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Field Station- Panaji (Goa) |
Research Staff:
1. Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Scientist ‘E’ & Officer-in-Charge
2. Dr. Hemanth Kumar, Senior Research Scientist
3. Sh. Ajeet Kumar Mohanthy, Assistant Research Scientist
Technical Staff:
1. Smt. Maria Flavia DeSouza, Laboratory Technician
2. Smt. Sushma V. Bhingi, Laboratory Technician
3. Shri. Ajit Singh, Laboratory Technician
Administrative Staff:
1. Smt. Smita P. Naik, L.D.C
2. Shri. Udesh T. Kondvillkar,L. D. C
3. Shri. Pratap B. Jalmi, Peon
Field Staff:
1. Shri. Arun N. Phadte, Fieldworker
2. Shri. Dharma V. Chodankar, Driver
3. Shri. Floriano Coutinho, Driver
4. Shri. Luis M. Esteves, Driver
5. Shri. Virendra Kumar Mishra, Driver
6. Shri. Domnic M. Vaz, Field Attendant
7. Shri Mhalu Gawas, Field Attendant
8. Shri. Phool Singh, Field Attendant
9. Shri. Ashok Kumar, Field Laboratory Attendant
10. Shri. Shrikishan, Field Laboratory Attendant
About Goa State and Field Station:
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Goa is India's smallest state, located between Latitudes 15o degrees, 48'00" N and between 14o, 53'54" N and Longitudes 74o, 20'13" E and 73o, 40" 33" E. Goa has a land area of 3702 sq. km, a coast line of 104 km and a population of 1.45 million. There are 2 districts, 11 blocks and 359 villages. Goa is bound on the north by Sindhudurg district of Maharastra state, on the West by the Arabian sea, on the South by Karwar district of Karnataka state and on the East by Belgaum district of Karnataka state. The highest mountain is Sonsogor in the Sahyadri range of the Western Ghats which is 3,827 feet above sea level. Panaji is the state's capital, while Vasco da Gama is the largest city. The historic city of Margao still exhibits the cultural influence of the Portuguese, who first landed in the early 16th century as merchants and conquered it soon thereafter. The Portuguese overseas territory of Portuguese India existed for about 450 years until it was annexed by India in 1961. After a serious epidemic of malaria occurred in 1986-88 in Panaji, a Field Station of National Institute of Malaria Research was established on the request of Govt. of Goa on 6th Sept. 1989 with objectives to Ø ascertain the factors responsible for malaria outbreak, study bio-ecology of malaria vector/s, demonstrate malaria control with bio-environmental measures, transfer malaria control technology to the state and provide research support to the state NVBDCP and strengthen malaria control activities.
Malaria Problem in Goa: In the post eradication era, malaria was not a serious problem in Goa until 1985 except an outbreak in 1976 in rural Goa. In 1986 an outbreak occurred in the capital city Panaji at a labour camp near a major construction site which was followed by many outbreaks along the coast in the 1990s wherever developmental activities took place. The main vector responsible for the transmission of malaria was An. stephensi in the coastal belt, while An. fluviatilis is a vector in the eastern hilly region of the state. The preferred breeding sites of An. stephensi were wells, overhead tanks, curing waters and masonry tanks while An fluviatilis preferred stagnant water pockets in the streams and river beds, stone quarries and rice paddies. Besides An. culicifacies is also found in low densities in the sub-coastal belt of Goa where it breeds in irrigation channels, ponds and rice paddies. Goa field station successfully demonstrated malaria control in Panaji by 1992 and Candolim PHC in 1994-1995. Ever since then many research projects have been successfully completed which are listed below. |
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Highlights of the Work Carried Out:
1. Bio-environmental control of malaria in Panaji, Goa from 1989-92 and Candolim PHC, Goa 1994-1995.
2. Testing of new repellents of mosquitoes eg. Neem Oil and Neem cream.
3. Biting, resting and breeding behaviour of disease vectors in Goa.
4. Distribution and evaluation of indigenous and exotic larvivorous fishes.
5. Large scale field evaluation of new tools for the containment of mosquitoes and malaria e.g. Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis were used for malaria control in large scale field demonstration trials in Candolim PHC and at Panaji.
6. Preparation, implementation, training workshops, education and evaluation of curriculum in 225 schools of Goa in collaboration with the lndian Red Cross Society, Goa branch from 1992-2000.
7. Involved in situational analysis of WHO’s Roll Back Malaria Control Programme in the State of Goa.
8. In collaboration with Prof. U. M. X. Sangodkar of Dept. of Bio-Technology, Goa University, Field Station has been involved in the isolation, characterization and bio-assay of indigenous strains of mosquito-pathogenic Bacilli in Goa.
9. Assisted State Govt. in framing bye laws and amending Goa Public Health Act by suggesting incorporation of appropriate mosquito-control provisions in the Act.
10. In collaboration with Prof. D. J. Bhat of Dept. of Botany, Goa University, isolation, characterization and bio-assay of indigenous mosquito-pathogenic fungi against disease vectors in Goa.
11. Investigation into malaria problem was carried out in Mumbai in 1997 and 2010.
12. An in-vivo study on susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine was undertaken in collaboration with Directorate of Health Services, Goa under a project funded by WHO.
13. Studies were undertaken on susceptibility of urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi to commonly used insecticides such as DDT, Malathion and Deltametharine.
14. Under WHO/USAID project estimation of malaria disease burden in the states of Jharkhand wa undertaken on the basis of active surveillance and socio-economic studies.
15. Field testing of Pirmiphos methyl and IGR compounds Diflubenzuron and Novaluron was undertaken for vector control
16. Rapid tests were evaluated for the diagnosis of P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria. Pre-procurement evaluation of RDTs was done for NVBDCP New Delhi.
17. Advocacy on urban malaria control to Municipal Corporations of Goa and Mumbai was done.
18. Transfer of bio-environmental control technology to Mormugao Port in Goa was done from 1998-2003.
19. Health impact assessment and advocacy for the prevention of mosquito-borne diseases in the Konkan Railways Project.
20. Community randomized evaluation of the effectiveness of insecticide treated nets for malaria control in construction workers in the urban slums of Goa was undertaken. The project was sponsored by NVBDCP, New Delhi.
21. Outbreaks of Chikungunya were investigated in Maharashtra and Kerala in 2006 and 2007.
22. A phase III, Randomized, Non-inferiority trial, to assess the efficacy and safety of Dihydroartemisinin + Piperaquine (DHA + PPQ, Artekin) in comparison with Artesunate + Mefloquine (AS + MQ) in patients affected by acute, uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Goa.
23. Assessment of efficacy, safety and population-pharmacokinetics of the fixed-dose combination of Artesunate-Mefloquine in the treatment of acute uncomplicated P.falciparum malaria in India was carried out in Goa and the project was successfully completed.
24. WHO SEARO sponsored project on estimation of malaria morbidity in India was successfully completed.
25. As a part of World Bank assisted project on Therapeutic Efficacy of antimalarials in India, in-vivo resistance to chloroquine in P. vivax was studied in Candolim PHC.
List of ongoing projects, submitted, collaborators and funding source:
1. Malaria Evolution in South Asia: Epidemiology of Malaria in South Asia
Project Leader - Dr. Ashwani Kumar.
Funded as a part of Project International Centre of Excellence for Malaria Research by National Institute of Health, USA
2. Malaria in Pregnancy: Research for evidence from Orissa for National Drug Policy shift impact of two doses of SP intermittent prophylaxis, treatment in pregnancy.
Principal Investigator - Dr. Ashwani Kumar.
Funded by – UNICEF
3. Field evaluation (Phase II and Phase III) of VectoBac GR, a granular formulation, against Anopheles stephensi in clear water habitats and Culex quinquefasciatus in polluted water habitats in Goa, India
Principal Investigator - Dr. Ashwani Kumar.
Co-investigator-Dr. Hemnth Kumar & Mr. Ajeet Kumar Mohanty
Funded by – WHOPES, Geneva
Workshops, Training and Conferences Organized:
i) X International Symposium on Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases sponsored by the National Academy of Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases in 2009.
ii) Workshop on Transfer of Technology of Insecticide Treated Nets for Malaria Control for Health Officers and Supervisory staff of Directorate of Health Services, Goa, held on 28th and 29th Aug. 2008.
iii) XII National Congress of the Indian Society for Parasitology in 1995.
iv) X National Congress of National Environmental Sciences Academy in 1995.
v) II Symposium on Vector borne diseases sponsored by the National Academy of Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases in 1997).
vi) WHO sponsored workshop on transfer of technology for the academicians, public Health programme implementers and Officers of the State and Central Government Departments in 1993.
vii) Organized two World Bank sponsored workshops on Inter-sectoral coordination in malaria control in Panaji and Navi Mumbai in 1998.
Publications:
PAPERS ACCEPTED
60. Ashwani Kumar (2011). Estimation of Malaria Morbidity in India. (Accepted by WHO SEARO for Publication).
59. Ashwani Kumar, Pradipsinh Rathod, V. K. Dua, N. Ramasamy, Partha Majumdar, Jayanti Shastri, N. G. Dubhashi and D. Kour. (2011) Epidemiology of Malaria in South Asia: Prospects for Research (Invited: Acta Tropica)
58. Deeparani K. Prabhu, Ashwani Kumar, D. Jayarama Bhat and A.P. Dash (2010). Larvicidal activity of Penicillium citrinum Thom against urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi Liston in Goa, India (Journal of Insect Science).
57. Nagpal, B.N, Saxena Rekha Srivastava Aruna, Singh Neeru, Ghosh, S.K., Kumar A, et al. Retrospective study of Chikungunya outbreak during 2006 in urban areas of India. (Indian J. Med. Res).
56. Nandini S. Korgaonkar, Ashwani Kumar, Rajpal S. Yadav, Dipak Kabadi and Aditya P. Dash (2011). Mosquitoes landing on human baits and detection of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles stephensi in Goa, India. (Indian J. Med. Res.).
PAPERS PUBLISHED:
55. Kumar A., V. K. Dua and Pradip Rathod (2011). Malaria –attributed death rates in India. The Lancet. 337:991-992.
54. Ashwani Kumar (2010). Malaria and vectors in South East Asia: Recent Scenario and Concerns in Proceedings of International Conference –Advances in Entomology. Kanishka Publishers, Distributors, New Delhi eds: Jagbir Singh and Ashwani Kumar
53. Kaliwal, M. B. Ashwani Kumar, A. B. Shanbhag, A. P. Dash and S. B. Javali (2010) Spatio-temporal variations in adult density, abdominal status, & indoor resting pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus Say in Panaji, Goa, India. Indian J, Med. Res. 131: 711-719.
52.Neena Valecha, Aung Pyae Phyo, Mayfong Mayxay, Paul N Newton, Srivicha Krudsood, Sommay Keomany, Maniphone Khanthavong, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Ronnatrai Ruangveerayuth, Chirapong Uthaisil, David Ubben, Stephan Duparc, Antonella Bacchieri, Marco Corsi, BHK Rao, PC Bhattacharya, N Dubhashi, SK Ghosh, VasDev, Ashwani Kumar, Sasithon Pukittayakamee (2010). An open-label, randomised study of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus artesunate-mefloquine for the treatment of non-complicated malaria in Thailand, Laos and India. PLoS ONE. 5 (7): e11880
51. Prabhu D. K. Ashwani Kumar and D. J. Bhat (2009). Bio-control efficacy of Trichoderma atroviridae against larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Anopheles stephensi Liston. Kavaka. 37: 7-11.
50. Valecha N, Joshi H., Mallick P. K., Sharma S.K., Kumar A., Tyagi P.K., Shahi B.H., Das M.K., Nagpal B.N., Dash A.P. (2009). Low efficacy of chloroquine for treatment of falciparum malaria in India: Time to abandon chloroquine. Acta Tropica 111: 21-28
49. Valecha N, Pinto R, Turner G, Ashwani Kumar, Rodrigues S, Dubhashi N, Rodrigues E, Banaulikar SS, Singh R, Dash AP and Baied KJ. (2009). Case Report: Histopathology of Fatal respiratory Distress caused by Plasmodium vivax Malaria. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 81(5):758-762
48. Deeparani K. Prabhu and Ashwani Kumar, (2008). Gliocladium roseum as a microbial control agent of malaria vector Anopheles stephensi Liston and filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say. Kavaka. 36: 53-56
47. Dash A.P., Valecha N, Anvikar A R and Kumar A (2008). Malaria in India: Challenges and opportunities: J. Biosci. 33: 583-592.
46. Nandini S. Korgaonkar, Ashwani Kumar, Rajpal S. Yadav, Dipak Kabadi and Aditya P. Dash (2008). Sampling of adult mosquito vectors with Mosquito Magnet™ pro in Panaji, Goa, India. J. Am. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 24(4): 604-607.
45. A. Kumar, V. P. Sharma and A. P. Dash (2007). Biology and control of Anopheles stephensi Liston. Proc. 3rd International Symposium on Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases. National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad
44. Garg S, Alam MT, Das MK, Dev V, Kumar A, Dash AP, Sharma YD (2007). Sequence diversity and natural selection at domain I of the apical membrane antigen 1 among Indian Plasmodium falciparum populations. Malaria Journal. 6:154
43. Kumar Ashwani, Valecha N, Jain T, Dash AP. (2007) Burden of Malaria in India: Retrospective and Prospective View. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg 77(6_Suppl) pp. 69-78,
42. Alam MT, Bora H, Bharti PK, Saifi MA, Das MK, Dev V, Kumar A, Singh N, Dash AP, Das B, Wajihullah, Sharma YD (2007). Similar trends of pyrimethamine resistance-associated mutations in Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 51:857-863
41. Prajapati SK, Joshi H, Valecha N, Reetha AM, Eapen A, Kumar A, Das MK, Yadav RS, Rizvi MA, Dash AP (2007). Allelic polymorphism in the Plasmodium vivax dihydrofolate reductase gene among Indian field isolates. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 13:331-334
40. Ashwani Kumar (2006). Malaria : In Data Base for Burden Estimation – Malaria, Filaria, Dengue and Dirrhoeal Diseases. Publ: Indian Council of Medical Research in Collaboration with WHO India Country Office. 11-20
39. Surendra Kumar Prajapati, Anju Verma, T. Adak, R.S.Yadav, Ashwani Kumar, Alex Eapen, M.K.Das, Neeru Singh, S.K.Sharma, M.A.Rizvi, A.P.Dash and Hema Joshi (2006). Allele dimorphism of Plasmodium vivax gam1 in the Indian subcontinent. Malaria Journal. 5, 90 (Oct. 2006).
38. Pooja Mittra, Sumiti Vinayak, Hina Chandavat, M. K. Das, Neeru Singh, Shukla Biswas, Vas Dev, Ashwani Kumar, M. A. Ansari and Y. D. Sharma (2006). Progressive rise in point mutations associated with chloroquine resistance among Plasmodium falciparum isolates from India. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 193:1304-1312
37. Neena Valecha, Hema Joshi, Alex Eapen, John Ravinderan, A. Kumar, Surendra Kumar Prajapati and Pascal Ringwald (2005). Therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine in Plasmodium vivax from areas with different epidemiological patterns in India and their Pvdhfr gene mutation pattern. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 100, 831-837.
36. Keshava Prasad, T. S. Ashwani Kumar and D. J. Bhat (2004). New Records of Aschersonia from forests of western Ghats, India. J. Mycol. Plant Pathol. 34: 7-14.
35. Ansari, M. A., P. K. Mittal, R. K. Razdan, R. C. Dhiman and A. Kumar (2004). Evaluation of Pirimiphos-methyl (50% EC) against the immatures of Anopheles stephensi/A. culicifacies (malaria vectors) and Culex quinquefasciatus (vector of bancroftian filariasis). J. Vect. Borne Dis. March & June, pp 10-16.
34. P. K. Sumodan, Ashwani Kumar and R. S. Yadav (2004). Resting Behaviour and Incrimination of Anopheles stephensi in Goa, India. Journal of American Mosquito Control Association, 20(3): 317-318
33. Anwar Ahmed, Deepak Beraria, Sumiti Vinayak, Mohammed Yameen, Sukla Biswas, Vas Dev, Ashwani Kumar, Musharraf Ali Ansari and Yagya D. Sharma (2004). Plasmodium isolates in India exhibit a progressive increase in mutations associated with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine resistance. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 48(3):879-889
32. Vinayak S, Biswas S, Dev V, Kumar A, Ansari MA, Sharma YD. (2003). Prevalence of the K76T mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum among chloroquine responders in India. Acta Trop. 87:287-93.
31. Keshav Prasad, T. S., Kumar, A. and Bhat, D. J. (2002). Mosquitolarvicidal and pathogenic fungi from Goa. In Prospects and Problems of Environment across the Millennium. Ed. M. N. Madhyastha. Daya Publishing House, Delhi.
30. Dhindsa K. S., U. M. X. Sangodkar and Ashwani Kumar (2002). A novel method of screening soils for mosquito-pathogenic bacilli. Letters In Applied Microbiology 35: 457-461.
29. Kumar A., P. K. Sumodan and V. P. Sharma (2000). Clinical trials of an indigenous diagnostic kit Paracheck-Pf for the diagnosis of P. falciparum malaria in Goa. J. Parasitic Dis., 24:43-45.
28. Kumar A., Kulvir Sra, U. M. X. Sangodkar and V. P. Sharma. (2000). Advances in the biocontrol of mosquito vectors utilizing Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis. Proc. National Acad. Sci. India. LXX (Section B) 1-20.
27. Kumar, A., V. P. Sharma, P. K. Sumodan and D. Thavaselvam. (1999). Anopheles stephensi build up and accelerated malaria transmission in the post bio-control intervention phase in Candolim PHC of Goa, India. J. Parasitic Dis .23(1): 41-44.
26. Sumodan, P. K. and A. Kumar (1998). Distribution and feeding efficacy of larvivorous fishes of Goa. Indian J. Malariol. 35 (3), 163-170.
25. Kumar Ashwani, V. P. Sharma, P. K. Sumodan and D. Thavaselvam (1998). Field trials of bio-larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis strain 164 and larvivorous fishes Aplocheilus blocki against Anopheles stephensi for malaria control in Goa, India. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc.. 14 (4): 457-462.
24. Kumar, A. (1998). Zoonotic Malaria: its perspective and magnitude. In Compendium of III National Training Programme on Zoonotic Parasites-Their Diagnosis and Control. Bangalore. pp 101-113.
23. Kumar, A. (1997). Urban Malaria and its control in India. J. Parasitic Dis. 21: 83-88.
22. Kumar Ashwani, Sharma, V. P., Sumodan, P. K. and Thavaselvam, D. (1997). Dynamics and Control of Anopheles stephensi Liston, 1901 transmitted malaria in Goa, India. In proceedings of the second symposium on vectors and vector borne diseases. pp 176-186.
21. Kumar Ashwani., V. P. Sharma, D. Thavaselvam and P. K. Sumodan.(1996). Clinical trials of a new Immunochromatographic test for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Goa. Indian J. Malariol. 33: 166-172.
20. Kumar Ashwani., V. P. Sharma, D. Thavaselvam, P. K. Sumodan, R. H. Kamat, S. S. Audi, and B. N. Surve (1996). Control of Culex quinquefasciatus by Bacillus sphaericus B101 serotype H 5a 5b. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 12(3): 409-413.
19. Ashwani Kumar, V. P. Sharma, D. Thavaselvam and P. K. Sumodan (1995). Control of Anopheles stephensi breeding in constructions and abandoned overhead tanks with Bacillus thuringiensis var israeliensis, strain 164, serotype H-14. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 11(1)86-89.
18. Ashwani Kumar., D. Thavaselvam and V. P. Sharma (1995). Biting Behaviour of Disease vectors in Goa. J. Parasitic Dis. 19(1): 73-76.
17. Jovito Lopes, Ashwani Kumar, Felix S. Fernandes, D. Thavaselvam, P. K. Sumodan and Kalpana Baruah. Promotion of bio-environmental control of malaria through the Junior Red Cross in Goa.(1994). In Community participation in Malaria control. Ed. Dr.V.P.Sharma. pp 193-202.
16. Ashwani Kumar, D. Thavaselvam and Felix S. Fernandes. Community participation and intersectoral cooperation in malaria control in Panaji, Goa. (1994). In Community participation in malaria control. Ed.Dr.V.P.Sharma. pp 181-192.
15. Ashwani Kumar, V. P.Sharma, P. K.Sumodan, D. Thavaselvam and R. H. Kamat (1994). Malaria control by utilizing Bacillus sphaericus (strain B101, serotype H5a, H5b) against Anopheles stephensi in Panaji, Goa. J. Am. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 10(4):534-539.
14. Thavaselvam, D., A. Kumar and P. K. Sumodan (1993). Insecticide susceptibility status of Anopheles stephensi, Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti in Panaji, Goa. Indian J. Malariol., 30(2): 75-79.
13. Ashwani Kumar and D. Thavaselvam (1992). Breeding habitats and their contribution to Anopheles stephensi in Panaji. Indian J. Malariol. 29(1): 35-40.
12. Ashwani Kumar, V. P. Sharma and D. Thavaselvam (1991). Malaria related to constructions in Panaji, Goa. Indian J. Malariol. 28(4): 219-225.
11. Yadav, R. S., S. K. Ghosh, S. K. Chand and A. Kumar (1991). Prevalence of malaria and economic loss in two major iron ore mines in Sundargarh District Orissa. Indian. J. Malariol. 28(2): 105-113.
10. Yadav, R. S., S. K.Ghosh, S. K.Chand and A. Kumar (1990). Quartan malaria - An investigation on the incidence of Plasmodium malariae in Bishra PHC, District Sundergarh, Orissa. Indian J. Malariol. 27(2): 85-94.
9. Ashwani Kumar and S. K. Chand (1990). Prevalence of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in some coastal villages of Ganjam, Orissa. J. Com. Dis. 22 (3): 209-212.
8. Ashwani Kumar, J. S. Grewal and V. C. Kapoor (1990). Population build up of Leucopis Species (Diptera:Chamaemyiidae) and its aphid hosts on Raya. J. Insect Sci. 3(1): 38-41.
7. S. K. Ghosh, A. Kumar, S. K.Chand and D. S. Choudhury (1989). A preliminary malaria survey in Bisra PHC, District Sundergarh, Orissa. Indian J. Malariol. 26 (3): 167-170.
6. Ashwani Kumar, V. C. Kapoor and M. S. Mahal (1989). Pupal population of Aphidophagous syrphid and their hyperparasitsm on Brassica juncea coss. J. Insect. Sci. 2(2): 114-118.
5. Ashwani Kumar, V. C. Kapoor and J. S. Grewal (1989). Biology of Aphidophagous Leucopsis species (Dipter: Chamaemyiidae). J. Insect. Sci. 1(1): 102-103.
4. Ashwani Kumar, V. C. Kapoor and M. S. Mahal (1988). Population Build-up and dispersion of immature stages of Aphidophagous syrphids (Syrphidae:Diptera) on Raya, Brassica Juncea Coss. J. Insect Sci. 1 (1): 39-48.
3. Ashwani Kumar, V. C. Kapoor and Pavel Laska (1987). Immature stages of some aphodophagous syrphid flies of India (Insecta: Diptera, Syrphidae). Zoologica Scripta. 16 (1): 83-88.
2. V. C. Kapoor, V. K. Kohli and Ashwani Kumar (1985). Abdominal Band variations in Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera: Syrphidae) Int. J. Entomol. 27 (4): 404-407.
1. H. R. Pajni, A. Kumar and D. L. Pearson (1984). Corrections and additions to the tiger bettle fauna (Coleoptera : Cicindelidae) of the Chandigarh Area of Northwest India. Cicindela. 16(3/4): 21-38.
Papers Communicated
1. A proteogenomic analysis of Anopheles gambiae using high-resolution Fourier transform mass spectrometry (2011). Raghothama Chaerkady, Dhanashree S. Kelkar, Babylakshmi Muthusamy, Kumaran Kandasamy, Sutopa B. Dwivedi, Nandini A Sahasrabuddhe, Min-Sik Kim, Santosh Renuse, Sneha M Pinto, Rakesh Sharma, Harsh Pawar, Nirujogi Raja Sekhar, Ajeet Kumar Mohanty, Derese Getnet, Yi Yang, Jun Zhong, A.P. Dash, Robert M.MacCallum, Bernard Delanghe, Godfree Mlambo, Ashwani Kumar, T. S. Keshava Prasad, Mobolaji Okulate, Nirbhay Kumar, and Akhilesh Pandey . Genome Research. (Communicated)
BOOKS PUBLISHED
1. Ashwani Kumar (1996). Elementary Malariology. Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Goa, India. Samrat Printers. pp.174.
2. Jagbir Singh and Ashwani Kumar (2010) eds. Advances in Entomology. Kanishka Publishers, Distributors, New Delhi. PP 288
MANUALS PUBLISHED
1. Ashwani Kumar and Hemanth Kumar (2008). Insecticide Treated Bednets for Malaria Control : A Participant’s Manual-Guidelines on material, preparation, distribution, precautions and assessment of insecticide treated nets. National Institute of Malaria Research, Field Station, Goa pp 1-23.
2. Ashwani Kumar and Deepak Kabadi (2010). Malaria Elimination in Goa- A ‘0’ Transmission Project in PPP Mode : A Manual Publ: National Institute of Malaria Research, Field Station, Goa pp 1-32
AWARDS:
1. Officer In Charge Dr. Ashwani Kumar was awarded Gold Medal for topping In the B.Sc. (Hons.) by the Punjab University, Chandigarh, India.
2. Red Cross State Award for outstanding research by the Governor of Goa in 1994.
3. Outstanding Young Indian Personality Award from the Cuncolim Junior Chamber in September 1997.
4. State level Outstanding Personality Award by the Zone XI of the Indian Junior Chamber at ZONCON in October, 1997.
5. Outstanding Young Indian Award under TOYI programme by the Indian Junior Chamber at the National Conference (NATCON) in Secunderabad, lndia in November, 1997.
6. Outstanding Young Person of the World Award by the Junior Chamber International during their World Congress held in Manila, Philippines on 17th Nov. 1998.
7. Recipient of National Academy of Sciences and Royal Society of UK bilateral Exchange Fellowship Award to visit London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine from 16th Aug. To 13th Nov. 2000.
8. Recipient of Bharat Gaurav Award from India International Friendship Society, New Delhi for Outstanding achievements and enriching human life on 17th January, 2002.
9. Awarded by Lions Club of Calangute, Goa for Malaria Research at the hands of Distric Governor on 23rd Feb. 2002.
10. Awarded Senior fellowship (P-4) by the German Research Centre for Bio-Technology, Braunschweig, Germany from 1st May to 31st Aug. 2003.
11. Recognized as Ph.D. Research Guide by the Goa University, Taleigao, Goa and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
12. Four students have already been awarded Ph.D. degree. Currently guiding three Ph.D. scholars for doctoral research.
For further information about this field station, please contact:
Dr Ashwani Kumar
National Institute of Malaria Research,
Field Unit Goa
Directorate of Health Services Building
Campal, Panaji-403001 (Goa)
e mail: ashwani07@gmail.com
Phone: +91-832-2222444/+91-832-2421406
Fax: +91-832-2222444
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