Irshad Ahmad

About

I am currently engaged in basic science research at the SKUAST-Kashmir, India where I use fish models to investigate molecular mechanisms underlying reproductive dysfunction associated with captivity. My previous work at University of Texas and Texas A&M University, United States, focused on how exercise training modulates epicardial adipose tissue, leading to improved cardiometabolic health in a coronary artery disease swine model. Additionally, I examined androgen regulation of mitochondrial function using a nano-delivery approach. During my PhD, I developed an inhibin-based fecundity vaccine and designed chitosan-eurycomanone nano-drugs to enhance reproductive functions in catfish. Following my PhD, I held various academic positions in India, teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. Throughout my career, I have been the recipient of numerous prestigious fellowships, secured significant international project grants, earned accolades for my poster presentations, and garnered recognition as a prolific reviewer. My long-term research goals include becoming an independent researcher and developing a comprehensive understanding of key metabolic signatures that influence reproductive mechanisms in fish using multi-omics and functional approaches.

Employment

• Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Assistant Professor
  2024 - Present
• The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Post doctoral Scientist
  2024 - 2024
• Texas A&M University Post doctoral Research Associate
  2022 - 2024
• Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Lecturer
  2021 - 2022
• Birsa Agricultural University Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Assistant Professor
  2017 - 2021

Education

• Central Institute of Fisheries Education Ph.D.
  2014 - 2018

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (28)

• Sex control strategies in aquaculture: A systematic review of aromatase inhibition
  Aquaculture 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.743053
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• Exercise decreases the number and modifies the transcriptome of M1 macrophages and CD8+ T cells in non-occluded epicardial adipose tissue of female pigs
  American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 2025 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00135.2025
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• Probiotic-supplemented Groundnut-oil Cake as a Sustainable Fish Meal Replacement in Oncorhynchus mykiss Fingerling Diet: Effect on Growth, Feed Utilization, Whole Body Composition and Dry Matter Digestibility
  Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2025 DOI: 10.4194/TRJFAS27918
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• Repurposing and reusing aquaculture wastes through a biosecure microfloc technology
  Environmental Research 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121214
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• Single-nucleus transcriptomics of epicardial adipose tissue from female pigs reveals effects of exercise training on resident innate and adaptive immune cells
  Cell Communication and Signaling 2024 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-024-01587-w
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• Single-nucleus transcriptomics of epicardial adipose tissue from females reveals exercise control of innate and adaptive immune cells
  2023 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.02.565385
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• Role of androgens and androgen receptor in control of mitochondrial function.
  American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 2022 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00205.2022
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• Development of species-specific IgM antibodies and elevation of mucosal immune response in Labeo rohita using recombinant bicistronic nano DNA vaccine priming
  Fish & Shellfish Immunology 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.04.008
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• Testicular development and spermatogenesis in fish: insights into molecular aspects and regulation of gene expression by different exogenous factors
  Reviews in Aquaculture 2021 DOI: 10.1111/raq.12563
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• Curcumin supplement diet: Enhanced growth and down‐regulated expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokines in Labeo rohita fingerlings
  Aquaculture Research 2020 DOI: 10.1111/are.14825
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