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Teaching staff (On Contract basis) - Application last date extended to 10/05/2023

Faculty Details

Dr. Asifa. K. P (Ph.D)

Assistant Professor (On Contract)

Zoology

About

Asifa. K. P completed her post-graduation in Zoology from Sree Narayana college, Kannur. She has Awarded the degree of Ph. D. by University of Calicut under the Guidance of Dr. K. C. Chitra with the support of KSCSTE Fellowship in the year 2018. Doctoral research focused on aquatic toxicology and endocrine disruptive effects of estrogenic pesticides. She has credited with more than 25 publications in well reputed peer-reviewed international journals, authored one book and two chapters in a book with ISSN number. She has been working in Malabar Christian college as Guest Lecturer in Zoology since 2019.

Important Publications:

  1. Asifa, K. P. and Chitra, K. C. (2017). Evidence for chlordecone-stimulated oxidative stress in different tissues of the cichlid fish, Pseudetroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795). Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 75, 53-69. DOI: 10.1515/cjf-2017- 0010.
  2. Asifa, K. P. and Chitra, K. C. (2018). Sublethal toxic impact of chlordecone on hormonal parameters and histological alterations in gonads of the cichlid fish, Pseudetroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795). Advances in Bioresearch, 9 (1), 209-218. DOI: 10.15515/abr.0976-4585.9.1.209218.
  3. Asifa, K. P. and Chitra, K. C. (2019). Effect of chlordecone on the reproductive potential of the cichlid fish, Pseudetroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795). Journal of Aquatic Research and marine Sciences. 2 (2): 1-15.
  4. Asifa, K.P. and Chitra, K.C. (2016). Effects of nonylphenol-induced oxidative stress in ovary of cichlid fish, Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795). International Letters of Natural Sciences, 58, 11-15. DOI:10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILNS.58.11.
  5. Asifa, K.P. and Chitra, K.C. (2016). Short-term exposure to nonylphenol altered muscular antioxidant system in cichlid fish, Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795). World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 5 (8), 1599- 1608. DOI: 10.20959/wjpr20168-6857.

Book Chapters:

  1. Arunaksharan Narayanankutty, Asifa K. P, Anisha Sathyan M. Pharmaceutical potential of Dasamoola and Thriphala plants in Ayurveda.