GOBARDHAN SAHOO Assistant Professor

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  • Department of Ecology & Environmental Sciences
  • School of Life Sciences
  • gobardhanmarine.sahoo@gmail.com

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 PhD Exogenous and endogenous signals in the cyprid metamorphosis of Balanus amphitrite Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research 2018
2 MSc Marine Biology Pondicherry University 2009
3 BSc Botany, Zoology, Chemistry Ravenshaw University 2007

Area of Specializaion

Marine Ecology, Phytoplankton ecology, Marine biofouling, Meiofauna ecology

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 MSCA (Marie Curie) Postdoctoral Fellowship INTERNATIONAL Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports 2023 155800 USD
2 Geeta Mukhopadhyay award for best PhD thesis REGIONAL CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography 2020 0
3 PBC Postdoc Fellowship INTERNATIONAL Planning and Budgeting Committee, Government of Israel 2019 220000 NIS
4 ICBAB Silver medal for best Student paper REGIONAL CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography 2016 5000 INR
5 CSIR–UGC Junior Research Fellowship NATIONAL Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India 2011 10 lakh INR
6 First prize in State level essay competition STATE Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Orissa, India 2006 0

Teaching Experience

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1 Assistant Professor Ecology and Environmental Sciences Pondicherry University

Research Experience

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1 Post doctorate Fellow Marine Biology University of Haifa Microbiology

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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

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1 Rhodopsin-mediated nutrient uptake by cultivated photoheterotrophic Verrucomicrobiota Bar-Shalom R., Rozenberg A., Lahyani M., Hassanzadeh B., Sahoo G., Haber M., Burgsdorf I., Tang X., Squattrito V., Gomez-Consarnau L., Beja O. and Steindler L. ISME journal 1-11. 2023 11
2 Nitric Oxide-Serotonin interplay in the cyprid metamorphosis of Balanus amphitrite (Cirripedia: Thoracica). Sahoo G. and Khandeparker L. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 127:95-103. 2018 4.907
3 Role of epibiotic diatoms isolated from the barnacle shell in the cyprid metamorphosis of Balanus amphitrite. Sahoo G. and Khandeparker L. Hydrobiologia. 822(1):129-142 2018 2.822
4 Epibiotic communities (microalgae and meiofauna) on the pneumatophores of Avicennia officinalis (L.). Sahoo G., Ansari Z.A., Jamila Bi Shaikh, Sandesh U. Varik and Mangesh Gauns. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 207: 391-401 2018 3.229
5 Defaunation of meiofauna in Mumbai bay (India) - A severely polluted area. Sahoo G., Ansari Z.A., Sukumaran S. and Gajbhiye S.N. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 16:98-108. 2017 2.166
6 Seasonality and vertical distribution of epiphytic diatoms on the pneumatophore surface of mangrove Avicennia officinalis L. Sahoo G. and Ansari Z.A. Marine Biodiversity 48 (4): 2033-2041 2017 1.815
7 Epibiotic community on the acorn barnacle (Balanus amphitrite) from a monsoon influenced tropical estuary. Sahoo G. and Khandeparker L. Marine Ecology 37:618-630 2016 1.733
8 A new species of Eutrachytes (Acari: Uropodina: Eutrachytidae) associated with the Indian mangrove (Avicennia officinalis). Moraza M. L., Kontschán J., Sahoo G. and Ansari Z.A. Acarologia. 56(1):73-89 2016 1.475
9 Meiofauna-Mangrove interaction: a pilot study from a tropical mangrove habitat. Sahoo G., Suchiang S. and Ansari Z.A. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 54 (3):349-358 2013 0.504
10 Antibacterial activity of mangrove leaf extracts against human pathogens. Sahoo G., Mulla N.S.S., Ansari Z.A. and Mohandas C. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 74(4):348-351 2012 0.664

Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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1 Description of a new mangrove root-dwelling species of Teleotanais (Crustacea, Perecarida, Tanaidacea) from India, with a key to Teleotanaidae Larsen K., Sahoo G. and Ansari Z.A. Species Diversity. 18:237-243 2013 0.000

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Books

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Edited Books

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Ongoing Projects

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Career Guidance Offered to students

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Research Guidance - PG

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Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme

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1 Biocommunication in barnacle Balanus amphitrite Seminar School of Life Sciences University Level 13-10-2022 10-11-2022 2022

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