Professional Experience

Assistant Scientific Officer (Husbandry) 1993-'95

At the Field R&D Centre of Minota Aquatech Ltd., aquaculture subsidiary of ITC Ltd. Providing technical support through routine analysis of various physico-chemical and biological parameters involved in shrimp aquaculture hatchery and grow out farm of the company located at Tuticorin, India were the main responsibilities.



   

Scientific Officer (Shrimp Health) 1995-'96

At the main R&D Centre of the above company at Chennai, India. Diagnostic pathology of shrimp, disease investigation and development of preventive and therapeutic measures for various shrimp diseases caused by protozoans, fungi, bacteria and viruses were the main responsibilities.

Some of the works published

• Panchayuthapani, D.1997. A survey of shrimp diseases in IndiaAbstract. In T.W. Flegel and I.H. Mac Rae(eds.) Diseases in Asian Aquaculture III. Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, Manila. Pp 225-232.
• Rao, A.V.P., D. Panchayuthapani, Anita Murthy and B.S. Ajitha kumar.1995. Resistance to diseases in tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon through incorporation of glucan in feed. Fishing Chimes. April 1996.
• Alagaraaja, K., S. Ramamurthy, D. Ramaraj, D. Panchayuthapani, B.S. Ajitha Kumar and A. Sandhya. 1997. Shrimp seed quality. AFI Special Publication, Aquaculture Foundation of India, Chennai, India.

Aquatic Pathologist 1997-'98

At the Aquatic Pathology laboratory of INVE AquacultureNV., a Belgium based aquaculture feed manufacturer, Chennai, India. Providing technical support for a commercial dot-blot based gene probe kit for rapid detection of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in shrimp.



^{Aquatic Pathology Laboratory, INVE Aquaculture NV., Photo By  Kenneth Corpron}

Some of the works published

• Panchayuthapani, D and Kenneth E. Corpron. 1997. Rapid diagnostic methods for viral diseases of shrimp. Fishing Chimes. May 1997. p31.
• Panchayuthapani, D.1997. DNA-based kit to detect shrimp virus. Science & Technology Edition, The Hindu, Nov. 20, 1997. p 28.

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