Al-Adilah H, Preet G, Astakala RV, Oluwabusola ET, Jaspars M, Ebel R, Kumari P, Küpper FC (2025) Chemical profiling of seaweeds of the Arabian Gulf by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and in-silico screening against MPOX. Botanica Marina. 2025, 29(0).

Kumari P, Matsushima R, Hirayama T, Mikami K Responses of the marine filamentous red alga ‘Bangia’ sp. ESS1 to recurrent changes in seawater concentration. Algal Research 80 2024 103551.

Mijovilovich A, Cloetens P, Lanzirotti A, Newville M, Wellenreuther G, Kumari P, Katsaros C, Carrano CJ, Küpper H, Küpper FC. Synchrotron X-rays reveal the modes of Fe binding and trace metal storage in the brown algae Laminaria digitata and Ectocarpus siliculosus. Metallomics 2023, 15(10), mfad058.

Al-Adilah H, Feiters MC, Carpenter LJ, Kumari P, Carrano CJ, Al-Bader D, Küpper FC Halogens in Seaweeds: Biological and Environmental Significance. Phycology 2022, 2, 132-171.

Al-Adilah H, Al-Sharrah TK, Al-Bader D, Ebel R, Küpper FC Kumari P Assessment of Arabian Gulf Seaweeds from Kuwait as Sources of Nutritionally Important Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs). Foods 2021, 10, 2442.

Khoa, HV, Kumari P, Uchida H, Murakami A, Shimada S, Mikami K Heat-stress responses differ among species from different ‘Bangia’ clades of Bangiales (Rhodophyta). Plants 2021, 10, 1733.

Al-Adilah H, Al-Bader DA, Elktob M, Kosma I, Kumari P, Küpper FC Trace element concentrations in seaweeds of the Arabian Gulf identified by morphology and DNA barcodes. Bot Mar 2021 64(4), 327-338.

Kumari P, Cna’ani A, Didi-Cohen S, Tzin V, Khozin-Goldberg I (2020) Nitrogen deprivation-induced production of volatile organic compounds in the arachidonic-acid-accumulating microalga Lobosphaera incisa underpins their role as ROS scavengers and chemical messengers. Front Mar Sci 2020, 7:410.

Takahashi M, Kumari P, Li C, Mikami K Low temperature causes discoloration by repressing growth and nitrogen transporter gene expression in the edible red alga Pyropia yezoensis. Mar Environ Res 2020, 159:105004.

Kugler A, Kumari P, Kokabi K, Itkin M, Malitsky S, Khozin-Goldsberg I. Resilience to freezing in the vegetative cells of the microalga Lobosphaera incisa (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). J Phycol 2020, 56(2): 334-345.

Balar N, Sharnagat P, Kumari P, Mantri VA. Variation in the proximate composition of edible marine macroalga Ulva rigida collected from different coastal zones of India. J Food Sci Technol 2019, 56:4749-4755.

Kugler A, Zorin B, Didi-Cohen S, Sibiryak M, Gorelova O, Ismagulova T, Kokabi K, Kumari P et al. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the green microalga Lobosphaera incisa contribute to tolerance to abiotic stresses. Plant Cell Physiol 2019, 1;60(6):1205-1223

Mendelovich M, Shoshan M, Fridlender M, Mazuz M, Namder D, Nallathambi R, Selvaraj G, Kumari P. et al. Effect of Ephedra foeminea active compounds on cell viability and actin structures in cancer cell lines. J Med Plants Res 2017, 11(43): 690-702.

Nallathambi R, Mazuz M, Ion A, Selvaraj G, Weininger S, Fridlender M, Nasser A, Sagee O, Kumari P. et al. Anti-Inflammatory activity in colon models is derived from d9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid that interacts with additional compounds in Cannabis extracts. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res 2017, 2.1:167-182.

Madmon O, Mazuz M, Kumari P, Dam A, Ion A, Mayzlish-Gati E. et al. Expression of MAX2 under SCARECROW promoter enhances the strigolactone/MAX2 dependent response of Arabidopsis roots to low-phosphate conditions. Planta 2016, 243(6):1419-27.

Fridlender M, Lace B, Wininger S, Dam A, Kumari P, Belausov E, Tsemach H, Kapulnik Y, Prandi C, Koltai H. Influx and efflux of strigolactones are actively regulated and involve the cell trafficking system. Mol Plant 2015, 8(12):1809-12. (Letter)

Singh RP, Kumari P, Reddy CRK. Antimicrobial compounds from seaweeds - associated bacteria and fungi. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015, 99(4), 1571-86.

Gupta V, Kumari P, Reddy CRK. Development and characterization of somatic hybrids of Ulva reticulata Forsskål (×) Monostroma oxyspermum (Kutz.) Doty. Front Plant Sci 2015, 6(3):1-15.

Baghel RS, Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Growth, pigments and biochemical composition of marine red alga Gracilaria crassa. J Appl Phycol 2014, 26(5):2143-2150.

Gupta V, Baghel RS, Kumar M, Kumari P, Mantri VA, Reddy CRK, Bhavnath Jha. Growth and agarose characteristics of isomorphic gametophyte (male and female) and sporophyte of Gracilaria dura and their marker assisted selection. Aquaculture 2011, 318:389-396.

Mantri V A, Singh RP, Bijo AJ, Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Differential response of varying salinity and temperature on zoospore induction, regeneration and daily growth rate in Ulva fasciata (Chlorophyta, Ulvales). J Appl Phycol 2011, 23:243-250.

Singh RP, Shukla MK, Mishra A, Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Isolation and characterization of exopolysaccharides from seaweed associated bacteria Bacillus licheniformis. Carbohyd Polym 2011, 84:1019-1026.

Baghel RS, Kumari P, Bijo AJ, Gupta M, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Genetic analysis and marker assisted identification of life phases of red alga Gracilaria corticata (J. Agardh). Mol Biol Rep 2011, 38:4211-4218.

Gupta M, Kumar M, Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Optimization of protoplast yields from the red algae Gracilaria dura (C. Agardh) J. Agardh and G. verrucosa (Huds.) Papenfuss. J Appl Phycol 2011, 23:209-218.

Trivedi N, Gupta M, Kumar M, Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. An alkali-halotolerant cellulase from Bacillus flexus isolated from green seaweed Ulva lactuca. Carbohyd Polym 2011, 83:891-897.

Trivedi N, Gupta M, Kumar M, Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Solvent tolerant marine bacterium Bacillus aquimaris secreting organic solvent stable alkaline cellulose. Chemosphere 2011, 83:706-712.

Kumar M, Kumari P, Trivedi N, Shukla K, Gupta M, Reddy CRK, Jha B Minerals, PUFAs and antioxidant properties of some tropical seaweeds from Saurashtra coast of India. J Appl Phycol 2011, 23:797-810.

Kumar M, Gupta M, Trivedi N, Kumari P, Bijo AJ, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Desiccation induced oxidative stress and its biochemical responses in intertidal red alga Gracilaria corticata (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta). Environ Exp Bot 2011, 72:194-201.

Singh RP, Gupta M, Kumari P, Kumar M, Reddy CRK, Prasad K, Jha B. Purification and partial characterization of an extracellular alginate lyase from Aspergillus oryzae isolated from brown seaweed. J Appl Phycol 2011, 23:755-762.

Kumar M, Gupta M, Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Assessment of nutrient composition and antioxidant potential of Caulerpaceae seaweeds. J Food Com. Anal 2011, 24:270-278.

Kumar M, Kumari P, Gupta M, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Biochemical responses of red alga Gracilaria corticata (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) to salinity induced oxidative stress. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 2010, 391:27-34.

Kumar M, Kumari P, Gupta M, Anisha P A, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Differential responses to cadmium induced oxidative stress in marine macroalga Ulva lactuca (Ulvales, Chlorophyta). Biometals 2010, 23:315-325.

Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Methyl jasmonate-induced lipidomic and biochemical alterations in the intertidal macroalga Gracilaria dura (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta). Plant Cell Physiol 2015 56(10):1877-1889.

Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Nitrate and phosphate regimes induced lipidomic and biochemical alterations in the intertidal macroalga Ulva lactuca (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta). Plant Cell Physiol 2014, 55(1):52-63.

Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Quantification of select endogenous hydroxy-oxylipins from tropical marine macroalgae. Mar Biotechnol 2014, 16:74-87.

Kumari P, Bijo AJ, Mantri VA, CRK Reddy, Jha B. Fatty acid profiling of tropical marine macroalgae: An analysis from chemotaxonomic and nutritional perspectives. Phytochemistry 2013, 86:44-56.

Kumari P, Singh R P, Bijo AJ, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Estimation of lipid hydroperoxide levels in tropical marine macroalgae. J Phycol 2012, 48:1362-1373.

Kumari P, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Comparative evaluation and selection of a method for lipid and fatty acid extraction from macroalgae. Anal Biochem 2011, 415:134-144.

Kumari P, Kumar M, Gupta M, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Tropical marine macroalgae as potential sources of nutritionally important PUFAs. Food Chem 2010, 120:749-757.

 

Book Chapters

Pap S, Ross M, Kumari P, Boyko R, Taggart MA The Use of Marine Biomass in Biofertiliser and Biostimulant Production: Current Status and Future Perspectives. In: Blue bioeconomy value-added products from marine algae and microorganisms, ed. Kapoor RT, Sillanpää M, Rafatullah M, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024, ch 5, pp 84-105.

Kumari P Seaweed lipidomics in the era of 'omics' biology- A contemporary persepective. In: Kumar M, Ralph P (eds.) System biology of marine ecosystems. 2017, Springer Cham, pp 49- 97.

Kumar M, Kumari P, Reddy CRK and Jha B. Salinity and desiccation induced oxidative stress acclimation in seaweeds. In: Nathalie, B (ed.) Sea Plants. Adv. Bot. Res. 2014, 71, pp 91-123.

Kumari P, Kumar M, Reddy CRK, Jha B. Algal lipids, fatty acids and sterols. In Herminia Domínguez ed. Functional ingredients from algae for food and nutraceuticals. Woodhead Publishing Ltd. UK. 2013 pp 87-134.

 

Conference Abstracts

Kumari P, Küpper FC, Chemical signalling during oomycete Eurychasma dicksonii infection in the model brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus. The Chemical Language of the Seaweed Holobiont, International Seaweed Symposium, 4-9 May 2025, Victoria, Canada

Elanchezhian P, Kumari P, Stanley MS, Optimizing Cultivation and Nutrient Enrichment for Enhanced Biomass Production in Asparagopsis taxiformis. 73rd BPS Winter Meeting, 7-8 January 2025, Hull, UK.

Veenhof RJ, Grisenthwaite R, Mair A, Mitchell E, Stanley MS, Kumari P, Boosting kelp gametophyte production for a commercial nursery, SSIA Conference, 20-21 November 2024, Oban, Scotland.

 

Patent

Reddy CRK, Baghel R S, Trivedi N, Kumari P, Gupta V, Prasad K, Meena R.  An integrated process to recover a spectrum of bio-products from fresh seaweeds. 2013 Indian Patent IN3811/DEL/2013, 2016 International Patent WO 2015/102021A8, 2018 US 10000579B2, 2018 EP3089999B1, 2019 AU2014374908B2.

https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2015102021

Module Leader - MSc Aquaculture, Environment and Society Star (ACES-STAR) - Managing Biological Lifecycles – Micro and macroalgae 

Lecturer - BSc Marine Science (H2) - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

 

Modules involved with on external programmes

MSc Industrial Biotechnology (University of Strathclyde) - Blue Biotechnology module (hosted at SAMS): Lecturer ‘Macroalgal Biotechnology’

Restorative Aquaculture (EU - EIT Food) – Lecturer

Seaweed Academy courses – Lecturer

CCAP training courses - Lecturer

 

Other teaching responsibilities

Mentoring PGR students within Super-DTP Graduate School Mentoring Programme

M Phil Thesis committee member for Matthew-Pierre Rogers, University of the West Indies (UWI – Mona Campus), Jamaica. MPhil Thesis topic – ‘Cultivation Potential of Endemic Jamaican Seaweed’

 

Current research students

Priyadharshini Elanchezhian - Maximizing bromoform production in Asparagopsis taxiformis for methane reduction in food and feeds. MSc. 2022-2026. University of the Highlands and Islands.

Artemis Eales - Nitrogen uptake by Ulva: influence on growth, nitrogen preference, and biochemical composition. B.Sc. 2024-25. University of the Highlands and Islands.

 

Alumni PhD Students

Hanan Al-Adilah - Halogen metabolism in seaweeds of the Arabian Gulf. Oct, 2017 – Feb, 2022 University of Aberdeen

Professional memberships and roles

  - British Phycological Society (since Jan 2021)

  - International Phycological Society (since Feb 2021)

  - North-East Algal Society (since Feb 2021)

  - Marine Biological Association (Professional Member; mem.MBA) (since Aug 2022)

  - International Society of Applied Phycology (since September 2023)

  - International Coralline Algae Society (since October 2024)

 

Outreach/public engagement

EXPLORATHON 2021 – “Seaweed the Marine Commodity”. 24 September 2021 online available. Explorathon Lunch Bytes 2021 - Episode 4 | Public Engagement with Research | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk)

 

Prizes / awards 

Nominated for HISA ‘Most Engaging Online Lecturer’ in 2024.

Nov 2020 – Jan 2023 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF) awarded by European Union (Grant agreement number-839151), University of Aberdeen, UK (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/839151)

Nov 2018 – Sept 2020 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded by Japanese Society for Promotion of Science, Japan. (https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/e-ippan/index.html)

Dec 2017 – Sept 2019 Blaustein Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded by Blaustein Institute of Desert Research, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

June 2015 - Awarded £1000 bursary visiting fellowship award by the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK for MSCA proposal grant writing towards early career development.

Nov 2014 – Nov 2016 - ARO Outstanding Post-doctoral Fellowship awarded by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel.

Jan 2011 – Oct 2013 Senior Research Fellowship awarded by CSIR, Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Indian Government, New Delhi.

Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 - Junior Research Fellowship awarded by CSIR, Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Indian Government, New Delhi.

Nov 2007-Dec 2008 - Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship from GSBTM) Gujarat funded project, Centre of excellence in Marine Biotechnology and Ecology. 

June 2008 - Qualified in CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Lectureship

March 2006 - Qualified in National Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (2006) -conducted by Indian institute of Technology, Govt. of India.

 

Media Coverage

Multimillion fund will boost innovation in sustainable aquaculture, 16^th May 2024, UKRI, UK.

Meet the UK research teams powering the global bioeconomy, 27^th February, 2025, UKRI, UK

 

Other

Associate Editor, Frontiers in Marine Science – Marine Biotechnology and Bioproducts (since Aug 2022)

Editorial Board Member, BMC Plant Science (since Jan 2024)

Associate Editor, European Journal of Phycology - Applied Phycology and Biotechnology (since February 2024)

Associate Editor, Applied Phycology (since November 2024)

 

Peer Review of Journals: Algal Research, Aquaculture, Environmental Advances, Food Chemistry, Marine Drugs, Antioxidants, Foods, Planta, Phycologia, Phycology, Frontiers in Marine Sciences, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems – Crop Biology and Sustainability (Review Editor)

 

I have experience in working on seaweed (green, red and brown) culturing, stress physiology climate change adaptation and bioeconomy projects. I have extensive knowledge of global seaweed industry (both tropical and temperate) and challenges faced by them. Currently, I provide expert mentoring advice to start-up companies in seaweed sector.

 

Accessing consultancy services from SAMS

SAMS consultancy work is delivered through its wholly owned commercial subsidiary, SAMS Enterprise. SAMS Enterprise operates a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS) that is accredited to ISO9001:2008 standard, guaranteeing that all projects deliver the best possible service to our customers. All SAMS Enterprise projects are planned by a professional programme manager who oversees a team of dedicated project managers, all of whom are focussed specifically on client delivery, and have scientific experience and technical expertise in fields relevant to their assigned projects.

 

For further information concerning commercial enterprise opportunities at SAMS, please contact SAMS Enterprise by email (info@sams-enterprise.com) or phone +44 (0) 1631 559 470.

Employment history

August 2023 - Present	Lecturer in Macroalgal Research	Scottish Association of Marine Science, Oban, UK
Feb 2023 - May 2023	Honorary Research Fellow	School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Nov 2020 - Jan 2023	Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-Individual Fellowship, EC-Horizon 2020)	University of Aberdeen, UK
Nov 2018 - Sept 2020	JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Hokkaido University, Japan
Dec 2017 - Sept 2018	Blaustein Postdoctoral Research Fellow	The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, Ben-Gurion University, Sede Boqer campus, Israel
Nov 2014 - Nov 2016	ARO Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Agricultural Research Organization, Israel.
Jan 2011 – Oct 2013	CSIR- Senior Research Fellow	CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India
Jan 2009 -Jan 2011	CSIR- Junior Research Fellow	CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India
Nov 2007 – Jan 2009	Project-Junior Research Fellow	CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India

Education qualifications

2014	PhD	PhD Biotechnology (CSIR-CSMCRI- Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University – Joint PhD)	Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Gujarat, India
2006	M.Sc	M.Sc. Biochemistry	Patna University, Bihar, India
2004	B.Sc. (Hons.)	B. Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry	Patna University, Bihar, India