Priya Thomas FACULTY PROFILE Zoology

• Ph. D, MG University, Zoology, Pursuing since, 2019.
• NET-JRF, CSIR-UGC, Life Sciences, 2010
• GATE, IIT, Life Sciences, 2010
• M.Sc., Madras University (Madras Christian College, Chennai), Zoology, 2007- 2009
• B.Sc., Kerala University, (Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum), Zoology, 2004-2007

Teaching Experience : 9 years

Classroom Lecturing, lecturing using ICT tools like MOODLE, Google classroom, field based teaching methods, Skill oriented teaching, flipped classroom technique, practical demonstration, student centric methods like discussions, projects, surveys.

• Zonal coordinator (Kottayam Zone) of Zoological Society of Kerala.
• Member of IQAC core team of B.C.M College.
• Coordinator of PAARISTHITIKAM -2018 project (Directorate of Environment and Climate change, Govt. of kerala) at B.C.M College.
• Coordinator of Scholar Support Programme (Govt. of Kerala) of B.C.M College from 2013 to 2018.
• Question paper setter for internal and external examinations of University an autonomous colleges.
• Coordinated Zero Credited Course and Employability Augmentation Course (Kshamatha va kushaltha Vikas Kendra)of B.C.M college.
• Scholarship Cell Coordinator of B.C.M College.
• Worked as Senior Assistant of Exams of B.C.M College.
• Member of College Council and IQAC.
• Worked as editor of B.C.M Newsletter.
• Member of ethics committee of the college.
• Member of career and placement committee of the college.
• Curriculum design of Employability Augmentation Course and Zero credit courses.
• Additional examiner of valuation of answer scripts of M.G University.
• President of Zoology Association – Tierra.
• Mentoring and tutorial activities.

Executive member of Zoological Society of Kerala.

Research experience

• Research work conducted in the topic Antimicrobial peptides form frog skin secretion from selected frog species of Western Ghats under DR. Sanil George, Chemical biology lab, Rajiv Gandhi centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum.
• Junior research fellow in the KSCSTE funded project entitled ‘DNA barcoding of selected Ranid frogs of Kerala’ under DR. Sanil George, Chemical biology lab, Rajiv Gandhi centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum.
• Worked as co-investigator in Minor Research Project on the Impacts of waste disposal on the water quality parameters of dug wells of Vadavathoor Grama Panjayath in kottayam district.
• Post graduate study project on the analysis of the Pregnenolone Binding MAP-2 (microtubule associated protein 2) receptor gene in the brain of the little
  Indian field mouse , Mus booduga, under DR. Moses Inbaraj, Department of Zoology, Madras Christian College, Chennai.

Technical knowhow

• Experience in working at cell and molecular biology lab.
  -DNA barcoding studies
  -Transcriptomic studies including DNA & m-RNA isolation, electrophoresis, PCR
  amplification, gene cloning.
  – High performance liquid chromatography.
  – Fluorescence Assisted cell Sorter (FACS).
• Handling different instruments and microscopes of Zoology laboratory.

Training

• Refresher course in Zoology conducted by Teaching Learning Centre of Ramanujam College, Univerity ofDelhi,from 15-12-2021 to 29-12-2021.
• UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Life sciences conducted by the UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum from 06-09-2018 to 26-09-2018.
• Workshop and on field training programme on nature interpretation skill development programme conducted by WWF and Periyar Tiger Reserve from 2/03/2018 to 4/03/2018.
• UGC sponsored orientation Course conducted by the UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum from 01-01-2016 to 28-01-2016.
• Workshop on restructuring curriculum, 18/04/2017, Mahatma Gandhi university, Kottayam.
• Hands on training on Fluorescence Assisted cell Sorter (FACS) – (BD Aria machine) at Centre for cellular and Molecular platforms (C-CAMP), NCBS, Bangalore.