ZSI Scientist Profile

Dr. S. BALAKRISHNAN

Scientist - E

Highest Academic degree

Ph.D. in Marine Biology & Oceanography [2013]

Department/Division

Zoological Survey of India, Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, Digha

Email Address

marugalbalu82@gmail.com

balakrishnan.ss@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

+91 9943990098 / 7063221720

Area of Expertise

Zoology, Marine Biology, Coastal and Marine Biodiversity

Experience after Ph.D.

9 years

Significant Achievements

• New records to India: Fishes (2 spp.); Parasite (2 spp.) & Mollusca (1 sp.)
• Established “DNA Molecular Biosystematics Laboratory” at ZSI, MARC, Digha
• DNA barcodes developed for 12 marine faunal groups.

Mentorship

Supervising 02 Ph.D. students (West Bengal State University & Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University) and 14 M.Sc., internship students supervised in Marine Biology research

Research Focus

• Taxonomy and classification of coastal and marine Polychaetes and Crusteancens
• Species diversity and distribution patterns of coastal and marine fauna.
• Monitoring and maintenance of live specimens at marine aquarium
• Molecular and morphological studies on coastal and marine faunal groups.

Publications

ResearchGate profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr_Srinivasan_Balakrishnan

Social Media

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