Focus of Research :
- Lipid nutrition in fish
- Development of commercial feed for mariculture species
- Nutrigenomics in fish nutrition
Background :
I graduated in Fisheries Science (B.F. Sc) from Tuticorin Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu, and completed my master’s degree in Fish Physiology and Biochemistry from the Central Fisheries Research Institute, Mumbai. Following my master's, I worked as an Inspector of Fisheries in Tamil Nadu for a year. In 2014, I joined ICAR-CMFRI as an Agricultural Research Scientist, focusing on fish nutrition research, particularly in lipid nutrition and alternative aquafeed ingredients. I was awarded the prestigious 'Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Fellowship' for my Ph.D. at the University of Bergen, Norway
Education :
- PhD 2022, University of Berge, Norway
- MFSc (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry) 2012, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
- BFSc (Fisheries Science) 2009, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu.
Current Research Projects :
No | Title |
1 | Nutrition and nutrigenomics research for mariculture and marine fisheries (MBT/NGM/24) |
2 | E.G. Silas Centre of Excellence and Innovations (EGS-CoEI) in Marine Fish Microbiome and Nutrigenomics (Sub project 2- Nutrigenomics) (DBT; No.BT/AAQ/3/SP28267/2018) |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Fellowship’ funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research for pursuing Ph.D. at the University of Berge, Norway.
- Awarded with CIFE INSTITUTIONAL FELLOWSHIP for pursuing post-graduation in Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
- Received travel grant award from world Aquaculture Society for attending Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2019
- Awarded with certificate from European Commission and The Norwegian Regulation on Animal Experiments, for performing procedures on animals.
- Received Best oral presentation paper award for the Research.
- Chandrasekar, S and Prabhu Philip, A J and Lutfi, Esmail and Sigholt, Trygve and Norberg, Birgitta and Bæverfjord, Grete and Rosenlund, Grethe and Ruyter, Bente and Nini, H S (2022) Long-term feeding of Atlantic salmon with varying levels of dietary EPA þ DHA alters the mineral status but does not affect the stress responses after mechanical delousing stress. British Journal of Nutrition. pp. 1-7.
- Chandrasekar, S and Saito, Takaya and Sissener, Nini H and Antony Jesu Prabhu, P and Sæle, Øystein (2022) Intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line RTgutGC. Frontiers in Marine Science. pp. 1-15.
- Chandrasekar S, Powell MD, Liland NS, Rosenlund G, and Sissener NH. 2021. Impact of dietary level and ratio of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids on disease progression and mRNA expression of immune and inflammatory markers in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) challenged with Paramoeba perurans. PeerJ 9:e12028.
- Philip AJP, Fjelldal PG, Remø SC, Selvam Chandrasekar, Hamre K, Espe M, Holen E, Skjærven KH, Vikså V, Subramanian S, Schrama JW, and Sissener NH. 2022. Dietary electrolyte balance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) freshwater feeds: Impact on osmoregulation, mineral metabolism and performance in seawater. Aquaculture 546 (2022) 737305.
- Chandrasekar, S., Nich, T., Tripathi, G., Sahu, N.P., Pal, A.K., and Dasgupta, S. 2014. Acclimation of brackish water pearl spot (Etroplus suratensis) to various salinities: relative changes in osmoregulatory parameters and in abundance of branchial Na+/K+-ATPase and Na+/K+/2Clco-transporter. Fish physiology and Biochemistry. Fish Physiol Biochem 40, 983–996
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