Som Kishen Shah
Som Kishen Shah, Indian geologist and paleontologist (Srinagar 11 May 1937 – DESCRIBED TRILOBITE TAXA Genera Amurticephalus 1991 with Parcha & Raina Kupwaria 1983 with Sudan Spitella 1991 with Parcha & Raina Trilagnostus 1995 with Parcha & Raina Species Amurticephalus elongatus 1991 with Parcha & Raina Anomocarpus globosa 1995 with Sudan, Parcha & Raina Anomocarpus kupwarensis 1995 with Sudan, Parcha & Raina Blountia subangulata 1991 with Parcha & Raina Bolaspidella costatus 1982 with Sudan Bolaspidella himalayensis 1982 with Sudan Bolaspidella magamensis 1982 with Sudan Conocoryphe reedi 1973 Damesella shergoldi 1987 with Sudan Haniwa transversa 1991 with Parcha & Raina Holocephalina wadiai 1973 Holocephalina wakhalooi 1973 Hundwarella convexa 1988 with Sudan, Parcha & Raina Hundwarella kingi 1988 with Sudan, Parcha & Raina Hundwarella rushtoni 1988 with Sudan, Parcha & Raina Hundwarella transversa 1988 with Sudan, Parcha & Raina Kupwaria fusiformis 1983 with Shah Monomorphichnus monolinearis 1983 with Sudan Pedinocephalus kashmirensis 1991 with Parcha & Raina Peronopsis extensa 1987 with Sudan Spitella barachuensis 1991 with Parcha & Raina Trilagnostus kashmirensis 1995 with Parcha & Raina Others Reptomulticava ladakhensis 1983 with Gergan (Bryozoa) HONORS Shahaspis Jell & Hughes 1997 (Trilobita)
Sisinthy Shivaji
Sisinthy Shivaji, Indian microbiologist and biochemist (17 June 1950 – ACHIEVEMENTS Demonstrated differential phosphorylation of membrane proteins and lipopolysaccharides are involved in adaptation to low temperature Established that differential synthesis of polar and non-polar carotenoids is crucial for low temperature survival Discovered a new fatty acid desaturase gene essential for the survival of life forms at low temperature Established that genes aspartate aminotransferase and tRNA modification GTPase are required for survival of life forms at low temperature Several bacterial isolates from the cryosphere produces cold active proteases and lipases with aplications in biotechnology industries His research on the biodiversity of psychrophilic bacteria has attracted recognition First report on the identification of genus Pseudomonas from Continental Antarctica With P.M. Bhargava, N. Shyamala Rao, L. Saisree, V. Sheth & G.S.N. Reddy. Isolation and identification of Pseudomonas spp. from Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica. Appl. Environ. Microb. 55:767-70, 1989 DEVELOPED METHODS With A. Reddy, B.S. Maradani, J. Bhagavatula, H. Segu & R.S. Mahia, Improved methods of carnivore faecal sample preservation, DNA extraction and quantification for accurate genotyping of wild tigers. PLoS One 7(10), 2012 With A. Reddy & V. Prakash. A rapid non-invasive PCR-based method for identification of sex of the endangered Old World vultures (white-backed and long-billed vultures). Implications for captive breeding programmes. Curr. Sci. 92(5):659-62, 2007 With S. Shankarnarayan, C.B.S. Dutt, P.M. Bhargava & R. Manchanda. A cryosampler payload for aseptic air sample collections at stratospheric altitudes using balloons (2006) With D.M. Saxena & M.K.K. Pillai. A modified filter paper disc method for liquid scintillation counting studies in protozoans (1977) DESCRIBED NEW SPECIES Bacteria Genera Arcticibacter 2012 with Prasad, Manasa, Buddhi, Pratibha, Begum, Bandi & Tirunagari Bhargavaea 2009 with Manorama, Pindi & Reddy Cecembia 2012 with Anil Kumar, Srinivas, Madhu, Sravan, Singh, Naqvi & Mayilraj Cesiribacter 2011 with Anil Kumar, Srinivas, Madhu, Sunil & Sharma Indibacter 2010 with Anil Kumar, Srinivas, Madhu & Manorama Lutibaculum 2010 with Anil Kumar, Srinivas & Madhu Nitritalea 2010 with Anil Kumar, Srinivas, Pavan Kumar & Madhu Paraglaciecola 2014 with Reddy Pararheinheimera 2017 with Adicherla, Chakraborty & Gundlapally Species More than 100 species of bacteria from Antarctica, Arctic, Himalayan, glaciers, deep sea and stratosphere (7 of them in stratosphere) Yeasts Species At least 7 HONORS Shivajiella Anil Kumar, Aravind, Francis, Bhumika, Ritika, Priyashanth & Srinivas 2012 (Bacteria) LINKS www.moes.gov.in/writereaddata/files/S_Shivaji.pdf
Shyam Sunder Simha
Shyam Sunder Simha, Indian helminthologist and parasitologist (fl.1954-88) DESCRIBED HELMINTH TAXA Genera Cheloneotrema 1976 with Chattopadhyaya Echeneidocoelium 1964 with Pershad Haplocaecum 1958 Hepatohaemotrema 1958 Neocaballerotrema 1977 with Chattopadhyaya Satyanarayanotrema 1980 with Chattopadhyaya Shobanatrema 1980 with Chattopadhyaya Singhiatrema 1954 Squaroacetabulum 1970 with Chattopadhyaya Species Acanthostomum asymmetricum 1958 Allopharynx leiperi 1965 Amphiorchis indicum 1980 Anaporrhutum narayani 1971 with Rao & Rao Astiotrema cirricurvatus 1971 with Chattopadhyaya Atrophocaecum indicum 1958 Cercaria asiatica 1964 Cercaria osmaniae 1964 Cheloneotrema testicaudata 1976 with Chattopadhyaya Echeneidocoelium indicum 1964 with Pershad Echinostoma varanum 1964 with Deshpande Eretmochelys squamosa 1970 with Chattopadhyaya Haplorchis solus 1964 Hepatohaemotrema hepaticum 1958 Mehraorchis chamaeleonis 1958 Neocaballerotrema caballeroi 1977 with Chattopadhyaya Ommatobrephus megacetabulus 1958 Orientocreadium aspinosum 1958 Paradistomum intestinalis 1958 Paradistomum lanceolatum 1958 Paradistomum spatulatus 1958 Prosthodendrium ovatum 1958 Rhytidoides indicus 1969 with Chattopadhyaya Satyanarayanotrema satyanarayani 1980 with Chattopadhyaya Shobanatrema shobanae 1980 with Chattopadhyaya Singhiatrema hyderabadensis 1958 Singhiatrema longifurca 1958 Singhiatrema singhia 1954 Squaroacetabulum solus 1980 with Chattopadhyaya Xenopharynx heterovitellatus 1958 Xenopharynx pyriformis 1958 HONORS Simhatrema Chattopadhyaya 1971 (Trematoda)
Shyam Chandra Srivastava
Shyam Chandra Srivastava, Indian palaeobotanist (Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh State 17 March 1945 – DESCRIBED FOSSIL GENERA Plantae Bosea 1975 Chakrea 1976 Glottolepis 1970 with Bose Gopadia 1976 Lelestrobus 1984 Marhwaseaphyllum 1984 Nidia 1973 with Bose Nidistrobus 1973 with Bose Rewaphyllum 1984 Satsangia 1973 with Maheshwari Sidhiphyllites 1984 Sporae/ Pollen Arasporites 1984 with Saxena Brevitriletes 1969 with Bharadwaj Callumispora 1969 Kamthisaccites 1986 with Jha Nidipollenites 1969 with Bharadwaj Praecolpatites 1969 with Bharadwaj Pseudoreticulatispora 1969 with Bharadwaj Satsangisaccites 1969 with Bharadwaj Weylandites 1969 with Bharadwaj HONORS Srivastavaesporites Bharadwaj & Tiwari 1970 (Fossil Sporae/Pollen)
Shuzhi Shin
Shuzhi Shin or Shu Szi Sin, Chinese biologist and agricultural scientist (Linli, Hunan Province 1884 – 1977) Collected reptiles and amphibians in the region of Guangxi (Kwangsi) Discovered the type species of the genus Shinisaurus Ahl 1930 of reptiles that honors his name
Shiv Dayal Saksena
Shiv Dayal Saksena, Indian palaeobotanist and palynologist (Sanjari Village, Durg District, Madhya Pradesh 16 April 1909 – October 1995) DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA Plantae Genera Capsulites 1958 Gondwanoxylon 1963 Species Capsulites gondwanensis 1958 Gondwanoxylon ghiarii 1963 Gondwanoxylon kathotiai 1963 Phyllotheca striata 1950 Phyllotheca sahnii 1952 Samaropsis johillensis 1955 Samaropsis ganjrensis 1955 Pollen & Sporae (1969) Species Alisporites grandis Beharisporites rewaii Calamospora majus Calamospora ovalis Cuneatisporites royalensis Densosporites splendens Leiotriletes conspicuous Lunatisporites pityoformis Lycospora minuta Plicatipollenites ganjrensis Stellapollenites gondwanensis Striatites ganjraensis Triquitrites valvaetus Virkkipollenites zonatus HONORS (Fossil) Saksenaphyllites Sh. Chandra 1995 (Bryophyta) Saksenasporites Tripathi 1999 (Pollen & Sporae)