Advisory Board Group

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.  

Sl. No. Name /Designation Position in the Committee 1 Ex-Officio Principal Secretary, Science & Technology Department and Executive Vice President, KSCSTE Chairman 2 Member Secretary, Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Kowdiar P.O., Thiruvananthapuram Member (Ex-Officio) 3 Member Secretary, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram Member (Ex-Officio) 4 Prof. Dr. Krishna Das Prof. & Head, Department of Gastroenterology, Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram Member 5 Dr. Murali Gopal Principal Scientist – Agricultural Microbiology & Head, Division of Physiology, Biochemistry and Post-harvest Technology, ICAR–Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod – 671124 Member 6 Prof. Dr. Salom Gnana Thanga V Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram Member 7 Prof. Dr. Keerthi T.R. Professor, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam Member 8 Dr. Prathiush P.R. Veterinary Surgeon & Researcher, State Institute for Animal Diseases, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram Member 9 Dr. Sarika A.R. Senior Scientist, Kerala Biotechnology Commission, Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram Member 10 Dr. Sabu Thomas Director, Centre of Excellence in Microbiome Convenor  

1 Prof. Chandrabhas Narayana, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore and Former Director, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram Chairman 2 Dr. Sabu Thomas, Director, CoEM Convenor 3 Shri. Anoop Ambika, Chief Executive Officer, Kerala Startup Mission Member 4 Prof. Devika Pillai, Director of Research and Head, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) Member 5 Prof. Jaishanker R Nair, School of Informatics, Digital University of Kerala Member 6 Prof. Salom Gnana Thanga V., Head of Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Kerala Member 7 Prof. Aravind R, Head of Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Govt. Medical College (GMCT), Thiruvananthapuram Member 8 Dr. Radhakrishnan E. K., Associate Professor, School of Biosciences & Director, BIIC, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Member 9 Dr. Sarika A.R., Senior Scientist, KSCSTE Member 10 Dr. Amjesh R, Scientist, K-DISC Member

1 Dr. P. V. Unnikrishnan, Member Secretary, K-DISC Chairman 2 Dr. Sabu Thomas, Director, CoEM Convenor 3 Prof. A Sabu Member Secretary, KSCSTE Member 4 Smt. Bindu C.Varghese, Joint Secretary, Science and Technology Department Member 5 Sri. R. Kumar, Deputy Controller of Finance, RGCB Member 6 Dr. K.B.Harikumar, Scientist E-II, RGCB Member 7 Dr. Sarika A.R., Senior Scientist, KSCSTE Member 8 Dr. Amjesh R, Scientist, K-DISC Member 9 Dr. V. Santhosh, Senior Consultant, KDISC Member 10 Smt. Krishnapriya. D, Additional Secretary, Finance Department Member

1 Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala Chairman 2 Chief Principal Secretary to CM/Ex-Officio Secretary to Planning & Economic Affairs Department/Executive Vice Chairperson, K-DISC Member 3 Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary, Finance Department Member 4 Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary, Industries Department Member 5 Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary, Planning and Economic Affairs Department Member 6 Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department Member 7 Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ welfare Department Member 8 Principal Secretary, Science and Technology (Executive Vice Chairperson, KSCSTE) Member 9 Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department Member 10 Secretary, Information Technology Department Member 11 Principal Secretary, Fisheries Department Member 12 Principal Secretary, Environment and Climate change Department- Member 13 Director, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) Member 14 Member Secretary, Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC) Member