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Education :

M.S. Biology (2005) University of Texas at Arlington, USA

M.S. Ecology (2000) Pondicherry University, India

B.Sc. Zoology (1998) University of Madras, India

Experience :

Adjunct lecturer - Mountain View College - Dallas County Community College - Biology II for majors & non-majors

Adjunct lecturer - Tarrant County Community College - Biology for non-majors and Anatomy and Physiology I - 2005

Phylogenetic systematics and biogeography of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 2000 -- 2005+

Curatorial Assistant - UTA - Collection of Vertebrates - 2005

Laboratory Instructor, UTA - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy - 2002 - 2005

Laboratory Instructor, UTA - Cellular and Molecular Biology - 2002 - 2005

Research Assistant - Drosophila Population Genomics with Dr. Pawel Michalak - 2004

Resource person - UNDP Sea turtle conservation training workshop, ANET, India - 2003

UNDP Sea turtle population monitoring, ANET, India - 2000 - 2001

Population status survey of Indian Rock Python, SACON - India - 1999

Sea turtle conservation education & camps, India - 1995 - 1998

Grants** and Associations and People that support or guide me  :

Madras Crocodile Bank Trust - Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental Team (ANET), India - Research Associate (they also provide alot of local funding and logistics)

National Center for Cell Science, India - Collaborator

Society of Systematic Biologists - member

American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists - member

Explorers Club International ** ($4170)

Phi Sigma, UTA (2003) ** ($250)

Phi Sigma, UTA (2004) ** ($250)

Society for Study of Amphibians and Reptiles ** ($500)

Matching grants from Dept. of Biology, UTA ** ($1000)

Matching grants from College of Science, UTA ** ($1000)

** My Dad has provided much of the support required (for basal metabolism) especially when funds were scarce **

Research Supervisors - Dr. Jonathan Campbell; Dr. Paul T. Chippindale; Dr. Jeremy L. Marshall

Shreyas Krishnan - summary curriculum vita