Brief Academic Profile of Dr. Thangjam Robert Singh
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Thangjam Robert Singh
Assistant Professor
10th January 2007
robertthangjam@gmail.com;
robth@mzu.edu.in
+91 389 2330859/861 (O)
Ph.D (Life Science)
Post-Doctoral Research Assignments:
 DBT-Post Doctoral Fellow (2005-2007)
 DBT-Overseas Associate (2011)
Major area of Research
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Assessment & Inventorization of Plant Genetic Resources
Bioprospecting , Functional Analysis & Genetic Improvement of crops
Improvement of production methods and conservation of selected
important crops
Extramural Research Project undertaken
: One
DBT sponsored for DBT mission for quality planting material production and
utilization for the north east. 2007-13 (Rs. 80.52 lakhs)
Overseas academic assignment :
 January – July, 2011: 6 months DBT-Overseas Associate in the
Laboratory of Molecular Breeding of energy Plants, Xishuangbanna
Tropical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, P.R. China
under the supervision of Prof. Zeng-Fu, Xu under the DBT Overseas
Associateship program.
 18-20 June, 2012: 5th International Symposium on tropical and
Sybtropical Fruits – Guangzhou, China
Major academic assignments
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 Invited talks/lectures – 12
 Papers presented in seminars: 18
 Chairing of sessions/proceedings – 2
 No. of research papers reviewed – 8
No. of M.Phil/Ph.D students supervised :
 Ph. D awarded – 1
 M. Phil awarded – 1
 Ph. D under supervision – 3
Professional Membership:
 Consultative and Working member of Promusa (International Banana
Working Group) – production & improvement groups
 International Association of Plant Biotechnology (IAPB)
 Associate member & editor of Northeast India Research Forum for NE
Quest
Major Publications
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 Research papers
 Robert Thangjam, Damayanti Devi Maibam and Jitendra
Gurumayum
Sharma
(2003)
Cadra
cautella
Walker
(Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Phycitinae) - a pest on Parkia
timoriana (DC.) Merr. in Manipur. Current Science, 85(6): 725726 (Impact Factor = 0.935)
 Robert Thangjam, Damayanti Devi Maibam and Jitendra
Gurumayum Sharma (2003) A simple and rapid method for
isolation of DNA from imbibed embryos of Parkia timoriana
(DC.) Merr. for PCR analysis. Journal of Food, Agriculture and
Environment, 1 (3&4): 36-38. (Impact factor = 0.517)
 Robert Thangjam, Damayanti Devi Maibam and Jitendra
Gurumayum Sharma (2003) Detection of genetic diversity in
Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr. Using randomly amplified
polymorphic DNA analysis. Journal of Food, Agriculture and
Environment, 1 (3&4): 46-49. (Impact factor = 0.517)
 Robert Thangjam and Rohinikumar Singh Maibam (2006)
Induction of callus and somatic embryogeneis of cotyledonary
explants of Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr., a multipurpose tree
legume. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, 4(2):
335-339. (Impact factor = 0.517)
 Robert Thangjam and Lingaraj Sahoo (2012) In vitro
regeneration and Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic
transformation of Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr.: a multipurpose
tree legume. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 34: 1207-1215.
(Impact factor = 1.639)
 Robert Thangjam and Damayanti Devi Maibam (2012)
Sulphur free-radical reactivity of thioproline and crude extracts
of Parkia timoriana (DC.). Environmental Engineering Research
(EER), 17(S1): S9-S13. ISSN (print) 1226-1025 ISSN (online)
2005-968X.
 Lalremsiami Hrahsel, Adreeja Basu, Lingaraj Sahoo and
Robert Thangjam (2013) In vitro propagation and assessment
of genetic fidelity of Musa acuminata (AAA) cv. Vaibalhla
derived from immature male flowers. (DOI: 10.1007/s12010013-0637-9). Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IN
PRESS) ISSN: 0273-2289 (Print) 1559-0291 (Online); Impact
factor = 3.989
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Robert Thangjam (2013) Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR)
marker analysis in Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr. populations
from northeast India. (DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0639-7).
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology ISSN: 0273-2289
(Print) 1559-0291 (Online); Impact factor = 3.989.
Premabati Thangjam, Lalremsiami Hrahsel, Pachuau Lalrinfela
and Robert Thangjam (2013) Evaluation of genetic diversity
among edible banana varieties found in Mizoram, India using
randomly amplified polymorphic DNA. Journal of Plant
Breeding and Genetics (IN PRESS) ISSN: 2305-297X (Online),
2308-121X (Print).
 Book Chapters
 Robert Thangjam and Rohinikumar Singh Maibam (2007)
Biotechnological interventions for the conservation and
sustainable utilization of tree bean genetic resources. In:
Biodiversity Conservation and legal aspects, A.K. Kandya and
Asha Gupta (eds.), Avishkar Publishers, Jaipur, pp. 219-228.
ISBN 8179101878, 9788179101872.
 Robert Thangjam and UK Sahoo (2009) Application of
Biotechnological tools for conservation and sustainable
utilization of bioresources in the Indo-Burma biodiversity
hotspot. In: Village development in north-east India (new
approaches) Komol Singha (ed.), Concept Publ. Company, New
Delhi,
pp.197-212.
ISSN-13:
9788180695919
ISBN
10:8180695913
 Robert Thangjam (2013) DNA Barcoding as a tool for rapid
identification of plants: a case study in banana family
(Musaceae). In: Bioresources and Traditional Knowledge of
Northeast India. K.K Singh et al. (eds.) Mipograss, Aizawl, pp.
21-24. ISBN: 987-81-924321-3-7.
 Premabati Thangjam and Robert Thangjam (2013) Genetic
diversity among edible banana varieties found in Mizoram,
India. In: Bioresources and Traditional Knowledge of Northeast
India. K.K Singh et al. (eds.) Mipograss, Aizawl, pp. 55-59.
ISBN: 987-81-924321-3-7.
 Robert Thangjam (2013) Evaluation of genetic diversity and
approaches for conservation of conservation of Parkia
timoriana (DC.) Merr. In: Environment, Biodiversity and
Traditional System. D.R. Khanna et al. (eds.) Biotech books,
New Delhi, pp.283-288. ISBN: 978-81-7622.
 Robert Thangjam (2013) Application of biotechnological tools
for the conservation, sustainable use and genetic enhancement
of bioresources in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hot spot. In:
Biodiversity Conservation and utilization. Asha Gupta (ed.),
Pointer publishers, Jaipur, India, pp. 13-24. ISBN:
8171327362. 9788171327362