Yasmin Modassir

Dr.Yasmin Modassir (1953 – October 5, 2016) was an Indian academician, scientist and Principal at Dhempe College of Arts and Science,
 a college affiliated to the Goa University, Miramar, Goa.
Biography.
Born in Uttar Pradesh, she received her doctorate degree in 1980 from Aligarh Muslim University. She was involved in scientific research in Zoology and fisheries from 1975 in a career spanning 39 years. She was the recipient of "Senior Research Fellowship" and "Post-Doctoral Fellowship of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)" New Delhi. She joined Dhempe College of Arts and Science as a faculty member in 1981, becoming Head of the Department of Zoology in 1996. She became Chair of Vice-Principal in 2003, Principal in 2006 and retired in September 2016.
Areas of research.
Modassir's research included Limnology, culture of molluscs; conservation strategies for mangrove ecosystems; zooplankton of saltpans; effects of pollutants on marine fauna. https://issuu.com/herald-goa/docs/sep5/12
Professional affiliations.
She was a founder member of All Goa Association of Zoologists, and a life member of the Mangrove Society of India, the Society of Bio-sciences, the Academy of Sciences for Animal Welfare and the National Environmental Science Academy (Goa chapter). 