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DETAILED FACULTY BIODATA

Sl. No. Name Dr. Jacob Thomas

1 Designation Assistant Professor

2 Department Botany

3 Contact Numbers 9349752227

4 Email jacobnthomas@gmail.com

5 Personal Web Page

6 Date of Entry into Service 15.06.2011

7 Date of Retirement 31.03.2038

8 Edu. Qualifications M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D.

9 Areas of Interest/Specialisation Mycology, Taxonomy

10 Courses/subject Taught

PG/UG/subjects opted teaching

Plant Taxonomy, Organic Farming, Lower Plants,

Mycology, Biotechnology, PGR, Agribased

Microenterprises

11 Field of Research Foliicolous Fungal Taxonomy, Plant – Fungal

Interactions

12 Guideship Details

M.G.University, Faculty of Science, subject

Botany, Research Centre – Mar Thoma College,

Tiruvalla, order number

13 Experience Research – 10 years

Teaching Experiences – 8 years

14 Memberships in Learned

Bodies/Societies, If any

Life member – Indian Science Congress

Association

Life member – International Science Congress

Association

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Member – Kerala Botanical Society

15 Scholarships/Fellowships

Obtained

Fellow of International Science Congress

Association, 2013

FLAIR Fellow - 2014

16 Extension Activities

Plant and Fungal identification, Resource person

for Social Forestry Dept., Govt. of Kerala,

Resource Person for Kerala Biodiversity Board

17 Papers Published

1. Hosagoudar, V. B., A. Sabeena, G. R. Archana and

Jacob Thomas 2007. Meliola vallaridissp. nov.from

Kerala, India, Journal of Scientfic Transactions in

Environment and Technovision 1(2): pp. 69-70.

2. Hosagoudar, V. B., Jacob Thomas and P.J. Robin

2009. Studies on foliicolous fungi-XXX Fungi of

shillong, Meghalaya , Indian Journal of Science

&TechnolgyVol.2 No 6 (June) : pp. 2-6

3. Hosagoudar, V.B., Jacob Thomas, S.S. Shaji and P.P.

Rajeshkumar 2009. A new Balladyna species from

Kerala, India, Indian Journal of Science

&TechnolgyVol.2 No 6 (June) : p. 9

4. Hosagoudar, V. B. and Jacob Thomas 2009. The

genus Dysrhynchisin India, Indian Journal of Science

&TechnolgyVol.2 No 6 (June) : pp. 10-11.

5. Hosagoudar, V. B., A. Sabeena and Jacob Thomas

2009.The Genus Lembosia on Humboldtia species in

Kerala, India, Indian Journal of Science

&TechnolgyVol.2 No 6 (June) : pp. 19-21.

6. Hosagoudar, V. B., and Jacob Thomas 2009.

Meliolaceae of Kerala, India-XXXII, Indian Journal

of Science &TechnolgyVol.2 No 6 (June) : pp. 22-24.

7. Hosagoudar, V. B., and Jacob Thomas, Two new

Sarcinella species from Kerala, India, Indian

Journal of Science &TechnolgyVol.2 No 6 (June) : pp.

26-27.

8. Hosagoudar, V. B., and Jacob Thomas 2010,

Interesting foliicolous fungi from Southern

Western Ghats of Kerala, India, Journal of Applied

and Natural Science 2(1):102-105

9.Hosagoudar, V. B.Jacob Thomas and Agarwal D.K.,

2010. Additions to Meliolales of India,

NelumboVol.52 : 1-8.

10. Hosagoudar VB, Sabeena A, Jacob-Thomas, 2011.

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The genus Asterostomulafrom Kerala, India,

including one new species. Plant Pathology &

Quarantine 1(1), pp. 7–10.

11. Hosagoudar VB, Jacob-Thomas and Agarwal, D. K.,

2011. Two new schifffnerulaceous fungi from

Kerala, India. Journal of Yeast and Fungal Research

2(5), pp. 85 – 87.

12. Hosagoudar VB, Jacob-Thomas and Agarwal, D. K.,

2011. Four new Asterinaceous members from Kerala,

India. 2011. TAPROBANICA, 3(1): pp. 16-18.

13. Hosagoudar, V.B., Jacob Thomas and Agarwal, D.K. 2011.

Additions to black mildews of India. Taprobanica 3 (1): 42-43. 14. Jacob-Thomas, 2013. Career Opportunities in

Biological Fields In New World. WizmagSciene Plus,

1(1): pp. 385-386.

15. Jacob-Thomas, Teena Elizabeth Alex and Riya J.

Thomas, 2013. Meliola marthomaensis sp. nov.an

addition to Meliolaceae from Western Ghat Region in

Kerala State, India. Universal Journal of Plant Science.

16. Jacob Thomas, 2014. Biochemical changes in the

LawsoniainermisL. infected with Asterina

lawsoniaeHenn. &Nyn., Current Research in

Environmental & Applied Mycology 4 (2): 217–220,

ISSN 2229-2225Doi 10.5943/cream/4/2/9

17. Jacob Thomas, 2014.A Serious Rust Disease

Affecting Frangipani (Plumeriarubra) in Kerala

State, India, Journal of Plant and Pest

Science1(1):17-21

18. Jacob Thomas, 2016. Asterina maeruaicolasp. nov.

A New Black Mildew From Telangana State, India,

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and

Chemical Sciences,7(2): 821-825

19. A. Sabeena, H. Biju, Jacob Thomas, C. K. Biju and

Sam P. Mathew, 2017. Three new Foliicolous

Ascomycetes from Andaman Islands, India. Bio

Bulletin, 3(1): 74-79.

20. Jacob Thomas and Hina Mohamed, 2017Sooty

Mould Disease in Crop Plants in Pathanamthitta and

Kottayam Districts of Kerala State, Rational

Discourse 21 (1)

21. Lini K. Mathew, Neeta N. Nair, Jacob Thomas,

Swapna S., 2018. A modified digital formula as

identification tool for thyriotheceous foliicolous fungi

and their anamorphs. Plant Pathology and

Quarantine 8(1), 53–56, Doi 10.5943/ppq/8/1/7

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18 Papers Presented

1. Hosagoudar, V.B.,Jacob Thomas and Robin, P.J.

2007.Additions to foliicolous fungi of Shillong,

Meghalaya. Second Asian Congress of Mycology and

plant pathology, organized by Indian Society of

Mycology and plant pathology, held at Osmania

University, Hyderabad, Dec.19-22, p.19.

2. Jacob Thomas and Hosagoudar, V.B. 2010.

Additions to Meliolaceae of Neyyar and Peppara

Wildlife Sanctuaries, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

National Seminar on Biodiversity: for Human

Welfare, held in the Department of Studies and

Research in Microbiology, Cauvery Campus,

Madikeri, Kodagu, on 7th

-8th

April, 2010, p. 83.

3. Jacob Thomas, 2014.Multiple shoot andmicrotuber

productionfrom Glorios superb L. an endangered

plant of Asia and Africa, in 26th Kerala Science

Congress, KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala, 28.01.2014 –

31.01.2014, KVASU, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala.

4. Jacob Thomas, 2014.A serious rust

(Coleosporiumplumeriae) disease on Frangipani

(Temple tree) from Kerala State, India, in 26th Kerala

Science Congress, KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala, 28.01.2014 –

31.01.2014, KVASU, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala.

5. Jacob Thomas, Frangipani Disease

(Coleosporiumplumeriae) on Plumeria from Kerala

State, India: In 3rd

International Science Congress,

Karunya University, Coimbatore, 8-9 December,

2013.

6. Jacob Thomas, 2015. Fungal Flora in Tropical

Forests; In Abstract of National Seminar on New

Trends in Plant Diversity Studies, 31st July,

Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Pp 4-6

7. Teena Elizabeth Alex and Jacob Thomas, 2015.

Black Mildew Causing Fungi in ThiruvallaTaluk of

Pathanamthitta District, Kerala State, In Abstract of

National Seminar on New Trends in Plant

Diversity Studies, 31st July 2015, Catholicate

College, Pathanamthitta, Pp 4-6

8. Susan Kuriakose and Jacob Thomas, 2015. A

Preliminary Survey of Foliicolous Fungi in Vandanam

Sacred Grove In Alappuzha District, Kerala, In

Proceedings of National Seminar on Biodiversity of

Microbes and Climate Change Mitigation, 3-5,

February 2015, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta.

9. Jacob Thomas and Nisha Mathew, 2015. A Review

on the Status of Bark Inhabitant Ascomycetes Fungi,

In Proceedings of National Seminar on Biodiversity

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of Microbes and Climate Change Mitigation, 3-5,

February 2015, Catholicate College,

Pathanamthitta.

10. Hina Mohamed, Jacob Thomas and Nisha Mathew.

2018. Occurrence of rust fungus Pucciniasolmsii. P.

Henn. On Polygonumchinense L. in Vagamon hills

and its possibility as a biological control agent.

Proceedings of 30th

Kerala science congress.

11. Nisha Mathew, Jacob Thomas and Hina Mohamed.

2018. Leaf infecting fungal parasites on Maesaindical

(Roxb.) A.DC., an endemic medicinal plant in

Western Ghats of Kerala state. Proceedings of

30th

Kerala science congress.

19 Books Published

Books Published: 2

Thomas, V.P., and Jacob Thomas 2005. Angiosperm

Flora of St. Thomas College Campus,

Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta Dist., Kerala, Dept.

of Botany, St.Thomas College, Kozhencherry,

Kerala.

Hosagoudar, V.B. and Jacob-Thomas, 2012. Meliolales

in Peppara and Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuaries in

Kerala State, Sadguru Publications, Udaipur.

Book Chapter – 1

Jacob Thomas, 2016. Fungi and Forest: Imporatance of

Tropical Rainforests in Western Ghats in Western Ghats –

from Ecology to Economy, (Ed. Shanavas P.H., Sumesh

A.K and Harish P.M.), Educreation Publishing, New Delhi,

Pp.60-68

20 Research Projects Undertaken

Title, Major/Minor Project

& Role

Funding agency

& Amount (Rs.)

Year of

sanction,

duration &

status

Diversity and Distribution

of Black Mildew Causing

Fungi in Shenduruny

Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala

(Major Project)

Principal Investigator

University

Grants

Commission,

New Delhi

Rs. 10,40800/-

2012, July

2012 –

December

2015

Three and

half years

(Status:

Completed)

DNA Barcoding of Black

Mildew Fungi

Department of Higher

Education, Government

2015

RGCB,

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(One month National

Internship award of FLAIR)

of Kerala

Rs. 920000/

Trivandrum,

Kerala from

20/01/2015

to

21/02/2015

(Status:

Completed)

Organic farming at Mar

Thoma College Campus,

Thiruvalla(Minor Project)

Principal Investigator:

Dept. of

Agriculture,

Govt. of Kerala

Rs. 38000/

2015,

August

2015 –

August

2016

One year

(Status:

Completed)

Field Survey and

Assessment on Survival

Rate of Seedlings Supplied

during 2016 – ‟17 & 2017

– „18

Principal Investigator

Social Forestry

Division,

Pathanamthitta,

Dept. of

Forests, Govt.

of Kerala

2018

January –

March,

2018 (3

Months)

(Status:

Completed)

Ethnobotanical Studies on

Zyngiberaceae of Kerala

(Major Research Project)

Co-Principal Investigator

KSCSTE, Govt.

of Kerala Rs. 23

Lakhs

(Status: On-

going)

“Identification,

documentation and

molecular characterization

of leaf and bark inhabiting

fungi in Thattekkad Bird

Sanctuary in Ernakulam

district, Kerala” (Major

Research project)

Principal Investigator

KSCSTE, Govt.

of Kerala Rs. 22

Lakhs

2018

March,

2018 –

February,

2021

(Status: On-

going)

21 Orientation Courses Attended

1. 18th Orientation Porgramme from 08/07/2014 to

04/08/2014 at UGC-ASC Kannur

2. Participated in Orientation programme for NSS

Programme Officers from 9-15 October, 2014 at

Empanelled Training Institute for NSS, RCSC,

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Kalamassery

22 Refresher Courses Attended Participated in Winter School (Refresher Course) from

16/02/2017 to 08/03/2017 at UGC-HRDC, University of

Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Trivandrum

23 Seminars/Workshops/Trainings

Organised

3. Coordinator of Two day Seminar „Developing

Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWM)

Sponsored by KSCSTE, 8th

and 9th

June, 2016.

4. Coordinator of One day Seminar on “Need of Ozone

Layer Protection in the Present Scenario” Sponsored

by KSCSTE, 30th

September, 2016.

5. Coordinator of One day Seminar on “World

Environmental Day Celebrations” Sponsored by KSCSTE,

8thJune, 2017.

6. Coordinator of One day Seminar on World

Environment Day Celebrations Sponsored by

KSCSTE, 8th

June, 2018.

7. Committee member, of Two day Workshop on

Leadership in teachingSponsored by Mar Thoma

Higher Education Commission, 21 – 22 July, 2018.

24 Seminars/Conferences

Attended

International Seminar/Conference

1. 2nd

Asian Congress of Mycology and Plant

Pathology,Indian Society of Mycology and Plant

Pathology, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

2. International Conference on Coconut Biodiversity for

Prosperity, CPCRI, Kasaragod, 25-28 October, 2010.

3. Dr. Jacob Thomas, Ms. Susan Kuriakose and Dr. Lini

K Mathew has attended an Indo-Japanese

International workshop on “Sustainable Water

Resources Management” a Programme of School of

Biosciences under the Erudite Scholar Scheme of

KSHEC.

National Seminar/Conference

8. Seminar on Environmental Awareness Programme, Conducted by: C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre, Chennai, 29-30 June 2001.

9. Seminar on Microbiology& Biotechnology, Association of Microbiologists of India, Cochin, 15, September, 2001.

10. Seminar on Biodiversity, Conservation, and Sustainable Utilization of Medicinal Plants,Dept. of Botany, St. Thomas Collage, and Kozhencherry, 26-27, November, 2003.

11. Seminar on Prevention of Pollution in Rivers of Kerala

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with Special Reference to River Pampa,Pampa ParirakshanaSamithy, Kozhencherry, 16-17, January, 2004.

12. 21st Kerala Science Congress,KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala,

28.01.2009 – 31.01.2009, Kollam, Kerala.

13. Seminar on National Technology Day Celebrations –

2009, TBGRI, Palode, Trivandrum, on June 3, 2009.

14. Seminar on World Environment Day – 2009, TBGRI,

Palode, Trivandrum, June 5, 2009.

15. National Seminar on Biodiversity for Human Welfare, Dept. of Studies and Research in Microbiology, Manglore University, Cauvery Campus, Madikeri, 7-8 April, 2010.

16. One Day Seminar and Hans-on-training in Bioinformatics, P.G. & Research Dept. of Botany, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla, Kerala,28th July, 2011.

17. Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Dept. of Bioscience, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla, Kerala, 27th February 2013.

18. 3rd International Science Congress (ISC 2013), Karunya University, Coimbatore, 8-9 December, 2013.

19. 26th

Kerala Science Congress,KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala,

28.01.2014 – 31.01.2014, KVASU, Pookode, Wayanad,

Kerala.

20. National Seminar on Biodiversity of Western Ghats: Present Scenario and Future Threats, P.G. & ResearchDept. of Botany, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla, 4-5 March 2014.

21. National Seminar on Biodiversity of Conservation: Trend and Need, Dept. of Botany, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, 5-7 March 2014

22. National Science Academies’ Lecture on Molecular Biology in the 21st Century, MACFAST, Thiruvalla, 28-29 March, 2014

23. Delivered a talk on Genus Identification in Fungi at One-day National Seminar on the Biodiversity of Cryptogams in South India, Dept. of Botany, Mercy College, Palakkad on 10th December, 2014.

24. Delivered a talk on Fungi and Forests at One-day National Seminar on New Trends in Plant Diversity Studies, Dept. of Botany, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta on 31st July, 2015.

25. International day for the preservation of the Ozone

Layer (Coordinator), 15 – 16th September, 2015; Mar

Thoma College, Thiruvalla

26. 'Symbiosis15' (FLAIR Coffee Table Meeting), New

Initiatives in Higher Education, Higher Education

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Dept., Govt. of Kerala, 15th June 2015; Science &

Technology Museum Campus, VikasBhavan,

Trivandrum

27. FLAIR Refresher Training Programme 2015-16, 6 to 7

July 2015, Maria Rani Training Centre, Trivandrum

28. One-day National Seminar on New Trends in Plant

Diversity Studies, Dept. of Botany, Catholicate

College, Pathanamthitta on 31st July, 2015.

29. CBCS Botany Syllabus Revision Workshop, 26- 27th

February, 2016, MG University, Kottayam

30. Participatedin two day seminar on Cryptogams of

Western Ghats : A botanical perspective, Dept. of

botany, Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla, 15th

February,

2017.

31. Particiapated in National Seminar on

Ecotechnological Perspectives for Sustainable

Development, School of Biosciences, MG University,

Kottayam, 27-28 July 2017

32. Particiapated in Erudite International on Re Visit on

Coastal Challenges, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla,

16, January 2018

33. Particiapated in National Seminar on Rational Use of

Antibiotics, Dept. of Biosciences, Mar Thoma

College, Thiruvalla, 15 - 16, February 2018.

25 Workshops/Trainings Attended

1. National Workshop on Modern Trends in Angiosperm Taxonomy,Dept. of Botany, St. Thomas Collage, and Kozhencherry, 22-24, November, 2006.

2. National Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights in

the Knowledge Economy, Patent information Centre –

Kerala, KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala& TIFAC, Dept. of

Science & Technology, Govt. of India on June 12, 2009.

3. National Workshop on Biodiversity of fungi with

special reference to Mushrooms, Dept. of Botany, St.

Thomas Collage, and Kozhencherry, 28-30, October, 2009.

4. Meeting cum workshop on Zonal Technology

Management & Business Planning and Development,

South Zone ZTMC & BPD, ICAR, CIFT, Cochin, 12-13

March, 2010.

5. Two day workshop on Intellectual property & Technology Management in Agriculture, South Zone ZTMC & BPD, ICAR,CIFT, Cochin, Kerala, 26-27 April, 2011

6. Two Day CBCSS Botany Curriculum review Workshop,

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M.G. University, kottayam Kerala, 21-22 July, 2011 7. One day Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation and

Environmental Education, WWF-India at Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla, 21, November 2012.

8. Successfully carried FLAIR National Internship at

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum,

Kerala from 20/01/2015 to 21/02/2015

9. One Day Workshops for Internal Mentors and

Coordinators of the WWS Programme. (Coordinator),

11th February 2016, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla

10. 2-day Training on IT Tools (Moodle), 12-13 Nov 2015;

St. Thomas Institute of Science & Tech.,

Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram

11. Lecture Workshop on Recent advances in life

sciences, 11-12th April, 2016 sponsored and

supported by the Indian Academy of Sciences

(Bangalore), Indian National Science Academy (New

Delhi) and The National Academy of Sciences, India

(Allahabad); MACFAST, Thiruvalla

26 Academic Responsibilities

Undertaken

1. Member of IUCN Commission on Ecosystem

Management (International Union for Conservation of

Nature), UN, 2018-2020.

2. Board of Studies (Assumption College,

Changanacherry).

3. Expert panel member of Biodiversity Park,

Eraviperoor Grama Panchayat, 2018.

4. Expert Panel member of Biodiversity Diversity

Board, Govt. of Kerala, for Post flood analysis on

Biodiversity in Pathanamhtitta Dist., 2018.

5. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) Volunteer,

MoEFCC, Govt. of India, New Delhi; (KL00378)

6. Section Recorder for Biological Sciences in 3rd

International Science Congress, 2013 at Karunya

University, Coimbatore

27 Duties Performed at College Staff Council member, 2014 – ‘17

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Convener, Discipline Committee, Mar Thoma College,

Thiruvalla, 2017 – „18

Convener, Forestry Club, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla

NSS Programme Officer, Mar Thoma College (Unit 25), Thiruvalla

WWS (Walk With a Scholar) Co-Ordinator, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla

Programme Officer, Red Ribbon Club, Mar Thoma College Unit, Thiruvalla

Ecoclub Convener, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla

Staff Advisor, 2018 - 19

28 Awards/Honours/Patents

FLAIR National Intern 2014-’15, Department of Higher Education, Government of Kerala

Selected for FLAIR (Fostering Linkages in Academic and Innovative Research) National Internship 2014-1’15 for young college teachers in Kerala sponsored and conducted by Department of Higher Education, Government of Kerala (Rs. 94000)

appointed as Dy Nodal officer for Thiruvalla

Municipality of New Education Policy in

pathanamthitta Dist., Kerala by MHRD, Govt. of India

Member of Fostering Linkages in Academic and

Innovative Research, Higher Education Dept, Govt. of

Kerala

Fellow member of International Science Congress Association (ISCA-FM-324)

Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkatta

Editor of International journal Plant and Pest Science

Editorial Board member, Rational Discourse, Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla

Awarded Best 10 Bird Watchers in Kerala as the part of Common Bird Monitoring Programme, conducted by Kerala Forest Dept., Govt. of Kerala

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) Volunteer, MoEFCC, Govt. of India, New Delhi; (KL00378)\

Won the Young Scientist Award in the National Seminar on Biodiversity for Human Welfare, Conducted by Dept. of Studies and Research in Microbiology, Manglore University, Cauvery Campus,

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Madikeri, 7-8 April, 2010.

29 Collaboration/Consultancy

Plant and Fungal identification, Resource person

for Social Forestry Dept., Govt. of Kerala,

Resource Person for Kerala Biodiversity Board

30 Passport size photo