0000-0002-4577-2894 About
Dr. SUDHA KAPPALLI
Professor & Head, Department of Zoology,
School of Biological Sciences, Godavari Block
Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod-671316, Kerala, India
Tel: +91 9447689646
E-mail: [email protected]
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Education
Ph.D. in Zoology, 1993
University of Calicut, Kerala, India
(Mentor: Prof (Dr.) G. Anilkumar)
M.Sc. in Marine Biology, 1986
Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kerala, India
B.Sc. in Zoology, 1984
University of Calicut, Kerala, India
Professional position held
Professor, 06 March 2017 onwards
Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
Associate Professor, 19 Nov 2006 - 04 Mar 2017
Sree Narayana College, Kannur, Kerala, India
Reader, 19 Nov 2003 - 18 Nov 2006
Sree Narayana College, Kannur, Kerala, India
Lecturer-Senior Grade, 19 Nov 1998 - 18 Nov 2003
Sree Narayana College, Kannur, Kerala, India
Lecturer, 19 Nov 1994 - 18 Nov 1998
Sree Narayana College, Kannur, Kerala, India
Teaching Experience
UG level: 22 years, 3 months and 16 days
PG Level: 26 years and 11 month and 11 days
Courses taught
UG Level: Chordata, Non Chordata, Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology,
Bioinformatics ( 19 Nov1994- 01 Mar 2017)
PG Level: Physiology, Endocrinology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Immunology, Research Methodology (19 Nov 1994 till date)
Research Mentorship
• Produced 8 Ph.Ds (2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Ph.D. thesis work of 6 students under progress
• One Post-Doctoral Fellow (DST-WOS) & three Research Project Staff
• Supervised 56 Master students for their MSc. dissertation/internship
Areas of Research Interest
• Physiology and Endocrinology of Decapod Crustacean Growth and Reproduction
• Hematopoiesis in crustaceans
• Parasitic crustaceans infecting the fishes and Shrimps: Host- parasite interaction and host-immune response
• Protandrous hermaphrodism and Biphasic molt and their physiological interaction for the obligatory parasitic life in cymothoid isopods
• Copepods associated with coral reef fishes
• Impact of ionizing radiations on the shellfish meat
• Fish diseases
Professional honors, Awards and Fellowships
• 2015 - Chinese Academy of Sciences-President’s International Fellowship Initiative
(CAS-PIFI Visiting Scientist)
• 2013 - St. Berchman’s Award for the Best College Teacher in Kerala, India
• 2013 - Prof. Sivaprasad Memorial Excellence Award for the Best College Teacher in
Kerala, India
• 2013- UGC International travel grant to attend ICIRD-2013, Detroit, MI, USA
• 2012 - Dr.P.K.Rajan Memorial Excellence Award for the best University/College
Teachers in Kerala by Kannur University, India
• 2011 - CAS-TWAS Visiting Scholar Fellowship
• 2009 - CAS-TWAS Visiting Scholar Fellowship
• 2007 - Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship
• 2004 - Grantee, International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2007 - INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship, Indian National Academy of Sciences, New
Delhi
• 2005 - IAS Summer Teacher Fellowship, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India
• 1994 - Post-Doctoral Fellowship by University of Calicut
Research Projects undertaken
Research Project-Title Role Date of Commencement Date of Completion Funding Agency Amount Sanctioned
Studies on Steroid and Retinoid Hormones and Hormone Receptors related to Growth and Reproduction in Decapod Crustaceans PI 15/3/2004 31/12/2008 IFS, Stockholm, Sweden
USD 12,000
Irradiation as a potential tool for optimized and longer shelf life for Shellfishes PI August 2009 31/3/2013 BRNS, DAE,
Govt of India Rs. 17,94,312/-
Studies on Growth and Reproduction of Pseudocycnus sp., a Crustacean Parasite, infecting Fishes of Malabar. PI 01/02/2010 31/01/2013 UGC,
New Delhi
Rs. 9,04,520/-
Studies on Parasitic crustaceans
infesting the Fishes of Malabar PI 13/9/2011 12/9/2014 KSCSTE,
Govt of Kerala
Rs. 11,72,000/-
Studies on Biphasic moult and hermaphroditic reproduction in Norileca indica, a parasitic cymothoid (Isopoda: Crustacea) infesting the marine fishes of Malabar coast. PI
28/8/2017
27/8/2020
DST-SERB
Rs. 40,89,600/-
Studies on occurrence, sexuality, growth and reproduction of cymothoids parasitizing commercially important marine fishes of Malabar coast PI 03.04.2018 02/04/2021 KSCSTE, Govt of Kerala Rs. 24,57,000/-
Integrative study of parasitic crustacean copepods from coral communities of the Northwest Indian Ocean PI 10.01.2019 09.01.2021 Indo-Russian (DST-RFBR) joint research Project
Collaborator - Dr. Viatcheslav N. Ivanenko, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Employment
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Central University of Kerala Professor and Head
Education
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Central University of Kerala Ph.D2017 - Present
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (56)
- Norileca indica (Milne Edwards, 1840), infecting the fish Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816); fundamental aspects of host–parasite interaction Save
- Ultrastructure of mandibular organ in the male fiddler crab, Gelasimus hesperiae (Crane, 1975) at normal and induced moult cycle stages Save
- Reproduction and Molt Related Fluctuation in Hepatopancreatic Metabolites in a Continuously Breeding Brachyuran Crab, Metopograpsus messor: Season Wise Analysis Save
- Bomolochidae Claus, 1875 (Cyclopoida: Copepoda) Parasitizing the Marine Fishes of Kerala Coast (India): Host-Parasite Interaction and Species Diversity Save
- Programming of Molting in a Male Fiddler Crab, Gelasimus hesperiae (Crane, 1975): Ecological and Biochemical Approach Save
- Lernanthropids (Siphonostomatoida: Copepoda) parasitizing the marine fishes of Kerala Coast (India): Species diversity, phylogeny and host-parasite interaction Save
- Transcriptomic Variation of Amphiprion Percula (Lacepède, 1802) in Response to Infection with Cryptocaryon Irritans Brown, 1951 Save
- On sexual maturity in male fiddler crab, Gelasimus hesperiae (Crane, 1975) (Brachyura: Ocypodidae) Save
- Modern biotechnological strategies for vaccine development in aquaculture – Prospects and challenges Save
- Immune responses of Cyprinus carpio induced by protein extracts of Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 Save