Dhanya Pulikkottil Rajan Author & Editor

Prof Dr. Saleena Mathew has got over 35 years of research experience of which 30 years of teaching at Post Graduate level. Was Director, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science & Technology for one term of 3 years from 2005 to 2008 and retired from the University as Professor in 2016.For the last 27 years of service, was engaged in teaching and research in the field of Fish Processing Technology and Fish Biochemistry at the School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science & Technology and catered trained personnel for the seafood industry. Is a recognized guide of Cochin University of Science and Technology for the last 25 years. Served as expert member and chairperson of various Scientific and Academic Bodies of Cochin University of Science & Technology and as expert member for various programs of other universities and research institutes. Was appointed as Associate member of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy in 1998 and has visited Argentina, Italy and other foreign countries as part of research work. Has coordinated and conducted various symposia, workshops and training programs at the School in the field of fish processing, quality assurance and food safety. Has got more than 50 research publications in the specialized areas of biochemistry, fish preservation and bioactive substances from fish and fish discards.

Dr. Maya Raman is presently working as Associate Professor (Meat and Fish Processing), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Cochin. She graduated in Botany, and received her M.Sc. (Industrial Fisheries) and Ph.D. Degree from School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India in 2006. Her doctoral area of study was in Fish Biochemistry and Fish Processing Technology. She also worked as Post doc at Applied Nutrition and Food Chemistry, Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University with the scholarship from Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Windows Lot 15 Programme. She also worked as Women Scientist at Indian Institute of Technology Madras with the Women Scientist Scheme (WOS-A) Funding by Department of Science and Technology, India. She was selected as Young Student Speaker IFCON 2003 by Association of Food Scientists and Technologists, India. She also worked as faculty at Department of Food Science and Technology, MACFAST, as certified Technologist (Export Inspection Authority, India) at Koluthara Exports Limited, and as Research Officer at NGIL, India. She has 17 peer-reviewed publications to her credit and has published a book and 8 book chapters. She has also presented in 14 papers at national and international symposia/ conferences. Her area of expertise is fish biochemistry (collagen), fish processing technology, nutrition and health (cancer), nanotechnology, bioactive marine compounds, dietary fibers (cereal, vegetable, marine algae) and colon cancer (in vitro and in vivo), molecular modelling and dynamics, gut simulation techniques, drug encapsulation, hydrogels, antimicrobial biodegradable food wraps etc. She is also life member of AFST(I), SOFT(I), SASNET, member of ACS. She also qualified NET conducted by ASRB in 2001. A patent on hydrogel from cyclic beta-glucan for cosmetics/ food applications has also been filed in 2016.  

Dr. Manjusha Kalarikkathara Parameswaran graduated in Zoology at the St. Teresa’s college Ernakulam and attained the M Sc. in Biochemistry from School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University in 2002. She qualified the joint UGC- CSIR National Eligibility Test (NET) in 2002 and was awarded Junior Research Fellowship (2004-2009). She has also qualified the NET (Plant Biochemistry) conducted by ASRB-ICAR in 2018. She was awarded the Ph.D. in Marine Sciences (Biochemistry) for the studies pertaining to the bioactive potential of glycosaminoglycan’s in cephalopods from School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT), India, in 2011. She has worked as faculty in Biochemistry at Mar Athanasius College Kothamangalam, St. Mary’s College Thiruvalla, School of Aquatic Food Products and Technology – Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) and at the Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry – School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT. She is a lifetime member of the Society of Marine Biologists (SOMB) and Annual member of the Society of Fishery Technologists - India (SOFT-I). She has published three papers and presented six articles in various National and International conferences. Her research interests are Marine bio actives, Biopolymer hydrogels.

Dr. Dhanya Pulikkottil Rajan is presently working as Assistant Professor at M.E.S Asmabi College, Thrissur. She also worked as faculty at School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and St.Albert’s College, Ernakulam.  She is a post-graduate in Industrial Fisheries from CUSAT and holds doctoral degree in Marine Sciences. Her doctoral study investigated the effects of spice oleoresins in microbial decontamination and their potential application in quality stabilization of tuna (Euthynnus affinis) during storage. She has qualified National Eligibility Test under Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 2013 and is a Lifetime member of Society for Fishery Technologist (India). She has 5 years of teaching and 4 years of research experience in the field of fish processing. She had worked as certified Technologist at CAP Seafoods, Kerala, before pursuing research. Her research interests include biopreservation, enhancement of safety and sensory qualities, value addition and microbial spoilage of seafood products by psychrotrophic and histamine forming bacteria. She has presented/ published 14 research papers in various international and national journals/conferences and published one book chapter.