Dr. Sandhya SV ( CSIR-NIO )
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Dr. Sandhya SV 

Senior Scientist ( Headquarters, Goa )

DepartmentBiological Oceanography (BOD)

Research Interests/SpecializationMarine Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Phytoplankton-bacterial association, Aquaculture

Career at CSIR

Date of Joining CSIR : 2019-09-20
Date of Joining Present Post : 2024-09-20
Date of Retirement : 2047-05-31

Contact Details
 Emailsandhyasv.nio@csir.res.in
  Office +91 8322450254
Work Details

Work Domain Scientific

Area of WorkMarine micrbiology, Host-microbe interactions, Phytoplankton association

People Trained

Number of Ph.D. students supervised (Ongoing & Completed): 2
No of student(s) trained through Internship/Project Work/Dissertation :22

Consultancy/Sponsored Projects
Ongoing Completed
9 2
Grant-in-aid Projects
Ongoing Completed
1 0

 Education
Degree Specialization University Graduation Year
Ph.D Marine Sciences Cochin University of Science and Technology 2019
MSc Microbiology University of Calicut 2009
BSc Microbiology University of Calicut 2007
 Experiences
Position Organization From To
Assistant Professor (on contract) EMEA College, Kondotty, Kerala 2010 2010
Project Assistant Gr II NIIST (CSIR), Trivandrum, Kerala 2010 2012
KSCSTE - SRF CMFRI(ICAR), Kochi, Kerala 2012 2017
Guest Lecturer The Cochin College, FortKochi, Kerala 2017 2018
Young Professional II CIFT (ICAR), Kochi, Kerala 2018 2019
 Conferences / Seminars / Workshops / Meetings Presentations
  • Conferences
  •  Biovision 2009- International symposium on Marine Biotechnology,
    ( Kerala - 2009 )

     International conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology (NHBT 2011),
    ( Kerala - 2011 )

     MECOS-2 (2014) International symposium,
    ( Kerala - 2014 )

     28th Kerala Science Congress,
    ( Kerala - 2016 )

     International Conference on Science & Technology for National Development,
    ( Kerala - 2016 )

     29th Kerala Science Congress,
    ( Kerala - 2017 )

     30th Kerala Science Congress,
    ( Kerala - 2018 )

     World Brackishwater Aquaculture conference – BRAQCON 2019,
    ( Tamil Nadu - 2019 )

List of Publications

  1. S. V. Sandhya, K. K. Vijayan. Biogenesis of silver nanoparticles by marine bacteria Labrenzia sp. Mab 26 associated with Isochrysis galbana. Current Science. 119 (11):1830-1833
  2. Sandhya Soolamkandath Variem, Vijayan Koyadan Kizhakkedath. Phycosphere associated bacteria; a prospective source of bioactive compounds. Biologia. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-020-00640-6
  3. S. V. Sandhya, K.P. Sandeep, K.K. Vijayan. In vivo evaluation of microbial cocktail of microalgae-associated bacteria in larval rearing from zoea I to mysis I of the Indian white shrimp, Penaeus indicus. Journal of Applied Phycology (2020). 32 (6):3949-3954
  4. S.V. Sandhya, K.K. Vijayan. Symbiotic association among marine microalgae and bacterial flora: a study with special reference to commercially important Isochrysis galbana culture. Journal of Applied Phycology. 31:2259–2266
  5. K. V. Jaseera, P. Kaladharan, K. K. Vijayan, S. V. Sandhya, M. Leo Antony, M. A. Pradeep. Isolation and phylogenetic identification of heterotrophic thraustochytrids from mangrove habitats along the southwest coast of India and prospecting their PUFA accumulation. Journal of Applied Phycology (2019), 31: 1057-1068. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-018-1627-7
  6. S.V. Sandhya, K. Preetha, K.K. Vijayan. Phylogenetic diversity of culturable bacteria in Chaetoceros gracilis mass culture system of a marine finfish hatchery. JMBAI (2017), 59 (2): 19-25.
  7. S.V. Sandhya, K.Preetha, Anusree V Nair, M. Leo Antony, K.K. Vijayan. Isolation, characterisation and phylogenetic diversity of culturable bacteria associated with marine microalgae from saline habitats of south India. Aquatic Microbial Ecology (2017), 79: 21-30.
  8. Soolamkandath Variem Sandhya, Kumar Kiran, Mathiyazhakan Kuttiraja, Varghese Elizabeth Preeti, , Raveendran Sindhu, Sankar Vani, Sukumaran Rajeev Kumar, Ashok Pandey and Parameswaran Binod. Evaluation of polymeric adsorbent resins for efficient detoxification of liquor generated during acid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (2013), 51:1012-1017.
  9. Varghese Elizabeth Preeti, Soolamkandath Variem Sandhya, Mathiyazhakan Kuttiraja, Raveendran Sindhu, Sankar Vani, Sukumaran Rajeev Kumar, Ashok Pandey and Parameswaran Binod,. An evaluation of chemical pretreatment methods for improving enzymatic saccharification of chili post harvest residue. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2012), 167: 1489-1500.
  10. Sankar Vani, Parameswaran Binod, Mathiyazhakan Kuttiraja, Raveendran Sindhu, Soolamkandath Variem Sandhya, Varghese Elizabeth Preeti, Rajeev Kumar Sukumaran and Ashok Pandey. Energy requirement for alkali assisted microwave and high pressure reactor pretreatments of cotton plant residue and its hydrolysis for fermentable sugar production for biofuel application. Bioresource Technology (2012), 112:300-307.
  11. Raveendran Sindhu, Mathiyazhakan Kuttiraja, Parameswaran Binod, Varghese Elizabeth Preeti, Soolankandath Variem Sandhya, Sankar Vani, Rajeev Kumar Sukumaran and Ashok Pandey. Surfactant assisted acid pretreatment of sugarcane tops for bioethanol production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2012), 167:1513-1526.
  12. Mathiyazhakan Kuttiraja, Raveendran Sindhu, Preeti Elizabeth Varghese, Soolankandath Variem Sandhya, Parameswaran Binod, Sankar Vani, Ashok Pandey and Rajeev Kumar Sukumaran. Bioethanol production from bamboo (Dendrocalamus sp.) process waste. Biomass and Bioenergy (2013), 59:142-150.
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 Professional Interests
Marine Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Phytoplankton-bacterial association, Aquaculture
 Professional Membership
Life Member of The Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI) [LM - 988]
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