Name : DR. GUSHEINZED WAIKHOM Designation : Associate Professor

Department of Aquaculture Mobile No. : + 91 - 9856083153 E-mail : gushein_w@yahoo.com

Academics :

Degree Specialization Institute/University Year Remarks

B.F.Sc. Fisheries Science

College of Fisheries, Lembucherra Central Agricultural University, Imphal 2002 Gold Medal

M.F.Sc. Aquaculture Fisheries College & Research Institute, TANUVAS, Chennai 2004 Gold Medal

Ph.D. Aquaculture Central Inst. of Brackishwater Aquaculture, University of Madras, Chennai 2012 Awarded

Post-Doctoral Fellowship :

Name of Fellowship Awarding Organization Institute of work Period

DBT Overseas Associateship

DBT, Govt. of India Auburn University, AL, USA

March 2015 – February 2016

Employment : Institution Position From To Central Inst. of Brackishwater Aquaculture,

Chennai (ICAR) Senior Research

Fellow 01.07.05 26.06.07

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Imphal East Central Agricultural University, Imphal

Subject Matter Specialist (Fisheries) 30.06.07 31.03.08

Institute of Bioresources & Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal Scientist-B 01.04.08 31.03.13

Institute of Bioresources & Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal Scientist-C; D 01.04.13 26.07.19

College of Fisheries, Lembucherra Central Agricultural University, Imphal Associate Professor 26.07.19 Continue

Awards and Honours :

o Central Agricultural University Gold Medal - 2002

o ICAR Nominee & North Eastern Council Merit Scholarship (2002 - 2004)

o Chancellor of TANUVAS Justice Ms. M. Fathima Beevi Award - 2004

o DBT’s Overseas Associateship for NER Scientists for One year Research Area: Sustainable Aquaculture, Species diversification, Endemic fishes Professional Trainings :

• “Regional workshop on PCR Technology, Standardization, Validation and Inter-Calibration” conducted under the FAO’s Project on Shrimp Health Management in Andhra Pradesh at SIFT, Kakinada, A.P. India from 10th -15th February, 2005.

• Training on “Shrimp Breeding and Hatchery Technology” at CIBA, Chennai from 26th September to 7th October, 2005.

• Training on “Application of Genetics and Biotechnology in Aquaculture” at CIBA, Chennai from 14th -18th March, 2006.

• ICAR sponsored short course on “New Initiatives in Aquaculture Extension” at CIFA, Bhubaneswar from 14-23rd November, 2007.

• DBT sponsored Training programme in “Molecular Biology for Personnel Involved in Works Pertaining to Aquaculture/Marine Biology” at CCMB, Hyderabad from 4th August to 26th September, 2008.

• Hands-on training on “Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH): A tool for physical mapping of genes” at NBFGR, Lucknow from 27th October to 7th November, 2009.

• Post Doctoral Research at Auburn University, AL, USA sponsored by DBT during 2015-16.

Publications :

1. Ravindra Kumar, Vishwamitra Singh Baisavar, Basdeo Kushwaha, Gusheinzed Waikhom, Labee Thoidingjam, S. Sanjabihari Singh (2019) Cytogenetic studies in Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822) through NOR-staining and FISH. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-019-01084-y

2. Ravindra Kumar, Vishwamitra Singh Baisavar, Basdeo Kushwaha, Gusheinzed Waikhom, Naresh Sahebrao Nagpure (2016) Cytogenetic investigation of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) using giemsa, silver nitrate, CMA3 staining and fluorescence in situ hybridization. The Nucleus, 60(1): 1-8

3. Koollanoor Riji John, Mulloorpeedikayil Rosalind George MR, Devashish Kar, Mohideenpitchai Mohamed Mansoor, Paulraj Mahesh Kumar, Sratnabir Singha, Gusheinzed Waikhom (2016) Detection of Ranavirus infection in cultivated carps of northeast India. Fish Pathology, 51: S66-S74.

4. Sanjabihari Sukham, Brajakishor Chingakham, Labee Thoidingjam, Gusheinzed Waikhom Ravindra Kumar, Basdeo Kushwaha (2015) Cytogenetic characterization of Pethia meingangbii (Arunkumar and Tombi, 2003) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae): karyotypic evolutionary and taxonomic perspectives. International J. Research in Fisheries and Aquaculture, 5(4): 156-162

5. Sukham Sanjabihari Singh, Chingakham Brajakishor Singh, Labee Thoidingjam, Gusheinzed Waikhom Ravindra Kumar and Basdeo Kushwaha, (2014) A cytogenetical study on Barilius ngawa, Vishwanath and Manojkumar, 2002 (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Northeast India, Manipur. International J. Research in Fisheries and Aquaculture, 4(1): 58-62.

6. Sukham Sanjabihari Singh, Chingakham Brajakishor Singh and Gusheinzed Waikhom (2013) Karyotype analysis of the new catfish Mystus ngasep (Siluriformes: Bagridae) from Manipur, India. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 13: 179-185.

7. Sukham Sanjabihari Singh, Chingakham Brajakishor Singh, Labee Thoidingjam and Gusheinzed Waikhom (2013) Cytogenetic characterization of Devario aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839) and Devario yuensis (Arunkumar and Tombi, 1998) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Northeast India, Manipur. Turkish Journal of Zoology. 37: 706-712.

8. Sukham Sanjabihari Singh, Chingakham Brajakishor Singh, Labee Thoidingjam and Gusheinzed Waikhom (2013)A new report of karyotype in the freshwater Snakehead fish, Channa gachua (Channidae: Perciformes) from Northeast India, Manipur. International J. Research in Fisheries and Aquaculture, 3(1): 7-10.

9. Sukham Sanjabihari Singh, Chingakham Brajakishor Singh, Labee Thoidingjam and Gusheinzed Waikhom, Ravindra Kumar and Basdeo Kushwaha (2013) A note on karyotype structure in Barilius bendelisis (Hamilton, 1807) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Northeast India, Manipur. International J. Research in Fisheries and Aquaculture, 3(3): 42-46.

10. Gusheinzed Waikhom and S.M. Pillai (2011) Comparative reproductive performance of captive-reared Indian stocks of Fenneropenaeus merguiensis (De Man) with wild-caught broodstock. J. Inland Fish. Soc. India, 43(2): 73-78.

11. Gusheinzed Waikhom and S.M. Pillai (2011) Reproductive performance of wild caught banana shrimp Fenneropenaeus merguiensis (De Man) females from different geographic regions of India. J. Inland Fish. Soc. India, 43(2): 103-110.

12. Y. Bedajit Singh, Soibam Khogen Singh, Himadri Saha, V.K. Tiwari, Pronob Das and Gusheinzed Waikhom (2011) Euryale ferox Salib integration into fish ponds in Manipur, India: A sustainable approach. African J. Basic & Applied Sciences, 3(5): 198-200.

13. Ahilan, B., Gusheinzed Waikhom (2007) Some prime marine ornamental fishes of India. Fishing Chimes, 27: 50- 53.

14. Gusheinzed Waikhom, K. Riji John, M. Rosalind George and M.J. Prince Jeyaseelan (2006) Differential host passaging alters pathogenicity and induces genomic variations in white spot syndrome virus, Aquaculture, 261:54–63.