S.S.S. Sarma (Full name rarely used in publications: Singaraju Sri Subrahmanya Sarma, born on 24 September 1958), PhD obtained in 1988, is an aquatic ecologist, known for his research contributions in the field of freshwater zooplankton. He is full time Professor of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (= Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, known in the abbreviated form as UNAM) at its north Mexico City Campus, FESI, Tlalnepantla (Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala). He has published more than 300 articles and book chapters of which more than 285 scientific works are from standard journals, including Nature, indexed in Web of Science (Core collection) / Scopus. He has edited/co-edited 14 special volumes for prestigious publishers including Springer, Elsevier, Francis & Taylor, and Acad. Env. Biol. He is currently Editor of Rotifer News, a virtual newsletter for professional and amateur investigators of phylum Rotifera. He is/was on the Editorial Board of different journals belonging to Standard Publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, MDPI, Frontiers Media SA, Acad. of Env. Biol., Francis & Taylor, Bentham Open, Oxford University Press, Public Library of Science, DergiPark and Biomed Central.
1. Contreras‐Tapia RA, Castellanos‐Páez ME, Nandini S, Castillo‐Rivera M, Benítez‐Díaz‐Mirón MI & Garza‐Mouriño M. 2020 Effect of commercial probiotic on the population dynamics of selected rotifers (Brachionus angularis, Plationus patulus) and cladocerans (Moina cf. macrocopa and Simocephalus mixtus). Aquaculture Research 51(11): 4482-4494 DOI: 10.1111/are.14793
2. Rebolledo UA, Sarma N, Rodríguez-Montes de Oca GA, Monroy-Dosta MC, Tello-Ballinas JA, Sarma SSS & Román-Reyes JC 2021 The potential use of the euryhaline rotifer Proales similis for larval rearing of the freshwater pike silverside Chirostoma estor estor. Aquaculture 534: 736246 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736246
3. Peláez Rodríguez E, Sarma SSS & Nandini S 2021 Morphotype-dependent feeding responses in the guppy Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (Class: Actinopterygii) fed zooplankton. Aquaculture Research 52(2): 666-677. DOI: 10.1111/are.14924
4. Wallace RL, Walsh EJ, Nandini S & Sarma SSS 2021 A meta-analysis of benthic rotifer community structure as a function of lake trophic state. Aquatic Ecology 55: 1297-1304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-020-09825-2
5. Espinosa‐Rodríguez CA, Sarma SSS, Nandini S & Wallace RL 2021 Substratum selection and feeding responses influence the demography of the sessile rotifer Cupelopagis vorax (Collothecacea: Atrochidae). International Review of Hydrobiology 106(1): 18-28. DOI: 10.1002/iroh.202002051
6. Espinosa-Rodríguez CA, Sarma SSS & Nandini S 2021. Zooplankton community changes in relation to different macrophyte species: Effects of Egeria densa removal. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 21: 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2020.08.007
7. González-Pérez BK, Sarma SSS, Castellanos-Páez ME & Nandini S 2021 Effects of the endocrine disruptor 4-nonylphenol on the demography of rotifers Plationus patulus and Brachionus havanaensis: a multigenerational study. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. 56 (13): 1357-1366 https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2021.1997281
8. Nandini S, Sánchez-Zamora C & Sarma SSS 2021 Seasonal Response of Daphnia pulex to cyanobacterial extracts at different temperatures in Valle de Bravo Reservoir (Mexico). Water 13(4): 526. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13040526
9. Nandini S, Araiza-Vázquez DA & Sarma SSS 2021 Moina macrocopa demographic response to harmful cyanobacteria. Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology 21(2): 333-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2020.11.004
10. Sarma SSS, Jiménez-Santos MA & Nandini S 2021. Rotifer species diversity in Mexico: An updated checklist. Diversity 13(7): 291. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13070291
11. Nandini S & Sarma SSS 2021 Population growth, demography and competition studies on Dipleuchlanis propatula (Gosse, 1886)(Rotifera: Euchlanidae). Aquatic Ecology 55 (4): 1305-1316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-021-09883-
12. Nandini S, Miracle MR, Vicente E & Sarma SSS 2021 Strain-related differences in bacterivory and demography of Diaphanosoma mongolianum (Cladocera) in relation to diet and previous exposure to cyanobacteria in nature. Aquatic Ecology 55(4): 1225-1239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-021-09892-z
13. Sarma, S. S. S., Nandini, S., Dumont, H. J., Gopal, B. 2021. Preface: the central role of zooplankton in freshwaters, a special issue in honour of late Ramesh D. Gulati. Aquatic Ecology volume 55, pages1121–1125
14. Núñez-Ortiz AR, Nandini S & Sarma SSS 2022 Prey preference of Stenostomum cf. virginianum Nuttycombe, 1931 (Platyhelminthes); a case study in the littoral zone of a tropical reservoir. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 22 (1): 168-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2021.07.009
15. Nandini S, Carmona-Ruiz JA & Sarma SSS 2022 Demography of Hexarthra jenkinae (de Beauchamp) (Rotifera) from ephemeral and permanent habitats of the shallow waterbody Lake Texcoco (Mexico). Hydrobiologia 849 (17-18): 4073-4085. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04784-7
16. López-Rocha AN, Sarma SSS & Nandini S 2022 Allelopathic effects of male and female calanoids and cyclopoids (Copepoda) on the demographic response of Brachionus havanaensis (Rotifera). Aquatic Ecology 56(2): 399-407. 10.1007/s10452-021-09937-3
17. Nandini S, Sarma SSS & Wallace RL 2022 Exotic species of rotifers in Mexico. Journal of Plankton Research 44(2): 268-272. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbab093
18. Viveros-Legorreta JL, Sarma SSS, Castellanos-Páez ME & Nandini S 2022 Seasonal dynamics of phenolic substances from the macrophyte Myriophyllum aquaticum and their allelopathic effects on the growth and reproduction of Plationus patulus (Rotifera: Brachionidae). Hydrobiologia 849(17-18): 3843-3858 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-04963-0
19. Valencia-Vargas MA, Nandini S, Castellanos Páez ME & Sarma SSS 2022 Impact of native and invasive cyclopoid predators in relation to the diversity of the zooplankton community. Journal of Plankton Research 44(6): 1012–1025. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbac059
20. Zamora-Barrios CA, S Nandini & Sarma SSS 2023 Revisión de cianobacterias potencialmente nocivas /Review of potentially harmful cyanobacteria/. Tecnología y ciencias del agua (In press). ISSN 2007-2422. DOI: 10.24850/j-tyca-14-3-6
21. Nandini S., and SSS Sarma. 2023. Experimental Studies on Zooplankton-Toxic Cyanobacteria Interactions: A Review. Toxics 2023, 11(2), 176; (ISSN 2305-6304) https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020176
22. Nava V, Chandra S, Aherne J, Alfonso MB, Antão-Geraldes AM, Attermeyer K, Bao R, Bartrons M, Berger SA, Biernaczyk M, Bissen R, Brookes JD, Brown D, Cañedo-Argüelles M, Canle M, Capelli C, Carballeira R, Cereijo JL, Chawchai S, Christensen ST, Christoffersen KS, de Eyto E, Delgado J, Dornan TN, Doubek JP, Dusaucy J, Erina O, Ersoy Z, Feuchtmayr H, Luce Frezzotti M, Galafassi S, Gateuille D, Gonçalves V, Grossart H-P, Hamilton DP, Harris TD, Kangur K, Kankılıç GB, Kessler R, Kiel C, Krynak EM, Leiva-Presa À, Lepori F, Matias MG, Matsuzaki S-i S, McElarney Y, Messyasz B, Mitchell M, Mlambo MC, Motitsoe SN, Nandini S, Orlandi V, Owens C, Özkundakci D, Pinnow S, Pociecha A, Raposeiro PM, Rõõm E-I, Rotta F, Salmaso N, Sarma SSS, Sartirana D, Scordo F, Sibomana C, Siewert D, Stepanowska K, Tavşanoğlu ÜN, Tereshina M, Thompson J, Tolotti M, Valois A, Verburg P, Welsh B, Wesolek B, Weyhenmeyer GA, Wu N, Zawisza E, Zink L & Leoni B 2023 Plastic debris in lakes and reservoirs. Nature 619: 317-322 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06168-4
23. González-Gutiérrez S, Sarma SSS & Nandini S 2023 Seasonal diversity and morphometric variations of rotifers in relation to selected environmental variables from a tropical high-altitude lake in Mexico. Diversity 15: 942 https://doi.org/10.3390/d15080942
24. Sarma SSS & Nandini SSS 2024 Rotifer heliozoan interactions: a population growth study. Hydrobiologia 851 (12-13): 3125-3135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05315-2
25. Reyes-Santillán MC, Nandini S & Sarma SSS 2024 Combined effects of microplastics and temperature on the competition between Brachionus havanaensis and Brachionus calyciflorus (Rotifera). Hydrobiologia 851 (12-13): 3199-3211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05410-4
26. Valencia Vargas MA, Nandini S, Sarma SSS & Castellanos Páez ME 2024 Indirect effects of invasive and native predatory copepods (Mesocyclops pehpeiensis Hu and M. longisetus curvatus Dussart) on the population growth of brachionid rotifers. Hydrobiologia 851 (12-13): 3137-3148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05340-1
27. Hernández Lucero JA, Sarma SSS & Nandini S 2024 Behavioral and demographic responses of the predatory rotifer Asplanchna sieboldii (Leydig, 1854) fed prey (Plationus patulus (Müller, 1786)) previously exposed to cadmium and microplastics. Aquatic Ecology 58 (2): 239-248 (ISSN: 13862588; ISSN: 15735125). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-023-10061-7
28. Zamora-Barrios CA, Nandini S & Sarma SSS 2024 Effect of microplastics on the demography of Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas (Rotifera) over successive generations. Aquatic Toxicology 275:107061.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2024.107061
29. Sánchez-Zamora C, Nandini S & Sarma SSS 2024 Synergistic effects of microplastics and cyanotoxins on the demography of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas. Chemosphere 365: 143355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143355
30. Contreras-Tapia RA, Garza-Mouriño G, Castellanos-Páez ME, Castillo-Rivera M, Nandini S & Benítez-Díaz Mirón MI 2024 Ingestion rate, prey selectivity, and growth of larval Vieja zonata (Teleostei: Cichlidae) co-fed rotifers with cladocerans. Aquaculture Nutrition, 6424063, 14 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6424063
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Lisans, 1991 yılı Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Eğirdir Su Ürünleri Yüksek Okulundan mezun oldu. Yüksek Lisans ve Doktorasını Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsünde 1996 ve 2001 yıllarında tamamladı. 2018 yılına kadar Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesinde görev yaptı.
Su Ürünleri/Avlama Teknolojisi alanında 2012 yılında Doçent ve 2020 yılında da Profesör ünvanlarını aldı. Günümüzde Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi, Eğirdir Su Ürünleri Fakültesinde göreve devam etmektedir.
1. Onuk, E.E., Çiftci, A., Findik, A. ve Y.Durmaz “Development and evaluation of multiplex polymerase chain reaction for identification of Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Yersinia ruckeri and Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida in culture fisheries.” Journal of Veterinary Science, 11 (3): 235-241. (2010)
2. Özer, S., Börekçi, G., Bulduklu, P., Çiftci, A., Kanık, A. ve E.E. Onuk, “Evaluation of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for identification of Enterococcus spp. isolated from fish and water.” The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh, 63: 643-651. (2011)
3. Onuk, E.E., Çiftçi, A., Fındık, A., Çiftçi, G., Altun, S., Balta, F., Özer, S. ve A.Y. Çoban, “Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Yersinia ruckeri isolates from Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum, 1792) in Turkey.” Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift, 124 (7-8): 320-328. (2011)
4. Didinen, B.I., Kubilay, A., Diler, O., Ekici, S., Onuk, E.E. ve A. Findik, “First isolation of Vagococcus salmoninarum from cultured rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) broodstocks in Turkey.” Bullettin of The European Association of Fish Pathologists, 31 (6): 235-243. (2011)
5. Durmaz, Y., Onuk, E.E. ve A. Çiftçi, “Investigation of the presence and antibiotic susceptibilities of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout farms (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792) in The Middle and Eastern Black Sea Regions of Turkey.” Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 59 (2): 141-146. (2012)
6. Altun, S., Onuk, E.E., Çiftci, A., Duman, M. ve A.G. Büyükekiz, “Determination of phenotypic, serotypic and genetic diversity and antibiotyping of Yersinia ruckeri isolated from Rainbow Trout.” Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 19 (2): 225-232. (2013)
7. Onuk, E.E., Fındık, A., Turk, N., Altun, S., Korun, J., Ozer, S., Avsever, M.L. ve A. Ciftci, “Molecular identification and determination of some virulence genes of Aeromonas spp. in fish and water from Turkish coastal regions.” Revue de Medecine Veterinaire 164 (4): 200-206. (2013)
8. Altun, S., Onuk, E.E., Çiftci, A., Büyükekiz A.G. ve M. Duman, “Phenotipic, genotipic characterisation and antimicrobial susceptibility determination of Lactoccous garvieae strains.” Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 19 (3): 375-381. (2013)
9. Pekmezci, G.Z., Bolukbas, C.S., Gurler, A.T. ve E.E. Onuk, “Occurrence and molecular characterization of Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from Merlangius merlangus euxinus and Trachurus trachurus off the Turkish coast of Black Sea.” Parasitology Research, 112 (3): 1031-1037. (2013)
10. Pekmezci, G.Z., Yardimci, B., Onuk, E.E. ve S. Umur, “Molecular characterization of Hysterothylacium fabri (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from Zeus faber (Pisces: Zeidae) caught off the Mediterranean coasts of Turkey based on nuclear ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences.” Parasitology Internatıonal, 63 (1): 127-131. (2014)
11. Didinen, B.I., Yardımcı, B., Onuk, E.E., Metin, S. ve P. Yıldırım, “Naturally Lactococcus garvieae Infection in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss Walbaum, 1792): New histopathological observations, phenotypic and molecular identification” Revue de Medecine Veterinaire, 165 (1-2): 12-19. (2014)
12. Pekmezci, G.Z., Onuk, E.E., Bolukbas, C.S., Yardimci, B., Gurler, A.T., Açıcı, M. ve S. Umur, “Molecular identification of Anisakis species (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from marine fishes collected in Turkish waters” Veterinary Parasitology 201 (1-2): 82-94. (2014)
13. Yardımcı, B., Pekmezci, G.Z. ve E.E. Onuk, “Pathology and molecular identification of Anisakis pegreffii infection in the John Dory, Zeus faber (Linnaeus, 1758) caught in Mediterranean Sea.” Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 61: 233-236. (2014)
14. Didinen, B.I., Metin, S., Onuk, E.E., Takmaz, H. ve A.T. Ersoy, “Isolation and characterization of potential probiotic bacteria from Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss, (Walbaum) rearing units against bacterial pathogens.” The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh, 66: 1006-10014. (2014)
15. Metin, S., Kubilay, A., Onuk, E.E., Didinen, B.I., ve P. Yıldırım, “First isolation of Staphylococcus warneri from cultured Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) broodstocks in Turkey.” Bullettin of The European Association of Fish Pathologists, 34(5): 165-174. (2014)
16. Onuk, E.E., Çaycı Y.T., Çoban A.Y., Çiftci A, Balta F, Didinen B.I., Pekmezci G.Z., Altun S., Ünlü M.S., ve A. Deveci, “Türkiye’de su kaynaklı Aeromonas izolatlarında saptanan ilk QnrS gen Pozitifliği.” Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni, 49 (1): 114-123 (2015)
17. Koca S.B.,Yigit N.Ö., Didinen B.I., Metin S., Bayrak H., Onuk E.E., İlhan İ., Eralp H., ve İ. Diler,. “Effects of Enzyme-Producing Probiotic Bacteria Isolated from the Gastrointestinal Tract of Trout on the Growth Performance, Survival and Digestive Enzyme Activity of Rainbow Trout Fry (Oncorhynchus mykiss).” The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh, 67: 1190, 10 pages. (2015)
18. Çiftçi, A., Onuk, E.E., Çiftçi, G., Fındık, A., Söğüt M.Ü., ve T. Gülhan, “The comparative analysis of phenotypic and genotypic properties of Aeromonas sobria strains isolated from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum, 1972)” Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 21(4): 585-592 (2015)
19. Muğlalı, ÖH., Salman, M., Gacar, A., Akdağ, F., Gülbahar, MY., Çiftçi, A., Onuk, EE., Karadaş, F., ve H. Eseceli, “In ovo feeding with β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate on broiler performance, intestinal health and immunity status.” Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Anımal Sciences, 40 (1): 28-33 (2016).
20. Yardımcı, B., Didinen B.I., Onuk, E.E., Metin, S., Çiftçi, A., Kubilay, A., Pekmezci G.Z., ve H. Eralp, “Immunohistochemical evaluation of experimental Vagococcus salmoninarum infection in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792).” Journal of Fish Diseases, 39: 547-553, DOİ:10.1111/jfd.12386 (2016).
21. Çiftci, A., Onuk, E.E., Çiftci, G., Fındık, A., Söğüt, M.Ü., Didinen, B.I., Aksoy, A., Üstünakın, K., Gülhan, T., Balta, F., ve S. Altun, Development and validation of glycoprotein-based native-subunit vaccine for fish against Aeromonas hydrophila. Journal of Fish Diseases, 39 (8): 981-992, doi:10.1111/jfd.12499 (2016).
22. Didinen, B.I., Onuk, E.E., ve Sayı H, “In vitro testing of Potential Probiotic Bacteria against Vagococcus salmoninarum in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792).” The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh, IJA_68.2016.1317, 7 pages (2016)
23. Didinen, B.I., Onuk, E.E., Öztürk, T., Metin, S., Öz, M., Çaylı, Ö., ve Kubilay A, “First Report of Chryseobacterium sp. from Koi (Cyprinus carpio) in Turkey.” The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh, IJA_68.2016.1341, 8 pages (2016)
24. Onuk, E.E., Çaycı Y.T., Çoban A.Y., Çiftci A, Balta F, Didinen B.I., ve S. Altun, “Balık ve yetiştirme suyu kökenli Aeromonas izolatlarının antimikrobial duyarlılıklarının saptanması.” Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 63 (4): 69-73 (2017)
25. Didinen, B.I., Onuk, E.E., Metin, S., Çaylı, Ö. “Identification and characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from rainbow trout, (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792), with inhibitory activity against Vagococcus salmoninarum and Lactococcus garvieae.” Aquaculture Nutrition. 24: 400-407 (2018)
26. Onuk EE, Didinen BI, Ciftci A, Yardımcı B, Pekmezci GZ. “Molecular characterisation of antibiotic resistance in Yersinia ruckeri isolates from Turkey.” Bullettin of The European Association of Fish Pathologists, 39(4): 145-155 (2019)
27. Kubilay A, Didinen BI, Metin S, Onuk EE, Bahadır S, Uluköy G. “First Record of Aeromonas sobria in Yellow Tail Cichlid, Pseudotropheus acei.” Bullettin of The European Association of Fish Pathologists, 40(1): 20-27 (2020)
28. Metin S, Onuk EE, Yardımcı B, Didinen BI. “First report of Candida sake isolated from cultured rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) juveniles in Turkey.” Bullettin of The European Association of Fish Pathologists, 40(4): 141-147 (2020)
29. Pekmezci GZ, Yildirim A, Duzlu O, Simsek E, Balta F, Yardimci B, Onuk EE, Onder Z, Ciloglu A, Yetismis G, Yilmaz E, Inci A. (2022). Genetic diversity of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Fouquet, 1876) infecting farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792) in Turkey. Journal of Fish Diseases, 45(8), 1109–1115. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13633
30. Saticioglu I, Onuk EE, Ay H, Ajmi N, Demirbas E, Altun S. (2023). Phenotypic and molecular differentiation of Lactococcus garvieae and Lactococcus petauri isolated fromtrout. Aquaculture, 577 (2023), 739933
31. Taha MD, Didinen BI, Onuk EE, Metin S, Yilmaz S, Mohamed AA, ... & Abdel-Latif HMR. (2023). Identification of four autochthonous yeasts from the intestines of goldfish, Carassius auratus with potential probiotic properties and their effects on the most common fish bacterial pathogens. Microbial Pathogenesis 184 (2023), 106381.
32. Berktaş OÇ, Didinen BI, Onuk EE, Yilmaz S, Abdel-Latif HMR. (2024) Identification of new yeast strains, Candida zeylanoides Y12-3 and Hyphopichia pseudoburtonii Y12-1, from the intestinal tract of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, with potential probiotic characteristics. The Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.13048
Biographical notes: Arzu Aydın Uncumusaoğlu is an Associate Professor of Engineering Faculty at Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey. She received her BSc, MSc and PhD at Faculty of Fisheries at Ege University in 1999, 2002 and 2007, respectively. She has published many papers at various national and international journals and conferences. She is also a member of many journals and associations. Her current research focuses on water quality and pollution, sediment quality and pollution, hydrobiology, zooplankton, Hyperiidea, heavy metals, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, biological indices, statistical ecosystem evaluation, ecological ındices, biological ındices, statistical techniques and microplastics.
S.S.S. Sarma (Full name rarely used in publications: Singaraju Sri Subrahmanya Sarma, born on 24 September 1958), PhD obtained in 1988, is an aquatic ecologist, known for his research contributions in the field of freshwater zooplankton. He is full time Professor of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (= Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, known in the abbreviated form as UNAM) at its north Mexico City Campus, FESI, Tlalnepantla (Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala). He has published more than 300 articles and book chapters of which more than 285 scientific works are from standard journals, including Nature, indexed in Web of Science (Core collection) / Scopus. He has edited/co-edited 14 special volumes for prestigious publishers including Springer, Elsevier, Francis & Taylor, and Acad. Env. Biol. He is currently Editor of Rotifer News, a virtual newsletter for professional and amateur investigators of phylum Rotifera. He is/was on the Editorial Board of different journals belonging to Standard Publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, MDPI, Frontiers Media SA, Acad. of Env. Biol., Francis & Taylor, Bentham Open, Oxford University Press, Public Library of Science, DergiPark and Biomed Central.
Esat Çilli 09.VI.1975 tarihinde Bulgaristan’ın Mestanlı kasabasında doğdu. Orada ilk, orta ve lise eğitimini tamamladıktan sonra 1995 yılında Türkiye’ye göç etti. 1997 yılında Ege Üniversitesi Biyoloji Bölümünü kazandı ve aynı bölümden 2002 yılında zooloji ağırlıklı biyoloji lisans derecesi ile mezun oldu. 2004 yılında kendi bölümünde yüksek lisans eğitimine başlamasına rağmen 2006 yılında tez konusunu değiştirerek Ege Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Su Ürünleri Yetiştiriciliği Bölümünde yüksek lisans öğrencisi olarak eğitimine devam etti. Halen Ege Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Su Ürünleri Yetiştiriciliği Bölümünde doktora çalışmalarını yürütmekte ve İzmir Bornova Veteriner Kontrol Enstitüsü Parazitoloji Laboratuvarında Uzman Biyolog olarak çalışmaktadır. Evli ve iki çocuk babasıdır.
1991 yılında Ankara’da doğmuştur. 2014 yılında Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesinden mezun olmuştur. Mesleki eğitimine 2016-2017 yılları arasında İskoçya’da Stirling Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Yetiştiriciliği Bölümü’nde devam etmiştir. Şu an Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, Tarımsal Araştırmalar ve Politikalar Genel Müdürlüğünde Mühendis olarak görev yapmaktadır.