Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Central University of Punjab, Mansa Road, Bathinda, 151001, Punjab Dr. Felix Bast [email protected] 9872152694 PhD, Fellow of INSA-INYAS

EXPERIENCE SKILLS Algal , DNA Taxonomy, Leibniz-Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung, Molecular Phylogenetics and Bremen, Germany Phylogeography, Phylolinguistics, Evolutionary sociopolitics, Antarctic NAM-ZMT Guest Scientist Flora,Science Writing, Development of NOV 2018 - FEB 2019 MOOC (UGC-Swayam) On sabbatical, research on DNA barcoding and marine experimental ecology AWARDS Central University of Punjab, B​ athinda — Associate Professor Elected Fellow of INSA-INYAS DST-INSA-INSPIRE Faculty Award MAY 2010 - PRESENT Phylogenetic Diversity of (2012) Involved with academic research and teaching in Taxonomy, Phylogenetics Inspired Teacher recognition ​ Invited In-Resident Intern with President of India Member, Executive Council and Academic Council at Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi (2015)

Friday Harbor Lab, University of Washington, ​US Teacher Innovator Award​ Commendation — S​ ummer Fellow certificate, MHRD, Government of India (2016) JULY 2007 - AUGUST 2007 Marine Botany course, Phycological Society of America NAM-ZMT Germany International Guest Scientist Award

Marine Biological Association, P​ lymouth, UK​ ​— Japanese Govt. Monbukagakusho:MEXT Summer Fellow International Doctoral Fellowship 2005 MARCH 2013 British Phycological Society Student Algal Taxonomy Workshop of British Phycological Society Bursary Award-2009

Member o​ f British Phycological Society, Indian Institute of Technology, ​Bombay — C​ SIR Phycological Society of America, JRF Phycological Society, India, International AUGUST 2003 - FEBRUARY 2005 Society for Environmental Botanists, Algae-based desalination. Indian Lichenological Society and Indian Linguistics Society.

CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test

Qualified Dec 2001 for JRF and Lectureship Indian Academy of Sciences Summer Research Fellowship at NIO, Goa- 2002 University First Rank​ (2000) BSc Kannur University, India

CSIR-JRF, GATE, GRE, TOEFL qualified

EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS METRICS Total SCI indexed journal articles: 41 Kochi University, J​ apan — ​PhD (MEXT: Japanese Book Chapters: 10 Govt. Fellow) Books: 4 APRIL 2005 - MARCH 2010 Popular Science articles and Ecophysiology and phylogeography of ​ newspaper essays: 17 latissimum ​ in Japan (Field: Marine Biology) H-index: 11 i10 index: 11 Total Publications: 70 University of Madras, ​Guindy, Chennai — M​ Sc JUNE 2000 - MAY 2002 NOTABLE RESEARCH 76.5% marks, First Class (Outstanding) Grade FINDINGS/CONTRIBUTIONS

Biotechnology, Microalgae, Photobioreactor 1. New algal species discovered:​ Ulva paschima, Cladophora goensis, Ulva uniseriata Kannur University, ​Kannur, Kerala — B​ Sc 2. New records: Endophytic algae JUNE 1997 - MAY 2000 Ulvella leptochaete ​ for the first time 87.5% marks, First Class, University First Rank with Gold in Indian Ocean, S​ argassum Medal zhangii​, T​ rentepohlia annulata a​ nd Microbiology, Physiology, Chemistry Ulva sapora​ first records in India 3. Open access database of Indian

Algae, dbIndAlgae released PROJECTS/RESEARCH GRANTS 4. Discovery that spores of subaerial ​Trentepohlia annulata 7 major grants ​— A​ s PI caused blood rain in Kerala DST-INSPIRE, DST-Core, CSIR, UGC-BSR, MoES, ICSSR, 5. Science Communicator, with UGC-Start-Up grant frequent contributions in all major science magazines in India (Total sanctioned INR 11.3 million) (Resonance, Science Reporter, Dream-2047). Involved with science popularization talks and TEACHING/TRAINING GRANTS science community outreach through local libraries, schools 4 grants ​— A​ s PI and colleges. UGC-MHRD SWAYAM MOOC Development, Science Academies’ Refresher Course (2 times) and Science 6. Explored major coastal intertidal Academies’ Lecture Workshop habitats of India, Japan, UK, (Total sanctioned: INR 1.95 million) Scandinavia and North Western US and Canada. Exploration team member of 36th Indian Scientific RESEARCH SUPERVISION Expedition to Antarctica. 7. An early adopter of e-learning; involved with UGC e-PG pathshala PostDoctoral Supervision: 1 and UGC SWAYAM MOOC. PhD Awarded: 4 PhD undergoing: 5 8. Involved with science education in M.Phil Awarded: 16 schools through KSSP. Charity M.Sc. awarded: 15 International students: 1 works for science education through ​Felix Foundation.​

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Sharma, S., Mehra, R. and Bast, F. (2019) Molecular Phylogeography of Ficus benghalensis Linnaeus using nrDNA ITS 1,cpDNA trnL and cpDNA rps16 from Indian subcontinent. Current Science 117 (2) 293-298 2. Bast, F., John, AA. and Bhushan, S. (2014). Strong endemism of bloom-forming tubular Ulva in Indian west coast, with description of Ulva paschima Sp. Nov. (Ulvales, ). PLoS ONE 9(10): e109295. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109295 (IF:3.73) PDF 3. Bhushan, S., Mehra, R., Rani, P. and Bast, F (2016) "DbIndAlgae: Online resource of Seaweeds of Indian coasts". Current Science (IF: 0.8) 111 (4):717-723 PDF 4. Bast, F., John, AA. and Bhushan, S. (2015).Cladophora goensis- a bloom forming marine algae from Goa, India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 44 (12) 1874-1879 (IF:0.57) PDF 5. Bast, F., Kubota, S. and Okuda, K. (2014). Phylogeographic Assessment of Panmictic Monostroma Species from Kuroshio Coast, Japan Reveals Sympatric Speciation. Journal of Applied Phycology (IF:2.5) DOI 10.1007/s10811-014-0452-x PDF 6. Bast, F., Bhushan, S. and John, AA. (2014). DNA Barcoding of a new record of epi-endophytic green algae Ulvella leptochaete (Ulvellaceae, Chlorophyta) in India. Journal of Biosciences 39:711-716 (IF:1.8) PDF 7. Bast, F., Rani P, and Meena D (2014) Chloroplast DNA Phylogeography of Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) in Indian Subcontinent, The Scientific World Journal (IF:1.731), vol. 2014, Article ID 847482, 6 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/847482 8. Bast, F., Shimada, S, Hiraoka, M and Okuda, K (2009). Asexual life history by biflagellate zoids in Monostroma latissimum (). Aquatic Botany (IF:2.250) 91: 213-218. PDF 9. Bast, F., Shimada, S, Hiraoka, M and Okuda, K (2009). Seasonality and thallus ontogeny of edible Monostroma latissimum (Kützing) Wittrock (Chlorophyta, ) from Tosa Bay, Kochi, Japan. Hydrobiologia (IF:1.985) 630: 161-167. PDF 10. Yadav, U. P., Singh, S., Bhushan, S., Mehra, R., and Bast, F. (2018). Caulerpa taxifolia inhibits cell proliferation and induces oxidative stress in breast cancer cells. Biologia. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-018-0163-x

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