Neetu Shahi, Ph.D Diagnostic Bacteriology Laboratory Senior Scientist (Animal Biotechnology) ICAR-Central Institute of Coldwater Fisheries Research Bhimtal 263 136 District Nainital, Uttarakhand, India E-mail: shahineetu@rediffmail.com; neetuicar@gmail.com Mobile: + 91 7409148538 www.dcfr.res.in Academic and Professional Experience • April 2009-Present: Senior Scientist (Animal Biotechnology) ICAR – Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, India. • September 2008-January 2009: Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Indian Council for Agricultural Research - Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, India. • April 2007 – August 2008: Assistant Director Fisheries (ADF), UtterPradesh, India. Membership of Societies Member of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) of India Life member of Coldwater Fisheries Society of India Patent obtained: Application number: 202011057122 Dated 30-12-2020 Title "Composition, protocol and diagnostic kit for detection of bacterial pathogen Lactococcus garvieae” Type India Patent Product developed for commercialization Aqua FSD Awards and Honors  Received Kasetsart university reinventing postdoctoral fellowship in the year 2021 to pursue postdoc at faculty of veterinary medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.  International Travel Award from Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India to participate and present paper in 2nd International Mahseer conference at Chiang Mai, Thailand during 11-15thFebruary 2020.  Received “Gold medal” from Coldwater Fisheries Society of India (CFSI) for research contributions in hill aquaculture of India during the year 2018.  Received “Second Prize” from Coldwater Fisheries Society of India (CFSI) for photo contest organized during the year 2018.  Received letter of appreciation in the year 2017 from zoological society of India for best performance in poster presentation during All India Congress of Zoology.  Received “Hungarian Scholarship” from Tempus Public Foundation for research stay from November 2015-March 2016 at NARIC-HAKI, Szarvas, Hungary  International Travel Award from Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India to participate and present paper in Aquaculture 2013 at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain.  Recipient of “Fellow of Society for Applied Biotechnology, 2013” from Society of Applied Biotechnology (SAB), Dharward, Karnataka, India  Recipient of “Institutional Fellowship” from Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai for PhD in Fish Biotechnology.  First Rank holder in PhD entrance of Central Institute of Fisheries Education, for the subject area, Fish Biotechnology in the year 2003.  Recipient of “Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)” from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi for studying in Master Program at CIFE, Mumbai.  First Rank holder in All India Competitive Entrance Examination for JRF, conducted by ICAR, New Delhi, for the year 2001.  Recipient of “Andaman and Nicobar Islands Fellowship” from Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi for studying in Bachelor program at College Fisheries College & Research Institute, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Tuticorin, India. Research Projects Ongoing External Funded Project • 2023-2026: Development of autogenous vaccine against Lactococcus garvieae infection in farmed rainbow trout: An alternative to antibiotics DBT, India (P.I) Institutional Project • 2024-2027: Development of Vaccine Targeting Aeromonas salmonicida the Causative Agent of Furunculosis in Fish. ICAR, India (P.I) Completed • 2020-2023: Network programme on mahseer of genus Tor and Neolissochilus from central and eastern Himalayan region of India. ICAR, India (P.I) • 2019-2022: Genome editing in common carp, Cyprinus carpio using CRISPR/Cas9 system. ICAR, India (P.I) • 2018-2022: Network Programme on Antimicrobial Resistance in Fisheries. ICAR, India (CO-P.I) • 2019-2021: Development of anti-infective synthetic peptide against Lactococcus garvieae and other pathogenic bacteria isolated from rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, ICAR Extramural, India. (CO-P.I) • 2015-2019: Development of fish viral peptide based nano system for intracellular delivery of biomolecules. ICAR, India (CO-P.I) • 2016-2019: All India Network Project on Fish Health (AINP-FH). ICAR, India. (CO-P.I) • 2014-2018: Molecular characterization and gene expression profiles of kiss genes in golden mahseer during different gonadal development stages. ICAR, India (P.I) • 2014-2017: Development of bacterial bioremediation measures for the mitigation of microalgae blooms in freshwater aquaculture ponds. DBT, India (P.I) • 2011-2017: Potential bacterial pathogens from rainbow trout fish farm of northern India and maintenance of bacterial agents. ICAR, India (CO- P.I) • 2012-2015: Evaluation of genetic toxicity and ecological damage caused by coalmines on fish fauna of Simsang river, Garohills, Meghalaya and development of microbial bioremediation measures. DBT, India (CO-PI)