Nandhakumar K

Nandhakumar
K

Research Scholar
Cochin University of Science Technology, Kerala, India.
Email 
nandhakumar [at] cusat.ac.in
Biography
I am Nandhakumar a Postgraduate in Biochemistry from Tamil Nadu, India. I am working as a Project Associate at Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India. The main theme of the project is to develop a vaccine against Streptococcus Infection in Tilapia Aquaculture system. I am experienced in Bio-technological, Biochemical analysis, handling of AMR strains of bacteria and Research animals including Aquatic animals, also have one year experience in WOAH reference Laboratory as a Junior Research Fellow in a vaccine development project. I am very strong in my basic experimental knowledge.
Research interests
My research interest focused on the preventive measures mainly development of vaccine (Divalent & Polyvalent) against the Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria, that includes the significant pathogens such as Streptococcus spp., Aeromonas spp., Vibrio spp., affecting Aquaculture in low to middle income countries with main theme of development of oral vaccine and also the effective ways of delivery system that includes Oral, IP & immersion. Also, I enlighten my concerns towards Nano conjugated and effective biological adjuvants for the enhancement of the innate immune response in the Fin Fish Aquaculture and vaccine effect in vertical transmission research studies in brooders to the young one, which includes the plant-based vaccine for AMR stains help to attain the one health approach suggested by the WHO.
Discipline
Bacteriology Cellular biology Immunology – innate Molecular biology Protein biology Virology
Host species
Fish Zoonoses
Pathogen
Viruses
Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Vaccine delivery