Smt. TRESA HAMALTON
Designation: SCIENTIST-D
Division: Silviculture & Forest Management Division
Phone (Office): +091-80-22190137
Email: tresa(at)icfre(dot)org; abc(at)gmail(dot)com
Profile
Research Experience:
Areas of Specialization:
Plant tissue culture and Genetic transformation.
Education
M. Sc. (Biotechnology).
Research Activities
Research Interests:
Timber forensics
Gene function analysis
Research Expertise
Projects
Studies on propagation of a valuable timber species, Diospyros ebenum J.Koenig ex Retz. through seeds and in vitro techniques (Funding Agency: ICFRE)
Development of procedure for forensic identification of illegally cut mangrove trees using molecular marker techniques (Funding Agency: Mangrove & Marine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation)
Production of transgenic teak tolerant to defoliating pests (ICFRE)
Current Research Projects:
Nil
Publications
Details of Research Papers Published in National/International Journals:
Nil
Papers Published in Proceedings of Symposiums/Conferences:
Genetic variation studies in tree species using carbonic anhydrase isozyme analysis� in Proceedings of national seminar on tree biotechnology 2013: Emerging opportunities in forestry and tree science, held at IFGTB, Coimbatore (pp. 145-7)
Achievements
Qualified GATE 2010.
Executive Member of the 'Society for Promotion of Tropical Biodiversity�, Jabalpur (MP) and Member of the Editorial Board of �Indian Journal of Tropical Biodiversity� during 2014.
Editor & Co-ordinator of the monthly e-magazine, Van Sangyan during 2014.