet on

Parasitic Diseases, 8-22, March,1996. New Delhi, India.

2. INDRANIL KAR, ALEX EAPEN, K.JOHN RAVINDRAN, R.K.CHANDRAHAS &

V.P.SHARMA: Anopheline breeding in intradomestic sources and their management in

Chennai, Tamil Nadu. IN, Global Meet on Parasitic Diseases, 1997, Hyderabad, Andhra

                                Pradesh, India

3. INDRANIL KAR: Recent trends of malaria in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. IN.

International Conference on Malaria, 4-6, November,2005, Delhi, India.

4. INDRANIL KAR: A survey on the perception of Malaria from Kolkata, W.B. IXth

           International Symposium on vectors and vector borne diseases, 15-17 February,2008,

           Puri, Orissa.

National

1. INDRANIL KAR: Malaria and its vectors in relation to rapid changes in urban ecology. IN.

National symposium on Profiles in aquatic insect biodiversity, 23-24 July,1999,

Organised by Loyola Aquatic Insect Biodiversity Society(LABS), Loyola College,

Chennai, Tamil Nadu.(Invited Speaker)

 2. INDRANIL KAR: Geografic Information System(GIS) in management of urban malaria. IN.

National Symposium on Recent trends in combating mosquitoes, 3-4, October,2000,

Loyola College, Chennai.

 3.INDRANIL KAR and B. MANNA: Geographic Information System(GIS) a tool for

understanding and management of Malaria, Dengu and Filaria in Kolkata, W.B. IN.

National Symposium on Recent Trends in Parasitological Research, 23-24, March,

2006, Kolkata, West Bengal.

 4.INDRANIL KAR : Management of Malaria and other vector borne diseases.IN. National    

                 Symposium on ‘Challenges of Mosaquito borne diseases : Indian Perspectives’ 13^th 

                 February,2009, Asutosh College, Kolkata. (Invited Speaker).

State / Regional

1. INDRANIL KAR: Geographical Information System for malaria Control and prevention. IN.

Seminar on- Malaria : Present status prevention and control with a focus on the role

Of women. 23^rd November,1998, Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata, W.B.( Was the

 Convenor of the Seminar).

Research Experience      

1. About 4 years of research experience in the field of insect cytogenetics, particularly on aphids (Homoptera : Aphididae) collected mainly from different parts of north-eastern Himalayas.

 2. After Ph.D. thesis submission, worked as Senior Research Fellow of CSIR, New Delhi for two years on a problem entitled “Banding studies of chromosomes in some polyphagous aphids (Homoptera : Aphididae) with particular reference to karyotypic variations and host plant preference”.

 3.Worked as a Research Associate, in a DBT Scheme entitled “Molecular characterization of baculovirus for control of certain insect pests” in the Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110012, from February’1990 to June’1990.

 4. From June’1990 to June’1994 worked as a Research Scientist under National Institute of Malaria Research (Formerly known as Malaria Research Centre), Indian Council of Medical Research, Field Station Chennai, Tamilnadu. The work involved field level research work to test the feasibility of bio-environmental control of malaria in Chennai, field testing of new methodologies like efficacy of biolarvicides, several other indigenous products and related laboratory work.

 5. From July 1994 to January 1998 worked as Senior Research Scientist in the same field station. The job involved various field and laboratory studies. From September’1994, I was entrusted with the additional responsibility of Officer-in-charge for the NIMR, field station Chennai. The job involved administration and research, including planning; coordination with State Govt., Local bodies and several NGO’s related to malariogenic stratification of Urban municipalities endemic for malaria in Tamilnadu. Sibling species and vectorial capacity of vector mosquitoes, planning, execution of laboratory and field research studies, including report writing.

 6. From 19.1.1998 worked as Senior Lecturer, in the Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar College for Women, under Calcutta University, Kolkata – 700006. I was promoted to the post Reader/ Associate Professor in the same college from June’1999, and had worked in the same post till 02.07.2015.From 03.07.2015 till date working as Principal, Surendranath College, Kolkata

Membership of Scientific bodies :1. Life member “ The Aphidological Society of India”.

2. Life member “ Indian Society of Parasitology”.

3. Life Member “ The Zoological Society” Kolkata

4. Life Member “ National Academy of Vector Borne

                              Diseases”, Bhubaneswar.

Other Important achievements/ Assignments/ Activities/ Trainings  

Technical Reports/ Publications :

1. Seven Point Action Plan for Malaria control in Madras (Chennai) City was prepared and presented for implementation to the Tamil Nadu Govt. during 1990. Various measures initiated by the Govt. of Tamilnadu and The Madras Corporation indicated better control over malaria in days ahead.
2. A study was conducted with the request from the Govt. of Tamilnadu, in Dindigul Municipality during 1994 to assess the problem of malaria and suggested measures for its control. An action plan for control of malaria in Dindigul Municipality, Tamilnadu was prepared and presented during 1996. The action indicated a reduction of malaria cases from over 10,000 during 1993/94 to less than 300 during 1997.

Ph.D Thesis Evaluation :

        Appointed as  the examiner for evaluation of Ph.D thesis by the University of Madras during 2001-02. ,2005-06 and  2013-14,Successfully completed the assignments.

Guest Faculty/ Resource persons :

1. Delivered lectures to M.Sc. Zoology students of Vidyasaga College, Kolkata – 700006 as a Guest Faculty.
2. Delivered lectures to M.Sc. Zoology Students of Bangabasi College, Kolkata – 700009 during 2005.
3. Presented a lecture as a Resource person in The Intersectorial Co-Ordination workshop during 1998-99, held in Kolkata from 23.03.99 – 25.03.99, organised by Malaria Research Centre and National Malaria Eradication Programme, Delhi.
4. Spoke in the Workshop for Science workers organised by Mohalnovis Science Centre, 111/2A B.T. Road, Kolkata – 700035 in B.K.C. College from 29.01.1990 – 30.01.1990.
5. Invited as a speaker on the occasion of Golden Jubilee celebration in Sinthee R.B.T. Vidyapeeth, Kolkata – 700050. Spoke on the Topic – Role of Children for the control and prevention of communicable diseases.
6. Was a resource person for a training programme on Malaria and Control organised by All India Institute of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Kolkata , 1999.