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Sarita Kumar
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Date & Time : 23, November 2008 20:13
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| Employer: | Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi | ||||
| Occupation: | Reader, Zoolgy | ||||
| Nationality: | Indian  | ||||
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About Me
Hi friends!! I am Reader in Zoology at Acharya Narendra Dev College, an Undergraduate college of the University of Delhi. I did my B.Sc.(1983) and M.Sc.(1985) from Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, completed Ph.D. from the Department of Zoology, University of Delhi (1990) and since then I have been in teaching profession. I started my teaching profession from Maitreyi College, University of Delhi and then taught in Shivaji College and Deen Dayal Upadhaya College and finally joined Acharya Narendra Dev College (ANDC) in 1994. I established the Department of Zoology at ANDC with Dr. Poonam A. Kant.
Current Assignments and Involvements
Besides teaching, I am involved in and spent a lot of time in
1. Curriculum development, review and editing work at NCERT
2. Training of PGT teachers at SCERT
3. Writing books at the school levels (primary and secondary)
4. Developing e-learning content materials at college levels for ILLL.
5. Research project on 'Biological control of mosquitoes' under 'ICMR' (as co-investigator).
6. Working as moderator in Vimarsh, an online community for Science fraternity of students and teachers where one can discuss all scientific facts and issues. The website is maintained by Centre for Science Education and Communication (CSEC), University of Delhi.
7. Finalizing the Theory and Practical books on Microbiology course, developed by IGNOU.
Recently, our college organized a workshop on Wikieducator- 'Wikied08' (3,4 & 6th october, 2008) India/L4C_India_08, where I worked as one of the co-ordinators. Thanks to our Principal Dr. Savithri_Singh who took this initiative. Another workshop was organized by our college in collaboration with ILLL (21-24th October, 2008) for the University teachers, where our college teachers taught them new techniques of Biotechnology. I was one of the resource persons in that workshop.
My Interests
I am a continuous learner and always love to learn new things in life. I believe that there is so much to learn that life is too short for that. I had done diploma in French from University of Delhi during my research days. I don't read novels, magazines, etc. much but listening to music is my best pass time which also makes me stress-free. Further, I love to do Sudoku, cross words, word games, etc. I feel that it sharpens my brain and makes my memory stronger. Now-a-days writing is my new passion. In last three years, I have authored ten books and contributed to many others.
Research Specialization
I have always been fascinated by colourful insects around me. I did my Ph.D. from Delhi University under the supervision of Prof. M.K.K. Pillai. The work was based on the development of deltamethrin resistance in three species of mosquitoes; An. stephensi, Cx. quinquefasciatus and Ae. aegypti; role of the synergist (PBO) on the reversion of the resistance and biochemical assays to identify the mechanism of resistance.
The following studies were performed:
i) Toxicological Studies:
Bioassays on the various species of field-collected mosquitoes, reared in the laboratory under continuous selection pressure of deltamethrin to assess the resistance levels to deltamethrin using susceptibility tests and dosage-mortality responses.
Synergistic studies to study the impact of synergists on the reversion of the development of resistance to insecticides.
ii) Biochemical Studies:
Quantitative study of various enzymes in single mosquito by ELISA, Electrophoresis and spectrophotometry. The study of mechanism of resistance to insecticides by estimating the difference in titers of these enzymes in susceptible and resistant mosquitoes.
Title of the Thesis
Studies on the impact of the synergist, Piperonyl Butoxide on the development of deltamethrin resistance in Indian strains of Aedes aegypti L., Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Anopheles stephensi Liston.
My publications
I have written several papers and published in reputed journals. Also, I have authored a number of books for the students of upper primary and secondary level.
