Expert Committee -State Microbiome Policy Formulation
Sl. No. Name Designation 1 Prof. Iddya Karunasagar (Chairman) Senior Director (International Relations) and Advisor (Research & Patents) at Nitte University, Mangalore, India & Former Senior Officer, Food and Agriculture Organisation of UN 2 Prof. K.P.Sudheer (Member) Ex Officio Principal Secretary, Science &Technology Department & Executive Vice President, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Kerala, Sasthra Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram 3 Prof. Devika Pillai (Member) Assistant Director General (Inland Fisheries) at ICAR- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Govt. of India, New Delhi & Former Director of Research & Head i/c, Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management at Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies. 4 Dr. Sanu Jacob (Member) Director, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) – National Food Laboratory, Government of India, Chennai 5 Dr. Cyriac Abby Philip (Member) Senior Consultant, Clinical & Translational Hepatology, Division of Gut microbiome and the Liver, Center of Excellence in Gastrointestinal Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva 6 Dr. Prathiush P.R (Member) Veterinary Surgeon and Researcher, State Institute for Animal diseases (SIAD), Palode, Thiruvananthapuram. 7 Dr.Anil Kumar (Member) Chairman,Kerala State Biodiversity Board 8 Dr. Sabu Thomas (Member Convenor) Director, Centre of Excellence in Microbiome-KSCSTE, KINFRA Film & Video Park, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram.


