Faculty

• MVSc; PhD; PGDIPR
• Dip. ICVP (Diplomate Indian College of Veterinary Pathologists) International Modular Course in Regulatory Toxicologic Pathology

Completed

As Principal Investigator

• Title of the Project: Molecular diagnosis of rabies in wild and domestic animals

1. Project Number: RSP/17-18/VII -10
2. Outlay : Rs. 5, 000, 00
3. Funding Agency: State Plan, Govt. of Kerala (2017-18)
4. Amount sanctioned for the project during 2017-18 : Rs.2, 00,000. /-

• Title: Screening and Diagnosis of Fish and Aquatic animal diseases

1. Outlay : Rs. 8,000,00
2. Funding Agency: State Plan, Govt. of Kerala (2016-17) Amount sanctioned for the project during 2014-15 : Rs.5, 00,000. /-
3. Duration : One year

• Title : Molecular characterization of infectious agents of zoonotic importance from brain and other tissue materials from domestic and wild animals

1. Project No/Code: RSP/16-17 VI-13
2. Outlay :Rs. 15, 25, 000
3. Funding Agency: State Plan, Govt. of Kerala (2016-17)
4. Amount sanctioned for the project during 2016-17 : Rs.8, 00,000. /-
5. Duration : One year

• Title: Screening and Diagnosis of Brain Affection of Zoonotic Importance in Domestic and Wild Animals in Wayanad

1. Outlay : Rs.10,00,000
2. Funding Agency: State plan, Govt. of Kerala(2014-15)
3. Amount sanctioned for the project during 2014-15 : Rs.5, 00,000. /-
4. Duration : One year

• Title : Diagnosis of rabies in animals of North Kerala

1. Outlay : Rs. 2,00,000
2. Funding Agency: Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Kerala (2009-11)
3. Duration : Two years

• At Mekelle University, Ethiopia
• Title: Role of Herbal medicine in treatment of mastitis in Mekelle.

1. Outlay : 1,000 USD
2. Funding Agency: Mekelle Univesity ( 2003-04)
3. Duration : One year

• Title: Prevalence and pathology of Pneumonia in Goats in the Mekelle University Goat farm

1. Outlay : Rs. 5,000 USD
2. Funding Agency: Mekelle University ( 2003-05)
3. Duration : Two years
4. As Co-PI

• Title: Molecular characterization and histomorphological studies on viral respiratory diseases of chicken

1. Outlay : 5, 00,000
2. Funding Agency: State Plan (2016-17)
3. Duration : One year

• Title: Herbicide toxicity in fish (under KAU)

1. Outlay : Rs. 5,00,000
2. Funding Agency: Science & Technology, Kerala (2015-17)
3. Duration : Two years

• As Co-PI at Mekelle University, Ethiopia
• Title: Pathology of Epizootic lymphangitis in equines in Tigrey region

1. Outlay : Rs. 10,000 USD
2. Funding Agency: SPANA, UK
3. Duration : Two years

• Title: Prevalence & pathology of Infectious bursal disease in Tigrey region,

1. Outlay : 10,000 USD
2. Funding Agency: WHO
3. Duration : Two years

• MVSc research works – As Major Advisor

1. Patological studies and molecular detection of Neospora caninum, Ehrlichia canis and Borrelia burdorferi infection in dogs with nervous disorders
2. Occurrence and histomorphological studies on bacterial diseases in fishes of pond aquaculture in Wayanad district
3. Molecular detection and histomorphological studies on common viral diseases affecting nervous system of dogs and cats
4. Molecular detection and histomorphological studies of common viral respiratory infections in chicken
5. Toxicopathological evaluation of copper in broiler chicken

• As Major advisor of Research works of PG Diploma in One Health students

1. Screening and diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis in cats in and around Wayanad, Wayanad.
2. Detection of rabies in ruminants in North Kerala region.
    

Ongoing

• MVSc Research Projects

1. Age related changes in the expression of tau protein in brain of dogs by immunohistochemistry (2019
2. Expression of Toll like receptor-3 in brain and salivary gland of rabid dogs by immunohistochemistry (2018)
3. Correlation of the clinical manifestations with pathophysiological changes in brain samples positive for rabies based on the expression of neuronal markers (2018)
    

• September, 2019, onwards- Course Director, PG Diploma in Toxicological Pathology of KVASU.
• January, 2013 – August 2019): Coordinator of Indian certificate (CertLAM) Course of University of Guelph, Canada .
• July 2008 onwards- Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, COVAS, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala
• August 2006 –July 2008: Veterinary Surgeon, Department of Animal Husbandry
• July 2004 –July 2006: Head, Department of Pathobiology &Infectious Disease, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
• Nov 2002-July 2004: Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
• May 1992- Nov 2002, Veterinary Surgeon, Department of Animal Husbandry.

Administrative works at KVASU

• Course Director, PG Diploma in Toxicological Pathology of KVASU( 2019 onwards
• Co-ordinator of Indian certificate (CertLAM) Course of University of Guelph, Canada.
• Programme officer, National Service Scheme (2013-14)
• Co ordinator, Integrated Health Programme, Kerala Vet. & Ani. Sciences University (2014-15).
• Assistant Warden, Ladies Hostel, CoVAS, Pookode(2011-15)
   

• Certificate of Appreciation for services extended as Expert Panel during conduct of 10th Kerala Veterinary Science Congress, 2018
• Best Poster Award in Diagnostic Oncology in the South zone IAVP Conference at Pookode (2012)
• Appreciation certificate from Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists for successful conduct of South zone IAVP Conference at Pookode (2012)
• Appreciation Award from the KAU for the external aided project on Diagnosis of rabies in North Kerala (2010)
• Appreciation letter from the FAO for the study of IBD in Mekelle, Ethiopia (2005)

Seminars /Workshops/training attended

• Work shop and Seminar in association with Kerala Swadeshi Science Congress-2020
• WHO & IVA- Kerala Veterinarians summit on Antimicrobial resistance, 2ND September, 2019 at Le Meredian, Ernakulam.
• Refresher training course on Newer perspective in dairy farm management for enhancing productivity at KVASU, Base Farm, Kolahalamedu, Idukki. 03/07/2019 t0 18/07/2019
• HRD Training by KVASU at CVAS, Pookode-2019
• JAX Seminars on Animal Health and Colony Management at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, 30/05/2017
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) Workshop on electromicroscopy at 2nd Annual conference of Neuropathology Society of India 21/04/2017 at NIMHANS, Bangalore
• ICAR Winter School on Advances in Molecular Biology for Diagnosis and control of infectious diseases. Dec 1-21, 2016 at Dept. of Biotechnology & Microbiology, CVS & AH, SK Nagar, Dantiwada Agricultural University, Gujrat.
• FICCI Higher Education Summit- 2013 at New Delhi
• Orientation training for NSS Programme Officers, Cochin, Kerala. December 4-10, 2013.
• International workshop on Respiratory toxicology. Pookode, Wayanad. October 15, 2013
• National symposium on advances and application of diagnostic pathology for disease management in livestock, poultry, pet, fish, laboratory animal and wild life. Bhubaneswar , Odisha. 21-23, November, 2013
• CL Davis Satellite Seminar on Pathology of diseases of Poultry, Avian wildlife and pet birds. Bhubaneswar , Odisha. 21st , November, 2013
• Orientation Programme by UGC. 3/1/13 to 31/01/13 at Academic Staff College, Kannur University
• Academic Leadership for Excellence. 30/10/12 to 01/11/12 Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK)
• “A practical short course on Infectious disease modeling” 17-19, June, 2012, Bangkok, Thailand.Organised by Harvard School pf Public health, John Hopkins Bloomberg school pf public health and Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit.
• International workshop Toxicologic Pathology from Oct. 29 - Nov. 3, 2011 at Chennai
• International Seminar on neurotoxicological pathology and National workshop on Vet.Laboratory Medicine and 17th and 18th, August, Thiruvanantahapuram, 2011
• Satellite seminar on Evolving role of Pathology in pharmaceutical Non-clinical Safety assessment, Paradigm shift, Globalization and GLP compliance, CL.Davis Foundation, USA, November 2010
• ICAR Winter school training on Newer concepts and techniques in molecular and patho-anatomical diagnosis of farm animals, poultry, wild life and laboratory anial diseases from 01-21st October , 2010.
• Course on Descriptive Pathology sponsored by Armed Forces Institute of Pathology & CL Davis DVM Foundation of USA, at VIMTA Labs, Hyderabad, 2-6 April, 2010

• ICAR sponsored Training programme on Necropsy technique and Histopathological Interpretation as aid in animal and poultry disease diagnosis at IVRI, from 09- 15, February, 2009

• DST sponsored workshop for young scientists on Live cell functional imaging and Neurotransmitters receptors functional regulation, at Centre for Neuroscience, Dept.of Biotechnology, CUSAT, Cochin, 15-17, December, 2008

• International Symposium on Quality Assurance in Pathology and Disease diagnosis and Satellite seminar on Descriptive Gross and Microscopic Veterinary Pathology in Necropsy, Biopsy and Certification Examination by CL Davis Foundation, USA at IVRI, 10-12 November, 2008
• International Seminar on Recent Developments in Stem Cell Research, sponsored by CSIR, DBT and DST at Payyanur, 21-23 August, 2008.

• ICAR sponsored Training Programme under Niche Area Project On Diagnosis and Prophylaxis of Economically Important Diseases of Farm Animals & Poultry held at Division of Pathology IVRI, Izatnagar,UP from 25/02/2008 to 29/02/2008

• Training Course On Diagnosis and Prophylaxis of Economically Important Diseases of Farm Animals & Poultry held at Division of Pathology IVRI, Izatnagar,UP from 25/02/2008 to 29/02/2008
• National Seminar On Experimental Pathology –Stem Cells In Regenerative Medicine held at Sree ChitraTirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology(SCTMST)Bio Medical Technology Wing,Trivandrum during Jan 24-25,2007
• International Seminar on Proteomics & Nanotechnology at Tucson, Arizona,USAduringDecember 3-5, 2006
• National Seminar On Experimental Pathology –Stem Cells In Regenerative Medicine held at Sree ChitraTirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology(SCTMST)Bio Medical Technology Wing,Trivandrum during Jan 24-25,2007

• National Symposium on Newer concepts in diagnostic Veterinary Pathology and Toxicopathology with special emphasis on Indian Systems of medicine and Satellite seminar on the Pathology of Emerging Zoonoses and transboundarydisesase of animals at Chennai, India during 27-29 December 2006
• National Seminar on Emerging Diseases at Chennai, India during 29-30 December 2006
• One day workshop on Rabies control by APCRI, 28th Sept, 2009
• Computer Training on office automation , a Course on Windows, MS-Office 2000 & Internet Conducted By Institute of Management in Government, Regional Centre, Cochin from 21/01/2008 to 1/2/2008.
• State Level Training on Leadership & Teamwork ByKearala State Veterinary Council from 22/10/2007 TO 24/10/2007.
• Workshop on Farm Journalism By Kerala Veterinary Council & Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala from 22/02/2007 TO 23/02/2007.
• Symposium on Care & Management of Experimental Animals-The Present Scenario By SCTMST,Thiruvanathapuram from 15/02/2007 to 16/02/2007.
   

Books / Book chapters

• Co-author-Model Training Document-2020
• Under publication -Pevishabadhayum samaana rogangalum ( KVASU)
• Compiled Practical Manual for Systemic Pathology, VPP 221, Dept. of Vet. Pathology, CoVAS, Pookode
• Assisted for Splanchnology Atlas and Practical Manual (Parts I-IV) for Department of Veterinary Anatomy, y, CoVAS, Pookode
• Compiled Practical Manual for Special Pathology, VPP 321, Dept of Vet. Pathology, CoVAS, Pookode
• Compiled Manual on Advanced Veterinary Laboratory Techniques , 2012. KVASUS Sponsored by Animal Husbandry Department
• Compiled Compendium on wild life diseases and diagnostic oncology, 2011. Kerala Veterinary and Animals Science University
   

Research Paper

• Prasanna KS. 2020. Pathology and zoonotic potential of Aeromonas infection in fresh water pond fish. In the Proceedings of Kerala Swadeshi Shastra Congress-2020
• Krupa TL. Prasanna, KS. Prejit., Anoopraj, R.and Ajith JG. 2020. Physicochemical and bacteriological analysis of water quality of fresh water ponds in Wayanad district, Kerala, India. The Pharma Innovation J. 9 (1) 284-289
• Nikhil Rao., Pradeep. M., Hamza. P. Prasanna. KS. Anoopraj R. and Ajith JG. 2020. Histological grading of hepatic amyloidosis in ducks. Indian J.Vet.Pathol. 44(2) 101-103
• Prasanna KS 2019. Fish as an experimental animal for toxicological pathology. In Proceedings of Veterinary Pathology Congress-2019
• Vidyarani H. B Prasanna KS., Ajith Jacob George, Bipin KC., 2019 Screening for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in dogs showing neurological signs in Wayanad region, Kerala. Ind. J. Nat. Sci. 10(56)