Thrust Areas of Research:
Fish Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, & Fish Physiology
Fish Nutrition
Fish Health (Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology, Cell Culture & Molecular Diagnostics)
Biochemistry and Bioprospecting
Ongoing Research Projects:
a. In-house projects :
Genetics, genomics and biotechnological applications in mariculture and fishery resources management |
Development of tissue culture technology for in-vitro production of pearls from the black lip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera and refinement of in-vitro pearl formation in Pinctada fucata. |
Health management in selected finfish and shellfish for mariculture and aquariculture and bioprospecting from marine resources. |
b. Sponsored Projects :
Bioprospecting of genes and allele mining for abiotic stress tolerance. NAIP Funded |
Genetic study on breeding stock of the Indian mackerel along the Indian coast. Funded by FAO-BOBLME |
Development of a library putative probionts from Marine environment belonging to the genus Pseudomonas, Bacillus and Micrococcus for application in mariculture systems. Application of Microorganisms in Agriculture and Allied Sectors (AMAAS) Project No.2020600004 |
Drugs from the sea: Development of antimicrobial, antiinflammatory and anticancer agents from the marine-organisms and micro-organisms MoES |
Characterization of bioactive compounds from marine macroalgae as defense metabolites against oxidative stress and inflammation. DST-SERB |
Polyunsaturated fatty acid enriched formulations from locally available low-value fish and fishery by-catch for use as nutraceuticals and aquafeed supplements. DST-SERB |
Molecular Approach to diet analysis in selected commercially important tunas. DST |
c. ICAR Outreach/Network Projects:
Fish Feeds |
Nutrient profiling and evaluation of fish as a dietary component |
Fish genetic stocks |
National surveillance programme for aquatic animal diseases’ (NSPAAD) National surveillance programme for aquatic animal diseases’ (NSPAAD) |
National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) |
Completed Research Projects:
a. In-house projects :
Formulation and evaluation of larval and growout feed for marine crabs, lobsters, ornamentals and cage farmed finfish MBTD/NUT/01 |
Pathogen profiling, diagnostics and health management in maricultured finfish and shellfish |
Biotechnological applications in mariculture and conservation |
b. Sponsored Projects
Development of species specific DNA markers in economically important shellfish species green mussel (Perna viridis) and edible oyster (Crassostrea madrasensis) for their application in farming and resource management |
Development and application of CMG family Recombinant hormones, their antagonists and RNAi technique for induced maturation and spawning of Penaeus monodon. |
Development of genetically improved strains of Brine shrimp Artemia using qualitative and molecular genetic tools. |
Characterization of novel antioxidants from red and brown seaweeds from Gulf of Mannar |
Establishment and characterization of cell lines from the rabbit fish Siganus canaliculatus and the marine ornamental fish, Dascyllus trrimaculatus |
Fish Feeds |
Nutrient profiling and evaluation of fish as a dietary component |
Fish genetic stocks |
c. Consultancy Projects :
Consultancy in Shrimp Nutrition for Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) Domestication of Tiger Shrimp Project (DTSP), Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA) in the year 2010 |
Advisory on screening OIE listed pathogens relevant to Kerala, India – Consultancy provided to Kerala Aqua Ventures International limited (KAVIL), Fisheries Complex Building, Salim Ali Road, Ernakulam, Kerala, 682018 in the year 2012. |
Significant Achievements in the last 5 years
Technologies/Concepts/Findings