Dr Sofia Das |  Aquaculture |  Best Researcher Award

Post Doctoral Fellow at  National Taiwan Ocean University,  Taiwan

Dr. Sofia Priyadarsani Das is a molecular geneticist specializing in fish genomics, quantitative genetics, and next-generation sequencing. She holds a Ph.D. in Fishery Science (Fish Genetics) from Utkal University, India. Her research focuses on genome sequencing, transcriptomics, metagenomics, and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to improve disease resistance in aquaculture species.

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🎓 Education:

• Ph.D. in Fishery Science (Fish Genetics), Utkal University, India (2015)
• Master’s Degree in Fishery Science, Utkal University, India (2008)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology, Utkal University, India (2006)

🔬 Research Expertise:

• Molecular Genetics & Marker-Assisted Breeding
• Genome Sequencing & Metagenomics
• Population Genetics & QTL Mapping
• Transcriptomics & RNA-seq Analysis
• Computational Biology (R, Python, Linux)

💼 Professional Experience:

• Post-Doctoral Fellow (2023–Present) – National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
  Focus on genome sequencing, transcriptomics, and GWAS in crustaceans for disease resistance and genetic improvement.
• Assistant Professor (2017–2019) – Amity University, India
  Taught UG/PG students and mentored research projects in marine biotechnology.
• DBT-Early Career Women Scientist (2017–2019) – ICAR-CIFA, India
  Led a genomic research project on Anabas testudineus for breed improvement and hypoxia tolerance.
• Research Associate (2013–2017) – ICAR-CIFA, India
  Worked on whole genome sequencing of economically important fish species (Labeo rohita, Clarias batrachus).

🏆 Awards & Recognitions:

• Best Young Scientist Award (2021) – Society of Fisheries & Life Sciences, India
• DBT-Biocare Early Career Scientist Award (2016) – Dept. of Biotechnology, India
• AFSIB Young Scientist Award (2014) – Asian Fisheries Society, India
• Multiple Best Research Scholar & Poster Awards

Publication Top Notes:

• Biochar-based technologies for sustainable aquaculture: A review of synthesis, properties, and application in water quality improvement and nutrient management
  Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107338
  Contributors: Nandini Rai, Ankit Kachore, J.M. Julka, Sofia Priyadarsani Das

• Unraveling the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Potamalpheops Sp. (Purple Zebra Shrimp) (Crustacea: Decapoda) Provides Insights Into Its Phylogenetic Relationships and Gene Order Rearrangements
  Ecology and Evolution, 2024
  DOI: 10.1002/ECE3.70546
  Contributors: Sofia Priyadarsani Das, Kao Yu-Kai, Nguyen Huu-The, Lin Yu-Ru, Liao Zhen-Hao, Hu Yeh-Fang, Nan Fan-Hua

• Low depth sequencing reveals the critically endangered Batagur kachuga (Red-crowned roofed turtle) mitochondrial genome and its evolutionary implications
  Gene, 2024
  DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148671
  Contributors: Sofia Priyadarsani Das, Rama Krishnan, Mohit Sunil, Ashutosh Majhi, Yakshita, Fan-Hua Nan, Ashutosh Srivastava

• Plantago asiatica seed as a protective agent for mitigating metals toxicity on Penaeus vannamei
  Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2024
  DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109824
  Contributors: Zhen-Hao Liao, Yeh-Fang Hu, Wen-Shao Wu, Huu-The Nguyen, Sofia Priyadarsani Das, Huai-Ting Huang, Yu-Ru Lin, Po-Tsang Lee, Fan-Hua Nan

• An In Vitro System Mimics the Intestinal Microbiota of Striped Beakfish (Oplegnathus fasciatus) and Inhibits Vibrio alginolyticus by Limosilactobacillus reuteri-Derived Extracellular Vesicles
  Animals, 2024
  DOI: 10.3390/ani14121792
  Contributors: Bao-Hong Lee, Yeh-Fang Hu, Sofia Priyadarsani Das, Yu-Ting Chu, Wei-Hsuan Hsu, Fan-Hua Nan

• Complete mitogenome sequence analysis of an Indian Black Bengal goat, Capra hircus, and its phylogenetic consequences
  3 Biotech, 2024
  DOI: 10.1007/s13205-024-03993-w
  Contributors: Basanta Pravas Sahu, Sofia Priyadarsani Das, Subrat Kumar Swain, Ayushman Gadnayak, Niranjana Sahoo, Debasis Nayak

• Morphometric and genetic characterization of cultured and wild populations of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, in India
  3 Biotech, 2024
  DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03895-3
  Contributors: Charles Koffi Boussou, Sofia P. Das, Mausumee Mohanty, Gargee Das, Dhananjay K. Verma, Lakshman Sahoo, Padmanava Routray, Paramananda Das

• Development of novel SSR markers and validation by assessing the genetic diversity of endangered Deccan mahseer, Tor khudree
  Molecular Biology Reports, 2024
  DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-09188-5
  Contributors: Gargee Das, Sofia Priyadarsani Das, Amrita Bit, Lakshman Sahoo, Subrat Kumar Swain, Channaveer Huchappa Raghavendra, N. P. Krishnaprasoon, Sangram Ketan Sahoo, Paramananda Das

• Deciphering the influence of dietary synbiotics in white shrimp gut and its effects in regulating immune signaling pathways
  Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024
  DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1342708
  Contributors: Sofia Priyadarsani Das, Zaenal Abidin, Huai-Ting Huang, Yu-Ru Lin, Chih-Yang Huang, Yu-Sheng Wu, Yeh-Fang Hu, Fan-Hua Nan

• High Genetic Differentiation and Genetic Diversity in Endangered Mahseer Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839) as Revealed from Concatenated ATPase 6/8 and Cyt b Mitochondrial Genes
  Biochemical Genetics, 2024
  DOI: 10.1007/s10528-023-10623-2
  Contributors: Gargee Das, Sofia Priyadarsani Das, Lakshman Sahoo, Subrat Kumar Swain, Channaveer Huchappa Raghavendra, Sangram Ketan Sahoo, Pallipuram Jayasankar, Jitendra Kumar Sundaray, Paramananda Das