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Dr. Leesa Priyadarsani

Dr. Leesa Priyadarsani
Scientist
Ph.D. (Aquatic Animal Health)
+91-033-2357-3893 | Extn: 35(O)

Research Interests

  • Microbial disease diagnosis in finfish and shellfish
  • Virulence behavior of bacterial pathogen pathogenic to aquaculture
  • Immunomodulation and immune response of fish and shellfish

Research Papers

  • Sudheer, N.S., Biju, I.F., Priyadarsani, L., De, D., Ghoshal, T.K., Mandal, B. and Das, S., 2025. Differential profiling of viable fungi in the gut of Penaeus vannamei cultured in brackishwater ponds with high protein, low protein and azolla-based diets. Fungal Biology, p.101595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2025.10159.
  • Priyadarsani, L., Abraham, T.J., Adikesavalu, H., Dash, G. and Nagesh, T.S., 2021. Effects of dietary supplementation of vitamin-E and commercial probiotics on the innate immunity of Labeo rohita against Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Fish and Shellfish Immunology Reports, 2, p.100013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsirep.2021.100013
  • Dhureve, R.R.T., Hanjabam, M.D., Pailan, G.H.,Priyadarsani, L. and Ghoshal, T.K., 2025. Assessing Socio-economic Conditions and Fisheries Management Strategies in Cooperative Societies of Niwas Block, Madhya Pradesh, India. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, 43(4), 72-82. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2025/v43i42719.
  • Abraham, T.J. and Priyadarsani, L., 2019. Surveillance of diseases in farmed Penaeus vannamei in the Indian sunderbans. Braz. J. Aquat. Sci. Technol, 23(1), 11-19.
  • Adikesavalu, H., Paul, P., Priyadarsani, L., Banerjee, S., Joardar, S.N. and Abraham, T.J., 2016. Edwardsiella tarda induces dynamic changes in immune effector activities and endocrine network of Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822). Aquaculture, 462, 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.04.033.
  • Priyadarsani, L. and Abraham, T.J., 2016. Water and sediment quality characteristics of medium saline traditional shrimp culture system (bheri). Journal of Fisheries, 4(1), 309-318. https://doi.org/10.17017/j.fish.108.

Popular Articles

  • DS Parmar, MD Hanjabam, S Sahoo, L Priyadarsani, TK Ghoshal (2025). Fisheries in Pagara Reservoir, Madhya Pradesh, Chronicle of Aquatic Science, 3(1): 19-21.
  • Prem Kumar, M. Kailasam, Bhubaneswari, M. Babita, T. K. Ghoshal, S. Das, Leesa Priyadarsani, M. Chhanda, and K.P. Jithendran (2022). Sustainable seed production technology of the brackishwater catfish, Mystus gulio. Aquaculture spectrum, 5 (5): 21-18.
  • Prem Kumar, M. Kailasam, M. Babita, T. K. Ghoshal, S. Das, Leesa Priyadarsani, M. Chhanda, and K.P. Jithendran (2022). Scientific farming technique of brackishwater catfish, Mystus gulio: A step towards aquaculture diversification. Aquaculture spectrum, 5 (10): 13-20.
  • Priyadarsani, L., Das, S., Kumar, P., Mandal, B., Sudheer, N.S., Biju, I.F., Soman, M. (2022). Khara jaliya Krishi main rogon ki roktham ke bishesh sandharv main talab ki tayari aur prabandhan prathaen (in Hindi). Jal Tarang, Vol. 8, December 2022, ICAR-CIBA, pp. 68-71.
  • Priyadarsani, L., Sahoo, S., Das, S., Kumar, P., Mandal, B., Ghoshal, T.K., De, D. (2021). Poshak tatva ki kami se machhli aur jhinga ke svashta par prabhav (in Hindi). Jal Tarang, Vol. 7, September 2021, ICAR-CIBA, pp. 67-69.

Other Publications

Manuals

  • Sanjoy Das., Leesa Priyadarsani., M. Poornima and K. P. Jithendran (2022). Disease Management of Brackishwater Aquaculture Farming. KRC of ICAR_CIBA, CIBA TM Series 2022 No. 27, 1-193 pp.
  • Biswas G, Ghoshal TK, Das S, Kumar P, Christina L, Mandal B, Leesa P (2019) Training Manual on Advances in Brackishwater Aquaculture Practices. CIBA-TM Series 2019 No. 17, 188 pp.

Recently Completed Projects / Ongoing Projects

  • Strategies for quality fish production through species combination, environmental and nutritional interventions (Co-PI)
  • Evaluation of Non-invasive Detection Methods for Assessing Stress Response in Fish (Fish Welfare part-2) (Co-PI)
  • Nutritional intervention for productivity enhancement of Asian stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) reared in intensified conditions (Co-PI)
  • Performance effectiveness and impact assessment of selected ICARCIFE’s technologies in Eastern and North-Eastern regions of India (Co-PI)

Others

  • Best oral paper presentation award in the National Seminar on Advances in Environment Management for Sustainable Fisheries and Livestock Production, 18-19 Nov, 2024 held at College of Fisheries, Kishanganj.
  • Recipient of DST-INSPIRE Fellowship