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Mohd Ashraf Rather

Also known as: M.A. Rather

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Central Institute of Fisheries Education

ORCID iD 0000-0001-5710-8176

About

Dr. Mohd Ashraf Rather is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Fish Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Fisheries, Rangil; Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology- Kashmir. He graduated from the College of Fisheries, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, and obtained Masters and Doctoral degrees in Fisheries Biotechnology, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai. His area of research interest is Functional genomics and computational biology of fishes. His major research contribution is the identification, characterization, and expression profiling of more than fifty reproductive genes in fish including kisspeptin genes in Indian major carps. He has received the Young Scientist Award from the Society of Fisheries and Life Science. He has also received Asia-Pacific Alltech Young Scientist Award in agriculture and allied field from Alltech company, USA. He has published more than forty research publications in both national and international journals. In addition, he has published one book, two conference proceedings and two book chapters.

Employment

  • Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Assistant Professor

Education

  • Central Institute of Fisheries Education Ph.D

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Publications (46)