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Umma Salma Jhumur

Research associate

 Umma Salma Jhumur .

Universität Konstanz
Fachbereich Biologie
D-78457 Konstanz, Germany

Tel: +49-7531-88-3361
Fax: +49-7531-88-3894

Room M 1115a

email: jhumurjb/-/yahoo.com

web: https://neuro.uni-konstanz.de

Curriculum vitae
1976   Born in Bangladesh
1996-2001   B. Sc. (Hons.) and M. Sc. in Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
2002-2004   M. Phil. in Fisheries (Theory Part),  Dhaka University, Bangladesh
2004-2007   PhD in Natural Sciences at the University of Bayreuth, Germany
2010   Post doc, Neurobiology, in the lab of Prof. Giovanni Galizia, University of  Konstanz
Current research

I am investigating the olfactory responses of mosquitoes to different odors. My main interest is to understand the odor-evoked brain activity in mosquitoes.
Publications

1. Jhumur U S, Dötterl S, Jürgens A (2008) Floral odors of Silene otites (Caryophyllaceae): Their variability and attractiveness to mosquitoes. Journal of Chemical Ecology 34: 14-25.

2. Jhumur U S, Dötterl S, Jürgens A (2007) Electrophysiological and behavioural responses of mosquitoes to volatiles of Silene otites (Caryophyllaceae). Arthropod-Plant Interactions 1: 245-254.

3. Jhumur U S, Dötterl S, Jürgens A (2006) Naïve and conditioned responses of Culex pipiens pipiens biotype molestus (Diptera: Culicidae) to flower odors. Journal of Medical Entomology 43:1164-1170.

4. Jhumur U S, Khan S A, Hoque S, Nabi M R, Salam M A (2003) Comparative analyses of water quality in relation to Chemical Index (CI) in a lotic and  a lentic ecosystem. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology 31 (2): 227-235.
Participation in workshop and training programs

1. The 3rd European Mosquito Control Association Workshop, 06-09 October 2004. Osijek, Croatia

2. Insect Chemical Ecology, 07-14 March 2005. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden