Biotechnology
About the Department
The Department of Biotechnology is a pioneering department, which strives to nurture specific skill sets that integrates biosciences and biotechnology. The curriculum is constantly upgraded to suit the demands of the industry. Faculty members are trained both in reputed institutes and industries, and periodically undergo skill upgradation in a constantly evolving field of engineering relevant to biotechnology. Currently, the Department of Biotechnology offers B.Tech.(Biotechnology), M.Tech.(Biotechnology) and Ph.D.(Full/Part-time) with a well structured and balanced curriculum focusing on the major areas viz., Healthcare, Nutrition, Bioprocess Technology and Environmental Biotechnology.
From the HOD’s Desk
Dr. Vinohar Stephen Rapheal,
Associate Professor & Head
The Department of Biotechnology commenced its academic and scientific journey in the year 2002, and built up ambience and infrastructural facilities for effective academic and research activities over the period. Our students have excelled in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The faculty members engage in effective curriculum delivery and research on socially relevant projects. Most of our graduates get placed in life science related companies and the rest pursue higher studies in reputed institutes in India and abroad. Our graduates, spread all over the world, are the dynamic ambassadors of our performance. The Department of Biotechnology at KCT is a leading provider of biotechnology education in Tamil Nadu.
Vision
Strong teaching and research foundation in the area of biotechnology and allied fields through knowledge dissemination to students and the public and to scale new heights in the frontier areas of health and environment and ethics for welfare of humankind globally.
Mission
- Develop dynamic curriculum and syllabus to promote innovative and create practices.
- Encourage students for innovation and setting start-ups and equip leadership an entrepreneurial skills
- Train students on issues related to social welfare.
Dr. Vinohar Stephen Rapheal
Associate Professor & HoD
Dr. Vinohar Stephen Rapheal is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at KCT. He completed his Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. His research interests are in two broad areas: (a) Development of applications related to Food/Medical Technology (b) Studies on the analysis and mining of biological data. Specifically, his current research focuses on the following areas: (1) Development of novel biodegradable, biomaterials for food applications, (2) Analysis of high-throughput expression data (3) Prediction of epitopes for development of vaccines. Dr. Stephen has published several book chapters and more than 10 papers in reputed and peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Journal of Biosciences, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences etc. Dr. Stephen has received research grants from Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG), Govt of India. Additionally, he is the Head, Academic Innovations, Department of Academics, KCT. He is currently leading a team involved in online teaching and learning.
Dr. N. Saraswathy
Professor
Dr. N. Saraswathy is completing her doctorate from National Center for Plant Biotechnology, (IARI), New Delhi in 2004, Dr. Saraswathy joined as a scientist at the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) at Pithoragh, Uttranchal, where she had the opportunity to work with a research team involving the development of high altitude freeze tolerance crops. After joining KCT in 2005, she initiated the research work on medical textile was which involves the development of bioactive wound dressing materials. Apart from academics, interested in precision agricultural practices and organic farming.
Dr. R. Baskar
Professor
Dr. Baskar had published 29 research articles in reputed journals, 22 in International and 7 in National journals of which one of the best paper was published in the High Impact Factor Journal of Food Chemistry with an impact factor of 3.16. He has also secured a DBT funded project on “”Characterization and Immobilization of banana peel protease for incorporation into wound dressing material for genital warts”” to a tune of 33 .87 lakhs. He was also instrumental in establishing two specialized labs in the department namely Mammalian Cell culture Lab and Plant Tissue Culture Lab during 2015-2016 with an investment of 45 lakhs in the interest of students and faculty. He had been selected for Summer Research Fellowship by Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore in the year 2012 to work in University of Hyderabad. Apart from regular academics, he has great passion for music and a talented singer and a Professional Smule singer too.
Dr. M. Shanmuga Prakash
Associate Professor
The research focus of our group is the extract and purify the bioproduct (Enzymes, protein carbohydrates etc) from various biological sources. We are expertise in immobilization techniques, extraction procedures, statistical optimization techniques. Currently, we are formulated the enzymes for pretreatment of cellulosic material and for production of biofuel.
Dr. K. Kumaresan
Associate Professor
Dr. K. Kumaresan is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Kumaraguru College of Technology, since July 2008. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Madras Guindy Campus, Chennai, India during 2007 in the field of Applied Microbiology and currently working in the fields of Antimicrobials, Bioactive Natural products, Probiotics and Nutraceuticals. He has received many research fellowships and awards. Some of the notable research fellowships are Indian National Sciences Academy (INSA) and Young Scientist Fellowship Scheme(YSFS)Tamil Nadu State council of science and Technology (TNSCST). He has published 40+ research articles and book chapters in reputed journals. He has organised many Government funded programs in his research specialization. He has collaborated with central government institute such as CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru and CLRI, Chennai. He is a recognized research supervisor under Anna University Chennai and has guided PG students/ Doctoral scholars. He is a reviewer in reputed journals and a Life member in International and National Professional bodies.
Dr. T. Sathish Kumar
Assistant Professor III
Dr. T. Sathish Kumar has specialized in his Master’s and Doctoral Programme in Biochemistry and possess nearly 20 years of teaching and 15 years of research experience. He is teaching courses such as Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Protein Engineering, Bioinformatics, Bioanalytical techniques etc., to Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of Biotechnology department, KCT. His research mainly focused on purification and structural elucidation of Natural products (exclusively polyphenols) from plant sources to investigate the regulation of chronic diabetes mellitus, diabetic foot ulcer, renal calculi and cardiovascular diseases. Has attracted external financial grants (RuTAG-IIT-M, DBT, ICMR & AICTE) to pursue projects, and to conduct Workshop and short term training courses in the area of natural products. Published research papers in peer reviewed National and International journals, and text books. His textbook has been recommended as reference book in many premier institutes such as Pune University, Andhra University, Gujarat University, VTU, North Maharashtra University etc.
Dr. D.R. Manimaran
Assistant Professor III
Dr. D R. Manimaran obtained his Diploma in Chemical Technology (1999), B.Tech. degree (Chemical Engineering.) from Arunai Engineering College (2002), M.E. degree (Chemical Engineering) from Annamalai University (2004) and Ph.D. (Technology) degree from Anna University Chennai (2019) and possess nearly 15 years of teaching and 2 years of industrial experience. He is teaching Principles of Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess calculations, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer Operation, Fluid and Particle Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Bioproduct recovery. He has obtained his Ph.D. in the field of Effluent treatment of textile industry and Research focus towards Biochemical approaches. He has published 7 papers in national and international journals and presented more than 15 National/International Conference papers. Has attracted external financial grants from Department of Biotechnology to pursue projects. My passion in the teaching profession refers to discipline and respect.
Dr. Nithyapriya S
Assistant Professor III
Dr. S. Nithya Priya is a professor of Food Technology. She strongly believes in dedication towards teaching and is passionately interested in training students for preparing them for start-ups in the field of food processing and preservation. She earned her doctoral degree from Anna University, and is specifically involved in developing convenience foods contributing to women’s health and well-being.
Dr. A. Thirumurugan
Assistant Professor III
Dr. A. Thirumurugan has specialized in Master’s and Doctoral Programme in Biotechnology and has 13 years of teaching cum research experience. His main focus of work is on Nanotechnology applications in Environment pollutant removal and Food Packaging and Film Development. Also, his research focuses on Bioproducts from microbial sources and its bio-separation. He has published more than 20 research papers in National and International peer- reviewed journals and Book chapters. He has completed a funded project on Starch nanoparticles and its drug delivery, funded by, KCT-Re. He is also an active reviewer in various peer- reviewed international journals.
Dr. N. Sivarajasekar
Assistant Professor III
Dr. N. Sivarajasekar obtained his B.Tech (Chemical Engg) degree from Coimbatore Institute of Technology, M.Tech (Chemical Engg) degree from A.C.College of Technology and Ph.D (Technology) degree from Anna University Chennai. He has obtained his Ph.D in the field of Dye Effluent treatment. He has adequate knowledge on building batch and continuous water treatment set ups and carry out scale up studies. Currently he is working on the pharmaceutical waste water treatment in the past three years and published many high impact factor journals in that area. He has published 20 SCI indexed journals, 40 Scopus indexed journals, authored 8 book chapters and 2 books, and presented more than 20 National/International Conference papers.
Dr. K. Ram
Assistant Professor III
Dr. Ram K has completed his Doctorate from BITS -PILANI, Rajasthan in the field of Computational Biology and has be awarded with CSIR – Senior Research Fellowship. Dr. Ram is the Board of Studies Co-ordinator for both PG and UG Biotechnology courses. His research interest are Molecular Dynamics of Macromolecules and Biological Data Analysis. His hobbies include photography and cycling.
Dr. K. Kumaravel
Assistant Professor III
Dr. Kumaravel Kandaswamy is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Kumaraguru College of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology and Biophysics from Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore). His research focuses primarily on developing novel antimicrobial compounds to combat against microbial infections. Furthermore, he has a strong interest in developing high-throughput screening platforms to identify novel drug candidates. He is currently involved in developing state-of-the-art high-resolution imaging platforms to quantify the dynamics of subcellular molecules in bacterial cells and in biofilms. He is a Principal Investigator (PI) on the SERB Startup Research Grant (~Rs 33 Lakhs) awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is also a co-recipient of the Foldscope grant (BT/IN/INDO-US/Foldscope/39/2015) awarded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Dr. R. Padhmanand Sudhakar
Assistant Professor III
Dr. R. Pathmanand Sudhakar has training and background in computational microbial-systems biology, Dr. Sudhakar finished his PhD from the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). Thereafter, he pursued two post-doctoral stints in the UK (Earlham Institute) and Belgium (KU Leuven) where his focus shifted to the microbe-host interactions1–5, multi -omic data integration6–10 and systems/network biology10–12 in the context of the gastrointestinal tract and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). He was funded by the European Research Council grant (2018-2022) to investigate the heterogeneity of IBD. An emerging interest involves investigating the efficacy of complementary and alternative medicines for gut health13,14. Dr Sudhakar has extensive collaboration experience with molecular biologists, nurses, gastroenterologists, IBD-psychologists as well as colleagues from other disciplines. He was co-awarded the Marie-Curie Fellowship with a Seal of Excellence by the European Commission and Flanders Research Foundation which was however not taken up due to his shift to industry. He also has a keen interest in science diplomacy to bridge academic research with public policy15, science communication17, as well in formulating research policies16 for achieving social and ecological harmony.
Dr. P. Muthukumaran
Assistant Professor II
Dr. P. Muthukumaran has completed 2 KCT funded and 1 TNSCST project. He has published 40 research/review/ book chapters in various national and international journals.
He has obtained M.Tech. (Microbial Technology) from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore. Currently, he is positioned as Assistant Professor II in the Department of Biotechnology. His doctorial research is focused on the screening of Bioactive compounds from marine micro algae.
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- UG – B.Tech. Biotechnology – 4 Years (8 Semesters)
- PG – M.Tech. Biotechnology – 2 Years (4 Semesters)
- Ph.D.
B.Tech. Biotechnology
The B.Tech. Biotechnology programmes prepares students to engineering work related to bio manufacturing, R&D in pharmaceutical industry, Food product development, Environmental pollution management, natural product development, bio-informatics solutions etc. The problems faced by the biotechnology industry offer an unusual opportunity – the industry faces a dearth of skilled workforce. Much of the analysis and development must be accomplished at the very frontiers of knowledge, conforming to various international and national guidelines. The B.Tech programme is designed as to bridge that gap. The syllabi and curriculum is developed to be contemporary and match the current requirements of the biotechnology sector.
PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)
- PEO1: To become successful professional/ entrepreneur by inculcating knowledge in interdisplinary areas in Science, Technology, Engineering and Management
- PEO2: To provide strong foundation in core areas of biotechnology to provide biotechnological solutions to real life problems with economic, social and sustainable viability.
- PEO3: Sensitize on environmental, health and bioethical issues, IPR
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (POs)
- Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
- Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyse complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
- Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
- Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
- Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modelling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
- The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
- Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development
- Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
- Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
- Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions
- Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
- Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change
PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs)
- PSO1 : An ability to apply the knowledge of food/ medical / environmental and computational biology to perform image analysis and processing, data mining and Big data analytics.
- PSO2 :An ability to understand and design solutions using bioprocess principles, bioanalytical instrumentation and techniques and cell culture techniques.
M.Tech. Biotechnology
PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)
- PEO1: To apply professional knowledge and skills in academia, industry and research.
- PEO2: To enable the students to evaluate real life problems and to propose biotechnological solutions with economical and social impact.
- PEO3: To train the students individually/ or in a team for intellectual independence to provide innovative solutions.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (POs)
- PO1: An ability to independently carry out research/investigation and development work to solve practical problems.
- PO2: An ability to write and present a substantial technical report/document.
- PO3: Students should be able to demonstrate a degree of mastery over the area as per the specialization of the program. The mastery should be at a level higher than the requirements in the appropriate bachelor program.
- PO4: An ability to employ bio-based techniques to address issues related to health with professional ethics.
- PO5: An ability to develop/ utilize sustainable technology to address environmental issues.
- PO6: An ability to apply modern engineering tools for the implementation of interdisciplinary projects.
PhD. Full time & Part-time
The Department of Biotechnology at Kumaraguru College of Technology is a recognized research center of Anna University since 2010, fostering a culture of research and innovation in diverse biotechnology domains. Our PhD program, open to both full-time and part-time scholars, provides a dynamic and collaborative research environment, guided by experienced faculty and supported by state-of-the-art facilities. Our scholars work on developing solutions for real-world challenges in health care, water treatment, natural products, Bioinformatics and bioprocess technology.
List of Ph.D Scholars in the Department
| S.No | Name of Faculty | Reg. No. | Students Name | External/Internal | Year of Registartion | Full/Part time | Status/Completion Date |
| 1 | Dr.N.Saraswathy | 17245697134 | V.Veerabhuvaneshwari | Internal | Jul 2017 | Part time | Thesis Submitted |
| 11211131006 | P. Muthukumaran | Internal | Jan 2012 | Part time | Completed / Nov 2024 | ||
| 23245697152 | V.Aswitha | Internal | Jul 2023 | Full Time | Pursuing | ||
| 22245691129 | K Sakthishobana | External | Jan 2022 | Part time | Pursuing | ||
| 21237691150 | T.Gayathri | External | Jan 2021 | Part time | Pursuing | ||
| 21245691125 | M.Kamali | External | Jan 2021 | Part time | Pursuing | ||
| 18155691130 | Dymphan F Gonsaldes | Internal | Dec 2017 | Full time | Pursuing | ||
| 11200131034 | M. Jeyakumar | External | Jul 2017 | Part time | Pursuing | ||
| 17145697133 | S.Balaji | Internal | Jul 2017 | Full time | Pursuing | ||
| 2 | Dr. R. Baskar | 1524569737 | Poorani G | Internal | Jan 2015 | Full time | Completed / Oct 2022 |
| 20155691137 | Shail Adrian Jagmag | Internal | Jan 2020 | Full time | Pursuing | ||
| 3 | Dr. N. Sivarajasekar | 21245691102 | K. Sukanya | Internal | Dec 2020 | Full time | Synopsis Submited |
| 21125697111 | N Arunkumar | External | Jul 2021 | Part time | Pursuing | ||
| 19135691118 | K. Murugesan | External | Jan 2019 | Part time | Pursuing | ||
| 18135691114 | Balasubramani K | External | Jan 2018 | Part time | Pursuing | ||
| 4 | Dr. K. Kumaresan | 23245691135 | Ms.S.Indu | External | Jul 2023 | Full time | Pursuing |
| 23245691134 | Ms.V. Samyuktha | Internal | Jul 2023 | Part time | Pursuing | ||
| 5 | Dr. M.Shanmugaprakash | 21245591109 | D.Anitha | Extenal | Jul 2021 | Full time | Pursuing |
| 6 | Dr. A. Thirumurugan | 23145691108 | N Darshan Kumar | Internal | Jan 2023 | Full time | Pursuing |
| 7 | DR.K.Ram | 23255697113 | Ms.Divya Nair | External | Jul 2023 | Part time | Pursuing |
List of Ph. D Scholars who have completed
| Sl. No. | Reg. No. | Name of the Scholar | Title of the Thesis | Month and year of completion | Name of the Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71010721002 | D.R.Manimaran | Removal and decolourization of synthetic dyes in textile effluent by liquid-liquid extraction and biological methods | 04-12-2019 | Dr. P. Ramalingam |
| 2 | 11111132001 | S. Nithya Priya | Development and evaluation of probiotic juices fortified with nutraceuticals | 27-08-2018 | |
| 3 | 71031121001 | L. Vijayakumar | Certain investigations on the production and optimization of β-glucan by Bacillus cereus LVK13 | 11-04-2017 | |
| 4 | 71031121011 | R. Balakrishnaraja | Investigation of indigenous yeast isolates for the fermentative production of xylitol | 29-07-2016 | |
| 5 | 7071012248 | N. Kalyani | Studies on lipase from Staphylococcus aureus NK-LB37 and Cladosporium cladosporioides NK LF36 and their application in transesterification of karanja (Pongamia pinnata) oil | 17-02-2016 | Dr. N. Saraswathy |
| 6 | 100911122001 | J. Kiruthika | Optimization of L-glutaminase production from marine Bacillus subtilis JK-79 and its characteristics | 20-12-2016 | |
| 7 | 11210132037 | P. Kanmani | Gene expression, purification, characterization and environmental applications of bacterial lipases | 26-07-2016 | Dr. K. Kumaresan |
Established in the year 2002 with an UG program in Biotechnology.
- Offers PG program in BT from the year 2007.
- Recognized as Research center for Ph.D program from the year 2009
- UG NBA program accredited by NBA during 2009, 2014
- PG NBA program accredited in the year 2019
- Research Funding over ~ 2.01 C
Research Centre for Excellence in Microscopy
- Location & space: ADM:105B / 23.9 Sq.m
- Faculty in-charge: Dr. K. Kumaravel
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
The Research Centre of Excellence in Microscopy is a state-of-the-art biological imaging facility focussed on development of cutting-edge technologies combining computational and biological methods. Furthermore, the centre will serve as a bioimaging hub for researchers based in Coimbatore and nearby region. The centre also provides access to high performance computing with Intel Xeon (4 cores) and NVDIA (24GB DDR6 graphics card) that is very ideal for image processing and data analysis. The centre aims to publish several research articles in Scopus indexed journal and other high impact journals. Furthermore, plans for commercialization in the form of IPR is one of the prime goals of this centre. The centre is currently equipped with inverted widefield epifluorescence microscope supplied by Carl Zeiss (A renowned microscope manufacturer based in Germany). The centre is jointly funded by DST-SERB (Govt of India) and KCT. The centre aims to attract bilateral research grants such as Indo-EU and Indo-US research grants. The centre will work to publish several research articles in Scopus indexed journal and other high impact journals. Furthermore, plans for commercialization in the form of IPR is also underway. The centre will offer a range of summer/winter courses of international standards. The course will have participants and faculties (both national & international). This in turn will promote collaborative research.
Research Activity
Several projects such as development of high precision and high throughput screening platforms to identify novel anticancer and antimicrobial compounds from plant sources, screening of antimicrobials for UTI and development of microfluidic devices for analysis of biofilms are underway in the center.
Sophisticated equipments: Inverted Epifluorescence Microscope, Gel documentation, BIORAD, Lenovo Workstation.
Biochemistry and Microbiology Laboratory
- Location & space: ADM:103A / 101.9 Sq.m
- Faculty in-charge: Dr. K. Kumaresan
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
The main focus of the lab is to train students with basic microbiology techniques for microorganism isolation of pure cultures, growth kinetics, antimicrobial susceptibility assays, characterization, Mass cultivation and analysis. As a part of biochemistry, the students are exposed to various fundamental biological calculations, buffer preparation, quantification of bioanalytes, chromatography techniques and so on. The taught techniques can be exercised to solve various biological issues.
Research Activity
The research focus of the laboratory is to study the antimicrobial action, prebiotic/probiotic/microbial applications, impacting cholesterol regulating effects, antiglycation property, urolithic activity, drug release kinetics and value added biomaterial (surface engineering) effects of metabolites from natural sources (Plants & Microbes) by executing classic and contemporary methods such as TLC, 2D-TLC, PTLC and Liquid Column Chromatography. We also study several industrially important microorganisms, their beneficial biosynthesis (enzymes, peptides, metabolites) through different screening and investigation methodologies. On par, the laboratory is also involved in nanomaterial (metallic and protein based) preparation and applications in food and environmental aspects. The laboratory has acquired external government grants from DBT, DST, ICMR, CSIR, AICTE etc,. More than 50 research publications (SCOPUS, SCI indexed journals etc.) has been made by utilizing the laboratory resources.
Our researchers group are also actively involved in imparting training in Microbiology, Natural products research based techniques and Nanotechnology applications in Food and Environment for upcoming researchers.
Sophisticated equipments: TLC, 2D-TLC, PTLC, Liquid Column Chromatography, Bright-field Microscope, UV-visible spectroscope.
This lab is authorised for antimicrobial sensitivity analysis
Cell Biology and Immunology Laboratory
- Location & space : ADM:104A / 107.5 Sq.m
- Faculty in-charge: Dr. P. Muthukumaran
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
This lab. mostly utilized to teach fundamentals in the area of basic immunology and serological studies for B.Tech Biotechnology programme. In this lab, basic experiments like, staining of blood cells, cell counting, Blood grouping, Determination of antigen and antibody concentration and qualitative and quantitative analysis of blood components. As a part of Biotechniques laboratory, this lab equipments were used to teach techniques exposed to various basic instruments and equipments to understand working principles. Apart from, this lab. Utilized to determine the concentration of various biomolecules in the biological samples.
Research Activity
Main research focus of this lab are extraction, optimization of phytochemicals from medicinal plants. Plants studied so far: Amorphophallus paeonifolius, Aloe vera, Borassus flabellifer, Peltophorum pterocarpum, Solanum trilobatum.
Sophisticated equipments: Electrophoresis Unit
Plant Tissue culture Laboratory
- Location & space : ADM:104B / 24.03 Sq.m
- Faculty in-charge: Mr. P. Muthukumaran
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
This special lab. established in the year of 2016 to teach basic of plant cell culture techniques. Basic techniques including, Media and stock solution preparation, Explant selection and preparation, Induction of callus, suspension culture etc.,.
Research Activity
This lab. primarily focused to culturing of plant cells for production of bioactive principles (Phenol). Initially in this lab.,establish Induction of Multiple shoot from Bamboo and currently focused research on induction of callus and extraction of phytochemicals from callus culture of Gymnema, Abutilon indicum.
Sophisticated equipments: Photochemical reactor, Rotary Microdome
DownStream Processing Laboratory
- Location & space : ADM:106 / 98.83 Sq.m
- Faculty in-charge: Dr. M. Shanmugaprakash
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
The main focus of the lab is to train students in various purification techniques for such as cell disruption using Ultrasonication and Homogenization, cell concentration using Microfiltration, production concentration using Ultrafiltration, Aqueous Two phase extraction and also including various chromatography techniques. The students are exposed in column packing, buffer preparation, how to choose right columns materials and purify the biomolecules from various both plant and animal source. The taught techniques can be exercised to design and scale-up various in protein purification and downstream processes.
Research Activity
The research focus of the lab includes separate and purify the biomolecules from various sources. Also we are standardizing the enzyme assay such as protease, Bromelain Pectinase , xylnase alpha –amylase, alpha-galactosidase etc. Major research activity is pre-treatment of agrowaste for production of high value products , production oh biogas from food waste, pretreatment of natural fibres using enzymatic methods . Consultancy services related to enzyme production, purification and its application in textile industry, leather industry and food industry are also offered on payment basis.
Sophisticated equipments: Ultrasonication, Micro and Ultrafiltration unit, flash evaporator, Lyophilization and PLC
Unit Operations lab
- Location & space : ADM:107A / 151.30 Sq.m
- Faculty in-charge: Dr. N. Sivarajasekar
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation:
The main focus of the lab is to train students with industrial equipments for related to upstream and downstream processing. The students are exposed to various fundamental stoichiometry calculations, unit operations, heat and mass transport mechanisms, and rheological behaviours. The taught techniques can be exercised to design and scale-up various biological processes.
Research Activity
Laboratory for Bioremediation Research is part of this lab. Main research focus of this lab are solving environmental problems and developing food products. The Environmental research group is actively working on phytoremediation, biosorption, green emulsion membranes, and biosurfactants. The Food product group is involving in the millet based bread production, health mix preparation and probiotic juices.
Sophisticated equipments: Sophisticated equipments: Ball mill, Membrane bioreactor, soxhlet apparatus, ultra centrifuge, Rotating disc contractor
Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Laboratory
- Location & space : ADM:105A / 66.8 Sq.m
- Lab incharge Dr. K Kumaravel
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
The main focus of the lab is to train the students in basic molecular biology techniques like DNA & RNA isolation from various sources and quantification, electrophoresis, competent cell preparation, electroporation, restriction-digestion and ligation, cloning into gene expression vectors and induction, western blotting and PCR. The lab is equipped with Real Time PCR (Thermofisher), Nanodrop and FluorChem Gel Documentation (Alpha Innotech) to conduct gene expression analysis. Real Time PCR and FTIR are available for Consultancy services on payment basis.
Research Activity
The research focus of the lab are monitoring of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistant genes and mobile genetic elements present in the environment by using metagenomics approach. It focuses on unculturable bacterial community and their resistant determinants and also determining the level of resistance in the bacteria. Our prime area of interest for antibiotic resistance is wastewater treatment plants and animal farms. The second area work is on gene expression analysis of matrix metallo proteases in diabetic foot ulcer.
Bioprocess Laboratory
- Location & space : ADM:109 / 138.23 Sq.m
- Faculty Incharge Dr. A. Thirumurugan
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
The primary focus of the lab is to train the students on production of primary and secondary metabolites through lab scale fermentation process and determination of optimum temperature, pH, substrate concentration, growth kinetics, medium optimization etc., This lab also well-equipped with fermenters (3L, 5L and 50 L), UV – Visible spectrophotometer, Ultrafiltration unit, Bacteriological incubator, Digital water bath, Orbital shaker, Laminar airflow, and Kjeldhal apparatus etc.,
Research Activity:
The research focus of the lab is to investigate the potential of using agro-waste, such as Palm Kernel Shell, Banana rhizome, Rice husks, Wheat bran, and other plant-based residues, as raw materials for the preparation of bionanocomposites. These bionanocomposites are utilized to fabricate food packaging films with enhanced properties, contributing to the reduction of plastic waste and environmental pollution. We also focus on the production of enzymes and bio-preservative agents by fermentation process for food preservation applications.
Sophisticated equipments: Fermenters (3L, 5L and 50 L), UV – Visible spectrophotometer, Ultrafiltration unit, Bacteriological incubator, Digital water bath, Orbital shaker, Laminar airflow, and Kjeldhal apparatus.
Bioinformatics Laboratory
- Location & space : ADM:309 / 68.7 Sq.m
- Faculty in-charge: Dr. K. Ram
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
The primary focus of the lab are Biological data analysis , protein modelling and simulation, large-scale sequence analysis and machine learning methods for biological problems. The lab is well equipped with a Dell Server T20 and several other client machines.
Research Activity:
The research focus of the lab includes mainly on Protein-ligand and Protein-protein interaction using molecular Dynamics studies. The research focus also extends to metagenomics and biological database construction. The lab integrates mainly with other laboratories for data collection and analysis. The lab is equipped with many proprietary software like Intelligen Super Pro Designer, Design Expert 10.0 and many other open source software – Gromacs, Galaxy, Rosetta.
Sophisticated equipments and software:
- Workstations: Three high-performance Dell workstations integrated with NVIDIA GPUs for computationally intensive tasks.
- Systems: Thirty HP 280 Pro Business Tower desktops optimized for general-purpose and specialized bioinformatics applications.
- Licensed Software:
- Design Expert 10: Statistical design and analysis of experiments.
- SuperPro Designer: Simulation and optimization of bioprocesses.
- Berkeley Madonna: Differential equation modeling for dynamic systems.
- Pyrx: High-Performance Virtual Screening of Drugs Leads
- Open-Source Tools: A variety of software tailored for biological data analysis, sequence alignment, and molecular simulations.
- Molecular Simulators: GROMACS
- Visualization Tools: UCSF Chimera, VMD, Pymol
- Molecular Modeler: Modeller V10
M.Tech Laboratory
- Location & space : ADM 108 / 103.8 Sq.m
- Faculty In-Charge : Dr. N. Saraswathy
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
The main focus of the laboratory is on Medicinal Plants Research. The lab is exclusively utilized for conducting lab class like Cell and molecular biology,. The lab is also utilized to train the students in handling equipment pertaining extraction of phytocompounds from medicinal plants using Soxhlet Extraction and carrying out antioxidant and phytochemical assays.
Sophisticated equipments: Refrigerated High Speed Centrifuge (DBT funded; 17 lakhs), Microplate Reader Fluorescence / Chemiluminscence (DBT funded; 7 lakhs). UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, COD digestor, and FTIR spectrophotometer.
Mammalian Cell Culture Laboratory
- Location & space : ADM:310A / 23.3 Sq.m
- Faculty In-Charge: Dr. R. Baskar
About the laboratory facilities and Academic Utilisation
The main focus of the lab is to train students in learning mammalian cell culture techniques like preparation of culture medium, establishment of primary culture, handling of cell lines, subculture and maintenance of cell lines in strict sterile conditions. The facility includes preparation room, two inoculation rooms separate for primary culture and cell lines and a common incubation room. The sophisticated equipment includes inverted phase contrast/ fluorescence microscope and CO2 incubator worth 20 lakhs.
Research activity
The research focus of the lab includes screening of medicinal plants/ phytocompounds for anticancer activity. Cell lines like breast cancer, colon cancer, bone cancer, liver cancer and skin cancer are maintained in this lab. Major research projects related to anticancer activity and gene expression studies has been planned in future. The lab is also open to consultancy services to KCT and outside institutions/ industries on payment basis.
Sophisticated equipments: Inverted phase contrast/ fluorescence microscope, CO2 incubator
In addition to the extensive collection of books available at the Central Library, the Department also hosts multiple copies of text books and journals for students to borrow.
| No. of Textbooks | 239 |
| No. of Journals | 12 – Paperback 602 – Online Subscription |
| Sl. No | Room No. | Name of the Lab, Class | Area (in sq. m) |
| 1 | AD101A | HOD Room | 23.78 |
| 2 | AD101B | Conference Room | 26.40 |
| 3 | AD101C | Department Office | 31.57 |
| 4 | AD102A | Culture Inoculation Room | 34.30 |
| 5 | AD102B | Sterilization Room | 11.36 |
| 6 | AD103A | Biochemistry and Microbiology Lab | 101.90 |
| 7 | AD103B | Instrumentation Facility | 16.35 |
| 8 | AD104A | Cell Biology & Immunology Lab | 107.50 |
| 9 | AD104B | Plant Tissue Culture Facility | 24.03 |
| 10 | AD104C | Biotech Sophisticated Instrument Facility (BSiF) Plant Tissue Culture Lab | 24.89 |
| 11 | AD105A | Molecular and Genetic Engineering lab | 66.8 |
| 12 | AD105B | Centre of excellence in Microscopy | 23.9 |
| 13 | AD106 | Down Stream processing Lab | 98.83 |
| 14 | AD107A | Unit operations Lab | 151.30 |
| 15 | AD107B | Chemical storage facility | 16.35 |
| 16 | AD108 | M. Tech / Research Lab | 103.8 |
| 17 | AD109 | Bioprocess Engineering lab | 138.23 |
| 18 | AD301 | Biotech Faculty Room | 47.33 |
| 19 | AD307 | UG Biotech Classroom | 89.40 |
| 20 | AD308A | Counseling Room / Dept Library | 10.38 |
| 21 | AD309 | Bioinformatics Lab | 68.7 |
| 22 | AD310A | Mammalian Cell Culture facility | 23.3 |
| 23 | AD310B | UG Biotech Classroom | 137.45 |
| 24 | AD312 | PG Biotech Classroom | 70.10 |
Academic Year 2024-25
| S.No. | Name of the Faculty | Name of the Programme | Date | Duration of the Programme | Name of the Resource Person | Designation of the Resource Person | Name of the Institute/Industry | Number of Participants | Nature of participants- Faculty/Students/Research Scholars/Industry Person |
| 1 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Opportunities and Persisting avenues in Clinical Research and Data Management | 19/9/2024 | ½ day | Mr. Vasanth Kumar Padmanabhan and Team | NA | AstraZeneca and Sanofi Healthcare India Private Limited | 200 | Faculty & Students |
| 2 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | One credit course on “Informatics Tools and Techniques in Regulatory Affairs and Drug Discovery” | 21/9/2024 & 22/9/2024 | 2 days | Dr. Saravanan Ilangovan | Associate Directo | Elanco Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru | 45 | Students |
| 3 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | One credit course on “Computerized System Validation in Biopharmaceutical Processes” | 28/9/2024 & 29/9/2024 | 2 days | Dr. Saravanan Ilangovan | Associate Directo | Elanco Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru | 45 | Students |
| 4 | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | Founder’s Memorial Day Outreach Programme for school students on Healthy food eating habit-Chinnavedampatti Govt. School, Coimbatore | 9/10/2024 | 1/2 day | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | AP III | KCT | 40 | School students |
| 5 | Dr.Padhmanand Sudhakar | Master Class with on “Inflammatory Bowel Disease” | 19/08/2024 | 1/2 day | Prof. Dr. Severine Vermeire, KU Leuven, Belgium | AP III | KCT | 180 | Faculty & Students |
Academic Year 2023-24
| S.No. | Name of the Faculty | Name of the Programme | Date | Duration of the Programme | Name of the Resource Person | Designation of the Resource Person | Name of the Institute/Industry | Number of Participants | Nature of participants- Faculty/Students/Research Scholars/Industry Person |
| 1 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Organized and conducted (Coordinator) One day National level Students’ Technical Symposium on “Contemporary Biotechnical Solutions for Societal Issues [CBSSI’ 23’]” | 13/10/2023 | 1 day | NA | NA | NA | 50 | Students and Faculty members |
| 2 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Expert talk Session in collaboration with IIC, KCT entitled “Next best Version (NBV)” | 27/4/2024 | ½ day | Dr. Chella Pandian Pitchai | Global Head (DEI, Culture, Values & Belongingness) | Biocon Biologics, Bengaluru | 40 | Students and Faculty members |
| 3 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Expert talk Session in collaboration with IIC, KCT entitled entitled “How to plan for Start-up and legal & Ethical Steps” | 23/8/2023 | ½ day | Dr. J. Fathima Benazir | Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder | Azooka Labs, Bengaluru | 53 | Students and Faculty members |
| 4 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Expert talk Session (A core placement training initiative) entitled “Expected Employable Skillsets for Pharma and Biotech Industries” | 18/7/2023 | ½ day | Mr. M. Kannan | Manager | Healthium Medtech Ltd, Bengaluru | 50 | Students and Faculty members |
| 5 | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | Value added course on Fruit and Vegetable Processing Technology | 15/12/2023 to 16/12/2023 | 2 days | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | AP III | Kumaraguru College of technology | 20 | Students |
Academic Year 2022-23
| S.No. | Name of the Faculty | Name of the Programme | Date | Duration of the Programme | Name of the Resource Person | Designation of the Resource Person | Name of the Institute/Industry | Number of Participants | Nature of participants- Faculty/Students/Research Scholars/Industry Person |
| 1 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Expert talk on “Process of Innovation Development, Technology Readiness Level (TRL), and Commercialization of Lab Technologies & Tech-Transfer” in collaboration with IIC, KCT | 24/3/2023 | Half-a-day | Dr. Pavithra Somasundaram | Proprietrix | Sri Yoganarasimha International, Coimbatore | 63 | Students and Faculty members |
| 2 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Motivational Session by a Successful Entrepreneur on “My Story” in collaboration with IIC, KCT | 1/2/2023 | Half-a-day | Mrs. Madhumitha Haresh | Founder and Proprietor | Earthcare Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore | 85 | Students and Faculty members |
| 3 | Dr.N. Saraswathy | Workshop on thermal analysis of materials using TGA and DSC | 18/2/2023 | 1 day | Dr.H.Arul | Ap & Head, | SFS( Physics), KCT | 12 | Technical support staffs |
| 4 | Dr.N. Saraswathy | Workshop on project report writing | 17/3/2023 | 1 day | Dr.K.Kumaravel and Mr.P.Muthukumaran | AP-III and AP II | BT, KCT | 25 | Students |
| 5 | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | Value added course on Fruit and Vegetable Processing Technology | 5/5/.2023 to 6/5/2023 | 2 days | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | AP III | Kumaraguru College of technology | 20 | Students |
Academic Year 2021-22
| S.No. | Name of the Faculty | Name of the Programme | Date | Duration of the Programme | Name of the Resource Person | Designation of the Resource Person | Name of the Institute/Industry | Number of Participants | Nature of participants- Faculty/Students/Research Scholars/Industry Person |
| 1 | Dr.T.Sathish Kumar | Second National Workshop on in-vitro cell culture screening of natural products organised by Department of Biotechnology, KCT from 27th to 29th May 2022. | 27/5/2022 to 29/5/2022 | 3 days | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | AP III | KCT | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | Dr.T.Sathish Kumar | Developed and conducted one credit value added course (VAC2110 MS Excel in Biology) | 6/9/2021 to 2/10/2021 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | AP III | KCT | 35 | 2 | |
| 3 | Dr.T.Sathish Kumar | Organized and conducted one day physical mode training on “Applications and analysis of data using High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC)” | 18/12/2021 | 1 day | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | AP III | KCT | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | Dr.T.Sathish Kumar | Organized and moderated an expert talk in collobration with IIC, KCT entitled “Process of Innovation Development, Technology Readiness Level (TRL), and Commercialization of Lab Technologies & Tech-Transfer | 26/2/2022 | 1 day | Dr. V. M. Bharathikumar | Senior Scientist | Drug Product Development, Janssen R&D, Johnson & Johnson, USA | 66 | 4 |
| 5 | Dr.S.Nithyapriya | Value added course on Fruit and Vegetable processing held on 8th and 9th May 2022(Batch I) and 28th and 29th May 2022(Batch II). | 28/5/2022-29/5/2022 | 30 hours | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | AP III | KCT | 19 | 5 |
| 6 | Dr.N.Saraswathy | Guest Lecture on Sugar Processing in In India | 20/12/2022 | 1 day | Mr.N.Gopalakrishnan | consultant for sugar industries, Coimbatore | consultant for sugar industries | 49 | 6 |
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| 7 | Dr.N.Saraswathy | Workshop on fluroscence spectroscopy and contact angle techniques | 20/12/2022 | 1 day | Dr.H.arul and Dr.Geetha Karthi | AP-III and ASP | KCT | 16 | 7 |
- Natural Products
- Healthcare and Nutrition
- Bioprocess Technology
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Bioinformatics
Research Centre Affiliation details:
The Department is an Anna University Approved Research Center for Research since April 2009.
| Supervisor Recognition No. | Supervisor Name | Department Name | Recognized Department Code | Date of Joining in the College/ Institute | Date of Joining in the current Department | Area of Expertise (in keywords) | ||
| Date | Designation | Date | Designation | |||||
| 2370546 | Dr. N. Saraswathy | Biotechnology | 4271202 | 24.06.2005 | Professor | 24.06.2005 | Professor | Plant Biotechnology, Medical textiles |
| 3150002 | Dr. P. Ramalingam | Biotechnology | 4271202 | 30.04.2004 | Professor | 30.04.2004 | Professor | Environmental Biotechnology & Enzyme Technology |
| 2270071 | Dr. R. Baskar | Biotechnology | 4271202 | 01.01.2009 | Associate Professor | 01.01.2009 | Associate Professor | Antioxidants, Medicinal plants |
| 2370280 | Dr.K.Kumaresan | Biotechnology | 4271202 | 09.07.2008 | Associate Professor | 09.07.2008 | Associate Professor | Microbiology, Natural product research, and Nutraceutical Biotechnology |
| 2650002 | Dr. M.Shanmugaprakash | Biotechnology | 4271202 | 27.06.2013 | Lecturer | 13.06.2005 | Associate Professor | Environmental Biotechnology, Sustainable Biotechnology and Biotextiles |
| 2550008 | Dr. N. Sivarajasekar | Biotechnology | 4271202 | 06.09.2016 | Assistant Professor-II | 06.09.2016 | Assistant Professor-III | Wastewater treatment, Bioremediation and Food Processing |
| 2950007 | Dr.K.Ram | Biotechnology | 4271202 | 13.06.2016 | Assistant Professor-II | 13.06.2016 | Assistant Professor-III | Bioinformatics, Computational Biology |
| 2850009 | Dr.A.Thirumurugan | Biotechnology | 4271202 | 18.07.2013 | Assistant Professor | 18.07.2013 | Assistant Professor-II | Bioprocess Technology, Food Technology, Nanotechnology, and Bioseparation |
Publications
| Feature | Count |
| Number of Faculty with Ph.D | 14 |
| Total citations of the Department (Google Scholar) | 13137 |
| H-index of the Department | 176 |
| i10-index of the Department | 241 |
Academic Year 2024-25
| S.No | Faculty Name | Paper Details |
| 1 | Dr.Vinohar Stephen Rapheal | Lakshmi S. G., Gomez L. A. M., Rapheal V. S., Kumar S. M. “A laboratory assessment of the potential of entomopathogenic fungi against rice moth Corcyra cephalonica Stainton (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)” . International Journal of Entomology Research, Volume 9, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 10-16 |
| 2 | Dr. N. Saraswathy | Veerichetty, V &Nachimuthu,, S. (2024). In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Fucoidan from Sargassum wightii. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 86(3). |
| 3 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Senthil, K. K., Muthukumaran, V., Thirumalai, R., Sathishkumar, T., & Santhosh, S. (2024). Investigation of surface hardness of AISI 316l SS from QPQ complex salt bath treatment process using response surface methodology. In Challenges and Opportunities in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering: A Progressive Research Outlook (pp. 841-849). CRC Press. (Book Chapter) |
| 4 | Dr. A. Thirumurugan | Kabila N, Thirumurugan A, Antony V Samrot, Prakash P. Preparation of Starch Nanocrystals from Cassava Peel and Their Use as Carrier System for Quercetin. 2024. Accepted for Publication in Vegetos – An International Journal of Plant Research and Biotechnology. |
| 5 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Kuppusamy, B., Gopalakrishnan, S., Natesan, S., Rajamohan, N., Rajasimman, M., Yusuf, M., &Kamyab, H. (2024). Valorization of sugarcane bagasse cellulose to synthesize novel graphene oxide-based composite for remediation of atrazine–Optimization studies. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(3), 112767. |
| 6 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Karuppannan, S. (2024). Influence of domestic food waste intrusion on microbes producing cellulose. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-10. |
| 7 | Dr. K. Ram | Arumugam, M., Pachamuthu, R. S., Rymbai, E., Jha, A. P., Rajagopal, K., Kothandan, R., … & Selvaraj, D. (2024). Gene network analysis combined with preclinical studies to identify and elucidate the mechanism of action of novel irreversible Keap1 inhibitor for Parkinson’s disease. Molecular Diversity, 1-18. |
| 8 | Dr. K. Ram | Admane, N., Kothandan, R., & Biswas, S. (2024). Amyloid transformations of phenol soluble modulin α1 in Staphylococcus aureus and their modulation deploying a prenylated chalcone. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 18587. |
| 9 | Dr.K.Kumaravel | Sivaramalingam, S. S., Jothivel, D., Govindarajan, D. K., Kadirvelu, L., Sivaramakrishnan, M., Chithiraiselvan, D. D., & Kandaswamy, K. (2024). Structural and functional insights of sortases and their interactions with antivirulence compounds. Current Research in Structural Biology, 100152. |
| 10 | Dr.K.Kumaravel | Ragupathi, H., Pushparaj, M. M., Gopi, S. M., Govindarajan, D. K., & Kandaswamy, K. (2024). Biofilm matrix: a multifaceted layer of biomolecules and a defensive barrier against antimicrobials. Archives of Microbiology, 206(11), 432. |
| 11 | Dr.K.Kumaravel | Govindarajan, D. K., Eskeziyaw, B. M., Kandaswamy, K., & Mengistu, D. Y. (2024). Diagnosis of Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenesis in urinary tract infection. Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 100296. |
| 12 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Salomon, B., Sudhakar, P., Bergemalm, D., Andersson, E., Grännö, O., Carlson, M.,&Halfvarson, J. (2024). Characterisation of IBD heterogeneity using serum proteomics: A multicentre study. Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, jjae169. |
| 13 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Veerichetty, V., Saravanabavan, I., & Pradeep, A. (2024). dentification of bioactive compounds by GC-MS of Nelumbo nucifera leaf extract and virtual screening of EGFR/VEGFR2 dual inhibitors. Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia, 21(3), 821. |
| 14 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Vaishnavi Bose, V. V., Balaganesan, V., & Govindaraj, G. (2024). In silico analysis of astaxanthin and ellagic acid as inhibitors of UV-induced MAPK pathway in melanoma carcinogenesis. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, 14(3). |
| 15 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Veerichetty, V. P. A., & Saravanabavan, I. (2024). Identification of bioactive compounds by GC-MS of Nelumbo nucifera leaf extract and virtual screening of EGFR/VEGFR2 dual inhibitors. Biotech Research Asia, 21(3). |
| 16 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Veerichetty, H. M., Sivaraman, V., Jeyasaravanan, L., & Dharmalingam, T. (2024). Evaluation of pomegranate seed extract as a tyrosinase inhibitor for hyperpigmentation treatment. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 58(3), 965–975. |
| 17 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Veerichetty, V., Saravanabavan, I., Pradeep, A., & Abiraamasundari, R. (2024). Development of gummy bear supplements and in vitro exploration of antioxidant and antiproliferative potential of nuciferine. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 15(1), 100868. |
Academic Year 2023-24
| S.No. | Faculty Name | Paper Details |
| 1 | Dr.Shanmugaprakash | Muthuvelu, K. S., Ethiraj, B., Pramnik, S., Raj, N. K., Venkataraman, S., Rajendran, D. S., … & Muthusamy, S. (2023). Biopreservative technologies of food: An alternative to chemical preservation and recent developments. Food Science and Biotechnology, 32(10), 1337-1350. |
| 2 | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | Nithyapriya, S., Thenmozhi, G., Prabhakaran, A., & Ram, N. (2023, June). IoT based Quality detection of fruits using Infra-red sensing method. In 2023 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computing and Automation (ICAECA) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. |
| 3 | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | Nithyapriya, S., Thenmozhi, G., Abarna, S., &Shanmugaraja, P. (2023, February). Study on the Freshness of Apple using Electrical Property-A Non-Destructive Method. In 2023 Fifth International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. |
| 4 | Mr.P. Muthukumaran | Danya, U., Sagayaraj, C., Yaazhini, J., Ramachandran, B., Aravind, J., & Muthukumaran, P. (2024). Characterization techniques<? index value=” techniques”?> for carbon-based adsorbents and carbon composites. Physical Sciences Reviews.. |
| 5 | Mr.P. Muthukumaran | Muthukumaran, P., Sridhar, S., & Aravind, J. (2023). Biodecoloration of Synthetic Reactive Red and Reactive Black Dyes by Using Aspergillus niger and Pleurotus ostreatus. In Sustainable and Cleaner Technologies for Environmental Remediation: Avenues in Nano and Biotechnology (pp. 79-86). Cham: Springer International Publishing. (Book Chapter) |
| 6 | Mr.P. Muthukumaran | Muthukumaran, P., & Karthika, S. (2023). Performance of Lead (Pb) Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Tannery Waste Discharge Site. In Sustainable and Cleaner Technologies for Environmental Remediation: Avenues in Nano and Biotechnology (pp. 25-33). Cham: Springer International Publishing. (Book Chapter) |
| 7 | Dr. A. Thirumurugan | Srisugamathi, G., Thirumurugan, A., Samrot, A. V., Sengupta, P., Dutta, S., & Remya, R. R. (2023). Development of nanocellulose-based composite derived from wood waste of Azadirachta indica for food packaging application. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-9. |
| 8 | Dr. A. Thirumurugan | Shobana, N., Prakash, P., Samrot, A. V., Saigeetha, S., Dhiva, S., Thirumurugan, A. & Abirami, S. (2024). Natural biopolymer mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its applications in environmental remediation. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-14. |
| 9 | Dr. A. Thirumurugan | Ramya, E., Thirumurugan, A., Govindan, N., Aravind, J., &Gobikrishnan, S. (2023). Photocatalytic Degradation of Reactive Orange M2R Using Green Route Synthesized Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Its Optimization Studies. In Sustainable and Cleaner Technologies for Environmental Remediation: Avenues in Nano and Biotechnology (pp. 131-145). Cham: Springer International Publishing. (Book Chapter) |
| 10 | Dr. A. Thirumurugan | Karthikeyan, M., Blessy, V., &Thirumurugan, A. (2023). Catalytic Degradation of 4-Nitrophenol and Organic Dyes Using Silver and Platinum Nanoparticles Synthesized by Plant Extracts. In Sustainable and Cleaner Technologies for Environmental Remediation: Avenues in Nano and Biotechnology (pp. 1-6). Cham: Springer International Publishing. (Book Chapter) |
| 11 | Dr Ram K | Chakkittukandiyil, A., Chakraborty, S., Kothandan, R., Rymbai, E., Muthu, S. K., Vasu, S., … & Selvaraj, D. (2023). Side effects based network construction and drug repositioning of ropinirole as a potential molecule for Alzheimer’s disease: an in-silico, in-vitro, and in-vivo study. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1-15. |
| 12 | Dr Ram K | Rymbai, E., Sugumar, D., Chakkittukandiyil, A., Kothandan, R., Selvaraj, J., & Selvaraj, D. (2023). The identification of cianidanol as a selective estrogen receptor beta agonist and evaluation of its neuroprotective effects on Parkinson’s disease models. Life Sciences, 333, 122144. |
| 13 | Dr Ram K | Bhat, A. S., Chakkittukandiyil, A., Muthu, S. K., Kotha, S., Muruganandham, S., Rajagopal, K., … & Selvaraj, D. (2024). Network-based drug repositioning of linagliptin as a potential agent for uterine fibroids targeting transforming growth factor-beta mediated fibrosis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 149611. |
| 14 | Dr Ram K | Rymbai, E., Sugumar, D., Chakkittukandiyil, A., Kothandan, R., & Selvaraj, D. (2024). Molecular insights into the potential effects of selective estrogen receptor β agonists in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Cell Biochemistry and Function, 42(3), e4014. |
| 15 | Dr.K.Kumaravel | Govindarajan, D. K., & Kandaswamy, K. (2023). Antimicrobial peptides: A small molecule for sustainable healthcare applications. Medicine in Microecology, 100090. |
| 16 | Dr.K.Kumaravel | Kadirvelu, L., Sivaramalingam, S. S., Jothivel, D., Chithiraiselvan, D. D., Govindarajan, D. K., & Kandaswamy, K. (2024). A review on antimicrobial strategies in mitigating biofilm-associated infections on medical implants. Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 100231. |
| 17 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Veerichetty, V. V., & Veerabhuvaneshwari, I. S. (2023). Molecular docking study of nuciferine as a tyrosinase inhibitor and its therapeutic potential for hyperpigmentation. Genomics & Informatics, 21(3), e43, 1-13. |
| 18 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Muruganandam, A. R., Venkatasubramanian, S., Jagmag, S. A., & Veerichetty, V. (2023). Antityrosinase activity of phycocyanin and cream formulation for hyperpigmentation. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1291(1), 012039. |
| 19 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Bose, V. B. S. C., Balaganesan, V., Govindaraj, G., & Veerichetty, V. (2023). Cellular antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of astaxanthin and ellagic acid on UV-irradiated skin melanoma cells and gel formulation. Materials Today: Proceedings. |
| 20 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Veerichetty, I. S. A. P. (2023). Formulation and evaluation of ointment for acne treatment. GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 23(02), 050-060. |
| 21 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Baarathi, V. V. A. G., & Subash Chandra Bose, V. B. (2023). Anti-tyrosinase activity of astaxanthin cream formulation for hyperpigmentation. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Applications, 8(2). |
| 22 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Veerichetty, R. A., & Saravanabavan, I. (2023). In silico kinase inhibition profiling of BRAF and AKT signaling in melanoma cells with nuciferine. Journal of Phytopharmacology, 12(3), 152-163. |
| 23 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Verstockt, B., Verstockt, S., Cremer, J., Sabino, J., Ferrante, M., Vermeire, S., Sudhakar, P. (2023). Distinct transcriptional signatures in purified circulating immune cells drive heterogeneity in disease location in IBD. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 10 (1), e001003. |
| 24 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Sudhakar, P., Wellens, J., Verstockt, B., Ferrante, M., Sabino, J., Vermeire, S. (2023). Holistic healthcare in inflammatory bowel disease: time for patient-centric approaches? Gut 72 (1), 192-204 |
Academic Year 2022-23
| S.No | Faculty Name | Paper Details |
| 1 | Dr. N. Saraswathy | Ponnusamy, R., Kumaravel, V., &Nachimuthu, S. (2022, November). Synthesis of cellulose acetate, cellulose propionate and cellulose butyrate for the removal of synthetic dyes. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 2 | Dr. N. Saraswathy | Saraswathy, N., Manojkumar, A., Kamali, M., Akila, S., Dymphan, F. G., Balaji, S., & Ramalingam, P. (2022, November). In situ forming alginate dialdehyde–Gelatin hydrogel containing cyclodextrin–curcumin accelerates in vivo wound healing. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 3 | Dr. N. Saraswathy | Saraswathy, N., Manojkumar, A., Kamali, M., Akila, S., Dymphan, F. G., Balaji, S., & Ramalingam, P. (2022, November). Studies on release kinetics of curcumin from alginate dialdehyde hydrogel. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 4 | Dr. N. Saraswathy | Dharani, S., Ramalingam, P., Priya, P., Basavaraju, S., & Saraswathy, N. (2022, November). Extraction of lutein from targeteserecta using deep eutectic solvents. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 6 | Dr. R. Baskar | Gurumallesh, P., Ramakrishnan, B., &Dhurai, B. (2022, November). Banana peel metalloprotease characterizations. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 7 | Dr.M.Shanmugaprakash | George, J., Rajendran, D. S., Venkataraman, S., Rathankumar, A. K., Saikia, K., Muthusamy, S., & Vaidyanathan, V. K. (2022). Insolubilization of Tramates versicolor laccase as cross-linked enzyme aggregates for the remediation of trace organic contaminants from municipal wastewater. Environmental Research, 209, 112882. |
| 8 | Dr.M.Shanmugaprakash | Muthusamy, S., Anandharaj, S. J., Kumar, P. S., Meganathan, Y., Vo, D. V. N., Vaidyanathan, V. K., & Muthusamy, S. (2022). Microbial pullulan for food, biomedicine, cosmetic, and water treatment: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 20(5), 3199-3234. |
| 9 | Dr.M.Shanmugaprakash | Ethiraj, B., Raihan, T., Sarmin, S., Karim, A., Khan, M. M. R., Muthuvelu, K. S., … & Islam, M. A. (2023). Strategies to Enhance Biobutanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass. In Microbiology of Green Fuels (pp. 156-176). CRC Press. |
| 10 | Dr.M.Shanmugaprakash | Rajendran, D. S., Chidambaram, A., Kumar, P. S., Venkataraman, S., Muthusamy, S., Vo, D. V. N., … & Vaidyanathan, V. K. (2023). Three-phase partitioning for the separation of proteins, enzymes, biopolymers, oils and pigments: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 21(2), 911-934. |
| 11 | Dr.M.Shanmugaprakash | shokkumar, R., Gnanam, S., Kannan, K. S., Shanmugaprakash, M., & Karthikeyan, S. (2022, November). Chelating agent assisted barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanoparticles by hydrothermal process. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 12 | Dr K. Kumaresan | Subitha, T., Manju, R., & Kumaresan, K. (2023). Development of bacterial consortia from traditional lime mortar for the preparation of sustainable and strength-enhanced concrete: A solution for heavy metal toxic concrete. GLOBAL NEST JOURNAL, 25(4), 180-184. |
| 13 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Suvetha, S. P., Sathishkumar, T., Kumaraesan, K., Rapheal, V. S., Muthukumaran, V., & Thirugnanam, N. (2022). Purified novel and new diferuloyl glycerate related phenolic acid from Pandanus odoratissimus flowers shows antioxidant, invertase inhibition and control against diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) causing bacterial pathogens-An in vitro study to establish an effective regulation over type 2 diabetes mellitus. Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 58, e19484. |
| 14 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Arun, A. V., Soundaram, R., Sathishkumar, T., Kumaresan, K., Rapheal, V. S., & Thirugnanam, N. (2023). Purified Stigmasterol Related Novel Phytosterol from Chrysopogonzizanioides (L.) Roberty Root Extract Exhibits Strong Cholesterol Esterase (CEase) and Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) Causing Bacterial Pathogens Inhibitory Properties. Current Bioactive Compounds, 19(2), 79-92. |
| 15 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Varshini, R. A., Sathishkumar, T., Kumaresan, K., &Thirumurugan, A. (2022, November). In silico sequence analysis of urease from Klebsiella aerogenes. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 16 | Dr. D.R. Manimaran | Manimaran, D. R., Swetha, E., Iswaryalakshmi, S., &Sivamani, S. (2022, November). Optimization of inulin extraction from roots of Cichorium intybus. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 17 | Dr. D.R. Manimaran | Manimaran, D. R., Mithra, K., Keerthana, M., Priyamvatha, V. B., &Sivamani, S. (2022, November). Bioleaching of valuable metals from e-waste. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 18 | P. Muthukumaran | Manikandan, A., Muthukumaran, P., Poorni, S., Priya, M., Rajeswari, R., Kamaraj, M., & Aravind, J. (2022). Microbial approaches for bioconversion of agro-industrial wastes: A review. Strategies and Tools for Pollutant Mitigation: Research Trends in Developing Nations, 151-180. (Book Chapter) |
| 19 | P. Muthukumaran | Muthukumaran, P., Arvind, J., Kamaraj, M., & Manikandan, A. (2022). Algal-sourced biostimulants and biofertilizer for sustainable agriculture and soil enrichment: Algae for fertilizers and soil conditioners. In Algal Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy (pp. 211-235). CRC Press. (Book Chapter) |
| 20 | Dr. N. Sivarajasekar | Balasubramani, K., Sivarajasekar, N., Sarojini, G., & Naushad, M. (2023). Removal of antidiabetic pharmaceutical (metformin) using graphene oxide microcrystalline cellulose (GOMCC): insights to process optimization, equilibrium, kinetics, and machine learning. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62(11), 4713-4728. |
| 21 | Dr. N. Sivarajasekar | Rambabu, K., Bharath, G., Sivarajasekar, N., Velu, S., Sudha, P. N., Wongsakulphasatch, S., & Banat, F. (2023). Sustainable production of bio-jet fuel and green gasoline from date palm seed oil via hydroprocessing over tantalum phosphate. Fuel, 331, 125688. |
| 22 | Dr. N. Sivarajasekar | Govindarajan, D. K., Viswalingam, N., Meganathan, Y., Devaraj, B. S., Sivamani, S., &Sivarajasekar, N. (2022, November). Response surface methodology optimization for extraction of pectin from waste rinds of Citrus medica. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 23 | Dr. N. Sivarajasekar | Krishnan, M. H., Kumar, S. K., Sivarajasekar, N., Maran, J. P., Venkatachalamand, M., &Ponmurugan, K. (2022, November). Statistical optimization of media composition for synthesis of bacterial cellulose nanoparticles. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 24 | Dr. N. Sivarajasekar | Jayalakshmi, A., Sivarajasekar, N., Kumar, M., & Mekala, V. (2022, November). Growth kinetics of cellulose producing bacteria. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 25 | Dr. N. Sivarajasekar | Sivarajasekar, N., & Nikitha, D. Millet Seeds-Production Technology, Harvesting and Post Harvesting Harvest Management, Processing, and Storage. (Book Chapter) |
| 26 | Dr. N. Sivarajasekar | Sivamani, S., Binnal, P., Roy, C., Al Khaldi, A., Al Hamar, F., Maran, J. P. & Karuppiah, P. (2023). Optimization and characterization of pectin recovered from Persea americana peel using statistical and non-statistical techniques. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, (13) 6501–6514 |
| 27 | Dr. K. Ram | Forona, B., Ramakrishnan, S., Keerthieswar, V., Sowmiya, S., Swetha, S., & Ram, K. (2022, November). Taxonomic and functional metagenomic profiling of microbial communities in urine sample. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 28 | Dr. K. Ram | Neelakumar, U. D., Gurusamy, S., &Kothandan, R. (2022, November). Techno-economic analysis of low-cost recombinant beta-glucosidase enzyme using Escherichia coli. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2446, No. 1). AIP Publishing. |
| 29 | Dr. K. Ram | Chenthamara, D., Sivaramakrishnan, M., Ramakrishnan, S. G., Esakkimuthu, S., Kothandan, R., & Subramaniam, S. (2022). Improved laccase production from Pleurotus floridanus using deoiled microalgal biomass: statistical and hybrid swarm-based neural networks modeling approach. 3 Biotech, 12(12), 346. |
| 30 | Dr. K. Ram | Poojara, L., K, R., & Rawal, R. M. (2023). Computational approaches screening DNA aptamers against conserved outer membrane protein W of Vibrio cholerae O1-an investigation expanding the potential for point-of-care detection with aptasensors. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 41(23), 14438-14449. |
| 31 | Dr. K. Ram | Admane, N., Kothandan, R., Syed, S., & Biswas, S. (2023). A quinoline alkaloid potentially modulates the amyloidogenic structural transitions of the biofilm scaffolding small basic protein. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 41(4), 1366-1377. |
| 32 | Dr.K.Kumaravel | Govindarajan, D. K., Meghanathan, Y., Sivaramakrishnan, M., Kothandan, R., Muthusamy, A., Seviour, T. W., & Kandaswamy, K. (2022). Enterococcus faecalis thrives in dual-species biofilm models under iron-rich conditions. Archives of Microbiology, 204(12), 710. |
| 33 | Dr.K.Kumaravel | Kaushik, L., Sarangan, D., Govindarajan, D. K., Muthumanickam, S., Sivaramakrishnan, M., Kothandan, R., … & Kandaswamy, K. (2022). Image analysis reveals cellular fragmentation of Spirulina platensis upon treatment with heavy metal ions. Maejo International Journal of Energy and Environmental Communication, 4(1), 49-54. |
| 34 | Dr.K.Kumaravel | Sivakumar, S., Sithivinayagam, A., Krishnasamy, B., Govindarajan, D. K., Kothandan, R., & Kandaswamy, K. (2023). A sustainable approach to control biofilms infections and reduce medical waste: catheters coated with antibiotics inhibit single and dual-species biofilms. Maejo International Journal of Energy and Environmental Communication, 5(1), 50-56. |
| 35 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Veerichetty, V., & Rafi, A. S. M. (2022). Comparative antioxidant capacity of fucoidan batches extracted from Sargassum species. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2446(1). |
| 36 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Muruganandam, V. V. A., Sivagurunathan, K. A., & Kurichi, S. (2022). Preliminary analysis and applications of bio-enzymes from fermented vegetable and fruit peel wastes. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, 13(73). |
| 37 | Mrs. V. Veerabhuvaneshwari | Gururaj, V. V. D. (2022). Comparative study on in vitro release kinetics of gallic acid β cyclodextrin complex and gallic acid pluronic-loaded films. Materials Today: Proceedings. |
| 38 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Gul, L., Modos, D., Fonseca, Sonia., Madgwick, M., Thomas, JP., Sudhakar, S., Booth, C., Stentz, R., Carding, SR., Korcsmaros, T. (2022). Extracellular vesicles produced by the human commensal gut bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron affect host immune pathways in a cell-type specific manner that are altered in inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 88-16e00 533-22. |
| 39 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Csabai, L., Fazekas, D., Kadlecsik, T., Szalay-Bekő, M., Bohár, B., Madgwick, M., Módos, D., Ölbei, M., Gul, L., Sudhakar, P., Kubisch, J., Oyeyemi, O. J., Liska, O., Ari, E., Hotzi, B., Billes, V. A., Molnár, E., Földvári-Nagy, L., Csályi, K., … Korcsmáros, T. (2022). SignaLink3: A multi-layered resource to uncover tissue-specific signaling networks. Nucleic Acids Research, 50(D1), D701–D709. |
| 40 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Sudhakar, P., Alsoud, D., Wellens, J., Verstockt, S., Arnauts, K., Verstockt, B., & Vermeire, S. (2022). Tailoring multi-omics to inflammatory bowel diseases: All for one and one for all. Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, 16(8), 1306–1320. |
| 41 | Dr. Padmanand Sudhakar | Brooks-Warburton, J., Modos, D., Sudhakar, P., Madgwick, M., Thomas, J. P., Bohar, B., Fazekas, D., Zoufir, A., Kapuy, O., Szalay-Beko, M., Verstockt, B., Hall, L. J., Watson, A., Tremelling, M., Parkes, M., Vermeire, S., Bender, A., Carding, S. R., & Korcsmaros, T. (2022). A systems genomics approach to uncover patient-specific pathogenic pathways and proteins in ulcerative colitis. Nature Communications, 13, 2299. |
| 42 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Stentz, R., Jones, E., Juodeikis, R., Wegmann, U., Guirro, M., Goldson, A. J., Brion, A., Booth, C., Sudhakar, P., Brown, I. R., Korcsmáros, T., & Carding, S. R. (2022). The proteome of extracellular vesicles produced by the human gut bacteria Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in vivo is influenced by environmental and host-derived factors. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 88(16), e00776-22. |
| 43 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Arnauts, K., Sudhakar, P., Verstockt, S., Lapierre, C., Potche, S., Caenepeel, C., Verstockt, B., Raes, J., Vermeire, S., Sabino, J., Verfaillie, C., & Ferrante, M. (2022). Microbiota, not host origin, drives ex vivo intestinal epithelial responses. Gut Microbes, 14(1), 2017774. |
| 44 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Sudhakar, P., Andrighetti, T., Verstockt, S., Caenepeel, C., Ferrante, M., Sabino, J., Verstockt, B., & Vermeire, S. (2022). Integrated analysis of microbe-host interactions in Crohn’s disease reveals potential mechanisms of microbial proteins on host gene expression. Cell iScience, 25(5), 103963. |
| 45 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Sudhakar, P., Keersmaekers, B., Stiers, R., De Dycker, E., Geens, P., Paps, A., Lambrechts, T., Wellens, J., Sabino, J., Ferrante, M., Vermeire, S., & Verstockt, B. (2022). Profiling the use of complementary alternative medicines among inflammatory bowel disease patients: Results from a single center survey. GastroHep, 2022(1), 9919542. |
| 46 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Olbei, M., Bohár, B., Fazekas, D., Madgwick, M., Sudhakar, P., Hautefort, I., Métris, A., Baranyi, J., Kingsley, R. A., & Korcsmáros, T. (2022). Multilayered networks of SalmoNet2 enable strain comparisons of the Salmonella genus on a molecular level. mSystems, 7(4), e01493-21 |
Academic Year 2021-22
| S.No | Faculty Name | Paper Details |
| 1 | Dr. N. Saraswathy | Nachimuthu, S., Kandasamy, R., Ponnusamy, R., Dhanasekaran, M., Thilagar, S. (2021). Neurotoxicity of Polyherbal Formulations: Challenges and Potential Solutions. In: Agrawal, D.C., Dhanasekaran, M. (eds) Medicinal Herbs and Fungi. Springer, Singapore. (Book Chapter) |
| 2 | Dr K Kumaresan | Kuppamuthu, K., Gopalakrishnan, S., Sivasamy, R. K., Alagu, T., & Thiyagarajan, S. (2022). Fortification of soy milk with prebiotic natural ß-glucan derived from edible mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus and Agaricus bisporus. Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, 157-163. |
| 3 | Dr K Kumaresan | Kumarasamy Sivasamy, R., Kuppamuthu, K., Krishnasamy Nagaraj, L., Manikandan, S. P., Kulandaivel, R., & Bastin, J. G. (2022). Utilizing Organic Wastes for Probiotic and Bioproduct Development: A Sustainable Approach for Management of Organic Waste. In Strategies and Tools for Pollutant Mitigation: Research Trends in Developing Nations (pp. 3-28). Cham: Springer International Publishing. (Book Chapter) |
| 4 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Shree, V. S., Sathishkumar, T., Kumaresan, K., Rapheal, V. S., Muthukumaran, P., & Muthukumaran, V. (2021). Therapeutic effects of purified polyphenols from Coccinia grandis: correlation between hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Advances in Traditional Medicine, 21(3), 579–590. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13596-020-00485-z |
| 5 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Extraction process optimization of flavonoid and in vitro amylase inhibitory effect of purified quercetin derivative from Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tubers. (2022). Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources. 12(4): 544:556. https://doi.org/10.56042/ijnpr.v12i4.25625 |
| 6 | Dr. T. Sathish Kumar | Sathishkumar, T., Uthaiah, M. B., Varshith, R. V., Kumaresan, K., & Rapheal, V. S. (2022). Evaluation of in vitro Cholesterol Esterase Inhibitory Activity of Few Selected Vegetables – An Indication of Cardioprotective Property. Pharmacognosy Research, 14(2), 188–194. https://doi.org/10.5530/pres.14.2.27 |
| 7 | Mr. P. Muthukumaran | Muthukumaran, P., Suresh Babu, P., Karthikeyan, S., Kamaraj, M., & Aravind, J. (2021). Tailored natural polymers: a useful eco-friendly sustainable tool for the mitigation of emerging pollutants: a review. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 18(8), 2491-2510. |
| 8 | Mr. P. Muthukumaran | Manikandan, A., Suresh Babu, P., Shyamalagowri, S., Kamaraj, M., Muthukumaran, P., & Aravind, J. (2022). Emerging role of microalgae in heavy metal bioremediation. Journal of basic microbiology, 62(3-4), 330-347. |
| 9 | Mr. P. Muthukumaran | Anitha, V., Balakumaran, A., Ramprakash, V. V., Vinothini, A. V., Muthukumaran, P., & Jeyaseelan, A. (2021). Biosorption of Ni (II) Using Seeds of Mirabilis Jalapa. Bioremediation and Green Technologies: Sustainable Approaches to Mitigate Environmental Impacts, 55-66. (Book Chapter) |
| 10 | Mr.P. Muthukumaran | Vijayalekshmi, V., Muthukumaran, P., & Jeyaseelan, A. (2021). Screening, Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Biosurfactants Producing S erratia Marcescens from Petrochemical Exposed Site. Bioremediation and Green Technologies: Sustainable Approaches to Mitigate Environmental Impacts, 243-255. (Book Chapter) |
| 11 | Mr.P. Muthukumaran | Muthukumaran, P., Aravind, J., Kamaraj, M., & Ramachandran, K. K. (2021). Recent Trends in Application of Bacterial Polymers to Mitigate Organic and Inorganic Pollutants. Strategies and Tools for Pollutant Mitigation: Avenues to a Cleaner Environment, 137-149. (Book Chapter) |
| 12 | Dr. A. Thirumurugan | Ganesan Anusiya, AlaguThirumurugan, Thyagarajan Sathishkumar, Kuppamuthu Kumaresan, Rengaraj Jaiganesh (2022). Strategy towards Active Food Packaging Material from Cellulose Nanoparticles and its Characterization. Published in Letters in Applied Nanobioscience, 11 (4), 4255 – 4262, 2022. |
| 13 | Dr. A. Thirumurugan | Aravind, J., Kamaraj, M., Muthukumaran, P., Thirumurugan, A., & Ramachandran, K. K. (2021). Plant polysaccharides-based adsorbents. In Natural Polymers-Based Green Adsorbents for Water Treatment (pp. 53-72). Elsevier. (Book Chapter) |
| 14 | Dr.N. Siva Rajasekar | Faisal, A. A., Ahmed, D. N., Rezakazemi, M., Sivarajasekar, N., & Sharma, G. (2021). Cost-effective composite prepared from sewage sludge waste and cement kiln dust as permeable reactive barrier to remediate simulated groundwater polluted with tetracycline. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(3), 105194. |
| 15 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Muthusaravanan, S., Balasubramani, K., Suresh, R., Ganesh, R. S., Sivarajasekar, N., Arul, H., … & Banat, F. (2021). Adsorptive removal of noxious atrazine using graphene oxide nanosheets: Insights to process optimization, equilibrium, kinetics, and density functional theory calculations. Environmental Research, 200, 111428. |
| 16 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Udayakumar, G. P., Muthusamy, S., Selvaganesh, B., Sivarajasekar, N., Rambabu, K., Banat, F., … & Show, P. L. (2021). Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(4), 105322. |
| 17 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Rajeshkumar, G., Seshadri, S. A., Devnani, G. L., Sanjay, M. R., Siengchin, S., Maran, J. P., … & Anuf, A. R. (2021). Environment friendly, renewable and sustainable poly lactic acid (PLA) based natural fiber reinforced composites–A comprehensive review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 310, 127483. |
| 18 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Udayakumar, G. P., Muthusamy, S., Selvaganesh, B., Sivarajasekar, N., Rambabu, K., Sivamani, S., … & Hosseini-Bandegharaei, A. (2021). Ecofriendly biopolymers and composites: Preparation and their applications in water-treatment. Biotechnology Advances, 52, 107815. |
| 19 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Ramakrishnan, S. G., Robert, B., Salim, A., Ananthan, P., Sivaramakrishnan, M., Subramaniam, S., … & Arasu, M. V. (2021). Nanotechnology based solutions to combat zoonotic viruses with special attention to SARS, MERS, and COVID 19: Detection, protection and medication. Microbial pathogenesis, 159, 105133. |
| 20 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Rambabu, K., AlYammahi, J., Bharath, G., Thanigaivelan, A., Sivarajasekar, N., & Banat, F. (2021). Nano-activated carbon derived from date palm coir waste for efficient sequestration of noxious 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide. Chemosphere, 282, 131103. |
| 21 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Rajkumar, A., Sivarajasekar, N., & Kandasamy, S. (2021). Bio-synthesized silver nanoparticles for effective photo-catalytic degradation of congo red dye in aqueous solutions: optimization studies using response surface methodology. Analytical Chemistry Letters, 11(6), 801-815. |
| 22 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Anusiya, G., Gowthama Prabu, U., Yamini, N. V., Sivarajasekar, N., Rambabu, K., Bharath, G., & Banat, F. (2021). A review of the therapeutic and biological effects of edible and wild mushrooms. Bioengineered 12: 11239–11268. |
| 23 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Poornima, S., Rajivgandhi, G., Maruthupandy, M., Mothana, R. A., Noman, O. M., Nasr, F. A., … & Sivarajasekar, N. (2022). Statistical modeling and optimization for the production of secondary metabolites by lichen mycobiont isolated from Parmotrema austrosinense. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 117, 101760. |
| 24 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Rambabu, K., AlYammahi, J., Thanigaivelan, A., Bharath, G., Sivarajasekar, N., Velu, S., & Banat, F. (2022). Sub-critical water extraction of reducing sugars and phenolic compounds from date palm fruit. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-12. |
| 25 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Sivamani, S., Prasad, B. N., Nithya, K., Sivarajasekar, N., & Hosseini-Bandegharaei, A. (2022). Back-propagation neural network: Box–Behnken design modelling for optimization of copper adsorption on orange zest biochar. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 19(5), 4321-4336. |
| 26 | Dr.N. Sivarajasekar | Sukanya, K., Sivarajasekar, N., & Saranya, K. (2022). Spent filter backwash water treatment by coagulation followed by ultrafiltration. In Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Emerging Technologies for Sustainability (pp. 27-40). Cham: Springer International Publishing. (Book Chapter) |
| 27 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Sudhakar, P., Verstockt, B., Cremer, J., Verstockt, S., Sabino, J., Ferrante, M., & Vermeire, S. (2021). Understanding the molecular drivers of disease heterogeneity in Crohn’s disease using multi-omic data integration and network analysis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 27(6), 870–886. |
| 28 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Mehta, T. K., Koch, C., Nash, W., Knaack, S. A., Sudhakar, P., Olbei, M., Bastkowski, S., Penso-Dolfin, L., Korcsmáros, T., Haerty, W., Roy, S., & Di-Palma, F. (2021). Evolution of regulatory networks associated with traits under selection in cichlids. Genome Biology, 22, 25. |
| 29 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Sudhakar, P., Machiels, K., Verstockt, B., Korcsmáros, T., & Vermeire, S. (2021). Computational biology and machine learning approaches to understand mechanistic microbiome-host interactions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 618856. |
| 30 | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Treveil, A., Bohár, B., Sudhakar, P., Gul, L., Csabai, L., Olbei, M., Poletti, M., Madgwick, M., Andrighetti, T., Hautefort, I., Modos, D., & Korcsmáros, T. (2021). ViralLink: An integrated workflow to investigate the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on intracellular signalling and regulatory pathways. PLOS Computational Biology, 17(2), e1008685. |
List of Publication before Aug 2019
- Shree, V. S., Sathishkumar, T., Kumaresan, K., Rapheal, V. S., Muthukumaran, P., & Muthukumaran, V. (2021). Therapeutic effects of purified polyphenols from Coccinia grandis: correlation between hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Advances in Traditional Medicine, 1-12.
- Gowthama Prabu, U., Baskar, R., Kumaresan, K., & Poorani, G. (2020). Investigations into the phytochemical profile in the seeds of Elaeocarpus variabilis fruits: A potential untapped source endemic to Western Ghats. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 9(4), 566-571.
- Govindarajan, D. K., Viswalingam, N., Meganathan, Y., & Kandaswamy, K. (2020). Adherence patterns of Escherichia coli in the intestine and its role in pathogenesis. Medicine in Microecology, 100025.
- Saravanan, Y., Devaraj, B. S., Velusamy, N. K., Soundirarajan, P. S., & Kandaswamy, K. (2020). Phytochemical Extracts of Leucas aspera and Dahlia pinnata Exhibit Antimicrobial Properties in Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis. Current Biotechnology, 9(4), 297-303.
- Dinakari Sarangan, Keerthana Sakthivadivelan, Darsini Thiyagarajan, Apsara Sudhakar, Krithika Balakrishnan, Ram Kothandan, and Kumaravel Kandaswamy. In Silico Screening of Antimicrobial Compounds Using Docked Complexes of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Peptides. Biosc.Biotech.res.Comm. Special Issue Vol 13 No 11 (2020) Pp-47-5.
- Gowthama Prabu, U., Anushri, I., Kishor Kumar, B., Saravanan, M., & Baskar, R. (2020). Study on the in vitro antioxidant properties of selected traditional medicinal plants. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 9(4), 1831-1837.
- Faisal, A. A., Ahmed, D. N., Rezakazemi, M., Sivarajasekar, N., & Sharma, G. (2021). Cost-effective composite prepared from sewage sludge waste and cement kiln dust as permeable reactive barrier to remediate simulated groundwater polluted with tetracycline. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(3), 105194.
- Udayakumar, G. P., Muthusamy, S., Selvaganesh, B., Sivarajasekar, N., Rambabu, K., Banat, F., … & Show, P. L. (2021). Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(4), 105322.
- Kothandan, R., Rajan, C. A. S. G., Arjun, J., Raj, R. R. M., & Syed, S. (2021). Virtual screening of phytochemical compounds as potential inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Beni-Suef University journal of basic and applied sciences, 10(1), 1-7.
- Sivaramakrishnan, M., Kandaswamy, K., Natesan, S., Devarajan, R. D., Ramakrishnan, S. G., & Kothandan, R. (2020). Molecular docking and dynamics studies on plasmepsin v of malarial parasite Plasmodium vivax. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 19, 100331.
List of Publications (Last Update Aug 2019)
- Sharavanan, V. J., Sivaramakrishnan, M., Kothandan, R., Muthusamy, S., & Kandaswamy, K. (2019). Molecular Docking Studies of Phytochemicals from Leucas aspera Targeting Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis Subcellular Proteins. Pharmacognosy Journal 11(2).
- Sivaramakrishnan, M., Sharavanan, V. J., Durairaj, D. R., Kandaswamy, K., Piramanayagam, S., & Kothandan, R. (2019). Screening of curcumin analogues targeting Sortase A enzyme of Enterococcus faecalis: a molecular dynamics approach. Journal of Proteins and Proteomics, 1-11.
- Sivaramakrishnan, M., Sharavanan, V. J., Govindarajan, D. K., Meganathan, Y., Devaraj, B. S., Natesan, S., … & Kandaswamy, K. (2019). Green synthesized silver nanoparticles using aqueous leaf extracts of Leucas aspera exhibits antimicrobial and catalytic dye degradation properties. SN Applied Sciences, 1(3), 208.
- Janani, K., Sivarajasekar, N., Muthusaravanan, S., Ram, K., Prakashman, J., Sivamani, S., … & Selvaraju, N. (2019). Optimization of EDTA enriched phytoaccumulation of zinc by Ophiopogon japonicus: Comparison of Response Surface, Artificial Neural Network and Random Forest models. Bioresource Technology Reports, 100265.
- Balaji, S., Paramasivan, T., Veerabhuvaneshwari,V., Saraswathy, N., Ramalingam,P., Muthukumaran, P., Hannah, J., & Sukanya Devi, R. (2018). Production and Application of α-amylase from Indigenous fungal strain Aspergillus luchuensis bs1. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology,14(3), 215-228.
- N,Akshara.R, Elakiya.C, Muthukumaran.P (2016) Comparative evaluation of antibacterial and antifungal activity and phytochemical screening of leaf abd bark extract of Solanum trilobatum. L. Journal of chemical and pharmacetical research. 8(7) : 198-202.
- Sadhasivam Balaji, Thanaraj Paramasivana, Veerichetty Veerabhuvaneshwaria Nachimuthu Saraswathya*, Ponnusamy Ramalingama, Peraman Muthukumarana, Jabamalairaj Hannahb, Ramachandran Sukanya Devi, Production and Application of α-amylase from Indigenous fungal strain Aspergillus luchuensis bs1; Malaysian journal of Microbiology
- Saraswathy Nachimuthu*, Sahana Sadhasivam, Balaji Sadhasivam, Veerabhuvaneshwari Veerichetty, Ramalingam Ponnusamy, Muthukumaran Peraman; In Situ Synthesis Of Silk Fibroin Mediated Silver Nanoparticles In Chitosan-Peo Film And Studies On Release Kinetics For Wound Dressing Application; JCPS
- Sadhasivam Balaji, Veerichetty Veerabhuvaneshwari *, Nachimuthu Saraswathy, Ponnusamy Ramalingam; Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences
- Lakshminarayanan, V., Ponnuswamy, R., & Rengaraju, B. (2015). Screening, Purification and Characterization of β-Glucan from a Novel Strain Bacillus cereus LVK13 (KC 898956). Screening, 8(3), 1156-1162.
- R, Karunambika.R.,Ramya.G, Shanthi.R., Sweatha S(2017). Influence of methionine on ergothioneine content and antioxidant activity of Pleurotus platipus. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science. 2017 (In Press).
- Sivamani, S., Chandrasekaran, A. P., Balajii, M., Shanmugaprakash, M., Hosseini-Bandegharaei, A., & Baskar, R. (2018). Evaluation of the potential of cassava-based residues for biofuels production. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 1-18.
- Muthukumaran, C., Kanmani, B. R., Sharmila, G., Kumar, M., & Shanmugaprakash, M. (2018). Carboxymethylation of pectin: Optimization, characterization and in-vitro drug release studies. Carbohydrate Polymers, 194, 311-318.
- Kamalini, A., Muthusamy, S., Ramapriya, R., Muthusamy, B., & Pugazhendhi, A. (2018). Optimization of sugar recovery efficiency using microwave assisted alkaline pretreatment of cassava stem using response surface methodology and its structural characterization. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 254, 55-63.
- Sivamani, S., Selvakumar, S., Rajendran, K., & Muthusamy, S. (2018). Artificial neural network–genetic algorithm-based optimization of biodiesel production from Simarouba glauca. Biofuels, 1-9.
- Aarthi, B. K., Aswini, V., Priya, M. L., Nirosha, M., & Shanmugaprakash, M. (2016). Optimization of Microwave Assisted Extraction of Pectin from Helianthus annuus Head Using Response Surface Methodology. In Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering (pp. 35-45). Springer Singapore.
- Shanmugaprakash, M., Vinothkumar, V., Ragupathy, J., & Reddy, D. A. (2015). Biochemical characterization of three phase partitioned naringinase from Aspergillus brasiliensis MTCC 1344. International journal of biological macromolecules, 80, 418-423.
- Shanmugaprakash, M., Jayashree, C., Vinothkumar, V., Senthilkumar, S. N. S., Siddiqui, S., Rawat, V., & Arshad, M. (2015). Biochemical characterization and antitumor activity of three phase partitioned L-asparaginase from Capsicum annuum L. Separation and Purification Technology, 142, 258-267.
- Shanmugaprakash, M., & Sivakumar, V. (2015). Batch and fixed-bed column studies for biosorption of Zn (II) ions onto pongamia oil cake (Pongamia pinnata) from biodiesel oil extraction. Journal of Environmental Management, 164, 161-170.
- Kanmani, P., Kumaresan, K., & Aravind, J. (2015). Gene cloning, expression, and characterization of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PS35 lipase. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, (AHEAD), 0-0.
- Kanmani, P., Kumaresan, K., & Aravind, J. (2015). Utilization of coconut oil mill waste as a substrate for optimized lipase production, oil biodegradation and enzyme purification studies in Staphylococcus pasteurElectronic Journal of Biotechnology, 18(1), 20-28.
- Kanmani, P., Aravind, J., & Kumaresan, K. (2015). An insight into microbial lipases and their environmental facet. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 12(3), 1147-1162.
- Palanisamy, K., Kuppamuthu, K., & Jeyaseelan, A. (2015). Bacillus sp. PS35 Lipase-Immobilization on Styrene-Divinyl Benzene Resin and Application in Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Synthesis. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 13(3), 39-46.
- T, Seetha lakshmi.S, Archana.K, Aishwarya.M, Divya.S, Kumaresan.K, Stephen Raphael.V, Muthukumaran.V, Krishnaveni.V. (2017). Evaluation of in vitro cholesterol esterase and α-amylase inhibitory activities of purified polyphenols from Nigella sativa seeds. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 8(3): 312-320. (JK Welfare & Pharmascope Foundation, India). SJR (0.161); SNIP (0.242). [Approved by UGC].
- Vinish, V., Sangeetha, S. H., Aravind, J., Kanmani, P., & Sathiskumar, T. (2015). Optimizing the nutrient feeding strategy for PHA production by a novel strain of Enterobacter sp. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 12(8), 2757-2764.
- Sathishkumar, T., Anitha, S., Sharon, R. E., Santhi, V., Sukanya, M., Kumaraesan, K., & Rapheal, V. S. (2015). Evaluation of In Vitro Invertase Inhibitory Activity of Manilkara zapota Seeds–A Novel Strategy to Manage Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 39(5), 517-527.
- Deivasigamni, M. R., & Ramalingam, P. (2017). Decolorization and Biodegradation of basic violet dye by fungal-bacterial consortia. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY, 13(3), 6438-6444.
- Nithyapriya Soundararajan*, Ramalingam Ponusamy And Shanmugaprakash Muthusamy,2017,Multiobjective Optimization of cucumber juice with lactobacillus acidophilus using response surface methodology,Asian journal of science and technology
- Nithya Priya S, Ramalingam Pand Kokilavani S,2016 Development of probioticated banana pith juice. Research journal of Biotechnology, 11(1):115-120.
- Nithya Priya S., Ramalingam P., Shivasuriya M., Suruthi G., Thilakavathi R (2015)Delopment of probioticated cucumber juice using Lactobacilus acidophilus, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment 19(9)39-43.
- Peraman Muthukumaran, Nachimuthu Saraswathy, Vijayasekar Aswitha, Ramesh Balan, Venkatesh Babu Gokhul, Palanikumar Indumathi, Sivasubramani Yuvapriya(2016)Assessment of Total Phenolic, Flavonoid, Tannin Content and Phytochemical Screening of Leaf and Flower Extracts from Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K.Heyne: a comparative study. Pharmacognosy Journal. 2016;8(2):140-143
- Venkatesh Babu Gokhul and Palanikumar Indumathi Peraman Muthukumaran, Nachimuthu Saraswathy, Sivasubramani Yuvapriya, Ramesh Balan (2016) In vitro phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of
- Amorphophallus paeonifolius (Dennst. Nicolson) against some human. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research., 8(2):’388-392.
- Vijayalakshmi, V., Senthilkumar, P., Mophin-Kani, K., Sivamani, S., Sivarajasekar, N., & Vasantharaj, S. (2018). Bio-degradation of Bisphenol A by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAb1 isolated from effluent of thermal paper industry: Kinetic modeling and process optimization. Journal of radiation research and applied sciences, 11(1), 56-65.
- Vijayalakshmi, V., Senthilkumar, P., Mophin-Kani, K., Sivamani, S., Sivarajasekar, N., & Vasantharaj, S. (2017). Bio-degradation of Bisphenol A by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAb1 isolated from effluent of thermal paper industry: Kinetic modeling and process optimization. Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences.
- Sivarajasekar, N., Balasubramani, K., Mohanraj, N., Maran, J. P., Sivamani, S., Koya, P. A., & Karthik, V. (2017). Fixed-bed adsorption of atrazine onto microwave irradiated Aegle marmelos Correa fruit shell: Statistical optimization, process design and breakthrough modeling. Journal of Molecular Liquids.
- Sivarajasekar, N., Mohanraj, N., Baskar, R., & Sivamani, S. (2017). Fixed-Bed Adsorption of Ranitidine Hydrochloride Onto Microwave Assisted—Activated Aegle marmelos Correa Fruit Shell: Statistical Optimization and Breakthrough Modelling. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 1-11.
- Prakash Maran,J, Priya,B, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Ponmurugan,K, Ganesh Moorthy,I, Sivarajasekar,N, Ultrasound assisted citric acid mediated pectin extraction from industrial waste of Musa balbisiana, Ultrasonics – Sonochemistry, Vol. 35, 204-209, 2017
- Karthik V, K. Saravanan.K, N. Sivarajasekar.N. Suriyanarayanan.N (2016), Bioremediation of dye bearing effluents using microbial biomass, Ecology, Environment and Conservation Vol. 22 (Dec.Suppl.), pp. S423-S434,
- Karthik V, K. Saravanan.K, N. Sivarajasekar.N. Suriyanarayanan.N (2016), Utilization of Biomass from Trichoderma harzianum for the adsorption of Reactive Red dye, Ecology, Environment and Conservation Vol. 22 (Dec.Suppl.), pp. S435-S440, 2016
- Sivarajasekar N, Nainamalai Mohanraj, Sivamani S, Ganesh Moorthy I, Ram Kothandan and Muthusaravanan S, Comparative Modeling of Fluoride Biosorption onto Waste Gossypium Hirsutum Seed Microwave-Bichar using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Networks, IEEE Explore
- Ram Kothandan, Sivarajasekar N, Muthusaravanan Sivaramakrishnan and Vivek JS, An Ensemble based Model for the Adsorptive Removal of Amoxicillin by Microwave-biochar of Waste Cotton seeds – Response Surface Methodology Approach, IEE Explore 2016
- Vivek Jagadeesan Sharavanan, Arun venkatesh Aapakudal, Venkataraman, Muthusaravanan Sivaramakrishnan and Ram Kothandan Resolving Class Imbalance in Meteorological Datasets for Predicting Dengue Outbreak, International Journal of Chemtech Research, Vol:10, No:5 , pp 509-594
- Ponmurugan, K., Al-Dhabi, N. A., Maran, J. P., Karthikeyan, K., Moothy, G., Sivarajasekar, N., & Manoj, J. J. B. (2017). Ultrasound assisted pectic polysaccharide extraction and its characterization from waste heads of Helianthus annus. Carbohydrate polymers, 173, 707-713.
- Thirumurugan, A., Aswitha, P., Kiruthika, C., Nagarajan, S., & Christy, A. N. (2016). Green synthesis of platinum nanoparticles using Azadirachta indica–An eco-friendly approach. Materials Letters, 170, 175-178.
- Thirumurugan, A., Ramachandran, S. & Sivamani, S. Bacteriocin Produced from Lactobacillus plantarum ATM11: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies. International Journal of Food Engineering, 12(5), 501-505, 2016.
- Thirumurugan, A., Ramachandran, S., & Gobikrishnan, S. (2015). Optimization of medium components for maximizing the bacteriocin production by Lactobacillus plantarum ATM11 using statistical design. International Food Research Journal, 22(3), 1272-1279.
- Gurudharshini Natarajan, Madhumitha Muthusamy, Muthusaravanan Sivaramakrishnan, Perianayaki Periasamy, Poornimmashree A, Kumaravel Kandaswamy*:A big picture on antimicrobial strategies then and now. Research journal of Engineering and Technology.
- Rajan, N. P. S., Ponnusamy, R., Murugesan, S., Gopal, S., & Ranganathan, T. Development and Evaluation of Probioticated Cucumber Juice Using Lactobacillus plantarum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 1-8.
- Venkatesh Prabhu, M., Karthikeyan, R., & Shanmugaprakash, M. (2016). Modeling and optimization by response surface methodology and neural network–genetic algorithm for decolorization of real textile dye effluent using Pleurotus ostreatus: a comparison study. Desalination and water treatment, 57(28), 13005-13019.
- Aravind, J., Lenin, C., Nancyflavia, C., Rashika, P., & Saravanan, S. (2015). Response surface methodology optimization of nickel (II) removal using pigeon pea pod biosorbent. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 12(1), 105-114.
- Palanisamy, K., Krishnaswamy, R., Paramasivan, P., Chih‐Yang, H., & Vishwanadha, V. P. (2015). Eicosapentaenoic acid prevents TCDD‐induced oxidative stress and inflammatory response by modulating MAP kinases and redox‐sensitive transcription factors. British journal of pharmacology, 172(19), 4726-4740.
- Muthusamy, S., & Venkatachalam, S. (2015). Competitive biosorption of Cr (VI) and Zn (II) ions in single-and binary-metal systems onto a biodiesel waste residue using batch and fixed-bed column studies. RSC Advances, 5(57), 45817-45826.
List of Book Chapters:
- Thirumurugan, A., Blessy, V. & Karthikeyan, M. (2018). Comparative study on effect of metallic nanoparticles in drug delivery against MCF-7 cell line. Applications of nanomaterials: Advances and Key Technologies. pp.303-313
- Varma, V. S., Muthusamy, S., & Rajendran, K. (2018). Organic Waste and Pollutants Reduction Through Composting. In Waste Bioremediation (pp. 141-164). Springer, Singapore.
- Mahapatra, D. M., Varma, V. S., Muthusamy, S., & Rajendran, K. (2018). Wastewater Algae to Value-Added Products. In Waste to Wealth (pp. 365-393). Springer, Singapore.
- Muthusamy, S., Govindaraj, D., & Rajendran, K. (2018). Phytoremediation of Textile Dye Effluents. In Bioremediation: Applications for Environmental Protection and Management(pp. 359-373). Springer, Singapore.
- A. Thirumurugan, (2017), Catalytic degradation of reactive red 120 by copper oxide nanoparticles synthesized by Azadirachda indica, Bioremediation and sustainable environmental technologies for cleaner environment, Springer Cham ,95-102, 978-3-319-48439-6
- A. Thirumurugan, (2018), Comparative study on effect of metallic nanoparticles in drug delivery against MCF-7 cell line, Applications of nanomaterials: Advances and Key Technologies, Matthew Deans, Elsevier303-313, 9780081019726
- K. Kumaresan(2020), A Novel Source For The Biologically Active Secondary Metabolites, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (ISBN (10): 1-5275-4818-X)
- A. Thirumurugan (2020), Biodegradable natural polymeric nanoparticles as carrier for drug delivery, Integrative Nanomedicine for New Therapies, Springer, 978-3-030-11344-5
- N.Saraswathy (2019), L-Ergothioneine: A Potential Bioactive Compound from Edible Mushrooms:Medicinal Mushrooms : Recent progress in Research and Development, Springer NatureSingapore, 391-407, 10.1007/978-981-13-6382-5
- N. Sivarajasekar (2019), Recent Updates on Heavy Metal Remediation Using Date Stones (Phoenix dactylifera L.)–Date Fruit Processing Industry Waste, Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 34 (pp. 193-206). Springer, Cham, 193-206, 978-3-030-11344-5
- N. Sivarajasekar (2019), Graphene Family Materials for the Removal of Pesticides from Water, A New Generation Material Graphene: Applications in Water Technology , Springer Nature Cham, 309-327, 978-3-319-75483-3<
- N. Sivarajasekar (2020), Comparison and Evaluation of Electrospun Nanofiber Membrane for the Clarification of Grape Juice, Sustainable Development in Energy and Environment, Springer, 978-981-15-4638-9
- N. Sivarajasekar (2020), Properties and Applications of Natural Pigments Produced from Different Biological Sources—A Concise Review, Sustainable Development in Energy and EnvironmentSpringer, 978-981-15-4638-9
- N. Sivarajasekar (2020), Biobutanol: Insight, Production and Challenges, Sustainable Development in Energy and Environment,Springer, 978-981-15-4638-9
- N. Sivarajasekar (2020), A Review on the Production of Biogas from Biological Sources, Springer, 978-981-15-4638-9
- N. Sivarajasekar (2020), Saponin-aided reverse micellar extraction of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions, Springer, 978-981-15-4638-9
- A. Thirumurugan (2020), Biodegradable natural polymeric nanoparticles as carrier for drug delivery, Integrative Nanomedicine for new therapies, Springer Nature,Cham,231-246,978-3-030-36260-7
| S.No | Name and Address of the Industry / Institution | Duration | Type of interaction for the past three years |
| 1 | Malaysian Allied Health Sciences Academy (MAHSA) University, Malaysia | 25.04.2023 (5 years) | i. Faculty visit / training ii. Students internship |
| 2 | Sakthi Sugars Private Limited, Aapukudal | 15.09.2023 (3 years) | i. Faculty visit / training ii. Students internship |
“Doctors can cure diseases; Biotechnologists can create a world without diseases.”
– Motto of Association of Biotechnologists
The Association of Biotechnologists was established in 2014 by the Department of Biotechnology to nurture the potential of students aspiring for careers in biotechnology and related fields. Through a diverse range of events, skill development workshops, and training programs, the association aims to enhance student learning outcomes while creating awareness about emerging opportunities in the field. The structure of the Department Association of Biotechnology for the year 2024-25 is the following:
Faculty Coordinator: Dr Kumaresan K, Associate Professor
Student office-bearers
| Position | 2024-25 | 2023-24 |
| Name of the Students | Name of the Students | |
| President | Vibhash Ramakrishnan | Sudharsan M |
| Vice President | Vikas K | Dhanya M S |
| Treasurer | Anushree N | Sukumar S S |
| Secretary | Kavin Prasath M G | Namrudha J D |
| Joint Treasurer | – | Kavin Prasath M G |
| Joint Secretary | Ashwath Pradeep | Peragathis I |
| Joint Secretary | Priya Sahana | Harshitha Sakthi S |
| Documentation lead | Mrithika | Anushree N, Priyadarshini S K |
| Career Progression Lead | Abishek M | Karthikraja S, Vidhyavani S |
| Alumni Coordinator | Shailesh G | Saranyadevi S |
| Research and development coordinator | Sreenikitha K | Betsy Jemima S, Raksha A |
| RID Lead | Vinu Madhavan P S | Mahema C M, Akshayaa K B |
| Media and Marketing | Swethaa | Harshita M, Madhubala P |
| Sports coordinator | Nora George | Shailesh G |
| Executive | Tanya Kumari | Sakthivel, Nikitha D |
The following recent events were conducted by the Department Association:
| S.No | Program Title | Type of Training/ Program | Date | Organized by |
| 2024-25 | ||||
| 1 | Teacher’s day event | Celebration event for faculties | 5/9/2024 | KCT |
| 2 | Intern Tales Unplugged | Interactive session about internship opportunities in collaboration with Research Vertical | 26/12/2024 | KCT |
| 3 | Decade Alumni Meet | 2010-14 batch alumni interaction with students | 04/01/2025 | KCT |
| 4 | BioBlitz | Multi-sports event within department | 24/01/2025 | ABT |
| 5 | Alumni Talk | Mr. Mahesh Chinnuswamy on various career opportunities | 24/01/2025 | ABT |
| 6 | Pixels to Prototype 1 | 3D Printing setup and introduction session | 31/01/2025 | ABT |
| 2023-24 | ||||
| 1 | Teacher’s day event | Celebration event for faculties | 5/9/2023 | KCT |
| 2 | Engineering Excellence Challenge: Quiz Extravaganza | Online Event | 20/09/2023 | KCT |
| 3 | Biotech Horizons | A research prospects interaction between second years and senior students | 6/10/2023 | ABT |
| 4 | Contemporary Biotechnical Solutions for Societal Issues (CBSSI’ 23) | Symposium with HOD of biotechnology from Bharathiar University as the chief guest in association with Institute of Innovation council (IIC). | 13/10/2023 | ABT |
| 5 | Immersion | Familiarizing second years with their department in a session. | 17/10/2023 | KCT |
| 6 | Passing the Torch: A First Year Meet and Greet with Seniors. | Interaction between first years and seniors. | 28/10/2023 | ABT |
| 7 | Biotech Basics Quiz | Online Event | 3/11/2023 | ABT |
| 8 | Alumni Talk Series I | Ms.Aswathi shared insights on Gate Exam Preparation | 17/11/2023 | ABT |
| 9 | Department Association Investiture Ceremony | Event | 22/12/2023 | ABT |
| 10 | Alumni Talk Series II | Raguvandhanan K S shared importance on mini-projects and strong connections with faculty members. | 3/1/2024 | ABT |
| 11 | Alumni Talk Series III | Seminar | 8/2/2024 | ABT |
| 12 | Placement Talk Series | Ferrin Anthony (BT-2014) shared his research on pathophysiology | 17/02/2024 | ABT |
| 13 | Charting Your Path-Higher Education Prospects in Canada – A Talk | Dr. Nataraj Kav Shared the Perks in starting career in Canada and About the University of Alberta | 21/02/2024 | ABT |
| 14 | International Women’s Day Lecture | Institutional wide Event | 8/3/2024 | KCT |
| 15 | Amplifying Life’s Blueprint: DNA with RT-PCR | Hands-on Training in RT-PCR(YUGAM) | 19/3/2024 | KCT |
| 16 | Decoding the Green Script: Unravelling Plant Genome DNA Isolation | Hands-on Training in Plant Genome DNA Isolation (YUGAM) | 20/03/2024 | KCT |
| 17 | Art O Mania | Technical Event (YUGAM) | 21/03/2024 | KCT |
| 18 | Forensics 5.0 | General Event (YUGAM) | 21/03/2024 | KCT |
| 19 | Empowering Publishing with AI: Tools and Techniques for Scientific Excellence | Event | 23/03/2024 | KCT |
| 20 | Recognition Day | Event | 8/4/2024 | ABT |
| 21 | Farewell’24 | Event | 12/4/2024 | KCT |
| 22 | Bioindustry Conclave 2024: Academia – Industry Dialogues | Top Industry Experts shared their insights and had an interaction session on how to bridge the gap between academic and industry. Event was conducted in association with Precision Scientific and AEC Global | 26/04/2024 & 27/04/2024 | KCT |
| 2022-23 | ||||
| 1 | Bio convention 2.0 | Interaction session between department students | 24/11/2022 | KCT |
| 2 | Bio trivia | Online quiz | 14/12/2022 | KCT |
| 3 | Ask the Audience | Event | 28/12/2022 | KCT |
| 4 | Riddle Paradox | Online riddles event | 13/01/2023 | KCT |
| 5 | Inter-Brains | Online Event | 25/01/2023 | KCT |
| 6 | Alumni Talk Series-7 | Ms Sagarika Prabhakar of batch 2016-2020 gave talk on job opportunities and entrance exams | 28/01/2023 | KCT |
| 7 | Battle of Nerves | Sports Event | 24/02/2023 | KCT |
| 8 | Molecular Dynamics | Workshop | 27/02/2023 | KCT |
| 9 | Basics in Cell Culture Techniques | A hands-on skill development workshop | 28/02/2023 | KCT |
| 10 | Fruit and Vegetable Processing Technology | A hands-on skill development workshop on jam, jellies, ketchup and squash preparation | 01/03/2023 | KCT |
| 11 | Bio hunt | Technical Activity | 02/03/2023 | KCT |
| 12 | Art O Mania | Technical Event (YUGAM) | 03/03/2023 | KCT |
| 13 | Yum Food Bonanza | Technical Event (YUGAM) | 03/03/2023 | KCT |
| 14 | Forensic 4.0 | General Event(YUGAM) | 04/03/2023 | KCT |
| 15 | SHE | Online Event | 08/03/2023 | KCT |
| 16 | Insights and Inputs about preparation for competitive exams | Seminar | 20/03/2023 | KCT |
| 17 | Spectroscopic Techniques | A hands-on skill development workshop on performing experiments using spectrophotometer | 30/03/2023 & 31/03/2023 | KCT |
| 18 | Pre-workshop seminar and hands-on training on laboratory animal handling techniques | Talk on regulatory bodies for animal ethics and approvals in association with KMCH College of Pharmacy | 05/04/2023 & 06/04/2023 | KCT |
| 19 | Design Of Experiments for Medium Optimization | Session teaching usage of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) | 13/04/2023 | KCT |
| 20 | Mammalian Cell Culture Techniques and Flow Cytometry Analysis of Cells | Flow cytometry Demonstration, Annexin Apoptosis Analysis and Cell cycle Data Analysis was preceded by an expert talk by DR. R. Nirmaladavi. | 28/04/2023 – 30/04/2023 | KCT |
| 21 | Core Cultivation Culture: Hands-on workshop on Microbial Preservation | Workshop demonstrating methods for preserving microorganisms, such as freezing, lyophilization (freeze-drying), and cryopreservation, to ensure their long-term viability and stability. | 10/05/2023 | KCT |
Highlights of the events during Academic year 2023-2025:
- Bioindustry Conclave ’24: Bioindustry Conclave was a premier event aimed at bridging the gap between academia and the biotechnology industry. This conclave brought together industry experts, researchers, and students to discuss cutting-edge advancements, career opportunities, and entrepreneurship in biotechnology. Through keynote talks, panel discussions, and networking sessions, participants gained insights into the latest industrial trends and innovations shaping the future of biotech.
- Contemporary Biotechnical Solutions for Societal Issues (CBSSI ’23): CBSSI ’23 was a technical symposium focused on leveraging modern biotechnological advancements to address pressing societal challenges. This event provided a platform for researchers and students to present innovative solutions in areas such as healthcare, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. With expert-led sessions, discussions, and project showcases, CBSSI ’23 encouraged interdisciplinary collaboration to develop impactful biotechnological interventions.
- Empowering Publishing with AI: Tools and Techniques for Scientific Excellence: This event explored the transformative role of AI in scientific publishing. With the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, researchers can enhance their writing, data analysis, and manuscript preparation. Experts in AI-driven publishing tools guided participants through hands-on sessions, demonstrating how to streamline the research publication process and improve scientific communication.
- STEM CELLS: Nature’s Repair Kit – Insights from the Lab Bench: Stem cells hold immense potential in regenerative medicine and disease treatment. This talk event hosted a faculty researcher from Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. National University of Singapore (NUS), where he explained his work on Intrauterine hematopoietic cell transplantation (IUT) for combating congenital birth defects.
- Intern Tales Unplugged: Intern Tales Unplugged was a unique workshop where students who had undertaken prestigious fellowships such as INSA, MITACS, and various other industry internships shared their experiences. The event aimed to guide aspiring students by providing firsthand insights into the application process, selection criteria, and the challenges and benefits of these programs. Through interactive discussions, participants gained valuable tips on crafting strong applications and making the most of their internship opportunities.
List of Professional Societies/ Some of the Chapters in Collaboration with the Department
| S. No | Name of the professional bodies | Web link |
| 1 | Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises – ABLE | https://www.ableindia.in/ |
| 2 | Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL) | https://www.biotech.co.in/en |
| 3 | Indian society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi | http://www.isteonline.in/ |
| 4 | The Institution of engineers (IEI) (India), Kolkata | https://www.ieindia.org/webui/iei-home.aspx |
| 5 | The Biotech Research Society | https://www.brsi.in/ |
| 6 | Society Of Biological Chemists (INDIA) SBC(I) | http://sbcihq.in |
| 7 | Nutrition Society of India (NSI) | http://www.nutritionsocietyindia.com |
| 8 | Association of Microbiologists | https://amiindia.info/ |
| 9 | Indian National Science Academy (INSA) | https://www.insaindia.res.in/ |
| 10 | Indian Academy of Sciences | https://www.ias.ac.in/ |
| 11 | The National Academy of Sciences, INDIA | http://www.nasi.nic.in/ |
| 12 | Society for biotechnologists (India) | https://sbtigene.org/ |
| 13 | Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) | https://www.afob.org/ |
| 14 | Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology | https://www.simbhq.org/ |
| 15 | International Council of Biotechnology Associations (ICBA) | https://internationalbiotech.org/ |
| 16 | Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) | https://www.bio.org/ |
| Sl No | Name of the event | Program Details (Seminar, Workshop, Training, Skill development; Activity and events) | Dates | Academic year |
| 1 | Bioconvention 2.0 | Event | 24/11/2022 | 2022-2023 |
| 2 | Biotrivia | Online Event | 14/12/2022 | 2022-2023 |
| 3 | Ask the Audience | 28/12/2022 | 2022-2023 | |
| 4 | Riddle Paradox | Online Event | 13/01/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 5 | Inter-Brains | Online Event | 25/01/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 6 | Alumni Talk Series-7 | Online Seminar | 28/01/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 7 | Battle of Nerves | Sports Event | 24/02/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 8 | Molecular Dynamics | Workshop | 27/02/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 9 | Basics in Cell Culture Techniques | Workshop | 28/02/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 10 | Fruit and Vegetable processing Technology | Workshop | 1/3/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 11 | Biohunt | Technical Activity | 2/3/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 12 | Art O Mania | Technical Event | 3/3/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 13 | Yum Food Bonanza | Technical Event | 3/3/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 14 | Forensic 4.0 | General Event | 4/3/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 15 | SHE | Online Event | 8/3/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 16 | Insights and Inputs about preparation for competitive exams | Seminar | 20/03/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 17 | Spectroscopic Techniques | Workshop | 30/03/2023 & 31/03/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 18 | Pre-workshop seminar and hands-on training on laboratory animal handling techniques | Workshop | 05/04/2023 & 06/04/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 19 | Design Of Experiments For Medium Optimization | Workshop | 13/04/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 20 | Mammalian Cell culture techniques and Flow Cytometry Analysis of Cells | Workshop | 28th, 29th & 30/04/2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 2022-2023 | ||||
| 21 | Core Cultivation Culture: Hands on workshop on Microbial Preservation | Workshop | 10.05.2023 | 2022-2023 |
| 21 | Teacher’s day event | Event | 5/9/2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 22 | Engineering Excellence Challenge: Quiz Extravaganza | Online Event | 20/09/2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 23 | BioTech Horizons | Online Event | 6/10/2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 24 | Contemporary Biotechnical Solutions For Societal Issues (CBSSI’ 23) | Event | 13/10/2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 25 | Immersion | Event | 17/10/2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 26 | Passing the Torch: A First-Year Meet and Greet with Seniors. | Online Event | 28/10/2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 27 | Biotech Basics Quiz | Online Event | 3/11/2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 28 | Alumini Talk Series I | Event | 17/11/2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Department Association investiture Ceremony | Event | 22/12/2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 30 | Alumini talk series II | Seminar | 3/1/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 31 | Alumini talk series III | Seminar | 8/2/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 31 | Placement Talk Series | Event | 17/02/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 33 | Charting Your Path-Higher Education Prospects in Canada – A Talk | Event | 21/02/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 34 | International Women’s Day Lecture | Event | 8/3/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 35 | Amplifying life’s Blueprint DNA with RT-PCR | Workshop | 19/3/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 36 | Decoding the Green Script: Unravelling Plant Genome DNA Isolation | Workshop | 20/03/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Art O Mania | Technical Event | 21/03/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 38 | Forensics 5.0 | General Event | 21/03/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 39 | Empowering Publishing with AI: Tools and Techniques for Scientific Excellence | Event | 23/03/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 40 | Recognition Day | Event | 8/4/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 41 | Farewell’24 | Event | 12/4/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| 42 | Bioindustry Conclave 2024 Academia – Industry Dialogues | Event | 26/04/2024 & 27/04/2024 | 2023-2024 |
| S No | Name of the Event | Title | Co ordinators | Year |
| 2019-2020 | ||||
| 1 | One credit Course | Biobusiness Management | Dr.K.Ram | 27t 28th July, 2019 |
| 2 | Awareness Programme | Awareness Programme on Assembling of foldscope | Dr.K.Kumaravel | 27 th July, 2019 |
| 3 | Guest Lecture | Guest Lecture on Opportunities to become a entrpreneur | Dr.R.Baskar | 7th August,2019 |
| 4 | Guest Lecture | Guest Lecture on Nanotechnology and its applications | Dr.A.Thirumurugan | 21st August,2019 |
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 1. | Guest Lecture | Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Biotechnology | Dr.P.Ramalingam | 7th august, 2019 |
| 2. | Faculty Development Program | Faculty Development Program on Industrial Effluent Treatment Technologies | Dr.P.Ramalingam | 4th – 9th February, 2019 |
| 3. | Guest Lecture | Guest Lecture on Challenges and Opportunities in Food Safety | Dr.R.Baskar | 31st July, 2018 |
| 4. | Conference | ISTEM 2019 | Dr.N.Sivarajasekar | 15th February, 2019 |
| 5. | Conference | National Conference on Innovations in Bio Chemical and Food Technology- 2019 | Dr.N.Sivarajasekar | 2nd February, 2019 |
| 6. | Guest Lecture | Opportunities and Skill set requirements in Biopharma industry | Ms.Veerabhvaneshwari | 6th August, 2019 |
| 7. | Workshop | Workshop on Biopure | Dr.M.Shanmugaprakash | 2nd -3rdFebruary, 2019 |
| 8. | Workshop | Workshop on foldscope and fluorescence Imaging | Dr.K.Kumaravel | 8th February, 2019 |
| 9. | Workshop | Workshop on RTPCR | Dr.K.Kumaravel | 5th February, 2019 |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 1. | STTC | STTC programme on extraction process design, isolation and applications of polyphenols and value added biomaterials | Dr.T.Sathish Kumar | 23rd November – 6th December, 2017 |
| 2. | FDP | Faculty Development Programme on
Medical and Healthcare Textiles |
Dr.N.Saraswathy | 4th-17th December 2017 |
| 3. | STTC | STTC programme on “Basic Techniques in Mammalian Cell and Plant Tissue Culture” on 09.07.2017 | Dr.R.Baskar | 9th July 2017 |
| 4. | Conference | International Conference on Waste Water Management, ICWW,2017 | Dr.R.Baskar/Dr.P.Ramalingam | 17- 19th August, 2017 |
| 5. | Guest Lecture | Guest Lecture on opportunities for biotechnologists in Healthcare | Dr.R.Baskar | 14th October,2017 |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 1. | Guest Lecture | Guest Lecture on nutraceutical formulation in the current market | Dr.R.Baskar | 30th August,2016 |
| 2. | Guest Lecture | Inspirational Speech by Padma sri
Arunachalam Muruganantham |
Dr.T.Sathish Kumar | 19th August, 2016 |
| 3. | Workshop | Workshop on Bioprocess Design and Simulation | Dr.Ram | 7th February 2017 |
| 4. | Workshop | Workshop on FTIR spectrum interpretation | Ms.Veerabhvaneshwari | 24th August 2016 |
| 5. | Guest Lecture | Scope of genotyping and next-generation
sequencing data in medical and population genetics and Inauguration of Departmental Blog -Biofocus |
Ms.Veerabhvaneshwari | 23th September 2016 |
| 6. | Guest Lecture | An overview of pharmacovigilance and its relevance of life science professionals | Ms.Veerabhvaneshwari | 29th August 2016 |
| Event Description | Event date | Location | Category |
| Collaborative discussion with KINVAA private limited | 24.03.2023 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| IQAC Entrepreneur Talk (EarthCare Biotech) | 01.02.2023 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Challenges, opportunities and recent advancement in wastewater treatment | 03.09.2022 | Aditya Birla group, Mumbai | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Arumugam Muruganandam on the topic of “Molecular Diagnostics, Product Innovation and Clinical Research” | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Salavadi Easwaran on the topic of “Upskilling and professional growth” | 27.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Chella Pandian Pitchai on the topic of “Upskilling and professional growth” | 27.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Anurag Varshney on the topic of “Molecular Diagnostics, Product Innovation and Clinical Research” | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Maneesh paul on the topic of “Navigating Biomanufacturing and Biosimilar landscapes” | 27.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Sivanandam Kesavan on the topic of “Navigating Biomanufacturing and Biosimilar landscapes” | 27.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Kumar Chokalingam on the topic of “AI enabled devices and genomics in healthcare and precision medicine” | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Arthi Rathinasabapathy on the topic of “Decoding the regulatory challenges in bioindustries” | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Ashish Mandlik on the Topic “Bioeconomy: Pioneering the future of Healthcare and Bioindustry” | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. A Premkumar on the topic of “Healthcare 4.0” | 27.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr.Saranya Nidhyanandan on the topic of “Decoding the regulatory challenges in bioindustries” | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Mr. Arunsathyaseelan Palanichami (Alumni) | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Mrs. Abiraamasundari R on the topic of “Molecular Diagnostics, Product Innovation and Clinical Research” | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Mrs. Sibi Kulanthaivel on the topic of “Healthcare 4.0” | 27.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Vijay Venkataraman Janarthanan on the Topic “Bioeconomy: Pioneering the future of Healthcare and Bioindustry” | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Dr. Chellappa Gopalakrishnan on the topic of “AI enabled devices and genomics in healthcare and precision medicine” | 26.04.2024 | KCT | Guest Lectures |
| Process of Innovation Development, Technology Readiness Level (TRL), and Commercialization of Lab Technologies & Tech-Transfer | 24.03.2023 | KCT | Guest lectures by Industry experts |
| Faculty Internship | 08-05-2023 to 08-06-2023 | SPINOS LIFE SCIENCE | Industry internship |
| Design of Experiments for Medium Optimization | – | KCT | Industry skill training |
| Workshop on handling of laboratory animals | 06.04.2023 | KCT | Industry skill training |
| Workshop on Spectroscopic Techniques | 30.03.2023 to 31.03.2023 | KCT | Industry skill training |
| Workshop on FTIR & NMR Spectroscopy Techniques | 29.09.2022 | KCT | Industry skill training |
| Visit to TICEL Park III for collaborative activities with Yazh Genomics | 09.02.2023 | TICEL Park III, Coimbatore | Industry visits |
| Industry visit to JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty | 17.02.2023 | JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty | Industry visits |
| Industry visit to Dodabetta Tea factory, Ooty | 17.02.2023 | Dodabetta Tea factory, Ooty | Industry visits |
| Industrial Visit to Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor | 24.08.2022 | Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor | Industry visits |
| Industrial Visit to Upasi Tea Research Foundation | 09.09.2022 | Upasi Tea Research Foundation | Industry visits |
| Placement talk from Syngene International | – | KCT | Placement talk |
| Training to Industry on Formulation Development & QA & QC | – | KCT | Training for Industry experts |
| Hands-On Workshop on Chromatography Techniques | 22.01.2023 | KCT | Workshop |
| S No | Title of the project | Name of the faculty | Faculty Agency | Amount (Rs. In Lakhs) |
| 2023-24 | ||||
| 1. | “Accelerated Aerobic Composting Biodegradability Test Based on Modified ASTM Method” | Dr.Vinohar Stephen Rapheal | DBT, GoI | 11 lakhs |
| 2020-21 | ||||
| 1. | Design and development of fruit deterioration detector using IoT | Dr.S.Nithya Priya | TNSCST, Chennai. | 2.60 (For 18 Months) |
| 2019-20 | ||||
| 1. | Synthesis of inexpensive and novel adsorbents from coconut coir fibers for the removal of synthetic dyes from textile dyeing effluents | Dr.P.Ramalingam (PI)Dr.G.Ramakrishnan (Co-PI)
Dr.R.Manivel (Co-PI) |
AICTE, Govt. of India | 13.19 (For 3 years) |
| 2. | Development of high precision and high throughput screening platforms to identify novel anticancer and antimicrobial compounds from plant sources | Dr.K.Kumaravel (PI) | DST – SERB, New Delhi. | 33.00 (For 3 years) |
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 1. | Development of non-absorbable soy protein nanofibre suture loaded with Rubia cordifolia and Eichhornia crassipes for surgical site infection | Dr. Bhaarati Dhurai (PI) Dr.N.Saraswathy (Co-PI) and Dr.Sheeja Rajiv (Co-PI) | SPARC, MHRD | 47.98 |
| 2. | FIST Program-2018 [TPN – 18144] | Dr.N.Saraswathy | DST | 60 |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 1. | The development of foldscope based device to measure leaf hairiness.A plant breeder’s tool and rapid estimation of microbes using foldscopefor pest control. | Dr.N.Saraswathy | DBT | 8 |
| 2. | Screening and isolation of natural colorant from marine algae for food applications | Mr. P. Muthukumaran | TNSCST, Chennai | 0.085 |
| 3. | Popularization of Science | Dr. N. Saraswathy Mrs. S. Nithya Priya |
TNSCST | 0.1 |
| 4. | Detection of Bacteriophage Contamination in starter cultures in dairy industry |
Dr. N. Saraswathy | KCT | 2.07 |
| 5. | Anaerobic and Methane Production Process from Organic Wastes using Novel Membrane Reactors |
Dr. M. Shanmuga Prakash | KCT | 2.1 |
| 6. | Three phase aqueous extraction of bromoline from pineapple waste | Dr. M. Shanmuga Prakashrcal | Re, KCT | 0.35 |
| 7. | Acylated cellulose fibres for dye removal | Dr. P . Ramalingam | Re, KCT | 0.23 |
| 8. | A remedy for dye pollution : Natural pigment extraction from black carrot | Dr. N. Sivarajasekaran | Re, KCT | 0.09 |
| 9. | Synthesis of higher acylatedcellulose cotton fibers for the
selective removal of dyes in real textile dyeing effluents |
Dr. P. Ramalingam | KCT | 2.25 |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 1. | Characterization and Immobilization of banana peel protease to incorporate in wound dressing material for genital warts | Dr.R.Baskar | DBT | 32.87 |
| 2. | Extraction of residual synthetic dyes from textile dyebath effluent using soluents in multistage centrifugal extract | Dr. P. Ramalingam | DST | 27.85 |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 1. | Preparation and Evaluation of in-situ forming alginate hydrogel curcumin as bioactive wound dressing material (RGYI) | Dr.N.Saraswathy | DBT | 10.4 |
| Grant Total (In Lakhs) | 86.395 | |||
Projects that were funded from KCT’S PLATFORM FOR RESEARCH & EXPLORATION (Re`)for the students of Department of Biotechnology for the period of 2016 -2018:
| TITLE OF THE PROJECT | PROJECT ID | SANCTIONED AMOUNT(Rs.) | MENTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | |||
| Polymer based alternative method to extract bromelain from pineapple | 0716-026 | 24,000 | Dr. M. Shanmugaprakash |
| Removal of synthetic dyes from textile dying effluents using propyl and butyl coconut coir fibers | 0716-056 | 23,000 | Dr. M. Shanmugaprakash |
| A remedy for dye pollution | 1116-001 | 20,000 | Mrs. R SukanyaDevi (TXT) and Dr. N. Sivarajasekar |
| 2017-2018 | |||
| Development of biomaterial based peelable film for acne treatment | 0717-018 | 15,495 | Ms. V. Veerabhuvaneswari |
| Development and evaluation of epidermal hydrogel patch loaded with Cocinia indica aqueous extract for treating psoriasis | 0717-010 | 58,930 | Dr. N. Saraswathy |
| Development of mobile fluorescence microscope for biomedical diagnostics | 0717-012 | 13,200 | Dr. K. Kumaravel |
| Ideal usage of food and vegetables waste from kct hostel mess | 0717-013 | 1,00,000 | Dr. D. R. Manimaran |
| Anti-diabetic potential of combination of fermented soy milk and flax seed milk in a rat model | 0717-015 | 40,000 | Ms. V. Veerabhuvaneswari |
| Synthesis of novel adsorbents from bacterial enzymes for removal of dyes in textile dying effluents | 0717-022 | 37,480 | Dr. P. Ramalingam |
| A novel herbal tea formulation for liver and kidney protection and rejuvenation: Nutritional, physicochemical and sensory analysis |
1117-009 | 38,800 | Dr. R. Baskar |
| 2018 – 2019 | |||
| Modulation in the expression of GLUT-4 receptor in the adipocytes of Type II diabetes by tannoid principles of Emblica officinalis | 1118-015 | 50,000 | Dr. R. Baskar |
| Academic Year | Total Placed | Enrolled | Percent placed | Higher Studies | Entrepreneurship |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 40 | 5.00 | 24 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 30 | 30.00 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 33 | 35 | 94.29 | 23 | 1 |
B.TECH BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
| Batch | Number of Companies visited | No of Student placed | Total Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 5 | 8 | 56 |
| 2019-20 | 10 | 18 | 55 |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 31 | 59 |
| Batch | No of students placed in IT company | No of students placed in Core Company | No of students opted for placement | Total strength |
| 2010-2014 | 36 | 7 | 41 | 58 |
| 2011-2015 | 35 | 5 | 40 | 55 |
| 2012-2016 | 22 | 10 | 38 | 57 |
| 2013-2017 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 58 |
| 2014-2018 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 63 |
| 2015-2019 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 59 |
M.TECH BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
Students were placed in academic institution as Assistant Professors with salary package of 3- 4 lakh per annum and were hired by core industries like Neuberg Erlich lab (Chennai); Evolva Biotech (Chennai) with salary package of 2.5 lakh per annum. Students join as junior research fellows and senior research fellows in reputed research institutions.
PROGRAM ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2021-2022
|
Academic Year |
No. of students offered Placements |
|
2021-2022 |
10 |
|
2020-2021 |
11 |
|
2019-2020 |
5 |
PROGRAM ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2016-2018
| S No | Name of the student placed | Register number | Designation/ Program | Name of the Employer / Research Institution |
| PLACEMENT | ||||
| 1 | KABILAN.S.J | 16MBT001 | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY, VIRUDHUNAGAR |
| 2 | SUBASHINI.R | 16MBT004 | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | VINAYAKA MISSION, SALEM |
| 3 | VIJAYALAKSHMI.V | 16MBT014 | PRODUCT SPECIALIST, MICROBIOLOGY | NEUBERG ERLICH LAB, CHENNAI |
| 4 | APARNA.S | 16MBT010 | SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW | GOVT BOTANICAL GARDEN , OOTY- HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY |
| 5 | PRIYADHARSHINI.S | 16MBT015 | SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW | GOVT BOTANICAL GARDEN , OOTY- HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY |
| HIGHER STUDIES | ||||
| 1 | KRITHIKA.S | 16MBT018 | 53069- AICTE NDF FELLOWSHIP | PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE |
MTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY, PROGRAM ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2015-2017
| S No | Name of the student placed | Registration number | Designation/ Program | Name of the Employer / Research Institution |
| PLACEMENT | ||||
| 1 | PARAMASIVAN T | 15MBT005 | JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW | ANNA UNIVERSITY, TRICHY |
| 2 | RAMAPRIYA R | 15MBT006 | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-I | VINAYAKA MISSION UNIVERSITY, SALEM |
| HIGHER STUDIES | ||||
| 1 | BALAJI S | 15MBT007 | CSIR SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, PHD, KCT | ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI |
| 2 | MIRRA. R.R | 15MBT004 | PHD, KCT | ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI |
M.TECH BIOTECHNOLOGY, PROGRAM ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2014-2016
| S No | Name of the student placed | Registration number | Designation/ Program | Name of the Employer / Research Institution |
| PLACEMENT | ||||
| 1 | AKILA S | 14MBT002 | RESEARCH SCIENTIST | EVOLVA BIOTECH |
| 2 | ASWINI V | 14MBT003 | VIT DBT-SBST/JRF |
SCHOOL OF BIO SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, VIT, VELLORE |
| 3 | NIROSHA M | 14MBT010 | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-I | SELVAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, NAMAKKAL |
| HIGHER STUDIES | ||||
| 1 | BALAJII M | 14MBT004 | SERB-JRF | PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE |
| 2 | GOURI S | 14MBT005 | MS-NEUROSCIENCE | AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY |
PROGRAM ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-2015
| S No | Name of the student placed | Registration number | Designation/ Program | Name of the Employer / Research Institution |
| PLACEMENT | ||||
| 1 | GOPINATH D | 13MBT03 | TRAINEE-R&D | INDFRAG LIMITED |
| 2 | JAYASHREE R | 13MBT04 | TRAINEE | INFOSYS |
| 3 | KARTHIKEYAN.M | 13MBT05 | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, | PERIYAR MANIAMMAI UNIVERSITY |
| 4 | KAVITHA S | 13MBT06 | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | ADHIYAMAAN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTTIONS |
| 5 | MARIYA THOMAS | 13MBT08 | EXECUTIVE | SAKSIN LIFESCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED |
| 6 | MOHANA PRIYA.R | 13MBT09 | ASSISTANT GRADE III-TECHNICAL | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA |
| 7 | SENTHILKUMAR S N S | 13MBT15 | i. TRAINEE- R&D ii. SCIENTIST IN PAS ANALYTICAL & CHARACTERIZATION |
I. BHARAT BIOTECHII. BIOCON |
| 8 | SUGANTHY.M | 13MBT18 | i. JUNIOR ASSOCIATE LIFE SCIENCESii. SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW | i. VWR LABORATORYii. DBT, FOLDSCOPE PROJECT |
| HIGHER STUDIES | ||||
| 1 | SHARATH S | 13MBT16 | PH.D | IIT MADRAS |
CAREER SKILL DEVELOPMENT: INTERACTION WITH INDUSTRY
MoU was signed with Molecular Connections Pvt Ltd, on 14.12.2018 and a dedicated facility- Life Science Informatics Facility was inaugated on by Executive officer, KCT and Mr. Venugopal B Director-Talent Management Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
Molecular Connections Pvt Ltd., Bangalore has hired our B. Tech Biotechnology students and offered full time internship training from December 2018 to April 2019. The internship training was conducted by Ms. P. Nithya Priya and Mr. G. Sachin, subject matter expert from Molecular Connections. Future career guidance workshops and domain specific skill-set training are planned to be done at the facility.
CAREER DAY
Career Day 2017
Dr. K.N. Brahmadathan, Director, Microbiological Laboratory Research and Services India Pvt. Ltd gave a guest lecture on “Opportunities in Diagnostics “ and Dr. D. Ramesh Kumar, CEO, Salem Microbes Private Limited, gave guest lecture on “Opportunities in Aquaculture and Bioremediations using Natural Microbes “ during Career Day 2017. During Career Day core skill set required and opportunities were discussed by subject matter experts from industry. Different speakers from the industry focused on the topic of Opportunities in Diagnostics, Opportunities in Aquaculture and Bioremediations using Natural Microbes, Social Entrepreneurship, Literature curation and Medical coding. The students also had a presentations prepared by the industrial experts designed in a way to understand the work atmosphere of an industry.
The session was very interactive and students gained more information in different aspects in different industry. The experts explained about the techniques and procedures that they use in industries.
Career Day 2018 mainly focused on industrial process and techniques carried out in Biocon. Three different speakers from the Biocon industry namely Mr. Thirumurugan Nagulasamy, Associate manager, Biosimilars, Biocon Pvt, Ltd., Mr. Unni Krishnan, Senior Director, Quality, Biocon Pvt, Ltd., Mr. Dinesh Baskar – Manager, Biocon Pvt, Ltd focused on the topic of Quality control in Pharma, Biologies Process Development and A case study on Monoclonal antibody production – Production perspective. The students also had a small case study report prepared by the industrial experts designed in a way to understand the work atmosphere of an industry.
The session was very interactive and students gained more information in the aspects of production, Upstream, Downstream processing and also on Quality control. The experts also explained about the techniques and procedures that they use in industries for the production process.
Career Day 2018
Interaction with Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor
Focus has been given to students for industry exposure through industry visits and internships at Industry. MOU has been signed with Pasteur Institute of India, Nilgiris, Coonoor and has recruited our PG students as interns with a stipend in various departments like Vaccine production, Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
| Course Code & Name | Faculty handling | Active Learning Method used | Assessment |
| U18BTI5201: Genetic engineering and Genomics | Dr. K. Kumaravel | Mini project on Biofilm associated infections | Journal publication |
| U18MBT7001 : Engineering Economics and Financial Management | Dr. Padhmanand Sudhakar | Socratic Debate on pros and cons of GDP | Report based on debate |
| U18BTE0010 : Bioentrepreneurship | Dr. Manimaran | Stock Trainer App | App-based stock simulation performance |
| U18BTI3203 : Concepts in Biochemistry | Dr.R.Baskar | Think-Pair Share | Pair presentation |
| U18BTE0008 : Neurobiology and Cognitive Sciences | Dr.P.Muthukumaran | Gamification-assignment | Peer assessment and Evaluation |
| U18BTI5201: Genetic engineering and Genomics | Dr.N.Saraswathy | Video Assignment | Assessment is based on content and presentation |