Nileena C. B. Assistant Professor of Botany

ADDRESS & EMAIL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTINCTION

Chakkalakkal(Nandanam), ▪ Class Tutorship of UG and PG from 2008-09 to 2017-18

Kurumassery P.O., ▪ HOD from 2015 - 16 to till date (Dist) Pin:683 579

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

▪ Cytological effects of water extracts of Gloriosa superba L. QUALIFICATION In three day National Seminar on Plant Genetic resources Management, organised by Union Christian College, , MSc, B Ed, Ph. D on 28-30th October 2004.

▪ Study of Polymorphismin different species of the genus DATE OF JOINING Polypleurum belonging to the family Podostemaceae in three day national Seminar on Western Ghats- 09/06/2008 Biogeography,biodiversity and Conservation organised by

Department of Botany,N.S. S.College,Manjeri,Malappuram th District on 14-16 February 2013.

EXPERIENCE IN YEARS ▪ A Taxonomic Survey of the Members of Podostemaceae in different localities of Pooyamkutty, in two day National 12 years 3 months Seminar on Role of Plant Systematics in Biodiversity Conservation ,organised by Department of Botany, S. N. AREA OF Coleege, Cherthala on 4-5th March ,2014.\ SPECIALIZATION

Plant Taxonomy

▪ Abstract only entitled”Morphological and Ecological study of Podostemaceae members in Blavana near Pooyamkutty” in the proceedings of the National seminar –Ethnic Knowledge of Biological resources in contemporary plant sciences held on 28-29th August,2014,at Department of Botany, Sree Narayana College for Women, Kollam.,pp-36. ▪ A paper entitled “Invitro Callogenesis in certain explants of Psilanthus travancorensis(WIGHT & ARN.)LEROY- A lesser Known taxon of Rubiaceae” in a multidisciplinary journal Academic Spectrum Vol-VII, published on December,2014 with ISSN No.: 2456-3056 ,pp-1-11. ▪ A paper in Swadeshi Science Congress held on 16-18th December,2015 at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, entitled “Morphological and Ecological study of Podostemaceae members in Blavana and Pooyamkutty”, pp-162.

PARTICIPATION IN SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES/ WORKSHOPS

1. Three day National Seminar on Plant Genetic resources Management, organised by Union Christian College, Aluva, on 28-30th October 2004. 2. State level Conference on Rejuvenating Plant Taxonomy- Potentialities in Scenario-2005, Mar Athanasius College, . 3. Two day National Seminar on Biotechnology in Relation to Environment ,organised by Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam in 2007. 4. Two day National Seminar on Modern Methods in Herbal Drug Development-2010, Bharatha Matha College, . 5. Two day National Seminar on Current Trends in NMR Spectroscopy -2011,St. Michael’s College, Cherthala. 6. Two day National Seminar on Impact of Transgenics on Biodiversity -2011,Sree Neelakanta Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi. 7. Two day National Conference on Biodiversity and Bio prospecting with reference to plants and microbs-2011, St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam. 8. One day National Seminar on Nanobiotechnology -2012, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam. 9. Three day National Seminar on Western Ghats-Biogeography,biodiversity and Conservation organised by Department of Botany,N.S. S.College,Manjeri,Malappuram District on 14-16th February 2013. 10. Two day National Seminar on Role of Plant Systematics in Biodiversity Conservation ,organised by Department of Botany, S. N. Coleege, Cherthala on 4-5th March ,2014. 11. Two day National Seminar on Role of Plant Systematics in Biodiversity Conservation ,organised by Department of Botany, S. N. Coleege, Cherthala on 4-5th March ,2014. 12. National seminar –Ethnic Knowledge of Biological resources in contemporary plant sciences held on 28-29th August,2014,at Department of Botany,Sree Narayana College for Women, Kollam. 13. Swadeshi Science Congress held on 16-18th December,2015 at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady. 14. Seminar on World Environment Day celebrations 2019 on 26th & 27th june organized by Department of Botany,S.N.C.W.,Kollam. 15. One day Lecture Workshop on Viral Genomics on 8th march,2019 organized by Post Graduate and research Department of Botany, Fathima Mata National College,Kollam. 16. International Webinar on Alternative Therapy for oral diseases : Exploring newer Possibilities by Department of Botany,S.N.C.W.,Kollam as part of International Webinar series CROSSROADS 2020, on 24th September,2020 . 17. National Webinar on Taxonomical Tools in Life Sciences on 13th August,2020,organized by Department of Zoology, All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram. 18. Webinar in connection with observation of World Ozone day on September,16,2020 organized by Department of Botany,S.N.C.W.,Kollam. 19. Webinar in connection with World Rivers day celebrations on September,28,2020 organized by Department of Botany,S.N.C.W.,Kollam.

PUBLICATIONS IN BOOKS OR JOURNALS  C. J. Mathew, I. Jager Zurn and C. B. Nileena (2001),Dalzellia gracilis:A new species of Podostemaceae (Tristichoideae) from Kerala, ., Int. J. Plant Sci. 162(4):899-909 .  C. J. Mathew ,C. B. Nileena and I. Jager Zurn (2003), Morphology and ecology of two new species of Polypleurum (Podostemaceae) from Kerala, India., Plant Syst. Evol.237:209-217.  A collection of poem entitled ‘Ninavukal’ published in January 2020 with ISBN no.978- 9389325-70-6,Olive Publications.