International training fellowship in molecular genetics, faculty of medicine, university of malta, 1991. Unesco, mircen, wfcc, wdcm, training, developing countries contents 1. The directorgeneral of unesco, irina bokova, has announced the laureates of the unesco equatorial guinea international prize for research in the life sciences for 2017. Biotechnological activities of the mircens history. Unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, nitte university, mangalore, india binternational consultant, fao, rome, italy abstract a peep into the ways global systems have impacted. Huq is a fellow of the american academy of microbiology faam since 1999, and has served as director of the university of marylandunesco microbiology resource center mircen 19992005. Unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, department of fishery microbiology. Recombinant ferritin protein protects penaeus monodon infected by pathogenic vibrio harveyi biswajit maiti, rekha khushiramani, anuj tyagi, iddya karunasagar, indrani karunasagar department of fishery microbiology, unesco microbial resource centre mircen for marine biotechnology, karnataka veterinary, animal and fisheries sciences university.
Open letter from world scientists to all governments. Indrani karunasagar, unesco mircen for marine biotechnology. Here, we report a draft genome sequence of multidrug resistant salmonella weltevreden 9 isolated from seafood. Rafi ahmed kidwai award for research excellence from icar and unesco biotechnology. Differential expression of akirin gene in black tiger. Unesco mircen for marine biotechnology at mangalore will join to global catalogue of microorganism gcm very soon. The united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco has announced the names of the laureates of the unesco equatorial guinea international prize for research in the life sciences for 2015. Correspondence i karunasagar, department of fishery microbiology, unesco. The mesopotamian marshes are among the oldest and, until twenty years ago, the largest wetland environments in southwest asia, including three main areas figure figure1. Antisense rna mediated protection from white spot syndrome. It discusses scientific and technological tools at the centre of a renewed interest in marine biotechnology, contributing to. He was instrumental in the planning and implementation of several unesco regional and international programmes in applied microbiology and biotechnology as well in the development of global networks dealing with the management and use of microbial resources and training opportunities in the fields of marine and plant biotechnology. Is an international scientific electronic journal which publishes paper from all areas related to biotechnology. Indrani karunasagar, department of fisheries microbiology, unesco.
A natural biorefinery source of marine products and byproducts for human welfare indrani karunasagar iddya karunasagar abstract. Unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, nitte university center for science education and research, university enclave, medical sciences complex, deralakatte, mangalore, india. Mircen for marine biotechnology, karnataka veterinary, animal and fisheries sciences university, college of fisheries, mangalore, india. In addition to supporting mircen, unesco fosters interagency cooperation through the organizing of periodic. This section publishes only invited short articles 24 pages related to relevant biotechnology issues for these countries. Dasilva encyclopedia of life support systems eolss fundamentals in biotechnology h. Deekshit is involved in both teaching and research activities of the department. Biotechnology is the term given to the use of plants, animals, microorganisms and biological processes to achieve advancement in the areas of industry, medicine and agriculture. Based on effective number of codons enc values, strong to low codon usage bias was observed in pmnv genes. Isolation and characterization of a nodavirus associated with. Frontiers books allows users to browse, free of charge, through the pages of frontiers ebooks and emagazines or download the entire pdf. Marine biotechnology opportunities for latin america. Multiple antimicrobial resistance and novel point mutation. Worked as an assistant professor faculty position in department of biomedical sc ience, n te.
The population increase in developing countries constitutes 97% of the global increase swaminathan, 1995, and it is estimated that by 2050, 90% of the planets population will reside in the developing countries of the southern hemisphere. There were no significant effects of simulated climate change or microorganism exposure, but there was a significant interaction effect on overall mussel toxinpathogen load fig. Outcomes of a short expert consultation on epizootic ulcerative syndrome eus. Asia diagnostic guide to aquatic animal diseases by melba. Dumble medical scientist womens health and environment university of melbourne australia. Pdf outcomes of a short expert consultation on epizootic. Marine biotechnology karunasagar, indrani unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, department of fishery microbiology, university of agricultural sciences, college of fisheries, mangalore, india. Reexamination of casual factors, case definition and nomenclature. Antisense as plasmid constructs were used to target genes vp28, vp39 and wsv477 of white spot syndrome virus wssv in the pacific white shrimp litopenaeus vannamei, and subsequent protection from the virus was investigated. During a survey of unidentified yeast isolates deposited in the unesco mircen biotechnological yeast culture collection housed at the department of microbial, biochemical and food biotechnology of the university of the free state, one isolate obtained from soil in south africa showed 100 %. The clinical signs of the disease included anorexia, inflated abdomen, exophthalmia, darkening of the whole body, erratic swimming and corkscrew type movement.
It covers from molecular biology and the chemistry of biological process to aquatic and earth enviromental aspects, as well as computational applications and policy issues directly related to biotechnology. In the present study, codon usage of pmnv was studied in detail. Guest editors note on the special issue of indian journal. Till recently, from the bioresources of the deep ocean, once considered to be a biological desert, a number of new unique organisms have. Quorum sensing negatively regulates chitinase in vibrio. Former director, division of life sciences, co insula, unesco house paris 75015, france email. In plant biotechnology, three applications of broad fields of study such as plant tissue culture, genetic engineering and plant. Training fellowship on cultivation of plasmodium falciparum for malaria vaccine production, faculty of medicine, boon university, germany, 1992.
She has been nominated by unesco as director of microbial resources center mircen in marine biotechnology, which will now be based in nucser. Challenges of food security need for interdisciplinary collaboration. Microbial community management in aquaculture creates benefits at the nutritional as well as at health level for cultured species. In 1974 the unep unesco icro panel of microbiology coined the concept of the microbiological resources centers mircens and a team of specialists outlined its goals. In addition, in case of biofloc application, it allows to link species at different trophic levels, making bioflocs the potential link in integrated multispecies aquaculture. Biotechnology is normally be defined as any technique that uses living organisms, or substances from these organisms, to make or modify a product, to improve plants or animals, or to develop microorganisms for specific uses persley, 1992. Huqs research interest includes understanding of pathogens primarily focusing on waterborne pathogens aiming disease intervention and prevention. Multiple antimicrobial resistance and novel point mutation in.
Iddya karunasagar, department of fishery microbiology, college of fisheries, university of agricultural sciences, india. Overall, the network provides a knowledge base in microbiology and biotechnology that is neededthroughouttheworldin. The science museum, london, uk for the european federation of biotechnology. Agricultural research organization volcani center, israel the institute has successfully developed cuttingedge innovations and methodologies in agricultural research. Microbial resource centre mircen for marine biotechnology at mangalore. Marine biotechnology has continued to develop in recent years as a field of application of modern science and engineering of critical importance to the understanding, protection and exploitation of the resources of the sea. Doelle mircen biotechnology brisbane and the pacific regional network, kenmore 4069. The biotechnology programme at unesco aims at strengthening capacity for research in this field. Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a gramnegative, halophilic bacterium autochthonous to the marine environments and is responsible for causing seafoodborne gastroenteritis in humans 1, 4. As a scientific research staff at the unesco mircen for marine biotechnology college of fisheries, dr. He has dedicated most of his career to the study of leishmaniasis and malaria and has contributed to the development of science and control tools in the area of transmissible diseases and the neglected diseases of poverty. Indrani karunasagar, unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, department of fishery microbiology, college of fisheries, university of agricultural sciences, india.
Professor, department of fishery microbiology, unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, karnataka v eterinary, animal and fisheries sciences university, college of fisheries, mangalore. Karunasagars major research area is aquaculture and marine biotechnology. It is part of an important cooperation agreement signed with unesco mircen network, whom are financially supporting our journal. Indrani karunasagar is presently the director of the unesco microbial resources centre mircen for marine biotechnology at the college of fisheries, mangalore. Mircen programmes and the impact on the application of. Unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, nitte university centre for science education and research, paneer campus, deralakatte, mangalore 575018, india author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Unesco announces winners of 2017 international research in. He was deputy director of the universitys aquatic resources research institute from 1991 to 1999, and the environmental research institute from 2002 to 2003.
Pathogenic marine microbes influence the effects of. Unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, karnataka veterinary, animal and fisheries sciences university, college of fisheries, mangalore. Unesco mircen for medical and marine biotechnology, nitte university centre for science education and research nucser, nitte university, mangalore, 575018, india indrani karunasagar authors. Worked as a research associate in unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, karnataka veterinary, animal and fisheries sciences university, college of fisheries, mangalore575002, india during may, 20 to july 2014. Pdf cutinase structure, function and biocatalytic applications. Nasrin moazami is an iranian medical microbiologist and biotechnologist. The biotechnology action council bac of unesco established a biotechnology education and training centre betcen for the african continent at the roodeplaat. Differential expression of virulence genes and role of. He handles courses aquatic microbiology, food microbiology, rapid diagnostic techniques, molecular biology and genetics, fish pathology and fish immunology for. Unescomircen for marine biotechnology biswajit maiti, ph.
Professor, department of fishery microbiology, unescomircen for marine. A fish nodavirus was detected in the juveniles of asian seabass lates calcarifer during a massive outbreak in the seabass cage culture farm located in the south west coast of india. Queensland retired chair of international organisation for biotechnology and bioengineering director mircen biotechnology brisbance and pacific regional network australia 15 dr. Marin berovic, university of ljubljania, ljubljania, slovenia the bulleted items in the following represent topic titles. A comprehensive, updatable diagnostic guide for the pathogens and diseases listed in the nacafaooie quarterly aquatic animal disease reporting system including a number of other diseases which. The nairobi mircen is clearly missionoriented, like the others, delivering scientific knowledge needed for research and application. Unesco director general irina bokova restates that objective, writing that unesco must work towards a new humanism for the 21st century that is a vision shared by many peoples, drawing strength from their diversity, forming their common intentions and their mutual will to pursue peace and understanding. Biotechnology, karnataka veterinary, animal and fisheries. Departments of fishery microbiology welcome to kvafsu. It is conceivable that the results of such research can serve to attain some of the national developmental goals and contribute to socioeconomic growth. A recombinant ompa rompa cloned in our lab at the unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, mangalore was expressed in escherichia coli m15 cells. Unesco initiatives on biotechnology indicators in africa.
Marine biotechnology mircen, university of maryland biotechnology institute, columbus centre, centre of marine biotechnology, 701 east pratt st. The akirin gene, which is strictly localized in the nucleus, plays a critical role in regulating antimicrobial peptide transcription, and has parallel functions to nfb signaling pathway in. Bioline international official site site updated regularly. Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a seafoodborne pathogen autochthonous to the marine and estuarine ecosystem, which is responsible for gastroenteritis due to the consumption of contaminated raw seafood.
Dressing, department of marine science,the university of texas at austin, usa. Unesco encyclopedia of life support system sample chapters. Marine bacteria, corals, sponges, biomedicals, enzymes, biopolymers, aquaculture. Mar 25, 2018 fees for permission to reproducereprint parts from eolss e books print versions outlines of component encyclopedias of the eolss in terms of e books and their full color print versions 1. Received february 24, 2004 accepted march 15, 2004. Biotechnology of yeast and microbial culture collection, bangkok, thailand, 1984. Mircen for marine biotechnology, karnataka veterinary, animal and fisheries sciences university, college of fisheries, mangalore, india e. Institute in southeast asia participants list and biographies. Since the start of the mircen network in 1975, and its. Wholegenome of this isolate and annotation will help enhance the understanding of this pathogenic multidrugresistant serovar. She is one of the notable researchers on the viruses affecting. The unesco mircenasm collaboration over the last 20 years was comprised of a joint asmunesco research fellowship scheme, an asmunesco resource persons program, and unesco support to the asm global outreach program. Indrani karunasagar, nitte university center for science and education and research, faculty of biomedical sciences, unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, university enclave medical sciences complex, deralakatte, mangalore. Research and training centre for mircen and unesco bac fellows.
The united states played an important role in the mircen network, especially through the american society for microbiology which obtained a grant to enable american scientists to provide professional training and advice to the mircen centers in developing nations. First isolation and characterization of edwardsiella tarda. Challenges of food security need for interdisciplinary. Biotechnology provides potential solutions to address some of these problems and has been identified as one of the priority areas for many institutions like nepad. Moazami is the pioneer of biotechnology and microalgae based fuels in iran. About 70 per cent of the earths surface is covered by oceans and seas, and fourfifths of all life forms inhabit this ecological niche. Nitte university sets up nucser, indrani karunasagar to head. He is currently the director of the center of excellence for marine biotechnology of the department of marine science, faculty of science, chulalongkorn university. For more information of ebook and print volumes order, please click. Leadership role in culture collections and biotechnology. Appendix c definitions of marine biotechnology by scientists in industrial and developing countries. Dec 01, 2017 unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, nitte university center for science education and research, university enclave, medical sciences complex, deralakatte, mangalore, india. Draft genome sequence of multidrug resistant salmonella.
It represents an excellent example of successful technology transfer. Nov 19, 2015 penaeus monodon nudivirus pmnv is one of the most important and most commonly reported shrimp viruses. Marine biotechnology encyclopedia of life support systems. University of agricultural sciences, college of fisheries, mangalore, india. Nucleotide compositionenc correlation analysis and the gc3 versus enc relationship indicated that compositional. Unesco contribution to africas science and technology consolidated plan of action for 2006 2010 zafricas science and technology consolidated plan of action 20062010 was first elaborated in 2005 by the african union and its new partnership for africas. Molecular aspects of steroid action in marine fishes. Bioinformatics analysis of codon usage patterns and.
The cordiaeuropabio convention 2003 in vienna in blue biotechnology exploitation of marine resources focused on the ocean of opportunities for sustaining development through rational use of marine bioresources. Unesco supported the network with complementary services. Winners of 2015 research in the life sciences prize unesco. A recombinant ompa rompa cloned in our lab at the unesco mircen for marine biotechnology, mangalore was expressed in escherichia coli m15 cells 11. One example is the marine biotechnology mircen at the department of microbiology, karnataka veterinary, animal and fisheries sciences university, mangalore, india however, unesco has only been able to provide limited financial and institutional support provided in recent years to the network in its current form. This report considers the potential of marine biotechnology to contribute to economic and social prosperity by making use of recent advances in science and technology. Pcr amplified products of the targeted viral orfs were cloned downstream in antisense orientation 3. Contents volume xv the role of microbial resources centers and unesco in the development of biotechnology 1 horst w. Eolss publications catalogue free download pdf ebook. Page 1 of 9 unescomircen for marine biotechnology mangalore, india personal introduction contact person. Xv biotechnological activities of the mircens history, training and research until 2002 horst doelle and faustino sineriz encyclopedia of life support systems eolss 5. Biotechnology tropical biology and natural resources. Fundamentals in biotechnology encyclopedia of life.
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