DR. VAGISHA RAWAL M.Sc,MPhil & Ph.D  

Scientist C

ICMR-National Institute of Research in Tribal Health

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Dr. Vagisha Rawal is working in the field of entomology as Scientist 'C'. She specializes on the behavior of insects. She did her B.Sc., M.Sc., M. Phil and Ph.D., from Delhi University. She taught at the prestigious Sri Venkateswara College of Delhi University for the previous eight years. In addition to teaching, she has actively participated in a number of extracurricular activities, such as organising National and International conferences, workshops, and hands-on training. She also contributed to the design of the NEP (National education policy) syllabus and the syllabus restructuring of Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework LOCF for Delhi University undergraduate students. She is interested in the field of Vector born diseases, Genomic surveillance vector and parasites and Integrated vector management.

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Publications

  • Harpreet Singh Raina, Vagisha Rawal, Shama Singh, Guisuibou Daimei, Mallikarjun Shakarad, Raman Rajagopal “Elimination of Arsenophonus and decrease in the bacterial symbionts diversity by antibiotic treatment leads to increase in the fitness of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci” published in Journal of Infection, Genetics and Evolution /pg 224-230 (ISSN# 1567-1348) in June 2015.
  • Tarun Kumar Vats, Vagisha Rawal, Sanjiv Mullick, Mayanglambam Rojina Devi, Priya Singh, Ashok Kumar Singh ‘Bioactivity of Ageratum conyzoides (L.) (Asteraceae) on feeding and oviposition behaviour of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)’ published in International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, (ISSN#1742-7592) Year 2019 vol.39 (pg 311-318).
  • Rana, P., & Rawal, V. (2022). ‘Repurposing of drugs and leading vaccines work against COVID-19’ in International Journal of Environment Conservation (ISSN 0972-3099 (Print) 2278-5124 (Online). Published online 2-Feb-2022.
  • Sharma, Y., Mago, Y., & Rawal, V. (2022). ‘The dynamics of the first wave of COVID-19 on environment and wildlife– a boon or a bane?’ in International Journal of Environment Conservation (ISSN 0972-3099 (Print) 2278-5124 (Online). Published online-22 Feb 2022.
  • Tarun Kumar Vats, Vagisha Rawal, Ashok Kumar Singh, Sanjiv Mullick (2023). ‘Deterrent effect of Calotropis procera R. Br. on feeding, oviposition and egg hatchability of Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)’ Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Volume 26, Issue 2, June 2023, 10208.