Prashanna Guragain

PhD Candidate

Department of Biology Faculty of Natural Sciences

prashanna.guragain@ntnu.no +47 73559103

Realfagbygget, DU1*170, Gløshaugen

Lepeophtheirus salmonis (sea lice/lakselus) infestation in farmed salmon inflicts a huge economic loss in the Norwegian aquaculture industry. My Ph.D. research intends to assess the clues to control the sea lice infestation by understanding the underlying genetic mechanisms.

Functional studies of genes involved in metabolic pathways.
Identification of genomic markers to track and categorize sea lice.

My PhD is a part of Taskforce Salmon lice, cooperation between NTNU and the aquaculture industries in Mid Norway with collaboration among multiple research institutions. For more information you can visit the link below:

https://www.ntnu.edu/oceans/taskforce

https://www.facebook.com/groups/550640252103498/

Scientific, academic and artistic work

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2022

Guragain, Prashanna; Båtnes, Anna Solvang; Zobolas, John; Olsen, Yngvar; Bones, Atle M.; Winge, Per. (2022) IIb-RAD-sequencing coupled with random forest classification indicates regional population structuring and sex-specific differentiation in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Ecology and Evolution.

2021

Guragain, Prashanna; Tkachov, Max; Båtnes, Anna Solvang; Olsen, Yngvar; Winge, Per; Bones, Atle M.. (2021) Principles and Methods of Counteracting Harmful Salmon–Arthropod Interactions in Salmon Farming: Addressing Possibilities, Limitations, and Future Options. Frontiers in Marine Science. vol. 8.
Tesfahun, Almaz Nigatu; Alexeeva, Marina; Tomkuvienė, Miglė; Arshad, Aysha; Guragain, Prashanna; Klungland, Arne; Klimašauskas, Saulius; Ruoff, Peter; Bjelland, Svein. (2021) Alleviation of C⋅C Mismatches in DNA by the Escherichia coli Fpg Protein. Frontiers in Microbiology. vol. 12.

2020

Guragain, Prashanna; Sporsheim, Bjørnar; Skjesol, Astrid; Båtnes, Anna Solvang; Olsen, Yngvar; Bones, Atle M.; Winge, Per. (2020) Phenylalanine Hydroxylase RNAi Knockdown Negatively Affects Larval Development, Molting and Swimming Performance of Salmon Lice. Frontiers in Marine Science. vol. 7 (608463).

2018

Alexeeva, Marina; Guragain, Prashanna; Tesfahun, Almaz Nigatu; Tomkuvienė, Miglė; Arshad, Aysha; Gerasimaitė, Rūta; Rukšėnaitė, Audronė; Urbanavičiūtė, Giedrė; Bjørås, Magnar; Lærdahl, Jon Kristen; Klungland, Arne; Klimašauskas, Saulius; Bjelland, Svein. (2018) Excision of the doubly methylated base N4,5-dimethylcytosine from DNA by Escherichia coli Nei and Fpg proteins. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. vol. 373 (1748).
Båtnes, Anna Solvang; Bones, Atle M.; Guragain, Prashanna; Guttu, Ane Maria; Jevne, Lone Sunniva; Nytrø, Ane Vigdisdatter; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Reitan, Kjell Inge; Winge, Per; Østerhus, Stine; Olsen, Yngvar. (2018) Taskforce salmon lice – spread and infection mechanisms of sea lice within and between farmed and wild populations of salmonids. Sea Lice 2018 ; Punta Arenas. 2018-11-04 - 2018-11-08.
Guragain, Prashanna; Bones, Atle M.; Winge, Per. (2018) Developing a method for genome editing in Lepeophtheirus salmonis using CRISPR-Cas9 system. Sealice 2018 ; Punta Arenas. 2018-11-04 - 2018-11-08.

2017

Guragain, Prashanna; Bjelland, Svein. (2017) DNA glycosylase activities for N4,5-dimethylcytosine. 2017.
Tesfahun, Almaz Nigatu; Alexeeva, Marina; Guragain, Prashanna; Tomkuviene, Migle; Arshad, Aysha; Klungland, Arne; Klimašauskas, Saulius; Bjelland, Svein. (2017) Repair of double methylated bases in DNA. 1st annual BioCat Meeting . BioCat; Hurdal. 2017-06-12 - 2017-06-14.
Tesfahun, Almaz Nigatu; Guragain, Prashanna; Alexeeva, Marina; Arshad, Aysha; Tomkuviene, Migle; Laerdahl, Jon K.; Klungland, Arne; Klimašauskas, Saulius; Bjelland, Svein. (2017) Repair of dimethylated bases in DNA. 6th EU-US Conference on Repair of Endogenous DNA Damage . University of Udine; Udine. 2017-09-24 - 2017-09-28.

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