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Dr. Jitendra Singh

Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences

Fathers Name	Late Shri Rajinder Singh
Mothers Name	Smt. Shanti Devi
Date of Birth	06 Nov 1956
Educational Qualifications	M.B.B.S., M.D. (Medicine),Fellowship (Diabetes) MNAMS (Diabetes and Endocrinology), Hon.Ph.d Educated at Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, Government Medical College, Jammu and Amity NOIDA
Profession	Medical Practitioner Author, Professor, Newspaper Columnist, Diabetologist & Consultant Physician
Telephone	(011) 23794542, 23794559, 07042304567 (M) Author, Professor, Newspaper Columnist, Diabetologist & Consultant Physician
Fax	(011) 23794559
Email	hfm[at]gov[dot]in

Dr.M.Ravichandran

Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)

Name	Dr. M. Ravichandran
Date of Birth	18 May 1965
Educational Qualifications	Dr. M. Ravichandran has assumed charge as Secretary, of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) from 11 Oct 2021. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Pune. He was Director at NCPOR, Goa (2016-2021). He worked as a Scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (ESSO-IITM), Pune (1988 to 1997). He worked at the National Institute of Ocean Technology (ESSO-NIOT), Chennai (1997-2001) and at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (ESSO-INCOIS), Hyderabad (2001-2016) before joining NCPOR.
MoES Secretary	MoES
Date Of Joining As Secretary MoES	11 October 2021
Date Of Retirement	31 May 2025
Present organization	Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
Present Address	Prithvi Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003
Telephone
Fax
Email	secretary[at]moes[dot]gov[dot]in

Prof. Balaji Ramakrishnan

Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology

Prof. Balaji Ramakrishnan has assumed the role of Director of NIOT, with effect from September 6, 2024.

Dr. Balaji is Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, since 2011, was working as Senior Coastal/Port Engineer at Sogreah Consultants, in Dubai, UAE. Apart from teaching and research, he has been involving in several major waterfront development projects in the middle-east countries, India and other Asian countries. His primary area of expertise include port, harbor, marina, coastal infrastructural design and developments, in general.

He has obtained his Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Madurai Kamarajar University, obtained his Masters and Ph.D degrees in Ocean Engineering field of research from IIT Madras. Dr.Balaji has published his research works through 3 monographs, 75 Peer-Reviewed Journals, 82 Conference papers.

Dr.Balaji has earned many honours, to mention a few;

Professor S.P. Sukhatme Excellence in Teaching Award in 2024;
Distinguished Alumni Award under Academic and Research category in 2022;
Institution of Engineers India (IEI) awarded him Marine Engineering Prize in 2018 & 2022 and Institution Prize in 2015.
Indian Society for Hydraulics honored him with R J Garde Research Award, in the year 2012, under the category of young scientist for outstanding contribution in the field of hydraulics and coastal engineering.
He had received Maritime award , in the year 2006, from Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, for part of his Ph.D thesis research work.
He won the Best Graduate Student Paper award , in the year 2002, from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division, for part of his Master's thesis research work.

Some of the other research recognitions for the team members, include; fellowships from UNESCO-IHE; POGO-SCOR; DST; CSIR; UKIERI; IGARSS; DAAD; AGU; PIANC-COPEDEC; OMAE-ASME and COPRI-ASCE .

Dr. Balaji has presented several invited talks and research topics in many national and international forums. He has been supervising number of Masters and PhD thesis research works in the field of Ocean Engineering.

Dr. Balaji has been actively involved in several Government/Ministry sponsored research projects, from Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Earth Sciences and DST. He has also been an active consultant for major ports, Maritime Boards, State Govt. agencies and private companies. He had successfully completed several consulting projects pertaining to coastal & marine infrastructures, in India, Asia and middle-eastern countries.

Project Management: Worked at various capacities; part of a team, team lead and project lead in variety of R&D and industry projects, in India and Overseas; overall outlay exceeding 23crores and multi-billion USD, respectively.

Development: Research facilities, technology demonstration, development efforts, Patents; methods, models and tools; sustained efforts towards better understanding of complex ocean dynamics, in long-term.

Collaborations & Networking: Spearheaded a unique, one-of-its kind, 5-institutes (IITB, NIOT, NCCR, NIO and NCU) joint field measurement campaign to demonstrate the collaborative capability. Headed & facilitated several students/scientists/faculty exchange visits from India to overseas universities/institutions and vice-versa, for training purposes.

Outreach: Created opportunities for scholarships through R&D projects for several PhD and Masters students. Several National level technical workshops, seminars, hands-on training. Offered full-financial support to bring young research scholars/scientists/faculty from all 9 maritime states across India to attend National Workshops (in 2019 & 2022), speaking of his strong commitment towards knowledge dissemination.

M.V. Ramana Murthy

Mission Director, Deep Ocean Mission

M.V. Ramana Murthy is an Indian coastal scientist and Ocean Engineer.
Currently he is the Mission Director for the Deep Ocean Mission

Dr. Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar

Scientist F - NIOT

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Dr. G. Dharani

Scientist-G & Group Head

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Dr. V. Sachithanandam

Scientist E - NIOT

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Dr. VNS Deviram Garlapati

Scientist D - NIOT

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Communication Address:

Scientist F,
Project Director Deep Ocean Mission: Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Head, Project Monitoring and Evaluation Cell (PMEC: NIOT)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: vinithkumar[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Zoology	Madurai Kamaraj University	1989
2	M.Sc.	Marine Biology & Oceanography	Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology(CASMB), Annamalai University	1992
3	M.Phil	Marine Biology	Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology(CASMB), Annamalai University	1995
4	Ph.D	Marine Biology	Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology(CASMB), Annamalai University, India	1999
5	Diploma in Software engineering (D.S.E)		Isles Institute of Technology, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair)	2007

Additional Academic Qualification:

CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) - for Lectureship - 1996
ASRB National Eligibility Test - ARS NET 2001

Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rWj6s1IAAAAJ&hl=en

Research gate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nv-Vinithkumar

Joined NIOT in January 2000

Research areas: Marine Biology, Marine Microbiology, Biotechnology, Environment pollution and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Presently working is open sea cage culture of fishes and seaweed culture along with Microbial biotechnology in Deep Ocean Mission
Establishment of Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology under Vertical 6 of Deep Ocean Mission.

Research papers published

Sathish Kumar. P., Krupa Ratnam, Santhanakumar Jeyapal, Dilip Kumar Jha, N.V.Vinithkumar, Dharani, Gopal. Arthur James Rathinam. (2024). Phytoplankton distribution pattern and its implication for the establishment of land-based Ballast water treatment technology and test facility in tropical waters. Continental Shelf Research, 279 (1-2): 105272. DOI:10.1016/j.csr.2024.105272.
Swathi Pon Sakthi Sri, Aron Santhosh Kumar, Y., Savurirajan, M., Dilip Kumar Jha, N,V.Vinithkumar and Dharani, G. (2024). Anticancer efficacy of magnetite nanoparticles synthesized using aqueous extract of brown seaweed Rosenvingea intricata, South Andaman, India. Nature Scientific Reports, 14.1. DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-67820-1
Biraja Kumar Sahu, Prasun Goswami, M. Begum, Dilip Kumar Jha, N.V.Vinithkumar, Dharani. G. (2023). A comparative investigation of physicochemical and biological variables of Aerial & Port Blair Bays, Andaman Islands with focus on the anthropogenic influence. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 52 (2) (February): 79-90. DOI:10.56042/ijms.v52i02.6930
Karunakumari, R, N.V.Vinithkumar, Reena Singh, D. Magesh Peter and G. Dharani (2022). Seaweeds of South Andaman: diversity, distribution, biochemical characterization and fatty acid profiling of some selected species. Marine Biology Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2021.2016842. Published on 07 Jan 2022.
Gajendra Joshi, Prasun Goswami, Pankaj Verma, Gopika Prakash, Priya Simon, Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar and Gopal Dharani. (2022). Unravelling the plastic degradation potentials of the plastisphere-associated marine bacterial consortium as a key player for the low-density polyethylene degradation. Journal of Hazardous Materials (2022), Volume 425, 128005. PMID: 34986568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128005.
Meena, B., Anburajan, L., Sini, E. S., Vinithkumar, N. V. and Dharani, G. (2022). Diversity of Vibrio cholerae and prevalence of biomarker genes in the ballast water, Port Blair, South Andaman, India. Ecological Genetics and Genomics 23: 100112.
Meena, B., Anburajan, L., Ayana, P., Vinithkumar, N. V. and Dharani, G. (2022). Biochemical and molecular characterization of temperature-adapted agarose producing Vibrio sonorensis NIOT_SU2 from prostomial membrane of sea urchin from Andaman Island. Ecological Genetics and Genomics, 25: 100150.
Meena, B., Anburajan, L., Johnthini, M. A., Vinithkumar, N. V. and Dharani, G. (2022). Exploration of mangrove associated actinobacteria from South Andaman Islands, India. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43393-022-00134-3.
Meena, B., Anburajan, L., Aryamol, K., Vinithkumar, N. V. and Dharani, G. (2022). Studies on biodiversity and bioprospecting of active mud volcano associated bacteria and actinobacteria from Baratang, Andaman Islands, India. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43393-022-00118-3.
Gajendra Joshi, Balakrishnan Meena, Pankaj Verma, Jibananand Nayak, Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar and Gopal Dharani. (2021) Deep-sea mercury resistant bacteria from the Central Indian Ocean: A potential candidate for mercury bioremediation. Marine Pollution Bulletin (2021), 169, 112549. PMID: 34182201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul. 2021.112549.

Communication Address:

Scientist-G & Group Head,
Marine Biotechnology Group
National Institute of Ocean Technology
Velachery - Tambaram Main Road
Pallikaranai, Chennai - 600 100
Ph. Off + 91-044-66783419; Mobile: 9444931949
Email: dhara[at]niot[dot]res[dot]in, gdharani[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Zoology	University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	1991
2	M. Sc.	Zoology	Bharathidasan University, Tirchy, Tamil Nadu	1993
3	M. Phil.	Zoology	University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	1994
4	Ph. D.	Zoology	University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	1999

Additional Academic Qualification:

Open Water SCUBA Diving Instructor

Conduct theory and knowledge development sessions on topics including Diving Physics, Physiology, Equipment, General Skills, Environmental Awareness, and Recreational Dive Planning.
Lead confined water and open water SCUBA diving training sessions and certify students in SCUBA diving according to PADI International standards.

Emergency First Aid Responder (EFR) Instructor

Conduct theory and knowledge development sessions for EFR (Emergency First Response) training participants.
Deliver demonstration classes and provide training and certification to EFR participants.

Research Papers Published in National/International Journals:

138. Nishanthika Thenmozhi Kulasekaran, Vanlalrovi, Lenin Subramanian, Jung-Kul Lee, Dharani Gopal & Jeya Marimuthu 2024. Molecular Characterization and computational analysis of a highly specific L-Glutaminase from a Marine bacterium Bacillus australimaris NIOT30. Nature Scientific Report, 14:26676.

137. Clarita Clements, Inbakandan Dhinakarasamy, Manikandan Sivakumar, Subham Chakraborty, Naren Kumar, Anu Chandrasekar, Lakshminarayanan Sivakumar, Ramesh Kumar & Dharani Gopal. 2024. Fabrication of microspore-structured replica-mediated silicone polymers for inhibition of cellular adhesion and biofilm formation. J Coat Technol Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-024-01002-6.

136. V. Swathi Pon Sakthi Sri, Y. Aron Santhosh Kumar, M. Savurirajan, Dilip Kumar Jha, N. V. Vinithkumar & G. Dharani, 2024.Anticancer efficacy of magnetite nanoparticles synthesized using aqueous extract of brown seaweed Rosenvingea intricata, South Andaman, India. Nature Scientific Report. 14:20255.

135. Biraja Kumar Sahu, Prasun Goswami, Sanjiba Kumar Baliarsingh, N. V. Vinithkumar, G. Dharani 2024. Size-fractionated phytoplankton biomass in Port Blair Bay, Andaman Islands: spatial variability and environmental control. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-024-00751-w

134. Vikas Pandey, Dilip Kumar Jha, Ramalingam Kirubagaran, Gopal Dharani 2024. Assessment of metal-associated health risk in different trophic levels in tropical estuary on the southeast coast of India Marine Environmental Research 202, 106772

133. R. Namitha, B.S. Anoop, D.V. Diya Dominic, Ahna Ameer, P. Santhiya, I.S. Bright Singh, G. Dharani, K. Govindaraju. 2024. Seaweed assisted preparation of Fe2O3 nanoparticles and their antiviral studies against White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV): In vitro and in silico approach. Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741365

132. Karpaga Raja Sundari Balachandran, Greeshma Mani; Akhil Thayyil Sidharthan; Mary Leema J T; Roobamathi Senthilkumar; Dharani Gopal 2024. Functional screening coupled with long read sequencing in metagenome library reveals phosphatase gene clusters from Arabian Sea seamount. Microbiological Research, Elsevier (I.F. 6.1).

131. M. P. Sudhakar, M. Hinduja, K. Sujitha, A. Ganesh Kumar, G. Dharani 2024."Biodegradation of seaweed-based bioplastics using deep-sea marine bacterial consortia" Thalassas: International Journal of Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-024-00736-9.

130. Verma P., Pandey V., Seleyi S.C., Alagarsamy A. and Dharani G. 2024. Exploring the hidden treasures: Deep-sea bacterial community structure in the Bay of Bengal and their metabolic profile". Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1308953.

129. Lawrance Anburajan, Balakrishnan Meena, Dilip Kumar Jha, Gopal Dharani. 2024. First report on molecular and in silico characterization of derma-pharmaceutical potent arbutin from the deep-sea halophilic bacteria, Shigella sp. NIOT- DSB91 of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Ecological Genetics and Genomics 32, 00268.

Communication Address:

Scientist E,
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: vsachin[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in, vsachithanandamniot[at]gmail[dot]com

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Biochemistry	University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	2005
2	M.Sc.	Marine Biology & Oceanography	Thiruvallur University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu	2007
3	Ph.D	Marine Biology	Pondicherry University, Puducherry	2013

Additional Academic Qualification:

PG Diploma in GIS and Remote Sensing, IIRS, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Research Article Published

V. Sachithanandam, Rinish, A, ashwariya, P. Yuvaraji, E, Edwin, P., Purvaja, R. 2024. Exploration of alginate potential in native seaweeds from tropical lagoon ecosystem of Pulicat, India. Natural products Research (Accepted).
A. Parthiban, V. Sachithanandam, Saran Sarangapany, Ranjita Misra, P. Muthukrishnan, Thayalaraj Christopher Jeyakumar, R. Purvaja, R. Ramesh. (2024) Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using quercetin biomolecule from mangrove plant, Ceriops tagal: Assessment of antiproliferative properties, cellular uptake and DFT studies under preparation. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1272, 134167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134167
V. Sachithanandam, Subbareddy Bonthu, T. Mageswaran, K.S. Singh, J. Vimala, R. Sridhar, R. Purvaja, R. Ramesh 2022. Effect of hydrodynamic conditions on seagrass ecosystems during Cyclone Lehar in the South Andaman Islands, India. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 22, 640-659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2022.07.006
V. Sachithanandam, Muruganandam, N., Sayi, D. Mayekar, S. T., P.M. Mohan., 2022. DNA Barcode and Phylogenetic Analysis of Serranidae Fish (subfamily: Epinephelinae) from a Tropical Island Ecosystem of the Indian Ocean. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. doi.org/10.1007/s41208-022-00427-3
A. Parthiban, V. Sachithanandam, P. Lalitha, P. Ragavan, T. Mageswaran, Ranjita Misra, R. Sridhar, R. Purvaja & R. Ramesh 2023. Mining of natural products for anticancer properties derived from Tropical mangrove plant Excoecaria agallocha L. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Environmental Science: Advances. Under Review with Minor Correction.

Communication Address:

Scientist - D (Microbiology),
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: deviram[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in, deviramgarlapati[at]gmail[dot]com

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Microbiology	Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India	2006
2	M.Sc.	Microbiology	Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India	2008
3	Ph.D	Microbiology	GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India	2014

Research Article Published

Pant Gaurav, Singh Simranjeet, Choudhary Pradeep Kumar, Ramamurthy Praveen C., Singh Himshweta, Garlapati Deviram, Singh Joginder, Kumar Gaurav, A Khan Nadeem, Zahmatkesh Sasan. Nanozymes: advance enzyme mimicking theragnostic tool: a review (2024). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10098-023-02716-8
Charan Kumar Basuri, Garlapati Deviram, Muthukumar Chandrasekaran, Ramu Karri, MV Ramanamurthy. Influence of environmental heterogeneity on the distribution of micro-zooplankton community along the tropical coastal waters situ(2023). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X23009815
SK Sivadas, C Muthukumar, Deviram Garlapati, K Ramu. Tracking Coastal Pollution, Geography and You 22(148):30-37, (2022). https://www.geographyandyou.com/coastal-research/tracking-coastal-pollution
Pravakar Mishra, Mehmuna Begum, Anitha Gera, B. Charan Kumar, Deviram Garlapati, et al. Factors responsible for the sudden outburst of Noctiluca scintillans in the Chennai coastal waters, southeast coast of India- A case study. Oceanologia (Inpress), (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2022.06.005
Deviram Garlapati, Munnooru, K., Vinjamuri, R.R. et al. Distribution patterns and seasonal variations in phytoplankton communities of the hypersaline Pulicat lagoon, India. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 61497Ã¢ÂÂ61512 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15086-9

Communication Address:

Consultant ,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: anshika[dot]singh17[at]gmail[dot]com,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Tech.	Biotechnology	Amity University, U.P.	2009
2	M. Tech.	Biotechnology	VIT University, T.N.	2011
3	Ph.D	Marine Biotechnology	AcSIR-NIO, Goa	2016

Additional Academic Qualification

Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=ExL0TYUAAAAJ

Research gate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anshika-Singh-3

Invited talks and news coverage

News Coverage Deccan Chronicles: Guardians of the Deep Sea, 23 Mar 2024 and The Deadly Coral Reef Whitewash ,9 Jul 2024.
Public Talk Breaking Boundaries: A Landlocked Marine Scientist's Journey to Tackle Ocean Plastic Pollution at Vidyashilp Academy on world environment day at 5 June, 2023
Interview on a pathbreaking and interesting career as a marine biologist, The Interview Portal
Sea sponges: The Most Incredible Undersea Treasures, TDU Bangalore.11 April 2
Podcast on marine microplastics pollution, Bangalore international school, Bangalore
Can I be# woman in science during International Day of Women, February 11, 2022, at NCBS, Bangalore
Marine Sponges -the vacuum cleaners of our oceans at moving waters film festival 20th October, 2019
Sponge Watch Program- An initiative towards one ocean-one healthapproach in the age of Covid-19, International society of chemical ecology, ISCE, 36th annual meeting, 5-10th September 2021.
Sponge Watch Program for microplastics pollution (SWaP Microplastics), 2nd Indo-Japan (NCBS/inStem-ISIR, Osaka University) Meeting: Interfacing Chemistry and Biology), 17th February, 2020.
Sponge watch program for microplastics pollution in age of Covid-19. Online Workshop Pandemic Plastic -A Collaborative Solution to Address the Covid Plastic Waste issue, The catalyst group, 7th, 15th December, 2020 and 26th February 2021
Wonderful World of Maine Sponges, Indo-Japan (NCBS/inStem-ISIR, Osaka University) Meeting: Interfacing Chemistry and Biology, 11th _12th March 2019. My career transition story: challenges and solutions, Funding Workshop for Postdoctoral Fellows, 14th Feb, 2019.

Research papers published

Singh, Anshika *, Lakshmanan Vairavan, Krishna Sudhir, Palakodeti Dasaradhi, Thakur Narsinh L. * Molecular trade-off between growth and immune functions in the marine sponge Haliclona oculata (Manuscript in communication, Science of the total environment).
Rathod S.G., Singh, Anshika. & Mantri, V.A. Ascertaining the spatiotemporal variations in seaweed assemblages associated with the endemic seaweed Ulva ovata along selected locations of the Gulf of Khambhat, India. Aquat Ecol (2024).
Singh, Anshika, and Thakur, Narsinh L. Allelopathic interaction among rocky intertidal invertebrates: sponge Cinachyrella cf. cavernosa and Zooxanthellate zoanthids Zoanthus sansibaricus. Hydrobiologia. 848 (2021), 4647−4659.
Singh, Anshika, and Thakur, Narsinh L. Differential tolerance capacity of intertidal organisms (sponge and zoanthid) to the environmental stresses: preliminary findings from a rockpool transplantation experiment. Journal of Earth System Science, 2022.
Singh Anshika, and Thakur Narsinh L., Influence of spatial competitor on the asexual reproduction of the marine sponge Cinachyrella cf. cavernosa (Porifera, Demospongiae). Hydrobiologia. 809 (2018): 247−263. DOI.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3470-2. ISSN: 0018-8158 (Print) 1573-5117 (Online)
Singh Anshika, and Thakur, Narsinh L., Significance of investigating allelopathic interactions of marine organisms in the discovery and development of cytotoxic compounds. Chemico-biological interactions. 243 (2016): 135-147. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.09.009. ISSN/ ISBN No 0009-2797
Singh Anshika, and Thakur Narsinh L., Influence of spatial competitor on the growth and regeneration of the marine sponge Cinachyrella cf. cavernosa (Porifera, Demospongiae). Hydrobiologia 768(2016): 111-123. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-015-2535-3 ISSN/ ISBN No 0018-8158
Singh Anshika, and Thakur Narsinh L., Field and laboratory investigation on the budding process of a tetillid sponge Cinachyrella cavernosa, Invertebrate Biology. 134(1); 2015; 19-30 (Research work appeared on the cover page of the issue). ISSN: 1744-7410.
Thakur, Narsinh L. and Singh Anshika. (2016). Chemical Ecology of Marine Sponges. In Pallela, Ramjee, Ehrlich, Hermann (Eds.), Marine Sponges: Chemicobiological and Biomedical Applications. (1st ed), 37-52 Springer Nature (eBook ISBN 978-81-322-2794-6) DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2794-6
Singh, Anshika and Krishna, Sudhir. Immunomodulatory and therapeutic potential of marine flora products in the treatment of cancer. In Bioactive Natural Products for the Management of Cancer: from Bench to Bed Side. Sharma Anil et al (Eds),2019, pp. 139-166. Springer, Singapore. Springer-Nature, 978-981-13-7606-1, 139-166

Communication Address:

Project Field Assistant ,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: bharathi-proj.niot@gov.in,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Physics	The Gandhigram Rural Institute	2020
2	M.Sc.	Physics	The Gandhigram Rural Institute	2022

Communication Address:

Project Scientist I ,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: nishan-proj[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Tech.	Civil Engineering	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology	2016
2	M. Tech.	Remote Sensing	Anna University	2018
3	Ph.D	Remote Sensing - Aquaculture	ICAR - Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (under Madras University)	2024

Communication Address:

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Chemistry	Madura College, Madurai	2016
2	M.Sc.	Chemistry	Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai	2018

Communication Address:

Project Scientific Assistant,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: rpreethi-proj[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Chemistry	University of Madras, Chennai	2018
2	M.Sc.	Analytical Chemistry	University of Madras, Chennai	2020

Communication Address:

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology	Government Arts and Science College for Men, Nandanam	2022
2	M.Sc.	Zoology	Government Arts and Science College for Men, Nandanam	2024

Communication Address:

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Computer Science	M.S. University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu	2022
2	MCA	Computer Application	M.S. University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu	2024

Communication Address:

Project Junior Assistant,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: shanmugam-proj[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc. (Hons)	Agriculture	Agriculture College and Research Institute Madurai	2023

Communication Address:

Project Field Assistant,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: vteja-proj[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc. (Hons)	Horticulture	Sri Krishnadevaraya College of Horticultural Sciences (affiliated to Dr. Y.S.R Horticultural University)	2024

Communication Address:

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	BE	Civil Engineering	Jerusalem College of Engineering	2017

Communication Address:

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Zoology with Biotechnology	Bharathidasan University	2007
2	M.Sc.	Marine Biotechnology	Annamalai University	2009
3	Ph.D	Marine Biotechnology-Zoology (Inter-Disciplinary)	University of Madras	2018

Communication Address:

Project Scientific Assistant ,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: jdharshini-proj[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Microbiology	Bhaktavatsalam Memorial College for Women, Chennai	2019
2	M.Sc.	Microbiology	Presidency College (Autonomous), Chennai	2021

Communication Address:

Project Scientific Assistant ,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: mharini-proj[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Biochemistry	PSG College of Arts & Science	2023

Communication Address:

Project Scientific Assistant ,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: aishwarya-proj[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Microbiology	The Madras Christian College, Chennai	2021
2	M.Sc.	Microbiology	The American College, Madurai	2023

Communication Address:

Project Scientific Assistant ,
Deep Ocean Mission : Vertical 6
Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology (AMSOB)
Marine Biotechnology Division
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India,
Chennai: 600 100, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: vinu-proj[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in,

Educational Qualifications:

S.No.	Qualification	Discipline	University	Passed Year
1	B.Sc.	Microbiology	Mohamed Sathak College of Arts & Science, University of Madras, Chennai	2014
2	M.Sc.	Microbiology	Presidency College (Autonomous), University of Madras, Chennai	2016
3	Ph.D	Life Science(Marine Biology)	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai	2024

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Who's Who

Union Minister, MoES

Dr. Jitendra Singh

Secretary, MoES

Dr.M.Ravichandran

Director NIOT

Prof. Balaji Ramakrishnan

Mission Director

M.V. Ramana Murthy

AMSOB Staffs

Dr. Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar

Dr. G. Dharani

Dr. V. Sachithanandam

Dr. VNS Deviram Garlapati

Project Scientist I

Nishan Raja R

B. Mohan Dass

A. Vinuganesh

Harini V

Sakthivelsemmoonjan

Project Scientific Assistant

Preethi R

A. V. Sabari Prasad

Vasuki M

J. Dharshini Priya

Harini M

Jones Aishwarya. B

Anandi M

Anurag kumar

A.Surya

Deepak

Manidipa Singh

Shanmugapriyan.S

Varsha Nair

Yogesh Kumar

Matturthi Rangavara Sai Chaitanya

Bollem Kasi Ramulua

Project Junior Assistant

S Shanmugam

Baalamohankumar S

Anama Raghavendra

Asha Benjamin

Project Field Assistant

P Bharathi Ganesan

Vanga Teja Narendranath Reddy

Abhishek K

Uvabalan A

Yuvaraj KG

Mahalakshmi B

Project Technician

Aashish kumar Meena

Sagar Sunil Kokani

Anjali Singh