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School of Chemical & Biotechnology
chem.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Dean |
| Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) M.Tech. (Process Engineering & Design) B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) |
| Areas of Interest | Nanofluids, Process Intensification, Thermal Energy Storage |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Dean - Capacity Building & Digital Transformation |
| Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Educational Qualifications | 1. PhD. (Tech) in Chemical Engineering from Institute of Chemical Technology (Formerly UDCT), Mumbai University, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019 in collaboration with National Chemical Laboratory, (NCL), Pune; November 2009 2. M.Chem Engg from Institute of Chemical Technology, (Formerly UDCT), Mumbai University, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019; March 2006 3. B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from A.C. Tech, Anna University, Chennai 600 025; April 2003 |
| Areas of Interest | 1. Computational Fluid Dynamics 2. Reactor Engineering 3. Fluidization Engineering 4. Scale up of Multiphase Reactors 5. Promotion and Use of FLOSS in Chemical Engineering - Scilab, DWSIM and OpenModelica |
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chem.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Dean - Academics |
| Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) M.B.A. (Finance management) |
| Areas of Interest | Environmental Engineering - wastewater treatment, waste management, biofuels. Fermentation, Enzyme production, Enzyme kinetics |
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biotech.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Dean - Research - SASTRA |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | M.SC. | 1999 | MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY �School: Centre for Marine Science and Technology �University: Manonmaniam Sundaranar University PH.D. | 2003 | MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY �Specialization: Endocrinology �School: Centre for Marine Science and Technology �University: Manonmanian Sundaranar University |
| Areas of Interest | �Quorum sensing Targeted Drug Development against Bacterial Infections �Host � pathogen relationship |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Dean - Student Welfare |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc, Ph.D |
| Areas of Interest | Microbial Biotechnology |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Dean - Research |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | B.Tech.,Ph.D. |
| Areas of Interest | Biophysical aspects of Biomolecular interactions, Bacterial Genomics, Machine Learning in Biology |
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chem.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Professor |
| Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Educational Qualifications | B.E-chemical engineering M.Tech-Chemical engineering PhD-Two-Phase Heat Transfer |
| Areas of Interest | Two-phase flow Unit operations of chemical engineering Biochemical engineering Biosorption Downstream processing |
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sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Professor |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | M.V.Sc., Ph.D., Details: 1. B.V.Sc. - Bachelor of Veterinary Science 2. M.V.Sc. - Master of Veterinary Science 3. Ph.D. - Animal Biotechnology |
| Areas of Interest | Veterinary Gynecology & Diseases of reproductive system, Embryo Biotechnology & Frozen semen technology Animal breeding & management Disease Surveillance in animals Laboratory animal science Preclinical studies |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Professor |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | MSc (Physics) : 1989 - 1991 The American College, Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India PhD (Physics) : 1992 - 1998 Supervisor: Prof. F.D.Gnanam ACTech - Division of Ceramic Technology, Department of Chemical Engg; Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Thesis Title- "Effect of medicinal plants on the crystallization of Cholesterol" Area of Specialization: Crystallization of Biomolecules Research Associate with Prof. M. Vijayan (June1998-Feb 2003) Molecular Biophysics Unit Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India Area of specialization: Small and Macromolecular Crystallography PostDoctoral fellow with Prof.Dino Moras (March 2003 - Feb 2006) IGBMC (Institut G�n�tique Biologie Mol�culaire Cellulaire) Department of Structural Biology Illkirch, Strasbourg, France Area of Specialization: Structural Biology Post Doctoral Fellow with Prof. Sukumar Bandopadhyay (2006 - 2008) Ceramic Membrnae Lab Institute of Northern Engineering University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks Alaska, USA Area of Specialization: Structure function Correlation, Solid oxide fuel cell membranes. |
| Areas of Interest | Structural Biology of glycated proteins Biophysical aspects of glycated proteins Effect of Indian Medicinal plants on diabetic complications Drug design - Indian system of medicines |
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biotech.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Professor |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, (Aug 2003 to June 2009) School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, A. P., India. Thesis supervisor: Prof. M. Periasamy. Title: Studies on the reactive Organotitanium intermediates and Chiral 1,1?-Binaphthyl-2,2?- Diamine Derivatives. � M. Sc., Chemistry (2000-2002) (secured I class 77%), School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu., India |
| Areas of Interest | (1) Synthesis of biologically relevant molecules (2) Transition metal mediated organic synthesis (3) Green organic transformations |
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biotech.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Professor |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc., Ph.D |
| Areas of Interest | Smart fluorescent optoelectronic and Nano-structured Materials, Nanocatalysts, Electro-catalysts, Water Splitting reactions, Supramolecular Chemistry, Metal-Organic Framework |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Professor |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Post Doctoral Fellow (Jan 2008-Jan 2011)University of Montana, Missoula, USA P.hD (Bioscience- Biotechnology) interdisiplinary M.Sc (Biosciences) B.Sc Hons.(Biosciences) |
| Areas of Interest | Applied Microbiology Antimicrobial Resistance: Resensitizing antibiotics using efflux pump inhibitors Biofilms: Control using chemical interventions |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Professor |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | PhD Biochemistry M.Phil Life Science MSc. Medical Biochemistry (University First Rank) MBA Marketing (IGNOU) BSc. Biochemistry (Gold Medal) Postdoctoral training 2011- 2012 Mari Curie Postdoctoral fellow;University hospital Bern, Switzerland 2009-2011 Lady Davis Postdoctoral fellow: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| Areas of Interest | 1)Ischemia reperfusion injury study in heart, brain and Kidney 2) Cardiac Mitochondrial Biology 3) Metabolic Cardiology 4) Revascularization injury research in cardiac patients 5) Air pollution and public health |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Professor |
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| Educational Qualifications | PhD (IISc) |
| Areas of Interest | Chemistry and Physics of Materials Structures of Materials for more definitive structure property relationships Ambient and non-ambient diffraction experiments Novel Materials: synthesis, property measurements, theoretical and experimental analysis |
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biotech.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. Chemical Engineering M.Tech., Industrial Biotechnology B.Tech., Chemical Engineering |
| Areas of Interest | Bioreactor and Bioprocess Engineering Biochemical reaction Engineering Heat and mass transfer Solid waste management |
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chem.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc. (Applied Chemistry) Ph.D (Chemistry) |
| Areas of Interest | Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Condensation Polymers, Heat Resistant Polymers, Aromaic Polyimides, Hyperbranched Polymers, Dendrimers |
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carism.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D.(Plant Biodiversity Characterization and Conservation)Doctoral research carried out at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines and University of Life sciences (Then Agricultural University) of Norway and Tamil University, Thanjavur. ICAR-NET qualified (TWICE) M.Sc(Ag.)(Plant Breeding and Genetics -Tamilnadu Agricultural University(TNAU),Coimbatore. (GOLD MEDALIST) B.Sc(Ag.)-Tamil nadu Agricultural University(TNAU),Coimbatore. PGDHRM - Human Resources Management, Pondicherry University PGDBIN-Bioinformatics, Anna University, Coimbatore. Awards: 1. TNAU Gold Medalist - �Dr. Rajagopalan endowment award� � for the Best student in Plant Breeding and Genetic thesis in Rice� awarded by Tamilnadu Agricultural University,Coimbatore. 2.Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarships for Doctoral Studies for the year 2000 sponsored by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. 3.�NORAD Research Fellowships� sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India and the Government of Norway. 4.�Professor Madhav Gadgil Best scientist award 2012-13� Sponsored by Bose science society affiliated with Vigyan prasar, DST,Govt. of India. 5.First prize- Poster presented at International level technical symposium held by the department of leather technology Anna University-Central leather research Institute, Chennai. February, 2011. 6. Nammalwar Award for consistent and motivational sustenance in organic farming, Traditional paddy research and its knowledge dispersal to farmers, students and general public |
| Areas of Interest | Agro waste research for sustainability Bio-remediation Spatial and temporal tool applications in Biodiversity conservation of traditional varieties of food crops Nutritional and Therapeutic evaluation of Heritage Rice varieties Capacity building for Climate change and food security Application of bioinformatics in plant metabolism |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D - School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad (2000-2005) M.Sc - Department of Chemistry, Kanchi Mammunivar Centre for PG Studies, Pondicherry (1998-2000) B.Sc - Department of Chemistry, St Joseph College of Arts & Science, Cuddalore (1995-1998) Post-doctoral Research Experience: 1) Institut fur Pharmazie und Biochemie, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany.(2010-2011) 2) Institut fur Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Albert-Ludwigs-University,Freiburg,Germany. (2008-2010) 3) Max Plank Institut fur Biophysikalische Chemie,Gottingen, Germany (2006-2008) 4) Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (2005-2006) Awards and Honours: 1) Max plank Institute Fellowship by MPI,Gottingen, Germany. April 2008 - September 2008. 2) Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship by AvH foundation, Germany. August 2006 - March 2008. 3)National Science Council Postdoctoral Fellowship by NSC, Taiwan. October 2005 - July 2006 |
| Areas of Interest | Membrane biochemistry and biophysics; Nanobiotechnology; targeted drug delivery |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom (2009 - 2012) Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2007 - 2008) Postdoctoral Research Associate, Welcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom (2005 - 2007) PhD (Chemistry) Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2000 - 2005) M.Sc (Chemistry) Bharathidasan University, Trichy, India (1998 - 2000) B.Sc (Chemistry) Thiru. Vi. Ka. Govt. Arts College, Tiruvarur, India (1995 - 1998) |
| Areas of Interest | Computational & Structural Biology, Structure-based drug design, Metabolic Engineering & Systems Modelling approaches for Strain optimization, White Biotechnology. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc. M.Phil. Ph.D |
| Areas of Interest | Chemical Crystallography Drug Design Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (May 2009). M.Sc. in Chemistry, The American College, Madurai (Apr 2003). B.Sc. (special) in Chemistry, The American College, Madurai (Apr 2001). Post Doctoral Research Experience: 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore (Nov 2011 - July 2013). 2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore (US DARPA Fellow, Feb 2010 - Oct 2011). 3. Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (June 2009 � Jan 2010). Awards and Honours (selected): 1. Early Career Chemist Award from Pacific Basin Society, United States 2. Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Materials, June 2021 – till date 3. Guest Editor, Materials Today: Proceedings 4. Outstanding Reviewer Award from the journal Materials Research Bulletin, Elsevier Publication 5. The Most Active Reviewer Award from The Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, Springer Publication 6. US DARPA Fellowship 7. Qualified for Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (SPM) Fellowship test-2004 in chemical science 8. Senior and Junior Research Fellowship from CSIR 9. PG Chemistry Gold medal 10. Prof. T. K. Narayanan Gold medal Membership: 1. Life member of Energy Science Society of India 2. Professional member of Materials Research Society � Singapore |
| Areas of Interest | Materials Electrochemistry, Energy storage/conversion devices and Interfacial kinetics |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D.(Engineering Science), Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 2005; M.S (Mech. Engg & Energy Process), Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 2002; B.Engg.(Chemical Engineering), University of Pune, 1999. PAST EXPERIENCE Environmental Engineer, Gradient Corp.,Boston, US. 2008-2014; Senior Research Associate, PTS/USEPA, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, US. 2006-2008; Research Associate, University of Cincinnati, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cincinnati, OH, US. 2004-2006. |
| Areas of Interest | My primary research areas are: 1. Environmental Nanotechnology (fundamental, fate, transport, and applications of nanomaterials) 2. Water treatment using nanomaterials, advanced oxidation processes 3. Destruction of Emerging Chemicals of Concern in water, soils and sediments 4. Development of novel catalysts for carbon fixation. My other areas of interest are: - Solid waste management (understand the risks in potential reuse of mining waste, coal combustion waste) - Electrochemical engineering - Chemical fate and transport in the environment - Environmental Forensics |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D Biotechnology CSIR-SRF 2002-2007 (Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University-Chennai & National Institute of Immunology-New Delhi) M.Sc. Microbiology (University of Pune, Maharashtra) B.Sc. Microbiology (University of Pune, Maharashtra) Work & Research Experience in Biosimilars (Recombinant Therapeutic proteins) and Pre-clinical drug discovery in Oncology and Respiratory disorders. 1. Merind Ltd, Mumbai (A TATA Enterprise) 2. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Hyderabad 3. Ranbaxy Laboratories, Gurgaon 4. Daiichi-Sankyo Pharma, Gurgaon |
| Areas of Interest | 1. Industrial R&D experience in Biosimilars- Expression in Pichia Pastoris, production, and downstream purification of recombinant therapeutic proteins like interferons, GCSF, etc., 2. Competence in small molecule inhibitors/ agonists pre-clinical drug discovery research in cell-based and cell-free systems. 3. Translational research in therapeutic areas of Oncology and Inflammation in respiratory disorders and to decipher POC using signal transduction pathways with emphasis on kinases and immune receptors. 4. Impart research training to undergraduates& postgraduates to make them industry enable. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. - Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2005) B.Tech. - Centre for Biotechnology, A.C.Tech, Anna University (1999) Experience: Sr Asst Prof - Biotechnology, SVCE Sriperumbudur (2016-17) Sr Asst Prof - Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kanchipuram (2010-16) Clinical Res Assoc - Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University (2008-9). Res Asst - Natl Center for Supercomputing Applctns (NCSA), UIUC, USA Res Asst - Beckman Instt., UIUC, USA Teaching Asst - UIUC, USA |
| Areas of Interest | 1. Development of algorithmic and computational science solutions to problems in the life sciences: from complexity to simplicity 2. Systems and network modelling of phenomena in biophysics, biomedicine, synthetic biology and industrial biotechnology 3. AI-based approaches to mining big data for meaning: machine learning / Deep learning / statistical learning |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | PhD (Theoretical Physics, Soft-condensed matter), M.Sc.(Physics), B.Sc. (Physics) |
| Areas of Interest | Physics of biological systems, Soft Condensed Matter Physics |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 2013 – 2014 Ph.D. (Biotechnology), Assam University (A Central University), Silchar, Assam. 2009 – 2013 M.Sc. Biotechnology, Periyar University, Tamil Nadu. 2005 – 2007 B.Sc. (Hons) Biotechnology, Burdwan University, West Bengal. 2002-2005 |
| Areas of Interest | Cancer genomics, Cell free Nucleic acid, mitochondrial genomics, Biomarker development in cancer, prognosis and monitoring of therapy, Oncovirus, Healthcare Genomics. The current ongoing research is on circulating cell-free nucleic acid. The overall goal of this proposal is to detect the presence and fractions of circulating cell-free tumour DNA (ccftDNA) in plasma of cancer patients and determine the feasibility of a deep sequencing-based [exome] approach to cancer detection |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc. Ph.D Experience:::::::::::: @ 2025 - Associate Professor @ 2023-2025 SERB Research Scientist, SASTRA @ 2022 -2023 Senior Assistant Professor II, SASTRA @ 2017 -2022 INSPIRE faculty SASTRA @ March 2016 – June-2017: Research Scientist at Piramal Enterprises Limited, Ennore, Chennai @ March 2014 – Feb - 2016 : DSK Postdoctoral fellow at School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad Mentor: Prof. Goverdhan Mehta, National Research Professor @ Jan 2009 – May 2014: Ph.D. - (Synthetic Organic Chemistry) at School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. Supervisor: Dr. R. Nagarajan, Professor, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India Awards:::::::::::::::: @ 2023 SERB SURE project awarded (declined due to restrictions on holding multiple funded projects concurrently) @ 2022 - Selected for SERB Research Scientist award @ 2017: INSPIRE FACULTY AWARD - DST, INDIA @ 2014: Asia Outstanding Thesis Award (Second Prize) by Eli Lilly company, USA @ 2014-2016: UGC - Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral fellowship @ 2011 – 2013: CSIR – Senior Research Fellow @ 2009 – 2011: CSIR- Junior Research Fellow @ June - 2008: Qualified Joint CSIR-UGC Test for JRF and Eligibility for Lectureship (NET) @ April – 2008: Qualified GATE – 2008 conducted by IISc, Bangalore with 93.64 percentile. @ 2006 – 2008: M.Sc. Chemistry with CGPA: 7.95, First class with D Grade from School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. @ 2003 – 2006: B.Sc., Chemistry, Distinction with 80.43% from St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli, India. |
| Areas of Interest | Synthesis of Bioactive Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds (Designing and synthesizing nitrogen-containing heterocycles with biological activity.) Development of Sustainable Synthetic Methodologies (Creating environmentally friendly and resource-efficient chemical synthesis methods.) Process Development (Scaling up and optimizing chemical reactions for industrial or practical applications.) Total Synthesis of Natural Products (Constructing complex natural molecules from simple starting materials through multi-step synthesis.) Homogeneous Photocatalysis for Organic Transformations (Using soluble photocatalysts to drive light-induced organic reactions.) Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Organic Transformations (Using solid photocatalysts to facilitate organic reactions under light irradiation.) |
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biotech.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc.,(Biotechnology), M.Phil.,(Biotechnology), Ph.D (Biochemical Engineering) |
| Areas of Interest | Molecular biology,Genetic engineering,Isolation and screening of novel microorganisms from natural sources, strain improvement of microorganisms through recursive protoplast fusion, Optimization and production of value added products from waste. |
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sastra.ac.in| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D [BioSeparation Engineering],2015 M.Tech [Industrial Biotechnology], 2005 B.E [Chemical Engineering], 1999 |
| Areas of Interest | Bioseparation Process Engineering, Functional Foods, Green & Sustainable Technology Development; |
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carism.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Research |
| Educational Qualifications | D.Pharm., B.Pharm., M.Pharm., Ph.D. |
| Areas of Interest | Analysis and Quality Control of Herbal Drugs and Pharmaceuticals. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Pharmacy |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Pharm. - Pharmaceutics (2006-2008), Madurai Medical College, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. Ph.D. (2010-2016) - Nanoparticles for Controlled Drug Delivery Under the guidance of Dr. K.S. Rajan, Associate Dean, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA University. M.Sc. Yoga for Human Excellence (2013-2015 Distance Education) - Bharathidasan University |
| Areas of Interest | 1. Controlled /sustained/targeted release of drugs via Advanced Drug Delivery Systems like microparticles, nanoparticles, in situ gels, hydrogels, films, etc. 2. Formulation Design and optimization of various Pharmaceutical Dosage forms such as Tablets, capsules, gels, ointments, creams, liquids, etc. 3. Development of herbal powders (churna, kasayam extracts) into commercial dosage forms. 4. In-vivo animal studies for estimation of bioavailability, bio-distribution, clearance, etc. 5. Development of controlled release formulations for fertilizers, micronutrients, pesticides delivery in agriculture applications |
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biotech.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | B.Pharmacy., M.Tech(Biotechnology)., Ph.D., |
| Areas of Interest | Bioprocess Technology, Downstream Processing, Process Development: Secondary metabolites. |
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biotech.sastra.ac.in| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | PhD SASTRA University, India. Candidatus Scientiarum in Biotechnology (International Master of Science) University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Master of Science in Biotechnology, Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, India. Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Biochemistry and Medical Lab Technology, Andhra University, India. |
| Areas of Interest | Molecular Genetics and Evolution: "Physiological relevance and applications of Toxin-antitoxin loci of bacteria." "Horizontal gene transfer" "Bacterial persistence and antibiotic resistance" "Selfish DNA" "Molecular evolution" |
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bioinfo.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D |
| Areas of Interest | Structural bioinformatics, Phylogenetic analysis and Genome analysis. |
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biotech.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Post-Doc, Molecular Cardiology&Angiogenesis Lab, UCONN Health Center,(UCH) Connecticut, USA. Ph.D., Cancer Genomics, Osmania University, Hyderabad. M.Sc. Microbiology Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. B.Sc., Microbiology (Hons) P.S.G college of Arts &Science, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. Membership of scientific bodies: Life membership of Indian Society of Human Genetics. Awards&Honors: (2009-2010) Manuscript of the year (Journal of cell and tissue research) Gold Medal by Editorial Board of Cell and Tissue Research. |
| Areas of Interest | Cancer Genomics Cancer biology Molecular Oncology Leukemiogenesis Predictive & Prognostic biomarkers in leukemia & breast cancer Molecular Cardiology & Angiogenesis Role of Epigenetics in cancer |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Post- Doctoral Fellow at National University of Singapore. Ph.D (Chemistry), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology-Hyderabad. M.Sc,The American College, Madurai Kamaraj University. B.Sc, Fatima College, Madurai Kamaraj University. |
| Areas of Interest | Catalysis (Organo-catalysis, Organometallic catalysis) Green Chemistry N-Heterocyclic Carbenes- Synthesis and Catalytic application. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. Chemistry Jul 2008 - Jul 2012 Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials SASTRA University Thanjavur, India Title of Thesis: Synthesis of Modified Mesoporous SBA-15 Silica Material for Biomedical Applications Supervisor: Prof. K. Uma Maheswari, Associate Dean, SASTRA University, Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu. M.Sc. Applied Chemistry Aug 2006 - May 2008 Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology Tiruchchirappalli, India |
| Areas of Interest | Organic-inorganic hybrid materials Heterogeneous catalysis Warm white LEDs Optical sensors |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc., Ph.D |
| Areas of Interest | Chemical Crystallography, Structural Biology, Structure Based Drug Design, Crystal Engineering |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | 2009-2012: Post-Doctoral Research: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. 2002-2008: Doctoral Research: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad. 1999-2001: M.Sc.(Chemistry): Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. 1996-1999: B.Sc.(Chemistry): Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. |
| Areas of Interest | Synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds, Green chemistry, Electro-organic synthesis, Visible-light catalysis. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | 2012 � 2014 Postdoctoral Researcher, National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Kansai center, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan 2009 � 2012 Postdoctoral Researcher, Centro de Qu�mica Estrutural, Instituto Superior T�cnico, Lisbon, Portugal 2003 � 2009 Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India 2001 � 2003 M.Sc. (Chemistry), The American College, Madurai Kamaraj University, India 1998 � 2001 B.Sc. (Chemistry), V. H. N. S. N. College, Madurai Kamaraj University, India |
| Areas of Interest | (1) Development of new Inorganic and Organometallic compounds and materials (2) Studying coordination behavior of various ligands with d-, f- block metals. (3) Homogeneous and Heterogeneous catalyst for various organic transformations (4) Luminescent compounds/materials for LED fabrications (5) Theoretical investigations of reaction mechanism, luminescent properties and other properties |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | B.Sc., Zoology (June 2004 � May 2007) Department of Zoology Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, India M.Sc., Molecular Biosciences (June 2007 � May 2009) Department of Molecular Biosciences Bishop Heber College (Autonomous) Tiruchirappalli, India Ph.D., Tissue Engineering (Nanotechnology) Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India Postdoctoral Research- Ultrashort Peptide Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting (2015-2017) Laboratory for Nanomedicine Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering KAUST University, Saudi Arabia |
| Areas of Interest | Tissue Engineering Stem Cell Technology Organoid Culture 3D Bioprinting Drug Delivery |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. (Biology, Neuroscience)- 2006- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai (2006) M.Sc. (Life Sciences)- 2000- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi B.Sc. (Zoology Hons.)- 1998- Kirori Mal College (KMC), Delhi University (DU), New Delhi Post Doctoral Training: Post Doctoral Fellow (Jul 2009- Mar 2012)- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Memphis, Tennessee, USA Work Experience: Assistant Professor (AP-III), (Dec 2017- present)- SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Project Scientific Officer (Jun 2016- Aug 2016)- Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Berhampur, Odisha Visiting Faculty (Jun 2012- May 2016)- Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Clinical Research Associate (Oct 2006- Sep 2008)- Global Clinical Operations (GCO), Johnson & Johnson Ltd, Mumbai |
| Areas of Interest | Exercise Physiology Brain Plasticity Adult Neurogenesis |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Master of Science in Bioinformatics from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Kerala University |
| Areas of Interest | Bioinformatics: AMR, Chromatin & Epigenetics, Computational genomics, Chromatin Organization, SWI/SNF Remodelling complexes, Structural bioinformatics, Structural Studies on membrane proteins |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D in cell biology |
| Areas of Interest | Vascular Biology |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | SAP |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | B.Tech Biotechnology (SASTRA University), PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (Supervisor: Dr. Peter Unrau, Simon Fraser University, Canada), Post-doctoral training in Riboswitches (Supervisor: Dr. Ronald Breaker, Yale University) Co-Founder - Aptamer Innovations, Canada - https://www.aptamerinnovations.com/ CoFounder – SuvaRNA diagnostic technologies, India |
| Areas of Interest | Non-coding RNAs, Microbial pathogenesis, Novel Diagnostic technologies, Biomarker detection |
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bioinfo.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Tech (Bioinformatics) ,<font color=blue >SASTRA University ,Tanjore</font> B.Tech(Information Technology),<font color=blue >SACET ,Trichy</font> |
| Areas of Interest | Software Skills • Database Management Systems: SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, PSQL • Server Side Scripting Languages: PHP, ASP, Perl-CGI, JSP, Perl-DBI, Perl-Tk App, VB.Net, C • Client Side Scripting Languages: JavaScript, VBScript, AJAX • Programming Languages: C, C++, Core Java, Python, Visual J++ • Server Technologies: IIS Server, Apache Tomcat, WAMP Server • Web Development: HTML5, CSS, XML, jQuery • Emerging Technologies: Deep Learning and AI-based applications using Python Android Mobile Applications, IoT-based Applications, Integrating Sensors and AI Area of Interest • Development of standalone tools and web servers for Bioinformatics applications • Algorithm and database implementation for Bioinformatics • Small molecule Crystallography • Development of real-time software applications and E-Commerce applications • Deep Learning and AI for Biomedical and Real-time Systems • IoT and Sensor-based intelligent application design Software Applications • Mentor for The Great Mind Challenge - IBM Projects |
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carism.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Research |
| Educational Qualifications | 1. Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (B.S.M.S.) 1989 - 1995. 2. Doctor of Medicine (M.D. Siddha) Kulandai Maruthuvam 1996 - 1999. 3. Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D(Type II Diabetes Vascular Complications)2015 |
| Areas of Interest | 1.To prepare Standard Operating Procedure (SOP's) to various Siddha formulations. 2.To publish Research/Review Articles in National/International Journals. 3.To organize free medical camps in and around SASTRA. 4.To promote Indian System of Medicine in Rural and Urban population. 5.To validate ancient traditional sastric preparations as per AYUSH guidelines. 6.To published unpublished siddha medical manuscripts. 7.To create awareness and to start STOP DIABETES MOVEMENT through Indian System of Medicine. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | B.TECH (CHEMICAL) M.TECH (BIOINFORMATICS) PhD (Big-data approaches for reliable prediction of prostate cancer differentiation and aggression) |
| Areas of Interest | Computational Biology, Cancer Genomics, Statistical Genome Analysis,Translational Research. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc, M.Phil., Ph.D. |
| Areas of Interest | Electrophysiology Biophysics Drug - membrane interaction |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Pharmacy |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics), Ph.D., |
| Areas of Interest | 1. Pre-formulation studies 2. Formulation and Development of Dosage forms (Tablets, Capsules, creams, ointment etc.,) 3. Novel Drug Delivery Systems (Sustained and Controlled release systems such as Nanoparticle, nanoemulsion, liposomes etc.,) 4. Green synthesis of Metal oxide nanoparticle (Iron oxide and Aluminium oxide) 5. Development of Polyherbal formulations |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D - Biochemistry M.Phil - Chemistry M.Sc - Chemistry |
| Areas of Interest | Phytochemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacological Standardization studies. Organic Synthesis |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | PhD: Raman Research Institute, Bangalore Research Associate: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Areas of Interest | Surface science, energy devices, biosensor, Nanomaterials, electrocatalysis, electroanalysis, Raman Spectroscopy |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Postdoctoral Scholar (NIH) in Cell/Molecular Biology at Oregon State University, USA. Ph.D. in Cell Biology / Mitochondrial Biochemistry at VIT University, India. M.Sc. in Zoology (with specialization in Molecular Genetics) - University of Calcutta, India. B.Sc. in Zoology (Honours), Chemistry & Botany - University of Calcutta, India. Past Designations: ------------------ Science Columnist (2010) in Deccan Herald, a leading English daily in India. Lecturer (2005-2006) in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - Sikkim Manipal University, India. Memberships: ------------- Since 2004 Member, Indian Science Congress Association, India. Since 2005 Member, Academy of Biodiversity Conservation, India. Since 2010 Member, National Postdoctoral Association (NPA), USA. Since 2011 Honorary Life Member, National Geographic Society. Since 2011 Member, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), USA. Since 2011 Member, Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America (ASIOA), USA. Since 2011 Member, The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), USA. 2012-2015 Research Advisory Board Member, Getting To Know Cancer, Canada. Since 2017 Member, National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS), India. Reviewer Contributions: -------------------------------- 1. Phytomedicine 2. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 3. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 4. Biological Research 5. Biomedical Journal 6. European Journal of Pharmacology 7. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 8. Pharmacognosy Magazine 9. Arabian Journal of Chemistry 10. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 11. Chinese Medicine 12. International Journal of Human Genetics 13. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience 14. Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism |
| Areas of Interest | Primary Research Areas: ----------------------- 1. Mitochondrial oxidative stress and cellular injury in degenerative diseases, aging & cancer: Cellular mechanisms, therapeutics. 2. Cancer progression and cell cycle dysregulation. 3. Cardiovascular diseases: Endothelial oxidative stress & eNOS dysfunction in sepsis, diabetes & hypertension; meta-analysis of diverse treatment regimens for CVDs. 4. Designated Specialist in "Evasion of Anti-growth Signaling" in the "Targets and Approaches Validation Task Force" of The Halifax Project for Cancer Prevention and Therapy - This is a large-scale international project (with collaborations of 350 eminent scientists from 31 countries) hosted by Getting to Know Cancer, based in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada [Supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA; Grant #R13ES023276]. Other Research: -------------- 5. Effect of biosynthetically engineered novel pactamycin analogs in proliferation and metabolism of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 6. Phyto-therapeutic prospecting for novel anti-cancer drug precursors. 7. Molecular toxicology of environmental agents and pollutants. 8. Evolution: Perspectives and insights of evolutionary patterns, with special reference to living fossils. 9. Ecology & Conservation: Habitat conservation; conservation of endemic endangered species (special interest: Lion-tailed macaque). |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | PhD in Biochemistry & Cell Biology - VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. M.Sc. (Biotechnology) - VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. B.Sc. (Triple Major in Chemistry, Zoology & Botany) - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
| Areas of Interest | � Role of destabilizing centrosomal clusters on cell cycle progression and mitotic arrest in supernumerary centrosomal cancer cells. � DNA-targeted therapeutics. � Evasion of anti-growth signaling - Member Researcher in the "Targets and Approaches Validation" task force of The Halifax Project for Cancer Prevention and Therapy - This is a large-scale international project (with collaborations of 350 eminent scientists from 31 countries) hosted by Getting to Know Cancer, based in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada [Supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA; Grant #R13ES023276]. � Prospecting of novel compounds as potential drug precursors against cancer and other pathologies. � Perspectives and insights of evolutionary patterns, with special reference to living fossils. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D SASTRA University, Thanjavur M.Phil (Chemistry) Presidency College, Chennai M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai |
| Areas of Interest | Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Molecular Self-assembly, Soft materials |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D.(Nanotechnology) at SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India during 2016 M.Tech.,(Medical Nanotechnology) SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India during 2012 with 76.34% BE.,(Bio-Medical Engineering) Udaya School of Engineering, Vellamodi, Tamil Nadu, India during 2010 with 80% HSC at Scott Christian Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India during 2006 with 85.08% SSLC at Scott Christian Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India during 2004 with 92.6% |
| Areas of Interest | ? Synthesis of size and shape specific metal oxide nanoparticles and nanocomposites ? Fabrication of metal oxide nanoparticles modified working electrodes ? Electrochemical biosensors ? Pesticide sensors ? Metal ion sensors ? Chemometric analysis |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | National Post Doctoral Fellowship (NPDF) from Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB) (2018) Ph.D from Anna University (2016) M.Tech Industrial Biotechnology from SASTRA Deemed University (2009) |
| Areas of Interest | Biomass to biofuel conversion, Carbon sequestration using microalgae, Wastewater treatment, Valorization of biomass for membrane applications. Pollutant removal using biological methods. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | MSc, PhD |
| Areas of Interest | Nanostructured Materials Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles Nanocatalysis MOF Derived Nanocomposite Materials Carbon Nanostructures |
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src.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | PhD (IIT Kanpur) |
| Areas of Interest | Organometallic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III |
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| Educational Qualifications | PhD: Chemistry |
| Areas of Interest | Protein-ligand interaction, structure-activity relation studies of biological macromolecules, research and methodology for mass education and skill training |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - III - Academics & Research |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Adhoc faculty, NIT Andhra Pradesh, 2025 Postdoctoral fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, 2024 Postdoctoral fellow, Emory University, 2023 Postdoctoral fellow, Ohio State University, 2022 PhD, Biotechnology, Ohio University, 2020 M.S. Biotechnology, Teesside University, 2013 B.Tech, Biotechnology, IIT Madras, 2011 |
| Areas of Interest | Cancer metabolism, xenobiotic metabolism, SAR for anticancer probe optimization, Pesticide metabolism (humans and plants), Anticancer compounds (Natural Products) |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Doctor of Philosophy, Biochemistry, TamilNadu, India; Post Doctoral Research, Winston-Salem, NC, USA |
| Areas of Interest | Epigenetic alterations and cell signaling events involved in Radiation-induced toxicity |
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carism.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., PDF. |
| Areas of Interest | Bioprospecting, Phytomedicine & Nutraceuticals |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research - Research |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph. D.(2013) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore-560064, India. Thesis title: �Correlated response to selection for faster pre-adult development on the circadian clocks of fruit flies Drosophila melanogaster� M.Sc. (Biotechnology-2005) University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India Thesis title: �Medicinal importance of Argemone mexicana with respect to its Antibacterial properties� B.Sc. (Botany, Zoology & Chemistry-2002), U.P. College, Varanasi, India. Work Experience: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2013-2014): Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit, (EOBU), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore-India. |
| Areas of Interest | Insect Biology, Insect Gerontology, Chronobiology, Drosophila Biology, Nutritional Geometry, Dietary control in metabolism & aging in Drosophila. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
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| Educational Qualifications | �M.Sc. (Phys. Chem.) 2002, CSJM University, Kanpur �GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) exam. Qualified 2002. �CSIR-UGC NET (JRF & LS) qualified for fellowship and lectureship, Nov. 2003 and June 2004 (twice) �Post M.Sc. (one year) 2005, Chemical Physics ( 8 courses), S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata �Ph.D.(Sc.) 2009, Physical Chemistry, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Kolkata (Jadavpur University, WB, India), Thesis Advisors: Professors Ranjit Biswas & Jaydeb Chakrabarti, Thesis Title: Medium Effects on Chemical Reaction in Electrolyte Solutions, Binary Mixtures and Confined Environments: A Spectroscopic Study �Research Associate, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, March 2009-June 2010 (~1.5 years) �Research Professor, Department of Chemistry, Korea University, South Korea July. 2010- June 2013 (3 years) �Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Veltech Dr. RR & Dr. SR University, Chennai-62, Feb. 2014-May2017 (~3 years 3 months) |
| Areas of Interest | �Developing chemical sensor, chemodosimeter, molecular logic gates for various clinically important analytes �Developing ECL (electrogenerated chemiluminescence), NLO (nonlinear optical), TPEF (two photon excited fluorescence) materials �Computational studies for supramolecular chemistry, neurochemistry, electrochemistry �Synthesis, characterization and practical application of nanomaterials. �Medium dynamics (solvent relaxation), Anisotropy (solute relaxation in the complex medium) �Chemical reactions in complex medium �Charge transfer reactions, energy transfer and electron transfer in complex media |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | PhD Virology - Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic MSc Microbiology - Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli BSc Industrial Microbiology - Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai |
| Areas of Interest | Epigenetic mechanisms involved in HIV-1 latency establishment, maintenance and reactivation. Screening and evaluating novel latency reversing agents (LRA) Immunogenetics |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Post Doctoral Fellow (June 2013 - July 2016), Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, CHINA PhD (Microbiology) MPhil (Biotechnology) MSc (Applied Microbiology) ADBI (Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics) BSc (Microbiology) |
| Areas of Interest | Investigating alternative methods to combat with Multi-drug resistance Understanding the mechanisms of IgY antibodies by in-vitro and in-vivo models Evidence based medicine � Systematic review and Meta-analysis on animal studies Preparation and Evaluation of IgY-Egg Yolk formulations Understanding the mechanisms of Antibiotic resistance emergence and dissemination |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Post Doc - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Post Doc - Agricultural Research Organisation, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel PhD., Biotechnology - Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. M.Sc., Industrial Biotechnology - Bharathiar University,Coimbatore. B.Sc., Zoology (spl) Biotechnology - American College, Madurai. |
| Areas of Interest | Plant Mitochondrial Biology, Plant Virology, Geminiviruses, Host pathogen interactions in plants |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc and Ph.D in Animal Biotechnology at Bharathidasan University |
| Areas of Interest | Biomarker proteomics and metabolomics, Pheromones in biological applications |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc Applied Chemistry (2008); Ph.D: “Study of the Physicochemical Properties of Organic Molecules in Gel and Aggregated States Using Morphological and Photophysical Characterization Techniques” (2015); Institute Postdoctoral Fellow of IIT Madras, Chennai (2019) |
| Areas of Interest | Spectroscopy, Photochemistry, Excited State dynamics of organic molecules, quantum dots and perovskites, Charge transfer dynamics, electron transfer and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | PhD in Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory, India (2011) |
| Areas of Interest | Theoretical and Computational Chemistry. Development of many body methods to describe molecular vibrations. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. - Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai |
| Areas of Interest | Catalytic Organic Transformations; Synthesis of Chemical entities for Electro-chemical sensors and Biological applications. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D in Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory (INDIA). |
| Areas of Interest | Theoretical and Computational chemistry. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | National Post Doctoral Fellow @ Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture CIBA (2019-2023); Institute Post Doctoral Fellow @ IIT Madras (2017-2019); PhD, Anna University (2014); In silico Investigations on the regulatory mechanism of endothelial nitric oxide synthase; MSc Bioinformatics, Karpagam College of Arts and Science (2008); Comparative genomics study on the virulence coding genes of Mycobacterium Sp.; BSc Biotechnology, Noorul Islam College of Arts & Science (2006) |
| Areas of Interest | Genome scale Metabolic modelling Metagenomics Transcriptomics Gut microbial Interactions Host-pathogen Interactions |
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chem.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. Biomaterials/Chemical Biology |
| Areas of Interest | Nanomedicine-based immunotherapy. Non-invasive Photo/Piezo-catalytic cancer therapy. Cancer diagnostics and Bio-imaging. Organic synthesis- Lead-Drug development. Polymeric-prodrug synthesis. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - Research |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D in Bioinformatics |
| Areas of Interest | Bioinformatics; Systems Biology; Microbial Genomics; Data Science |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Educational Qualifications | B.Tech.,(chemical engineering), M.Tech.,(plant design). |
| Areas of Interest | heat transfer enhancement studies , process design. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | Master of Technology in Bioinformatics Master of Science in Chemistry |
| Areas of Interest | Protein structure analysis, drug design, virtual screening, ADMET in silico prediction, application of virtual screening and chemical biology to cardiovascular and cancer targets. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Pharmacy |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Pharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) B.Pharm |
| Areas of Interest | Medicinal Chemistry |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D.(pursuing) SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur. M.Tech-Nanotechnology(Biomedical) B.Tech-Biomedical Engineering |
| Areas of Interest | Biomechanics & Ergonomics, Biomedical Signal processing, Prosthetics and Assist Devices |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D Work Experience: 2011-2012:Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Valliammal College for Women, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. 2012-2018: Research Scientist, CeNTAB, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India. 2016: Visiting Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, Karanataka,India. 2018 April: Assistant Professor-I, SASTRA University deemed, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India 2019-till date: Adjunct Faculty, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai |
| Areas of Interest | Drug Delivery System and Cancer Cell Signaling, Identifying disease targets in Neurodegeneration |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | CeNTAB |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry (April 2012) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. M.Sc., Chemistry (April 2001) Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India. |
| Areas of Interest | Coordination and Organometallic chemistry Homogeneous oxidation catalysis Catalysis in ionic liquids |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D |
| Areas of Interest | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Phytochemistry, Network Pharmacology |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | B Tech Bioengineering ME Applied Electronics PhD |
| Areas of Interest | Biomedical Signal Processing & Instrumentation Soft computing techniques for bio-signal and image analysis |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D.in Process intensification (Nanofluids, Heat transfer), SASTRA University, 2015 M.Tech., Industrial Biotechnology, SASTRA University, India, 2010 B.Tech., Biotechnology, Anna University, 2008 |
| Areas of Interest | Nanofluids, Colloids, Development of nanomaterials for energy-related applications, Microfluidics, Microreactors, Energy management, Thermal energy storage, Nanocomposites. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | Post Doc- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, sponsored National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria(NFMC), National Repository for Microalgae and Cyanobacteria (NRMC Phase -II- Marine), Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Ph.D.- Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE, Govt. of India) sponsored Project, Department of Marine Biotechnology, National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria(NFMC), (Sponsored by DBT, Govt. of India), Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. M.Sc., Applied Microbiology - S.R.M Arts and Science College (Affiliated to University of Madras), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. B.Sc., Microbiology - Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. PMI (Project Management)- completed certified training affiliated with Project Management Institute. |
| Areas of Interest | Microalgae and Cyanobacterial Biotechnology - Morphological and Molecular Taxonomy, Mass cultivation, Bioremediation, Radionuclide and Heavy metal sequestration, Exopolysaccharides, Pigments, Biodiesel, CO2 sequestration, Desalination. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Bioengineering |
| Educational Qualifications | B.E (Biotechnology) BMS College of Engineering Bengaluru; M.Tech (Biotechnology) NIT Rourkela; Ph.D. (Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials) IIT Madras |
| Areas of Interest | Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Tissue Engineering, Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Diploma in Chemical Engineering, B.Tech Chemical Engineering, M-Tech Chemical Engineering (Computer Aided Process Design), PhD in Chemical Engineering |
| Areas of Interest | Biomass, Bioenergy, Heterogeneous Catalyst, Process Optimisation, Biofuels |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - II |
| Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Educational Qualifications | Ph.D (Chemical Engineering) B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) B.Sc (Chemistry Honours) |
| Areas of Interest | Biomaterials; Polymers;Nanomaterials; Catalysis; Reaction Engineering; Sensor; Carbon Allotropes; Biomedical; Rheology; Hydrogel |
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carism.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | AP - I - Research |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | B.S.M.S(Bachelor of Siddha Medicine & Surgery) M.Sc(Yoga) |
| Areas of Interest | Standardization and Quality analysis of Siddha medicines(Herbal,Matals and minerals) Attend out patient department and conduct medical camp at Vaithyanatha Arokiya Sala, Conserve the rare and endangered medicinal plants in our Theme based Herbal garden at Thachankurichi. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Research Scientist - Research |
| Department | Bioinformatics |
| Educational Qualifications | 1. MK Bhan fellow (2023), RUSA 2.0 Post doc April 2019, Alagappa University (Availed fellowship 1 month) 2. PhD in Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, 2018 3. M.Sc. in Bioinformatics, School Of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India, 82.16%, 2012 4. B.Sc. in Bioinformatics, Softvision college, Indore, India, 65% 2010 5. 12th Kendriya Vidyalaya chirimiri, CBSE Board , India, 74.4%, 2007 6. 10th Kendriya Vidyalaya chirimiri, CBSE Board , India, 68.2%, 2005. 7. Exams qualified: CSIR NET (AIR 16), DBT JRF, IISc JRF, GATE, CGSET, TNSET, SLET NE. |
| Areas of Interest | Protein purification, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Epitope designing, QSAR model, drug likeliness predictions, Molecular docking, Molecular Biology and Protein-Protein interactions and protein crystallography and structure analysis. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Research Scientist |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | B.Tech Biotechnology-Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology; M.Tech Industrial Biotechnology - SASTRA Deemed to be University; PhD Chemical Engineering - National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli |
| Areas of Interest | Bioprospecting; Waste valorization; Functional materials; Water reclamation; Energy storage |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Post Doctoral Fellow |
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| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Ed., Ph.D., |
| Areas of Interest | Electrochemical sensors, screen printed electrode fabrication, thin film, PECVD, Organic pollutant degradation, graphene, green synthesis, Nanomaterials, covalent organic framework, supercapacitor, supercapattery. |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Post Doctoral Fellow - Research |
| Department | Biotechnology |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Tech., Ph.D. |
| Areas of Interest | Energy and environment |
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scbt.sastra.edu| School | School of Chemical & Biotechnology |
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| Designation | Post Doctoral Fellow |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc., PhD |
| Areas of Interest | Supramolecular Chemistry Host-guest Chemistry Polymers Fluorescent Sensors Supercapacitors Carbon Dioxide Capture and Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction |
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