Prof. Dr. AMARENDRA NARAYAN MISRA Founder Professor & Head (since 18.6.2004) Dean, Faculty of Sciences (2007-2011) Coordinator: DBT-BIF, DST-FIST Warden, P.G. Hostels Formerly Professor, Plant Mol. Biol. & Biotechnology, University of Pune M.Sc. -1977 ; Ph.D. - 1984 Berhampur University. Post-Doc- JNU, Imperial College, IGER, UCW, UK Phone: 91-6782-275875 (O)/ 275900 (O); Mobile: 9437295915 Email : misraan@yahoo.co.uk Honours & International Collaborations: Prof. Umakant Sinha Memorial Award (Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology), Indian Science Congress Association, 1996. INSA Visiting Fellow at BARC; DST-SERC Visiting Fellow at Deptt. of Electronics & Deptt. of Physics, Univ. of Pune. CEC & BOYSCAST Visiting fellow, Imperial College, London and AFRC-IGER, Wales; Visiting scientist, University of Geneva, Switzerland; JSPS Visiting Fellow, University of Osaka, Japan; INSA Overseas Visiting Fellow, University of Krakow, Poland; Visiting Guest Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan; DBT-Overseas Associate, University of Nevada, USA; DST-BAS collaborative research Institute of Biophysics, BAS, Sofia, Bulagaria. Research: Biotechnology and molecular biology of adaptation of tropical plants. Biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology of photosynthesis. University Post-Graduate Teaching Experience: Twenty seven years Publications: 91 (International 46, National 45) (Journals- International 31, Indian 34, Book Chapters/Proceedings 18, ICAR Reports/ Agricultural Recommendations 5, Training Program for Agricultural Field Officers 3).
Research Supervision: Ph.D. 8 (awarded), M.Phil. 9 (awarded) Journal Editor: 11 International Journals, 3 Indian Journals Journal Referee: 21 International Journals, 5 Indian Journals Other scientific distinctions: Selected for FEBS travel fellowship 1991. CSIR Visiting Scientist 1989-90. USSR Govt. Post-Doctoral fellowship in Biophysics 1980-81 and 1981-82, and in Env. Biology 1990-91. Elected life member: 20 National and International Scientific Societies Fellow: Indian Botanical Society - FBS. Agricultural Biochemists - FISAB, Academy of Environmental Biology - FAEB, International Society for Tropical Crops Research and Development - FISTCRAD, Indian Society for Member: The National Academy of Sciences (India) MNASc. Details of past employment: Period Designation Name of Institution / Organisation Nov. 1982- Aug.1987 Assistant Professor, Pant Physiology Rajasthan Agricultural University Aug.1987-Mar 2004 Senior Lecturer, Reader, Professor Department of Botany, Utkal University Dec. 1997- Professor, Plant Mol. Biol. & Department of Botany, Nov. 1999 Oct 2002 Oct 2003 Biotechnology Guest Professor Ongoing Research Projects: University of Pune School of Frontier Sciences, Tokyo Univ. i. DBT-BIF (2006-12) Bioinformatics facility for teaching Biology. ii. Indo-Bulagria Co-operation in S&T (2008-11) Developing biosensor(s) using photo-excitable membranes. iii. DST-FIST (2008-2013) Funds for infrastructural development of the Department. Completed Research Projects:
i. CEC, Bruxels (1990-91) Turn-over of thylakoid membrane proteins during senescence. ii. UCW, UK (1991-92) BOYSCAST Turn-over of thylakoid membrane proteins during senescence. iii. INSA (1994) High temperature photo inhibition in tropical crop plants: TL characteristic. iv. CSIR (1994-97) Turn-over of stress shock proteins in rice tissue during adaptation to salt and water stress. v. UGC (1994-97) Indole acetic acid metabolism in chloroplast during development and senescence. vi. DST (1996): Positron lifetime spectroscopy of chloroplasts under high temperature photo inhibition. vii. Univ. Geneva (1998) Fast fluorescence kinetics of mung bean and Indian mustard under salt stress. viii. Univ. Geneva (2000) Fast fluorescence kinetics of plants under high light and high temperature stress. ix. JSPS, Japan (2001) Photosynthesis adaptation of plants to high light, temperature and salinity. x. INSA-PAS (2002) Biophysical and molecular analysis of the developmental changes in chloroplasts from proplastid to chloroplasts in single cell/protoplast culture. xi. Indo-Kazhak Co-op. in S&T (1999-2003) QTL analysis for the osmotic adjustment of photosynthetic characteristics in wheat and barley under osmotic stress. xii. DST(2000-2003) Photosynthetic adaptation of pearl millet to photo inhibition under high temperature. xiii. Univ. Tokyo (2002-2003) Dynamics of photosynthetic apparatus in tropical crop plants during salt stress. xiv. JSPS, Japan (2005) Photosynthesis adaptation of plants to high light, temperature and salinity. xv. DBT (2006-07) Proteome analysis of stress proteins in plants. Academic & Administrative Experiences Member Board of Studies: Botany-Utkal Univ. (1987-2004),-University of Pune(1997-99),-NEHU(since 2000), Biotechnology, Botany, Biosciences, FM University (since 2004). 2004-contd. Member Academic Council, & Member, Post-Graduate Council, FM University. 2004-2005 Chairman, PG Council, & I/C Warden, PG Hostels, & Member Syndicate, FMU. 2004-2008 I/C Vice-Chancellor (periodically) 2006-contd Co-ordinator, DBT-BIF; Director, UGC-IMF, & Member AAAC committee, FM University. 2007-2011 Dean, Faculty of Sciences, FM University 2007-2009 Warden, Post-Graduate Hostels, FM University
2008-2011 Coordinator, DST-FIST Department Organizational Activities: Organized 3 day International Workshop on Phenotyping and vitality testing of plants with JIP-test. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India 23-25 October 2003. Associate-Coordinator P.G. Course in Environmental Biology. Utkal Univ. July 2000- April 2001. Co-ordinator: UGC-Refresher Course in Env. Sci., FMU, Balasore 21 Sept.-11 Oct. 2004. BIF-BTBI of DBT since 2006-2012. DST-FIST 2008-2011. Convenor: National Seminar on Biotechnology 22 March 2007. Workshop cum Training on Bioinformatics, 24-25 March, 2007. Workshop cum Training on Opto-analytical instrumentation, 26-31 March, 2007. Convenor cum Organizing Secretary: National Seminar on Biotechnology: prospects and potential in Orissa, 20 March 2006. Workshop cum Training on Basics of Bioinformatics, 25-26 March, 2008. Workshop cum Training on Phenomics, 5-6 Dec. 2008. Workshop cum Training on Bioinformatics and Systems biology, 20-21 March, 2009. Selected Papers Vladkova, R., Ivanova, P.I., Krasteva, V., Misra, A. N., and Apostolova, E. L. (2009) Assessment of chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthetic oxygen evolution parameters for use in biosensors against Q B binding herbicide atrazine. Compt. Rend. Bulg. Acad. Sci. 62: 355-360. Misra A.N., Latowski D. and Strzalka K. (2006). The xanthophylls cycle activity in kidney bean and cabbage leaves under salinity stress. Russian J. Plant Physiol. 53: 102-109. Biswal, A.K., Dilnawaz, F., Ramaswamy, N.K., David, K.A.V. and Misra, A.N. (2002) Thermoluminescence characteristics of sodium chloride salt stressed Indian mustard seedlings. Luminescence 17, 135-140. Dilnawaz, F., Mahapatra, P., Misra, M., Ramaswamy, N.K. and Misra, A.N. (2001) The distinctive pattern of phtosystem 2 activity,
photosynthetic pigment accumulation and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase content of chloroplasts along the axis of primary wheat leaf lamina. Photosynthetica 39, 557-563. Biswal, A.K., Dilnawaz, F., David, K.A.V., Ramaswamy, N.K. and Misra, A.N.(2001) Increase in the intensity of thermoluminescence Q-band during leaf ageing is due to a block in the electron transfer from QA to QB. Luminescence 16, 309-313. Misra, A.N., Srivastava, A. and Strasser, R.J. (2001) Utilizations of fast Chlorophyll a fluorescence technique in assessing the salt/ion sensitivity of mung bean and brassica seedlings. J. Plant Physiol. 158, 1173-1181. Misra, A.N., Dilnawaz, F., Misra, M. and Biswal, A.K. (2001) Thermoluminescence in chloroplasts as an indicator of alterations in photosystem II reaction center by biotic and abiotic stress (Review). Photosynthetica 39, 1-9. Misra, A.N. and Biswal, A.K. (2000) Thylakoid membrane protein kinase activity as a signal transduction pathway in chloroplasts (Review). Photosynthetica, 38, 323-332. Misra, A.N., Sahu, S.M., Misra, M., Ramaswamy, N.K. and Desai, T.S. (1999) Sodium chloride salt stress induced changes in thylakoid pigment-protein complexes, PS II activity and TL glow peaks of chloroplasts from mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) and Indian mustard (Brassica juncea Coss.) seedlings. Z. Naturforsch. Part: C 54, 640-644. Misra, A.N., Ramaswamy, N.K. and Desai, T.S. (1997) Thermoluminescence studies on photoinhibition of pothos leaf siscs at chilling, room and high temperature. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: (Biol.) 38, 164-168. Misra, A.N., Hall, S. and Barber, J. (1991) The isolated DI/D2/Cyt b559 complex of photosystem two reaction centre possesses a serine type endopeptidase activity. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1059, 239-242. Das, N., Misra, M. and Misra, A.N. (1990) Sodium chloride salt stress induced metabolic changes in pearl millet callus: Free solutes. J. Plant Physiol. 137, 244-246.