Area of Research	Stress and adaptive physiology of fish
Education	PhD (Fish Physiology & Biochemistry)
Current projects	Comparative Evaluation of Carbohydrate-Based Prebiotics for Enhancing Gut Eubiosis in Fish (2024-2027) (Co-PI) Sensor-Based Vertical Farming in Horticultural Crops and Aquaponic System Development for Fisheries (2022-26) (Co-PI)
Awards and recognition	Best Teacher Award - 2023-24, from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, University under Section 3 of UGC Act, Mumbai Best Young Scientist Award from the Society of Fisheries and Life Sciences, India, 2023 Best poster award at 13th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, 2024, Kolkata Best oral presentation award at 14th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, 2025, NASC, ICAR, New Delhi Best oral presentation award at IFO (Indian Fisheries Outlook), 2022, Kolkata Best oral presentation award AQUABE (International conference on Blue Economy and Aquatic Resources), 2019, Kochi
Publications (Best 5 publications)	Varghese, T., Divyashree, B.C., Roy, S.C., and Roy, K.S., 2016. Loss of heat shock protein 70 from the apical region of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) sperm head after freezing and thawing. Theriogenology, 85(5):828-83 Varghese, T., Pal, A.K., Mishal, P., Sahu, N.P. and Dasgupta, S., 2018. Physiological and Molecular Responses of a Bottom Dwelling Carp, Cirrhinus mrigala to Short-Term Environmental Hypoxia. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 18(3): 483-490. Varghese, T., Kumar, V.R., Anand, G., Dasgupta, S. and Pal, A.K., 2020. Dietary GABA enhances hypoxia tolerance of a bottom-dwelling carp, Cirrhinus mrigala by modulating HIF-1α, thyroid hormones and metabolic responses. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 46(1): 199-212. Varghese, T., Kumar, V.R., Gopan, A., Valappil, R.K., Sajina, K.A., Mishal, P. and Pal, A.K., 2020. Dietary arginine modulates nonspecific immune responses in Indian Major Carp, Cirrhinus mrigala, exposed to hypoxia. Aquaculture, 529, p.735613.   Varghese, T., Dasgupta, S., Anand, G., Kumar, V.R., Sahu, N.P., Pal, A.K. and Puthiyottil, M., 2022. Dietary arginine attenuates hypoxia-induced HIF expression, metabolic responses and oxidative stress in Indian Major Carp, Cirrhinus mrigala. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Mo