T. Citarasu
T. Citarasu
T. Citarasu
Assistant Professor
Centre for Marine Science and Technology
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Kanyakumari District
India
Biography
Dr T. Citarasu has received his PhD in Manonmaniam sundaranar University, India during the period of 1995-2000. Currently, he is working as Assistant Professor in Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Manonmaniam sundaranar University. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities as postdoctoral fellow at Chinese Academy of sciences, China. His research has included Fish pathology, gene cloning, herbal drugs, vaccine development and drug discovery from extremophiles. Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as: TWAS-CAS Postdoctoral Fellowship, Young Scientist. He is serving as an expert Reviewers for journals like Aquaculture International, Aquaculture, Fish and Shellfish Immunology, Aquaculture, Journal of King Saud University (Science), Bioresource technology, Vaccine, Indian Journal of Marine Science etc. He has authored 50 research articles/books. He is a member of Aquaculture Hub, NMR society, India etc.
Research Interest
Herbal drug discovery; Bacterial and viral pathogenesis; Vaccine & Adjuvant; Edible antibody and Extremophiles