Education
1. B.Sc. in Zoology ,
Pub Kamrup College (Gauhati University), Assam, 2016
2. M.Sc. in Life Science (Zoology),
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha , 2018
3. PhD: ATREE Bangalore & MAHE Manipal, Karnataka, Title:
Systematics of the select land snail genera of the Indian region, Ongoing
Professional Experience
- September 2022- onwards, Assistant Professor ,
Kamrup College , Chamata, Nalbari, Assam
- August 2020-January 2022, Senior Research Fellow ,
ATREE , Bangalore, Karnataka
- August 2018- July 2020, Junior Research Fellow,
ATREE , Bangalore, Karnataka
Research Interests
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Malacology (Non-marine), Taxonomy and Systematics, Evolutionary Biology, Biogeography, Ecology, Wildlife Biology
Research Grants
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Early-Career Research Award 2022 from the Malacological Society of London, UK; (£1,500)
Memberships
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Student Member at the Malacological Society of Australasia (MSA); 2022- 2024
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Student Member at the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC); 2020 – 2021
Achievements
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2018: GATE (Life Sciences; AIR 1488) | 2017: Joint CSIR-UGC NET (Life Science; AIR 79, Lectureship) | 2016: IIT-JAM (Biological Sciences; AIR 482)
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New species described: 2 species of land microsnails
FIP/FDP/other courses
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12th Online One Month Faculty Induction Programme organized by the UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2023
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One Week Faculty Development Programme (FDP) On Research Methodology and Academic Publication Organized By
Department of Education & Department of Economics In collaboration with IQAC, Kamrup College, Chamata, 2022
Research Articles
1.
NK Das, B Páll-Gergely, & NA Aravind. (2022). Redescription and range extension of two carnivorous micro-snail species of the genus Sinoennea (Gastropoda: Strepaxoidea: Diapheridae) from Northeast India. Journal of Conchology, 44(4): 397-405.
2.
NK Das, B Páll-Gergely, F Naggs, RC Preece, TS White & NA Aravind. (2021). Redescription of Acmella tersa (Benson, 1853), the type species of Acmella W.T. Blanford, 1869 (Gastropoda: Assimineidae), from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Molluscan Research, 41(4): 324-331.
3.
NK Das & NA Aravind. (2021). A new species from the Genus Georissa Blanford, 1864 (Gastropoda, Neritimorpha, Hydrocenidae) from a limestone cave of Meghalaya, Northeast India. Journal of Conchology, 44(2): 93-101.
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NK Das & NA Aravind. (2021). A new species of land snail from the genus Diplommatina Benson, 1849 (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Diplommatinidae) from Sikkim Himalaya, North East India. Molluscan Research, 41(3): 262–268.
5.
NK Das & NA Aravind. (2021). Bibliometric analysis on Indian non-marine molluscan research. The Malacologist, Bulletin of The Malacological Society of London, 76: 12 (ISSN 1759-1406)
6.
A Jadhav, NK Das & NA Aravind. (2020). Edible freshwater molluscs from Northeast India. Tentacle, 28: 3-4. (ISSN 0958-5079).
7.
NK Das, H Kakati, P Kalita & M Barthakur. (2015). Effects of Transfuthrin in olfactory memory of swiss albino mice using
Buried Food Test. In: Proceedings of national seminar on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research
in North East India, pp 238-244 (ISBN: 978-81-93152-50-8).
Popular articles
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NK Das (2020). Invertebrates: High diversity but low on conservation agenda. ecoNE.
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A Roy, NK Das, N Malakar, DD Tamang (2020). Reciprocity in Research through Citizen Scientists’ perspective. Medium blog.
Paper Presentations/Talks
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Presented a poster presentation entitled ”Memory status of seizure-induced animal model measured by Morris Water Maze test for hippocampal degeneration” at International Conference on Disease Biology and therapeutics (ICDBT 2014), organized by Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, Assam, India; 3-5th December 2014.
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Presented an Oral presentation entitled ”Effects of transfluthrin in olfactory memory of swiss albino mice using Buried Food Test” at a UGC-sponsored National Seminar on ‘Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research in NE India (MBBRNEI, 2015), organized by Pub Kamrup College, Baihata Chariali, Assam, India; 19-21th August 2015.
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Presented a quick-fire talk on ‘Bibliometric analysis on Indian non-marine molluscan research’ at Molluscan Forum 2020, organized by The Malacological Society of London (MSL) and The Natural History Museum (NHM), London; 19th November 2020.
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Presented a poster presentation entitled ‘Terrestrial microsnails diversity from a limestone cave: A case study of Mawsmai cave, Meghalaya’ at National seminars on ‘Life & Life Processes: Interdisciplinary Approach for Sustainable Development’, organized by Department of Zoology, Goa University; 19-21st July 2021.
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Presented an invited general public talk as Resource person on ‘Edible snails of Northeast India: Diversity, Importance and Farming Opportunities’ organised by Research, Innovation and Extension Cell, & IQAC, Swahid Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Belsor, Assam; 20th October 2022.
