Dr. Mriganka Shekhar Sarkar
Scientist-C
,North-East Regional Centre
Contact: (01360) 2216423(O)
Area of Specialization
Ecology: Population ecology, Landscape ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation biology, Animal movement, Radio telemetry, Spatial statistics, Reintroduction biology
Genetics: Population genetics, Conservation genetics, Landscape genetics
Qualification
- B.Sc. in Genetics from Indian Academy Degree College (Bangalore University), Bengaluru, Karnataka in 2004.
- M.Sc. in Applied Genetics from M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts Science and Commerce(Bangalore University), Bengaluru, Karnataka in 2007.
- Post graduate diploma in bio-techniques from Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bengaluru, Karnataka in 2009.
- Ph.D. (Zoology) from Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand and University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal in 2017.
Expertise
Ecology
Genetics
Work Experience
Scientist-B
Research and Development
G.B Pant National Institue of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development
Dec 2019-Till Date
National Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dept. of Biological science,Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Kalyani, India
April 2019-Dec 2019
Visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie Università di Roma "La Sapienza",Rome, Italy.
Oct 2018-March 2019
National Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dept. of Biological science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Kalyani, India.
April 2018-Sep 2018
Project Scientist
Dept. of Biological science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Kalyani, India.
Oct 2017-March 2018
Senior Project Fellow
Faculty of Natural Resources Management
Uttarakhand Space Application Centre Dehradun, India
Oct 2015-June 2017
Project Biologist
Department of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology
Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun, India
Oct 2014-Oct 2015
Junior Research Fellow
Department of Landscape Level Planning and Management
Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun, India
Sep 2010- July 2014
Project Assistant-II
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), Hyderabad, India.
Jan 2010-Sep 2010
Lecturer
Dept. of Genetics
Brindavan College, Bengaluru, India.
July 2007-May 2008
Countries Visited
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Itlay
Turkey
United Kingdom
Awards / Recognition
National
National Scholarship on merit (Madhyamic Pariksha), West Bengal, India, 2002.
M.S Ramaiah Prize for Academic Excellence, 2006 and 2007, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Certificate of appreciation by Former Environment & Forest Minister: Dr. Jayram Ramesh, for participation in Tiger Reintroduction programme at Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya- pradesh, New Delhi, India, 2011.
Achieved Honorary Certificate and Gold Medal given by Madhya-pradesh Forest Department for participation and contribution in Tiger Reintroduction programme at Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya-pradesh, India, 2014.
UGC – International travel grant offered by Calcutta University for presenting paper “Colonization pattern and growth of Reintroduced Tiger (Panthera tigris) population at Central India” in an International Conference ICWERC 2016 : 18th International Conference on Wildlife Ecology, Rehabilitation and Conservation held in Istanbul, Turkey during February, 15-16, 2016.
Early career international travel grant– offered by Science Engineering Research Board – DST for presenting paper “Multiscale statistical approach to assess habitat suitability and connectivity of Common Leopard (Panthera pardus) in a part of Kailash Sacred Landscape, Western Himalaya, India” in an International Conference ‘Spatial Statistics 2017: One World: One Health’ during 04 th July -7 th July in Lancaster, United Kingdom.
National Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Offered by Science Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
CSIR- International travel grant – June 2018 (Not availed).
NACCB 2018 – Society for Conservation Biology North America: Financial Assistance Award – June 2018 (Not availed).
Italian Government Scholarships (2018-2019): Visiting post-doctoral fellow at Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie "Charles Darwin"(La Sapienza - Università di Roma) during October 2018- March 2019.
Research Interests
| Broad Subject Area | Specialization | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Genetics | Population ecology, Landscape ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation biology, Animal movement, Radio telemetry, Spatial statistics, Reintroduction biology, Population genetics, Conservation genetics, Landscape genetics | Biodiversity conservation |
Publications
| Sl.No. | Category | Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Peer Reviewed Reports | 5 | |
| Peer Reviewed Papers | 18 | |
| Paper in Book chapter | 1 | |
| Popular article | 3 |
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Skills
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Extra curricular activities
- Hobbies: Fine Arts (Painting)
- Sports: Badminton, Chess
Dr. Mriganka Shekhar Sarkar mriganka.bio@gmail.com mriganka.sarkar@gbpihed.nic.in