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Sabu Thomas, an Indian Microbiologist and a renowned researcher is now serving as the Director, Centre of Excellence in Microbiome under the Kerala State Council for Science Technology & Environment of the Govt. of Kerala.[1][2][3] He was a senior Faculty Scientist and Principal Investigator of Pathogen Biology division of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, a national research institute under the Department of Biotechnology of the Govt. of India.[4]
Education and Career
editSabu Thomas was born on 20 July 1963 in Thalavoor Grama Panchayat of Kollam district, completed his schooling at Govt. UPS and Devi Vilasom HS, Thalavoor. He studied Pre-degree at SN College, Punalur, BSc Degree at S N College, Kollam, and Masters in Zoology at Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta under Mahatma Gandhi University. He received his PhD from University of Kerala in 1996. He joined as a Post-doctoral researcher in the Environmental Biotechnology Group, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, in 1997 and worked there as Faculty Scientist till 31 July 2023, after which he took up his current assignment.
Indian Arctic Expedition
editDr. Thomas was a member in the Second Indian Arctic Expedition team (2009) organised by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India to study polar microbial diversity and bioprospecting potential of microbes in the Arctic at 79o North. During which the team stayed at Himadri, the Indian research base in the international research village at Ny- Ålesund, Arctic. The team contributed substantially to the Polar Science research in India.[5]
Research Areas
editHis areas of research include molecular microbiology and biotechnology. The major research focuses are molecular biology of bacterial pathogens of gastrointestinal tract & chronic wound infections, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), biofilm, probiotics & gut microbiome[4].[6] He has visited several countries to participate and present the research data including prestigious meetings like Keystone Symposia, Emerging Infectious Disease and Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease and Nutrition.
As a member of Global Task Force of World Health Organization, he was instrumental in preparing a road map to control cholera. He is a Task Force Member in Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt. of India, Kerala State Nodal Officer in intersectoral AMR research, Expert Member in Kerala Biotechnology Commission and member of several scientific committees in prestigious institutes.
Awards
editHe received the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Award (2010), Fellow Award in Medical Biotechnology of Society for Applied Biotechnology (2016), Fellow of the Kerala Academy of Sciences, FAS (2023)[7] and the Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, London, FRSB (2024). He was honoured with the Catholicate Best Scientist award in 2022.
Books Edited
editEmerging Concepts in Bacterial Biofilms: Molecular Mechanisms and Control Strategies, 2020. Cambridge Scholars Publisher, UK. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hEbDywEACAAJ
Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Challenges and Future Interventions, 2020. Ed.Sabu Thomas. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. https://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811536571
Human Microbiome: Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Interventions, 2022. Springer Singapore. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-7672-7
Publications
editComplete list of publications- https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=KdfrAcMAAAAJ&hl=en
References
edit- ^ "Kerala to set up centre of excellence in microbiome research". The Week. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "Thiruvananthapuram to establish microbiome center for COVID research and more". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-06-27). "World Microbiome Day observed". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology". rgcb.res.in. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ archive, From our online (2012-05-15). "Account of an Arctic adventure". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ "Dr.Sabu Thomas". drsabuthomas.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ https://kas.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/KAS-FAS-2023-Report.pdf