Research Areas: Host-pathogen interaction, Disease transcriptomics, Vaccines
Current Research Projects:

• Development and evaluation of autogenous inactivated vaccine against Aeromonas sp. and Edwardsiella tarda in Oscar fish (Astronotus ocellatus)
• National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (Phase II)
• Diving down the deep: Exploring the Deep-sea ichthyo-faunal resources of Indian waters for sustainable utilization - A multidisciplinary approach

1. Satkar, S. G., Sudhagar, A*., Dharmaratnam, A., Swaminathan, T. R., Sood, N., Abhilash, C. P., Charan, R., & Sarkar, U. K. (2025). Unravelling the ontogeny and tissue-specific expression profiles of immune-related genes in the near-threatened endemic catfish, Clarias dussumieri. Fish & shellfish immunology, 157, 110075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2024.110075 (*Corresponding author)
2. Sudhagar, A., Sundar Raj, N., Mohandas, S. P., Serin, S., Sibi, K. K., Sanil, N. K., & Raja Swaminathan, T. (2022). Outbreak of Parasitic Dinoflagellate Piscinoodinium sp. Infection in an Endangered Fish from India: Arulius Barb (Dawkinsia arulius). Pathogens, 11(11), 1350. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11111350
3. Sudhagar, A., El-Matbouli, M., & Kumar, G. (2022). Genome-wide alternative splicing profile in the posterior kidney of brown trout (Salmo trutta) during proliferative kidney disease. BMC genomics, 23(1), 446. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08685-4
4. Sudhagar, A., Ertl, R., Kumar, G., & El-Matbouli, M. (2019). Transcriptome profiling of posterior kidney of brown trout, Salmo trutta, during proliferative kidney disease. Parasites & vectors, 12(1), 569. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3823-y
5. Sudhagar, A., El-Matbouli, M., & Kumar, G. (2020). Identification and Expression Profiling of Toll-Like Receptors of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) during Proliferative Kidney Disease. International journal of molecular sciences, 21(11), 3755. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21113755

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• Best performer award awarding agency ICAR – National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (2024)
• Best scientist award awarding agency ICAR – National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (2023)
• Travel grant for the oral presentation at the 19th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish held at Porto, Portugal awarding agency Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria.(2019)
• Students exchange scholarship to attend the summer school in aquaculture organized by Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina awrding agency Central European Exchange Program for University Studies (CEEPUS) (2019)
• Netaji Subhas – ICAR International Fellowship to pursue PhD at Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria awarding agency Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) 2016
• Letter of appreciation from the Hon. Chief Minister of Punjab Sh. Parkash Singh Badal for the research, demonstration and extension activities carried out on the "Technology for the commercial marine shrimp culture in inland saline waters" at Ratta Khera, Muktsar Sahib District, Punjab awrding agency Government of Punjab 2016.
• ICAR - Senior research fellowship (SRF) awarding agency Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) 2012.
• ICAR Fellowship to pursue M.F.Sc awarding agency Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) 2009
• Dr. H.P.C Shetty Gold Medal as the best fisheries graduate awarding agency Professional Fisheries Graduates Forum (PFGF) 2009.