Professional Involvements/Collaborations

As External Adviser:

• Forensically important blowflies of Iran-Marziyeh Izadi, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

• Taxonomic study of Calliphoridae (Insecta: Diptera) in Kashmir with emphasis on medical and veterinary importance-Dr. Altaf Hussain Mir, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, J&K, India.

• Insect faunal succession and molecular epidemiology of Dipteran fauna on decaying carcasses in Andaman and Nicobar Islands-Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Senior Scientific Officer, Forensic Science Lab, CID, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

• Diversity and distribution of Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in and around Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India-Dr. Shruti Saxena, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

Collaborations:

• On ant ecology, ant biology and molecular phylogenetics: Dr. Himender Bharti (https://antdiversity.com/ant-lab)

• Molecular Phylogeny of forensically important blow flies: Dr. Baneshwar Singh, Department of Forensic Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA https://forensicscience.vcu.edu/directory/singh.html