DEPARTMENT: ANTHROPOLOGY

NAME: Dr. Mamata Jena

DESIGNATION: Assistant Professor (Stage I)

EMAIL: mohantymamata.6@gmail.com

PHONE NUMBER: NA

DATE OF JOINING IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE (AS PER SERVICE BOOK): 21-02-2023

DATE OF JOINING IN THIS COLLEGE (AS PER SERVICE BOOK): 21-02-2023

QUALIFICATION (HIGHEST): Ph. D, Post Doc (DS Kothari Fellow)

FIELD OF SPECIALISATION/INTEREST: Biological Anthropology

REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS:

  1. D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellow (UGC)
  2. SERB National Post-Doctoral Fellow (DST)

RECOGNISED RESEARCH GUIDE: No

NUMBER OF RESEARCH SCHOLARS (PhD AWARDED/ PURSUING): No

NAMES OF RESEARCH SCHOLARS AND TITLES: NIL

LIST OF RESEARCH PROJECTS CONDUCTED:

  • Co-Investigator in the project entitled ‘’Pre-treatment loss to follow up among individuals diagnosed with TB through Behavioural Nudging Intervention”, NIRT (ICMR) (on- going)
  • Worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow (September 2016 –September 2019): Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, project entitled “Understanding Gene–Environment Interactions of Depression and suicidal behaviour: An Integrated Study from Anthropological, Genetics and Neurobiological Prospective”.
  • Worked as Research Associate (Nov 2013-Sept 2016): Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, DST sponsored research project entitled “Intra-genic variation of Candidate genes in Depression and Suicide Ideation: Association Study in Indian Population”, in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
  • Worked as a senior research fellow in project entitled “Genetic polymorphism in the tribal populations of North Madhya Pradesh in relation to genome diversity and susceptibility to tuberculosis.” in National Centre of Applied Human Genetics, School of life sciences, JNU, under supervision of Prof. R.N.K. Bamezai.[Feb 2007-oct 2010]

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN UGC CARE/WoS/SCOPUS:

  1. Mamata Jena a,b,#, Amit Kumar Srivastava,#, Rajnish Kumar Singhaa, Prithvi Raj Sharmac, P.K. Dasb, Rameshwar N.K. Bamezaia*. (2014) (CCTTT)n polymorphism association with TB lacks independent functional correlation amongst Indians.Tuberculosis 94 81e86.

 

2.Prithvi R Sharmaa,b,1, Shweta Singha, b,1,Mamata Jenab,C,1,Gunja Mishraa,Ravi Prakasha,P.K.Dasc,R.N.K. Bamezaib,P.K. Tiwaria,* (2011) Coding and non-coding polymorphisms in VDR gene and susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in tribes,castes and muslims of central india.Infection,Genetics And Evolution 11 1456-1461.

  1. Chopra R, Ali S, Srivastava AK, Aggarwal S, Kumar B, Manvati S, Kalaiarasan P,Jena M, Garg VK, Bhattacharya SN, Bamezai RN.(2013) Mapping of PARK2 and PACRG Overlapping Regulatory Region Reveals LD Structure and Functional Variants in Association with Leprosy in Unrelated Indian Population Groups.PLoS Genet. Jul; 9(7):e1003578, www.plosgenetics.org.

 

  1. Swarkar Sharma1,2,4, Ekta Rai1,2,4, Prithviraj Sharma1,3, Mamata Jena1, Shweta Singh1, Katayoon Darvishi1, Audesh K Bhat1, AJS Bhanwer2, Pramod Kumar Tiwari3 and Rameshwar NK Bamezai1.(2009)The Indian origin of paternal haplogroup R1a1*substantiates the autochthonous origin of Brahmins and the caste system. Journal of Human Genetics 54, 47–55.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN OTHER JOURNALS:

Jena M, (2020) Livelihood and socio-Economic Life of the patients affected with Tuberculosis (TB). Man in Society 27, ISSN2347-1530, 85-91.

LIST OF BOOKS PUBLISHED/EDITED/CHAPTERS IN EDITED BOOKS:

Title of the Books(s): Ethnomedical practices in Tribal Areas

Title of the Chapter: Association of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in tuberculosis patients from Odisha population.pg no. (332-341).

Year of the Publication: 2014

Publication Type: Chapter/s in Book

Author/Co­Author: Author

Publisher (city/country): SSDN publishers and distributors India

ISSN/ ISBN No.: 9789381839188

Refereed or not: Refereed

PREPARATION OF ANTHROPOLOGY STUDY MATERIALS:

Prepared teaching modules for post-Graduation studies in Anthropology under University Grants Commission (UGC) E-PG Pathsala programme on the following topics:

 

  • Genetic drift and its consequences
  • Milestones in the field of Genetics
  • Post Mendelian Theories
  • Evolutionary aspects in Human Genetics

Available: http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=1. (Under Human Population Genetics Paper)

 

PREPARATION OF ANTHROPOLOGY STUDY MATERIALS FOR ODISHA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY (OSOU):

Prepared teaching modules for post-Graduation studies in Anthropology for Odisha State Open University (OSOU) on the following topics:

 

  • HUMAN GENETICS (UNIT-I)
  • METHODS IN HUMAN GENETICS (UNIT-II)
  • POPULATION GENETICS (UNIT-III)
  • ABBERATIONS IN CHROMOSOMES (UNIT-IV)

LIST OF NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS ATTENDED/CONDUCTED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

  • Presented Paper entitled “Impact of Technology on Indian Economy” in Multidisciplinary National seminar on post reform Indian Economy: Issues & Challenges 2024 conducted by Department of Economics, Shailabala Women’s (Auto) College, Cuttack.
  • CO-Chair a technical session of Multidisciplinary National seminar on post reform Indian Economy: Issues & Challenges 2024 conducted by Department of Economics, Shailabala Women’s (Auto) College, Cuttack.

 

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:

  • Attended the three days’ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) workshop held at the CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow from 14th to 16th of January 2017.
  • Participated in the workshop on Information Literacy and Competency organized by Delhi University Library System, University of Delhi, and Delhi- 110007 on 4th December 2014.
  • Actively participated as a Delegate in the Indian Journal of Medical Specialties (IJMS) Annual Conference-cum-Workshop 2013 on Theme– Skills in Research Paper-Writing; organised by the IJMS on July 7, 2013 at Civil Services Officers’ Institute, Vinay Marg, Chanakyapuri, and New Delhi.
  • Participated as Rapporteur (title of the paper: Theme 13: Molecular Anthropology and Genomic Disorders) in the Indian Anthropology Congress-2015 organized by the department of Anthropology, Utkal University, (Bhubaneswar and SCSTRTI, (Govt. of Odisha, Bhubaneswar under the aegis of Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologist (INCAA), from 21st to 23rd February,2015.
  • Attended as a delegate in the International Biological Engineering Meeting (IBEM) organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India from 26th -28th March 2017.

PRESENTATIONS IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS /SYMPOSIA/ /CONFERENCES:

 

Sweta Saha1, Shivani Pasi1, Piyoosh K singh1, Mamata Jena1, Kalpana2, Dr. Mamata Sood2, Dr. Rakesh K Chadda2, Dr.Vadlamudi R Rao1.Demographic and Clinical Profile of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patients attending AIIMS Psychiatry Department.1ST Global Conference of Biological Psychiatry, India, 2014 10th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry Behavioural Neurosciences – Pathobiology to Therapeutics 25th – 28th September, 2014, JW Marriott, Aerocity, New Delhi, India.

 

Abstract entitled “Association of (ccttt) polymorphism in the nos2a gene with       tuberculosis in two population groups of India” accepted for poster presentation in 62nd annual meeting of American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) November 06-10, San Francisco, California, p=3262F, page=841.

 

Presented poster entitled “The (CCTTT)n polymorphism in the nos2a gene is associated with tuberculosis in Odisha population”in 37th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG) 2012 on on “Genes, Genetics & Genomics: Today & Tomorrow-Human Concerns” Organized by Panjab University, Chandigarh, India,during 03-05 March 2012.

 

Abstract entitled “Association of nos2a promoter microsatellite with tuberculosis in a tribal population of India” accepted for scientific exchange in 15th International Congress for Infectious Diseases, 2012, 13-16 June, Bangkok, Thailand.

 

Presented poster entitled “Genetic polymorphism in Vitamin-D Receptor and its association with susceptibility to Tuberculosis in Odisha population” in National seminar on “Medical Anthropology in India: Bio-cultural Perspective” organized by Department of Anthropology, Centre of Advanced Study (CAS), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar in collaboration with Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata, March 24-25,2011.

 

Attended 34th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG) 2009 on Culture, Ethics and Population Genetics, Organized by Anthropological Survey of India (ASI) at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi from 17-20th March 2009.

 

Acknowledged in the abstract presented by Prof. P. K Das in National Seminar on Genetics and cultural Diversity on “Genetic, Socio-cultural and Environmental correlates of Tuberculosis: An exploratory study on TB patients” organised by school of studies in Anthropology, pt Ravisankar Sukla Universities,Raipur,Chhatisgarh,March 2-4,2009.

 

Sharma PR, Sharma S, Gochhait S, Jena M, Tiwari, PK and Bamezai, RNK. 2008. “Genetic Lineage and susceptibility to tuberculosis of Sahariya tribe of Central India.” International conference of Medical and Community Genetics at Department of Hematology, PGI, Chandigarh, India during 15-17 Feb. 2008. BP=9, page 80.

 

Sharma PR, Sharma S, Gochhait S, Jena M, Tiwari, PK and Bamezai, RNK. 2008. “Diversity of Mitochondrial and Y-chromosomal haplogroups in TB patients of Sahariya tribe of Central India.” 13TH Human Genome Meet, HGM-2008, Hyderabad, India, Sep. 27th -30th, P=154, page 127.

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES/DRC DURING THE LAST 5 YEARS: Lifetime member in INCAA

LIST OF FDPs/REFRESHER COURSES/ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES ATTENDED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

Attended Faculty Development Programme on NEP 2020 (Re-envisioning Higher Education in India) organised by OSHEC 2023.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCES IN THIS COLLEGE:

Associate Academic Bursar

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (Member)

Anti-Ragging Cell (member)

Extramural Lectures (Associates)

College Development Committee (Member)