Ministry of Education
N Pradeep Kumar
VIDWAN ID: 17540

Dr N Pradeep Kumar

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Senior Consultant | Field station, KOTTAYAM
Vector Control Research Centre (I.C.M.R.) (2020 - 2023)
Kerala
Expertise: Entomology
ORCID 0000-0003-4504-4704 Scopus 7401450402 ResearcherID J-2539-2019 Google Scholar mYASJRUAAAAJ
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19 Years 11 Months Total Experience
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Professional Recognition

Dr. M.O.T. Iyengar Memorial Award
2017
Indian Council of Medical Research
BOYSCAST Post Doctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto
1992
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Nominated to participate with full fellowship in the International training on Laboratory Diagnosis of Dengue/Zika/Chikungunya Workshop at CDC, Taiwan under Global Cooperation Training Network program
2017
CDC Atlanta, U.S.A
Invited participant of 3rd International Barcode of Life Conference, Mexico City, Mexico
2009
Consortium for Barcodes of Life,Smithsonian Institution, U.S.A.
Invited participant in 2nd International Conference on Barcodes of Life, Taipei, Taiwan
2007
Consortium for the Barcodes of Life, Smithsonian Institution, U.S.A.

Community & Membership

Institutional Human Ethics Committee, IUCBR, Kottayam, Kerala
Member
Jan 2020
Academic Committe, IUCBR, Kottayam, Kerala
Member
Jan 2020
National Academy of Life Sciences, India
Life Member
Jan 2015
American Association for Advancement of Science
Annual
Jan 2019

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
1990
BEAMS
Master of Science
1979
Electronics Test & Development Centre
Senior Consultant
Mar 2020 – Mar 2023
Vector Control Research Centre (I.C.M.R.) | Field station, KOTTAYAM
Scientist G
Sep 2018 – May 2019
Unknown Organization
Scientist F
Sep 2013 – Sep 2018
Vector Control Research Centre (I.C.M.R.)
Scientist E
Mar 2007 – Mar 2013
Vector Control Research Centre (I.C.M.R.)
Assistant Director
Mar 2002 – Mar 2007
Vector Control Research Centre (I.C.M.R.) | Molecular Entomology
Biological Sciences
Entomology

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Scholarly Work

Vector surveillance for ZIKV in selected high risk areas of India – a multi-centric project
Completed
Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: ₹1.06 Crore
Duration: 2017 – 2019
Vector surveillance for ZIKV in selected high risk areas of India
Completed
Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: ₹38.24 Lac
Duration: 2016 – 2017
Ecology and distribution of Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti with special reference to albopictus subgroup species of the subgenus Stegomyia in Kerala, India
Other
Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: ₹15 Lac
Duration: 2015 – Ongoing
Faunistic studies on the diversity and distribution of mosquitoes of high altitude Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir
Other
Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: ₹36.44 Lac
Duration: 2015 – Ongoing
Second Phaseof Task Force Project - Biomedical Informatics Centres - Vector Control Research Centre
Completed
Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: ₹20.28 Lac
Duration: 2014 – 2018

Studies on the ecology of Platynectes sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) predatory to Dengue and Chikungunya vectors in the Rubber plantations of Kerala, India

University Pondicherry University
Year 2018
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Scholarly Publications

Confirmation of the recognition of Culiseta (Culiseta) indica Edwards, 1920 as a distinct species based on integrated morphological and molecular data

Journal Article
Zootaxa. Year: 2024. Volume: 5415 , Issue: 4 , Pages: 577-584 .
Authors: R. NATARAJAN; S. GOPALAKRISHNAN; H.D. TALIB; N. PRADEEP KUMAR; A.N. SHRIRAM; ASHWANI KUMAR; P. JAMBULINGAM
DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.4.7

Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by the Same Zymodeme of Leishmania donovani in Kerala, India

Journal Article
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Year: 2024. Volume: 110 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 59-63 .
Authors: Saini, Prasanta; Fathima, Pananchikkaparambil Abdu; Aiswarya, Rema Suresh; Ajithlal, Puthenpurackal Madhavan; Rajesh, Koothupalakkal Ravi; Simi, Surendran Maheswari; Kumar, Narendran Pradeep; Kumar, Ashwani
DOI 10.4269/AJTMH.22-0586 Crossref Crossref: 12

Interactions between <i>Leishmania</i> parasite and sandfly: a review

Journal Article
Parasitology Research. Year: 2024. Volume: 123 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 6 .
Authors: Tom, Anns; Kumar, N. Pradeep; Kumar, Ashwani; Saini, Prasanta
DOI 10.1007/S00436-023-08043-7 Crossref Crossref: 28

Is the Zika virus re-emerging as a distinct genetic lineage in India?

Open Access
Journal Article
Access Microbiology. Year: 2025. Volume: 7 , Issue: 5 .
Authors: Pradeep Kumar N.; Ajithlal P.M.; Prasanta Saini; Aiswarya R. S.; Abidha Suresh; Philip Samuel; Balasubramaniam R.; Jessu Mathew; Sonia T.; Amju K.P.; Raju K. H. K.; Veerapathiran A.; Selvam A.; Balaji T.; Ashwani Kumar
DOI 10.1099/acmi.0.000857.v4 Crossref Crossref: 1

Is Zika virus re-emerging as a distinct genetic lineage in India?

Open Access
Preprint
Year: 2025.
Authors: Pradeep Kumar N; Ajith Lal P M; Prasanta Saini; Aiswarya R S; Abidha Suresh; Philip Samuel; Balasubramaniam R; Jessu Mathew; Sonia T; Amju K P; Raju K H K; Veerapathiran A; Selvam A; Balaji T; Ashwani Kumar
DOI 10.1099/acmi.0.000857.v3

Is ZIKA Virus re-emerging as a distinct genetic lineage in India?

Open Access
Preprint
Year: 2024.
Authors: Pradeep Kumar Narendran; Ajith Lal; Prasanta Saini; AISWARYA R S; Abidha Suresh; Philip Samuel; Balasubramaniam R; Jessu Mathew; Sonia Thankachy; Amju K P; Raju K H K; Veerapathiran A; Selvam A; Balaji T; Ashwani Kumar
DOI 10.1099/acmi.0.000857.v1 Crossref Crossref: 1