Priyan’s research interests include conservation biology, insect biosystematics and conservation bio-control. A trained taxonomist and ecologist, he has authored two books, more than 50 research papers, several popular articles and described 40 species new to science. He is a member of various national and international scientific and academic bodies and is on the board of editors of many journals. In the last three years, he has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Freshwater Group at the Society for Conservation Biology.