Anwar L. Bilgrami

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Personal Information

Name : DR. ANWAR LUQMAN BILGRAMI
Father's name : Late Mr.Hasan Luqman
Designation : Reader (Associate Professor)
Permanent address : Section of Nematology, Department of Zoology
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
Email : [email protected]
[email protected]
Phone (Res) : 0091-571-704582
(Office) 0091-571-700916 Ext 300
Date of birth : 19th May Nineteen Hundred and Fifty six (l9-5-l956).
Nationality : Indian
Marital status : Married
Passport No. : A-8146087

Educational Qualifications

D.Sc.* (1995) AMU Zoology
Ph.D (1983) AMU Zoology
M.Phil (1981) AMU Zoology
M.Sc. (1979) AMU Zoology
B.Sc. (Hon) (1977) AMU Zoology

• Doctorate of Science (Highest & Rare Academic Distinction)

Subject of Specialization

1). Nematology; 2) Behaviour of Nematodes and 3) Biological control of Plant Parasitic
Nematodes

i) Title of D.Sc thesis : Studies on the behaviour of nematodes
ii) Title of Ph.D Thesis : Observations on the behaviour of nematodes
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Research Experience : Twenty Two years (since 1-2-1980)

My research interest revolves around applied aspects of nematodes such as biological control and
behaviour of nematodes. In 1980 when I started research very little was known about predatory
nematodes, their behaviour and their role as nematode bio-control agents India and abroad. During a
span of 21 years I have authored one book, contributed several chapters to books and published 92
research papers. Most of these publications are based on original research conducted on various
aspects of predatory nematode’s behaviour such as predatory behaviour, prey searching and feeding
behaviour, prey selection behaviour, numerical analysis and mathematical formulae to quantify strike
rate of predatory nematodes, degree of resistance and susceptibility of plant parasitic nematode to
predation, food and feeding habits of predatory nematodes, prey searching, attraction and aggregation
behaviour, role of kairomones in prey searching behaviour, biological control potentials of predatory
nematodes, host searching, attraction and aggregation behaviour of entomopathogenic nematodes etc.
Besides, studies were also conducted on, predatory habits of mites and protozoans, histochemical
localization of enzymes involve in carbohydrate metabolism, generic diversity and community analysis of
predatory nematodes etc. The work done on predatory nematodes is widely acclaimed, which has been
cited widely in various journals and books by national and international scientists.
I have held several research collaboration and worked in some of the leading Laboratories of the
world. Worked for about one year with Prof. Eizo Kondo, in the Department of Applied Biological
Sciences, Saga University, Saga, Japan as a Visiting Fellow of the Japanese Society for Promotion of
Science. During this period I had worked on the role of kairomones in host searching, attraction and
aggregation behaviour of entomopathogenic nematodes. I had also worked with Prof. Randy Gaugler
in the Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA for about four months as a
visiting scientist. We had worked on the feeding, attraction, and aggregation behaviour of predatory
nematodes and culture techniques for predatory nematodes. Presently I am working as a visiting
Scholar with Prof. Wenju Liang in the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shenyang, China for four months. We are working on community structure of nematodes and
nematode-bacterial interactions in various agroecosystems. Besides, I have interacted with many other
leading nematologists in various parts of the world such as Sweden, England, Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Hongkong, Taiwan, Egypt, USA, Japan, China etc. and have
good experience of working with them for short and long durations.

Teaching Experience : Sixteen Years

i) Teaching Behaviour and Ecology of nematodes, Evolution, Bio Statistics and Vertebrate
Zoology to Graduate and Post Graduate Course in Zoology since l986.

Academic Positions Held

i) Junior Research Fellow 1-2-1980 to 31-1-1983 Department of Zoology,
AMU, Aligarh, India

ii) Senior Technical 1-4-l984 to 11-11-l988 Department of Zoology,
Assistant AMU Aligarh, India
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iii) Lecturer 12-11-l988 to 11-11-l993 Department of Zoology,
AMU, Aligarh, India

iv) Senior Lecturer 12-11-l993 to 9-12-l998 Department of Zoology,
AMU, Aligarh, India

v) Reader 10-12-1998 to date Department of Zoology
AMU, Aligarh, India

vi) JSPS Visiting Fellow 1-6-2000 to 15-5-2000 Department of Applied Biological
Sciences, Saga University, Saga
JAPAN

viii Visiting Scientist 15-6-2002-15-9-2002 Department of Entomology
Rutgers University,
New Jersey
USA

vii Visiting Scientist 15-4-2002-15-7-2002 Institute of Applied Ecology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shenyang, China

Administrative positions held

Had served as Warden and Provost of various halls of student’ residence of the university during the
last ten years. My responsibilities as Warden and Provost of Student’s hostel was to look after all
administrative work of the Hall of residence, including supervision of students, Office staff, finances,
student welfare and development of extra curricular activities for resident students. I have also the
administrative experience of Superintendent of Examination and Admissions of the Faculty of Life
Sciences. My main duties as Superintendent of examination were to supervise smooth conduct of
examination, maintain secrecy and preparation of results. As superintendent of Admissions I had to
supervise the process of admission application forms for the under graduate and post graduate classes
according to eligibility and finalize the list of admissions of my faculty (i.e., Faculty of Life Sciences).

Awards

1. l980: University Grants Commission (New Delhi) awarded Junior Research Fellowship in
for a period of three years.
2. l986: The Nematological Society of India, New Delhi awarded Professor D. J. Raski
academic Merit Award in December, l986 for the best Research work. The award
carried a certificate of merit and cash Rs.l000/-
3. l987: The Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim university has granted five additional increments
in the salary in l987 in order of merit.
4. l988: Best paper and presentation award, Sweden
5. l995: Young Scientist Award of MAAS for outstanding and significant contributions in
Life Sciences for the Year l995. The award carries Rs. l0000/= in cash and a
certificate of merit. The award was given away by Prof. Veerendra Singh Director, Tata
Fundamental Research Institute, Bombay.

6. 2000: JSPS Invitation Fellow to conduct research in collaboration with Prof. Eizo Kondo, in
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Japan for one year.

7. 2000: Young Scientist Award – 2000 of the Applied Zoologists Society, India

Grants

1. l988: Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India) granted airfare to visit to
Sweden and England in l988.
2. l993: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India granted Rs. 5.53 lakhs for
the Research Project entitled Ultrastructure of the feeding apparatus and predatory
behaviour of nematodes.
3. l995: Department of Science and technology (Govt. of India) granted financial assistance to
New Zealand, Singapore in l995.
4. l995: Council of Scientific and Industrial research New Delhi granted financial assistance to
visit Australia and Brunei in l995.
5. l995: Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Granted Rs. 30000/= to visit New Zealand in
1995.
6. 1995: His Holiness Syedena Tahir Memorial Trust Granted Rs. 10,000/= to meet local
expenses in Brunei.
7. 2000: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research New Delhi has Sanctioned an amount of Rs.
14,00,000 to carry out research on the prey searching, attraction and aggregation
behaviour of predatory nematodes during 2001-2004.

Honors

1. Recognition by several renowned national and international nematologists of the
research work done.
2. l995: Nominated Member of the Faculty of Life Sciences
3. 1998: Regional Publicity Officer, Dehradun Presented Trophy on behalf of Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, New Delhi on AIDS Awareness Program
on the Occasion of 15th August, l998
4. 2000: Fellow of Japanese Society for Promotion of Science, Govt. of Japan
5. 2002: Elected for three years as a member of the University Court (Highest decision making
body of the University).

Training’s obtained

1. l986: Training in the application of Biostatistics in Biological Sciences in the Department of
Statistics, AMU, Aligarh during l985-86 session.
2. 1987: Training in Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy and ultramicrotomy
in Queens University, Belfast, N. Ireland
3. l989: Training in Scanning and Transmission Electron microscopy, Ultra
microtomy, photomicrography and interpretation of photomicrographs during the
6th National Training Program in Electron Microscopy at the All India Institute of
Medical Sciences, New Delhi from 28th to 18th December, l989.
4. l996: Training in computer soft wares and their applications in Biological research e.g.
HARVARD GRAPHICS,MICROSOFT WORD, MICROSOFT OFFICE,
MICROSOFT EXCEL, WORD PERFECT, CORAL DRAW, SPSS (Statistical
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Software) etc..
5. l997: Training in use of personal computers and window based soft wares in Bio-
information, with special reference to NICKNET connectivity and CD ROM
Database, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, March, l997.

Foreign Visits For Various Academic Engagements

1. 1988: Sweden: Visited Sweden to participate and present paper in the l8th
International Nematology Symposium.
2. 1988: England: Visited Commonwealth Institute of Parasitology, London, UK.
3. 1990: Netherlands: Visited Netherlands to chair biological control session of
Second International Nematology Congress and presented a
paper.
4. 1991: Pakistan: Visited National Nematology Laboratory, Karachi, Pakistan
5. 1995: New Zealand: Participate and presented paper in the l0th Australasia Plant
Pathology Conference.
6. 1995: Australia: Visited Biological and Chemical Institute, Rydelmere to hold
discussions on the biological control of nematodes.
7. 1995: Singapore: Visited Singapore National University.
8. 1995: Brunei: Delivered Lectures at University of Brunei, Bander Seri
Begawan.
9. 2000: Hong Kong: Visited and held seminar in Hong Kong University
10. 2000: Taiwan: Invited to visit Universities in Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan
to give invited lectures on predatory nematodes and their role
in nematode biocontrol.
11 2000: Japan: Invited by Japanese Society for Promotion of Sciences.as a
Visiting Fellow for one year to collaborate research in the
Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Saga University Saga.
12. 2001: Thailand: Visited University of Bangkok
13. 2001: Malaysia: Invited to visited University of Malaya, Kualalumpur to
deliver lectures on chemosensory behaviour of predatory
nematodes.
14. 2001: UAE: Visited Al Zayed University, Abu Dhabi.
15. 2001: USA: As visiting Scientist to the Department of Entomology,
Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA for three months.
16. 2002: England: Visited Rothamsted Experimental Station, UK
17. 2002: Egypt: Invited as a resource person to give lectures in the First
International Workshop on Entomopathogenic nematodes,
Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, 13-17th Jan, 2002.
18. 2002: China Invited by the Chinese Academy of Sciences as a Visiting
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Scholar to work with Prof. Wenju Liang in the Institute of
Applied Ecology, Shenyang, China for four months.

Invited Lectures Delivered

1. 1988: Invited to deliver lectures to the participants of the First All India
Advanced Training Course on Nematode Pest Identification. AMU,
Aligarh, 19th-31st December, l988.
2. 1989: Invited to deliver a series of lectures to the participants of the Advanced
Training Course on the identification of nematode pests and predators and
parasites of inset pests (sponsored by the IRRI, Philippines), AMU,
Aligarh,16th May 6th June,l989.
3. 1990: Invited to deliver lead lecture on the role of Predatory nematodes and
protozoans in nematode Management. IARI, New Delhi, 12th-13th
July, l990.
4. 1992: Invited to deliver lecture on the Biological control of plant parasitic
nematodes. New Delhi, India
5. 1995: Delivered Lectures on the Biological control and behaviour of nematodes
in the Department of Biology, University of Brunei, Brunei in l995.
6. 1997: Delivered lecture on Numerical taxonomy to the participants of the IInd
Advanced training course on nematodes taxonomy. AMU, Aligarh, India.
December, 1997.
7. 1997: Invited to deliver Lecture on Environmental management for Agriculture by
Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh, September, l997
8. 1998: Invited by the Principal, S.T. High School, AMU Aligarh to deliver a lecture
on Animal Diversity to the School students on the occasion of Science Day,
28th February, l998.
9. 1998: Delivered a popular Lecture on AIDS Awareness on the occasion of 15th
August, 1998 on the invitation of Regional Publicity Officer, Dehradun,
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
10. 2000: Held seminar on the predatory nematodes in the Department of Zoology,
Hong Kong University, Hong Kong.
11. 2000: Delivered an invited lecture on predatory nematode and their role in nematode
management in the Department of Zoology at National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan, 30th May, 2000.
12. 2000: Delivered a lecture on the Nematode Biopesticides and their role in
nematode management in the Department of Zoology at Kaohsiung University,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 29th May, 2000.
13. 2000: Delivered a lecture on the predatory behaviour of nematodes and their
prospects as nematode control agents. Kyushu National Agricultural Institute,
Kumamoto, Japan, 26th August, 2000.
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14. 2000: Delivered a lecture on the Nematode Biopesticides and their role in
nematode management at the University of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, 22nd
November, 2000.
15. 2001: Delivered lectures on Predatory nematodes and their role in nematode
biological control. Saga University, Saga Japan 21st March, 2001.
16. 2001: Delivered Lectures on the prey searching, attraction and aggregation behaviour
of predatory nematodes, University of Malaya, Kualalumpur, Malaysia,
April, 2001.
17. 2002: Delivered lecture to the participants of the First International Workshop on
Entomopathogenic nematodes, Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, 13-17th Jan, 2002.

Conferences /Symposia

Chaired

1. Biological control session of the Second International Congress of Nematology,
Wenginengen, The Netherlands, 7th to 14th July, l990

Participated and presented papers

International

1. 1988: l9th International Nematology Symposium, Uppsala, Sweden, 7th to l3th
August,l988.
2. 1990: Sixth International symposium on aquatic nematodes, Yerseke, The
Netherlands, 6th to l0th July, l990.
3. 1990: Second International Congress of Nematology, Wegeningen, The
Netherlands, llth-l5th July, l990.
4. 1995: 10th Australasia Plant Pathology Conference held at Lincoln University,
Lincoln, New Zealand 28th to 31st, August, l995.
5. 2000: International Nematology Symposium, Tsukuba, Japan, 13-15th September,
2000
6. 2000: International Conference on Roots crops, Tusukuba, Japan, 12-16th
September, 2000
National:

1. l98l: Second Nematology Symposium, Coimbatore, February, l98l.
2. l983: Third Nematology Symposium, HPKVV, Solan May, 24-26, l983.
3. l983: Fourth National Congress of Parasitology, AMU, Aligarh, March, 28-30,
1983.
4. 1985: Fourth Nematology Symposium, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, May,
l7-18th, l985.
5. l986: National Conference on Plant Parasitic Nematodes: Problems and
Prospects, IARI, New Delhi, December, 17-20, l986.
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6. l986: Bienniel Conference of the Nematological Society of India, IARI, New Delhi,
December, 21, 1986.
7. l990: Seminar on the role of Bio-control agents in nematode management, IARI,
New Delhi,13th July,l990.
8 l99l : National Symposium on Recent Developments in Science and Technology,
Osmania University, Hyderabad, 5-6th June, l99l
9. l992: Symposium on Zoological research in relation to man and environment,
Calcutta, 1-4th March, l992.
l0. 1993: National Symposium on Nematodes, August, l993, Hissar.
11.1994: National Symposium on Emerging trends in Pest management held at University of
Hort. & Forest, Solan, 28-30th June, l994
12. l997: National Symposium on Conservation of Bio diversity. 22-23rd Feb., l997,
Allahabad
13. 2000: Second Indian Agricultural Scientists and Farmers Congress, Allahabad, 19-
21st Feb, 2000
14. 2001: Nematology Conference, IARI, New Delhi, 3-7th December, 2001

Papers presented in Conferences/Symposia

International

1. Bilgrami, A. L. (l988). Some observations on the predatory abilities of Mononchoides
longicaudatus and M. fortidens (Nematoda: Diplogasterida) and factors
influencing predation. Presented in Sweden

2. Bilgrami,A. L. (l990). Resistance and susceptibility of prey nematodes to predation and
strike rate of the predators, Mononchus aquaticus, Dorylaimus stagnalis and
Aquatides thornei. Presented in Netherlands

3. Bilgrami,A. L. (l995). Predation by Allodorylamus americanus and Discolaimus
silvicolus on different species of plant parasitic nematodes. Presented in New
Zealand.

4. Bilgrami, A. L., Kondo, E. & Yoshiga, T. (2000). Numerical analysis of the host
searching and attraction mechanisms of Steinernema glaseri using Galleria
mellonella as its host. Presented in Tsukuba, Japan.

National

1. Bilgrami, A. L. & Jairajpuri, M. S. (l98l). Effect of chemicals and pH on the activity and
survival of the predatory nematode, Mononchus aquaticus. Nematology
Symposium, Coimbatore.

2. Bilgrami,A. L. & Alam, S. M. (l982). Histoenzymological studies on Dorylaimus
sp.(Nematoda:Dorylaimida). Third Nematology Symposium, Solan.

3. Bilgrami,A. L. (l983). Attraction of Hirschmanniella oryzae towards cabbage seedlings.
Fourth Nematology Symposium, Udaipur.

4. Bilgrami,A. L. & Alam, S. M. (l983). Histoenzymological localization of some enzymes
in Dorylaimus stagnalis. Fourth National Congress of Parasitology, AMU,
Aligarh.

5. Bilgrami,A. L., Ahmad, W. & Jairajpuri, M.S. (l985). Attraction of Xiphinema basiri
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towards plant roots. Fourth Nematology Symposium, Udaipur.

6. Bilgrami,A. L. (l985). Attraction and feeding of Hirschmanniella oryzae. Fourth
Nematology Symposium, Udaipur.

7. Bilgrami,A. L. & Jairajpuri, M. S. (l986).The role of predatory nematodes in the
biological control of plant parasitic nematodes. National Conference on Plant
Parasitic Nematodes, New Delhi.

8. Bilgrami, A. L. (l986). Evaluation of the predation abilities of Mononchoides
longicaudatus. National Conference on Plant Parasitic Nematodes, New
Delhi.

9. Bilgrami,A. L. (l990). The role of predatory nematodes and protozoans in nematode
management. Delivered as a lead lecture in the Seminar on Bio-control agents at
IARI, New Delhi.

10. Khan, Z., & Bilgrami, A. L. (l990). Predatory behaviour of Aporcelaimellus nivalis.
Seminar, New Delhi.

11. Bilgrami, A. L. (l99l). Predator-prey relationships of Mononchus aquaticus,
Dorylaimus stagnalis and Aquatides thornei. National Symposium on recent
developments in Science, Hyderabad, l99l.

12. Bilgrami, A. L. & Kulshreshtha, R. (l993). Evaluation of the predation abilities of
Mylonchulus minor.National Symposium.on Nematodes, Hissar, l993.

13. Bilgrami, A. L. (l994). Numerical Analysis of the predatory relations between
Mesodorylaimus bastiani and different prey trophic categories. Symposium on
Pest Management, Solan.

14. Bilgrami, A. L. (l997). Community analysis of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with
different crops in Goa State. Allahabad.

15. Pervez, R. & Bilgrami, A. L. (2000). Some factors influencing chemoattraction
behaviour of dorylaim predator, Laimydorus baldus and Discolaimus major
towards prey kairomones. Allahabad

Workshops attended

1. 1981: Second Bienniel Workshop of the All India Coordinated Research Project on
Nematode Pests of Crops and their Control. Coimbatore,19-21st Feb,l98l.

2. 1983: Fourth Bienniel Workshop of the All India Coordinated Research Project on
Nematode Pests of Crops and their Control. Solan, HP, 20th-23rd, May, l983.

3. 1984: Fifth Mini Workshop of the All India Coordinated Research project on
Nematode Pests of Crops and their Control, IARI, New Delhi, 28th-29th, March,
l984.

4. 1985: Sixth Bienniel Workshop of the All India Coordinated Research Project of
Nematode Pests of Crops and their Control Udaipur, 14th-16th May,l985.

5. 1987: Eight Bienniel Workshop of the All India Coordinated Research Project on
Nematode Pests of Crops and their Control. Poone, 9th-12th June,l987.

6. 1988: Workshop on Biological and Diagnostic electron Microscopy held at J. N.
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Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, 14th - 18th March, l988.

7. 1988: Eight Mini Workshop of the All India Coordinated Research Project on
Nematode Pests of Crops and their Control. IARI, New Delhi, 27th-28th March,

8. 1990: Ninth Workshop of the All India Coordinated Research Project on Nematode
pests of crops and their Control. IARI, New Delhi, 12th-13th July, l990.

9. 1994: Group Monitoring Workshop sponsored by Department of Science and
Technology, New Delhi held at Mysore University, Mysore from 14-16th July,

l0. 1997: DBT sponsored workshop on introduction to the use of personal computers
and window based softwares in Bio-informatics with special reference to
NICKNET connectivity and CD-ROM Database. Center of Interdisciplinary
Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 10-12 March, l997.

Research Journals In which Papers are Published

1. Revue de Nematologie (France)
2. Nematologica (The Netherlands)
3. Nematologia Meditterranea (Italy)
4. Indian Journal of Nematology (India)
5. Helminthologia (Czechoslovakia)
6. International Nematology News (USA)
7. Fundamental and Applied Nematology (France)
8. Annals Plant Protection Sciences (India)
9. Applied Zoological Research Journal (India)
10. International Journal of Nematology (England)
12. Japanese Journal of Nematology (Japan)
13. Applied Zoology and Entomology (Japan)

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Research publications :

Books = 01 As Single Author = 21
Book chapters = 08 As First Author = 47
Papers in International Journals = 50 As Second Author = 16
Papers in National journals = 34 As Junior Author = 9
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Total publications = 93 Total = 93
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