Dr.Priyaja P, working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry. Main research area is Marine Ecology.

Marine Biodiversity, Marine Ecology, Marine Pollution, Molecular Ecology

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Heavy metal accumulation analysis using bivalve, sponge, sea urchin, and gastropod species as bioindicators,., Marine Pollution Bulletin, Elsivier Vol. 202, 2024

Bioerosion traces of an endolithic clionaid sponge on the gastropod shell of Tibia curta Sowerby II, 1842. , Marine Biodiversity, Springer Vol. 53, 2023

Comparative analysis of temporal variation of heavy metal accumulation by two sea urchin species from a harbour region, including pre and post COVID 19 lock down period., Science of the Total Environment, Elsivier Vol. 877, 2023

Functional characterization of a histone H2A derived antimicrobial peptide HARRIOTTIN-1 from sicklefin chimaera, Neoharriotta pinnata, Developmental and Comparative Immunology, Elsivier Vol. 138, 2022

Report on the association of valviferan isopod Synidotea variegate Collinge 1917 and regular sea urchin Stomopneustes variolaris Lamarck, 1816 from rocky subtidal regions of Vizhinjam, southwest coast of India., Symbiosis, Springer Vol. 84, 2021

A collection of crabs (Crustacea, Brachyura) from the southwestern coast of India, with a discussion of the systematic position of Nectopanope Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 (Euryplacidae), Zookeys, Pensoft Publishers 2019

Evaluation of pyocyanin toxicity in various life stages of Penaeus monodon and in nitrifying bacterial consortia for their safe application in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) to abrogate pathogenic vibrios, Aquaculture International, Springer Vol. 25, 2017

Abundance and distribution of mesozooplankton in Andaman waters during winter monsoon. , Journal of Marine Biological Association of India, 2016

MODIS-Aqua detects Noctiluca scintillans and hotspots in the central Arabian Sea. , Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Springer Vol. 188, 2016

Remote sensing of bacterial response to degrading phytoplankton in the Arabian Sea. , . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Springer Vol. 188, 2016

Microplastics from selected harbours and drive-in beaches of North Kerala coast during pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons. , Multidiciplinary Online International Conference, St.Stephens College, Uzhavoor, Kerala., 2022

Assessment of microplastics in sea urchin from West Coast of India, Multidiciplinary Online International Conference, St.Stephens College, Uzhavoor, Kerala., 2022

Comparative study of heavy metal accumulation in three different sponges from Kovalam: Southwest coast of India., International Conference on Soil, water and Air Pollution, ICSWAP , CUSAT, 2022

Assessment of heavy metal pollution using bivalave mollusc, Perna perna fromVizhinjam harbour, South west coast of India during pre-monsoon and post monsoon seasons. , YOUMARES 12 "Heading to a Sustainable and Clean Ocean", Hamburg University, Germany., 2021

Report on endolithic bioeroding sponge infesting Tibia curta Sowerby ii, 1842 from Kollam, south west coast of India, International webinar on Conservation of Life Below Water, 2021

Spatio-temporal variation of mesozooplankton in the Southeastern Arabian Sea open ocean associated with pre-monsoon stratification., International Conference on Frontiers in Marine Science-Challenges and Prospects: Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 2019

Distribution and Diversity of Planktonic Ostracoda in the South West Coast of India, International Conference on Frontiers in Marine Science-Challenges and Prospects: Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 2019

A report on the association of isopod with sea urchin from the coast of Vizhinjam, Kerala. , International Conference on Frontiers in Marine Science-Challenges and Prospects: Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 2019

Molecular characterisation and phylogenetic analysis of benthic epifauna along the south west coast of India. , International Conference on Frontiers in Marine Science-Challenges and Prospects: Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 2019

Observations on Benthic organisms from SGD zones of southwest coast of India., 3rd Indian National Ground Water Conference, INGWC 2020, CWRDM, Calicut., 2019

Dr. PRIYAJA P, Bijoy Nandan S, Priyaja P, Jayachandran P.R , Frontiers in Benthic Sciences. , Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, Kochi, 2020 , ISBN : 978-81-936217-7-6

Dr. PRIYAJA P, Bijoy Nandan S, Priyaja P, Swapna P. Antony, Sreerekha P.R, Padmakumar K.B, Harikrishnan,M, Jayachandran P.R , Abstract proceedings- International Conference on Benthos, Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, Kochi, 2019 , ISBN : 978-81-936217-5-2.

Dr. PRIYAJA P, AA Mohamed Hatha, PS Sunil, Swapna P. Antony, KB Padmakumar, Priyaja P, Abhilash S., Habeeb Rahman K., V.Vijith, Tyson Sebastian, T. Amaldev, Rose Mary Shaju, Abhirami R., Zeba Nezrin FK., Kavya Aravind, Veena G. Viswam, Anupama M., Abhijith KK., , International Conference on Frontiers in Marine Science- Challenges and Prospects, Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, Kochi, 2019 , ISBN : 978-81922264-3-9

Resource Person from Coast Guard Training Centre, Kochi., in the year 2018

Best Paper Award from National institute of Oceanography, in the year 2004

Best Paper Award from Cochin University of Science and Technology, in the year 2019

Chief scientist, onboard FORV Sagar Sampada (cruise No.346) from Centre for Marine Living Resources and ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Kochi, in the year 2015

RESEARCH PROJECTS

"Molecular diversity and phylogenetic relationship of benthic epifauna of the southwest coast of India with special reference to echinoderms" (UGC- 2018 -2020 , Total outlay Rs.100000)

"Molecular diversity and phylogenetic relationship of benthic epifauna of the southwest coast of India " (Government of Kerala- 2017 -2019 , Total outlay Rs.350000)