RANJITH N. KUMAVATH Associate Professor
- Department of Biotechnology
- School of Life Sciences
- rnkumavath@gmail.com
Academic Activity
Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)
| S.No | Degree | Subject/Title of thesis | University/Board | Year of Passing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Plant Biology and Biotechnology | University of Hyderabad, India. | 2008 |
| 2 | M.Sc | Biochemistry | Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India. | 2003 |
| 3 | B.Sc | Botany, Zoology & Chemistry | Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu, Indi | 1999 |
Area of Specializaion
Awards / Prizes Conferred
| S.No | Name / Title of the Award | Type | Name of the Agency conferred the Award | Year of the Award | Amount for Cash Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best NSS-Coordinator Award | REGIONAL | Central University of Kerala | 2022 | Citation with Certif |
| 2 | Vice- Chancellor Award | REGIONAL | Central University of Kerala | 2021 | Prolific Researcher |
| 3 | FYAI | NATIONAL | The Young Academy of India | 2020 | - |
| 4 | FRSB | INTERNATIONAL | The Royal Society of Biology awarded by Royal Society of Biology, London | 2020 | - |
| 5 | Associate Fellow of APAS | NATIONAL | Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Amaravati, India | 2019 | Citation with Certif |
| 6 | Best paper presenter Award | NATIONAL | SciCon CTBio, Cochin, Kerala | 2017 | Citation with Certif |
| 7 | APJ Kalam Gold Medal award | NATIONAL | The Global Economic Progress and Research Association, India. | 2015 | Citation with Certif |
| 8 | Young Investigator meeting award (YIM) | NATIONAL | India biosciences, DBT, Govt. of India | 2014 | Citation with Certif |
| 9 | M G Gold Medal award | NATIONAL | The Global Economic Progress and Research Association, India. | 2014 | Citation with Certif |
| 10 | Young Scientists award | NATIONAL | DST, Govt. of India | 2012 | Rs. 23 Lakhs & Award |
| 11 | FSAB | NATIONAL | The Society of Applied Biotechnology | 2012 | Citation with Certif |
| 12 | Dr.D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship award | NATIONAL | UGC, Govt. of India | 2008 | - |
| 13 | Bio-Asia Innovation for Young Scientist award | NATIONAL | Govt. of Andhra Pradesh | 2008 | Certificate |
Teaching Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistant Professor | Genomic Science | Central University of Kerala |
| 2 | Associate Professor | Biotechnology | Pondicherry University |
Research Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution | Area of Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UGC-Dr. D.S. Kothari-Post-Doctoral Fellow | Plant Science | University of Hyderabad | Studies of Proteomics and Metabolomics in Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus JA2T |
| 2 | Post-Doctoral Fellow | School of Biological Sciences | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | Eukaryotic translation termination of human peptide release factor eRF1 |
| 3 | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Department of Medicine, School of Biomedical Science | Mercer University, Georgia, USA | Mechanism of action of Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (StAR) and Cholesterol transport into Mitochondria |
| 4 | Assistant Professor | Genomic Science | Central University of Kerala | Cancer Genomics and Metagenomics |
| 5 | Associate Professor | Biotechnology | Pondicherry University | Cancer & Microbial (Meta) Genomics and Drug Discovery |
Industry Experience
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Contribution towards Innovation
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Patent Details
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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bacteria Normobiosis and Gracilaria edulis Growth; Metagenomic and Culture Studies Unfold New Insights on the Associated Bacterial Diversity | V. R. Umashree, Madangchanok Imchen, Ranjith Kumavath, Kulanthaiyesu Arunkumar | Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences | doi.org/10.1007/s41208-024-00687-1 | 2024 | 1 |
| 2 | Surveillance and mitigation of soil pollution through metagenomic approaches | Mohan, M.S.; Salim, S.A, Anju, V.T.; Busi, S.; Imchen, M.; Kumavath, R. Subhaswaraj, P.; Dyavaiah, M. | Journal Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews | DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2023.2186330 | 2023 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Bioactive molecules from haloarchaea: Scope and prospects for industrial and therapeutic applications | Moopantakath J, Imchen M, Anju VT, Busi S, Dyavaiah M, Martínez-Espinosa RM and Kumavath R* | Frontiers in Microbiology | 14:1113540 (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1113540 ) | 2023 | 6.064 |
| 4 | Transcriptome Analysis revealed the Synergism of Novel Rhodethrin inhibition on Biofilm architecture, Antibiotic Resistance and Quorum sensing in Ente | Eswar Rao Tatta; Sayan Paul; Ranjith Kumavath* | GENE | 871:147436 | 2023 | 3.913 |
| 5 | Transcriptome Profiling of Cardiac Glycoside Treatment Reveals EGR1 and Downstream Proteins of MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway in Human Breast Cancer Cells | Honey Pavithran, Ranjith Kumavath* and Preetam Ghosh | International Journal of Molecular Science | 24(21), 15922 | 2023 | 5.6 |
| 6 | Gut Microbiome and Obesity Impact on the Development, Progression and Prevention of Cancers | Ranjith Kumavath*, Honey Pavithran†, Sayan Paul†, VT Anju†, Siddhardha Busi, Madhu Dyavaiah | International Journal of Oncology | In press | 2023 | 5.88 |
| 7 | Polymicrobial Infections and Biofilms: Clinical Significance and Eradication Strategies | VT Anju, Siddhardha Busi, Madangchanok Imchen, Ranjith Kumavath, Mahima S Mohan, Simi Asma Salim, Pattnaik Subhaswaraj, Madhu Dyavaiah | Antibiotics | 11(12), 1731 | 2022 | 5.222 |
| 8 | Anthropogenic impact accelerates antibiotic resistome diversity in the mangrove sediment of Indian Sundarban | Shayantan Mukherji, Madangchanok Imchen, Sangita Mondal, Anish Bhattacharyya, Busi Siddhardha, Ranjith Kumavath,* Abhrajyoti Ghosh | Chemosphere | Vol.309, Part 2, 136806 | 2022 | 8.943 |
| 9 | Rhizosphere impact bacterial community structure in the tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze.) estates of Darjeeling, India | Chandrima Bhattacharyya, Madangchanok Imchen, Triparna Mukherjee, Shyamalina Haldar, Sangita Mondal, Shayantan Mukherji, Anwesha Haldar, Ranjith Kumavath* | Environmental Microbiology | Vol.24 (6):2716-2731 | 2022 | 5.491 |
| 10 | Metagenomic insights into taxonomic, functional diversity and inhibitors of microbial biofilms | Madangchanok Imchen, VT Anju, Busi Siddhardha, Mahima S Mohan, Pattnaik Subhaswaraj, Madhu Dyavaiah and Ranjith Kumavath | Microbiological Research | Vol. 265, 127207 | 2022 | 6.7 |
| 11 | In viv , in vitro and molecular docking studies reveal the anti -virulence property of hispidulin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa through the modulatio | V.T. Anju, Siddhardha Busi, Mahima S. Mohan , Sampath kumar Ranganathan, Dinakara Rao Ampasala, Ranjith Kumavath , Madhu Dyavaiah | International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation | Vol. 174, 105487 | 2022 | 4.907 |
| 12 | Bioactive Microbial Metabolites in Cancer Therapeutics – Mining, Repurposing, and their Molecular Targets | Subhaswaraj Pattnaik, Imchen, Siddhardha Busi, Ramprasad and Ranjith Kumavath*, | Current Microbiology | 79(10):300 | 2022 | 2.345 |
| 13 | Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Haloferax sp and Evaluation of their Conceivable Biological solicitations | Jamseel Moopantakath, Madangchanok Imchen, Siddhardha Busi, Ranjith Kumavath*, and Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa | Current Microbiology | 79(9):266 | 2022 | 2.345 |
| 14 | Alantolactone modulates the production of quorum sensing mediated virulence factors and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa | V T Anju, Siddhardha Busi, Sandeep Kumar, Kitlangki Suchiang, Ranjith Kumavath, Sampathkumar Ranganathan, Dinakara Rao Ampasala & Madhu Dyavaiah | Biofouling | 38(4):331-347 | 2022 | 3.797 |
| 15 | Bioprospecting of microbial enzymes: current trends in industry and healthcare | Eswar Rao Tatta, Madangchanok Imchen, Jamseel Moopantakath, and Ranjith Kumavath* | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | 106(5-6):1813-1835 | 2022 | 5.56 |
| 16 | Attenuation of Enterococcus faecalis biofilm formation by Rhodethrin: A combinatorial study with an antibiotic | Eswar RaoTatta and Ranjith Kumavath* | Microbial Pathogenesis | Vol. 163, 105401 | 2022 | 3.848 |
| 17 | Ubiquitousness of Haloferax with Carotenoid Producing Genes in Arabian Sea Coastal Biosystems of India | Jamseel Moopantakath, Madangchanok Imchen, Ranjith Kumavath*, and Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa | Marine Drugs | 19, 442 | 2021 | 6.081 |
| 18 | Metagenomic insights into the prevalence of antibiotic resistome in mangrove sediments and its association to global socioeconomic status | Madangchanok Imchen and Ranjith Kumavath* | Environmental Pollution | 268: 115795 | 2021 | 9.998 |
| 19 | Shotgun Metagenomic Analysis of Kombucha Multimicrobial Community Exposed to Mars-like Environment | Olga Kukharenko, Iryna Orlovsk, Ranjith Kumavath, et.al. | Environmental Microbiology | 23(7):3727-3742 | 2021 | 5.491 |
| 20 | Emerging role of pioneer transcription factors in targeted ERα positive breast cancer | Honey Pavithran and Ranjith Kumavath* | Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy | 2:26-35 | 2021 | - |
| 21 | Computational Analysis of nsSNPs in CYP19A1 Gene Affecting Breast Cancer-Associated Aromatase Enzyme | Honey Pavithran and Ranjith Kumavath* | Journal of Genetics | 100: 23 | 2021 | 1.508 |
| 22 | Bacterial cellulose retains robustness but its synthesis declines after exposure to the Mars-like environment simulated outside the International Spac | Iryna Orlovska, Olga Podolich,... Ranjith Kumavath, et al., | Astrobiology | 21(6):706-717 | 2021 | 4.335 |
| 23 | Sesamin and sesamolin rescues Caenorhabditis elegans from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection through the attenuation of quorum sensing regulated virulen | V.T. Anju, Siddhardha Busi, Sampathkumar Ranganathan, Dinakara Rao Ampasal, Sandeep Kumar, Kitlangki Suchiang, Ranjith Kumavath, Madhu Dyavaiah | Microbial Pathogenesis | 155: 104912 | 2021 | 3.848 |
| 24 | Identification of Multi-Potent Protein Subtilisin A from halophilic bacterium Bacillus firmus VE2 | Manikandan P; Jamseel Moopantakath; MadangchanokImchen; Ranjith Kumavath* and P.K.Senthil Kumar | Microbial Pathogenesis | 157:105007 | 2021 | 3.848 |
| 25 | The Spike of SARS-CoV-2: uniqueness and applications | Ranjith Kumavath; Madangchanok Imchen; Athira Ch; Bruno Silva Andrade; Flavia Figueira Aburjaile; Diego Lucas Neres Rodrigues; Sandeep Tiwari; Aristóteles Góes-Neto; Marianna E. Weener; Vasco Azeved | Frontiers in Immunology | 12: 663912 | 2021 | 8.786 |
| 26 | Emergence of Cardiac Glycosides as Potential Drugs: Current and Future Scope for Cancer Therapeutics | Ranjith Kumavath* Sayan Paul, Honey Pavithran, Manash K Paul, Preetam Ghosh, Debmalya Barh and Vasco Azevedo | Biomolecules | 11(9), 1275 | 2021 | 6.604 |
| 27 | Peruvoside targets apoptosis and autophagy through MAPK Wnt/β-catenin and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways in human cancers | Reddy D, Kumavath R*, Tan TZ, Ampasala DR, Kumar AP | Life Sciences | 241:117147 | 2020 | 6.78 |
| 28 | Strophanthidin Attenuates MAPK, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathways in Human Cancers | Reddy D, Ghosh P, Kumavath R*. | Frontier Oncology | 9:1469 | 2020 | 6.244 |
| 29 | Metagenomic insights unveil the dominance of undescribed Actinobacteria in the pond ecosystem of an Indian shrine | Manikkam R, Imchen M, Kaari M, Angamuthu V, Venugopal G, Thangavel S, Joseph J, Ramasamy B, Kumavath R* | Meta Gene | 23: 100639 | 2020 | 0.201 |
| 30 | Inhibition of Microbial Quorum Sensing Mediated Virulence Factors by Pestalotiopsis sydowiana | Parasuraman P, Devadatha B, Sarma VV, Ranganathan S, Ampasala DR, Reddy D, Kumavath R, Kim IW, Patel SKS, Kalia VC, Lee JK, Siddhardha B. | Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology | 30(4): 571-582 | 2020 | 3.277 |
| 31 | Potential chimeric peptides to block the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain | Barh D; Tiwari S; Silva Andrade B; Giovanetti M; Kumavath R; Ghosh P; Góes-Neto A; Carlos Junior Alcantara L; Azevedo V. | F1000 Research Journal | 9:576 | 2020 | 0.939 |
| 32 | Shotgun Metagenomics Reveals Heterogeneous Prokaryotic Community and a wide array of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Mangrove Sediments | Imchen M and Kumavath R* | FEMS Microbial Ecology | Vol.96 (10), fiaa173 | 2020 | 4.519 |
| 33 | Rhodethrin and Rubrivivaxin as Potential Source of Novel Anti-Biofilm Agents against Vancomycin Resistance Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 19443) | Eswar Rao Tatta and Kumavath R* | Microbial Pathogenesis | 148:104457 | 2020 | 3.848 |
| 34 | Metagenomic Insights into the Fungal Assemblages of the Northwest Himalayan Cold Desert | Puja Gupta, Jyoti Vakhlu, Yash Pal Sharma2, Madangchanok Imchen3, and Ranjith Kumavath* | Extremophiles | 24:749–758 | 2020 | 3.035 |
| 35 | Current trends in experimental and computational approaches to combat antimicrobial resistance | Madangchanok Imchen, Jamseel Moopantakath, Ranjith Kumavath1* Debmalya Barh, Sandeep Tiwari, Preetam Ghosh,Vasco Azevedo | Frontiers in Genetics | 11: 563975 | 2020 | 4.772 |
| 36 | Anti-Cancer and Anti-Viral Properties of Cardiac Glycosides: A Review to Explore the Mechanism of Actions | Reddy D, Kumavath R*, Ghosh P, Barh D, Vasco. | Molecules | 25(16), 3596 | 2020 | 4.927 |
| 37 | 16s rRNA metagenomic analysis reveals predominance of Crtl and CruF genes in Arabian Sea coast of India | Jamseel M; Imchen M and Kumavath R* | Science of the Total Environment | 743:140699 | 2020 | 10.753 |
| 38 | Acetate Kinase (AcK) is Essential for Microbial Growth and Betel-derived Compounds Potentially Target AcK, PhoP and MDR Proteins in M. tuberculosis, V | Tiwari S, Barh D, Imchen M, Rao E, Kumavath RK, Seenivasan SP, Jaiswal AK, Jamal SB, Kumar V, Ghosh P, Azevedo V. | Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry | 18(31):2731-2740 | 2019 | 3.442 |
| 39 | Insights into Antagonistic Interactions of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Mangrove Sediments from the South Indian State of Kerala | Imchen M, Vennapu RK, Ghosh P, Kumavath R* | Microorganisms | 7(12). pii: E678 | 2019 | 4.926 |
| 40 | Mosloflavone attenuates the quorum-sensing controlled virulence phenotypes and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1: In vitro, in vivo and | Hnamte S, Parasuraman P, Ranganathan S, Ampasala DR, Reddy D, Kumavath RN, Suchiang K, Mohanty SK, Busi S | Microbial Pathogenesis | 131:128-134 | 2019 | 3.848 |
| 41 | Clinical Applications of Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs): Where we stand Now? | Divyashree M, Mani MK, Reddy D, Kumavath R*, Ghosh P, Azevedo V, Barh D. | Protein Peptide Letters | 27(2): 120-134 | 2019 | 1.890 |
| 42 | Lanatoside C Induces G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest and Suppresses Cancer Cell Growth by Attenuating MAPK, Wnt, JAK-STAT, and PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathways | Reddy D, Kumavath R*, Ghosh P, Barh D | Biomolecules | 9(12). pii: E792 | 2019 | 6.604 |
| 43 | 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Based Metagenomic Signatures of Rhizobiome Community in Rice Field During Various Growth Stages | Imchen M, Kumavath R*, Vaz ABM, Góes-Neto A, Barh D, Ghosh P, Kozyrovska N, Podolich O, Azevedo V. | Frontiers in Microbiology | 10:2103 | 2019 | 6.064 |
| 44 | Anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm activity of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1: Insights from in vitro, in vivo and in s | Rajkumari J, Borkotoky S, Reddy D, Mohanty SK, Kumavath R, Murali A, Suchiang K, Busi S | Microbiological Research | Vol. 226:19-26 | 2019 | 6.7 |
| 45 | Piper betel Compounds Piperidine, Eugenyl Acetate, and Chlorogenic Acid Are Broad-Spectrum Anti-Vibrio Compounds that Are Also Effective on MDR Strain | Acosta-Smith E, Leon-Sicairos N, Tiwari S, Flores-Villaseñor H, Canizalez-Roman A, Kumavath R, Ghosh P, Azevedo V, Barh D | Pathogens | 8(2). pii: E64 | 2019 | 4.531 |
| 46 | Linking common non-coding RNAs of human lung cancer and M. tuberculosis | Barh D, Tiwari S, Kumavath RN, Ghosh P, Azevedo V. | Bioinformation | 14(6): 337-345 | 2018 | 1.9 |
| 47 | Searching for signatures across microbial communities: Metagenomic analysis of soil samples from mangrove and other ecosystems | Imchen M, Kumavath R, Barh D, Azevedo V, Ghosh P, Viana M, Wattam AR. | Scientific Reports | 8(1): 165 | 2018 | 4.996 |
| 48 | Comparative mangrove metagenome reveals global prevalence of heavy metals and antibiotic resistome across different ecosystems | Imchen M, Kumavath R*, Barh D, Vaz A, Góes-Neto A, Tiwari S, Ghosh P, Wattam AR, Azevedo V | Scientific Reports | 8(1): 11187 | 2018 | 4.996 |
| 49 | Vaccination as an Approach to Combat Antibacterial Resistance | Imchen M, Kumavath R* | International Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination | 4(1): 00074 | 2017 | 0.74 |
| 50 | Bacterial metabolomics reveals the evolution of antibiotic resistance | Eswara Rao T, Kumavath R* | Journal of Systems Biology and Proteome Research | 1(1):1-2 | 2017 | 0.60 |
| 51 | Potential pharmacological applications of enzymes associated with bacterial metabolism of aromatic compounds | Kumavath R*, Debmalya Barh, Alan Prem Kumar and Vasco Azevedo | Journal of Microbiology Antimicrobials | Vol.9 (1):1-13 | 2017 | - |
| 52 | Novel aromatase inhibitors selection using induced fit docking and extra precision methods: Potential clinical use in ER-alpha-positive breast cancer | Kumavath R*, Azad M, Devarapalli P, Tiwari S, Kar S, Barh D, Azevedo V, Kumar AP. | Bioinformation | 12(6): 324-331 | 2016 | 1.9 |
| 53 | Isolation and Characterization of L-Tryptophan Ammonia Lyase from Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus Strain JA2 | Kumavath RN*, Ramana ChV, Sasikala Ch, Barh D, Kumar AP, Azevedo V. | Current Protein and Peptide Sciences | 16(8): 775-81 | 2015 | 3.272 |
| 54 | In Silico Identification of Novel Candidate Drug Targets in Haemophilus Influenzae Rd KW20 | Kumavath R*, Swaraj Prasad, Pratap Devarapalli, Debmalya Barh. | International Journal of Genetics and Genomics | Vol. 2 ( 4): 62-67 | 2014 | - |
| 55 | Preserving the earth’s microbes for drug discovery in the future | Kumavath, R. N* and Satyanarayana, S. V. | Journal of Mıcrobıology and Mıcrobıal Research | Vol. 2(1): 1-7 | 2014 | - |
| 56 | The conserved mitochondrial gene distribution in relatives of Turritopsis nutricula, an immortal jellyfish | Devarapalli P, Kumavath RN*, Barh D, Azevedo V | Bioinformation | 10(9): 586-91 | 2014 | 1.9 |
| 57 | Conserved host-pathogen PPIs. Globally conserved inter-species bacterial PPIs based conserved host-pathogen interactome derived novel target in C. pse | Barh D, Gupta K, Kumavath R, et. al. | Integrative Biology | 5(3): 495-509 | 2013 | 3.177 |
| 58 | Omics in bioremediation: A consolidated overview | Kumavath R* and Pratap D | Biotechnology: An Indian Journal | 6 (8-9): 242-253 | 2012 | 0.9 |
| 59 | Tight controlled expression and secretion of Lactobacillus brevis SlpA in Lactococcus lactis | Hollmann A, Saviello M, Delfederico L, Saraiva TD, Barh D, Jain N, Tiwari S, Chandra S, Gupta K, Zambare V, Kumar A, Christopher L, Misra AN, Kumavath RN, Azevedo V, Semorile L, Miyoshi A. | Biotechnology Letters | 34(7): 1275-81 | 2012 | 2.716 |
| 60 | Comparative Network Analysis of Two-Component Signal Transducing Protein-Protein Interactions in Enterococcus faecalis Sp | Kumavath RN*, Pratap D | Journal of Proteomics and Bioinformatics | 5: 270-278 | 2012 | 1.57 |
| 61 | Bacterial Diversity for Cellulose producing gene (s) from Western Ghats of India and their biological potentials in tissue engineering | Kumavath R* and Joby pulikkan | Journal of Pet. Environ. Biotechnology | 3:7 | 2012 | - |
| 62 | Rubrivivaxin, a new cytotoxic and Cyclooxygenase-I inhibitory metabolite from Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus JA2 | Kumavath RN*, Ramana ChV, Sasikala Ch | World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology | 27:11–16 | 2011 | 4.253 |
| 63 | Production of Phenols and Alkyl Gallate Esters by Rhodobacter Sphaeroides OU5 | Ranjith NK, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV | Current Microbiology | 60(2):107-11 | 2010 | 2.345 |
| 64 | L-Tryptophan catabolism by Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus JA2 occurs through indole 3-pyruvic acid pathway | Kumavath RN, Ramana ChV, Sasikala Ch | Biodegradation | 21(5): 825-32 | 2010 | 3.909 |
| 65 | Purification and characterization of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine oxidative deaminase from Rhodobacter sphaeroides OU5 | Ranjith NK, Ramana ChV, Sasikala Ch | Canadian Journal of Microbiology | 54(10): 829-34 | 2008 | 3.226 |
| 66 | Rhodethrin: a novel indole terpenoid ether produced by Rhodobacter sphaeroides has cytotoxic and phytohormonal activities | Ranjith NK, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV | Biotechnology Letters | 29(9): 1399-402 | 2007 | 2.716 |
| 67 | Light-dependent transformation of aniline to indole esters by the purple bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides OU5 | Shanker V, Rayabandla SM, Kumavath RN, Chintalapati S, Chintalapati R | Current Microbiology | 52(6): 413-7 | 2006 | 2.345 |
| 68 | Catabolism of L-phenylalanine and L-tyrosine by Rhodobacter sphaeroides OU5 occurs through 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine | Ranjith NK, Sasikala, Ramana ChV | Research in Microbiology | 158(6): 506-11 | 2006 | 3.992 |
Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals
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Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
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Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
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| 1 | Mining for Novel Biovivaxin Compounds in Microbial System | Ranjith N. Kumavath | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publisher, Germany | 2011 | 10: 9783846551707 |
Chapters in Books
| S.No | Title of the Chapters | Name of the Authors | Title of the Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
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| 1 | Recent Advances in CRISPR-Cas Genome Engineering: An Overview | Angelina Job Kolady,Aritra Mukherjee,Ranjith Kumavath, Pasupuleti Sreenivasa Rao | Genome Editing in Bacteria (Part 1) | Bentham Science | 2024 | 10.2174/9789815165678124010004 |
| 2 | Applications of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT) | Madangchanok Imchen, Siddhardha Busi, Jamseel Moopantakath, and Ranjith Kumavath | Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Concepts and Applications | CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, LLC | 2023 | 978-1-032-38481-8 |
| 3 | Factors Affecting the Composition of the Human Microbiome | Imchen M, Simi AS, Kumavath R and Busi S, | Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics | Springer Nature | 2023 | 978-981-99-1462-3, 526348_1 |
| 4 | Potential Therapeutic Effects of Flavonoids Against COVID-19 Infection: The Mode of Action | Aswani R.B; Honey Pavithran and Ranjith Kumavath* | Bioactive Compounds Against SARS-CoV-2 | CRC press | 2023 | ISBN: 9781032347998 |
| 5 | Repurposing cardiac glycosides as potent immune System modulators in cancer therapy | Ranjith Kumavath*, Honey Pavithran and Angilena Jobs | Computational Methods in Drug Discovery and Repurposing for Cancer Therapy | Elsevier | 2023 | 9780443152801 |
| 6 | Metagenomic insights of the microbial diversity in the mangrove forest environment | Madangchanok Imchen, Jamseel Moopantakath, Aathira Sreevalsan and Ranjith Kumavath* | Applications of Metagenomics: Agriculture, Environment, and Health | Elsevier @ Academic Press Inc | 2023 | 978-0323983945 |
| 7 | Recent advances in microbiome engineering for therapeutic applications | Ranjith Kumavath*, Madangchanok Imchen, Jamseel Moopantakath | Microbiome TherapeuticsPersonalized Therapy Beyond Conventional Approaches | Elsevier @ Academic Press Inc | 2023 | 978-0323993364 |
| 8 | A metagenomic overview of the microbial diversity and their impact on human health | Jamseel Moopantakath, Madangchanok Imchen, Aathira Sreevalsan and Ranjith Kumavath* | Applications of Metagenomics: Agriculture, Environment, and Health | Elsevier @ Academic Press Inc | 2023 | 978-0323983945 |
| 9 | Gut Microbiotaand Antibiotics: Dysbiosis and Antimicrobial Resistance | Imchen, M., Moopantakath, J., Kumavath, R*., | Comprehensive Gut Microbiota | Elsevier @ Academic Press Inc | 2022 | 9780128192658 |
| 10 | Exploration and Characterization of Melanin Pigment Produced by Actinomycetes | Puja Gupta, Imchen M and Kumavath R* | Methods in Actinobacteriology | Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana, New York, NY | 2022 | 978-1-0716-1728-1 |
| 11 | Metagenomic approaches in the elucidation of halophiles in the coastal area | Moopantakath J, Imchen M, Athira Ch, Kumavath R* | Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology (1st Ed) | CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) | 2021 | 9781003042570 |
| 12 | Taxonomic Status, Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmaceutical Active Components of Genus Alseodaphne: A Literature Update | Puja Gupta, Mohd. Shahnawaz, Sajad Ahmad, Rekha Chouhan, Yash pal Sharma, Madangchanok Imchen, Ranjith Kumavath* | Phytopharmaceuticals: Potential Therapeutic Applications | Wiley publishing LLC | 2021 | 9781119682059 |
| 13 | Microbial-Mediated Remediation of Environmental Contaminants by Integrated Multi OMIC’s Approaches | Tatta E.R., Imchen M., Rasineni G.K., Kumavath R*. | Omics Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security | Springer Nature, Singapore | 2021 | 978-981-16-0831-5 |
| 14 | Extremophilic Microbes: Blooms the Biological Synthesis of Nanoparticles | Aathira Sreevalsan, Jamseel Moopantakath, Ranjith Kumavath* | Microbiome of Extreme Environments | CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) | 2021 | 9780367342746 |
| 15 | Pan-omics focused to Crick’s Central dogma | Arun kumar et al..Imchen M, Ravali Krishana, Kumavath R*. | Pan-genomics: Applications, Challenges, and Future Prospects | CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) | 2020 | 9780128170779 |
| 16 | Role of Quorum Sensing in Microbial Infections and Biofilm Formation | Eswara Rao T., Kumavath R*. | Model Organisms for Microbial Pathogenesis, Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Drug Discovery | Springer Nature, Singapore | 2020 | 978-981-15-1695-5 |
| 17 | Pan-metagenomics: An overview of the human microbiome | Imchen M, Ravali Krishana, Kumavath R*. | Pan-genomics: Applications, Challenges, and Future Prospects | Elsevier @ Academic Press Inc | 2020 | 9780128170779 |
| 18 | Bio-Augmentation of Actinobacteria and Their Role in Dye Decolorization | Moopantakath J, Kumavath R* | New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering | Elsevier @ Academic Press Inc | 2018 | 978-0-444-63994-3 |
| 19 | Microbial Biomolecules: Challenges to Control and Prevent Vector-Borne Diseases | Imchen M, Moopantakath J, Rao E, Kumavath R* | Microbial Control of Vector-Borne Diseases | CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) | 2018 | 9781315165691 |
| 20 | Metagenomics of Antimicrobial Resistance in Gut Microbiome | Imchen M, Kumavath R* | Metagenomics for Gut Microbes | Intech Open, UK | 2018 | 978-953-51-5653-6 |
| 21 | Marine Enzymes: Production and Applications for Human Health | Rao TE, Imchen M, Kumavath R*. | Advances in Food and Nutrition Research | Elsevier @ Academic Press Inc | 2017 | 9780128095874 |
| 22 | Metagenomics: A technological drift in bioremediation | Devarapalli P, Kumavath RN*. | Advances in Bioremediation of Wastewater and Polluted Soil | Intech Open, UK | 2015 | 978-953-51-2165-7 |
| 23 | Novel antimicrobial and anticancer drugs from bacteria | Kumavath RN*. | Antimicrobials: Synthetic and Natural Compounds | CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) | 2015 | 9781498715621 |
| 24 | Scientific Swift in Bioremediation: An Overview | Kumavath R* & Pratap D | Applied Bioremediation - Active and Passive Approaches | Intech Open, UK | 2013 | 978-953-51-1200-6 |
| 25 | Trends in Gene Expression Profiling: An Overview of Challenges for Cancer Diagnosis | Ranjith Kumavath* and Manan Azad | Biotechnology | Studium Press LLC | 2013 | 1-62600-015-8 |
Edited Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metagenomics for Gut Microbiome | Ranjith N. Kumavath | Intech Open, UK | 2018 | 978-1-78923-111-3 |
| 2 | Antimicrobial Agents (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) | Ranjith N. Kumavath | Intech Open, UK | 2017 | 978-953-51-3200-4 |
Ongoing Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Effect of Cardiac Glycosides and their Therapeutic targets through Transcriptome profiling in Breast cancer cell lines | ICMR,GoI | 3 Yrs | 13.5 | 2022 |
Ongoing Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|
Completed Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isolation and characterization of Haloarchaeal carotenoids from Arabian sea-coast and their biological properties | ICMR,GoI | 2 Yrs | 14 | 2021 |
| 2 | Molecular Diversity and Bioprospecting of Carotenoid producing haloarchaea in search of novel anticancer agents | SERB-GoI | 3 Yrs | 53.0 | 2019 |
| 3 | Studies on the efficacy of Rubrivivaxin and Rhodethrin as Novel Inhibitors for aromatase in ER-α Positive Breast Cancer Cells | SERB-GoI | 3 Yrs | 45 | 2017 |
| 4 | Effects of Rubrivivaxin, Rhodethrin, and Thienopyridine as Novel Antibacterial Agents for Targeting Two-Component Signal Transduction in Enterococcus feacalis | SERB-GoI | 3 Yrs | 42.0 | 2014 |
| 5 | Studies on the Metabolism of Aromatic Amino Acids using Metabolomics and Proteomics Approaches in Anaerobic Human Pathogenic Fusobacterium sp. | UGC, GoI | 2 Yrs | 6.0 | 2012 |
| 6 | Comparison of Rhodethrin, SlpA, and DspE proteins as Novel Agents for Antigen Carrying Modulation of Apoptotic Activity in Cell lines | DST-Young Scientist grant, GoI | 3 Yrs | 23.0 | 2012 |
Completed Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|
Career Guidance Offered to students
| S.No | Name of the Scheme | No. of Students | Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling | No. of Students Passed | No. of Students Placed |
|---|
List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,
| S.No | Name of the Programme/Scheme | Date of Implementation | No. of Students Enrolled | Agencies Involved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mentor Mentee program | 01-12-2016 | 5 | Genomics, Central University of Kerala |
| 2 | Mentor Mentee program | 01-12-2017 | 5 | Genomics, Central University of Kerala |
| 3 | Mentor Mentee program | 03-12-2018 | 5 | Genomics, Central University of Kerala |
| 4 | Mentor Mentee program | 09-12-2019 | 5 | Genomics, Central University of Kerala |
| 5 | Mentor Mentee program | 06-12-2021 | 5 | Genomics, Central University of Kerala |
| 6 | Mentor Mentee program | 04-12-2020 | 5 | Genomics, Central University of Kerala |
| 7 | Personal Counselling and Mentoring | 14-09-2022 | 2 | Department of Biotechnology, Pondicherry University |
| 8 | Personal Counselling and Mentoring | 04-09-2023 | 3 | Department of Biotechnology, Pondicherry University |
Research Guidance - PG
| S.No | Year | Degree | No. of Students Awarded | Department/Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | M.SC | 3 | Biotechnology, Pondicherry University |
| 2 | 2022 | M.SC | 2 | Biotechnology, Pondicherry University |
| 3 | 2022 | M.SC | 5 | Genomic Science |
| 4 | 2021 | M.SC | 5 | Genomic Science |
| 5 | 2020 | M.SC | 5 | Genomic Science |
| 6 | 2019 | M.SC | 5 | Genomic Science |
| 7 | 2018 | M.SC | 7 | Genomic Science |
| 8 | 2017 | M.SC | 5 | Genomic Science |
| 9 | 2017 | M.TECH | 2 | Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Bharatidhasan Uni |
| 10 | 2016 | M.SC | 7 | Genomic Science |
| 11 | 2015 | M.SC | 5 | Genomic Science |
| 12 | 2014 | M.PHIL | 2 | Genomic Science |
| 13 | 2014 | M.SC | 1 | Genomic Science |
| 14 | 2013 | M.PHIL | 1 | Genomic Science |
| 15 | 2013 | M.SC | 4 | Genomic Science |
| 16 | 2012 | M.SC | 2 | Genomic Science |
Research Guidance - Ph.D
| S.No | Student Name | Registration Date | Registration No. | Thesis Title | Thesis Submitted Status | Thesis Submitted Date | Vivavoce Completed Status | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswara Rao T | 18-04-2016 | GEN071612 | “Synergistic Studies of Rhodethrin and Chloramphenicol on the Biofilm Architecture, Antibiotic Resistance and Quorum Sensing against Enterococcus faecalis” | YES | 26-06-2023 | YES | 05-12-2023 |
| 2 | Jamseel Moopantakath | 01-08-2016 | GEN071614 | Genetic Diversity of Halophilic Prokaryotes and the Predominance of Carotenoid Genes in the Arabian Sea Coastal Biosystems of India | YES | 13-12-2021 | YES | 04-04-2022 |
| 3 | Madangchanok Imchen | 03-08-2015 | GEN071509 | Comparative Metagenomic Studies on Prokaryotic Community Structures, Functional Complexity and Antibiotic Resistomes in Kerala Mangrove Sediments | YES | 23-12-2020 | YES | 12-04-2021 |
| 4 | Bandi Dhana Sekhar Reddy | 12-08-2014 | GEN071402 | Anticancer Potential of Cardiac Glycosides and their role in Molecular Mechanisms and Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in Human Cancer Cells | YES | 23-10-2020 | YES | 25-01-2021 |
| 5 | Honey Pavithran | 21-06-2021 | GEN072101 | Effect of Cardiac glycosides and their therapeutic targets through Transcriptome profiling in Breast Cancer Cell Lines | NO | NO | ||
| 6 | Akshay Ajay | 13-03-2023 | 2200103002 | Studies on the Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential of Bacterioruberin: A Novel Carotenoid Extracts from Haloferax chudinovii KP1 as a Promising Anticancer Agent for the Treatment of Human Lung Cancer | NO | NO |
Research Guidance - Post Doctoral
| S.No | Scholar Name | Designation | Funding Agency | Fellowship Title | Year of Joining | Year of Completion |
|---|
Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year
| S.No | Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided | Professional body for which membership fee is provided | Amount of Support | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
|---|
E-Lecture Details
| S.No | E-Lecture Title | Development of e-content/e-learning/delivering | Member of Editorial Bodies | Reviewer/Referee of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content/Module Title | Institution/Platform | Year | Weblink | ||||
| 1 | Cell and Molecular Biology | - | Others | 2020 | - | Journal of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Journal of integrative Omics,American Journal of Life Sciences | Scientific Report, Microbiology (Springer’s), Analytical Biochemistry (Elsevier), Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier), Meta Gene (Elsevier), |
Details of Online Education Conducted
| S.No | Nature of Online Course | No. of Sessions | Target Group | Date |
|---|
Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme
| S.No | Title of the Paper | Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme | Organized by | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Role of Microbiome in Sustainability of Health and Environment | National Level Online Lecture Workshop | A.C.T Academy,Chennai | National | 17-02-2024 | 17-02-2024 | 2024 |
| 2 | Metagenomics Tools for Bioprospection and Drug Development | Refresher Course in Biological Sciences | UGC-HRDC (Academic Staff College), Pondicherry University | National | 01-09-2023 | 15-09-2023 | 2023 |
| 3 | Anthropogenic Impact on Antibiotic Resistome Diversity in Mangrove Sediment of India | National Seminar “Microbiome-Unseen” | Association with American Society of Microbiology (ASM) and Departments of Marin biology, Microbiolo | National | 22-08-2023 | 23-08-2023 | 2023 |
| 4 | Metagenomics methods and tools: Bioprospection and Drug Development from Bacteria | National Level Faculty Development Programme (Virtual) on “APPLICATION OF GENOMICS APPROACHES IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS | A.C.T. Academy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | National | 20-02-2023 | 24-07-2023 | 2023 |
| 5 | Metagenomics Tools for Drug Development: An overview | Refresher Course in Nanobiochemistry and Bioinformatics | UGC-HRDC (Academic Staff College), Osmania University, Hyderabad | National | 14-10-2022 | 14-10-2022 | 2022 |
| 6 | Drug repurposing of Cardiac Glycosides and their Immuogenitics modulations in Cancers | 15th International symposium on "Recent Trends in Cancer Prevention and Interception-Bench to Bedside | School of Life Sciences & Special Centre for Systems Medicine Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | International | 22-02-2022 | 23-02-2022 | 2022 |
| 7 | Metagenomic Insights of Global Mangrove Sediment Microbiome and ARG Resistome | MiCON 2022 National Conference | Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India | National | 02-02-2022 | 02-02-2022 | 2022 |
| 8 | Meta Gen (Omics) for Bioprospecting and Drug Discovery from Soil Microbiome | Advances in Biological Research | Department of Microbiology, YAGDC (W), Chirala, Andhra Pradesh, India | National | 08-02-2022 | 08-02-2022 | 2022 |
| 9 | Meta Genomics-Tool for drug development through bioprospecting | Faculty Development Program on “Drug Engineering through Bioprospecting” | Department of Biotechnology, Dr. N.G.P Arts and Science College, Coimbatore-48 | National | 12-07-2021 | 16-07-2021 | 2021 |
| 10 | Defeating Cancer therapeutics hindrance by Drug repurposing | Faculty Development Program on “Drug Engineering through Bioprospecting” | Department of Biotechnology, Dr. N.G.P Arts and Science College, Coimbatore-48 | National | 12-07-2021 | 16-07-2021 | 2021 |
| 11 | Drug Discovery of Cancer diseases by using Genomic Profiling tools | Recent Trends in Drug discovery, Nano Biotechnology and Food Fermentation Technology | Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, Dept. of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Technology | National | 04-12-2021 | 06-12-2021 | 2021 |
| 12 | Drug Repurposing Unravels the Cancer Therapeutics of Existing Drugs | FDP on "Advances in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Their Applications in Modern Medicinal Chemistry (ASOCAMMC21) | Department of Chemistry, NIT Calicut | National | 23-08-2021 | 27-08-2021 | 2021 |
| 13 | Effect of Cardiac Glycosides as Immune Modulators through HIF1α Dependent CD47-SIRPα Signaling in | International Symposium on “Basic and Advanced Translational Immunology” (BATI-2020) | Department of Zoology, Central University of Kerala | International | 05-03-2020 | 07-03-2020 | 2020 |
| 14 | Career opportunities in higher education system for science and technology | National conferences on Student skill development and smart learning | SN Nadar Arts and Science college in association with Dept. of Microbiology, Annamalai University, C | National | 28-07-2020 | 31-07-2020 | 2020 |
| 15 | Cardiac Glycosides: Immune Modulators through HIF1α Dependent CD47-SIRPα Signalling in Human Cance | National webinar conference on Frontiers in Cancer Biology | Dept. of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India | National | 26-07-2020 | 26-07-2020 | 2020 |
| 16 | Metagenomic insights of antibiotic resistome in global mangrove ecosystem | International e-conference on Advances in Microbial Biotechnology and Bio therapeutics (AMBT-2020) | Dept. of Microbiology, Osmania University, Hyderabad | International | 10-09-2020 | 12-09-2020 | 2020 |
| 17 | My life Journey towards Science | Young Science Leadership series (#YSL) | The Young Academy of India | National | 20-09-2020 | 20-09-2020 | 2020 |
| 18 | Metagenomic Insights of Antibiotic Resistome in Global Mangrove Ecosystem | International conference on Integrated Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ICIBCB) | Department of Genetic Engineering SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nad | International | 16-12-2020 | 17-12-2020 | 2020 |
| 19 | Metagenomics insights of antibiotic resistome in global mangrove ecosystem | National Seminar on "Dravidian Herbal Heritage and Modern Clinical Systems (NSDHMCS-2020) | Department of Biotechnology, Dravidian University, Kuppam | National | 24-02-2020 | 25-02-2020 | 2020 |
| 20 | High Throughput Metagenomic Data Analysis: ARGS and HMRGS in Mangrove Sediments | DBT-sponsored “National workshop on Data Analytics and its applications in Biotechnology | Dept. of Computer Science and Biotechnology, Dr.NGP Arts and Science College, Coimbatore | National | 14-02-2019 | 15-02-2019 | 2019 |
| 21 | Microbial communities of soil from Mangrove and their global prevalence of Heavy Metal and Antibioti | APSC-2018, organized by Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Amaravati | Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, India | National | 09-11-2018 | 11-11-2018 | 2018 |
| 22 | Metagenomics of Mangrove Microbiome: Reveals the Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARG’s) across Differ | National Conference | Department of Microbiology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India | National | 01-02-2018 | 02-02-2018 | 2018 |
| 23 | Towards the Understanding the role of Cardiac Glycosides in Tumor Immunological signaling pathways | Young Investigator Meeting” (YIM-2018) | Young Investigator Meeting” (YIM-2018), Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India | International | 06-03-2018 | 10-03-2018 | 2018 |
| 24 | Microbial Comparative community analysis of soil from mangrove global prevalence of heavy metals and | National Conference on Recent Advances in Virology and Bacteriology (ReVAB-2018) | Department of Biotechnology, CUSAT, Cochin | National | 25-10-2018 | 26-10-2018 | 2018 |
| 25 | Extremophilic Microbes for Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Environment and Health | International Conference EMAEH2018 | Department of Microbiology, Periyar University, Salem | International | 19-12-2018 | 20-12-2018 | 2018 |
| 26 | Searching for signatures across microbial communities: Metagenomic analysis of soil samples from man | 104th Indian Science Congress | S.V.University, Tirupati | National | 03-01-2017 | 07-01-2017 | 2017 |
| 27 | Aromatase inhibitor(s): potential clinical use in ER-alpha-positive breast cancer | International Conference on Current Trends in Biosciences (SciCon CTBio-2017) | SciCon CTBio-2017),Dunes Hotel, Cochin, India. | International | 21-08-2017 | 23-08-2017 | 2017 |
| 28 | Surface Layer Biomolecules: A novel antibiotic and anti-tumor activities from Microbial sources | National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Biotechnology | Dept. of Biotechnology, Dravidian University, Kuppam | National | 09-02-2017 | 10-02-2017 | 2017 |
| 29 | Microbes Derived Peptides and NRP Biomolecules as Novel Anti-biotic and Anti-cancer agents | National Conference on Frontiers in Biomimicry medicine | Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Annamalai University, Chidambaram | National | 06-10-2017 | 06-10-2017 | 2017 |
| 30 | Comparative Metagenomics study of Mangrove Microbiome: Reveals High Abundant Heavy Metal and Antibio | APSC-2017 | Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Amaravati, and Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India | National | 07-11-2017 | 09-11-2017 | 2017 |
| 31 | Genomics and Metagenomics: Current opportunities and challenges in a Microbial perspective | 10th National Conference (MARINA-17Bioprospecting-Indian Perspectives, Challenges & Opportunities | Department of Biotechnology, Dr.NGP Arts and Science College, Coimbatore | National | 28-12-2017 | 28-12-2017 | 2017 |
| 32 | Novel aromatase inhibitors selection for potential clinical use in ER-alpha positive breast cancer | 100-year Celebration on 3rd International Conference on perspectives of cell signaling and Molecular Medicine (PCSMM-2017) | Bose Institute, Kolkata | International | 08-01-2017 | 10-01-2017 | 2017 |
| 33 | Microbial community profiling and comparative analysis of human saliva by metagenomic approaches | 103rd Indian Science Congress (New Biology Session) | University of Mysore at Mysuru, India | National | 03-01-2016 | 07-01-2016 | 2016 |
| 34 | Metagenomic approaches to discover the next generation bioactive peptides from soil Microbes and the | Genomics and Proteomics in Bioprospecting-Role in Healthcare Development | Department of Biotechnology, Dr.NGP Arts and Science College, Coimbatore | National | 21-12-2016 | 21-12-2016 | 2016 |
| 35 | Microbial community profiling and comparative analysis of human saliva by metagenomic approaches | International Conference and 9th Annual convention of ABAP on Recent Advances in Biosciences and Applications of Engineering in production of Biopharm | Department of Biotechnology, K L University, Guntur Andhra Pradesh | International | 14-12-2015 | 16-12-2015 | 2015 |
| 36 | Surface Layer Protein-A (Slp-A): A protein domain of Lactobacillus sp. with anticancer activity on G | International Symposium on Genomics Health and Disease and 40th annual conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics | Indian Society of Human Genetics at Nehru Center, Mumbai | International | 28-01-2015 | 30-01-2015 | 2015 |
| 37 | Trends in Next Generation Bioactive Molecules/Peptides from Microbes and their Biological Significan | 8th National Conference on “Bio-Prospecting-Initiatives and Challenges” (MARINA-15) | Department of Biotechnology, Dr. N.G.P Arts and Science College, Coimbatore | National | 28-12-2015 | 29-12-2015 | 2015 |
| 38 | Trends in Next Generation Bioactive Lead Compounds from Microbes and their Biological Application | 4th annual meeting of the Society of Biological Chemist (SBC-I) Coastal Karnataka Chapter Symposium | Centre for Science Education & Research, NITTE University, Mangalore, India | National | 04-11-2015 | 04-11-2015 | 2015 |
| 39 | Towards understanding the Efficacy of Rubrivivaxin, Rhodethrin and Troglitazone as Novel Inhibitors | International “Young Investigator Meeting” (YIM-2014) | Young Investigator Meeting” (YIM-2014) at Hyderabad | International | 09-02-2014 | 12-02-2014 | 2014 |
| 40 | Research in Day-to-Day Life” with a special emphasis on Education, Research Challenges and Opportu | Curriculum on Research Activities | Dr. N.G.P College of Education, Coimbatore | National | 29-12-2014 | 29-12-2014 | 2014 |
| 41 | Effect of Surface layer Biomolecules: As a Novel Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities produced fr | 7th National Conference on “Biotechnology-Present and Future for Sustainable Healthcare Development” (MARINA-14) | Department of Biotechnology, Dr. N.G.P Arts and Science College, Coimbatore-48 | National | 29-12-2014 | 30-12-2014 | 2014 |
| 42 | Two-component Signal Transducing protein-protein interactions in Enterococcus faecalis | First International and Third National conference on Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering | Society of Applied Biotechnology, Tirupati | International | 28-06-2013 | 29-06-2013 | 2013 |
| 43 | Two-component Signal Transduction as novel anti-microbial drug targets in pathogenic Enterococcus fa | Microbes and Human Welfare” at National Academy of Biological Sciences | Dept. of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu | National | 20-07-2013 | 21-07-2013 | 2013 |
| 44 | Comparative Network Analysis of Two-Component Signal Transducing Protein-Protein Interactions in Ent | Bio-Fest-2012 International Conference | Bio-Fest-2012 International Conference, Hyderabad | International | 28-12-2012 | 29-12-2012 | 2012 |
| 45 | Rhodethrin: Novel indole terpenoid ether has Phytohormonal, COX inhibitory and Cytotoxicity activiti | BIO-ASIA 2008 innovation | BIO-ASIA 2008 innovation award for a young scientist at Hyderabad | International | 09-02-2008 | 13-02-2008 | 2008 |
| 46 | Rhodethrin: Novel indole terpenoid ether has Phytohormonal, COX inhibitory and Cytotoxicity activiti | BIO-ASIA 2008 innovation | BIO-ASIA 2008 innovation award for a young scientist at Hyderabad | International | 09-02-2008 | 13-02-2008 | 2008 |
| 47 | Isolation, purification, and characterization of 3, 4-dihydroxy, 2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase (DO | National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics | MGNIRSA, Centre for Biotechnology at Hyderabad | National | 01-11-2006 | 02-11-2006 | 2006 |
Conferences/Seminars Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | qPCR best practices from the Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Exper | M/s. Merck Life Sciences, Pvt. Ltd | One day,@ Department of Genomic Science, CU Kerala | University Level | 25-06-2021 | 25-06-2021 | 2021 |
| 2 | International Conference on “Biodiversity, Biotechnology" | The society of applied Biotechnology | 2 Days @ The society of applied Biotechnology, Mysure, India | International | 30-01-2014 | 31-01-2014 | 2014 |
| 3 | Biology to New Paradigm Shift: Gene, Genome and Genomics | Central University of Kerala | 3 days,@ Dept. of Genomic Science, CU Kerala | National | 10-04-2012 | 12-04-2012 | 2012 |
Workshop Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|
Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies
| S.No | Name of the Position | Agency/Organisation | Duration | Nature of Duties |
|---|
Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies
| S.No | Name of the Body/Society | Nature of Affiliation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI-www.brsi.in) | Life Member (ID: LM 2578) | 2022 |
| 2 | Computational Challenges of Metagenomics for Diagnosis and Drug Discovery | Topic editor | 2022 |
| 3 | Altered Metabolic Traits in Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers | Editor | 2022 |
| 4 | Frontiers in Systems Biology | Review Editor | 2021 |
| 5 | Computational Challenges of Metagenomics for Diagnosis and Drug Discovery | Editor | 2021 |
| 6 | Frontiers in Genetics | Review Editor | 2021 |
| 7 | Frontiers in Microbiology | Review Editor | 2021 |
| 8 | Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology | Review Editor | 2020 |
| 9 | The Young Academy of India | Life Member | 2020 |
| 10 | The Royal Society of Biology, London | Member (ID: P0139038) | 2020 |
| 11 | Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) | Life member (ID: 4700) | 2018 |
| 12 | Journal of Genomics and Bioinformatics | Editorial Board Member | 2016 |
| 13 | The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, India | Life member (ID.L27693) | 2016 |
| 14 | Board of Studies (BoS)-Member, Dept. of Environmental Science, CU Kerala | Internal Member | 2016 |
| 15 | Board of Studies (BoS)-Member, Biotechnology Dr.N.P.G Arts & Science College | External Member | 2016 |
| 16 | American Journal of Life Sciences | Editorial Board Member | 2015 |
| 17 | International Journal of Genetics and Genomics | Editorial Board Member | 2014 |
| 18 | The Science Advisory Board | Life Member (ID.122206) | 2014 |
| 19 | Society of Biological Chemists (India) | Life Member (ID. 3822) | 2014 |
| 20 | American Chemical Society (ACS) | Active member ( ID: 30261166) | 2014 |
| 21 | Community of Sciences | Life Member (ID- 1277827) | 2013 |
| 22 | Journal of Integrative Omics | Associate Editor | 2012 |
| 23 | The Society of Applied Biotechnology | Life Member | 2012 |
| 24 | Board of Studies (BoS)-Member, Dept. of Genomic Science, CU Kerala | Internal Member | 2012 |
Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)
| S.No | Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head In charge, Department of Genomic Science | 4 Yrs | Establishing the Department and smooth functioning of the academic activities. |
| 2 | Alumni Coordinator | 3 Yrs | Organising alumni activities in department and University level |
| 3 | IQAC- Joint Director | 1 Yrs | IQAC activities in the University level |
Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)
| S.No | Name of the Position (NSS, NCC, Warden etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSS Programme Coordinator, Central University of Kerala | 2 Yrs | NSS activities Coordination |
| 2 | Warden for Boys Hostel, Central University of Kerala | 3 Yrs | Hostel Warden |
| 3 | IQAC Joint Director, Central University of Kerala | 1 Yrs | IQAC regular data collections from academic activities |
| 4 | Ph.D. Open define viva voce External examiner at Annamalai University, Chidambaram | 1 day | External Examiner |
| 5 | External Exam expert for M.Sc-Microbiology, Pondicherry University | 2 days | Paper Evaluation External Member |
| 6 | Academic Council Member at Central University of Kerala | 3 Yrs | Academic activities |
| 7 | Member of Non-Teaching staff selection Board, CU Kerala | 2 days | To Interview the Candidates for selection of LDC,UDC,SO and Assistant Registrar |
| 8 | Member- Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in the CU Kerala | 3 Yrs | IQAC regular activities |
| 9 | Member- Students Disciplinary Monitoring Committee, CU Kerala | 3 Yrs | To address the student committed misbehave in the Campus |
| 10 | Member- IHEC (Institutional Human ethical committee), CU Kerala | 3 Yrs | IHEC- reluar assesment in the campus |
| 11 | Member-University court V.C Nominee, CU Kerala | 3 Yrs | University Court Member |
| 12 | Member- Grievance Redressal Committee for Teacher, CU Kerala | 3 Yrs | To address Teachers grievance redressal in CUKerala |
| 13 | Member in Project implementation committee, CU Kerala | 3 Yrs | Project Implementation policies for smooth functioning the extramural fundings in CUKerala |
| 14 | Member in Project implementation committee, CU Kerala | 3 Yrs | Project Implementation policies for smooth functioning the extramural fundings in CUKerala |
Collaboration with Institution/Industry
| S.No | Collaborator Name | Designation | Institution/Industry | Type | Nature of Collaboration | Period of Collaboration | Visits to Collaborating Institution / Industry |
Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Date | To Date | From Date | To Date | |||||||
| 1 | Prof. Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa | Professor | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,University of Alicante, Spain | INTERNATIONAL | Research and Development | 16-11-2020 | till date | 0 | 0 | Lab-to Lab Research Collaboration |
| 2 | Dr. Alan Prem Kumar, Ph.D | Professor | Department of Pharmacology; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and National University of Singapore | INTERNATIONAL | Cancer Genomics | 13-11-2017 | till date | 0 | 0 | Lab-to Lab Research Collaboration |
| 3 | Prof. Preetam Ghosh,Ph.D | Professor | Department of Computer Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA | INTERNATIONAL | Genomic Data analysis | 10-11-2015 | till date | 0 | 0 | Lab-to Lab Research Collaboration |
| 4 | Prof.(Dr.) Alice Rebecca Wattam,Ph.D | Professor | Biocomplexity Institute & Initiative University of Virginia, USA | INTERNATIONAL | Network, System Science & Advanced Computing | 09-11-2016 | till date | 0 | 0 | Lab-to Lab Research Collaboration |
| 5 | Prof. Aristóteles Góes-Neto | Professor | Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil | INTERNATIONAL | Molecular and Computational Biology | 14-11-2017 | till date | 0 | 0 | Lab-to Lab Research Collaboration |
| 6 | Prof. Vasco Azevedo | Professor | Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil | INTERNATIONAL | Metagenomics and Network studies | 28-11-2012 | till date | 0 | 0 | Lab-to Lab Research Collaboration |
Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)
| S.No | Title of the FDP | Organiser | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Refreshers course in “MOOCs and E-content Development” | Academic staff college/HRDC, Pondicherry University | HRDC,Pondicherry University | 17 Days | 16-11-2020 | 30-11-2020 | 2020 |
| 2 | Faculty Development Programme on “E-learning Management System” | Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa | Yogi Vemana University | 11 Days | 20-07-2020 | 01-08-2020 | 2020 |
| 3 | The Science Academies Refresher Course on “Advanced Molecular biology” | Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) | School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru | 11 Days | 01-01-2019 | 10-02-2019 | 2019 |
| 4 | The Science Academies Refresher Course on “Advanced laboratory techniques in cell and molecular biology | Manipal University, Manipal | School of Life Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal | 13 Days | 29-02-2016 | 12-03-2016 | 2016 |
| 5 | Refreshers course on “Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology, Including other Life Science | Academic staff college/HRDC, Pondicherry University | HRDC,Pondicherry University | 21Days | 06-03-2015 | 26-03-2015 | 2015 |
| 6 | 88th Orientation course | Academic Staff College, Goa University | Goa University | 29 Days | 28-03-2014 | 25-04-2014 | 2014 |
Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted
| S.No | Name of the Programme | No. of Participants | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year | Revenue Generated |
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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme
| S.No | IMPRESS/IMPRINT/SPARC/STARS/LEAP/Others | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
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Enrolment under ARPIT Programme
| S.No | Name of the Programme | Period of the Programme | |
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