• Appointed as a member of the Research Advisory committee of PadmashreeDr. D. Y. Patil University, Nerul, Navi Mumbai for 2 years with effect from Nov. 01, 2008

• Resource person at a Workshop on the revised syllabus for F.Y.B.Sc. held at Mithibai College, July 2008.
• Panelist  in Panel Discussion, “Prospects of Biotechnology” in India held at Khalsa College, December 2008

• Attended the Conference titled “Extraction of Phytochemicals with the Use of Microbial Enzymes” at the Young Researchers’ Conference at UICT Mumbai, 27th and 28th Jan. 2009.

• Lecture on “East or West, Composting is the Best” for Rotary Club Chembur, June 2008.
• Resource person at a workshop for  TYBSC theory and practicals at the Vikas College, on 7th Jan  2009.

• Attended a UGC sponsored state level workshop on 11th Nov, 2008 on “Exploring Alternative Approaches in Assessment and Accreditation Process” at the Vaze Kelkar College.
• Attended and participated in a National seminar on “Green Chemistry-a Gateway to Sustainable Chemistry” at the R.D. National College on 25th & 26th Feb, 2009.

• Resource person for the Lecture Series in the subject of Drugs & Dyes organized by Motilal Jhunjhunwala College, Vashi on 16th February, 2009.

• At the two-week workshop organized by Bombay Association of Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai for the science teachers of ICSE School in the following topics :
  • Acids, Bases and Salts, July 25, 2008.
  • Electrolysis, July 26, 2008.
  • Metallurgy, August 1, 2008
  • Practical for new experiments, July 25, 2008.

• Judged –Science projects at Western Region Science Fair under the aegis of National Science Museums at the Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, Dec.2008.
• Judged – Homi Bhabha Action Research Projects under the aegis of Maharashtra Science Teachers’ Association, February 2009.

• Visiting Faculty at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai.

• Attended a seminar on “Gender Discrimination”, “Yuva Maitry” at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi on 28th July 2008 organised by the NGO -- MAWA.

• Delivered a talk on “Personality Development via NSS” during a  NSS special camp of Hutatma Rajguru Mahavidyalaya. on 2nd December 2008.

• Presented “Strategies of Career Development for entry level academics”  with Dr. Manju Phadke  in the National Conference on Academic Staff Development; Strengthening Institutional Links held by Christ University.
• Presented  “Strategies for Creating Shared Organizational Values Among Academic Staff- and the Application of the Ideas thus Obtained towards Institutional Refinement” with Dr. Manju Phadke in the National Conference on Academic Staff Development; Strengthening Institutional Links held by Christ University, Bangalore on the 5th-7th February, 2009.

• Participated in a three day consultation “In Pursuit of Excellence in Higher Education” organized by the Scottish Church College, Kolkatta from 2nd April 2009 to 4th April 2009.

• Participated in the National Conference held on 10th and 11th January, 2009 in “Fuzzy Logic and its Application in Industry” at the Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi,  Navi Mumbai.

• Attended the National Conference on “Recent Trends in Biosciences and their Applications in Industry”, at the K.J. Somaiyya College on 5th -6th Dec 2008.

Conferences/ Seminars/Workshops attended

• Attended the National Conference on “Recent Trends in Biosciences and their Applications in Industry”, at KJ Somaiyya College on 5th-6th Dec 2008.

• Presented a paper titled “ Strategies of Career Development for Entry Level Academics” at the National Conference on Academic Staff Development; Strengthening Institutional Links held by Christ University, Bangalore on 5th-7th Feb 2009.
• “Strategies for Creating Shared Organizational Values among Academic Staff- and the Application of the Ideas thus Obtained towards Institutional Refinement” with George Abraham in the National Conference on Academic Staff Development; Strengthening Institutional Links, held by Christ University, Bangalore.

• Attended the National Conference on Quality Management in Higher Education held at NES Ratnam College, Mumbai on 23-24th Jan 2009.

• Resource person at workshop for school children on “Introduction to Microbiology” in Nehru Centre, August 2008.

• Received the best paper award for the paper “Applications of Superoxide Dismutase from Lab strains of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa”, by Mathivadana Paulraj and Manju Phadke in Bionano Frontier Feb 2009.

• Attended Workshop on designing University Syllabus grid of SY and TY in Microbiology in October 2008.

• Resource person at workshop for school children on “Introduction to Microbiology” in Nehru Centre, August 2008.

• Co-opted as a member of T.Y.B.Sc Syllabus committee in Microbiology for the University of Mumbai.

• Registered under the Teach India Programme mounted by the Times of India and actually participated in the teaching of slum children.
• Deputed to attend the  presentation of administrative software by TCS and Broadllyne  on 20th and 30th January 2009 at SIES Graduate School of Technology, Nerul.

• Resource person in bridge programme. for TYBSc. students ( Khalsa, SIES and Ruia) at Khalsa College in  June 2008.

• Member of Board of Studies in Statistics and Member of a Committee appointed to revise the B.Sc. Syllabus.
• Subject expert in Statistics for appointing teachers.

• Visiting faculty for M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Mumbai

• Subject expert in Statistics for appointing teachers.
• Member of Committee to revise T.Y.B.Sc.  & T.Y.B.Com. Syllabus.

• Visiting faculty for M.Sc.  Statistics, University of Mumbai
• Delivered a  guest  lecture in Biostatistics  for M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Mumbai.

• Subject expert in Statistics for appointing teachers.
• Member of Committee to prepare common practicals for T.Y. B.Sc.
• Counselor for MS-8 students at IGNOU.

• Visiting faculty for M.Sc.  Statistics , University of Mumbai
• Resource person in Biostatistics  for M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Mumbai.

• Visiting faculty  M.Sc. I.T. , Statistics and Computer Science, University of Mumbai
• Visiting faculty at Welingkar Institute of Research and Management in the subject of Research Methodology.
• Visiting faculty at IBS (International Business School) in the subject of Management Science.

• Resource person in Biostatistics  for M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Mumbai.

• Research Guide for M.Phil students in Alagappa Universtiy and for M.Sc students under University of Mumbai.
• Member of the Syllabus Committee - T.Y.B.Sc. &  M.Sc, University of Mumbai.
• Subject Expert to conduct interviews for Zoology.

• Resource person for the practical workshop for the revised syllabus of F.Y.B.Sc conducted by the Board of Studies in Zoology at ICL College, Vashi, Navi Mumbai in August, 2008.

• Completed Ph.D (Science) in Zoology on the topic “Studies on Plants in the Treatment of Gentamycin Induced Kidney Dysfunction in Rats.”

• Faculty for MSc (II) in Zoology for the paper “Biotechnology”, University of Mumbai.
• Visiting faculty for MSc (I) Bioanalytical Sciences for the topic “Basic Pharmacokinetics” at the G. N. Khalsa College.
• Visiting faculty for MSc (II) Bioanalytical Sciences for the topic “Basic and Regulatory Toxicology” at the Ramnarain Ruia College.

• Completed a training programme in Karyotyping from Jaslok Hospital (Genetics Department) under the guidance of Dr. Prochi (Head of Genetics Department) from 2nd May 2008 to 1st June 2008.

• Resource person for a training cum selection camp for guiding Indian students for the International Biology Olympiad in Mumbai at the Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College from 3rd June 2008 to 10th June 2008.

• Attended a National Conference on “Innovative Practices in Libraries” organized by Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Ghatkopar, on 9th Aug, 2008.