Research Areas: Genomics and Bioinformatics, Cell culture

Current Research Projects:

• NNP (Agri-Genomic Repository and Intelligent Analytical System) of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi
• Understanding genomic factors responsible for growth performance in Clarias magur
• Development of fish cell lines from prioritized fish species for conservation and in vitro applications
• Genome editing of Labeo rohita and Trichogaster chuna for enhancement of economic traits
• Diving down the deep: Exploring the Deep-sea ichthyo-faunal resources of Indian waters for sustainable utilization- A multidisciplinary approach

1. Murali Sanjeev Kumar, V. K. Singh, A. K. Mishra, Basdeo Kushwaha, Ravindra Kumar, Kuldeep K Lal (2024). Fish cell line: depositories, web resources and future applications. Cytotechnology, 76(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10616-023-00601-2. (NAAS 2024 score:8.20)
2. Basdeo Kushwaha, Neha Srivastava, Murali Sanjeev Kumar, Ravindra Kumar (2023). Protein-protein networks analysis of differentially expressed genes unveils the key phenomenon of biological process with respect to reproduction in endangered catfish, C. Magur. Gene, 860, 147235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2023.147235. (NAAS 2024 score:9.5)
3. Murali Sanjeev Kumar, Vishwamitra Singh Baisvar, Basdeo Kushwaha, Ravindra Kumar, Mahender Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Mishra (2022). Thermal stress induces expression of Nuclear protein and Parkin genes in endangered catfish, Clarias magur. Gene, 825:146388. (NAAS 2024 score:9.50).
4. Vishwamitra Singh Baisvar, Basdeo Kushwaha, Ravindra Kumar, Murali Sanjeev Kumar, Mahender Singh, Anil Rai, Uttam Kumar Sarkar (2022). BAC-FISH Based Physical Map of Endangered Catfish Clarias magur for Chromosome Cataloguing and Gene Isolation through Positional Cloning. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15;23(24):15958. (NAAS 2024 score:11.60).
5. Murali Sanjeev Kumar, Pankaj Soni, Neha Singh, Ravindra Kumar, Shreya Srivastava, Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, Vijay Kumar Singh, Basdeo Kushwaha (2021). Establishment and characterization of eye muscle cell line from snow trout, Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray, 1832), a vulnerable coldwater fish, for in vitro studies. Turkish Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 21(2): 95-105. (NAAS 2024 score:7.30)

• ICAR-NBFGR Best Scientist Award (2018-2019)
• ICAR-NBFGR Best Performer Award (2024)