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Group Head (MB Group) : Dr. R. Kirubagaran  Scientist F
Resource Person: Dr. M. Vijayakumaran   ,  INSA Senior Scientist : Prof. T. Subramoniam
 
Marine Biotechnology, Chennai Andaman and Nicobar Centre for Ocean Science and Technology (ANCOST) Port Blair
Dr. G. Dharani (Scientist - D) Dr. N.V. Vinithkumar (Scientist -D) Officer-In-Charge, ANCOST
Mrs. Mary Leema Thilagam (Scientific Assistant Grade 'A') Mr. Dilip Kumar Jha (Project Scientist I)
Mr. J. Santhanakumar (Scientific Assistant Grade 'A') Dr. K. R. Jayappriyan (Project Scientist I)
Mr. K. Sudarsan (Scientific Assistant Grade 'A') Dr. J. Benjamin Franklin  (Project Scientist I)
Mr. D. Magesh Peter (Scientific Assistant Grade 'A') Dr. C. Anand (Project Scientist I)
Dr. S. Rajaguru (Project Scientist II)  
Dr. R. Sendhil kumar (Project Scientist II) Dr. (Mrs) B. Meena  (Senior Research Fellow)
Mr. T.S. Kumar (Project Scientist I) Dr. P. Kumarasamy (Senior Research Fellow)
Mr. Krupa Ratnam (Project Scientist I) Ms. R. Rajani (Senior Research Fellow)
Dr. A. Josephine (Project Scientist I) Mr. P.S. Dheenan (Project Scientific Assistant)
Dr. P. Swaminathan (Project Scientist I) Ms. Mehmuna Begum (Project Scientific Assistant)
Mr. S. Muthukumar (Project Scientific Assistant) Mr. K. K. Vikas (Junior Research Fellow)
Dr. Rasheeda M.K (Project Scientific Assistant) Mr. S. Ravichandran (Project Technician)
Ms. Rashmi Murari Dixit  (Project Scientific Assistant) Ms. Shahina Perveen (Project Junior Asst.)
Mr. N. Saravanan (Senior Research Fellow) Mr. B. Parmeswar (Skilled Asst.)
Mr. G. Rajaprabhu (Senior Research Fellow)
Mr. Gajendra Joshi (Senior Research Fellow)
Dr. S. R. Sivakumar  (Senior Research Fellow)
Mr. Salman Ahmed (Senior Research Fellow)
Mrs. S. Isabel Dericks Selvam (Project Executive)
Mr. S. Palaiyam (Project Technician)
Mr. M. Chandrasekar (Project Technician)
Project - Development of Potential Drugs from Ocean (DPDO)
Dr. A. Ganesh Kumar (Project Scientist I) Dr. L. Anburajan (Project Scientist I)
Mr. K. Thirupathi (Project Scientist I) Mr. B.Baskar (Senior Research Fellow)
Ms. Divya shridhar (Project Scientist I)  
Mr. S.Senthil Kumar  (Project Scientific Assistant)  
 
Project - Coastal Ocean Monitoring And Prediction Systems (COMAPS)
Ms Sucheta Sadhu (Project Scientific Assistant) Ms. A. Angelin ponmalar (Senior Research Fellow)
Mr. P. Venkateshwaran (Project Scientific Assistant)
Mr. Biraja Kumar Sahu (Junior Research Fellow)
Mr. Apurba Kumar Das (Junior Research Fellow)
 
Name Dr. R. Kirubagaran
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Designation Scientist - F
Group Head (MB Group)
Specialisation Biochemistry, Marine Biotechnology
Qualification M.Sc. Zoology
M.Phil. Zoology
Ph.D. Zoology
E-mail kiruba@niot.res.in
kiruba63@rediffmail.com
Phone & FAX +91 - 44 - 6678 3418 / 3425
+91 - 44 - 6678 3430 (FAX)
 
Name Dr. M. Vijayakumaran
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Designation Resource Person
Specialisation Mariculture Technologies
Qualification Ph.D. Marine Science
E-mail vijay@niot.res.in
Phone & FAX +91 - 44 - 6678 3419 / 3425
+91 - 44 - 6678 3430 (FAX)
 
Name Prof. T. Subramoniam
Designation INSA Senior Scientist
Specialisation Developmental Biology
Qualification D.Sc., F.N.A., F.N.A.Sc., F.A.A.S.
E-mail tsbl71@hotmail.com
Phone & FAX +91 - 44 - 6678 3426
+91 - 44 - 6678 3430 (FAX)
 
Name Dr. N.V. Vinithkumar
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Designation Scientist - D
Specialisation Marine Bioinformatics, Marine Ecology and Biochemistry
Qualification M.Sc. Marine Biology and Oceanography
M.Phil. Marine Biology
Ph.D. Marine Biology
Diploma in Computer Programming (D.C.P.)
Diploma in Software Engineering (D.S.E.) 
UGC-CSIR NET
ASRB NET (Fisheries)
E-mail vinith@niot.res.in
nv.vinithkumar@gmail.com
Phone & FAX +91 - 3192 - 225011 / 225095 Ext. 23
+91 - 3192 - 225089 (FAX)
 
Name Dr. G. Dharani
Designation Scientist - D
Specialisation Plankton Biology & Ecology
Qualification M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Zoology)
SCUBA Dive Master (PADI)
E-mail dhara@niot.res.in
gdharani@yahoo.com
Phone & FAX +91- 44 - 6678 3423 / 3425
+91 - 44 - 6678 3430 (FAX)
 
Name Mrs. J.Mary Leema Thilagam
Designation Scientific Assistant Grade 'A'
Specialisation Aquaculture , Algal culture
Qualification B.F.Sc.
M.S. Aquaculture (Netherlands)
(Ph.D. in Marine Biology)
E-mail leemaroy2002@yahoo.com
leema@niot.res.in
Phone +91- 3192 - 225095 Ext. 30
 
Name Mr. J. Santhana kumar
Designation Scientific Assistant Grade 'A'
Specialisation Aquaculture and Marine Ecology
Qualification M.Sc. Costal Aquaculture
(Ph.D. in Marine Biology)
ASRB NET
E-mail  
Phone +91- 3192 - 225095 Ext. 30
 
Name  Mr. K. Sudarsan

Designation Scientific Assistant Grade 'A'
Qualification  Diploma in Electronics and Communication
AMIETE (Electronic Engineering)
E-mail kantipulisudar07@gmail.com
Phone +91 - 3192 - 225095 Ext. 30
 
Name Mr. D. Magesh Peter
Designation Scientific Assistant Grade 'A'
Specialisation Biochemistry and Marine Ecology
Qualification M.Sc. Zoology
E-mail magesh@niot.res.in
magesh1@yahoo.com 
Phone +91- 3192 - 225095 Ext. 30
 

Name

Dr. S. Rajaguru

Designation

Project Scientist II

Qualification

M.Sc. (Marine Biology),Ph.D (Marine Sciences)

Specialisation

Marine Biodiversity, Aquaculture and Fish Physiology

E-mail

rguru@niot.res.in

rguru_inida@yahoo.com

Phone

+91 - 44 - 6678 3475

 

Name

Dr. R. Sendhil Kumar

Designation

Project Scientist II

Qualification

Ph.D. (Marine Biology)

Specialisation

Ichthyotaxonomy & Marine finfish culture

E-mail

sendhil.k@nic.in

Phone

91- 44 - 6678 3422

 
Name Mr. T.S. Kumar
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Designation Project Scientist I
Specialisation Aquaculture and Marine Ecology
Qualification M.Sc. Environmental Science
P.G. Diploma in Coastal Aquaculture
(M.Phil. Biotechnology)
E-mail kumar@niot.res.in
tsk_tsk75@yahoo.co.uk
Phone +91- 44 - 6678 3423
+91 - 44 - 224493947
 
Name Mr. Krupa Ratnam
Designation Project Scientist I
Specialisation Marine Ecology and Biofouling
Qualification M.Sc, Environmental Science
(M.Phil. Biotechnology)
UGC CSIR NET for Lectureship
E-mail kruparatnam@niot.res.in
ratnamkrupa@gmail.com
Phone +91 - 44 - 6678 3421 / 3425
 
Name Mr. Dilip Kumar Jha

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Designation Project Scientist I
Specialisation Aquaculture and Marine Ecology, GIS
Qualification M.Sc. Zoology
M.Phil. Zoology
E-mail dilip@niot.res.in
dilipjha75@yahoo.com
Phone +91 - 3192 - 225095 Ext. 30
 

Name

Dr. L. AnbuRajan

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Designation

Project Scientist I

Qualification

M.Sc. Microbiology,M.Sc. Ecology & Environmental Science,M.Phil. Biotechnology,Ph.D. Marine Biotechnology

Specialisation

Marine Biotechnology & Marine Microbiology

E-mail

anburajanl@yahoo.co.in

Phone

03192-225011 (off)

 

Name

Dr. A. Ganesh Kumar

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Designation

Project Scientist I

Qualification

M.Sc. Applied Microbiology,Ph.D. Applied Microbiology � Environmental Technology

Specialisation

Anaerobic Microbiology, Enzyme Science and Technology

E-mail

microganesh@yahoo.com

Phone

91-44-66783425

 

Name

Mr. K.Thirupathi

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Designation

Project Scientist I

Qualification

B.E (Electronics &communication Engineering),M.E (Power Electronics and Drives),Novell certified hardware and network engineer.

Specialisation

Power electronics -resonant converter design, Analog circuit hardware design, Hyperbaric chamber design

E-mail

thiruppathi_81@yahoo.com / kkthiruppathi@gmail.com

Phone

91-44-66783425

 

Name

Ms.Divya Shridhar

Designation

Project Scientist I

Qualification

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry(Ph.D- Marine Natural Product chemistry )

Specialisation

Natural Product Chemistry

E-mail

shridhar.divya`@gmail.com

Phone

91-44-66783425

 

Name

Dr. K. R. Jayappriyan

Designation

Project Scientist I

Qualification

Ph.D in Industrial Microbiology

Specialisation

Algal Bio-technology

E-mail

jayapriyan@niot.res.in; jayapriyan@gmail.com

Phone

+91 03192 225083

 

Name

Dr. J. Benjamin Franklin

Designation

Project Scientist I

Qualification

Ph.D in Marine Biology

Specialisation

Marine Biodiversity, Invertebrate Biology, Toxinology

E-mail

benkutti@gmail.com; benjamin@niot.res.in

Phone

91 03192 225083

 
Name

Dr. A. Josephine

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Designation

Project Scientist I

Specialisation

Macroalgae (seaweeds) characterization and efficacy testing and Cancer Research (Breast and Colon Cancer), toxicity studies, Reno vascular sciences

Qualification

Ph.D. (Medical Biochemistry), M.Sc. (Biochemistry)

E-mail

jose@niot.res.in,ajose_joy@yahoo.co.in

Phone

+91-44-6678 3425

 
 
Name

Dr.P.Swaminathan

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Designation

Project Scientist I

Specialisation

Phycology, Bioremediation, Ecotoxicology, Stress Physiology.

Qualification

Ph.D. (Microbiology)

E-mail

cyanobacteriologist@yahoo.com; samu@niot.res.in

Phone

+91-44-66783425

 
 
Name

Dr. C. Anand

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Designation

Project Scientist I

Specialisation

Mariculture

Qualification

M.F.Sc (Aquaculture),Ph.D (Fish and Fisheries Science),ARS NET (Fish and Fishery Science)

E-mail

anandc@niot.res.in , cee_anand@yahoo.com

Phone

03192-225011

 
 

Name

Mr. P.S. Dheenan

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Designation

Project Scientific Assistant

Specialisation

Marine Microbial Biotechnology

Qualification

M.Sc. Microbiology

E-mail

dheenan@niot.res.in
dheena_micro@yahoo.co.in

Phone

+91 - 44 - 6678  7060 / 3425

 
Name

Mr. S. Muthukumar

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Designation

Project Scientific Assistant

Specialisation

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

Qualification

B. Sc. (Chemistry)
Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A)
Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Bioinformatics (PGDAB)
(Ph.D. in Computational Biology)

E-mail

muthukumar@niot.res.in
bimuthukumar@yahoo.com

Phone

+91 - 44 - 6678 3428 / 3425

 

Name

Mr. S. Senthil Kumar

Designation

Project Scientific Assistant

Specialisation

Molecular Biology, Animal Cell Culture

Qualification

M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Phil., Biotechnology

E-mail

senthilkumar@niot.res.in
senthilkumar9383@yahoo.co.in

Phone

91-44-66783425

 

Name

Dr. Rasheeda M.K 

Designation

Project Scientific Assistant

Specialisation

Molecular biologist

Qualification

M. Sc (Biotechnology)
PhD (Molecular and reproductive Endocrinolog)

E-mail

kothaliya@yahoo.com
mrashidak@niot.res.in

Phone

91-44-66783425

 

Name

Ms. Rashmi Murari Dixit

Designation

Project Scientific Assistant

Specialisation

Molecular biologist

Qualification

M. Sc (Biotechnology)

E-mail

rash_dxt@yahoo.com
rashmi_dixit@niot.res.in

Phone

91-44-66783425

 

Name

Ms Sucheta Sadhu

Designation

Project Scientific Assistant

Specialisation

Water Quality, VOCs

Qualification

M.Phill (Environmental Studies)

E-mail

sucheta @niot.res.in, sucheta.sadhu@gmail.com

Phone

91-44-66783425

 

Name

Mr. P. Venkateshwaran

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Designation

Project Scientific Assistant

Qualification

M. Sc. (Microbiology)

Specialisation

Marine Microbiology & Bioremediation

E-mail

venkatesh.niot@gmail.com

Phone

03192-225011 (off)

 
Name

Ms. Mehmuna Begum

Designation

Project Scientific Assistant

Specialisation

Marine Biology

Qualification

M.Phil

E-mail

mehmuna@gmail.com

Phone

03192-225492
+91 - 44 - 224493947

 
Name

Mr. N. Saravanan

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Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Specialisation

Micro Algal Biotech, ophthalmology and Biogranulation studies

Qualification

M.Sc. Microbiology
M.Phil. Biotechnology
(P.G. Diploma in Bioinformatics)

E-mail

saran_barc@niot.res.in
saran_barc@yahoo.co.in

Phone

+91 - 44 - 6678 3425
+91 - 44 - 224493947

 
Name

Mr. G. Rajaprabhu

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Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Specialisation

Tubular Photo Bio Reactor 

Qualification

M.Sc., M. Phil (Bio-Tech)

E-mail

raajprabhu@gmail.com

Phone

+91 - 44 - 6678 3425
+91 - 44 - 224493947

 

Name

Mr. B.Baskar

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Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Qualification

M.Sc, M.Phil.in Microbiology

Specialisation

Marine Microbiology

E-mail

baskarmicrobiologist@gmail.com

Phone

03192-225011 (off)

 

Name

Ms. A. Angelin ponmalar

Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Qualification

M.Sc ( Microbiology),M.Phil ( Microbiology)

Specialisation

Marine microbiology

E-mail

Ponangel2006@yahoo.co.in

Phone

03192-225011 (off)

 

Name

Dr. (Mrs) B. Meena

Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Qualification

M.Sc. Zoology, M.Phil. Coastal Aquaculture, M.Tech. Biotechnology, Ph.D. Biochemistry, Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA)

Specialisation

Marine Biotechnology and Biochemistry

E-mail

bmeena79@yahoo.com

Phone

03192-225011 (off)

 

Name

Mr. Gajendra Joshi

Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Qualification

M. Tech. (Biotechnology). B.E. (Biotechnology)

Specialisation

Microbiology & Molecular Biology

E-mail

gajendrajoshi@niot.res.in,gajendrajoshi@in.com

Phone

91-44-66783425(off)

 

Name

Dr. S. R. Sivakumar

Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Qualification

Ph D.(Botany),M Sc., M Phil., C.E.M.C.

Specialisation

Biopotential of Seaweeds, Plant Pathology, Bioactive Compounds, Fresh Water Cyanobacterial Biodiversity

E-mail

sarojasiva3@yahoo.com; anbuselvisiva3@niot.res.in

Phone

+91-44-66783425(off)

 

Name

Mr. Salman Ahmed

Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Qualification

M.Tech. (Biotechnology), B.Tech. (Biotechnology)

Specialisation

Marine Biotechnology

E-mail

Salman86ahm@gmail.com, salmanahmed86@niot.res.in

Phone

91-44-66783425(off)

 

Name

Dr. P. Kumarasamy

Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Qualification

M.Sc,. in Biochemistry; Ph.D in Marine Science

Specialisation

Environmental Ecology, Eco-toxicology, Biogeochemistry

E-mail

kumarasamybio@yahoo.co.in

Phone

03192-225492

 

Name

Ms. R. Rajani

Designation

Senior Research Fellow

Qualification

M.Phil

Specialisation

Biotechnology

E-mail

rajani.bio@gmail.com

Phone

03192-225492

 

Name

Mr. Biraja Kumar Sahu

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Designation

Junior Research Fellow

Qualification

M. Sc. Marine Biology

Specialisation

Marine Ecology

E-mail

birajkumar@gmail.com

Phone

03192-225011 (off)

 

Name

Mr. Apurba Kumar Das

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Designation

Junior Research Fellow

Qualification

MSc., B.Ed. (Plant Science)

Specialisation

Taxonomy

E-mail

apurbakumar15@gmail.com

Phone

03192-225011 (off)

 

Name

Mr. K. K. Vikas

Designation

Junior Research Fellow

Qualification

M.Sc

Specialisation

Biotechnology

E-mail

vikaskk@gmail.com

Phone

03192-225095

 

Name

Ms. S. Isabel Dericks Selvam

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Designation

Project Executive

Qualification

M.B.A.

E-mail

isabel@niot.res.in

Phone

91-44-66783425

 

Name

Ms. Shahina Perveen

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Designation

Project Junior Assistant

Qualification

B.A., Diploma in Computer Application and Typing

E-mail

shahina@niot.res.in

Phone

03192-225095

 

Name

Mr. S. Palaiyam

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Designation

Skilled Asst.

Qualification

S.S.L.C

Phone 91-44-66783425
 

Name

Mr. M. Chandrasekar

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Designation

Skilled Asst.

Qualification

S.S.L.C

E-mail

Phone

91-44-66783425

 

Name

Mr . B. Parmeswar

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Designation

Skilled Assistant

Qualification

I.T.I. Certificate (Mechanical)

E-mail

 

Phone

+91 - 3192 - 225011 / 225095 Ext. 22
 

Name

Mr.S.Ravichandran

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Designation

Skilled Assistant

Qualification

I.T.I. Certificate

E-mail

Chandran_0099@yahoo.com

Phone

+91 - 3192 - 225011 / 225095 Ext. 22