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Dr. Anju  Varghese Dr. Anju Varghese
Designation: - Assistant Professor
Address: - Assistant Professor,Department of Veterinary Parasitology College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala Veterinary And Animal Sciences University, Lakkidi, P.O., Wayanad District-673576 Kerala, India
Mobile No: - 8690637955
Email ID: - anju@kvasu.ac.in

Educational Qualifications

Sl. No:

Degree

Year

Subject

University/Institution

% of marks

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Ph.D

2009-2015

Veterinary Parasitology

Indian Veterinary

86%

 

 

 

 

Research Institute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

M.V.Sc

2007-2009

Veterinary Parasitology

Indian Veterinary

 

 

 

 

 

Research Institute

85%

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

B.V.Sc

2001-2007

Basic subjects of

Kerala Agricultural

 

 

 

 

Veterinary science and

University

82%

 

 

 

Animal husbandry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Experience

Sl.

Positions

Name of the

From

To

Pay Scale

No.

held

Institute

 

 

 

1

Assistant Professor

Department of Parasitology, Vanbandhu College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, NAU, Navsari – 396450, Gujarat

03-11-2010

15-07-2015

15600-39100/-

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Assistant Professor

Department of Veterinary Parsitology, College of Veterinary  and Animal Sciences, Pookode Kerala Veterinary Animal Science  University Wayanad, Lakkidi P. O- 673576, Kerala

16-07-2015

Till date

Academic Level 12 with rationalized basic pay of Rs.104100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awards

Sl No

Name of the Award/

Awarding Agency

Year

1

Young Investigator’s programme in Biotechnology (YIPB) by KSCSTE

Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment

( KSCSTE)

 

2023

1

Best paper award in the Kerala Veterinary Science congress held during (9th to 11 th November, 2019) at Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University campus, Pookode

Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala

2019

 

 

 

 

2

Best paper award for the young scientists in the 28th Kerala Science Congress, held during 28th to 30th January at Calicut University campus, Kerala. Award along with a  contingent grant of Rs. 100000/- for carrying out the project on Molecular diagnosis of Babesiagibsoni infection in canines as a of part of

( KSCSTE- Best Paper Award Scheme)

 

 

Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment

( KSCSTE)

 

2016

3

 

 

 

 

J. P Dubey Young scientist award in the 25th National congress of Veterinary Parasitology held at Chennai from 17- 19thFebruary, 2016.

 

Indian Association of Advancement in Veterinary Parasitology

2016

4

Best poster awardin the 32nd annual conference of Indian Poultry Science Association and National symposium (Co- author)

Indain Poultry Science Association, Kerala,Chapter

2015

5

 

 

 

2012

 

Best research article award in the 22nd National congress of Veterinary Parasitology held at DUVASU, Mathura from 15- 17th March, 2012 

Indian Association of Advancement in Veterinary Parasitology

 

6

Best poster award by in the 22nd National congress of Veterinary Parasitology held at DUVASU, Mathura from 15- 17th March 2012  (Co-author)

 

Indian Association of Advancement in Veterinary Parasitology

2012

7

National Eligibility (N.E.T) in the

ICAR

2010

 

discipline of Paraclinical Veterinary

 

 

 

Sciences

 

 

8

National Eligibility Test (N.E.T.) in Life

CSIR

2009

 

Sciences

 

 

9

Fellowship for PhD programme

IVRI

2009

10

Junior Research Fellowship

ICAR

2007

 

Trainings

1. XXIII National Training programme for 21 days on Different approaches for control of parasitic diseases of large and small ruminants, organized by  CAFT in Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, KVAFSSU Regional campus, Hebbal from 20-11-2019 to 10-12-2019

2. UGCsponsored Orientation programme at Kannur university from from 21-02-2018 to 20-03-2018 ( 28 days)

3. XXIII National Training programme for 21 days on Different approaches for control of parasitic diseases of large and small ruminants, organized by  CAFT in Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, KVAFSSU Regional campus, Hebbal from 14-11-2017 to 04-12-2017

 

Publications

1. Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A., Kumar, K.G.A., Nandini, A., Kumar, G.S., Hembram, P.K., Dinesh, C.N., Juliet, S., Vergis, J., Sindhu, O.K. and Ravindran, R., 2023. Evaluation of recombinant Babesia gibsoni thrombospondin-related adhesive protein (BgTRAP) for the sero-diagnosis of canine babesiosis. Experimental Parasitology, 254, p.108621.

2.  Amrutha, B.M., Kumar, K.G.A., Kurbet, P.S., Varghese, A., Deepa, C.K., Pradeep,

R.K., Nimisha, M., Asaf, M., Juliet, S., Ravindran, R. and Ghosh, S., 2023.

Morphological and molecular characterization of Rhipicephalus microplus and

Rhipicephalus annulatus from selected states of southern India. Ticks and Tick-

borne Diseases. 14(2):102086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102086.

3. Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A., Bora, C.A.F., Kumar, K.G.A., John, L., Asaf, M.,

Chulliparambil, S. and Ravindran, R., 2023. Phylogenetic analysis of Babesia gibsoni

isolates of south India using apical membrane antigen, 50 kDa surface antigen, and 70

kDa heat shock protein genes. Experimental Parasitology, 246: 108461.

4. Ravindran, R., Hembram, P.K., Kumar, G.S., Kumar, K.G.A., Deepa, C.K. and

Varghese, A., 2023. Transovarial transmission of pathogenic protozoa and rickettsial

organisms in ticks. Parasitology Research, 122(3): 691-704.

5. Hembram, P.K., Kumar, G. S., Kumar, K. G. A.,  Deepa, C. K., Varghese, A., Bora, C. A. F., Nandini, A., Malangmei, L., Kurbet, P.S., Dinesh, C.N., Juliet, S.,  Ghosh, S. And  Ravindran, R. 2022. Molecular detection of pathogens in the ova and unfed larvae of Rhipicephalus annulatus and Haemaphysalis bispinosa ticks infesting domestic cattle of south India. Acta Tropica, 235 : 106656.

6. Bora, C. A. F., Varghese, A., Deepa, C. K., Nandini, A.,  Malangmei, L., Kumar, K. G. A.,  Raina, O. K., John, L., Prasanna, P., Asaf, M., Kumar, G. S., Hembram, P.K.,Vergis, J., Juliet, S. and  Ravindran, R. 2022. Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the thrombospondin-related adhesive protein gene of Babesia gibsoni isolates in dogs in South India. Parasitology International, 86: 102477

7. Nandini, A., Varghese, A., Bora, C. A. F., Deepa, C. K., Malangmei, L., Raina, O. K., Verma, M. R., Kumar, K. G. A., John, L., Asaf, M., Kumar, G. S., Hembram, P.K., Ravindran, R. 2021. Prevalence of antiToxocara canis antibodies in dogs detected with recombinant Cathepsin L1 and TES26 antigens in three states of India. Acta Parasitologica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-021-00464 8. Malangmei, L., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Nandini, A., Bora, C.A.F., Varghese, A., Amrutha, B.M., Kurbet, P.S., Pradeep, R.K., Nimisha, M., Deepa, C.K. John, L. and Ravindran, R. 2020. Molecular Characterisation of Haemoparasites and Haemoplasmas Infecting Domestic Cats of southern India. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7:  1178p. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.597598

9. Nimisha, M., Devassy, J.K., Pradeep, R.K., Pakideery, V., Sruthi, M.K., Pious, A., Kurbet, P.S., Amrutha, B.M., Chandrasekhar, L., Deepa, C.K. and Ajith Kumar, K.G., Varghese A, Juliet, S., Dinesh C.N., Nair S.N., Chandy, G., Ghosh, S. and Ravindran R.2019. Ticks and accompanying pathogens of domestic and wild animals of Kerala, South India. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 79: 1-19.

10. Pradeep, R.K., Nimisha,M., Pakideery,V., Johns, J., Chandy,G., Nair,S., Chandrasekhar, L., Ajithkumar, K.G., Deepa, C.K., Varghese, A. and  Ravindran, R. 2019. Whether Dirofilaria repens parasites from South India belong to zoonotic Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis (Dirofilaria sp. hongkongensis)? Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 67:121–125.

11. Pradeep, R.K., Nimisha, M., Sruthi, M. K.,Pakideery, V., Amrutha, B.M., Kurbet, P.S., Kumar, K.G.A.,Varghese, A., Deepa, C.K., Dinesh, C.N.,  Chandrasekhar, L., Juliet, S.,  Pradeepkumar, P.R., Ravishankar, C.,  Ghosh, S. and  Ravindran, R. 2019. Molecular characterization of South Indian field isolates of bovine Babesia spp. and Anaplasma spp. Parasitology Research. 118:617–630.

12. Angeline, F. B., Anju, V., Nandini, A., Malangmei, L., Preena, P., Deepa, C.K., Amrutha, B.M., Prashant, S.K., Pradeep, R.K.,Nimisha, M., Ajith Kumar, K.G.,  Lijo, J. and Ravindran, R. 2019. Molecular detection of VirB9 gene of Ehrlichia canis in dogs of Northern Kerala. .Indian Journal of Natural Sciences.10: 17607-17612.

13. Nandini, A., Anju, V., C. Angeline F. B., Malangmei, L., Deepa, C.K., Ajith Kumar, K.G., Ravindran, R., Muhasin Asaf, A.,   Lijo, John., Prashant S. K., Amrutha, B.M., Pradeep, R.K. and Nimisha, M. 2019. Expression of Recombinant Toxocara Canis Excretory Secretory Antigen (TES-26) in Escherichia Coli. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences.10: 17930-1793

14.Rialch, A., Raina, O.K., Tigga, M.N., Anandanarayanan, A., Ganaie, Z.A., Aftab, A., Lalrinkima, H., Singh, M.N., Varghese, A., Samanta, S. and Banerjee, P.S. 2018. Evaluation of Echinococcus granulosus recombinant EgAgB8/1, EgAgB8/2 and EPC1 antigens in the diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis in buffaloes. Veterinary Parasitology. 252:29-34.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Anandanarayanan, A., Raina, O.K., Lalrinkima, H., Rialch, A., Sankar, M. and Varghese, A. 2017. RNA interference in: Establishing and optimization of experimental RNAi in the newly excysted juveniles of the fluke. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 1211:e0006109

15. Varghese, A., Raina, O.K., Chandra D., Kelawala, N.H., Solanki, J. B., Kumar, N., Ravindran, R., Arun, A., Rialch, A., Lalrinkima, H., Kelawala R. N. and Samanta, S. 2017. Sero-detection of Toxocara canis infection in human with T.canis recombinant arginine kinase, cathepsin L-1 and TES-26 antigens. Acta Parasitologica. 62: 775- 778

16. Lalrinkima, H., Raina, O.K., Chandra, D., Jacob, S.S., Bauri, R.K., Chandra, S., Yadav, H.S., Singh, M.N., Rialch, A., Varghese, A., Banerjee, P.S., Kaur N. and Sharma, A. 2015. Isolation and characterization of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase in Fasciola gigantica. Experimental Parasitology. 151-152: 1- 7.

17. Kumar, N., Kumar, S and Varghese, A. Kinetics of Fasciola gigantica Antibody Response in Naturally Infected Bovine. 2016. Journal of Animal Research. 6: 393- 399.


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