Dr. Tincy Varghese

Senior Scientist

FNBP Division
M.F.Sc.
Ph.D.

+91 22 26361446 | Extn: 586(O)

tincy@cife.edu.in / tincy.varghese@icar.gov.in

Research Interests

  • Physiological and biochemical adaptation to hypoxia and thermal stress in fish.
  • Enhancing stress adaptations with nutrients/nutraceuticals
  • Osmotic stress and ion transport in fish
  • Feed restriction and antinutrient mediated stress

Academic Interests

MFSc
  • Fish Physiology
  • Fish Biochemistry
  • Reproductive physiology and Endocrinology
  • Cellular and molecular physiology
  • Metabolism of biomolecules
  • Crustacean Physiology
Ph.D
  • Advances in fish physiology
  • Advances in fish biochemistry
  • Climate change and adaptive physiology
  • Endocrinology
Student Guided
  • Ph.D. –0 (as chair), 2 (as co-guide)
  • M.F.Sc.-3 (as Major advisor), 18 (as co-advisor)

Research Papers

  • Varghese, T., Divyashree, B.C., Roy, S.C. and Roy, K.S., 2016. Loss of heat shock protein 70 from apical region of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) sperm head after freezing and thawing. Theriogenology, 85(5), pp.828-834. (8.74; 2.74)
  • Varghese, T., Pal, A.K., Sahu, N.P., Mishal, P. and Dasgupta, S., 2017. Effects of hypoxia and dietary vitamin E on growth performance and oxidative status of Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham., 1822). Animal Biology, 67(2), pp.133-148. (7.48; 1.48)
  • Varghese, T., Pal, A.K., Mishal, P., Sahu, N.P. and Dasgupta, S., 2018. Physiological and molecular responses of a bottom dwelling carp, Cirrhinus mrigala to short-term environmental hypoxia. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 18(3), pp.483-490. (7.26, 1.26)
  • Varghese, T., Kumar, V.R., Gopan, A., Valappil, R.K., Sajina, K.A., Mishal, P. and Pal, A.K., 2020. Dietary arginine modulates nonspecific immune responses in Indian Major Carp, Cirrhinus mrigala exposed to hypoxia. Aquaculture, 529, p.735613. (10.24, 4.24)
  • Varghese, T., Rejish Kumar, V.J., Anand, G., Dasgupta, S. and Pal, A.K., 2020. Dietary GABA enhances hypoxia tolerance of a bottom-dwelling carp, Cirrhinus mrigala by modulating HIF-1α, thyroid hormones and metabolic responses. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 46(1), pp.199-212. (8.79, 2.79)
  • Varghese, T., Dasgupta, S., Anand, G., Kumar, V.R., Sahu, N.P., Pal, A.K. and Puthiyottil, M., 2022. Dietary arginine attenuates hypoxia-induced HIF expression, metabolic responses and oxidative stress in Indian Major Carp, Cirrhinus mrigala. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 259, p.110714. (8.23, 2.23)
  • Gupta, G., Srivastava, P.P., Kumar, M., Varghese, T., Chanu, T.I., Gupta, S., Ande, M.P. and Jana, P., 2021. The modulation effects of dietary zinc on reproductive performance and gonadotropins (FSH and LH) expression in threatened Asian catfish, Clarias magur (Hamilton, 1822) broodfish. Aquaculture Research, 52(5), pp.2254-2265. (8.08, 2.08)
  • Gopan, A., Maiti, M.K., Varghese, T., Lalappan, S., Sardar, P., Gupta, S. and Sahu, N.P., 2021. Nutritional evaluation of protein isolate from neem seed cake in Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) fingerlings concomitant with oil extraction processing industry. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 274, p.114858. (9.25, 3.25)
  • Zaffar, I., Varghese, T., Dasgupta, S., Sahu, N.P., Srivastava, P.P., Harikrishna, V., Mushtaq, Z., Dar, S.A., Prakash, S. and Krishna, G., 2021. Dietary potassium partially compensates the requirement of aqueous potassium of P. vannamei reared in medium saline inland groundwater. Aquaculture Research, 52(9), pp.4094-4104. (8.08; 2.08)
  • Gupta, G., Kumar, M., Sardar, P., Varghese, T., Srivastava, P.P. and Gupta, S., 2021. Pharmacokinetics and physio‐metabolic response of single and multiple dose of fenbendazole in Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) fingerlings. Aquaculture Research, 52(1), pp.260-272. (8.08; 2.08)
  • Biswal, A., Srivastava, P.P., Pal, P., Gupta, S., Varghese, T. and Jayant, M., 2021. A multi-biomarker approach to evaluate the effect of sodium chloride in alleviating the long-term transportation stress of Labeo rohita fingerlings. Aquaculture, 531, p.735979. (10.24; 4.24)
  • Biswal, A., Srivastava, P.P., Krishna, G., Paul, T., Pal, P., Gupta, S., Varghese, T. and Jayant, M., 2021. An Integrated biomarker approach for explaining the potency of exogenous glucose on transportation induced stress in Labeo rohita fingerlings. Scientific reports, 11(1), pp.1-11. (10.38; 4.38)
  • Chandhini, S., Trumboo, B., Jose, S., Varghese, T., Rajesh, M. and Kumar, V.J., 2021. Insulin-like growth factor signalling and its significance as a biomarker in fish and shellfish research. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 47(4), pp.1011-1031. (8.79; 2.79)
  • John, V.C., Verma, A.K., Krishnani, K.K., Chandrakant, M.H., Varghese, T. and Pathak, M.S., 2022. Effect of potassiumsupplementation on osmoregulatory and stress response of Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) with Spinacia oleracea L. in aquaponics. Journal of Fish Biology. (8.05; 2.05)
  • Nuzaiba, P.M., Varghese, T., Gupta, S., Sahu, N.P. and Srivastava, P.P., 2022. Estrogenic and vitellogenic responses in genistein fed adult male Cyprinus carpio. Aquaculture, 548, p.737559. (10.24; 4.24)
  • Gupta, G., Srivastava, P.P., Gangwar, M., Varghese, T., Chanu, T.I., Gupta, S., Ande, M.P., Krishna, G. and Jana, P., 2022. Extra-fortification of zinc upsets Vitellogenin gene expression and antioxidant status in female of Clarias magur brooders. Biological Trace Element Research, 200(4), pp.1861-1871(9.74; 3.74).
  • John, V.C., Verma, A.K., Krishnani, K.K., Chandrakant, M.H., Bharti, V.S. and Varghese, T., 2022. Optimization of potassium (K+) supplementation for growth enhancement of Spinacia oleracea L. and Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) in an aquaponic system. Agricultural Water Management, 261, p.107339. (10.52; 4.52)
  • Kumar, M., Gupta, G., Varghese, T., Srivastava, P.P. and Gupta, S., 2022. Preparation and characterization of glucose‐conjugated super‐paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (G‐SPIONs) for removal of Edwardsiella tarda and Aeromonas hydrophila from water. Microscopy research and technique. (8.77; 2.77)
  • Kumar, M., Gupta, G., Varghese, T., Shankregowda, A.M., Srivastava, P.P., Bhushan, S., Shukla, S.P., Krishna, G. and Gupta, S., 2022. Synthesis and characterisation of super-paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) for minimising Aeromonas hydrophila load from freshwater. Current Nanoscience, 18(2), pp.224-236. (7.82;1.82)
  • Garg, C.K., Sardar, P., Sahu, N.P., Maiti, M.K., Shamna, N., Varghese, T., Deo, A.D. and Harikrishna, V., 2022. Dietary lysine requirement of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) juvenile reared in inland saline water of 10 ppt salinity. Aquaculture, 555, p.738223 (10.24; 4.24)

Other Publications

Book Chapter

  • Varghese Tincy, Gopan Amrutha, Rejish Kumar J (2021) Reinventing the Micronutrients beyond Nutrition: Functions in Immune Modulation and Stress Mitigation of Fish In: Biotechnological Advances in Aquaculture Health Management. (Eds. Gupta SK, Giri SS) pp. 473-491. Springer nature, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-16-5195-3.
  • Showkat Ahmad Dar, Tincy Varghese. P. P. Srivastava, Sheikh Irfan Rasool (2019) Ghrelin: Its importance in regulation of feeding and growth in fish. Next Generation Research in Aquaculture (Eds. J. K. Sunderay, Md. Ashraf Rather) pp. 256-264. NPH, Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-88668-76-7
  • Tincy varghese and Mishal Puthiyottil (2020) Immunonutrition: An Ideal Approach to Sustainability in Aquaculture Nutrition. In: Fish Nutrition And Its Relevance To Human Health, (Eds. A. S. Ninawe, J. R. Dhanze, R. Dhanze, S. T. Indulkar )pp. 278-288. Taylor & Francis, London, UK, ISBN:9781003107583
  • Tincy Varghese (2020) Responses of Metabolic Modifiers in a Bottom Dwelling Carp: Recovery from Aquatic Hypoxia Induced Growth Depression, Stress Responses, and HIF Expression In: Current Status of Researches in Fish and Fisheries (Eds; Joshi, P C, A.K. Saxena, B.D. Joshi, Prakash Chandra Josh) pp. 163-175 Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, India, ISBN: 9788170196594

Articles in training manuals

  • N. P. Sahu, K. K. Jain, P. P. Srivastava, S. Gupta, Tincy Varghese, Sikendra Kumar, Shamna N, Manish Jayant (2021) Online training manual for Preparation of leafmeal based fish feed (16-19 february 2021), FNBP division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, pp. 66.
  • N. P. Sahu, K. K. Jain, P. P. Srivastava, S. Gupta, Tincy Varghese, Sikendra Kumar, Shamna N, Manish Jayant (2019) Skill development programme training manual on Entrepreneurship development in ornamental fish feed (15-20 July 2019), FNBP Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, pp. 78.
POPULAR ARTICLES
  • Gopan A, Maiti MK, Lalappan S and Varghese T (2019) Eubiotic nutrition in aquaculture: Perspectives of Nutraceuticals. Aqua international Nov 2019: 42-44
  • Anand G, Varghese T Jahan, I (2020) Emerging alternate aquafeed ingredients for addressing futuristic challenges of aquafeed industry. CLFMA Livestock and Feed trends 18: 57-59
  • Mohammad Ashraf Malik, Tincy Varghese (2020) Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) meal as a potential aquafeed ingredient. Aquaculture Spectrum 3(6):21-25
  • Sikendra Kumar, Tincy varghese, Shamna N, Manish Jayant (2020) Carp machaliton ke aahar nirman mein sambhavit patthiyon ka upayog (Potential use of leafmeal in carp feed). Jalchari 25: 35-38pp
  • Sikendra Kumar, Tincy Varghese, Anusha Patel (2021) Dissolved Wastes in Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS): Management through the Dietary Modifications. Agriculture Observer 2(5):30
  • Shivaji Argade,Mujahidkhan Pathan, Madhuri Pathak, Tincy Varghese, Manish Jayant, Neha Qureshi, Husne Banu, Angom Lenin Singh and Gopal Krishna (2021) Sahyadria denisonii (Miss Kerala)culture: Challenges, livelihood potential and way forward. Aqua star April 2021: 97-98

Technical Bulletin

  • Sreekanth, G.B, Trivesh S. Mayekar, Sudhir Kumar, Purva Rivonkar, Tincy Varghese, Sikendra Kumar and Chakurkar, E. B. 2020. Freshwater ornamental fish culture and management. Technical Bulletin: 69. CCARI, Goa, 403402, 36 p.

Ongoing Projects

  • Development of Energy Efficient and Environment Protective Aquaculture Technologies for Degraded Soils. 2018-23, 2200 lakhs, World Bank and Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi (Co-PI)
  • Nutritional intervention for reducing solid and dissolve wastes in recirculating aquaculture system of GIFT tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. 2020-23, 14.20 lakhs. ICAR-CIFE (Co-PI)
  • Enhancing physiological and metabolic adaptive mechanism of GIFT to hyper-thermal stress through dietary interventions and environmental manipulation. 2022-25. 24.20 lakhs. ICAR-CIFE (PI)
  • Bioprospecting of freshwater microalgae for thermo-tolerance with reference to climate change. 2022-25. 14.20 lakhs. ICAR-CIFE (Co-PI)

Completed Projects

  • Green Feed for Carp: 2018-21, 45.14 Lakhs, ICAR-CIFE (Co-PI)
  • Effect of Nutrients on selected vegetables & herbs in recirculating aquaponic system with pangasius (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus). 24.20 lakhs. ICAR-CIFE (Co-PI)
  • Effect of Phytoestrogens on the Reproductive Performance of Fish and its Mitigation through Nutritional Interventions. 18.9 lakhs. ICAR-CIFE (Co-PI)
  • Enhancing the utilisation of non -food fish and seaweed through technology refinement and upscaling. Subproject: Captive maturation and breeding of Sahyadria denisonii. 6.4 lakhs. ICAR-CIFE (Co-PI)

Others

Developed technologies/products/process/apps etc.

  • Metabolic modifiers for hypoxic survival in carp
  • Dietary potassium and organic osmolytes for stress mitigation in fish and shellfish reared in inland saline water