Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Botany
Type of Appointment: Regular
Email Address: janetmascarenhas@carmelcollegegoa.org
Educational Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D.
Years of Teaching Experience: 5 years
Subjects Taught: Biodiversity I (Microbes, Algae, Fungi and Bryophytes), Biodiversity II (Vascular Plants),Coastal and Mangrove Ecology, Plant Anatomy and Embryology, Plant Physiology, Classical Taxonomy and Phylogeny,Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Economic and Medicinal Botany, Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Nursery and Gardeningand Environmental Studies.
Areas of Interest: Plant Physiology
Research Papers Published (Paper title, Publication Name and other details, year, abstract): Journals
- Vaz J. and Sharma P.K. 2010. Adaptational changes in the lipids and fatty acid profile of the cell and thylakoid membrane of rice plants exposed to sunlight. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 16(3): 229-240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-010-0024-8
- Vaz J. and Sharma P.K. 2009. Photoinhibition and photosynthetic acclimation of rice plants grown under different light intensities and transferred to full sunlight. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 46(3): 253-260. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4588
- Vaz J. and Sharma P.K. 2010. Adaptational changes in the lipids and fatty acid profile of the cell and thylakoid membrane of rice plants exposed to sunlight. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 16(3): 229-240.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-010-0024-8
Conference Proceedings:
- Sharma P.K. and Vaz J. 2008. Effect of NaCl and exogenously supplied ABA on xanthophyll cycle pigments and energy dissipation in rice plants under high light stress. Allen, J. F., Gantt, E., Golbeck, J. H. and Osmond, B. (Eds.) In: Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun: 14th International Congress on Photosynthesis. Springer, 1561-1565.
eBook ISBN 978-1-4020-6709-9
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-6709-9
Awards and Honours:
- Awarded the Late Shri Dilip Kumar Rayu Prabhu Mhambre Gold Medal for obtaining highest marks in Botany at the M.Sc. examination held in April 2002 .
Extracurricular activities/hobbies:
- Reading and Gardening