Dr Tasneem Fatma

Professor

Office Address:
Department of Bio-Sciences,
Jamia Millia Islamia. New Delhi - 110025
  26981717  (Direct)
  6921908   (Board Number)   9891408366  (Mobile)
  tfatima@jmi.ac.in, fatma_cbl@yahoo.com, fatma.cbl8@gmail.com   (Primary)  

Academic Qualifications

• B.Sc Lucknow Univ. 1976 Botany Zoology, Chemistry
• M.Sc Lucknow Univ. 1978 Botany (I position in order of merit)
• Ph.D Lucknow Univ. 1984 Botany (Phycology)
• Under the guidance of Prof. B.N. Prasad, entitled "Studies on Chaetophorales" including taxonomy, periodicity, distribution Pollution sensitivies of chaetophoralean algae and the physicochemical analysis of surrounding water.

Teaching Experience (Position Held): 27 years

Position Held	Name of Institutes	Duration
Lecturer	Kanpur University (P.P.N. P.G. College)	29.1.82 – 14.5.86
Lecturer	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025	15.5.86 - 14.5.90
Reader	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025	15.5.90 – 14.5.98
Professor	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025	15.5.98 – Till Date

Administrative Experience

1. Head, Department of Bio-Sciences, 19.1.2001– 2004.
2. Introduced B.Sc. Biotechnology (UGC) from 2001-2002 under the National Policy of Vocationalisation of Education and acted as its co-ordinator.

Awards / Prizes / Certificates etc.

• Birbal Sahni Memorial Gold Medal 1978
• Best paper award of Indian Botanical Society 1986 (Phycology General Session, Madras, India)
• DBT- National Associateship 1989-1992 (Tenable at CFTRI Mysore, India)
• DBT- National Associateship - component part 1991-1992 (Tenable at Texas A & M Univ., USA)
• INSA – DFG Fellowship 1997 (Tenable at Rostock Univ. Rostock, Germany)
• Special Achievement Award Association of India’s National News Papers (Day Today Events, Jan Ayog, Qaumi Zindagi) on 25.2. 2001,Constitution Club, New Delhi.

Seminar Conferences Attended with Paper Presentation

33.	Varanasi	International Symposium on Phycological Research	2010
32.	Chennai	International Conference on Algal Biomass Resources and Utilization	2009
31.	Delhi	7th Asia Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology	2009
30.	Patiala	National Symposium on Phycology in India : Basic to Applied	2009
29.	Chandigarh	National Symposium on Recent Advances in Phycology from Molecules to Ecosystem	2007
28.	Philippines	Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology	2006
27.	New Delhi	International conference on Recent trends in Algal Biotechnology	2006
26.	Chennai	National symposium on Biology and Biodiversity of Fresh Water Algae	2004
25.	Patiala	National symposium on Recent Trend in Algal Biology and Biotechnology	2004
24.	Varanasi	Cyanobacteria and Plants under Environmental : Responses, Defence Strategies and Biotechnological Prospects Stress	2003
23.	China	International workshop on Microalgal biotechnology	2002
22.	New Delhi	Seminar on Science , Technology and Development Academic Staff College, JMI (resource person).	2002
21.	New Delhi	Workshop on Reorienting Teachers training to Address Sustainable development , NCTE, JMI	2002
20.	Lucknow	World Summit on Sustainable Development Nothern Region Workshop	2002
19.	Lucknow	The 2nd International Conference on Plants and Environmental Pollution	2002
18.	New Delhi	Women Scientists and Technologists for National Development	2002
17.	Hong Kong	The 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology	2000
16.	Chennai	National Symposium on Phycology in Millenium New Millenium	2000
15.	Nainital	International Conference on Tropical Aquatic Ecosystems :Health, Management and Conservation	1999
14.	New Delhi	National Symposium on Toxicology & Environmental Health	1998
13.	Varanasi	Symposium on Algal Biology and Biotechnology	1997
12.	Lucknow	International Conference on Plant & Environmental Pollution	1996
11.	Tiruchirapalli	International Symposium on Cyanobacterial Biotechnology	1996
10.	Italy (Urbino)	Fourth International Symposium on Photosynthetic Prokaryotes	1994
09.	New Delhi	National Symposium, Emerging Technology in Environmental Conservation	1994
08.	Dehradun	International Seminar on MFP in Forestry	1993
07.	New Delhi	Frontiers in Modern Biology	1993
06.	New Delhi	International Conference on Recent Advances in Medical& Aromatic Plants	1989
05.	Australia ( Melbourne)	Third International Phycological Congress	1986
04.	Varanasi	International Phycotalk Symposium	1987
03.	New Delhi	Indian Science Congress Association	1986
02.	Madras	International Symposium on Phycology	1986
01.	Hyderabad.	Indian Botanical Congress	1985

Training /Workshop / Orientation Course Attended as Participant

• April 2, 2001 Centre for Environmental Education, Nothern Region Cell, Lucknow, India.
• August 17-Dec, 1998, Department of Biology, Univ. of Rostock, Germany under the guidance of Dr. Martin Hagemann, on Heavy Metal Stress Induced Changes in Cyanobacterial Protein Profile (Research Training)
• March 1-2, 1996, Microbes: Bioremediation of Pollution and energy at the Centre for Advancement of Microbial Science, J.N.U., New Delhi, India (Symposium)
• December 4-22, 1996, Gene Expression Systems and their Applications at ICGAB, New Delhi, India (Theoretical Course)
• August 21-September 8, 1995, Biodegradation of Chlorinated Pesticides, ITRC, Lucknow, India. (Short Training Programme)
• October 24-November 11, 1994, Mathematical Ecology, ICTP, Trieste, Italy (Fourth Autumn Course)
• January 31- February 11, 1994, Marine Cyanobacteria Utilisation Programme, Bharti Dashan University, Trichi, India.
  (Short Training)
• August 18, 1991-1992 ; Department of Biology, Texas A & M University, U.S.A., under the guidance of Dr. Jim Golden, on
• Recombinase involved in Heterocyst Development (Research Training ).
• March 15 – 16, 1993: Attended orientation Course - Programme for Academic Counsellor of Bechelor of Science, IGNOU, Delhi, India.
• March20-April 4, 1990 : Participated in short term training programme on Gene & Chromosome Manipulation in fish at School of Biological Sciences, M.K.U., Madurai, India.
• March 1989-February 1990 : Research training at Autotrophic Cell Culture, CFTRI, Mysore, India on Yield Improvement of Spirulina by Growth Parameters & Genetic Engineering, under the guidance of Dr. L.V. Venkataraman.

Member of Societies

• Phycological Society of India.
• Association of Microbiologist of India.
• Indian Science Congress Association.
• Indian Women Scientist Association.
• Third Word Organization for Women in Science.
• Asia – Pacific Society for Applied Phycology.
• Society of Environmental Scientists, Department of Botany, Delhi University

Research Projects and Fundings

• Evaluation of Anti-diabetic compounds from cyanobacteria , CCRUM, 2009 (Ongoing)
• Investigation of insulin-like proteins from Spirulina,, UGC, 2009 (Ongoing)
• Interaction of malathion pesticide with osmolytes and free radicals in Anabaena variabilis, DST, 2007 (Ongoing)
• Antimicrobial activity of cyanobacteria, ICMR, 2006 (Completed)
• Studies on cyanobacterial proline for bioremediation of water pollution UGC, 2004 (Completed)
• Phytotoxicity of heavy metals to Spirulina platensis and biomass analysis for its application, UGC 1994 (Completed)
• Isolation and characterization of microalgal lipids and β-carotene, DST, 1990 (Completed)
• Use of cytoplasmic streaming in characean algae for monitoring aquatic pollution, DOEn , 1989 (Completed)

Supervision of Students Research Work

• Ph.D students - awarded –20, registered -10
• M.Sc students - more than 50

List of Publications

      Book

• Cyanobacterial and Algal Metabolism and Environmental Biotechnology, Ed. FatmaT, 1999, 1-272, Narosa Publishing, House, New Delhi, London.

      Articles / Research papers :

1. Callus induction and whole plant regeneration in elite Indian maize (Zea mays L.) inbreds Rakshit,S, Rashid, Z, Sekhar,JC Fatma, T & Das, S Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 2010, 100: 31-37
2. Specific interaction of jacalin with phycocyanin, a fluorescent phycobiliprotein. Gunjan P, Fatma T, Sudha M, Cowsik, Sneha Sudha Komath, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2009, 97:87-93.
3. Specific interaction of the legume lectins, concanavalin A and peanut agglutinin, with Phycocyanin, Gunjan P Komat S, Fatma T, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2009,85 :1126-1133
4. Screening of cynobacteria for phycobiliproteins and Effect of Different Environmental Stress on its Yield, Hemlata & Fatma T. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2009, 83: 509-515
5. Effect of Oxazolidinone ,RBx (Ranbezolid) on inhibition of Staphyloccocal Adherence to plastic surfaces, Mathur T, Singhal S, Bhateja P, Rattan, A, Bhatnagar P, Upadhyay D, Fatma T, Journal of Chemotherapy, 2008, 20: 420-427
6. Endosulfan induced biochemical changes in nitrogen fixing Cyanobacteria, Kumar S, Habib K & Fatma T, Science of Total Environment 2008, 403:130-138.
7. Evaluation of antioxidant defence response to lead stress in Hapalosiphon fontinalis, Zutshi S, Chaudhry M, Bharat N, Abdin M Z and Fatma T, J. of Phycology, 2007, 44 (4):889-896 .
8. Study of Antimycobacterial Activity from Cyanobacterial Extracts and Phytochemical Screening of Methanol Extract of Hapalosiphon Rao M, Malhotra S, Fatma T & Rattan A, Pharmaceutical Biology, , 2007, 45: 228-93.
9. Effect of heavy metal stress on proline and malondialdehyde contents and superoxide dismutase activity in cyanobacterium-Spirulina platensis : Choudhary M, Jetly UK, Khan A, Zutshi S & Fatma T , Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 66(2):204- 209, 2007.
10. Impact of environmental pollution on Cyanobacterial proline content , Khan M A and Fatma T , Journal of Applied Phycology, 2007, 19:625-629
11. Activity of blue green algae extracts against invitro generated Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin, Bhateja P, Mathur T, Pandya P, Fatma T & Rattan A , Fitoterapia, 2006, 77: 233-235
12. Detection of biofilm formation of the clinical isolates of Staphylococcus Evaluation of three different screening methods. Mathur T, Singhal S, Khan S, Upadhay D.J, Fatma T, Ind. J. Med. Micro., 2006, 24(I) : 25-29
13. Invitro Bacterial activity of oxazoidinone, RBx 8700 against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complex, Rao M, Sood R, Malhotra S, Fatma T, Upadhay D J & Rattan A, Journal of Chemotherapy., 2006, 18(2) : 144- 150
14. Characterisation of laboratory generated Vancomycin – intermediate resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. International Journal of antimicrobial Agents: Bhateja P, Purnapatre K, Dube S, Fatma T & Rattan A , Int, J Antimicrob Agents, 2006, 27: 201-211
15. Detection of Vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus : A comparative study of three different phenotypic screening method, Bhateja P, Mathur T, Pandya M, Fatma T & Rattan A, Indian J. of Med. Microbiol, 2005, 23(I):52-53
16. Adverse Effect of Staphylococci slime on invitro activity of glycopeptides: Mathur T, Singhal S, Khan S, Upadhay D.J & Fatma T , Japanese Journal of Infectious Disease, 2005, 58(6) : 353-357
17. Tolerance of Spirulina platensis and Anabaena sp to Endosulfan, an organochlorine pesticide:. Kumar S, Jetly UK & Fatma T, Annals Botany, 2004, 18(2): 103-107
18. Toxicological studies of pesticides on cytoplasmic streaming in Nitella, Fatma T & Pandey SK, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 2004, 242: 732-735
19. Cytoplasmic streaming velocity of Nitella as a new aquatic pollution bio assay technique, Fatma T Pandey S K in Plant response to environmental stress, chapter 31, Ed. Tripathi et al., International Book Distribution Co (Publication Division), Lucknow, 2004
20. Evaluation of biochemical productivity in cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis – S5 under heavy metal stress, Jetley UK, Choudhary M, Fatma T, Asian Journal of Chemistry Vol 16, Nos. 3-4, 1524 – 1528, 2004.
21. Evaluation of biochemical productivity in cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis – S5 under heavy metal stress Part - II. Jetley UK, Choudhary M, Fatma T, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2004, 16 ( 3-4): 1868-1874
22. The impact of physical stress on the growth of cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis– S5. Jetley U.K, Choudhary M , Fatma T , Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2004, 46(4): 303 – 311
23. Potentiality of cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis – S5 for bioremediation of zinc. Jetley U.K, Choudhary M, Fatma T, Bull. Env. Sci.,2004 I: 77-83
24. Potentiality of Cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis –S5 for Bioremidiation of Chromium (Cr). Jetly UK, Choudhury, M & Fatma T , 2004, 302- 314.
25. Invitro activity of RBX 7644 (Ranbezolid) on biopfilm producing bacteria. Mathur T, Bhateja P, Pandya M, Fatma T, & Rattan A, International J. of Antimicrobial Agents. London, 2004, ,24:369-373
26. Bioremedial potential of cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis – S5 for lead, Jetley UK, Choudhary M, Fatma T, Bull. Env. Sci., Vol I ( 2nd issue), 77-83, 2004.
27. Biosphere Fatma T, Environmental Education, Ed. Zeenat Qidwai, Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, 101-114,.2002.
28. Environmental Problems : Ethics and sustainable development Fatma T, Environmental Education, Ed. Zeenat Qidwai, institute of Advanced Studies in Education, 74-88.,2002.
29. Algae and Human Welfare, Fatma T, IGNOU, LSE-12 Plant Diversity –1, 2000
30. Potential use of Phormidium for bioremediation of copper, Taneja L, Fatma T, Ind. J. Applied & Pure Biology, 2000, 15(2):83-86
31. Studies on potential use of cyanobacterium Westiellopsis for bioremediation of copper, Fatma T & Taneja L, Environmental Stress; Indication , Mitigation and Eco-conservation,Ed. M.Yunus, N.Singh, L.J.de Kok, Kulwer Academic Press, Netherlands, 386-390, 2000.
32. Partial charecterization of an abundant human skin melanosomal 66 kDa protein (MP 66) and investigation to purify a similar protein from B16 murine melanoma tumors, Badisa RB, Rabburi D and Fatma T Melanoma Research , 2000, 10: 515-526 Research (10) 515-526.
33. Phytotoxicity of heavy metals on Spirulina platensis, Sultan S & Fatma T, Phykos, 1999, 38: 87 – 92
34. Significance of n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids and algal potential as its source, Fatma T & Sultan S, in Book: Cyanobacterial and Algal Metabolisim and Environmental Biotechnology, Ed. Fatma T, Narosa Publishing House. 49-60. 1999
35. Cyanobacteria and heavy metal stress, Fatma T & Sultan S, in Book: Cyanobacterial and Algal Metabolisim and Environmental Biotechnology, Ed. Fatma T, Narosa Publishing House, 150-158, 1999.
36. A simple and rapid serum bactericidal assay and its evaluation in clinical isolates of Klebsiella, Sharma SK, Fatma T & Thukral SS, The Journal of Microbiological Methods, 1999, 39: 45-48
37. Effect of an abundant human skin, melanosomal 66 KDa protein MP66 on Murine tyrosinase: Its physiological implications on melanogenesis, Babu BR, Diwakar,G, Ramaiah A & Fatma T, Journal of Biosciences, 1998, 23 : 125-129.
38. Use of Cytoplasmic Streaming in Nitella for monitoring aquatic Pollution, Pandey, S.K., Khan AN,Singh AK, Fatma T , Amin M , Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 1997, 35 :1258-1260
39. Cell type specificity of the Anabaena, fdx N – element rearrangement requires Xis H & Xis I, Ramaswamy KS, Carrasco CD, Fatma T, Golden JW, Molecular Microbiology, 1997, 23:1241- 1249
40. Development of anti-oxidative system of wheat seedlings in response to high light, Chauhan NP, Fatma T & Singhal GS, Physiologia Planterum, 1995, 94 : 97-103
41. Application of whole cell protein analysis by PAGE to estabish source of Salmonella typhimurium SDS-PAGE, Khan KA, Rattan A, Fatma T, Khan FG & Kalia A, The Journal of Infection, 1996, 33 :169-171
42. Studies on cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans with respect to biochemical constituents and copper uptake, Taneja L & Fatma T , Proceedings of International Symposium on Cyanobacterial Biotechnology, Trichirapalli, 433- 438 , 1996.
43. In vitro activity of ofloxacin against clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Surpal BB, Khanna SP & Fatma T , Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 1995, 43 :183-186
44. Finger Printing of Salmonella typhimurium – comparision between traditional and molecular methods, Khan .A, Rattan A, Fatma T , Khan FG and Kalia, A, Ind. J. Medical Microbiology, 1995, 13 (3): 141-144
45. Algal Flora of saline alkali soil from rice fields of Siknaderpur, Hardoi, Singh BV, Fatma T & Goyal SK, Acta Botanica Indica, 1995, 23 : 67-70
46. pH tolerance in certain cyanobacteria, Singh SV, Goyal SK & Fatma T Phykos, 1995, 34 : 97 –103
47. Ecology, taxonomy and basiphyte preference studies on genus Coleochaete with a review on its evolutionary tendencies, Fatma T, Recent Advances in Phycology, ed. Kashyap ,AK and Kuma HD, 233-247, 1994.
48. Evaluation of selected strains of Spirulina for their constituents, Fatma T, Sarda R & Venkataraman LV, Phykos, 1994, 33: 89-97
49. Cyanobacterial and Algal Potential as Biochemicals, Fatma T & Venkataraman LV , J. Non Timber Forest, 1994, 1: 19-39
50. Protection of wheat chloroplast from lipid peroxidation and loss of photosynthetic pigments by quercetin under strong illumination, Chauhan NP, Fatma T & Mishra RK, J. Plant Physiology, 1992, 140 : 409-413
51. Conjugal gene transfer in filamentous cyanobacteria, Fatma T & Venkataraman LV, Current Science, 1992, 63: 186-191
52. Effect of culture filtrate on the growth of Spirulina platensis , Fatma T, Current Science, 1990, 59: 797-798
53. Ecological studies on Chaetophorales of two ponds of Lucknow, Fatma T, Phykos, 1990 29: 89-94,
54. Taxonomy and Ecology of a New Indian chaetophoralean member Stigeoclonium longipilum Kuetz , Fatma T , Acta Botanica Indica, 1990, 18: 276-277
55. Stigeoclonium nanum – A new Biological Indicator of Water pollution, Fatma T, Res. J. Pl. Environs, 1990, 6 (2): 89-91
56. Periodicity, distribution & basiphyte preference of epiphytic chaetophorales of three fresh water ponds of Lucknow, Fatma T, Perspective in Phycology.ed V.N. Raja Rao, Today & Tomorrow Printers & Publishers, New Delhi-5 , 121-125, 1990.
57. Bioproducts from microalga Dunaliella , Fatma T & Venkataraman, LV, Microbiology Today, 1990, 1 :138-150
58. Morphological & Ecological Observations on Stigeoclonium farctum Chaetophorales, Chlorphyceae, Fatma T, Current Science, 1989, 58: 1366-1367
59. Micro algal Lipids, Fatma, T , Everyman Science , 1989, 159-163
60. Epiphytic Algal Flora of Fresh Water Ponds of Lucknow - Chaetophorales, Fatma T , Phykos, 1985, 24 :173-174
61. Epibolium polysporum duringer, Chlorphyceae Chaetophorales, A Rare green alga from India, Prasad BN & Fatma T , Geophytology, 1982, 12:336-339
62. Leptosiropsis torulosa jao – A new Addition to the Indian flora, Prasad BN & Fatma T, J .I. B. S , 1982, 61 : 411-422
63. Aphanochaete magna Godward – A new addition to the Indian flora, Prasad, B.N. & Fatma T, Geophytology, 1981, 11(2): 211-213
64. Stigeoclonium nudiusculum (Kuetz) Kuetz Emend – A new addition to the Indian flora, Prasad BN & Fatma T , Current Science, 1981, 50: 501-502
65. Chaetosphaeridium pringsheimii Klebhan -A new addition to the Indian flora, Prasad BN & Fatma T , Current Science, 1981, 50:187-188
66. Bulbochaete ivorencis, Gauthier Lievere, - A new addition to the Indian flora, Prasad BN & Fatma T , Current Science, 1981, 31-32