Research Papers

• Haldar, C., Das, S.P., Pillai, B.R., Pavan-Kumar, A., Gireesh-Babu, P., Das, P. and Chaudhari, A., 2019. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms linked to body weight revealed in growth selected Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Aquaculture International, pp.1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-018-0334-3
• Daniel, N., Pavan-Kumar, A., Kathirvelpandian, A., Praveen Raj, Dam Roy, S. and Chaudhari, A., 2018. First record of white barred goby Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) from Indian waters. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 65(3):116-121
• Agarwal, D., Gireesh-Babu, P., Pavan-kumar, A., Koringa, P., Joshi, C.G., Gora, A.H., Bhat, I., Chaudhari, A. Molecular characterization and expression profiling of 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 and spermatogenesis associated protein 2 genes in endangered catfish, Clarias magur (Hamilton, 1822). Animal Biotechnology, DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2018.1545663
• Acharya, A. P., Pavan-Kumar, A., Joshi, C.G., Patel, N., Gireesh-Babu, P., Chaudhari, A. and Krishna, G. 2018. Development and characterization of 15 novel polymorphic microsatellites for Giant river-catfish Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839) using next generation sequencing approach, Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 34:971–973
• Rather, M. A., Basha, S. H., Bhat, I. A., Sharma, N., Nandanpawar, P., Badhe, M., Gireesh-Babu, P., Chaudhari, A., Sundaray, J. K. and Sharma, R. 2017. Characterization, molecular docking, dynamics simulation and metadynamics of kisspeptin receptor with kisspeptin. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 20(101) :241-253.
• Rather, M.A., Bhat, I.A Pravesh Rather, Gireesh-Babu P, Chaudhari, A., Sundaray J.K., and Sharma, R*. 2017. In silico analysis and expression studies of Kisspeptin gene in C. catla. Jounral of Biomolecular structures and Dynamics, 35 (11), 2485-2496
• Vidya, R., Makesh, M., Purushothaman, C.S., Chaudhari, A., Gireesh-Babu, P. and Rajendran, K.V*, 2016. Report of leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) from Scylla serrata: Ontogeny, molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis following ligand stimulation, and upon bacterial and viral infections. Gene, 590: 159–168.
• Paria, A., Dong, J., Suresh Babu, P. P., Makesh, M., Chaudhari1, A., Thirunavukkarasu, A. R.,Purushothaman, C. S. and Rajendran, K. V. 2016. Evaluation of candidate reference genes for quantitative expression studies in Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) during ontogenesis and in tissues of healthy and infected fishes, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 54 (09): 597-605.
• Kumari, P., Pavan-Kumar, A*., Kumar, G., Alam, A., Parhi, J., Gireesh-Babu, P., Chaudhari, A. and Krishna, G. 2016. Genetic diversity and demographic history of the giant river catfish Sperata seenghala inferred from mitochondrial DNA markers. Mitochondrial DNA Doi: 10.1080 / 24701394.2016.1209195
• Rather, M. A., Basha, S. H., Bhat, I. A., Sharma, N., Nandanpawar, P., Badhe, M., Gireesh-Babu, P., Chaudhari, A, Sundaray, J. K. and Sharma, R. 2017. Characterization, molecular docking, dynamics simulation and metadynamics of kisspeptin receptor with kisspeptin. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 20(101) :241-253.
• Rather, M.A., Bhat, I.A Pravesh Rather, Gireesh-Babu P, Chaudhari, A., Sundaray J.K., and Sharma, R*. 2016. In silico analysis and expression studies of Kisspeptin gene in C. catla. Jounral of Biomolecular structures and Dynamics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0739 1102.2016. 1222970
• Rather, M.A., Bhat, I.A., Gireesh Babu, P., Chaudhari, A., Sundaray, J.K. and Sharma, R*. 2016. Molecular characterization of kisspeptin gene and effect of nano–encapsulated kisspeptin-10 on reproductive maturation in Catla catla. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 56: 36-47
• Pavan-Kumar, A*., Raman, S., Koringa, G.P., Patel, N., Shah, T., Singh, K. R., Krishna, G., Joshi, C.G., Gireesh-Babu, P., and Chaudhari, A. 2016. Complete mitochondrial genome of threatened mahseer Tor tor (Hamilton 1822) and its phylogenetic relationship within Cyprinidae family. Journal of Genetics, 95 (4): 853-863.
• Pawar, N., Gireesh-Babu, P., Sabnis, S., Rasal, K., Murthy, R., Zaidi, S.G.S., Sivasubbu, S. and Chaudhari, A*. 2016. Development of a fluorescent transgenic zebrafish biosensor for sensing aquatic heavy metal pollution. Transgenic Research, 25 (5): 617-627
• Pawar, N., Gireesh-Babu,P., Sivasubbu, S. and Chaudhari, A*. 2016. Transgenic Zebrafish Biosensor for the Detection of Cadmium and Zinc Toxicity. Current Science, 111 (10): 1697.
• Priyadarshi, H., Das, R., Pavan Kumar, A., Gireesh Babu, P., Javed, H., Krishna, G., Makesh, M. and Chaudhari, A., 2015. Characterization and evaluation of selected house-keeping genes for quantitative RT-PCR in Macrobrachium rosenbergii morphotypes. Fishery Technology, 52: 177 – 183.
• Yadav, R., Paria, A., Mankame, S., Makesh, M., Chaudhari, A. and Rajendran, K. V., 2015. Development of SYBR Green and TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR assays for hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) infecting Penaeus monodon in India. Molecular and Cellular Probes, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2015.07.006.
• Chaudhari, A., Gireesh-Babu, P., Tripathi, G., Sabnis, S., Dhamotharan, K., Vardarajan, R., Kumari, K., Dasgupta, S. and Rajendran, K. V., 2015. Expression studies on NA+/K+-ATPase in gills of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) acclimated to different salinities. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 53:273-280.
• Das, R., Krishna, G., Priyadarshi, H., Gireesh-Babu, P., Pavan-Kumar, A., Rajendran, K. V., Reddy, A. K., Makesh, M. and Chaudhari, A., 2015. Captive maturation studies in Penaeus monodon by GIH silencing using constitutively expressed long hairpin RNA. Aquaculture, 448 (448):512-520.
• Raman, S., Pavan-Kumar, A., Koringa, P. G., Patel, N., Shah, T., Singh, R. K., Krishna, G., Joshi, C. G., Gireesh-Babu, P., Chaudhari, A. and Lakra, W. S., 2015. Ion torrent next-generation sequencing reveals the complete mitochondrial genome of endangered mahseer Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839). Mitochondrial DNA, DOI:10.3109/19401736.2015.1060455.
• Sekar, M., Alam, A., Suresh, E., Srinivasa Rao, P., Kathirvelpandian, A., Chaudhari, A. and Krishna, G., 2014. Genetic diversity among three Indian populations of black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Fab., 1798) using microsatellite DNA markers. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 61 (3): 45-51.
• Vidya R., Paria A., Deepika A., Sreedharan K., Makesh M., Purushothaman C. S., Chaudhari A., Gireesh-Babu P. and Rajendran K. V., 2014. Toll-like receptor of mud crab, Scylla serrata: Molecular characterisation, ontogeny and functional expression analysis following ligand exposure, and bacterial and viral infections. Molecular Biology Reports, 41(10): 6865-77
• Suresh, E., Reddy, A. K., Krishna, G., Sharma, R., Chaudhari, A., Sankar, M., Sekar, M. and Kathirvelpandian, A., 2014. Microsatellite DNA analysis of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) from India. The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture – Bamidgeh. Doi.MS IJA_66.1070.
• Rather, M.A., Bhat, I. A., Sharma, N., Sharma, R., Gireesh-Babu, P., Chaudhari, A. and Sundaray, J. K. 2014. Molecular characterization, tissue distribution of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) beta subunit and effect of kisspeptin-10 on reproductive hormonal profile of Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822). Aquaculture Research, doi: 10.1111/are.12663.
• Chaudhari, A., Gireesh-Babu P., Tripathi, G., Sabnis, S., Dhamotharan, K., Vardarajan, R., Kumari, K., Dasgupta, S. and Rajendran K.V. 2015. Expression studies on Na+/K+-ATPase in gills of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) acclimated to different salinities. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 53: 273-280.
• Chowdhury, M. L., Gireesh-Babu, P., Pavan-Kumar, A., Suresh Babu, P. P., Chaudhari, A., 2014. First report on the vertical transmission of a DNA vaccine in freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 121: 24-27.
• Vinod B.H., Basavaraja N., Pavan Kumar A., Gireesh-Babu P., Aparna Chaudhari, 2013. Genetic characterization and molecular identification of two morphologically similar species of whiting, S. sihama and S. vincenti. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 60(2): 59-65.
• Badhe, M.R., Kumar, P. A., Gireesh-Babu P., Nandanpawar, P., Chaudhari, A., Jaiswar, A. K., Krishna, G. and Lakra, W. S., 2013. DNA barcoding of selected cephalopods from Indian coast. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 83(8): 862-866.
• Kumar P. A., Gireesh-Babu P., Suresh Babu, P. P., Jaiswar, A. K., Pani Prasad, K., Chaudhari, A., Raje, S. G., Chakraborty, S. K., Krishna, G. and Lakra, W. S., 2013. DNA barcoding of elasmobranchs from Indian coast and its reliability in delineating geographically widespread specimens. Mitochondrial DNA. doi:10.3109/19401736.2013.823174.
• Kumar P. A., Gireesh-Babu P., Suresh Babu, P. P., Jaiswar, A. K., Hari Krishna, V., Pani Prasad, K., Chaudhari, A., Raje, S. G., Chakraborty, S. K., Krishna, G. and Lakra, W. S. 2014. Molecular phylogeny of elasmobranchs inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Molecular Biology Reports, 41: 447-57.
• Paria, A., Greeshma, S. S., Chaudhari, A., Makesh, M; Purushothaman, C. S. and Rajendran, K. V., 2013. Non-specific effect of double-stranded (ds) RNA on prophenoloxidase (proPO) expression in Penaeus monodon. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 169: 281-289.
• Gireesh-Babu P. and Chaudhari, A., 2012. Development of a broad-spectrum fluorescent heavy metal bacterial biosensor. Molecular Biology Reports, 39: 11225–11229.
• Gireesh-Babu P., Pawar N., Krishnan P., Pavan Kumar A., Zaidi S.G.S., Bhartiya D., Kumar N., Sivasubbu S., Rajendran K.V., Chaudhari A., 2012. Functional characterization of the zebrafish gadd45αb gene promoter and its application as a biosensor. Current Science, 103(4): 388 -394.
• Priyadarshi, H., Alam, A., Gireesh-Babu P., Das, R., Kishore, P., Kumar, S., and Chaudhari, A., 2012. A GFP-based bacterial biosensor with chromosomally integrated sensing cassette for quantitative detection of Hg (II) in environment. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 24(5): 963–968.
• Das R., Karthireddy S., Gireesh-Babu, P., Reddy A. K., Krishna, G. and Chaudhari, A. (2011). Protection of Penaeus monodon on WSSV challenge by DNA constructs expressing Lh-RNA against ICP11 gene singly and in combination. Indian Journal of virology, 21 (2): 95-102.
• Krishnan, P., Gireesh Babu, P., Rajendran, K.V. and Chaudhari, A., 2009. RNA interference-based therapeutics for shrimp viral diseases. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 86: 263–272.
• Krishnan, P., Gireesh Babu, P., Saravanan, S., Rajendran, K.V. and Chaudhari, A., 2009. DNA constructs expressing long-hairpin RNA (lhRNA) protect Penaeus monodon against White Spot Syndrome Virus. Vaccine, 27: 3849–3855.
• Mishra, P. S., Lakra, W.S., Chaudhari, A. and Gopal Krishna, 2009. Genetic diversity in Metapenaeus dobsoni using RAPD analysis. Biochemical Genetics, 47: 421-426.

Other Publications

Book chapters

• Aparna Chaudhari, Gireesh-Babu P. , A. Pavan-Kumar. Design and Construction of Shrimp Antiviral DNA Vaccines Expressing Long and Short Hairpins for Protection by RNA Interference In Vaccine Design: Methods and Protocols. Ed. Sunil Thomas
• Aparna Chaudhari, Gireesh-Babu P. , A. Pavan-Kumar. Application of RNA interference vaccines in aquaculture In Advances in Fish Research, Vol. VII. Ed. B.P. Mohanty and S. Ayyappan.

Articles in training manuals

• Gireesh-Babu P., 2015. ‘Recombinant DNA Technology’ in Training Manual of CAFT program on ‘Molecular, Nanotechnological and Immunological Diagnostics in Fisheries and Aquaculture held at CIFE from Feb 25 – Mar 17, 2015.
• Sujit Kumar and Gireesh-Babu P. 2015. ‘Microsatellite Marker- an inside story’ in Training Manual of DBT HRD 3 months national training on ‘Molecular biology and Biotechnology for Fisheries Professionals’ held at CIFE from May 15 – Aug 14, 2015.
• Aparna Chaudhari and Gireesh Babu P.2009. Strategies for cloning genes of interest. In: CAS Manual on Recombinant DNA Technology: Ideas to Products. Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
• Gireesh Babu P. 2009. Bioinformatics: Tools to explore. In: CAS Manual on Recombinant DNA Technology: Ideas to Products. Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
• Gireesh Babu P and Santosh Narohna. 2009. Large scale production of recombinant proteins using bioreactors. In: CAS Manual on Recombinant DNA Technology: Ideas to Products. Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
• Gireesh Babu P. 2009. Metagenomics: Mining for commercial products. In: CAS Manual on Recombinant DNA Technology: Ideas to Products. Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.

Popular Articles

• Chaudhari A. and Gireesh-Babu P. and Krishnan P., 2013. Long hairpin RNA expressing plasmid vaccine to control WSSV in P. monodon. CIFE Technologies and Innovative Products for Fish Farmers and Entrepreneurs. CIFE. Abstract 15, p28.
• Chaudhari A. and Gireesh-Babu P., 2012. Long-hairpin RNA expressing plasmid vaccine to control White spot syndrome virus in tiger shrimp. Virus Research News, Indian Virological Society, Vol. 1: 3-4.
• Chaudhari A. and Gireesh-Babu P. and Krishnan P., 2013. Long hairpin RNA expressing plasmid vaccine to control WSSV in P. monodon. CIFE Technologies and Innovative Products for Fish Farmers and Entrepreneurs. CIFE. Abstract 15, p28.

Ongoing Projects

Externally funded

• Three months national training in molecular biology & biotechnology for fisheries professionals. Department of Biotechnology, GoI, 02 Feb2015 to 01 Feb 2018; National Coordinator: Gopal Krishna; PI (CIFE): Aparna Chaudhari; Co-PI: Gireesh Babu P..
• Development of fluorescent whole cell optical fibre biosensor for heavy metal pollutants. Department of Biotechnology, GoI, 1st Apr 2013 to 31st Mar 2016; PI: Aparna Chaudhari; Co-PI: Gireesh Babu P.PI; IIT-K: Ramkrishna Sen; Co-PI, IIT-K: Partha Roy Chaudhuri
• Development of nanodelivery system of DNA based RNAi vaccine against WSSV in tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. Department of Biotechnology, GoI 1st Apr 2012 to 31st 2015; PI: Rupam Sharma; Co-PIs: Aparna Chaudhari; Gireesh Babu P.
• Functional validation of 4 novel proteins associated with salt homeostasis in P. monodon. NAIP, ICAR, 1st Apr 2009 to 31st Mar 2013; PI: Aparna Chaudhari; Co-PI: Gireesh Babu P.
• Development of quantitative real time PCR for four DNA viruses. Department of Biotechnology, GoI, 1st Apr 2009 to 31st Mar 2012; PI: K.V. Rajendran; Co-PI: Makesh; Co-PI: Aparna Chaudhari
• Development and use of fluorescent transgenic zebrafish biosensors to monitor genotoxic pollutants. Department of Biotechnology, GoI (Collaboration with CSIR-IGIB, N. Delhi) 1st Apr 2007 to 31st Mar 2010; PI: Aparna Chaudhari
• Identification of salt tolerance genes in marine tiger shrimp P. monodon APCess Fund, ICAR (Collaboration with CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad), 1st Apr 2004 to 31st Mar 2007;PI: Aparna Chaudhari
• In service training program in molecular biology for fishery scientists. Department of Biotechnology, GoI, 1st Apr 2000 to 31st Mar 2005; PI: W. S. Lakra; Co-PI: Aparna Chaudhari
• Genetic characterization of the giant freshwater prawn, M. rosenbergii. APCess Fund, ICAR 1st Apr 2000 to 31st Mar 2003; PI: W. S. Lakra; Co-PI: Aparna Chaudhari

Institute funded

• Development of inbred lines of zebrafish and assessment of inbreeding depression. 1st May 2015 to 1st May 2018; PI: Gopal Krishna; Co-PI: Mujahidkhan Pathan; Shrinivas Jahageerdar; Aparna Chaudhari
• Development of Comprehensive Package of Practices of Inland Saline Water Aquaculture Sub Project: Genetic Studies on Functional Traits of Common Carp (Linnaeus, 1758) Cultured in Inland Saline Waters. 1st Apr 2017 to 31st Mar 2018; PI: Aparna Chaudhari; Co-PI: Shrinivas Jahageerdar; Angom Lenin Singh; Mujahidkhan Pathan; Pavan Kumar; Gireesh Babu; Harikrishna; Satya Prakash
• Commercial production, toxicity and field tests of WSSV DNA vaccine. 1st Apr 2015 to 31st Mar 2018; PI: Aparna Chaudhari; Co-PI: Gireesh Babu P.; Muralidhar P. Ande; A. Pavan Kumar
• DNA barcoding of selected fishes from Indian coast. 1st Apr 2013 to 31st Mar 2016; PI: W. S. Lakra; Co-PIs: Pavan Kumar; A. K. Jaiswar; K. Nagalakshmi; S. K. Chakraborty; Gopal Krishna; P. Gireesh Babu; Aparna Chaudhari
• Molecular phylogeny and DNA barcoding of elasmobranchs and selected Teleosts from Indian Coast Institute funded. 1st Apr 2009 to 31st Mar 2013; PI: W. S. Lakra Co-PIs: A. Pavan Kumar; Gopal Krishna; S K Chakraborty; Aparna Chaudhari; A K Jaiswar
• SNP mining within reported coding sequences of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii using next generation sequencing. 1st Apr 2012 to 31st Mar 2016;PI: Aparna Chaudhari; Co-PIs : C. G. Joshi, Anand Agricultural University Gireesh Babu P. CIFE; P. G. Koringa; Anand Agricultural University

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