Brief Profile & CV

Personalia:

Name: Dr. Riaz A. Shah

Date of Birth: 03-04-1967

Address: 15, Lane # 4, Firdousabad, Batamaloo Srinagar Kashmir 190009

Contact Nos: Phone: +91-194-2262642 9797794864

Email: drriazshah@gmail.com, drriyazshah@skuastkashmir.ac.in

Present Assignment:

Designation: Professor and Head, Division of Animal Biotechnology, FVSc., Shuhama

Other Assignments Coordinator, HRD-MVSc. Program of DBT, MoST, GoI

Convener, Board of Professional Examination, FVSc. & AH.

Academic Profile :

Degree Thesis title Grade Year Institute

Ph.D. Establishment of Electrofusion procedure and culture conditions for the production of handmade cloned embryos in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

7.6 / 10.0

(First rank in Biotech.discipline)

Aug. 2008

ABTC, National Dairy Research Institute, India

MVSc

Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies against Rinderpest Virus

8.4/ 10.0 (Second Rank)

July 1996 Indian Vet. Res. Institute, Izatnagar, UP

BVSc & AH

Veterinary Sciences 76 % April 1993

SKUAST, J&K

Awards, Grants & Foreign Assignments

Event Awarding Agency Period

Awarded at Cashmere World Conference 2012, held at Hongkong for outstanding work in Technology related to Pashmina Industry.

AFLP-Cashmere World, Hongkong.

Sept. 2012

mailto:drriazshah@gmail.commailto:drriyazshah@skuastkashmir.ac.in

Professorship in Biotechnology for outstanding research achievement in Cloning of “Noori” .

University Council, SKUAST-Kashmir

May 2012

ICAR sponsored Post-doctoral Training at AgResearch Ltd., New Zealand in the advanced area of Small Ruminant Cloning & Transgenesis.

ICAR-NAIP, New Delhi Oct-Dec., 2011

Consultant for establishing Reproductive Biotechnology Lab at the Department of Animal Productivity, King Saud University, KSA

King Saud Univ., Riyadh Oct.,2011

Best PhD Thesis award in Biotechnology for the year

2008. ICAR July 2009

Competitive grant of Rs 10.8 crore awarded for

Cloning Research in Buffalo & Pashmina goats. ICAR under NAIP Feb. 2009

Young Scientist Biotech Fellowship Award from S&T Deptt. for six months research at IISc., Bangalore

J&K State S&T Feb., 2004

DBT Junior Research Fellowship award during

MVSc degree program at IVRI. DBT, GoI 1993-1995

Membership of Professional Societies

o Indian Society for Vety. Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB).

o Indian Society for the study of Reproduction and Fertility (ISSRF)

o Indian Society for Buffalo Development (ISBD)

o Society for Animal Physiologists of India (SAPI)

Projects Associated with

Title of Project (duration) Budget

allocation

Scheme Capacity

Generation and in vivo development of FGF5 gene

disrupted embryos in Pashmina goats (2019-22)

58.0 lac SERB-CRG PI

Generation of genetically stable vaccine against IBD virus

through reverse genetics approach (2017-20)

47.0 lac SERB- DST Co-PI

Proteome identification………..syntrophin protein….breast

cancer (2016-19)

48.5 lac SERB- DST Co-PI

Pashmina fiber development : an OMICS approach

(2015-2018)

226.0 lac NASF (ICAR) Co-PI

Mammary gland specific transcriptional profiling of 50.0 lac DBT Co-PI

Kashmiri cattle…. (2015-18)

HRD Program in Animal Biotechnology (2012-2017) 141.0 lac HRD, DBT Co-ordinator

(since 2015)

Bioprospecting of genes and allele mining for abiotic

stress tolerance in goat and camel in cold arid Ladakh region:

(2009-14)

61.0 lac NAIP, ICAR Co-PI

Genotype-environment interaction of Boer goat

germplasm under temperate agro-climatic conditions of J & K

: (2009-11)

19.0 lac S&T, J&K Co-PI

Value chain on zona free cloned embryos for quality

animal production from Pashmina Goats. (2009-14)

243.0 lac NAIP- ICAR PI

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications Cummulative Impact : TRIF ~ 58 NAAS ~ 270

RG Score : 24.47

Citations : 335

H / i-10 Index: 9

International Journals

33

National Journals 13

Popular Articles 05

Book Chapters 02

Invited/Lead lectures (Abroad) 05

(India) 11

Posters in Conferences 12

Expert Lectures in Trainings/Seminars 18

Work Experience

Period Designation/Capacity Salient Contributions

1996 - 1998 Veterinary Officer, Animal

Husbandry Deptt. Kashmir

Monitored Control program of Liverfluke and Rinderpest in

three districts

Seromonitoring and serosurveillance of Rinderpest and

PPR diseases in cattle and sheep

1998 – 2005 Asstt. Professor Cattle Research Station,

SKUAST-K, Mansbal

Reproductive and health management of cattle

Research studies on Colostral Immunity in new born

calves.

Teaching of UG courses to students at FVSc. In the

disciplines of Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry and

Biotechnology.

2005 – 2008 PhD Scholar (Inservice) ABTC, ICAR-NDRI, Karnal,

Outstanding research study leading to birth of Samrupa &

Garima the “First Successful Animal Cloning in India”

Thesis awarded with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for best

thesis in the field of Biotechnology-2008 by ICAR.

Successful in securing a competitive grant of INR 243

lacs for research project on Cloning from ICAR-NAIP.

2008 – 2012 Assoc. Professor, Centre of Animal Biotechnology

FVSc., Shuhama

Established state of art centre for research in the area

of Animal Biotechnology in the university.

Instituted a postgraduate degree program in Animal

Biotechnology funded by DBT, GoI under HRD program

SKUAST-K achieved international recognition for

production of Cloned Pashmina goat, “Noori” by our

Centre.

Established linkages with Indian and foreign labs for

sharing of ideas in different areas of research.

Team of scientists at our centre received recognition and

awards at national and international level.

2012 – 2015 Professor, Division of Biotechnology (Plant

and Animal Biotech. Centres)

SKUAST-K

Instituted PhD program in Animal Biotechnology in the

Division.

Animal Biotech. Centre awarded B++ ranking by the

accreditation team BCIL of DBT.

Trained the human resource in the Division for

placements in reputed research laboratories in India and

abroad.

2015 – 2017 Professor & Head Division of Biotechnology (Plant

and Animal Biotech. Centres)

SKUAST-K

Instituted PhD program in Plant Biotechnology in the

Division.

State of art facility for Plant Biotechnology established

and inaugurated by His Excellency Governor of J&K at

Shalimar campus.

2017...

continuing

Professor & Head

Division of Animal

Biotechnology FVSc., Shuhama

Division attracted External funding to the tune of 3.8

crores for research in the high end areas of Animal

Sciences under my supervision.

Collaborations with International laboratories developed

for partnering in research activities.

Commercialization of technologies, developed in the

Division, initiated with industry.

Division attracted able researchers under DST Inspire

Faculty program and National Post Doc Fellows for

undergoing research in the emerging areas of

Biotechnology

(Riaz A Shah)

VISION AND MISSION

Vision: To establish the Division of Animal Biotechnology, SKUAST-K as a centre of

excellence for building knowledge based bio-economy in bio-resource rich hill

and mountain state of J&K.

Mission: Focus on innovative technologies and societal biotechnology for securing

livelihood, food security and clean environment through sustainable production

of food, feed, fiber and energy in hill and mountain agro-ecosystem of J&K.

EDUCATION

2005-2008: NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KARNAL, INDIA: PhD in

Dairy Science (Specialization in Animal Biotechnology)

Worked during this period on the research project on in-vitro production of cloned embryos in Buffaloes and produced live cloned buffalo calves for the first time in the world using simplified cloning procedure.

Published the research data in Peer-reviewed International journals having impact factor more than ‘2.0’.

Awarded with the National level Award for BEST PhD RESEARCH AND THESIS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY for the year 2008 by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India.

Secured Highest Grade Point in the year 2005 in Animal Biotechnology Course Study (comprising of courses in Animal Reproduction and Physiology).

Practical Skills gained during the PhD Research Program: o Somatic cell culture, establishment of Primary cell cultures and maintenance

of cell lines. o In vitro embryo production in buffaloes and goats, Micromanipulation and

SCNT of embryos. o Cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos. o Stem cell isolation and culture. o Embryo transfer in buffaloes and goats. o Molecular characterization of embryo development. o Statistical Analysis of research data and effective writing and publication of

findings in journals of repute.

1993-1996: INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, IZATNAGAR, UP,

INDIA: Master of Veterinary Science in Biotechnology (Specialization in molecular

viral Immunology)

During Masters degree I was a recipient of Junior Research Fellowship from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India for which selection was made through competitive examination.

Apart from completing the course requirements, I conducted a research study on Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies against N-protein of Rinderpest Virus.

Published the research findings in journal of International repute in Animal Health.

Practical Skills gained during the MVSc. Research Program: o Had a good experience with the conduct of independent research study. o Learnt Cell culture techniques, Cell fusion and clonal selection of antibody

secreting hybrid cells. o Exposure to ELISA, IFAT, Immuno-peroxidase and Radio-

immunoprecipitation Assay techniques. o In addition I was involved with breeding and maintenance of Experimental

BALB/c mice in Laboratory.

1987-1993: Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, S. K. Agricultural University, Srinagar,

J&K, India: Bachelor in Vet. Sci. and Animal Husbandry (BVSc&AH).

Nine semesters of study including courses in all veterinary and animal sciences as well as practical and clinical training followed by six months of full time Internship program.

Secured an overall 75.6 % marks in aggregate during the degree period.

Upto 1987: Schooling (Class 1 to 12) with English as medium of study and

instructions and secured First Class throughout the period.

Attended extracurricular activities like Sports, Summer camps, Swimming and Social Service activities.

Secured rank amongst the first 60 toppers in the J&K state in Matric Exams.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1996-1998 – Animal Husbandry Department (State Government): Veterinary

Officer

Main duties performed:

Supervised a team of staff involved with Liverfluke and Rinderpest disease prevention and control program in livestock.

Investigate the sero-prevalence and sero-monitoring of the Rinderpest and PPR in cattle and sheep respectively through ELISA based tests.

1998-2005: University of Agricultural Sciences (SKUAST-K), Cattle Research

Station: Assistant Professor cum Scientist.

Main Duties performed:

Reproductive and health management of cattle.

Worked on many research studies related to health and management of livestock, especially the role of colostral immunity in new born calves.

Teaching various courses like Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Veterinary Biochemistry and Biotechnology to under-graduates.

Capacity building through participation in various short-term trainings and courses on molecular based disease diagnosis and research.

2005-2008 – National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India: PhD in Dairy Science

(Specialization in Animal Biotechnology) as an In-Service Research Scholar

sponsored by SKUAST-K.

Main Duties performed:

Research in the area of Assisted Reproductive techniques in Buffaloes (leading to establishment of the simplified cloning technique and successful birth of cloned buffalo calves)

Analysis and publication of research results in peer reviewed international journals of repute.

2008 -2012: S. K. University of Agricultural Sciences (SKUAST-K), Centre of

Animal Biotechnology: Associate Professor cum Senior Scientist.

Main Engagements:

Establishment of the state of art Centre for research in Animal Biotechnology with infrastructure and equipments and other logistics.

Primarily involved as the Principal Investigator in a NAIP sub-project awarded under a competitive mode for undertaking high end research application of Cloned embryo production and cryopreservation in Buffaloes and Cashmere Goat species.

I was also involved as a co-investigator in another project which aims at unravelling the mystery of genetic basis of cold stress tolerance in some livestock species living under freezing temperatures. I supervised a team of research workers, students and technical staff who worked with me in my laboratories.

Additionally I Co-supervised a few students for their post-graduate research program in Veterinary and Animal Sciences.

May 2012 – March 2015 : S. K. University of Agricultural Sciences (SKUAST-K),

Centre of Animal Biotechnology: Professor cum Chief Scientist.

Main Engagements:

Imparting teaching to the research scholars at Masters level and guiding them for research in the advanced areas of molecular biology and reproductive biotechnology.

Principal investigator/Co-Investigator for a number of Research projects implemented in the Division of Biotechnology.

March 2015 onwards : Professor & Head, Division of Biotechnology, SKUAST-K

Administrative and financial management of the two centres, (Centre of Animal Biotechnology, Shuhama and Centre for Plant Biotechnology, Shalimar), of the Division of Biotechnology, SKUAST-K.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Enhancement of Animal productivity through the use of Innovative Research methodologies like Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Embryo Transfer, Cloning etc.

Project designing and defending for funding and their effective implementation for carrying out quality research for the enhancement of productivity from livestock species and multiplication of elite genetics.

Understanding the genetic basis of fertility in livestock with emphasis on Oocyte Development, Ovulation, Fecundity and embryo survival.

Stem cell research for biomedical applications.

Gene Editing for production related traits in small ruminants.

TRAINING COURSES AND PROGRAMMES ATTENDED AT NATIONAL

AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

International Training program on Molecular Techniques in Cloning Research of small ruminants (Sheep and Goat) for 2 months duration (Oct. to Dec. 2011) at Crown Research Institute, Agresearch Ltd., Ruakura, Hamilton, New Zealand.

National training programme on “Procurement related matters and Financial Management systems under world bank funded project” for 2 days duration organized by PIU-NAIP, ICAR at NDRI, Karnal.

National training programme on “Assisted reproductive and Management technologies for Genetic Improvement of Livestock” for 21 days duration at Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, NDRI, Karnal.

National training programme on “Genetic Analysis of Animal Breeding data using advanced software packages” for 21 days duration at Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, NDRI, Karnal.

Advanced training in Molecular Biology Techniques with special reference to Viruses (Sheep pox virus) for 3 months as Young Scientist Biotech. Awardee at MCBL Division, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

Training workshop on Intellectual Property Rights for 2 days duration at CSIR, IIIM, J&K, India.

Monoclonal Antibody-Based Diagnostic Techniques for Livestock and Avian Diseases for 15 days duration at Deptt. Of Animal Biotechnology, TANUVAS, Chennai, TN, India.

Molecular Approaches in Diagnosis of Infections in Livestock and Poultry for 30 days duration at Deptt. Of Vety. Microbiology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, India.

Avidin-Biotin ELISA training course on Bovine Brucellosis and Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis for 10 days duration (Hands-On training) at ICAR, ADMAS, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

SALIENT PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

S Khan, M. Tali, A Khan, S Bhat, A Ashraf, MH Bhat, F Khan and RA Shah (2018) Comparison of efficiency of in vitro cloned sheep embryo production by conventional somatic cell nuclear transfer and handmade cloning technique. Reprod. Dom. Anim.; 53:512–518

Basharat Bhat, Nazir A. Ganai, Syed Mudasir Ahmad, Riaz A. Shah, Ashutosh Singh….. TM-Aligner : Multiple sequence alignment tool for transmembrane proteins with reduced time and improved accuracy (2017). Nature Scientific Reports ; 7: 12543, DOI:10.1038 / s41598-017-13083-y.

Towseef Akram, Riaz A. Shah, Mujeeb-ur- Rehman Fazili, Hakim Mudasir, Bilal Ahmad Mir, Sheikh Shafat Hussain, Syed Mudasir Ahmad, Parvaiz Ahmad Dar, Nazir A. Ganai. Nadeem Shabir (2017). Comparative efficiency of goat mesenchymal stem cell isolation from bone marrow and bone chip. Small Ruminant Research. 153 ;87–94

Peerzada Tajamul Mumtaz, Shakil Ahmad Bhat, Mudasir Ahmad Syed* Mashooq Ahmad Dar, Rashid Ahmed, Uneeb, Urwat, Aadil Ayaz, Divya Shrivastava, Riaz Ahmad Shah and Nazir Ahmad Ganai. (2017) LncRNAs and immunity: watchdogs for host pathogen interactions. Biological Procedures Online 12/2017; 19:3. DOI:10.1186/s12575-017-0052-7.

Shakil Ahmad Bhat, Abrar Ahad Malik, Syed Mudasir Ahmad, Riaz Ahmad Shah, Nazir Ahmad Ganai, Syed Shanaz, Nadeem Shabir (2017). Advances in genome editing for improved animal breeding: A review. Veterinary World 11/2017; 10(11):1361-1366.

Shakil A Bhat, Syed M Ahmad, Nazir A Ganai, Shafqut M Khan, Abrar Malik, Riaz A Shah, Raashid A and Zaffar Iqbal (2017). Association of DGAT1, beta-casein and leptin gene polymorphism with milk quality and yield traits in Jersey and its cross with local Kashmiri cattle. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 5(6): 557-561

Shakil Ahmad Bhat, Abrar Ahad Malik, Syed Mudasir Ahmad, Riaz Ahmad Shah, Nazir Ahmad Ganai, Syed Shanaz Shafi and Nadeem Shabir (2017) Advances in genome editing for improved animal breeding: A review. Veterinary World. EISSN: 2231-0916

Dar MA, Ahmad SM*, Bhat SA, Ahmad R, Urwat U, Mumtaz PT, Bhat SA, Dar TA, R.A. Shah, N.A. Ganai (2017) Salmonella typhimurium in poultry: a review. World’s Poultry Science Journal, (2017); 73: 345-354.

Sajad Majeed Zargar, Reetika Mahajan , Muslima Nazir , Preeti Nagar , Sun Tae Kim , Vandna Rai, Antonio Masi, Syed Mudasir Ahmad, Riaz Ahmad Shah , Nazir Ahmad Ganai, Ganesh K. Agrawal, Randeep Rakwal (2017) Common

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316530502_LncRNAs_and_immunity_watchdogs_for_host_pathogen_interactionshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/316530502_LncRNAs_and_immunity_watchdogs_for_host_pathogen_interactions

bean proteomics: Present status and future strategies. Journal of Proteomics, 169:239-248

Hina Bhat, Saima Mir, Khalid Dar, Zuhaib Bhat, Riaz Shah and Nazir Ganai. (2017) ABC of multifaceted Dystrophin glycoprotein complex (DGC) Journal of Cellular Physiology DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25982

Khalid Z. Masoodi, Minu B. Balkhi, Rovidha S. Rasool, Farheena Shah , Nazia Hilal4, Saba Mir, Wasia Wani , Sajad M. Zargar, Shafiq A. Wani , Riaz A. Shah and Manoj K. Dhar (2017) Increasing Pro-Vitamin A in rice through Gene Amplification Technology. Journal of Plant Science Research, 32 (2) 121-127.

Wani A Ahad, Sajad A Beigh, Mir Mehraj, Masroor Hussain, Hina F Bhat, Riaz A Shah, Syed Mudasir Ahmad (2016). Sequence Characterization of Coding Regions of the Myostatin Gene (GDF8) from Bakerwal Goats (Capra hircus) and Comparison with the Sheep (Ovis aries) Sequence. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 6, 157-162.

Shakil Ahmad Bhat , Syed Mudasir Ahmad,*, Peerzada Tajamul Mumtaz , Abrar Ahad Malik , Mashooq Ahmad Dar , Uneeb Urwat , Riaz Ahmad Shah , Nazir Ahmad Ganai (2016). Long non-coding RNAs: Mechanism of action and functional utility. Non Coding RNA. 1: 43-50.

Ruby Zargar, Uneeb Urwat, Firdose Malik, Riaz A. Shah et. al., (2015). Molecular characterization of RNA binding motif protein 3 (RBM3) gene from Pashmina goat . Research in Vet. Science, 98: 51-58

Fazili M R, Shah R A, Bhat M H, Khan F A, Khajuria A, Yaqoob S H, Naykoo N A and Ganai N A.( 2015). Normal laparoscopic anatomy of the caprine pelvic cavity. Veterinary Science Development 5 (2): i-xii. doi: 10.4081/vsd.2015. 6012

Khajuria A, Fazili MR, Shah RA, Khan FA, Bhat MH, Yaqoob SH, Naykoo NA, Ganai NA. (2014). Comparison of two doses of ropivacaine hydrochloride for lumbosacral epidural anaesthesia in goats undergoing laparoscopy assisted embryo transfer. International Scholarly Research Notices. Article ID 937018, 8 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/937018

Khajuria A, Fazili MR, Shah RA, Bhat MH, Khan FA, Yaqoob SH, Naykoo NA, Ganai NA. (2014). Comparison between lignocaine hydrochloride and ropivacaine hydrochloride as lumbosacral epidural anaesthetic agents in goats undergoing laparoscopy assisted embryo transfer. Macedonian Veterinary Review 37(2):141-149 http://dx.doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.06.017

F A Khan, M H Bhat, S H Yaqoob, S M Waheed, H Athar, H M Khan , M R Fazili, N A Ganai, S K Singla, R A Shah (2014). In vitro development of goat-sheep and goat-goat zona-free cloned embryos in different culture media. Theriogenology, 81: 419-23

M.H. Bhat, V. Sharma , , F.A. Khan, N A Naykoo, S.H. Yaqoob, Ruby, H M Khan, M R Fazili, N.A. Ganai, R.A. Shah (2014) Comparison of slow freezing and vitrification on ovine immature oocytes. CryoLetters 35 (1), 77-82.

M.H. Bhat, S.H. Yaqoob, F.A. Khan, S.M. Waheed, V. Sharma, G. Vajta, N.A. Ganai, R.A. Shah (2013) Open pulled straw vitrification of in vitro matured sheep oocytes using different cryoprotectants. Small Ruminant Research, 112: 136– 140

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1097-4652http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1097-4652https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311707771_Increasing_Pro-Vitamin_A_in_rice_through_Gene_Amplification_Technology?_iepl%5BviewId%5D=1eNF0z2tUjDc1t08hGMYb15X&_iepl%5BprofilePublicationItemVariant%5D=default&_iepl%5Bcontexts%5D%5B0%5D=prfpi&_iepl%5BinteractionType%5D=publicationTitlehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/311707771_Increasing_Pro-Vitamin_A_in_rice_through_Gene_Amplification_Technology?_iepl%5BviewId%5D=1eNF0z2tUjDc1t08hGMYb15X&_iepl%5BprofilePublicationItemVariant%5D=default&_iepl%5Bcontexts%5D%5B0%5D=prfpi&_iepl%5BinteractionType%5D=publicationTitlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.4081/vsd.2015.6012http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/vsd.2015.6012http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/937018http://dx.doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.06.017

Selokar, N.L., Shah, R.A., et al. (2012). Effect of post fusion holding time, orientation and position of somatic cell-cytoplasts during electrofusion on the development of handmade cloned embryos in Buffaloe (Bubalus bubalis). Theriogenology 78: 930-36.

MK Singh, KP Singh, D Kumar, RA Shah, T Anand, MS Chauhan, RS Manik, SK Singla and P Palta (2012). Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) ES Cell–Like Cells are Capable of In Vitro Skeletal Myogenic Differentiation. Reprod. Dom. Anim. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02146.x.

D Kumar, T Anand, K P Singh, R A Shah, M K Singh, M S Chauhan, P Palta, S K Singla and R S Manik (2012). Generation of buffalo embryonic stem cell-like cells from in vitro produced, day 8 hatched and day 9 expanded blastocysts. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 82(8): 838-843.

Musharifa Muzaffar, Naresh L. Selokar, Karn P. Singh, Mohammad Zandi, Manoj K. Singh, Riaz A. Shah, Manmohan S. Chauhan, Suresh K. Singla, Prabhat Palta, and Radheysham Manik (2012). Equivalency of Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) Embryonic Stem Cells Derived From Fertilized, Parthenogenetic, and Hand-Made Cloned Embryos. Cellular Reprog., 14(3): 267-279.

Anand T, Kumar D, Singh M, Shah R, Chauhan M, Manik R, Singla S, Palta P.(2011) Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Embryonic Stem Cell-Like Cells and Preimplantation Embryos Exhibit Comparable Expression of Pluripotency-Related Antigens. Reprod. Dom. Anim. 46(1); 50-58.

N.L. Selokar, A. George, A.P. Saha, R. Sharma, M. Muzaffer, R.A. Shah, P. Palta,M.S. Chauhan,R.S. Manik, S.K. Singla (2011) Production of interspecies handmade cloned embryos by nuclear transfer of cattle, goat and rat fibroblasts to buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) oocytes. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 123(3): 279-282.

S. Saugandhika, D. Kumar, M.K. Singh, R.A. Shah, T. Anand, M.S. Chauhan, R.S. Manik, S.K. Singla and P. Palta. (2011) Effect of sodium nitroprusside, a nitric oxide donor, and aminoguanidine, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, on in vitro development of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos. Reprod. Dom. Anim. 45: 931-33.

George, A., Shah, R., Sharma, R., Palta, P., Singla, S., Manik, R., and Chauhan M. (2011). Activation of Zona-Free Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Oocytes by Chemical or Electrical stimulation, and Subsequent Parthenogenetic Embryo Development. Reprod. Dom. Anim. 46(3):444-7.

Dharmendra Kumar, T. Anand, K. P. Singh, M. K. Singh, R. A. Shah, M. S. Chauhan, P. Palta, S. K. Singla and R. S. Manik (2011). Derivation of buffalo embryonic stem-like cells from in vitro-produced blastocysts on homologous and heterologous feeder cells. J. Assist. Reprod Genet, 28(8): 679-88.

R.A. Shah, A. George, M.K. Singh, D. Kumar, T. Anand, M.S. Chauhan, R.S. Manik, P. Palta and S.K. Singla. (2009) Pregnancies established from handmade cloned blastocysts reconstructed using skin fibroblasts in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Theriogenology 71: 1215-1219.

R.A. Shah, A. George, M.K. Singh, D. Kumar, M.S. Chauhan, R.S. Manik, P. Palta and S.K. Singla. (2008) Handmade Cloned Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Embryos: Comparison of Different Media and Culture Systems. Cloning and Stem Cells 10:435-442

http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/anirep/article/S0378-4320(11)00009-1/abstracthttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Shah%20R%22%5BAuthor%5Dhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Sharma%20R%22%5BAuthor%5Dhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Palta%20P%22%5BAuthor%5Dhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Singla%20S%22%5BAuthor%5Dhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Manik%20R%22%5BAuthor%5Dhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Chauhan%20M%22%5BAuthor%5Dhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Chauhan%20M%22%5BAuthor%5Djavascript:AL_get(this,%20'jour',%20'Reprod%20Domest%20Anim.');

Shah, R.A., Chauhan, M. S., Manik, R. S. and Singla, S. K. (2007). Chemical enucleation of in-vitro matured buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) oocytes induced by demecolcine for handmade somatic cell cloning. Abstract published at IETS, Conference proceedings, Denver, USA in Reproduction Fertility and Development. 20(1):108-108.

Shah, R. A., Ganaie, N. A., Shaheen, M., Pal, M. A., Mattoo, F. A., Raj, G. D., and Nachimuthu, K. (2006). Colostral and calf serum Immunoglobulin G levels of jersey and crossbred cattle and their effect on the health and survival of neonatal calves. Ind. Jour. Dairy Sci. 59(2), 73-76.

Shah, R. A., Joseph, M. C., Butchaiah, G., Malik, M., Singh, R. K., and Bakshi, C. S. (2004). Detection of Rinderpest Virus using N protein Monoclonal antibodies. Tropical Animal Health & Prod. 36(1): 11-25.

Shaheen, M., Mattoo, F. A., and Shah, R. A (2002). Neonatal calf enteritis in Kashmir and its management. Ind Vet J. 79:723-724.

Bhat, M. A., Bhat, P. P., and Shah, R. A. (2002). Isolation of buffalopox virus DNA from infected vero cells. Ind. Jour. Of Animal Production 32(1-4): 32-35

******