Prof. Iddya Karunasagar

International Consultant in Food Safety (FAO)
Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research,
Mangalore

Prof. Iddya Karunasagar is currently Senior Director for International Relations at the Nitte University in Mangalore, India. He is a former Senior Fishery Industry Officer in the Aquaculture and Fisheries Department at Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations from 2007 to 2014. He played a key role in several FAO/WHO food safety risk assessments leading to the development of international food standards at the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Before joining FAO, he was National Professor of Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Director of Research at Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, India. His major area of research include food safety risk assessment, molecular detection of foodborne pathogens, virulence factors of pathogens, biocontrol of pathogens associated with foods, diseases in aquaculture and biotechnologies for health management in aquaculture. As a researcher, he worked in several countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan.