Faculty

Ph. D. (Dairy Microbiology) from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana.

M. Tech. (Dairy Microbiology) from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana.

B. Tech. (Dairy Science and Technology) from Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Keralam.

Lactic acid Bacteria

Bioactive Peptides 

Probiotics

Proteomics

Assistant Professor (DAIRY MICROBIOLOGY)

Period: Jan 2026 -present

Dairy Extension Officer

• Period: June 2023-Jan 2026
• Office: State Dairy Laboratory (NABL accredited  in Food and Water) Dairy Development Department, Government of Kerala

Dairy Extension Officer (on deputation to KVASU)

• Period: 2018- 2023
• Offices: College of Dairy Science and Technology, Kolahalamedu, Idukki,.
• College of Dairy Science and Technology, Kaimanom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala.

Dairy Extension Officer

• Period: Jan2018- July 2018
• Office: DESU, Manathavady, Wayanad, Dairy Development Department, Government of Kerala.

Dairy Extension Officer

• Period: 2016 May-2016 June
• Office: DESU, Manjeswaram, Kasargod, Dairy Development Department, Government of Kerala

1. Best Poster Award- First Prize -2^nd Pai (Probiotic Association of India) Conference with an International Symposium on ‘Probiotics and Microbiome-Gut and Beyond” on 3-4 Nov 2014, New Delhi.
2. Best Poster Award- Third prize for 44^th Dairy Industry Conference Make in India: Dairying 2030 held at ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal during 18-20 February 2016 and 46^th Dairy Industry Conference Dairying: Sufficiency to Efficiency held at Kochi, Kerala.
3. Obtained 15^th rank in ICAR-JRF Examination held during April, 2012.
4. Topper in Ph. D. from Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-NDRI during 2021 and topper (third place) in B. Tech (Dairy Science and Technology) from Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University during academic year 2007-2012.
5. Nominated for Best thesis (M. Tech. and Ph. D) from Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-NDRI.
6. Awarded ICAR-NDRI scholarship for M.Tech and Ph. D. (Dairy Microbiology).

• Laboratory Quality Management system and Internal Audit as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017
• Method Validation/Verification as per ISO 16140 and Measurement Uncertainity as per ISO 19036 and ISO 29201in Microbiology
• Microbiological analysis of Food and water and Chemical Analysis of Water as per A.O.A.C/BAM/IS/ISO
• HACCP Food Safety Management System 22000: 2005- Internal auditor training.

Research articles:

1. Panicker, A. S., Ali, S. A., Anand, S., Panjagari, N. R., Kumar, S., Mohanty, A. K., & Behare, P. V. (2018). Evaluation of some in vitro probiotic properties of Lactobacillus fermentum Strains. Journal of food science and technology, 55(7), 2801-2807.

2. Panicker, A. S., Behare, P. V., Munjal, K., Kumar, S., Naru, J., Singh, S., ... & Mohanty, A. K. (2015). Differential proteome study of putative probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum Bif-19 strain in response to bile stress. J Proteins Proteomics, 6(2), 197-210.

3. Mohan, J., Lule, V., Panicker, A. S., Tomar, S. K., & Behare, P. V. (2018). Production and preparation of organic zinc enriched Lactobacillus fermentum SR4 biomass containing dahi.

4. Aiswarya,V.G., Rachana,C.R., Rejeesh,R., Aiswarya,S.P., Rajkumar,S.N., Divya,M.P. and Rahila,M.P. 2023. Effect of differential heat treatments on antibacterial activity of fermented goat milk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 54(1):105-114

5. Anusha, K., Aiswarya, P. S., Kumari, M., Surajit, M., & Kumar, T. S. (2025). Formulation of peptides rich fermented dairy beverage with multiple targets against diabetes using a proteolytic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NCDC 24. Research Journal of Biotechnology Vol, 20, 9.

Book chapters:

1. Panicker, A. S., Misha Madhavan, M., & Solanki, H. (2020). Extending the horizons of dairying to the common man: an Indian perspective. In Dairy Processing: Advanced Research to Applications (pp. 327-350). Singapore: Springer Singapore.

2. Panicker, A. S., Rahila, M. P., Chandran, A., & Mandal, S. (2026). Production, characterization and biofunctional properties of novel peptides from goat milk. In Non-Bovine Milk Derived Bioactive Peptides (pp. 191-214). Academic Press.

Review Article:

1. Relevance of Proteomics studies in Probiotics.