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.
State Microbe Selection Committee
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
Tender Invited for Hiring of Director’s Vehicle on Contract Basis
Tender Invited for Hiring of Director’s Vehicle on Contract Basis
Microbiome Startup Evaluation Committee
Dr. Anish N. P (Chairman) Deputy Registrar (Academic Affairs), Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology ,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Dr. Deepu Krishnan P. R Assistant Manager (Translational Research), Kerala Startup Mission, Kariyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Mahesh S. Krishna (Convenor) Senior Scientist, Centre of Excellence in Microbiome, KINFRA Film & Video Park, Thiruvananthapuram
Institutional Consultancy Review Board
Dr. Radhakrishnan E.K (Chairman) Associate Professor, School of Biosciences (SBS), and Hon. Director, Business Innovation and Incubation Centre (BIIC), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Dr. Saishyam Narayanan CEO, IIT Palakkad Technology I-Hub Foundation (IPTIF), IIT Sahayadri Campus, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Block, Palakkad. Dr. Deepu Krishnan PR Assistant Manager (Translational Research), Kerala Startup Mission,Thiruvananthapuram. Er. Arjun Prasad Scientist B, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Dr. Mahesh S. Krishna (convener) Senior Scientist, Centre of Excellence in Microbiome,Govt of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
Institutional Biosafety Committee
Dr. Sabu Thomas(Chairman) Director,Centre of Excellence in Microbiome, KINFRA Film & Video Park, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram Dr.Harikumar K B Scientist E II & IBSC Member Secretary, BRIC-RGCB, Government of India. Dr. Saritha N Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Sarika A.R. Principal Scientist, Kerala Biotechnology Commission, Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment,Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Priya P Scientist C, Institute of Advanced Virology, Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Mahesh S. Krishna (Member Secretary IBSC) Senior Scientist, Centre of Excellence in Microbiome KINFRA Film & Video Park, Kazhakkoottam, Thiruvananthapuram
CoEM Interns
Name Current Position 1 Krishnasree RS Technology Fellow Kerala Startup Mission 2 Arya Anil Program Associate C-CAMP 3 Gayathri Kannan Business Associate claysys technologies 4 Vrinda Sathyam Project technical staff, State Health Systems Resource Centre, Kerala (SHSRC), Thycaud 5 Vrunda P Nampoothiri Project Technical Support–I ICMR-NIR
Agar Art competition 2024, winners
Agar Art competition 2024, winners First Prize-Hamy Michael, Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, CUSAT. Second prize -Anjitha C, Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum. Akhila S from MIMS College of Allied Health Sciences and SreelakshmiVijayan from St. Berchmans College, Changanassery received special mention for their innovative contributions.

