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Name: Priya Ranjan Tah
Gender: Male
Address (Present):
Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Toowoomba
QLD-4350, Australia
Email:
tah@usq.edu.au/prtah@hotmail.com
Nationality: Indian
Date of Birth 18th of June1978
Marital status: Single
Qualifications:
Presently
Undertaking PhD (2004 onwards) at University of Southern
Queensland
Title: Genetic analysis of black point in wheat and barley.
Technical aspects: Database sequence searching, genomic DNA
extraction (High-throughut-Wizard/Qiagen/CTAB), DNA
dilution, Diversity Arrays Technology (Triticarte), PCR
(Gradient-Touchdown), Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
(PAGE), Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR), Agarose gel
electrophoresis, DNA sequencing, sequence comparison, ESTs
and deletion bins, QTL Mapping software (MapManager-QTXb20,
QTL-Cartographer-2.0/2.5, Qgene), synteny/comparative
genetics of wheat and barley.
Stipend Recipient (Australian Government Fully Funded):
Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
(IPRS)
Pay group: USQ Regular Academic Staff
2000-2002
Master of Science (Agriculture)
Specialization: Plant Breeding
Title: Studies on gamma ray induced mutations in mungbean
[Vigna radiata (L.) Wilkzek.
Stipend recipient:(University General Postgraduate Merit
Scholarship)
Department of Plant Breeding
Faculty of Agriculture
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
(State Agricultural University)
West Bengal, India
1996-2000
Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) Honours:
Stipend recipient: (University General Undergraduate Merit
Scholarship)
Faculty of Agriculture: 2000
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
(State Agricultural University)
West Bengal, India
Employment experience
April 2004-June2004
Junior Field Officer (JFO)
Agri Inputs Division (Kolkata Office)
Godrej Agrovet
Limited
India
Conference Attended
12th Australian Barley Technical
Symposium, Hobart, Sep 11-14, 2005
13th Australian Barley Technical Symposium, Perth, Aug26-29,
2007
Workshop presentation
Pre-symposium Black point workshop
“Black point markers in wheat and barley”. 12th Australian
Barley Technical Symposium, Hobart, Australia, September 11-14,
2005
Poster presentation
Tah P, A. Lehmensiek et al.
(2007). Genetic analysis of black point in barley, 13th
Australian Barley Technical Symposium, Freemantle, Perth.
Research Interests
-Conventional marker assisted
breeding for biotic & abiotic stresses resistances, and improved
nutritional value
-Functional genomics approaches to identify genes of interest
-Integrated pest management
-Crop agronomy and crop improvement
-Food security and poverty alleviation in developing countries
Laboratory experience
Familiar with PCR-based
technologies
-Experience in the generation of molecular markers & their use
in QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci) mapping.
-Skilled knowledge of SSRs and gene-based marker development,
validation and application
-Skilled knowledge of cereal comparative (synteny) genetics
Field experience
Mutation breeding in Mungbean
Publications
Tah P (2005) Studies on Gamma Ray
induced Mutations in Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek].
Asian Journal of Plant Sciences. 5(1): 61-70, 2006
Tah P (2006) Induced macromutation in Mungbean [Vigna radiata
(L.) Wilczek]. International Journal of Botany. 2(3): 219-228,
2006.
Tah P, Lehmensiek A, Fox G, Mace E, Daggard G (2007) Genetic
analysis of black point in barley. In '13th Australian Barley
Technical Symposium '. Freemantle, Perth pp. 391-395.
Tah P, Lehmensiek A, Fox G, Mace E, Williamson P, M M, Done A,
Sutherland M, Daggard G (2008) Synteny Between Black Point In
Wheat And Barley. In 'Plant & Animal Genomes XVI Conference'.
Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA.
Journal reviewing (For) Euphytica
Society memberships
Australasian Barley Technical Society (from 2005)
Additional Informations Science, Technology and Economic
Progress (STEP) forum, 2007: Presented Research work (PhD) in
“Genetic analysis of black point in wheat and barley’,
University of Newcastle, Australia, 3-6th December 2007.
AusBiotech Queensland Students Awards for Excellence (Finalist):
Certificate of recognition for presenting research work (PhD) in
“ Genetic analysis of black point in wheat and barley”, 2nd
September 2005
Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture: Selection through all India
Joint Entrance Examination conducted by India Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR), 1996.
Diploma in Computer Application (DCA): From “The Institute of
Computer Engineers” (India) for PC Software, Business system, C
language; July 1999-June 2000
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