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Faculty in School Life Sciences

Microbiology

Sl. No.
Name of the Faculty
Designation
Educational Qualification
Area of Specialization
Experience in Years
Vidwan IDPhotos
1Dr.AK.KathireshanProfessor & DirectorM.Sc., M.Phil., SLET, Ph.DMolecular Drug Resistance, Plant Microbiome and Bioprospecting of Marine Algae29 years 1 month234065
2Dr.Gayathri.GAssociate ProfessorM.Sc., M.Phil, SET, Ph.DMicrobial Biofilms, Nanomaterials, Immunotherapeutics25 years 2 months173799
3Dr.Suresh DhanarajAssociate ProfessorM.Sc.,M.Phil, Ph.D,NET.Microbial Nanotechnology, Fermentation Technology24 years 2 months290392
3Dr.Prabha.S.BAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DApplied Microbiology8 years2 months234101
5Dr.Raj Yoganandh.S.VAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DMycology, Antimicrobial resistance5years,0months234082
6Dr.Murugan.KAssistant ProfessorM.Sc, Ph.DBioremediation, Biodegradation, Waste water treatment using VBNC Bacteria1years,1months469422
7Dr.Sudharsan.KAssistant ProfessorM.Sc, Ph.DIndustrial microbiology, Biopolymer production7 years 10 months469400

Biochemistry

Sl. No.
Name of the Faculty
Designation
Educational Qualification
Area of Specialization
Experience in Years
Vidwan IDPhotos
1Dr.Padmini.RAssociate Professor and HODM.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.Cancer Biology, Nanoscience, pharmacology12 years 3 months232529
2Dr.Usharani.BAssociate ProfessorM.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.DDiabetes, Cancer Biology19 years 2 months232684
3Dr.C.ShobanaAssociate ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DNeuroscience, Parkinson’s disease, Alzhiemer’s disease, Cardiovascular diseases.12 years 1 month232492
4Dr.Vidya.RAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.DPhytotherapeutics, Nanobiotechnology, Clinical Biochemistry and Cancer biology9 years 8 months250258
5Dr.Amudha.PAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.DSeagrass, Phytochemicals, Nanotechnology & Cancer Biology9 years 1 month173368
6Dr.Rohini.DAssistant ProfessorM.Sc.,M.Phil,Ph.DNeurodegenerative diseases, Obesity, Rheumatoid Arthritis2 years 8 months367575

Bioinformatics

Sl. No.
Name of the Faculty
Designation
Educational Qualification
Area of Specialization
Experience in Years
Vidwan IDPhotos
1Dr.Radha MahendranProfessor and HeadM.Sc., M.Tech., Ph.D.Structural Bioinformatics, Computer Aided Drug Designing, Molecular Genetics and Microbial Informatics20years,2months234080
2Dr.Priya.RAssistant ProfessorM.Sc.,Ph.DBiomedical Science, Structural Bioinformatics, Cheminformatics, Genetics, Nanoinformatics8 years 9 months290700
3Ms.Shanmugavani.SAssistant ProfessorM.Sc.,M.Phil.,(Ph.D)Molecular Biology, NanoTechnology, Genetics, rDNA Technology, Genomics and Proteomics, Programming in BioPython3 years294048
4Dr.Senthil.RAssistant ProfessorM.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.DProtein Folding and aggregation , Genomics, Big Data Analysis,16 years 2 months-
5Dr.Kiresee Saghana.P.RAssistant ProfessorBIO INFORMATICSMolecular Modelling, Drug Designing,Genomics and Proteomics, Big Data Analysis, Programming in BioPERL, Biophython, R-Programming,4 years 2 months-

Biotechnology

Sl. No.
Name of the Faculty
Designation
Educational Qualification
Area of Specialization
Experience in Years
Vidwan IDPhotos
1Dr.Udaya Prakash.N.KProfessorM.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.Aerobiology (Mycology and Palynology), Microbiology, Herbal Science, Bio Nanotechnology, Bio-remediation22 years 2 months249657
2Dr.Prakash.BAssociate Professor and HODM.Sc., M.Tech, M.Phil, Ph.DAnimal Biotechnology and Medical Biotechnology21 years232485
3Dr.Vijayalakshmi.SAssociate ProfessorM.Sc., SLET, Ph.D.Secondary Metabolite Production by Fungi and Fungal genetics and Molecular Cell Biology19 years 2 months-
4Dr.Thenmozhi.MAssociate ProfessorM.Sc., MBA, M.Phil, Ph.DPlant, Environmental Biotechnology and Organic farming15 years 2 months232505
5Dr.Ashok Kumar.KAssociate ProfessorM.Sc., M.Tech, M.Phil, SET, Ph.DBiochemistry , Oncology and Environmental Biotechnology19 years 2 months233902
6Dr.Sampath Kumar.BAssistant ProfessorM.Sc, Ph.DFungal Diversity15 years 2 months251184
7Dr.Abirami GopalakrishnanAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DBioremediation Extremohiles, Actinomycetes, Microbial Molecular Diversity, Drug Discovery6years,2months236844
8Dr.Suganthi.MAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DMicrobial biotechnology and Insect molecular biology6years,2months232457
9Dr.Jayanthi.MAssistant ProfessorM.Sc.,M.Phil, Ph.DPlant Metabolic Profiling, Plant Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering6years,1months232456
10Dr.Manjunathan.JAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.,Mushroom biology, Microbiology, Fungal biotechnology6 years 2 months233885
11Dr.Durgadevi.RAssistant ProfessorM.Sc.,Ph.DMedical Microbiology, Nanotechnology, Drug Discovery mechanism1years,2months292444
12Dr.Vardhana.JAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DNanoBiotechnology,Fungal Secondary metabolites ,Fungal Endophytes, Environmental Microbiology6 years 2 months298106
13Ms.Preethi.NAssistant ProfessorM.Sc BiotechnologyMushroom biology, Microbiology, Fungal biotechnology3 years 8 months481450

Agriculture

S. No.Name of the FacultyDesignationQualificationArea of SpecializationYears in ExperienceVidwan IdPhotos
1.Dr. M. AnbarasuHead (i/c)M.Sc., Ph.D., PDFAgronomy6 Years and 3 Months255359
2.Dr. S. ArivarasanAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DAgricultural Economics8 Years and 4 Months331594
3.Dr. T. MeeraAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DPlant Pathology9 Years and 4 Months482469
4.Dr. S. RajkumarAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DPlant Breeding and Genetics9 Years and 6 Months485369
5.Dr. M. KumaresanAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DHorticulture4 Years and 5 Months431000
6.Dr. N. AnandhabhairaviAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DAgricultural Entomology1 Years and 6 Months482597
7.Dr. S. MuraliAssistant ProfessorM.Sc., Ph.DSoil Science and Agricultural Chemistry1 Years and 6 Months331594