Faculty

1. Application of genomics and bioinformatics for improving the productivity and general health

    of farm animals

2. Genetic Diversity studies

3. Genomic Selection

4. Behavioural Genetics

5. Disease Genetics

1. Obtained special training on ‘Laboratory Animal Science’ dealing with lab animal handling and on legislature and regulations as well as ethical aspects regarding animal experiments, at the Unit for Comparative Physiology and Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden- December 2007
2. ICAR Winter School on “Omic Technologies and modern breeding approaches for conservation and productivity enhancement of indigenous cattle resources”, at ICAR-CIRC, Meerut, India from Nov 1-21, 2017
3. Attended Summer Course in ChIP seq (wet lab) and basic functional genome analysis (Study load 40 hrs equivalent to 1.5 ECTS) at The Graduate School, Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands from June 25^th to 29^th, 2018
4. Attended International seminar on the topic “New opportunities for conservation genetics with genome wide information” at Wageningen, Netherlands- December 2008
5. Delivered an oral presentation on the topic “Selection on Drd4 Haplotypes in a Natural Great Tit Population in relation to Personality” at Netherlands Institute of Ecology – July 2009
6. National Seminar – “KAPILA FEST” on “Green Economics and Desi Cows” – Participated and made an oral presentation on the topic “The A2 Milk and its implications in the Dairy Sector”, at CMS College, Kottayam, Kerala – May 2016
7. National Symposium and Annual Convention, organized by the “Society for Conservation of Domestic Animal Biodiversity” – Participated and presented a Poster- February 2017
8. National Conference on “Impact of Climate change on Livestock based Livelihood systems” organized by NABARD, BIRD and KVASU at Thrissur, Kerala April 2017

RESOURCE PERSON AND COURSE COORDINATOR

1.Training faculty – “Hands on training programme on Introduction to Bioinformatics tools”  conducted by CASAGB, Mannuthy- 4 trainings – May – June 2015  

2. Training Faculty - “Hands on training programme on Introduction to Bioinformatics tools” conducted by SAAPB, Mannuthy – August 2016 

3. Course Coordinator and Training Faculty - “Hands on training on Introduction to Bioinformatics tools” , conducted  by School of Applied Animal Production and Biotechnology, COVAS,           Mannuthy- Aug 2016  

4.Course Coordinator and Training Faculty - “Hands on training on Basic Molecular Biology Techniques organized by Centre for Advanced Studies in Animal Genetics and Breeding –              December 2016  

5. Course Coordinator and Training Faculty- “Hands on training on Basic Molecular Biology Techniques and Introduction to Bioinformatics tools” organized by School of Applied Animal Production and Biotechnology, COVAS, Mannuthy- July 2017

6. Course Coordinator and Training Faculty - Two weeks “Hands on training on Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Tools for Advanced Life Science Research” - conducted  by School of  Applied Animal Production and Biotechnology, COVAS, Mannuthy- October 2017

7. Course Coordinator and Training Faculty - Two weeks “Hands on training on Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Tools for Advanced Life Science Research” - conducted  by School of Applied Animal Production and Biotechnology, COVAS, Mannuthy- May 2018 

 Details of Projects Handled

 Principal Investigatorship- State Plan Fund 2016-17: 

1. Genomic Screening for Structural Variants Associated with fertility traits in dairy cattle of Kerala –Outlay- 9 Lakhs, Duration- One year
2. Characterization and SNP analysis of candidate genes for lean meat production ability in Murrah buffaloes – Outlay 5 Lakhs, Duration- One year
3. Ensuring breed purity and augmenting marketing facilities for dairy products and byproducts from indigenous dwarf cattle maintained by farmers of Kerala –Outlay 10 Lakhs- 2017 & 2018 Continuing

 Major Advisor- MSc Animal Biotechnology

1. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and gene expression studies of selected candidate genes related to pecking in chicken.(2017)
2. Characterization and expression profiling of candidate genes associated with egg production in White Leghorn chicken.(2018)

Minor Advisor- MVSc - AGB

1. Screening candidate genes associated with temperament traits in Vechur cattle (2017)   

i) ERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLARSHIP awarded by the EUROPEAN UNION in the year 2007

ii) NET- Qualified for CSIR NET IN THE YEAR 2009 AND ASRB NET in the year 2012

iii) Doctoral Fellowhsip- KU Leuven, Belgium in the year 2019

Trainings and Orientation programmes attended

1. Obtained special training on ‘Laboratory Animal Science’ dealing with lab animal handling and on legislature and regulations as well as ethical aspects regarding animal experiments, at the Unit for Comparative Physiology and Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden- December 2007
2. Training Programme on “Role of Livestock, Poultry and Fisheries in Food Security” at State Agriculture Management and Extension Training Institute, Dept. of Agriculture, Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram- June 2013
3. ICAR Winter School Refresher Training on “Omic Technologies and modern breeding approaches for conservation and productivity enhancement of indigenous cattle resources”, at ICAR-CIRC, Meerut, India from Nov 1-21, 2017
4. Attended Summer Course in ChIP seq (wet lab) and basic functional genome analysis (Study load 40 hrs equivalent to 1.5 ECTS) at The Graduate School, Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands from June 25^th to 29^th, 2018
5. Attended Orientation Programme on "Strategic Management of Human Resources Among Academia" at Academic Staff College, KVASU,  from 20-07-2018 to  16 -08-2018.

1. Chakkingal Bhaskaran, Bimal.; Meyermans, R.; Gorssen, W.; Maes, G.E.; Buyse. J; Janssens, S.; Buys, N (2023). The forgotten variable? Does the euthanasia method and sample storage condition influence an organisms transcriptome – A gene expression analysis on multiple tissues in pigs  –   BMC Genomics 24, 769  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09794-4   
2. Chakkingal Bhaskaran, Bimal.; Meyermans, R.; Gorssen, W.; Maes, G.E.; Janssens, S.; Buys, N (2023). A Comparative Study on the Effect of Euthanasia Methods and Sample Storage Conditions on RNA Yield and Quality in Porcine Tissues. Animals 2023, 13, 698. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040698
3. A.K. Ponnala, M. Manoj, C.B. Bimal, T.V. Aravindakshan and M.D. Pratheesh (2018). Effect Of Temperament On Conception Rate In Vechur Cattle. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association 2018, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p130-133. 4p https://jivaonline.net/archive/index.php?home/0/0/77
4. C. B. Bimal and G. Radhika (2017).  Genomic Selection – An imminent prototype change that promises progress of livestock breeding sector in India. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association (2017) Volume 15 (3)     https://www.jivaonline.net/archive/jivafiles/1545541370.pdf
5. K. Anilkumar., G. Radhika., P. Divya., C. B. Bimal and T. V Aravindakshan (2016). Evaluation of Reproductive Performance of Indigenous and Crossbred Cattle in Kerala: A Field Level Study -  Indian Journal of Veterinary and Animal Science Research (2016) Volume 45(1),pp 482-489 Jan-Feb issue https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVASR/article/view/139790
6. C. B. Bimal, K. Jasmine Rani and S. Chithrima (2016). Successful management of hepatogenus photosensitization in a crossbred cow. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association (2016) Volume 14 (1)
7. C. B. Bimal (2009) Selection for Drd4 Haplotypes in a Natural Great Tit Population in relation to Personality . – MS thesis submitted to Wageningen University              http://stud.epsilon.slu.se/7763/7/chakkingal_b_150327.pdf

8. C. B. Bimal (2006)  Polymorphism in candidate genes and their association with performance traits in graded cattle and yak”- https://nrcy.icar.gov.in/dissertationa.htm    

Abstracts/Presentations/Posters

1. Nwosu, E.U., Chakkingal Bhaskaran, B., Kowalski, E., Gorssen, W., Meyermans, R., Janssens, S., Millet, S., Aluwe, M., De Smet, S., Buys, N. (2023). Differentially expressed genes in tissues of Pietrain sired pigs challenged with high fiber/fat diet. Presented at the EAAP – 74th Annual Meeting, 2023, Lyon, France, 26 Aug 2023-01 Sep 2023. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-936-7
2. Hooyberghs, K., Goethals, S., Gorssen, W., Chapard, L., Meyermans, R., Chakkingal Bhaskaran, B., Millet, S., Janssens, S., Buys, N. (2023). Are pre-weaning piglet and sow parameters a proxy for uniformity and daily gain? – Paper presented at the EAAP – 74th Annual Meeting, 2023, Lyon, France, 26 Aug 2023-01 Sep 2023.     https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-936-7
3. Chakkingal Bhaskaran, B., Meyermans, R., Gorssen, W., Janssens, S., Buys, N. (2022). ANOXIA versus T61^® euthanasia method in pigs reveals no differential gene expression. In: 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Presented at the EAAP 2022, Porto, 05 Sep 2022-09 Sep 2022.  https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-937-4
4. Marykutty, T., Gorssen, W., Radhika, G., Chakkingal Bhaskaran, B., Venkatachalapathy, R.T., Aravindakshan, T.V., Meyermans, R., Buys, N., Janssens, S. (2020). Genetic diversity study in the Indian Attapady Black and Malabari goats using SNP data. Paper presented at the EAAP – 71st Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting 2020, 01 Dec 2020-04 Dec 2020. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-900-8  
5. A.K. Ponnala, M. Manoj, C.B. Bimal and T.V. Aravindakshan (2019). Polymorphism of Candidate Genes related To Behavioural Traits and their Association with Temperament Scores In Vechur cattle. Paper presented at the National Conference on Innovations in Animal Production for Sustainability and Doubling Farmers Income & XXVI Annual Convention of the Indian Society of Animal Production and Management 23-25 January 2019,  College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala
6. A. Ig. Barry, C. B. Bimal,  B. Chacko, Manoj, M. and T.V. Aravindakshan (2019). Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) and Gene Expression Studies of Selected Candidate Genes related to Pecking in Chicken. Paper presented at the National Conference on Innovations in Animal Production for Sustainability and Doubling Farmers Income & XXVI Annual Convention of the Indian Society of Animal Production and Management (2019) 23-25 January ,  College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala
7. M. Manoj, A. K. Ponnala., C. B. Bimal and T. V. Aravindakshan  (2017). Rate of Inbreeding in Vechur Cattle Conservation Unit - paper presented at the National Symposium on "Biodynamic Animal Farming for Management of Livestock Diversity under the Changing Global Scenario” – SOCDAB 2017, held at College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (KVASU), Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala
8. C. B. Bimal; T. V. Aravindakshan ; M. Manoj and S. Jinty (2017). Screening for a Structural Variant Associated with Fertility in Vechur And Crossbred Cattle of Kerala– paper presented at the National Symposium on "Biodynamic Animal Farming for Management of Livestock Diversity under the Changing Global Scenario” (SOCDAB-2017) held at College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (KVASU), Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala, India
9. R.T. Venkatachalapathy, C.B. Bimal, and K. Anil Kumar (2016). The A2 Milk And Its Implications In The Dairy Sector – paper presented at the National Seminar on “Green Economics and Desi Cows” –KAPILA FEST 2016, held at Kottayam, Kerala, India