NESAMONY MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
[ESTD:1964, Administrated by CSI Kanniyakumari Diocese]
Affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade
NMCC Ranked 42nd by NIRF All India Ranking 2024, Govt. of India.
Staff Profile
Dr.G.D.Biji
Vice-Principal & Associate Professor, HoD and Research Centre
Department of Zoology
( Aided Stream)
Personal Details
Designation : Vice-Principal & Associate Professor, HoD and Research Centre
Educational Qualification : M.Sc., M.Sc (BI)., M.Phil., Ph.D
Date of Appointment : 28/10/1999
Mobile : 9442076324
Email : gdbiji66@yahoo.co.in
Address : Prasanth Buildings, 28/2A North Street, Marthandam 629165, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
Area of Interest:
Teaching : Bio-Technology, Bioinformatics, Genetics
Research : Mitogenomics
Countries Visited : Germany, Bahrain, Czech Republic, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia
Google scholar : https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=vytVwOwAAAAJ&hl=en
Web Of Science :
ORCID : https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-9194-5186
Scopus :
Research Gate : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gurupatham-Biji
Research ID :
IEEE :
Academic Qualification
CourseSubjectYearName of InstitutionBoard/University% of Marks/CGPA
Ph.D Zoology & Biotechnology 2013 Centre for Marine Science and Technology & European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg, Germany Manonmaniam Sundaranar University 0.00
M.Sc Bioinformatics 2010 Bharathiar University Bharathiar University 65.44
M.Phil Zoology 1989 Scott Christian College Madurai Kamaraj University 67.63
M.Sc Zoology 1988 Scott Christian College Madurai Kamaraj University 77.26
B.Sc Zoology 1986 Christian College Marthandam Madurai Kamaraj University 77.26
HSC Science Group 1983 St.Joseph's HSS Trituapuram TN State Board 71.25
SSLC General 1981 L.M.S Boys HS Marthandam TN State Board 73.00
Details of qualifying test
Research Work done
Ph.D Thesis Title : Studies on Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Surgeon Fishes Acanthurus leucosternon BENNETT 1833 and Acanthurus lineatus LINNAEUS 1758 (Perciformes: Acanthuridae)
M.Phil Thesis Title : Ammonia-N excretion determined in four species of fishes Puntius sophora, Rasbora daniconius (Family: Cyprinidae), Oreochromis mossambica, Etroplus maculatus (Family: Cichlidae) from the river Tambaraparani at Kuzithurai in Kanyakumari District.
Professional Experience
Experience in NMCC:
DesignationFromToAided/Self
Associate Professor 2012 onwards Aided
Assistant Professor 2009 2012 Aided
Senior Lecturer 2004 2009 Aided
Lecturer 1999 2004 Aided
Lecturer 1998 1999 unapproved Aided
Lecturer 1993 1998 Self Finance
Awards /Fellowships
1. 1983 Awarded First mark in +2 Science group at Kuzithurai Educational District during 1982-83 by Kuzithurai Educational District
Research
Research Experience : 15
Research project grants
S.NoProject TitlePeriodAmountFunding AgencyTypeProposal NumberStatus
1 DNA Barcoding of Marine Clupeidae fishes from the Coastal Zones of Kanyakumari District 2010-2013 1094000 UGC, New Delhi Major 38-148/2009(SR) Completed
Grants Received
S.NoResponsibilitiesProgrammetypeTitleYearAmountFunding Agency
1 Coordinator For the Construcation of "Bioinformatics Lab" 2012 900000 UGC, New Delhi
2 Coordinator PG Diploma in Bioinformatics (Innovative Programme) 2009 4550000 UGC, New Delhi
3 Organizing Secretary Workshop Bioinformatics and Genome Analysis for College Teachers 2014 125000 UGC, New Delhi
4 Coordinator Computational Biology - (Career Oriented Course) 2011 1000000 UGC, New Delhi
5 Organizing Secretary Workshop Bioinformatics and Sequence Analysis 2017 73000 UGC, New Delhi
Publications
Books Published
Co-Author, ' Marine Fishes of South India (A Guide for Identification) ' (2014) Pages. 260, NMCC, Marthandam. ISBN: 978-81-908-2838-3
Papers Published : National
Nutrient status of termite mound soil and surrounding soil.
Sunitha S., Miranda M. T. P., Biji G.D.
Indian Journal of Entomology. | 2012 | Issue No: 74 | Volume No: 1 | Page: 27-32
https://indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ije&volume=74&issue=1&article=006
Papers Published : International
Helen Sheela M. and Biji G.D..
Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries. | 2023 | Issue No: 11 | Volume No: 1 | Page: 179-182
R Rajagopal, P Kuppusamy, R Sathya, P Nandhakumari, A D V Bensy, G D Biji.
Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. | 2022 | Issue No: 119 | Volume No: (2022) | Page: 101813
Impact Factor: 2.747
J Rajaselvam, N Benit, S S Alotaibi, M A Rathi, S Srigopalram, G D Biji, P Vijayaraghavan.
Saudi Jourrnal of Biological Sciences. | 2021 | Issue No: 28 | Volume No: 5 | Page: 4117-4123
Impact Factor: 4.27
Y Wang, Dunia A Al Farraj, P. Vijayaraghavan, A.A. Hatamleh, G.D.Biji, A.M. Rady.
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. | 2020 | Issue No: 27 | Volume No: 9 | Page: 2479-2484
Impact Factor: 4.27
M A El-Sheikh, J Rajaselvam, E M Abdel-Salam, P Vijayaraghavan, A A Alatar, G D Biji.
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. | 2020 | Issue No: 27 | Volume No: 9 | Page: 2431-2438
Impact Factor: 4.27
Y O Kim. S Mahboob, P Vijayaragahavan, G.D.Biji, K.A. Al-Ghanim, F Al-Misned, Z Ahamed, Jun-Tack Kwon, S W Na, Hak-Jae Kim.
Journal of King Saud University - Science. | 2020 | Issue No: 32 | Volume No: (2020) | Page: 1641-1646
Impact Factor: 4.011
Dyona L, G.D.Biji, P.Vijayaraghavan.
JETIR. | 2019 | Issue No: 6 | Volume No: 1 | Page: 312
Impact Factor: 7.95
GD Biji, A Arun, E Muthulakshmi, P Vijayaraghavan, MV Arasu.
3 Biotech. | 2016 | Issue No: 6 | Page: 231
Impact Factor: 2.45
G.D.Biji, S.G. Prakash Vincent, Vladimir Benes.
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. | 2016 | Issue No: 1 | Volume No: 1 | Page: 748-49
Impact Factor: 0.55
G.D.Biji, S.G.Prakash Vincent, Vladimir Benes.
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. | 2016 | Issue No: 1 | Volume No: 1 | Page: 795-796
Impact Factor: 0.55
Papers Presented : National
1.
Geethanjana P.L. and Biji G.D. "Distribution of Damselflies as marker for environmental health and sustainable development" , National Seminar on "Current Environmental Issues and Measures of Mitigation", organised by PG & Research Department of Zoology, Muslim Arts College, Thiruvithancode, Tamil Nadu, on 17-02-2023
2.
Mary Remya A.N. and Bji G.D. "To identifying current environmental issues affecting dragonfly population at selected locations in Kanyaumari District" , National Seminar on "Current Environmental Issues and Measures of Mitigation", organised by PG & Research Department of Zoology, Muslim Arts College, Thiruvithancode, Tamil Nadu, on 17-02-2023
3.
Helen Sheela M. and Biji G.D. "An analysis of nucleotide and amino acid divergence in the complete cytochrome C oxidase-I (COI) gene of Leiognathidae, Chaetodontidae and Lutjanidae fishes" , National Symposium on "Recent Trends and Advances in Biology", organised by Department of Zoology, Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkurichi, Tamil Nadu, on 03-03-2022
4.
Punitha V. and Biji G.D "Genetic diversity analysis in the Genus Thryssa fishes (Clufeiformes: Engraulidae) using the mitochondrial control region (D-loop)" , National Symposium on "Recent Trends and Advances in Biology", organised by Department of Zoology, Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkurichi, Tamil Nadu, on 03-03-2022
5.
Helen Sheela M. and Biji G.D. "Sequence diversity and Phylogentic analysis of Fishes fromt the Family Percidae, Percichtyidae, Latidae and Leiognatidae (Order: Perciformes) using mtDNA Cyt-b gene" , National Virtual Conference on unraveling applications of alternative to animal models in Biological Research , organised by Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu, on 26-08-2022
6.
Punitha V. and Biji G.D "An analysis of Nucleotide and Amino acid divergencce in the Complete COI gene of the fishes belongs to Family Engraulidae" , National Virtual Conference on unraveling applications of alternative to animal models in Biological Research , organised by Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu, on 26-08-2022
7.
Biji G.D, Flanet Raj S.R and Prakash Vincent S.G. "Phylogenetic position off Clupeifform fish, Sardinella longiceps based on the mitochondrial encoded COI gene sequences" , National Conferrence on "Recent Advances in Computational Biology", organised by PG and Research Department of Zoology, Govt. Arts College (Autonomous), Karur, on 09-03-2012
Papers Presented : International
1.
Divya Prasad C.P. and Biji G.D. "Genetic diversity analysis in Sciaenidae fishes using the mitochondrial contorl region (D-loop)" , International Semianr on New Horizons in Plant Sciences, organised by Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, on 21-03-2023
2.
Divya Prasad C.P. and Biji G.D. "Length-weight relationship of three Croakers from South Indian Coast" , International Conference on recent advances in Biological Sciences , organised by Inter University Centre for Evoluionary and Integrative Biology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, on 17-01-2023
Resource Person
Posters Presented : International
1.
G.D.Biji "Comparative Sequence analysis of mitochondrial encoded protein genes of Acanthurus lineatus with other genus of the Family: Acanthuridae" , International Symposium on Biodiversity Sciences, Genome, Evolution and Environment, organised by Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan , on 31-07-2010
Programmes Attended
Conference
1.
Participated in the Conference on "People's Education Policy" , Palayamkottai, organised by St. John's College, on 04.01.2020.
2.
Participated in the Conference on "Next Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics for Genomics and Healthcare" , organised by Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, on 16th & 17th December, 2011.
Seminar
1.
Participated in the Seminar on "Recent Advancements in Biotechnology" , Nagercoil, organised by Pioneer Kumaraswamy College, on 21.02.2018.
2.
Participated in the Seminar on "Faculty Development Programs" , organised by American University of India, Kodaikanal, on 20th and 21st December, 2012.
Workshop
1.
Attended the Workshop on "Molecular Phylogenetics; Analysis and Construction " , sponsored by Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, organised by PROGREZZ ACADEMIC TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, on 15-07-2024.
2.
Attended the Workshop on "Molecular Docking and Biological Software Packages for Data Analysis" , Chennai, organised by Satyabama Institute of Science and Technology, on 7th-9th September 2023.
3.
Attended the Workshop on "One week hands on Training programme on Molecular Biology and Animal Cell Culture" , Kalliyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, organised by Athmic Biotech Solution Pvt. Ltd, on 06.05.2019 To 10.05.2019.
4.
Attended the Workshop on "Training programme on EAT Module of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for HEI's" , Chennai, organised by UGC, South Eastern Regional Office, Hyderabad at Loyola College (Autonomous) , on 10.03.2019.
5.
Attended the Workshop on "Training programme on Recent Advances in Molecular Taxonomy" , Mumbai, organised by ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), on 05.12.2016.
6.
Attended the Workshop on "Short Course in Bioinformatics in Next Generation Sequencing Data Analysis" , Lucknow, organised by National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), on 02.08.2016 To 11.08.2016.
7.
Attended the Workshop on "Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics" , sponsored by ICSCCB, organised by International Centre for Stem Cells, Cancer and Biotechnology, Pune, on 13-17th January, 2014.
8.
Attended the Workshop on "Winter School course in Whole Genome Analysis and Functional "Omics" Technologies for Future Designer Milk Food" , sponsored by ICAR, organised by National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, Haryana, on 28th Ocotber to 17th November, 2014.
9.
Attended the Workshop on "Short Course in Advanced Virological Technique in Fish Disease Diagnosis" , sponsored by ICAR, organised by Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Thoothukudi, on 10th to 19th September, 2014.
10.
Attended the Workshop on "Training programme on Molecular Markers in Fisheries Research" , sponsored by ICAR, organised by National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Kochi, on 12th to 19th September 2012.
11.
Attended the Workshop on "Training course on Computational Tools for Genome Resources Data Analysis in Fisheries Domin" , sponsored by ICAR, organised by National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow, on 12th to 22nd October, 2011.
12.
Attended the Workshop on "Molecular Evolution" , sponsored by Michael Cummings, Evolution and Genomics, University of Maryland, UK , organised by Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, Europe, on 10th to 22nd January 2010.
Teaching Experience
P.G. level : 5
U.G. level : 25
Subjects Taught
ODD Semester
CourseSubjectYearSemesterName of the Paper
B.Sc Zoology CMZO31 II 3 CELL BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
B.Sc Zoology EMZO11 I 1 INVERTEBRATA
B.Sc Zoology CMZOP5 III 5 PRACTICAL - DEVELOPMENTAL ZOOLOGY
B.Sc Zoology CMZO51 III 5 DEVELOPMENTAL ZOOLOGY
Even Semester
CourseSubjectYearSemesterName of the Paper
B.Sc Zoology CMZO63 III 6 BIOSTATISTICS, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS & BIOINFORMATICS
B.Sc Zoology CMZOP9 III 6 PRACTICAL - BIOSTATISTICS, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS & BIOINFORMATICS
B.Sc Zoology EMZO21 I 2 CHORDATA
B.Sc Zoology CMZO41 II 4 GENETICS
Approved Guideship
2017 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Ph.D Guidance
1. Mr.K.S. Ajeesh Robin ( Reg.No. : 21113112191020 ), "Genetic variation analysis and Phylogeny of selected Nemipteridae fishes using Mitochonddrial Marker genes" , 2022, Full Time, OnGoing.
2. Miss.P.L. Geethanjana ( Reg.No. : 20213112192021 ), "Phylogenomics and Molecular studies on the selected Damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) in the Southern end of the Western Ghats using Mitochondrial DNA" , 2021, Full Time, OnGoing.
3. Mrs.N. Mary Remya ( Reg.No. : 20213112192022 ), "Molecular Genetic analysis and Phylogentic assessment of selected Dragonflies (Odonata: Anisopera) in the Southern end of Western Ghats using Mitochondrial DNA" , 2021, Full Time, OnGoing.
4. Mrs. V. Punita ( Reg.No. : 19213112192014 ), "Molecular identification and Genetic diversity analysis of selected Engraulidae fishes of South India using Mitochondrial DNA markers" , 2019, Full Time, OnGoing.
5. Mrs.C. Divya Prasad ( Reg.No. : 19213112192015 ), "Population structure, Genetic diversity and Phylogentic analysis based on mitochondrial DNA of Sciaenidae fishes from Indian waters" , 2019, Full Time, OnGoing.
6. Mrs.M.Helen Sheela ( Reg.No. : 18223112012027 ), "Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic analysis of Indian Pony fishes (Perciformes: Leiognathidae) using Molecular Marker" , 2018, Part Time, OnGoing.
Orientation / Refresher Courses attended
S.NoOrientation / RefresherTitle of programmeOrganiserPeriod
1 Refresher Principles and Methodologies in Marine Biotechnology Manonmaniam Sundaranar University - Institute for Coastal Area Studies 22-05-2000 - 11-05-2000
2 Refresher Biostatistics and Research Methods Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 15-10-2007 - 05-11-2007
3 Refresher Bioinformatics Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 27-12-2010 - 17-01-2011
4 Orientation Multidiscipline Academic Staff College, University of Kerala 24-06-2000 - 21-07-2000
Programmes Organised
Conference
1.
Organised Conference on "National Conference on Environmental Management towards Sustainability." , sponsored by NMCC, Marthandam, organised by Research Centre and Department of Zoology, on 2022-2023.
2.
Organised Conference on "National Conference on Emerging Trends in Arts and Science" , sponsored by NMCC, Marthandam, organised by Nesamony Research Forum, on 2011-2012.
3.
Organised Conference on "International Conference on Land Use Change, Biodiversity and Climate Change" , sponsored by UGC and CSIR, Marthandam, on 2008-2009.
Seminar
1.
Organised Seminar on "State Level Seminar on Life Style Diseases" , sponsored by NMCC, Marthandam, on 2018-2019.
Workshop
1.
Organised Workshop on "State level workshop on Public Financial Mangement System (PFMS) with special reference to TSA." , sponsored by NMCC, Marthandam, organised by UGC Prgramme Committee, on 2021-2022.
2.
Organised Workshop on "National Workshop on Bioinformatics Sequence Analysis for College Teachers." , sponsored by UGC, New Delhi, Marthandam, on 2017-2018.
3.
Organised Workshop on "Bioinformatics and Genome Analysis for College Teachers" , sponsored by UGC New Delhi, on 2014-2015.
Professional Committees / Boards
1. Served as Life member, Marine Biolgocial Association of India, Cochin
2. Served as Life member, The Zoological Society, Kolkata
3. Served as Member, The International Society of Zoological Science, Beijing
4. Served as Life member, Society for Mitochondrial Research & Medicine, Hyderabad
5. Served as Life member, Applied Zoologists Research Association, Bhubaneswar
Membership in Board of Studies
S.NoName of InstitutionPeriodPosition
1 St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai 2017 to 2018 Member
2 St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai 2016 to 2017 Member
3 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University - UG Zoology 2019 Member
4 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University - Computational Biology 2011 Member
5 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University - UG Zoology 2023 - 2026 Chairman
Responsibilities held
College level
1.
Member for Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) in 2021-2022
2.
Convenor for UGC - Programme Committee in 2019-2020
3.
Administrative Officers for Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in 2022-2023
4.
Administrative Officer for Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in 2020-2021
5.
Staff in Charge for UGC-Career Oriented Programme Committee (COP) on Computational Biology in 2022-2023
6.
Member for Discipline Committee in 2021-2022
7.
Executive Committee Member for Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) in 2019-2020
8.
Staff-In-Charge for UGC-Career Oriented Programme Committee (COP) on Computational Biology in 2019-2020
9.
Ex-officio member for Parent -Teacher Association in 2022-2023
10.
Advisory Committee Member for Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) in 2022-2023
11.
Convenor for UGC-Programme Committee in 2021-2022
12.
Secretary for Alumni Association in 2019-2020
13.
Member for Women's Hostel in 2022-2023
14.
Secretary for Alumni Association in 2020-2021
15.
Member for Admission Committee in 2022-2023
16.
Convenor for Discipline Committee in 2020-2021
17.
Advisory Committee Member for UBA in 2021-2022
18.
Convenor for UGC Programme Committee in 2020-2021
19.
Administrative Officer for Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in 2023-2024
20.
Co-ordinator for Stars College in 2019-2020
21.
Co-ordinator for Training and Placement Cell in 2019-2020
22.
Co-ordinator for Training & Placement Cell in 2020-2021
23.
Co-Convener for Training & Placement Cell in 2021-2022
24.
Member for Discipline Committee in 2022-2023
25.
Administrative Officers for Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in 2021-2022
26.
Secretary for Alumni Association in 2022-2023
27.
Vice Principal for Building Committee in 2022-2023
28.
Staff In-Charge for UGC-Career Oriented Programme Committee (COP) on Computational Biology in 2020-2021
29.
Web Master in 2020-2021
30.
Convenor for UGC-Programme Committee in 2022-2023
31.
Staff In-charge for Computational Biology (Committee for Certificate Courses) in 2023-2024
32.
Co-ordinator for Training & Placement Cell in 2022-2023
33.
Web Master in 2021-2022
34.
Staff in Charge for UGC-Career Oriented Programme Committee (COP) on Computational Biology in 2021-2022
35.
Administrative Officer for Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in 2019-2020
36.
Teacher Representative for Building Committee in 2020-2021
37.
Secretary for Alumni Association Committee in 2021-2022
38.
Member for Admission Committee in 2023-2024
39.
Teacher Representative for Building Committee in 2019-2020
40.
Executive Committee Member for Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) in 2020-2021
University
1.
Member for Board of Paper Valuation and Gracing for UG Zoology in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli in 2022 onwards
2.
Observer for University Examinations at MET College of Education in MS University in 2007
3.
Senate Member in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli in 2007
State Level
1.
Member for Panel of Eaminers for Confidential Zoology Question Setting, TNPSC, Chennai in 2016
E-Content
Paper NameUnitTitleYouTube LinkNotes
Invertebrata I Canal System in Sponges Students can login to view / download
Invertebrata II Diversity and Types of Corals and Coral reefs Students can login to view / download
Invertebrata II Polymorphism in Coelenterata Students can login to view / download
Invertebrata II Parasitic adaptations Students can login to view / download
Invertebrata II Helminths and Human diseases Students can login to view / download
Chordata I Origin of Chordates Students can login to view / download
Chordata I General Character of Chordata Students can login to view / download
Chordata I Classification of Chordata Students can login to view / download
Chordata I Affinities of Amphioxus Students can login to view / download
Chordata I Amphioxus- digestive system and excretary system Students can login to view / download
Chordata I Salmon migration Click Students can login to view / download
Chordata II Petromyzon Students can login to view / download
Biostatistics I Collection of Data Students can login to view / download
Biostatistics I Sampling Design Students can login to view / download
  • Marthandam,
    Kanyakumari District,
    Tamilnadu.
  • 04651 - 270257
  • principal@nmcc.ac.in,
    principalnmcc2014@gmail.com
Location
Photogallery

NMCC © 2021. All Rights Reserved.

Visitors Count:

505681