Prof. Valsamma Joseph

Director

Prof. Valsamma Joseph is currently serving as the Director of National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health and the Course Coordinator for M.Tech. Marine Biotechnology programme sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. She was awarded Ph.D. in Environmental Studies on the thesis entitled ‘Algae in Industrial Effluent Treatment’ from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala (1998). She is a Postgraduate in Environmental Studies from School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (1990-1993) and graduate in Botany from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (1987-1990).

Her research interests are in marine algal biotechnology for various applications including biofules, aquatic animal nutrition and the control of microbial pathogens in aquaculture; algal genomics; cell and developmental biology of marine macroalgae; aquatic environment health management; and understanding the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen in aquatic ecosystems through metagenomic approaches.

Awards/Fellowships/Scholarships

  • 2014-Raman Postdoctoral Fellowship for Indian Scholars in USA by University Grants Commission, New Delhi for Postdoctoral Research at the Centre for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicince, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego from 9-10-2014 to 8-10-2015.
  • 1999-Research Associateship, National Environmental Engineering Research, Institute, Nagpur.
  • 1998, 2001-Qualified National Eligibility Test for Lectureship in Environmental Sciences by Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
  • 1996-Senior Research Fellowship, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
  • 1991-1993-Merit Scholarship, Cochin University of Science and Technology during post graduation.
  • 1990-Mar Mathew Kavukatt Memorial Gold Medal for the best student in B.Sc Botany, Assumption College, Changanachery.
  • 1987-90-Merit Scholarship, Mahatma Gandhi University, during Bachelors degree.
  • 1985-87 Merit Scholarship, Mahatma Gandhi University during Pre-Degree.
  • 1983-85 National Merit Scholarship for Talented Children from Rural Areas.

Teaching and academic activities

  1. Course Coordinator, M.Tech. Marine Biotechnology programme sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, May 2018 onwards.
  2. Coordinator, DBT- Bioinformatics Centre for Marine Bioresource Conservation and Sustainable Utilization at National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology,  sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, February 22nd, 2021 onwards
  3. Coordinator, Project on “Establishment of Functional Genomics and Metabolomics Platform for Augmented Production of Aquatic Bio-Resources and Discovery of Novel Molecules of Biomedical Importance” under the Performance Linked Encouragement for Academic Studies and Endeavour (PLEASE) Scheme of Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala, February 16, 2022 onwards
  4. Chairperson, Board of Studies in Marine Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, May 17th, 2019 onwards
  5. Chairperson,  Research Committee, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology from 20th June, 2016 onwards

Teaching at M.Tech. Level

  1. Marine Genomics and Proteomics
  2. Marine Microbiology
  3. Recombinant DNA Technology (Lab)
  4. Marine Algal Biotechnology
  5. Aquaculture Environment Management

M. Tech research projects (1 year) supervision: 14

Resource Person in Scientific Awareness Programmes for School Children: 4

Invited Lectures: 12

Contribution to Academic and Administrative Bodies

  1. Member, Academic Council, Cochin University of Science and Technology
  2. Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology
  3. Member and Convener, Advisory Board, M. Tech in Marine Biotechnology, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
  4. Member and Convener, Advisory Board, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
  5. Member Secretary, Biosafety Committee, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
  6. Convener, Coordination Committee, National Facility for Marine Extracts and Genetic Resources, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
  7. Convener, Coordination Committee, National Facility for Sustainable Aquaculture Production Systems, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India

Doctoral Works Supervision

Ongoing (Supervising Guide 4, Co-Guide 1)

  1. Structure and Biosynthesis of Hydrocarbons of Biofuel Significance in Marine Algae (Ms. Indira K.)
  2. Production of marine microalga Picochlorum maculatum MACC3 based feed for aquatic animal nutrition (Ms. Thasreefa K.)
  3. Quorum quenching molecules from marine cyanobacteria against Vibrio harveyii for application in aquaculture (Ms. Saranya M).
  4. Bioprocess for high density biomass production for the bioaugementor Bacillus cereus MCCB101 (DetrodigestTM) and a suitable carrier based delivery system for detritus management in aquaculture (Ms. Limmy T.P.)
  5. Marine microalgal biomass production in indigenous photobioreactor: Kinetic modelling and downstream processing (Ms. Sowmya S. Prakash)
  6. Pyocyanin as the drug of choice in aquaculture: Synthetic biology based purification, downstream process, product design and application, (Ms. Jini Jimmy)[Co-Guide].
  7. Virus multiplication cycle in shrimp: Epidemiology, transmission, host pathogen interaction and release (Ms. Diya Dominic C. V.)[Co-guide]

Participation in cruises and expeditions

  1. Participated in field trips to Lakshadweep Islands during February 5-9, 2016 and April 5th to 9th 2018 as part of Indo-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiative sponsored by UGC
  2. Participated in the Indian Arctic expedition 20116 (June 8 – July 20, 2016) as part of Indian Arctic Science programme of National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Ministry of Earth Science, Government of India
  3. Cruise No. 269 onboard FORV Sagar Sampada from July 23- August 1, 2009 as part of M.Tech Marine Biotechnology programme
  4. Scientific Assistant in the Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Programme at Amini Island, Lakshadweep, 1996.
Dr Valsamma Joseph Director Associate Professor


Professional Experience

  • Director, NCAAH, CUSAT, (2015 –Present).
  • Professor, Marine Biotechnology, NCAAH, CUSAT (2020-present)
  • Associate Professor, Marine Biotechnology, NCAAH, CUSAT (2014-20).
  • UGC Raman Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of Califormia, USA (2014-15).
  • Assistant Professor, Marine Biotechnology, NCAAH, CUSAT (2008-14).
  • Principal Investigator, DST-Women Scientist Scheme, CUSAT, NCAAH (2008-11).
  • DBT-Research Associate, CUSAT, School of Environmental Studies (2005–08).
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, CUSAT, Cochin University of Science and Technology, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health (2004-05).
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, School of Environmental Studies, CUSAT (2003–04).
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Environmental Studies, CUSAT (2002–04).
  • Research Associate, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur (1999-02)

Research areas:

Marine biotechnology,

Marine algal biotechnology,

Aquatic environment health management

Research Projects

Marine Bio-resource and Biotechnology Network: Cell and Developmental Biology of Marine Organisms: Cell and Developmental Biology of selected Marine Organisms for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

Project Coordinator: Prof. I.S. Bright Singh

PI: Dr. Valsamma Joseph (PI of Subproject: Developmental biology of marine macroalga Sargassum wightii at molecular level and identification of growth factors and microbiome for application in micropropagation)

PI:Dr. Jayesh Puthumana

Co-PI: Prof. Rosamma Philip,

Collaborating Co-PIs: Dr. Jose Sebastian, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur,

                                                  Dr. Sunil K George, Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India

Project Cost: 301.22560 lakhs

Establishment of Functional Genomics and Metabolomics Platform for Augmented Production of Aquatic Bio-Resources and Discovery of Novel Molecules of Biomedical Importance

Funding Agency: Performance Linked Encouragement for Academic Studies and Endeavour (PLEASE) Scheme of Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala

Project Coordinator: Prof. Valsamma Joseph

PI: Dr. Sajeevan TP, Dr. Jayesh Puthumana

Co-PIs: Prof. I.S. Bright Singh; PI: Dr. Valsamma Joseph, Dr. Sindhu Mathai, Dr. N. Manoj

Co-I: Mr.Shibin SP

Project Cost: 372.43 Lakhs

Establishment of Bioinformatics Centre (BIC) for Marine Bio-resource Conservation and Sustainable Utilization

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Project Coordinator: Dr. Valsamma Joseph
Principal Investigator: Dr. Valsamma Joseph
Co -Principal Investigators: Dr. Sajeevan T. P., Assistant Professor, NCAAH, CUSAT
                                                                Dr. Jayesh Puthumana, Assistant Professor, NCAAH, CUSAT
                                                                Dr. Rosamma Philip, Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, SMS, CUSAT
                                                                Dr. M.V. Judy, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Application, CUSAT
                                                                Dr. Jereesh, A.S., Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, CUSAT
                                                                Dr. Sanjeev C. Ghadi,  Department of Biotechnology, Goa University
Co -Investigator: Shibin S.P., Assistant Professor, NCAAH, CUSAT

Mentors: 1. Prof. Achuthsankar S. Nair, Head , Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Kerala, Trivandrum
                      2.  Prof. I.S.Bright Singh, KSCSTE Emeritus Scientist, NCAAH, CUSAT

Nutritional evaluation, segregation and production optimization of novel marine microalgae for establishment as live feeds in fish and shellfish culture

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

Period of Study:

PI: Dr. Valsamma Joseph

Co-I: Dr. Sajeevan T.P.

Project Cost: 70.912 Lakhs

Molecular screening, cell culture based isolation and characterization of finfish and shellfish viruses and establishment of National Repository.

Project Coordinator: Prof. I.S.Bright Singh

Principal Investigator: Dr. T.P. Sajeevan,

Co-Investigators: Dr. Rosamma Philip, Dr. Valsamma Joseph

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

Project Cost: 118.663 lakhs

Marine synthetic biology: building national capacity and human resource

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

Period of Study:

PI: Prof. I.S.Bright Singh

Co-Investigators: Dr. T.P. Sajeevan, Dr. Rosamma Philip, Dr. Valsamma Joseph,

Project Cost: 51.49884 lakhs

Indo-US initiatives on innovative reforms in marine biotechnology education and research and development of sustainable aquaculture production systems for inclusive economic growth and sustainable development

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission under the Indo-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiative

Period of Study:

PI:

Co-PI:

Project Cost: 125, 29, 000

Structure and biosynthetic pathway elucidation of high value hydrocarbons from the brown seaweed Zonaria species for potential biofuel applications (as part of Raman Postdoctoral Fellowship)

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission Fellowship@US$3000 for 12 months

Period of Study: 1-10-2014 to 30-9-2015

Optimization of neutral lipid and biomass production by marine microalgae and expression pattern of the key genes in neutral lipid biosynthesis

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi

Period of Study: 01-07-2012 to 31-06-2015

PI:

Project Cost: Rs. 13,03,800

Development of photobioreactors for mass production of marine microalgae as live feed in aquaculture systems

Funding Agency: Kerala Biotechnology Commission, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Kerala, India

Period of Study: 1-3-2011 to 28-2-2014

PI:

Co-PI:

Project Cost: 21,51,600.0

Metagenomics approaches to evaluate the diversity of nitrifying bacterial community in the sediments of zero water exchange system shrimp ponds

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Period of Study: 1-3-2008 to 29-2-2011

PI:

Co-PI:

Project Cost: Rs. 7, 56,000.0

Metagenomic approach to cloning and expression of endo and exoglucanases and β-1-4- glycosidase from soil water system

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

Co-Investigator: Dr. Valsamma Joseph

Period of Study: 28-09-2010 to 27-09-2014

Project Cost: Rs. 50,11,000.0

Publications

Books (Co-Edited): 2

  1. Bright Singh, I.S. Joseph, V., Philip, R. and Mohandas, A. (Eds), 2007. Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology. ISBN.81-900724-2-0
  2. Editorial Board Member, Fisheries and Aquaculture: Strategic Outlook for Asia. Book of Abstracts, 8th Asian Fisheries Forum. Asian Fisheries Society, India. ISBN:81-85340-21-8

Book Chapters: 2

  1. Joseph and J.S. Pandey, 2005. Water Vapor Estimates from Forests and Croplands to Study the Hydrological Balance and Generation of Ecosystem Services: a Case Study of National Capital Region, India In: S Ohgaki, K Fukushi, H Katayama, S Takizawa, C Polprasert (eds), Southeast Asian Water Environment 1. Biodiversity and Water Environment; 23-25 October 2003, Asian Institute of Technology Conference Center; Bangkok, Thailand. P 84 -92 ,Pages: 274. IWA Publishing, ISBN: 1843390981
  2. S. Pandey, V. Joseph and S.N. Kaul, 2004. .Economic Evaluation of Indian Wetlands. In: S.N. Kaul, Lidia Szpyrkowics and Arvind Kumar (eds.), Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Environment. Daya Publishing House, Delhi. 848 p. ISBN 81-7035-342-4.
  1. Joseph, V., Chellappan, G., Aparajitha, S., Ramya, R.N., Vrinda, S., Rejish Kumar, V.J., Bright Singh, I.S., 2021. Molecular characterization of bacteria and archaea in a bioaugmented zero-water exchange shrimp pond. SN Appl. Sci. 3, 458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04392-z view
  2. Kumaran, J., Poulose, S., Joseph, V., Bright Singh, I.S., 2021a. Enhanced biomass production and proximate composition of marine microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica by optimization of medium composition and culture conditions using response surface methodology. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 271, 114761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114761 view
  3. Kumaran, J., Singh, I.S.B., Joseph, V., 2021b. Effective biomass harvesting of marine diatom Chaetoceros muelleri by chitosan-induced flocculation, preservation of biomass, and recycling of culture medium for aquaculture feed application. J. Appl. Phycol. 33, 1605–1619. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02369-4 view
  4. Umar, M., Krishnan, K.P., Sinha, R.K., Kannukkarathi, T., Merlin, T.S., Johnson, J.I., Joseph, V., Puthiyedathu, S.T., 2021. Roseitranquillus sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov. a novel genus and species of the family Rhodobacteraceae, isolated from sediment of an Arctic fjord. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 114, 2147–2162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-021-01669-6 view
  5. Joseph, V., Chellappan, G., Aparajitha, S. et al. 2021. Molecular characterization of bacteria and archaea in a bioaugmented zero-water exchange shrimp pond. SN Appl. Sci. 3(4), p1-20  https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04392-z view
  6. Vijayan, A., Vattiringal Jayadradhan, R.K., Pillai, D., Prasannan Geetha, P., Joseph, V., Isaac Sarojini, B.S., 2021. Nitrospira as versatile nitrifiers: Taxonomy, ecophysiology, genome characteristics, growth, and metabolic diversity. J. Basic Microbiol. 61, 88–109. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.202000485 view
  7. Leber CA, C. Benjamin Naman , Lena Keller, JehadAlmaliti, Eduardo J. E. Caro-Diaz,, EvgeniaGlukhov,, Valsamma Joseph, Sajeevan TP, Andres Joshua Reyes, Jason S. Biggs, Te Li, Ye Yuan, Shan He, Xiaojun Yan. and William H. Gerwick . 2020. Applying a Chemogeographic Strategy for Natural Product Discovery from the Marine Cyanobacterium Moorena bouillonii. Marine Drugs, 18, 515; doi:10.3390/md18100515 view
  8. Nair, R.R., Rangaswamy, B., Sarojini, B.S.I., Joseph, V., Boobal, R., Bright Singh, I.S., Joseph, V., 2020. Anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in tropical bioaugmented zero water exchange aquaculture ponds. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 27, 10541–10552. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-07663-1 view
  9. Li, T., Wang, N., Zhang, T., Zhang, B., Sajeevan, T.P., Joseph, V., Armstrong, L., He, S., Yan, X., Naman, C.B., 2019. A Systematic Review of Recently Reported Marine Derived Natural Product Kinase Inhibitors. Mar. Drugs 17, 493. https://doi.org/10.3390/md17090493 view
  10. Sabu, S., Singh, I.S.B., Joseph, V., 2019. Improved lipid production in oleaginous brackish diatom Navicula phyllepta MACC8 using two-stage cultivation approach. 3 Biotech 9, 437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-019-1968-1 view
  11. Nair, R.R., Boobal, R., Vrinda, S., Bright Singh, I.S., Valsamma, J., 2018. Ammonia-oxidizing bacterial and archaeal communities in tropical bioaugmented zero water exchange shrimp production systems. J. Soils Sediments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-2185-y view
  12. Dhaneesha, M., Benjamin Naman, C., Krishnan, K.P., Sinha, R.K., Jayesh, P., Joseph, V., Bright Singh, I.S., Gerwick, W.H., Sajeevan, T.P., 2017. Streptomyces artemisiae MCCB 248 isolated from Arctic fjord sediments has unique PKS and NRPS biosynthetic genes and produces potential new anticancer natural products. 3 Biotech 7, 32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-017-0610-3 view
  13. Kumaran, J., Jose, B., Joseph, V., Bright Singh, I.S., 2017. Optimization of growth requirements of marine diatom Chaetoceros muelleri using Response Surface Methodology. Aquac. Res. 48, 1513–1524. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.12987 view
  14. Sabu, S., Bright Singh, I.S., Joseph, V., 2017a. Molecular Identification and Comparative Evaluation of Tropical Marine Microalgae for Biodiesel Production. Mar. Biotechnol. 19, 328–344. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-017-9754-8 view
  15. Sabu, S., Singh, I.S.B., Joseph, V., 2017b. Optimisation of critical medium components and culture conditions for enhanced biomass and lipid production in the oleaginous diatom Navicula phyllepta: a statistical approach. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 24, 26763–26777. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0274-x view
  16. Joseph, V., Haseeb, M., Ranjit, S., Anas, A., Bright Singh, I.S., 2014. Shrimp Production under Zero Water Exchange Mode Coupled with Bioremediation and Application of Probiotics. J. Fish. Int. 9, 5–14. view
  17. Rejish Kumar, V.J., Joseph, V., Philip, R., Singh, I.S.B., 2014. Nitrification by Stringed Bed Suspended Bioreactors at Different Salinities and Substrate Concentrations. Indian J. Geo-Marine Sci. 43. view
  18. Rejish Kumar, V.J., Sukumaran, V., Achuthan, C., Joseph, V., Philip, R., Bright Singh, I.S., 2013. Molecular characterization of the nitrifying bacterial consortia employed for the activation of bioreactors used in brackish and marine aquaculture systems. Int. Biodeterior. Biodegradation 78, 74–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.01.002 view
  19. Rejishkumar V.J, Valsamma joseph, Vijay R, Rosamma Philip and I.S. Bright Singh (2011). Nitrification in a packed bed bioreactor integrated into a marine recirculating maturation system under different substrate concentrations and flow rates. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 86:790-797. view
  20. Antony, S.P., Philip, R., Joseph, V., Bright Singh, I.S., 2011d. Anti-lipopolysaccharide factor and crustin-III, the anti-white spot virus peptides in Penaeus monodon: Control of viral infection by up-regulation. Aquaculture 319, 11–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.06.022 view
  21. Kumar, V.J.R., Joseph, V., Vijai, R., Philip, R., Singh, I.S.B., 2011. Nitrification in a packed bed bioreactor integrated into a marine recirculating maturation system under different substrate concentrations and flow rates. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 86, 790–797. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.2588 view
  22. Rejish Kumar, V.J., Joseph, V., Philip, R., Bright Singh, I.S., 2010. Nitrification in brackish water recirculating aquaculture system integrated with activated packed bed bioreactor. Water Sci. Technol. 61, 797. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2010.849 view
  23. J. S. Pandey, V. Joseph, R. Shanker, R. Kumar and R.N. Singh. 2003-2004 Modeling the Role of Phytoremediation in Mitigating Groundwater Contamination in India. J. Environ. Systems 30 (3):177-189.view
  24. J.S. Pandey, V. Joseph and S.N. Kaul 2004. A Zone-wise Economic Analysis of Indian Wetlands. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2004.98(1-3): 261-273. view
  25. J. S. Pandey, V. Joseph and S.N. Kaul.2003.Ecological Economics of Indian Wetlands: A case study. Journal of Indian Association for Environmental Management 30: 190-197.
  26. J. S. Pandey, S. Khan, V. Joseph and R. Kumar 2002.Aerosol Scavenging: Model Application and Sensitivity Analysis in Indian Context. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 74: 105-116.view
  27. V. Joseph and A. Joseph 2002. Ecology and Seasonal Variation of Microalgal Community in an Oil Refinery Effluent Holding Pond: Monitoring and Assessment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 80: 175-185. view
  28. J.S. Pandey, S. Khan, V. Joseph and R.N. Singh.2000-2001. Development of a Dynamic Model for Ecological Footprinting (EF). J. Environ. Systems, 28(4):279-291 view
  29. J.S. Pandey, V. Joseph, R. Shanker and T.K. Ghosh, 2001.Watershed Management and Vegetative Strips for Sediment Load Reduction – Impact of Farmland Runoff. International Water and Irrigation, 21(1): 34-37. view
  30. Valsamma Joseph and Ammini Joseph (2001) Algae in the Assessment of Industrial Wastewater Holding Ponds: A case Study of an Oil Refinery 132, 251-261 view
  31. J.S. Pandey and V. Joseph, 2000-2001.A Scavenging-dependent Air-basin Ecological Risk Assessment (SABERA) – Model applied to Acid Rain Impact around Delhi City, India. J. Environmental Systems, Vol. 28(3), p 193-202. view
  32. V. Joseph and A. Joseph, 2001.Microalgae in Petrochemical Effluent- Growth and Biosorption of  Total Dissolved Solids. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 66: 522-527. view
  33. V. Joseph, S. Anto and A. Joseph.2001.  Viability of Waterweeds and a Microalga in a Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent.  Indian J. Environ. Health. 43:1: 53-55. view
  34. Valsamma Joseph and Ammini Joseph (1999) Acclimation of algal species following exposure to phenol 62 (1) 87-92 view
  35. Valsamma Joseph and Ammini Joseph (1999) A note on the phytoplankton of Chitrapuzha, a tidal stream of Cochin Phykos, 38: 9-12.

Papers In Conferences: 21

  1. M Saranya, S Balakrishnan, A . Ameer, I. S .Bright Singh, V. Joseph,2022. Marine benthic cyanobacteria Leptolyngbya Macc 32 with quorum quenching activity against pathogenic Vibrio harveyi, Golden jubilee international online conference Biotech Spectrum conducted by department of biotechnology,Cochin university of science and technology,4 – 9, February 2022. P51-52.
  2. K, I. S. Bright Singh, V. Joseph, 2022. Growth Performance and Survival of Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) In Response to Chitosan Flocculated Marine Microalga Picochlorum maculatum MACC3 Supplemented Diets,  34th Kerala Science Congress, Thiruvananthapuram, 10-12, February 2022, p. 317.
  3. Indira K., Valsamma Joseph 2022. Screening of marine diatoms for hydrocarbons of biofuel significance in the 34 th Kerala Science Congress conducted on 10-12 February 2022 … “Science, Technology & Innovation for Transition to a Knowledge Economy”.
  4. Indira K. Valsamma Joseph, 2022. Benthic diatom Psammodictyon panduriforme isolated from the west coast of India a potent hydrocarbon producer of biofuel significance in the international conference on ADVANCED BIOLOGY held on February 25 th 2022 conducted by Inter University Centre for Evolutionary and Integrative Biology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum.
  5. Augustine, J. Kumaran, S. Sabu, T.R. Giresh Kumar, I.S. Bright Singh, V. Joseph, 2015. Biomass and gamma linolenic acid production in marine microalga Picochlorum maculatum MACC3: Screening for significant variables using two level Plackett–Burman experimental design” (ref. ALGA2015_0044), The 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, San Diego, 7-10, June 2015. P1.41
  6. Kumaran, I.S. Bright Singh, V. Joseph, 2015. Evaluation of marine diatoms isolated from the west coast of India for potential biodiesel production” (ref. ALGA2015_0299). The 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, San Diego, 7-10, June 2015, P1.16.
  7. Sabu, I.S. Bright Singh, V. Joseph, 2015. Growth optimization of the live food marine microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica using response surface methodology” (ref. ALGA2015_0292), The 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, San Diego, 7-10, June 2015, P1.64
  8. Sanyo Sabu, I.S.Bright Singh and Valsamma Joseph, 2015. A comparative study on the biofuel potential of three classes of marine microalgae isolated from the west coast of India. Proceedings of the 102nd Indian Science Congress, ISCA, Mumbai, 2015, p108.
  9. Ramya R Nair, Bright Singh S. and Valsamma Joseph, 2015. Nitrification potential and ammonia oxidizing archaea in a Zero water exchange shrimp culture system. Proceedings of 102nd Indian Science Congress under the section New Biology held at University of Mumbai, Mumbai from 3-7 January 2015. Abstract No: BT-37, p177-178.
  10. Ramya R. Nair, I.S.Bright Singh and Valsamma Joseph, 2014. Ammonia oxidizing archaea in Zero water exchange shrimp culture system : Analysis based on functional gene amoA coding ammonia monooxygenase Proceedings of International symposium, MECOS2, on Marine Ecosystems – Challenges and Opportunities organized by Marine Biological Association of India held during 2-5th December 2014. Abstract No : APSP22      2014, p114.
  11. Sanyo Sabu, I.S. Bright Singh and Valsamma Joseph, 2014. Biodiesel production potential of the haptophyte microalga Prymnesium parvum isolated from Cochin estuary. Proceedings of the international symposium MECOS2- marine ecosystems opportunities and challenges. MBAI, Kochi.2014, p, 113
  12. Sreelakshmi P.R., Sanyo Sabu, Bright Singh I.S. and Valsamma Joseph, 2014. Isolation and Evaluation of Marine Microalgae from West Coast of India for Neutral Lipids. Proceedings of 26th Kerala Science Congress Pookode, Wayanad: 28-31 Jan. 2014, p 2543-2548.
  13. Aparajtiha S, Ramya R Nair, Bright Singh I.S. and Valsamma Joseph, 2014. Ammonia Oxidizing Archaea in a Zero Water Exchange Shrimp Culture System. Proceedings of 26th Kerala Science Congress held at Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University campus, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala from 28-31 January 2014. Abstract No: 08-39, p 2550-2557
  14. Jisha Kumaran, Blessy Jose, Sunitha Paulose, Valsamma Joseph, and I.S. Bright Singh, 2014. Evaluation of growth requirements of marine microalga Nannochloropsis occulata using Plackett-Burman experimental design. Proceedings of 26th Kerala Science Congress held at Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University campus, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala from 28-31 January 2014. p3250-3256.
  15. Joseph V., Ranjit S., Anishmon P.K., Anas A.,  Haseeb M. and Singh I.S.B., 2006. Validation of a closed system shrimp farming technology with appropriate bioremediation measures in shrimp farms of Kerala, India. 7th Asia Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference 2nd-5th November 2006, Kochi, India. p.116.
  16. V. Joseph and J. S. Pandey, 2003.Water Vapor Estimates from Forests and Croplands to Study the Hydrological Balance and Generation of Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of National Capital Region, India.  First International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment; October 22-24, 2003 at Asian Institute Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. Proceedings. p. 117-124.
  17. J.S. Pandey, V. Joseph and S.N. Kaul, 2002. Economic Evaluation of Indian Wetlands.  Proceedings of Indo-Italian Workshop on Emerging Technologies for Industrial Wastewater and Environment September 2-4, 2002, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India, p. 45-450.
  18. J.S. Pandey, V. Joseph, S.  Khan, R.  Shanker and R. Kumar, 2000. Modeling of Groundwater Contamination and Contextual Phytoremediation : Sensitivity Analysis for an Indian Case Study, Contaminated Site Remediation  : From Source Zones to Ecosystems. Proc. Contaminate Site Remediation Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (4-8 December 2000), pp. 545-552.
  19. J.S. Pandey, V. Joseph, R. Shanker, and T.K. Ghosh. 2000.Watershed Management and Role of Vegetative Buffer Strips (BVS) in Sediment Load Reduction: A Case Study of Model Development and Validation in the Context of Agricultural Run-off and its Impact on Adjacent Aquatic Ecosystems. Third International R & D Conference on Sustainable Development of Water and Energy Resources, Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi, India, 29 February–3 March 2000, Jabalpur, India.
  20. V. Joseph, J.S. Pandey, R.Shanker and T.K. Ghosh,  1999. Role of Ecological Modelling and Watershed Management in Mitigating Soil and Ground water Contamination. Second International Conference on Contaminants in the Soil Environment in the Australasia – Pacific Region (Abstracts), New Delhi, India, 12-17 December 1999. p103-104.
  21. V. Joseph and A. Joseph.1996, Growth of Algae under Repeated Exposure to Phenol.  International Conference on Plants and Environmental Pollution, p.108, National Botanical Research Institute, November 1996, Lucknow, India.
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