We are delighted to share a moment of immense pride and joy, as we announce that  twelve  of our distinguished scholars have been honoured with the prestigious Chief Minister’s Navakerala Post Doctoral Fellowships 2023. Their exceptional contributions to their respective fields have brought laurels to our institution and the entire academic community.

In recognition of their outstanding achievements, the University is organizing a special ceremony to honour these accomplished scholars  on 8^th September 2023, Friday, 2.30 pm at the Mini Conference Hall of CUSAT Seminar Complex. 

We cordially invite you to join us for this momentous occasion.

As part of the Skill Development Programme sponsored by the CUSATECH Foundation under RUSA, a Certificate Course in Aquatic Animal Health Management was offered at the Centre during  January to July 2023, aimed at generating  Aquatic Animal Health Managers at grass root level.

In this connection, a closing ceremony of the Course is organized at the Centre in the Fourth Floor of the New Academic Block on 31/7/2023  at 11.00AM. Prof. K.N. Madhusoodanan, Former Vice Chancellor of the University has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest of the function.

All are cordially invited.

Admission for M. Tech  Marine Biotechnology Programme for 2023-25 batch is open. The prospective candidates may go through the guidelines for the Candidates and fill up the application form.

Candidates applied earlier need not apply again.

Merit List and Waitlist for admission to M.Tech Marine Biotechnology Programme 2023-25 is now published.

The Pre Synopsis seminar in respect of Ms. Merlin T. S., Full time research Scholar (Reg. No: 5051) under the guidance of Dr. Sajeevan T. P. has been scheduled to be held at 11.30am on 21-06-2023 in the Auditorium, School of Environmental Studies, Kalamassery, CUSAT.

Title of the Thesis: “Genomic insights into symbiosis and host adaptation of marine invertebrate-associated bacteria and their Bioprospecting potential”

All are cordially invited

The Viva Voce and Open Defence in respect of Ms. Krishna Priya R S, Full time research Scholar (Reg. No: 5128) under the guidance of Dr. T. P. Sajeevan, Associate Professor, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health has been scheduled to be held at 10.30am on 09-06-2023 in the Seminar Hall, School of Environmental Studies, CUSAT.

Title of the Thesis: Molecular Cloning, Characterization and Expression of a few Immune genes of the Asian Seabass (Lates calcarifer) in response to the experimental betanodavirus infection

All are cordially invited

The Pre Synopsis seminar in respect of Ms. Diya Dominic D.V., Full time research Scholar (Reg. No: 6198) under the guidance of Prof. I.S Bright Singh, University Emeritus Professor, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health and joint guidance of Prof.  Valsamma Joseph, Professor, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health has been scheduled to be held at 2.30pm on 22-05-2023 in the DBT- Bioinformatics Centre Hall, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Heath, 4th Floor, New Academic Block, Lakeside Campus, CUSAT.

Title of the Thesis: In vitro propagation, cytopathogenicity and replication kinetics of shrimp parvovirus (PstDV1/IHHNV) and nudivirus (PmNV/MBV) and their application for the selection of antiviral phytochemical formulations

All are cordially invited

Prof. K.N. Madhusoodanan, Vice Chancellor inaugurated the Next Generation Sequencing Facility and DBT- Bioinformatics Centre facilities in a brief opening ceremony organized on 18th April, 2023 at 10.0AM  in the Bioinformatics Centre hall in the 4th Floor of the New Academic Block. 

Graduate Aptitude Test- Biotechnology (GAT-B)/ Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) is a National Level Entrance Examination for admission to Department of Biotechnology supported Post Graduate Programme in Biotechnology and allied areas in participating Institutions (GAT-B)

Applicants desirous of appearing in GAT–B 2023 may register online only via online application form hosted at https://dbt.nta.ac.in / https://www.nta.ac.in . Applicants are advised to read complete details regarding GAT–B 2023 provided in the Information Bulletin hosted at https://dbt.nta.ac.in / https://www.nta.ac.in/ before applying. Online Registration and Submission of duly Completed Application Form for GAT–B 2023 is scheduled from 10^th March 2023 to 31^st March 2023 (upto 5PM). A non–refundable and non–transferable application fee of Rs.1200/– is payable online for General (UR) /OBC–NCL /EWS and Rs. 600/– by SC/ ST/ PwD social category applicants. Templates and Formats of all Certificates and supporting documents required for applying to Graduate Aptitude Test–Biotechnology (GAT–B) 2023 are provided at https://dbt.nta.ac.in / https://www.nta.ac.in/ for download and enclosure while applying.

National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology invites applications for the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics  training programme for PG/PhD/PDF/Faculty candidates from life science backgrounds, organized by the DBT-Bioinformatics Centre for the year 2022-23. Training will be via online mode. Training dates and detailed schedules will be intimated to the eligible candidates. There is no registration fee. Interested candidates can apply through the registration link https://forms.gle/X4Jd8FZK2D2hq5hD6 on or before 2nd March 2023. For more details contact Director and Coordinator, DBT- Bioinformatics Centre, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin – 682016 or through e-mail to valsamma@cusat.ac.in
(9846047433).

As part of the Chancellor’s Chair Programme organized by the Department of Biotechnology, Prof. Goerge Iwama, Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada visited the Centre on 23/2/2023 for academic interactions and delivered a lecture on ‘Stress physiology with a focus on fish’ at 11.00AM in the Bioinformatics Centre hall, in the 4^th Floor of the New Academic Block. This was followed by academic interactions with the students and researchers on research topics of his expertise as well the higher education opportunities in Canada.

Our Centre is arranging a stall in connection with the ‘Sasthrayaan’ programme organized by Cochin University of Science and Technology to disseminate our academic and scientific achievements of social relevance to the public and students. The stall is arranged at the Seminar Complex in the University main campus on 23^rd, 24^th and 25^th January 2023. Visit: https://sasthrayaan.cusat.ac.in/index.html

It is with profound grief that we report the sad demise of Prof. Ambat Mohandas, Former Director, School of Environmental Studies, Former Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Former Syndicate Member, CUSAT and Professor Emeritus and Chairman, Advisory Board, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, who contributed greatly to the growth of the Institutions, wherever he served. He passed away at Bangalore on 22.01.2023 at 12.10PM.

We join his family, friends, colleagues and students in paying respectful tribute to him.

A  get-together of all NCAAH family members was organized on 18-1-2023 at 11.0AM in the 4th Floor of the New Academic Block  to commemorate the 23rd foundation day of the Centre.

The Open Defence and Viva -Voce examination of the Ph.D. Thesis entitled “Development of Marine Polysaccharide based nanoparticles for targeted delivery of the anti-cancer drug Cytarabine” in respect of Ms. Deepa G. (Reg. No.: 5052), Full Time Research Scholar, under the guidance of Dr. Sajeevan T. P. Associate Professor, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, CUSAT is scheduled to be held at 10.30 am on on 16-01-23 in the Seminar Hall, School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi-2022.

All are cordially Invited to participate in the Open Defence.

National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, is organizing a training programme for MPEDA Officials on Health Certification of Ornamental Fishes from 09-13 January, 2023.

Dr. Sajeevan T. P. joins as Visiting Researcher at Centre for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA under the RUSA 2.0 Faculty Exchange programme.

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has improved its NAAC rating has been reaccredited with A+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The university has improved its score to 3.39 out of 4. The NAAC peer team had visited the University during 12-14th October, 2022.

Dr. Santhini Pulickal Veetil joined NCAAH as DBT-Ramalingaswami faculty fellow. Her research focuses on1) isolation, characterization and total synthesis ofmarine natural products, especially isolated from unique marine environments for biomedical applications 2) medicinal and heterocyclic chemistry 3) Green and Sustainable organic synthesis.

Mr. MD Umar was selected for KOPRI2022 Arctic fellowship programme hosted by Korean Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) Incheon, South Korea. He will be participating in a 3 month research programme on Molecular Ecophysiology of Arctic Microbes with special focus on the novel genus Roseitranquillus sediminis MCCB386 at KOPRI, Incheon.

Ms. Ajitha V. succesfully  defended her thesis on 24^th August 2022 at School of Environmental Studies, CUSAT

NCAAH, CUSAT received a major project under Performance Linked Encouragement for Academic Studies and Endeavour (PLEASE) programme of Kerala State Council for Higher Education (KSCHE). The Centre will receive around 3.75 crore rupees and Dr P Jayesh and Dr T P Sajeevan will lead the project.

Dr. Jeswin Joseph, Dr. Manomi S. and Dr. Seena Jose received the Debut Chief Minister’s Nava Kerala Post Doctoral Fellowship.