Suvra Roy
Kolkata, West Bengal| Grant Category: | Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships |
| Project Title: | CRISPR/Cas-9 mediated multiplex genome editing of myostatin gene in catfishes to compare the knockout for growth and disease resistance |
| Field of Study: | Agricultural Sciences (Animal Science) |
| Home Institution: | ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Host Institution: | Auburn University , Auburn, AL |
| Grant Start Month: | January 2026 |
| Duration of Grant: | Twenty-four months |
Brief Bio:
Dr. Suvra Roy is a senior scientist at the Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CIFRI), Kolkata, India. She received her Bachelor of Fisheries Science (BFSc) degree from the College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University, India, in 2010. She obtained a master’s in fisheries science (MFSc) degree in fish biotechnology from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR-CIFE), Mumbai. She qualified in the ICAR Agricultural Research Service examination and joined the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, DARE, Government of India, in 2014. She was awarded a PhD from the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium.
Dr. Roy’s research interests lie in the genetic, molecular, and biotechnological aspects of improving fish growth and health. She has over 50 peer-reviewed publications in reputed international journals (total impact factor >100) and has already received over 2,000 citations, leading to an H-index of 21. She has received several awards, including the University Gold Medal for Master in Fish Biotechnology, DST INSPIRE fellowship, Netaji Subhas ICAR-International fellowships for PhD, Young Scientist Awards, International Achievement Award, and Best Oral and Poster Awards in seminars/conferences.
As a Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research fellow at Auburn University, Dr. Roy is working on CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex genome editing in catfishes, a pioneering study area introduced by Professor Dr. Rex A. Dunham. During her postdoctoral research, Dr. Roy aims to explore the CRISPR technology to create disease-resistant catfish lines with improved growth.