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Bilal Ahmad Paray Mobile : +966552772163

Email :

bilalcare@gmail .com

bparay@ksu.edu.sa

Contact Address: PERMANENT ADDRESS:

Dr. Bilal Ahmad Paray

S/O: Abdul Karim Paray

Saripara, Rohama,

Rafiabad,

Baramulla District

Jammu and Kashmir

India

PIN: 193301

ADDRESS FOR

COMMUNICATION:

Dr. Bilal Ahmad Paray

Assistant Professor

Zoology Department,

College of Sciences,

King Saud University,

PO Box 2455,

Riyadh – 11451, Saudi

Arabia.

Other Information:

Date of Birth: 6th

Aug.1981

Gender: Male

Nationality: Indian

Marital Status: Married

Languages Known:

English, Hindi, Urdu,

Kashmiri,

Objective

Seeking for a challenging and rewarding position

in an esteemed organization. I shall work with the

best of my ability to stabilize and improve the

growth of that organization and update my skills

with the cutting edge knowledge in this highly

informative world.

Interpersonal Skills

Self-confidence, friendly character and Hard Working

Interest to learn.

Willingness to adopt any kind of environment

Good Communication Skill

Education

PhD (June, 2013) from department of Zoology, Mononmanium

Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

Master of Zoology (2006) with first Division from University of

Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

Bachelor of Science (Zoology, Botany, Chemistry)(2004) from

Kashmir University, J&K, India

Senior Secondary Examination from JKBOSE (2001).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Working as Assistant Professor, Zoology Department, College of

Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi

Arabia from October, 2014.

Worked as Research Associate in ICAR NAIP Subproject, A

Value Chain on Murrel Production in Tamilnadu and Orisaa-

CARE, St.Xavier’s College (Duration: July, 2012 – March, 2014).

Worked as Senior Research Fellow in ICAR NAIP Subproject, A

Value Chain on Murrel Production in Tamilnadu and Orisaa –

CARE, St. Xavier’s College (Duration: Nov. 2008 – June, 2012).

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RESEACH PROJECTS DONE

1) Masters Research

Department of Zoology, The New College, University of Madras, Chennai,

Tamilnadu, India.

Thesis title “Studies on the Moulting Stages and variation in the Biochemical

Constituation in Green Tiger Shrimp, Peneaus semisulcatus’’

2) Doctoral Research (September, 2009- June, 2013)

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India.

Thesis title “Histological Studies on Ontogenic Development and Larval

Rearing of Striped Murrel, Channa striatus”.

RESEARCH FUNDING

Principal Investigator: Ecology and Molecular Characterization of Cultured

Aquatic Species with Special Reference to Saudi Arabia. Project Number: RG-

1437-005 from Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia.

International seminar on “Ecotechnology for Sustainable Development,

ECOTECH- 2004” 4th- 6th September 2004 organised by Post Graduate and

Research Department of Zoology, The New College, Chennai India.

Participated in the National Symposium on Zoo Scope (2006) Department of

Zoology in The New College, Chennai.

Participated in Personality Development and Leadership Training Programme

held on 10th April 2006 conducted by Ex. NSS Unit, The New College, Chennai

– 14.

Participated in the 21 days Winter School on “Seed Production and Culture of

Brackishwater Finfishes with special reference to Asian Seabass, Lates calcarifer”

Participation in International / National Conference / Seminars /Workshops

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for college teacher’s/research workers organised by Indian Council of

Agricultural Research (ICAR) held at Central Institute of Brackishwater

Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai from 20th January to 9th February 2009.

Participated in the National Workshop on “Freshwater Fish Culture using

Bioencapsulated Live Feeds towards Technological Empowerment of Fishermen

and Self-help Groups” held during 18th- 20th August, 2010 organised by the

Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.

Paper presentation:

Paper entitled “Induced Breeding and Seed Production of Striped Murrel Channa

striatus” presented in International Conference in Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2011

Kochi (Sponsored by World Aquaculture Society and Kochi Fisheries College),

India, January 17- 20, 2011.

Paper entitled, “Seed Production and grow out technology for Murrel” presented

in Chennai Aquaculture Technology Meet- 2011 [CATEET’11], Madras

Veterinary College, Vepery, Chennai, 16th – 17th November, 2011.

Paper entitled, “Effect of certain feeds on growth and survival of striped

snakehead, Channa striatus (Bloch, 1793) hatchlings as test starter diets under

captive conditions” presented in The Indian Science Congress Association,

Coimbatore Chapter Meet, 15th – 16th December, 2012.

Reviewer in Journals

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Microbial Pathogenesis

Journal of Fish Biology

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PUBLICATIONS IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

JOURNALS

2011-2012

1. Ajaz Ali Bhat, M. A. Haniffa, P.R. Divya, A. Gopalakrishnan, M. James Milton,

Raj Kumar and Bilal Ahmad Paray. (2011) Molecular characterization of eight

Indian Snakehead species (Pisces: Perciformes Channidae) using RAPD markers.

Mol.Bio.Rep., Mol.Bio.Rep, DOI 10.1007/s11033-011-1213-4. (IF : 2.92).

2013

2. Bilal Ahmad Paray., Haniffa M.A and Manikandaraja D; M. James Milton.

(2013). Breeding behavior and parental care of the induced bred striped murrel

Channa striatus under captive conditions. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and

Aquatic Sciences. 13:707-711 (IF: 0.384).

3. Haniffa M A, James Milton M, Bilal Ahmad Paray, Ajaz Ali Bhat and Allen

Benziger P S. (2013). Color Variation, Taxanomic Ambiguity and Synonymous

Confusion a Hurdle for Snakehead Conservation. American Journal of Research

in Biology. 012-016/AMJB/2013/Vol 1/No.1.

4. M.A. Haniffa, B. Kavitha Bharathi, I. Viji Margaret, Bilal Ahmad Paray (2013),

Effect of a Probiotic and Herbal Additives on Growth, Survival and Disease

Resistance of Striped Murrel. World Aquaculture, June, 2013. 64-67.

2014

5. Bilal Ahmad Paray, A. Jawahar Ali, Mehrajuddin War, M. S. Arun Singh

(2014). Variation in the Biochemical Constituents during different Moulting

stages in Green Tiger Shrimp, Peneaus semisulcatus. Annual Research & Review

in Biology. 4(6):985-997.

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6. Ajaz Ali Bhat, M. A. Haniffa, M. James Milton, Bilal Ahmad Paray, P.R. Divya,

A. Gopalakrishnan. (2014). Genetic Variation of Striped Snakehead (Channa

striatus, Bloch, 1793) Populations Using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA

(RAPD) markers. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation; 6(5),

363-372.

7. Bilal Ahmad Paray, M.A. Haniffa and Y. Ananth Kumar (2014). Studies on

embryonic and larval development of induced bred Channa striatus. Eco. Env. &

Cons. 20 (3): 2014; pp. (929-941). ISSN 0971–765X.

2015

8. K. Umaa Rani, M. Saiyad Musthafa, Mehrajuddin War, Mohammad K. Al-

Sadoon, Bilal Ahmad Paray, T. H. Mohamed Ahadhu Shareef, P. Mohideen

Askar Nawas (2015). Impact of tributyltin on antioxidant and DNA damage

response in spermatozoa of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22:20000–20006. (IF: 2.828).

9. Bilal Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon and M.A. Haniffa (2015).

Impact of Different Feeds on Growth, Survival and Feed Conversion of Stripped

Snakehead, Channa striatus (Bloch 1793) larvae. Indian Journal of Fishries,

62(3): 82-88. (IF: 0.22).

10. Bilal Ahmad Paray, Haniffa M.A, Mehraj Ud Din War, Vivek K Bajpai, Irfan

Ahmad Rather (2015). Histological changes in the digestive tract of striped

murrel larvae during ontogeny. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science; Vol.

44(7), July l 2015, pp. 984-992. (IF: 0.32).

2016

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11. Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon and Bilal Ahmad Paray (2016). Ecological Aspects

of the Horned viper, Cerastes cerastes gasperettii in the Central Region of Saudi

Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences: 23, 135–138. (IF: 2.564).

12. Mohamed K. Al-Sadoon, Marwa M. S. Diab, Amira A. Bauomy, Ahmed E.

Abdel Moneim and Bilal A. Paray (2016). The Possible Effects of Melatonin in

Cerastes cerastes gasperettii venom-mediated oxidative damage in mice.

Current Science, Vol. 110, No. 8: 1505-1512. (IF: 0.926)

13. Mohammed K. Al-Sadoon; Bilal Ahmad Paray; Hamad Al-Otaibi (2016).

Survey of the Reptilian Fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. V. The Lizard

Fauna of Turaif Region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 23, 642–648. (IF:

2.564).

14. Bilal Ahmad Paray, Mohammed Abdulkather Haniffa, Xavier Innocent,

Rather Irfan Ahmad (2016). Effect of Feed Quality on Growth and Survival

of Striped Snakehead, Channa striatus (Bloch, 1793) Hatchlings. Indian Journal

of Geo-Marine Science; Vol. 45(1), January 2016, pp. 105-110. (IF: 0.32).

15. Bilal Ahmad Paray, & Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon (2016). Utilization of

Organic Manure for Culture of Cladocerans, Daphnia carinata, Ceriodaphina

carnuta and Copepod, Thermocyclops decipiens under laboratory conditions.

Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science; Vol. 45(3), March 2016, pp. 399-404. (IF:

0.32).

16. Mohammad Khalid Al-Sadoon; Bilal Ahmad Paray and Hassan A.

Rudayni (2016). Diet of the Worm lizard, Diplometopon zarudnyi (Nikolsky,

1907) in Riyadh province, Saudi Arabia (Reptilia: Trogonophidae). Zoology in

the Middle East. Vol. 62, No. 3, 227–230 (IF: 0.628).

17. Musthafa MS, Jawahar Ali AR, Hyder Ali AR, Mohamed MJ, War M, Naveed

MS, Al-Sadoon MK, Paray BA, Rani KU, Arockiaraj J, Balasundaram C,

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Harikrishnan R, (2016). Effect of Shilajit enriched diet on immunity, antioxidants,

and disease resistance in Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) against

Aeromonas hydrophila, Fish & Shellfish Immunology 57 (2016) 293-300. (IF:

3.02).

2017

18. Bilal A. Paray and M. K. Al-Sadoon (2017). Ultrastructure of the Dermal

Chromatophores in the Fringe-toed lizard, Acanthodactylus orientalis (Angel,

1936). ZOOLOGIA 34: e11923. (IF: 0.584).

19. Hassan A. Rudayni, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Bilal A. Paray (2017).

Morphological characteristics of worm lizard, Diplometopon zarudnyi (Squamata:

Trogonophidae), in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Available online. Saudi

Journal of Biological Sciences, 24, 966-971. (IF: 2.564).

20. Mohammed K. Al-Sadoona; Bilal Ahmad Paray; Hamad Al-Otaibi (2017).

Survey of the Reptilian Fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. VI. The Snake

Fauna of Turaif Region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 24 (2017) 925–928

(IF: 2.564).

21. M. Saiyad Musthafa, A. Athaullah, S. Anbumani, A. Jawahar Alia, Mehrajuddin

War, Bilal Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, S.S. Muthiah, Palani

Kembeeram, R. Harikrishnan (2017). Ameliorative efficacy of bioencapsulated

Chironomous larvae with Shilajit on Zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to Ionizing

radiation. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 128 (2017) 108–113 (IF: 1.207)

22. Bilal Ahmad Paray, James Milton, M. A. Haniffa, M. K. Al-Sadoon, Ajaz Ali

Bhat, Irfan A. Rather (2017). Amino acid profile and growth performance of

dwarf snakehead, Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822) as influenced by the

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alternative protein blends. Indian J Geo-Marine Sciences. Vol. 46(7), July 2017,

pp. 1358-1364. (IF: 0.32).

23. Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa, Abdul Rahman Jawahar Ali, Meenatchi Sundaram

Arun Kumar, Bilal Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Chellam

Balasundaram, Ramasamy Harikrishnan. (2017). Effect of Cucurbita mixta (L.)

seed meal enrichment diet on growth, immune response and disease resistance in

Oreochromis mossambicus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 68 (2017) 509-515.

(IF: 3.148).

24. Huda I Al Mohammed, Bilal A Paray and Irfan A Rather. (2017). Anticancer

activity of EA1 extracted from Equisetum arvense. Pakistan Journal of

Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol.30, No.5 (Suppl), 1947-1950 (IF: 0.649)

2018

25. Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Bilal Ahmad Paray, Hassan Ahmed Rudayni,

(2018). Metabolism of the spade-headed Amphisbaenian worm lizard,

Diplometopon zarudnyi (Nikolsky, 1907), in Saudi Arabia (Reptilia:

Trogonophidae). Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 25 (2018) 178–181. (IF:

2.564).

26. Bilal A. Paray, Abdul Rahman Al-Mfarij and Mohammed K. Al-Sadoon.

(2018). Food Habits of the Arabian skink, Scincus hemprichii Wiegmann, 1837,

(Sauria: Scincidae), in the Southwest Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological

Sciences. 25 (2018) 90–93. (IF: 2.564).

27. Bilal Ahmad Paray, Irfan A. Rather, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Al-Shammari

Fanar Hamad (2018). Pharmaceutical Significance of Leuconostoc

mesenteroides KS-TN11 isolated from Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus.

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 26: 509–514. (IF: 2.302)

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28. Sundaram Jawahar, Adil Nafar, Bilal Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon,

Chellam Balasundaram, Ramasamy Harikrishnan (2018). Bentonite clay

supplemented diet on immunity in stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis

against Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 75 (2018) 27–31.

(IF: 3.148).

29. James Milton, Bilal Ahmad Paray & Irfan A. Rather (2018). A Review on the

Biology and Physiology of Loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in China. Indian

Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences 47(4), 759-765. (IF: 0.32).

30. Ramasamy Harikrishnana, Sundaram Jawahar, Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa, Bilal

Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Chellam Balasundaram. (2018).

Immune defense of emodin enriched diet in Clarias batrachus against

Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 76 (2018) 13–20. (IF:

3.148).

31. Mohamed Saiyad Musthafaa, Syed Mohideen Asgaria, Amitha Kurian, Preetham

Elumalai, Abdul Rahman Jawahar Ali, Bilal Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K. Al-

Sadoon. (2018). Protective efficacy of Mucuna pruriens (L.) seed meal enriched

diet on growth performance, innate immunity, and disease resistance in

Oreochromis mossambicus against Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish and Shellfish

Immunology 75 (2018) 374–380. (IF: 3.148).

32. Ramasamy Harikrishnan∗, Sundaram Jawahar, Chandran Srikanthan, Bilal

Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Chellam Balasundaram, 2018.

Kaolin incorporated diet on growth and immune response in Ctenopharyngodon

idellus against Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 77 (2018)

364–373 (IF: 3.148).

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33. Bilal Ahmad Paray, Mohammed K. Al-Sadoon 2018. A survey of mammal

diversity in the Turaif province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of

Biological Sciences 25 (2018) 604–608. (IF: 3.138).

34. Anbazahan Sannasimuthu, Venkatesh Kumaresan, Mukesh Pasupuleti, Bilal

Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Jesu Arockiaraj, 2018. Radical

scavenging property of a novel peptide derived from C-terminal SOD domain of

superoxide dismutase enzyme in Arthrospira platensis. Algal Research 35 (2018)

519–529. (IF: 3.745)

2019

35. Venkatesh Kumaresan, Mukesh Pasupuleti, Bilal Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K.

Al-Sadoon, Jesu Arockiaraj, 2019. Gene profiling of antimicrobial peptides,

complement factors and MHC molecules from the skin transcriptome of Channa

striatus and its expression pattern during Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Fish

and Shellfish Immunology 84 (2019) 48–55. (IF: 3.148).

36. Gunapathy Devi, Ramasamy Harikrishnan, Bilal Ahmad Paray∗, Mohammad

K. Al-Sadoon, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Chellam Balasundaram, 2019.

Comparative immunostimulatory effect of probiotics and prebiotics in Channa

punctatus against Aphanomyces invadans, Fish and Shellfish Immunology 86:

965–973. (IF: 3.148)

37. S. Muniasamy, P.S. Allen Benziger, Y. Ananth Kumar, M.A. Haniffa, Bilal

Ahmad Paray, Mohammed Fahad Albeshr, Saleh Al-Umri, 2018. Effect of 17a-

methyl testosterone incorporated diets on growth of spotted snakehead, Channa

punctatus and white carp, Cirrhinus mrigala. Saudi Journal of Biological

Sciences 26 (541-546). (IF: 3.138).

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38. Ismail Mansouri, Mohammed K. Al-Sadoon, Mouad Rochdi, Bilal Ahamad

Paray, Mohamed Dakki, Lahcen Elghadraoui (2019). Diversity of feeding

habitats and diet composition in the turtle doves Streptopelia turtur to buffer loss

and modification of natural habitats during breeding season. Saudi Journal of

Biological Sciences 26 (957-962). (IF: 3.138).

39. GunapathyDevi, Ramasamy Harikrishnan, Bilal Ahmad Paray*, Mohammad

K.Al-Sadoon, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Chellam Balasundaram (2019). Effect

of symbiotic supplemented diet on innate-adaptive immune response, cytokine

gene regulation and antioxidant property in Labeo rohita against Aeromonas

hydrophila. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 89, 687-700. (IF: 3.298)

40. Anbazahan Sannasimuthu, Venkatesh Kumaresan, Shreya Anilkumar, Mukesh

Pasupuleti, Munuswamy-Ramanujam Ganesh, Kanchana Mala, Bilal Ahmad

Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Mohammed Fahad Albeshr, Jesu Arockiaraj

(2019). Design and characterization of a novel Arthrospira platensis glutathione

oxido-reductase-derived antioxidant peptide GM15 and its potent anti-cancer

activity via caspase-9 mediated apoptosis in oral cancer cells. Free Radical

Biology and Medicine (135) 198-209 (IF: 6.020)

41. Gunapathy Devi, Ramasamy Harikrishnan, Bilal Ahmad Paray, ∗, Mohammad

K. Al-Sadoon, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Chellam Balasundaram (2019). Effects

of aloe-emodin on innate immunity, antioxidant and immune cytokines

mechanisms in the head kidney leucocytes of Labeo rohita against Aphanomyces

invadans. Fish & Shellfish Immunology (87) 669-678. (IF: 3.298)

42. Kasi Viswanathan, Venkatesh Kumaresan, Anbazahan Sannasimuthu,

Bilal Ahmad Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Jesu Arockiaraj (2019).

Resolving the pathogenicity factors of a novel opportunistic fungus

Schizophyllum commune at molecular level. Molecular Biology Reports (2019)

46(4):3877–3886. (IF: 2.107)

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43. Arumugam Stalin, Palani Suganthi, Subramanian Mathivani, Bilal Ahmad

Paray, Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon, Varadharajan Gokula, Mohamed Saiyad

Musthafa (2019). Impact of chlorpyrifos on behavior and histopathological

indices in different tissues of freshwater fish Channa punctatus (Bloch).

Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2019) 26:17623–17631. (IF:

2.914).

44. Mohd Y. Bhat, Ashok Channa, Bilal A. Paray, Mohammed K. Al-Sadoon, Irfan

A. Rather (2019). Morphological study of the gastrointestinal tract of the snow

trout, Schizothorax esocinus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes). Zoologia 36:

e31791

45. Ramasamy Harikrishnan, Gunapathy Devi, Bilal Ahmad Paray∗, Mohammad

K. Al-Sadoon, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Elumalai Gokul (2019). Study the

immunomodulation of anthracenedione in striped dwarf catfish, Mystus vittatus

against pathogenic bacteria, Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish and Shellfish

Immunology 95: 117–127.

2020

46. Kumarasan Yukgehnaish, Praveen Kumar, Parimannan Sivachandran, Kasi

Marimuthu, Aziz Arshad, Bilal Ahmad Paray and Jesu Arockiaraj (2020). Gut

microbiota metagenomics in aquaculture: factors influencing gut microbiome

and its physiological role in fish. Reviews in Aquaculture, 1–25 (IF: 7.19)

47. Purabi Sarkar; Stefi Raju V, Mukesh Pasupuleti, Bilal A. Paray, Mohammad K.

Al-Sadoon, Jesu Arockaraj (2020). Antioxidant molecular mechanism of

adenosyl homocysteinase from cyanobacteria and its wound healing process in

fibroblast cells. Molecular Biology Reports (In press).

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Communicated Papers:

1. M S Musthafa, Mehrajuddin War, M Madhani Abdul Jaleel, M. K. Al-Sadoon,

Bilal A. Paray. (2016). Exemplary efficacy of azomite enriched diet on sex

steroid hormone levels and milt quality in Oreochromis mossambicus.

(Communicated to Aquaculture Journal).

2. Mohammed KHALID AL-SADOON, Hamad AL-OTAIBI, Bilal AHAMAD

PARAY*. Seasonal variation in the diet of the burrowing asp, Atractaspis

engaddensis Haas, 1950 in the Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.

(Communicated to Zoology in the Middle East).

3. Syed Mohideen Asgari, Bilal Paray, Mohammed AL Sadoon, Amitha Kurian,

P.Preetham Elumalai, Abdul Rahman Jawahar Ali, Ramasamy Harikrishnan.

Utilization of Shilajit enriched diet on growth performance and immune resistance

against Aeromonas hydrophila in Oreochromis mossambicus. (Communicated to

Aquaculture).

4. Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa; Syed Mohideen Asgari; Abdul Rahman Jawahar Ali;

Bilal Ahmad Paray; Mohammad K. Al-Sadoon (2018). Organophosphorus

pesticides induced immuno-hematological and enzymological response in the

various tissues of freshwater fish Koi carp (Cyprinus carpio). Communicated to

Fish and Shellfish Immunology.

5. Venkatesh Kumaresan; Mukesh Pasupuleti; Bilal Ahmad Paray; Mohammad K.

Al-Sadoon; Jesu Arockiaraj, RNA seq analysis of a novel fish pathogenic fungus,

Fusarium oxysporum: in quest of unveiling the virulence factors associated with

fish infection. (Communicated to GENE).

6. Mohammed Khalid Al-Sadoon, Bilal Ahamad Paray: A provisional checklist of

the avifauna of Turaif province, Saudi Arabia. (Communicated to Zoologia).

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Awards:

Best student of PG Zoology for the year 2005-06 conducted by Zoological

Society, The New College, Chennai – 14.

Awarded with “Certificate of Proficiency” by The New College, Chennai for

academic year 2005-06

First position in intercollegiate debate for Darwin Rolling Shield for the year

2005-06 conducted by Zoological Society, The New College, Chennai – 14.

Declared “Inmate of Distinction” for outstanding performance by The New

College Hostel, Chennai– 14.

Computer Skills:

One-year Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications from Indian Institute of

Computer Application (IICE).

Expertise in packages like MS Office, Front Page, SPSSR etc.

Internet Surfing, Searching Skills.

Well understanding of Operating System like Windows

98/2000/XP/Vista/windows.

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References:

Dr. M. A. Haniffa,

UGC Emeritus Scientist and Director, Centre for Aquaculture Research and

Extension (CARE), St. Xavier’s College,

Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli- 627 002, Tamilnadu India.

Mob: +91 9443157415; Email: haniffacare@gmail.com

Dr. A. K. Sahu,

Principal Scientist & HOD APED

Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Kausalyaganga

Bhubaneswar-751002.

Mob: +919437074618; Email: ashoksahu7@rediffmail.com

Dr. Parvaiz Ahmad

Senior Assistant Professor

Department of Botany

S.P. College, Maulana Azad Road,

Srinagar-190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Phone: +91-9858376669 (M)

Email: parvaizbot@yahoo.com

DECLARATION:

I hereby declare that the above information given by me is correct and true to the best of

my knowledge.

Yours sincerely

(BILAL AHMAD PARAY)