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Prof Karutha Pandian S

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Senior Professor, Department of Biotechnology
Alagappa University

Expertise

  • Microbiology

Publications

Total Articles 265
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Citations 10391
h-index 58

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Professional Recognition

1997

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
1998

Post Doctoral Fellowship

The National Science Council Taiwan
2012

Tamil Nadu Scientist Award 2012 (Biological Sciences)

Government Tamil Nadu
2017

UGC Mid-Career Award

UGC, India
2012

Shri P. K. Das Memorial Best Faculty Award in Biotechnology (Senior) for 2012

Nehru Group of Institutions
2016

Recipient of Alagappa Excellence Award for Research (2015-2016)

Alagappa University
1978

School Topper in Secondary School Leaving Certificate, PK Government High School.

State Board, Government Tamil Nadu
1990

Senior Research Fellowship by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

CSIR, Government of India.
2004

Contributor for Reviewing the GATE 2006 Syllabus of XL(L) Microbiology and XL (J) Biotechnology Papers

GATE

Community & Membership

2015

External Member in Research Committee, Bharathidasan University

External Member

Member of the Advisory Committee for the Centre “National Centre for Alternatives to Anima

Member
2017

Member of the Research Advisory Board, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai

Member
2015

Subject Expert for UGC Emeritus Fellowship Scheme

Subject Expert

Expert in the discipline of Biotechnology for conducting the interface meeting for short –

Expert

Member of the Expert committee for screening and short-listing and mid-term evaluation of

Member
2005

Member of the Research Advisory Committee, Alagappa University.

Member
2017

Director of the IQAC, Alagappa University.

Director

Member of selection committee as subject expert for selection/ promotion (Under CAS) of Le

Member

Member of the Selection Committee for the selection of UGC JRFs in Engineering and Technol

Member
2016

Member of the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) Mother Teresa Women’s University

Member
2008

Member and Secretary of the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), Alagappa University

Member
2017

Chairman of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), Alagappa University.

Chairman

Member of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), Mother Teresa Women’s Universi

Member
2012

Member of the Planning Board, Alagappa University

Member
2013

Member of the Syndicate, Alagappa University

Member
2002

Member of the Senate, Alagappa University.

Member
2002

Member of the Standing Committee on Academic Affairs (SCAA), Alagappa University

Member
2013

Member of the VC Officiating Committee, Alagappa University

Member
2017

Mentor for INSA visiting fellows

Mentor
2007

Member of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), Madurai Kamaraj University

Member
2016

Member of Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC), SASTRA (Deemed University), Thanjavur.

Member
2007

Member of Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC), Alagappa University

Member
2007

Member of the Finance Committee, Alagappa university.

Member

Member of Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC), Appasamy Ocular Device (P) Ltd, Chenna

Member

Convener for the Proposal Preparation Committee for Institution of Eminence, UGC/MHRD (to

Convener
2014

External Expert, Recruitment and Assessment centre, DRDO, New Delhi

External Expert

Chairman / Member in Board of Studies for 65 Programmes offered by Various Universities/ A

Chairman/ Member
2012

Member of the Expert Committee for Screening of Proposals of Innovative Programme (UGC)

Member

Member of the Expert Committee in Biotechnology/Bio & Nano Technology/Nano Science and Tec

Member
2012

UGC Expert Review Committee for Autonomous Colleges

Chiarman

Member of the Selection Committee to consider proposals for grant to conduct Seminars/Conf

Member
2004

NAAC Steering Committee

Member
2007

Editor of the Indian Journal of Microbiology (Springer)

Editor

Association of Microbiologists of India

2005
Life Member

Society of Biological Chemists, India

Life Member

The Indian Science Congress Association

Life Member

Proteomics Society, India

Life Member

The Biotech Research Society, India

Life Member

Bio

Alternative to Antibiotics, Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Understanding the molecular basis of Group A Streptococcal pathogenesis, Microbial Genomics and Molecular Phylogeny, Translational Biotechnology.

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Senior Professor , Alagappa University
  • Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
D. Sc.
Alagappa University 2017
Ph.D.
University of Madras 1995
Senior Professor May 2015 – Present
Alagappa University | Department of Biotechnology
Professor May 2005 – May 2015
Alagappa University | Department of Biotechnology
Reader Mar 2002 – Apr 2005
Alagappa University | Department of Biotechnology

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Scholarly Work

Part I: Screening and characterization of bioactive principles for personal care application and development of formulations thereof & Part-II: An in vivo model for dermal inflammation & healing

Funding Agency: Indian Tobacco Company (ITC), India

2

82.35 Lakhs

2016 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Programme support on Biotechnology Approaches for Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Wealth of Western Ghats. Component B: Bioprospecting and Basic Biology. Project B5: Characterization, recombinant expression, process scale up and validati

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India

24.80 Lakhs

2015 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Studies on microbial diversity and ecology in the vicinity of a coastal nuclear power plant in relation to water quality and nutrients

Funding Agency: Committee for Safety Research Programme (CSRP), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), India

32.22 Lakhs

2015 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Antipathogenic potential of marine cyanobacteria in preventing quorum sensing dependent bacterial infections among aquaculture organisms

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India

55.10 Lakhs

2012 - 2015

Completed
Production, purification and characterization of α-amylase from marine sediment bacterium Bacillus subtilis S8-18 and its evaluation for antibiofilm activity against human pathogens

Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) New Delhi

21.42 Lakhs

2012 - 2015

Completed
Gene expression and protein profiling of Group A Streptococcus upon treatment with quorum quenching agents from marine bacteria

Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi

0

21.93 Lakhs

2012 - 2015

Completed
Antimicrobials from marine sources

Funding Agency: Indian Tobacco Company (ITC), India

40.62 Lakhs

2011 - 2014

Completed
Bioprospecting marine microbial wealth through metagenomics

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, (DBT) India

49.36 Lakhs

2010 - 2013

Completed
Screening and molecular characterization of Group A Streptococcus by 16S rDNA sequencing and emm protein serotyping

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

10.47 Lakhs

2009 - 2012

Completed
Evaluation of bacterial diversity associated with the coral Acropora digitifera by 16S rRNA gene sequences and screening for antiviral activity against the aquaculture pathogen blotched snakehead virus (BSNV)

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India

36.31 Lakhs

2006 - 2010

Completed
Further Evaluation and Formulation of Natural and Synthetic Products for Preservation of Goat Skin and Evaluation and Validation of Marine Bacterial Enzymes for Application in Leather Industry

Funding Agency: CSIR (under New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI Scheme)

32.28 Lakhs

2006 - 2010

Completed
Environmental Impact Monitoring (EIM) of Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) (Microbiological Parameters)

Funding Agency: Dredging Corporation of India Limited, Visakhapatnam

71.58 Lakhs

2005 - 2005

Completed
Identification and cataloguing of microflora in skin by 16S rRNA gene typing, RAPD and multilocus DNA fingerprinting (under Biotechnology for Leather: Towards Cleaner Processing).

Funding Agency: CSIR (under New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI Scheme)

24.69 Lakhs

2002 - 2005

Completed

Identification of cultivable bacteria associated with stripped goat skin by 16S rDNA sequencing and evaluation of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide for short term preservation

University Alagappa University
Year 2007

Screening, production, purification, characterization and application of an extracellular serine protease with dehairing function from Bacillus pumilus TMS55

University Alagappa University
Year 2009

Molecular phylogenetic diversity of bacteria associated with the coral Acropora digitifera from the Gulf of Mannar by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis

University Alagappa University
Year 2010

Molecular characterization of virulence factors in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes and development of species specific SCAR marker

University Alagappa University
Year 2011

Phylogenetics, metagenomics and biotechnological prospects of bacteria from Palk Bay Sediment

University Alagappa University
Year 2011

Production, purification, immobilization, characterization and structure analysis of alkaline serine protease from Bacillus pumilus

University Alagappa University
Year 2012

Identification and characterization of anti-pathogenic agents from marine bacteria

University Alagappa University
Year 2014

Culture independent detection and characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes and its transcriptional gene regulation upon subinhibitory exposure to antibiotics

University Alagappa University
Year 2014

Production, purification and characterization of alpha amylase from marine Bacillus subtilis S8-18 and its clinical and industrial applications

University Alagappa University
Year 2014

Identification and exploration of antibacterial and antibiofilm compounds against different protein targets of Streptococcus pyogenes through in silico and in vitro approaches

University Alagappa University
Year 2014

Screening

University purification
Year 2015

Screening

University characterization and evaluation of bioactive compounds from plants attenuating bacterial virulence
Year 2015

Efficacy of antivirulence agents from marine bacteria against certain Gram positive bacteria

University Alagappa University
Year 2016

Screening and characterization of antibiofilm agents from seawater against Vibrio species through culture dependent and metagenomic approaches

University Alagappa University
Year 2016

Exploration of seaweed and seagrass epiphytic bacterial diversity and their antbiofilm potential against Group A Streptococcus through culturable and metagnomic approaches

University Alagappa University
Year 2016

Screening and characterization of antagonistic agents from natural resources against human dermatological pathogens

University Alagappa University
Year 2017

Isolation and characterization of antibacterial and antibiofilm agents from natural sources against Streptococcus spp. and elucidation of molecular mechanism through transcriptomic and proteomic approaches

University Alagappa University
Year 2017

Efficacy of quorum sensing and biofilm inhibitors from natural sources against certain bacterial pathogens and their effect on the proteome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens

University Alagappa University
Year 2017

Exploration of bacterial diversity and functional aspects of marine sediment through metagenomics and metaproteomics

University Alagappa University
Year 2017

Evaluation of edible mushrooms and marine fungal metabolites for their antibacterial and antibiofilm potential against Candida species and fabric dyeing potential

University Alagappa University
Year 2017
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Scholarly Publications

Small regulatory RNAs in microbial pathogenesis and biofilm formation: An emerging role as potential drug targets

Open Access
book-chapter

Alteration of Cell Membrane Permeability by Cetyltrimethylammonium Chloride Induces Cell Death in Clinically Important Candida Species

Open Access
Article

Antibacterial activity of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde and its possible mechanism against Staphylococcus aureus.

Open Access
journal-article

The Anti-Biofilm Potential of Linalool, a Major Compound from Hedychium larsenii, against Streptococcus pyogenes and Its Toxicity Assessment in Danio rerio

Open Access
journal-article

Repurposing of Doxycycline to Hinder the Viral Replication of SARS-CoV-2: From <i>in silico</i> to <i>in vitro</i> Validation.

Open Access
journal-article

Synergistic Interaction of Piperine and Thymol on Attenuation of the Biofilm Formation, Hyphal Morphogenesis and Phenotypic Switching in <i>Candida albicans</i>.

Open Access
journal-article

Biofilm and hyphal inhibitory synergistic effects of phytoactives piperine and cinnamaldehyde against Candida albicans

Open Access
Article

Proteomic profiling spotlights the molecular targets and the impact of the natural antivirulent umbelliferone on stress response, virulence factors, and the quorum sensing network of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>.

Open Access
journal-article