Area of Research	Area of Research    Area of Research: Seafood and Aquaculture safety; Antimicrobial resistance; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pathogenic E. coli; Molecular fingerprinting of foodborne pathogens; Biocontrol using bacteriophages
Education	PhD, Biotechnology (Faculty of Science) (2017). Dept. of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala. Masters of Veterinary Science, Veterinary Microbiology (2006-2008). Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Madras Veterinary College (Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai), India Bachelor of Veterinary Science, (2005). Madras Veterinary College (Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai), India.
Current projects	Institute funded Network programme on Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in microorganisms associated with fisheries and aquaculture in India (Duration: Since April 2018 to ongoing; Co-PI) Virulence and antibiotic resistance profiling of seafood borne pathogens and development of control measures (01.04.2021 to 31.03.2024; Co-PI) Biotechnological approaches for utilization of aquatic microbial resources and their products (01.04.2021 to 31.03.2024; Co-PI) External funded Matrix specific phage formulations for the bio-control of enterotoxigenic Methicillin sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus of safety concern – BRNS, Govt. of India funded (Duration: 2022 to 2025; PI ongoing) National Surveillance programme on aquatic animal diseases – Phase II  PMMSY- DoF, Govt. of India funded (Duration: 2022 to 2025; Co-PI ongoing) Development of Portable Fish Freshness Assessment Sensor MoFPI, Govt. of India funded project (Duration: 2022 to 2024; Co-PI ongoing) Screening lytic phages from diverse marine and aquatic niche for controlling bacterial pathogens associated with aquaculture and post-harvest fish quality DBT, Govt. of India funded (Duration: 13.09.2018 to 12.09.2021; Co-PI Concluded)a
Awards and recognitions	Certified NABL assessor for biological and molecular biological scopes of fish and fishery products; Underwent training on Training on Detection of Mycotoxins 8th to 10th January, 2019 at Singapore;  TANUVAS merit scholarship for Post-graduation; Qualified in the National Eligibility Test (Master’s Level) in the subject “Veterinary Microbiology” held by Indian Council for Agricultural Research in 2008; Under Indo-US AKI fellowship underwent Training program on capacity building in animal health and biotechnology organized by VMRCVM, Blacksbury, USA. 29 Jan to 20 Feb 2008;  Certified trainer by Agriculture Skill Council of India for the qualification pack “Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Assistant”; Ad hoc reviewer for 8 international and national peer reviewed journals.
Publications (Best 5 publications)	Vaiyapuri, M., Raveendran, K., George, I., Gundubilli, D., Sivam, V., Krishnan, S. G., ... & Badireddy, M. R. (2021). Comparison of single and multi-host enrichment approach for harnessing lytic phages against antimicrobial-resistant E. coli: Repurposing the enrichment step. Biologia, 76(3), 1041-1052. Vaiyapuri, M., Sebastian, A. S., George, I., Variem, S. S., Vasudevan, R. N., George, J. C., ... & Mothadaka, M. P. (2021). Predominance of genetically diverse ESBL Escherichia coli identified in resistance mapping of Vembanad Lake, the largest fresh-cum-brackishwater lake of India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-17. Vaiyapuri, M., Pailla, S., Rao Badireddy, M., Pillai, D., Chandragiri Nagarajarao, R., & Prasad Mothadaka, M. (2021). Antimicrobial resistance in Vibrios of shrimp aquaculture: Incidence, identification schemes, drivers and mitigation measures. Aquaculture Research. Murugadas V, TC Joseph, KV Lalitha. 2017. Tracing contamination of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) into seafood marketing chain by staphylococcal protein A typing. Food Control 78, 43-47. Murugadas V, Toms CJ, Reethu SA, Lalitha KV 2017. Multilocus Sequence Typing and Staphylococcal Protein A Typing Revealed Novel and Diverse Clones of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Seafood and the Aquatic Environment. J Food Prot. 2017 Mar;80(3):476-481 Murugadas Vaiyapuri, Toms Cheriyath Joseph, Badireddy Madhusudana Rao, Kuttanapilly Velayudhan Lalitha, Mothadaka Mukteswar Prasad. 2019. Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Seafood: Prevalence, Laboratory Detection, Clonal Nature, and Control in Seafood Chain. Journal of food science. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.14915.