MedTeacher - Tania Moses Karipel
Name:
Tania Moses Karipel
Kindly mention all your Educational Qualifications:
BSc (Microbiology and Biochemistry), MSc (Biochemistry), PhD (Botany-Plant Biotechnology)
Name of the College and Place/Year of Graduation/ Post-graduation/PHD:
BSc in Microbiology, and Biochemistry from S.I.E.S College affiliated to University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (1999 - 2002)
MSc in Biochemistry from S.I.E.S College affiliated to University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (2002-2004)
Ph.D. in Botany from Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, affiliated to the University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (2007 - 2011)
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Where are you working currently?
Department of Biotechnology, Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Empowered Autonomous)
What are your areas of interest within your profession?
Research, Designing curriculum and teaching pedagogy.
Things that you are passionate about concerning the clinical/research/current aspects of your profession:
Research in the area of Nutraceuticals
What made you choose teaching or mentoring as a profession?
The eagerness to read more and share that knowledge with young minds and ignite the spark in them.
What would the students be surprised to find about you?
I am good at arts and crafts and needle work.
Any 3 topics/subjects that you like the most:
Immunology, Bioanalytical Chemistry and Genetics
Any 3 topics/subjects that you dislike/ detest the most:
Ecology, Physics and Zoology
What are your fields of interest in Research/clinical practice?
Nutraceuticals and food science
What are your career goals or expectations?
To become a PhD guide and mentor more students in research. Also to go higher up in admistrative positions in education
What would you be doing if not for the current profession?
I would be in the field of clinical research
What do you like to do in your leisure time?
Needle work, read and watch movies with my partner
What is one of your hidden talent(s) that you would like us to know?
I love baking highly nutrient rich food
What change would you like to bring about in the Education sector?
The student should be able to change their field of study at any point in time without great difficulty.
What makes a 'good day' at work/college/institute?
A good satisfying session with the students
What current trends/practices are baffling to you?
Use of AI in education
Who do you idolize and why?
My mentor and PhD guide ...Dr. Usha Mukundan for being a dynamic researcher, wonderful teacher and great administrator.
Kindly mention your Publication(s), if any:
Tania Moses and Usha Mukundan (2013) Elicitation of Thymol in Thymus vulgaris, A Medicinally Important Plant. International journal of drug discovery and herbal research 3 (1), pp 590-595. ISSN no. 2231-6078
Tania Moses and Usha Mukundan (2013) On-line monitoring plant biomass for large-scale production of Thymus vulgaris, a medicinal and culinary herb. Asian Journal of Experimental science. Vol 27, 1, pp16 – 25. ISSN no. 0971 - 5444
Jayesh Patil, Manasi Karangutkar, Sadhana Yadav, Mamta Varma, Tania Moses and Usha Mukundan. (2012) Micropropagation of some essential oil yielding plants. In Recent Advances in Medicinal Plants and their cultivation Ed. Aloka Kumari, R.K. Lal, RK Khajuria, Mangalam Publication, India, pp 14-28.
Tania Moses and Usha Mukundan (2009) Edible Vaccines. In Advances in Biotechnology Ed. P. C.Trivedi, Agrobios India, pp 232-245.
