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About

I completed my Doctoral Degree in Marine Biotechnology at the Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University. I carried out my part of a doctoral degree in the Institute for Botany, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany, through the “DAAD” fellowship, and there I learned advanced molecular techniques. During my doctoral research, I gained experience in metabolite profiling of plants and microbes and bioactive properties. After that, I joined as a Research Associate in Discipline of Marine Biotechnology and Ecology, CSIR-CSMCRI Lab, and I have been assigned work on stress genomics and conversion of C3-C4 metabolic pathway genes in halophytic plants for the transformation of C4 genes into Jatropha sp. for the production of biodiesel. Later on, I received a National Post-Doctoral Fellowship from DST-SERB in the topic of Population genetics of Indian marine angiosperms. Currently, I am working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Saveetha University. My specialization in the field of stress genomics and metabolomics of marine plants.

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Education

2008 - 2012

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Marine Biotechnology

Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Parangipettai, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India

2006 - 2007

Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics (P.G.D.BI)

Department of Biotechnology, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India

2003 - 2005

Master of Science in Botany

PG & Research Department of Botany, Jamal Mohamed College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India

2000 - 2003

Bachelor of Science in Botany

Department of Botany, Bishop Heber College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India

Awards, Scholarships and Grants

  • 02/04/2018 to 01/04/2020 : National Post-Doctoral Fellow-DST-SERB at Department of Botany, Periyar University, Salem-636011, Tamilnadu, India. Project Title: Assessment of Population Genetics (AFLP & Microsatellite Markers) of Seagrasses (Cymodoceaceae family) in India.

  • 05/06/2015-08/01/2016 :  Post-Doctoral Fellow in Computational Biology, Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Chennai, India.

  • 15/07/2013-14/07/2014 : Research Associate in the project of “Biomass to Energy” Discipline of Marine Biotechnology & Ecology, CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.

  • 01/05/2011-30/04/2013  : Research Fellow in the project of “Biological studies of Vellar-Coleroon estuaries system and Parangipettai coastal waters” Ministry of Earth Science, Government of India, SIBER project, Annamalai University, India.

  • 01/06/2010-31/12/2010  : DAAD fellowship - Part of the Ph.D research work carried out in Institute of Botany, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany.

  • 04/01/2009-31/03/2010  :  Senior Research Fellow in the project of “Assessment and Evaluation of Seagrass Resources of India in two oceanic island groups (Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep) using conventional ground surveys and Satellite Remote Sensing” Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India Project, Annamalai University, India.

  • 04/01/2007-31/03/2009 : Junior Research Fellow in the project of “Assessment and Evaluation of Seagrass Resources of India in two oceanic island groups (Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep) using conventional ground surveys and Satellite Remote Sensing” Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India Project, Annamalai University, India

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