Dr Sudha K

• Ph.D. in Microbiology (Dec.2002) Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala for the research conducted at Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi, India.

Title:‘Ecology and Distribution of Vibrio vulnificus and Related Vibrios in Fishes, Shellfishes and Coastal waters of Arabian Sea off Cochin’.

Advisor: Dr. Nirmala Thampuran, Head of Division & Principal Scientist (Rtd.), Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kerala, India.

• Master of Science in Microbiology, 1995, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.
• Bachelor of Science in Botany, 1993, St. Gregorios College, Kottarakkara, Kerala, India (affiliated to University of Kerala)

• Associate Professor (Dec.2022- till now) Department of Biotechnology, St. Peters College, Kolenchery

• Assistant Professor (Dec.2010- Dec.2022)

Department of Biotechnology, St. Peters College, Kolenchery

Head of the department from December 2010 to August 2019

• Post-doctoral Research Associate (Dec.2009 to June 2010)

Food Microbiology Laboratory (Dr. Francisco Gonzales-Diez Lab), Food Science and Nutrition Division, University of Minnesota, USA.

Topic: Study on Shiga toxigenic E. coli, E. coil O157: H7 and factors influencing the intestinal colonization.

• Assistant Professor (Jan. 2005- May 2008) and (June2010 to Dec.2010)

Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM University, Chennai, India.

• Lecturer (Dec.2001- May 2004)

Department of Biotechnology, St. Peter’s College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India.

• Research Associate (Oct.1999 – Dec.2001)

National Research Centre for Oil Palm, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, RS, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

Topic of Research: ‘Nutrient recycling of wastes of oil palm plantations’.

• Senior Research Fellow (Oct.1996-Oct1999)

Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Kochi, India.

Topic of Research: Ecology and Distribution of Vibrio vulnificus and Related Vibrios in Fishes, Shellfishes and Coastal waters of Arabian Sea off Cochin..

1. Major Research Project: (2015-2018 )

Principal Investigator; ‘Prevalence and Distribution of Shiga-like toxin genes (stx genes) and the clonal relatedness among strains of E.coli isolated from Beef, organic vegetables and other bovine environments of Kerala, South India funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment (KSCSTE); Project file: No. 016/SRSLS/2012/CSTE& Council(P) order No. 582/2014/KSCSTE.

2. Student Projects. 1. Distribution of Extended spectrum beta lactamase’s makers, blaSHV and bla TEM, among the serotypes of Escherichia coli isolated from cowdung’, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment. Letter no. 00168/SPS64/2019/KSCSTE dated 16.01.2020 Student investigator: Ms.Preethu PM

2. ‘Prevalence & Distribution of Salmonella spp in egg samples from retail outlets of Kolenchery, Ernakulam Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment. File No. 58/SPS-52/2014/CSTE dtd.21.7.2014; Student investigator: SiyaYounachan

3. ‘Screening and characterization of noval L-Asparaginase from marine microbial sources Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment. File No. 46/SPS-52/2014/CSTE dtd.11.8..7.2014; Student investigator: Rani John.

1. Jomy Joseph: Prevalence, distribution and characterization of Shiga toxigenic pathotypes of Escherichia coli of bovine origin in Kerala, South India (Ph.D awarded in Dec.2022)
2. Anjali K.N.: Genetic diversity and distribution of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) producing strains among Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (joined on 01.01.2020; fulltime; ongoing)
3. Sajeena T.A.: Evaluation of the role of biofilm production on virulence and multidrug resistance of Shiga Toxigenic E. coli (STEC) (joined on 01.01.2021; part-time; ongoing)
4. Smitha Mathews: Development of microbial consortium for insitu solid organic waste management (joined on 01.01.2021; part-time; ongoing)

1. Sajeena TAM, Kalyanikutty S. 2024 Pathogenic Factors of Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Pure Applied Microbiology18(1):46-63. doi: 10.22207/JPAM.18.1.22
2. Anjali K.N. and Sudha K.2022 Phenotypic variations among strains of Escherichia coli O157 isolated from raw milk samples collected in Kerala, South India ; International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences 11:7 pages 1-10

3. Jomy Joseph, Mohan S., Sudha Kalyanikutty (2022) Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic (REP) and Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC) sequence-based typing of Shigatoxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from Bovine Environment. Journal of Food Safety 42(3), 1-10 https://doi.org/10.1111/jfs.12977 Impact factor:2.49

4. Anjali K N , Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. (2021) Antibiotic resistance: An Emergent Public Health Threat. peter’s Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol.1,1-4, ISSN: 2455-5622. (Peer-reviewed journal)

5. Jomy Joseph, Sudha Kalyanikutty (2021) Occurrence of multiple drug-resistant Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli in raw milk samples collected from retail outlets in South India. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 59, 2150–2159 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-021-05226-x Impact factor:3.11

6. Sudha K., Rani John and Sivansankari T. R. (2017) Extracellular L-Asparginase production by halotolerant strain of Enterobacter Hormaechei isolated from marine fishes. International Journal of Advanced Research 5(1), 2619-2625 http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3052 (UGC Journal List No.:6237)

7. Ryan C. Fink, Jackie M. Popowski, Jon E. Anderson, Johanna L. Tran, Sudha Kalyanikutty, Grant I. Crawford, Alfredo dicostanzo, Ryan B. Cox & Francisco Diez-Gonzalez (2018): Impact of distillers grain solids (DGS) and seasonality on the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 at an abattoir in the U. S. Upper Midwest, Journal of Applied Animal Research, 46(1),237-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2017.1288628 Impact factor: 1.987

8. R. Sivashankari, K. Sudha , S. Barathi and V. Karthikeyan (2016) Efficacy of plasmid curing agent on Streptomyces longsporesflavns African Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 10(18), pp. 616-625, https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2015.7675 . (international Peer-reviewed journal)

9. FinkRC, Popowski JM, Anderson JE, Dahlberg JL, Sudha, Crawford GI, DiCostanzo A, Cox RB, Diez-Gonzalez F. (2013). Impact of management practices and distillers’ grains feeding on the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in feedlot cattle in Minnesota. Foodborne Pathogens and Diseases. 10:559–565. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2012.1342 . Impact factor: 3.788

10. Rajapandiyan, K. Sudha and Kantha D. Arunachalam (2009) Prevalence and distribution of Vibrio vulnificus in fishes caught off Chennai, Indian ocean. African Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 3(10) pp. 622-625 (UGC journal list No. 8799) https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJMR/article-full-text-pdf/6B33E5014443

11. Sudha, Sunita, S and Thomas Varghese, P., (2004). Beneficial microflora of oil palm plantations. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences. 6(2):211-214. http://www.envirobiotechjournals.com/article_abstract.php?aid=3938&iid=143&jid=1 ISSN: 0972-3005 (Peer-reviewed journal).

12. Sudha, N. Thampuran and P.K. Surendran.(2002) Prevalence of Vibrio species on fish from pelagic and demersal habitats. Fishery Technology. 39:81-84. ISSN:00153001 (Peer reviewed journal)

1. Krishnan, A., Joseph, J., Kalyanikutty, S. (2023) The Utility of Natural Mucilage from the Medicinal Plant “Patha” (Cyclea peltata) as an Alternative for Solidifying Agent in Cell Growth Media. In: Arunachalam, K., Yang, X., Puthanpura Sasidharan, S. (eds) Natural Product Experiments in Drug Discovery. Springer Protocols Handbooks, Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2683-2_23 Print ISBN978-1-0716-2682-5 Online ISBN978-1-0716-2683-2

2. Sudha K., Anjali K.N., and Jomy Joseph (2019) ‘Opportunities for Science Research Funding for Academic Institutions in Kerala with special emphasis on the schemes of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram’, In: Anat Suman Jose (Editor) ‘Academic Publishing’ pp 94-100, Publisher: St. Peter’s College Library and Department of Library Science ISBN:978-93-85657-2072019.

3. Reshmi R and K. Sudha (2015) Evaluation of Enrichment methods for Effective Isolation of Sorbitol non-fermenting Shigatoxigenic coli in Conference Proceedings ‘Food Safety in India- Current Issues ISBN: 978-81-7255-071-5 pp 91-102.

4. SiyaYounachan, Akhil Venu and K. Sudha (2015) Study on Survival of Salmonella Pathotypes on Egg during Refrigeration Storage with reference to the Possibility of Cross-contamination as Predisposing Factor for Salmonellosis. in Conference Proceedings ‘Food Safety in India- Current Issues ISBN: 978-81-7255-071-5 pp 122-134.

5. Siya Younachan and K Sudha.(2014) ‘Inv A gene specific detection and antibiotic resistance pattern of Salmonella species isolated from shell of eggs of hen and duck’ in proceeding of national seminar on New Vistas in Microbiology ISBN 976-81-929102-1-5

6. Rani John M and K. Sudha (2014) ‘Screening and characterization of noval L-Asparaginase producing strain of bacteria from marine fishes’ National seminar Conference Proceedings on ‘Translational Biotechnology for better tomorrow’ ISBN: 978-81-725506-8-4 pp 231- 242.

7. Anaswara Madhu and K. Sudha 2013 ‘Escherichia coli-O157:H7, a New Threat in Food Safety’ In proceedings of National Seminar on ‘Molecular Identification and computational biology’ ISBN:978-81-923985 5-6 pp 26-29

8. Sudha, N. Thampuran and P.K. Surendran. (2003) Ecology and distribution of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from Fish and Fishery environments. In book: Seafood safety. Editors: P.K. Surendran, T.P Mathai et.al. Publishers: Society of Fisheries Technologists (India), Kochi, India.

9. Sudha, N. Thampuran and P.K. Surendran. (2003). Survival of selected Vibrio spp. at low storage temperatures. In book: Seafood safety. Editors: P.K. Surendran, T.P Mathai et.al. Publishers: Society of Fisheries Technologists (India), Kochi, India.

10. Sudha, N. Thampuran and P.K. Surendran (1998) Effect of temperature on growth and biochemical properties of selected species of pathogenic Vibrio from fishes caught off Cochin. In book; Advances and Priorities in Fisheries Technology. Editors: Jose. J. et. al., Publishers: Society of Fisheries Technologists ( India) and Cift, Cochin. pp 380-382.

1. Anjali K.N. and Sudha K., 2023, Extended Spectrum Beta lactamase mediated resistance in Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 isolated from milk’, presented in American Society for Microbiologists National Seminar on ‘Microbiome the Unseen’ at Sree Sankara College, Kalady, on 22-23.08.2023
2. Jomy Joseph, Vinoj VN, Sudha K., 2023 Survival pattern of Shigatoxin producing Escherichia coli in cooked meat medium under different storage temperatures’ presented in American Society for Microbiologists National Seminar on ‘Microbiome the Unseen’  at Sree Sankara College, Kalady, on 22-23.08.2023
3. Anjali K.N. and Sudha K. 2022 ‘A Study on the Multidrug Resistance Pattern Exhibited by Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) Isolated from Various Dietary Sources’ in the three-day International Conference on Biotechnological Advances towards Sustainable Developments – BIOSPECTRUM 2022 organized by the School of Biosciences & IQAC, Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies Tiruvalla (MACFAST), Kerala, India from 27th to 29th June 2022.
4. Mariya Biju, Jomy Joseph and Sudha K., 2021 The Inhibitory effect of green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract against Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli’. Abstract in Kerala Academy of Sciences- International Webinar on Phytochemistry- Impact and Applications’ on 27^th & 28^th September 2021
5. Anjana Krishna and Sudha K., 2021 ‘Study on the utility of natural muscilage from the medicinal plant, ‘Patha (Cyclea peltata) as an alternative for solidifying agent in laboratory growth media’. Abstract in Kerala Academy of Sciences- International Webinar on Phytochemistry- Impact and Applications’ on 27^th & 28^th September 2021
6. Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. 2020 “Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli– an emerging public health threat in home grown leafy vegetables” Paper presented in ‘International Virtual Conference on ‘Vistas in plant science research for human welfare’ Organized by SAS SNDP Yogam College, Konni, Pathanamthitta, in collaboration with the Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) on 28th & 29th August 2020
7. Jomy Joseph and Sudha K (2019) ‘Seasonal Prevalence of Shiga- toxigenic Escherichia coli from bovine faeces during a one year prospective study in Ernakulam Region of Kerala, South India’- International Conference On Frontiers In Marine Science (MARICON 2019). Poster presented at School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology on 16-20 December 2019.
8. Sudha K. and Jomy Joseph (2019) ‘Typing of Shiga –toxigenic Escherichia coli Isolates from different bovine sources using Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC) based PCR’- International Conference On Frontiers In Marine Science (MARICON 2019). Poster presented at School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology on 16-20 December 2019.
9. Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. (2019) ‘ Prevalence of Extended- spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) gene markers, BlaSHV and BlaTEM, among Shiga- toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from milk samples’- International Conference On Advances In Food And Industrial Biotechnology (Biospectrum 2019). Oral presented at Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla on 24th to 26th November 2019.
10. Jomy Joseph, Ajila TT and Sudha K. ‘Multiple antibiotic resistance in Shiga toxigenic strains of E coli isolated from bovine meat and its environments ’ in the Proceedings of 30th Kerala Science Congress, 2018.
11. Jomy Joseph, Sudha K and Sneha KS. ‘Detection of non O157 seropathotypes of Escherichia coli from milk samples’ in ICTM-2017 International conference on ‘Traditional and Alternative Medicine” 18th &19th September 2017 at St. Thomas College, Pala., 2017.
12. Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. ‘Characterization and serotype diversity of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from raw milk samples’ at 14th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Diseases and Nutrition (ASCODD) held at Kochion 30 October- 1st November, 2017.
13. Jomy Joseph, Ajila TT and Sudha K. Study on Multiple Drug resistance among the pathotype of Escherichia coli’ in the Proceedings of International Seminar on Frontiers in Biosciences, 2017 organized by Department of Biosciences, SNGIST Arts and Science College, Manakkapady, N. Paravur, Ernakulam.2017
14. Sudha K. (2017), ‘Shiga toxigenic coli –an Emerging threat in Food Safety’ invited talk in ‘International Seminar  on genomics and Molecular Techniques’ at University College, Thiruvananthapuram.
15. Reshma N. V Jomy Joseph and Sudha K. (2017), ‘Assessment of Microbial Quality of a Leading Brand of Ready to Cook Broiler Chicken in India’ at Kerala Science Congress at St. Thomas College, Thiruvalla.
16. Sudha K. and Reshmi R. (2016), ‘Immunomagnetic bead based enrichment for the selective isolation of shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in the proceedings of International Conference on ‘Towards a sustainable Blue Economy: Production, strategies and policies’  at Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Kerala. pp 210-214
17. Sudha. (2012) ‘Multiple Displacement Amplification and its Applications in Metagenomic Approaches for Bioprospecting Unculturable Bacteria from Marine Environments ICRMM’12- ‘International Conference on Recent trends in Molecular Medicine-12’ on 25^th & 26^th February, 2012 at Sree Buddha Engineering College, Alappuzha.
18. Shyni B, Vidhuna C.P. and Sudha K. (2012) ‘Pros and Pros and Cons of Currently Used Nucleic Acid Based Diagnostic Methods in Food Safety’ National Seminar on ‘Clinical applications of Molecular Biology’ at Mar Athananasius College, Kothamangalam, on 3-4 Feb, 2012
19. Ryan C. Fink, Jackie M. Popowski, Sudha K, Devan Paulus, Elizabeth Zaremba, Johanna Dahlberg, Jeffrey P. Jaderborg, Alfredo DiCostanzo, Grant I. Crawford, Ryan B. Cox, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, (2011) ‘Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Distillers Grain Solids (DGS) in Cattle Raised in Minnesota’111^th General Meet American Society for Microbiologists (ASM) on 21-24 May 2011 at New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
20. Rajapandian and K. Sudha (2008) Prevalence of Vibrio vulnificus in fishes caught off Chennai, Indian Ocean as assessed by a nested PCR method. Presented in ‘International Conference on Bioengineering’, School of Bioengineering, SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
21. Thampuran, Sudha,K. and Surendran, P. K. (1998) The present status and significance of Vibrio vulnificus, an emerging seafood associated pathogen- a review. Paper presented in National Symposium on “Sustainable development of Fisheries towards 2020 AD- Opportunities and Challenges “. Cochin University of Science and Technology.
22. Thomas Varghese, P., Sunita, S., Swayam Prabha, H and Sudha, K. (2001) ‘Development of organic nutrient supply system through conversion of agricultural waste to manure in the oil palm plantation for sustainable production and ecological balance’. ICNSEB 2001 March 1-10, Hissar, Haryana, India.
23. Thomas Varghese, P., Sunita S., Swayam Prabha H, and Sudha, K. (2001) Organic agriculture in oil palm plantations for sustainable production and ecological advantage. In ‘Road to Solidarity’ -First national organic conference. 21- 24 January- 2001, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

BOOKS PUBLISHED

1. Title: ‘Food Safety in India- Current Issues’ Editor: K. Sudha, ISBN: 978-81-7255-071-5
2. Title: ‘Translational Biotechnology for Better Tomorrow’ Editor: K. Sudha, ISBN: 978-

81-725506-8-4

1. Title: ‘Food Safety in India- Current Issues’ Editor: K. Sudha, ISBN: 978-81-7255-071-5
2. Title: ‘Translational Biotechnology for Better Tomorrow’ Editor: K. Sudha, ISBN: 978-

81-725506-8-4

1. Seven days national level online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on ‘Curriculum framework in line with NEP 2020, OBE and AI advancements’, organised by The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Marthoma College for Women, Perumbavoor, in association with The Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) from 12 October 2023 to 19 October 2023
2. 30-day International Online Workshop on Scholarly Writing & Publishing: Emerging Areas and Challenges from AI conducted from 29 May – 03 July 2023.
3. One week Faculty Development Program on ‘The Art of Framing Questions- Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy’, organized under UGC – Scheme for Trans – Disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (UGC-STRIDE), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam in association with Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Sree Sankara College, Kalady from 7th to 12th June 2021.
4. NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, India) online certification course on ‘ Functional Genomics’ IIT Kanpur, Sep.-Oct.2020.-2 credits
5. Swayam Online certification course on ‘ Food Microbiology and Food Safety’ Central University of Haryana, India, Sept. 2020- 4 credits
6. NPTEL online certification course on ‘Industrial Biotechnology’ IIT Kharagpur Sep.-Oct.2020- 4 credits
7. One week – Faculty Development Program in ‘Advanced Training on ICT enabled teaching’ UGC-MHRD-STRIDE and Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 12-16 October 2020 -Online
8. One week -Faculty Development Program in ‘Online Education in Higher Educational Institutions’ by Kerala State Higher Education Council & Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 13-17, July- Online
9. Ten days online program om ‘A short-term course in e-teaching with Learning Management System organized by All Kerala Private College Teachers Association in June 2020
10. One week -Faculty Development Program in ‘Capacity Building in Skill Development St. Peter’s College, Kolenchery and Kerala State Higher Education Council & Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 4-10 March, 2020
11. Five days Faculty Development programme in Science ‘Philosophy of Science’ Faculty Training Centre, Kerala State Higher Education Centre & School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 29.08.2019 to 02.09.2019.
12. Three days’ Workshop for ‘Curriculum Restructuring and Syllabus Revision in PG Microbiology’ held at Sree Sankara College, Kalady, 23-25.01.2019.
13. Three days Workshop for ‘Curriculum Restructuring and Syllabus Revision in PG Biotechnology’ held at School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 12-14.12.2018.
14. Winter school – ICAR sponsored winter school on ‘Marine nutrients for fighting malnutrition : Recent advances in marine biomolecules for human nutrition health care Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi (21 days), 01-21.02.2018.
15. Three days workshop on ‘Redesigning of courses for Outcome based Education’ Kerala State Higher Education Council and mahatma Gandhi University 17th- 19th January 2018.
16. UGC-NRC -DBS- Workshop on ‘Modern Biological techniques’ at Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Microbiology & cell Biology, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore 5th- 31st, May 2014
17. ‘Orientation program’ August -2013 (21 days) by UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Madras, Chennai.
18. ‘Practical NMR workshop’ 25-30th May 2010, Structural Biology NMR resource, School of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota
19. Short course on ‘Preservation of cells, tissues and gametes’ May 18-20, 2009, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota.
20. ‘Induction Training programme’ conducted by Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) 23-24 June, 2005, Chennai.
21. ‘Instrumental analysis of organic compounds’, Advanced Training Institute, Govt. of India, Chennai, Module I & II- 09.08.2004 to 20.08.2004.
22. Winter workshop on ‘Microbial Biotechnology and Bioinformatics’, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai. 22nd to 31st Dec. 2003.
23. Seminar cum workshop on ‘Animal cell culture protocols’- Biocon-‘03, organized by Mahatma Gandhi University & KSCSTE, Kerala- November 3rd-5th 2003.
24. Winter school on ‘Advances in microbiological and biotechnological methods for detection of pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins in fish and fishery environments’- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, India, Nov.5th -25th, 2001.
25. Training in ‘Laboratory Techniques for identification of bacteria in fish and fishery, Central Institutte of Fishery Technology, Kochi

1. Member, PG and UG combined Board of Studies in Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala; Since 2021
2. Chairperson, UG Board of Studies in Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala; (2018-2021)
3. Expert Committee Member, PG Board of Studies in Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (2018-2021).
4. Member Expert Committee for Curriculum Development of Integrated M.Sc. Basic Science (Biology)
5. Subject expert in committees for the allocation of microbiology courses to affiliated colleges
6. Chairman of Board of question paper setters at Calicut University, Kerala, India
7. Chairman/Chief/additional examiner of Examination Board of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
8. Subject expert in the panel of interviewers for promotion among peers, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
9. Member of the Panel of experts in the doctoral committee, KUFOS & MG University, India
10. Peer-Reviewer for five scientific journals

Guide ship of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, at Post Graduate and Research Department of Microbiology, Sree Sankara College, Kalady.

1. UGC funded national seminar on ‘Translational Biotechnology for a Better Tomorrow- National Biotechnology Seminar-2014’ at St. Peter’s College, Kolenchery
2. UGC funded national seminar on ‘Food Safety in India- Career Opportunities and Current Issues- National Biotechnology Seminar 2015’ at St. Peter’s College, Kolenchery

1. Life Member of the Association of Biotechnologists of India
2. Life member of the Association of Microbiologists of India
3. Life Member of Society for Fishery Technologists- India, (SOFT-I)
4. Indian Science Congress Association
5. Life member of the Magnetic Resonance Society Kerala (MRSK)
6. American Society for Microbiologists