PROFILE
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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Research Area
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
Featured Publications
- In vitro anti-venom potential of various solvent based leaf extracts of Andrographis serpyllifolia (Rottler ex Vahl) Wight against Naja naja and Daboia russelli
- Zinc oxide nanocatalyst mediates cadmium and lead toxicity tolerance mechanism by differential regulation of photosynthetic machinery and antioxidant enzymes level in cotton seedlings
- Efficient antibacterial/biofilm, anti-cancer and photocatalytic potential of titanium dioxide nanocatalysts green synthesised using Gloriosa superba rhizome extract
Courses Teaching
- Embryology
- Cytology
- Plant Biochemistry
- Horticulture
- Phytomedicine
EDUCATION & CAREER
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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- Education
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Ph.D.
Subject : Botany
Institution : Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli
Affiliated University : Bharathidasan University
Year of Award : 1996M.Phil.,
Subject : Life Sciences
Institution : Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli
Affiliated University : Bharathidasan University
Year of Award : 1992M.Sc.,
Subject: Botany
Institution : Holy Cross College, Tiruchirapalli
Affiliated University : Bharathidasan University
Year of Award : 1989B.Sc.,
Subject: Botany
Institution: Seetha Lakshmi Ramasami College, Tiruchirapalli
Affiliated University: Bharathidasan University
Year of Award: 1987
- Career
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At Bharathiar University (Reverse Order)
Professor : 2016 to Till DatePast Experience
Professor & Head : 2010 to 2016 at Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal
Scientist : 1999 to 2010 at Rubber Research Institute of India
Lecturer : 1995 to 1997 at Cheran Arts and Science College
RESEARCH AREAS
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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PUBLICATIONS
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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- 2021
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TEACHING
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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PROJECTS
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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- Funded Projects(National Level)
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1. UGC-MRP
Title of the project : In Vitro clonal propagation based conservation method and DNA finger printing analysis of endangered medicinal plants from Kodaikanal.
Funding Agency : UGC-MRP
Amount : Rs.8,91,800lakhs
Duration : 2011-2014
2. DST-CURIE
Title of the project : Consolidation of university research for innovation and excellence in women universities
Funding Agency : DST-CURIE
Amount : Rs.3.09 crores
Duration : 2011-2016
3. UGC-NON SAP
Title of the project : Strengthening infrastructure facility
Funding Agency : UGC-NON SAP
Amount : Rs. 40 Lakhs
Duration : 2011-2016
4. DBT-MRP
Title of the project : Elucidation of molecular mechanism for the lack of latex biosynthesis during the onset of tapping panel dryness syndrome in high yielding rubber clones
Funding Agency : DBT-MRP
Amount : Rs.55.6 lakhs
Duration : 2012-2016
5. DST-FIST
Title of the project : Strengthening the PG teaching and research facilities
Funding Agency : DST-FIST
Amount : Rs.50 Lakhs
Duration : 2014-2019
1. Funding Agency Name
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- Consultancy Projects
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RESEARCH GUIDANCE
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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- ONGOING
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Candidate Name
Title of the Thesis : ************************************************
Date of Submission:
Date of Award: - AWARDED
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Ph.D. Research
Sl.No.: 1
Name of the candidate : T.S.Geetha
Title of the thesis : Pharmacognostic evaluation and assessment of anticancer potential using plant acetone extract, plant mediated silver nanoparicles and isolated compounds of Cymbopogan citratus (DC) Stapf leaves
Year : 2016Sl.No.: 2
Name of the candidate : K.Harini
Title of the thesis : Evaluation of antioxidant, antidiabetic and wound healing potential of Chromolaena odorata(L.) King and Robinson using in vitro and in vivo models
Year : 2016Sl.No.: 3
Name of the candidate : C.M. Archana
Title of the thesis : Protective effect of methanolic leaf extract of Chromolaena odorata(L.) King and Robinson against experimentally induced inflammation bowel disease
Year : 2016Sl.No.: 4
Name of the candidate : J.Jerlin Showmya
Title of the thesis : Pharmacognostic evaluation and anticancer activity of fruit peel of Citrus reticulata Blanco
Year : 2017Sl.No.: 5
Name of the candidate : D.Subha
Title of the thesis : Cardioprotective effect of Tanacetum parthenium L. on isopreterenol induced myocardial infarction in rats
Year : 2017Sl.No.: 6
Name of the candidate : M.Pradeepa
Title of the thesis : Preparation and characterization of wound dressing material containing phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles
Year : 2017
M.Phil. Research
Sl.No.: 1
Name of the candidate : S. Abitha Blessy
Title of the thesis : Evaluation of biochemical and molecular characteristics of Calotropis gigantea (R.Dr) in a soil contaminated with heavy metal
Year : 2011
Sl.No.: 2
Name of the candidate : M.Devika
Title of the thesis : Influence of environmental factors on biochemical characteristics of Musa acuminata colla growing in three different localities of kodaikanal
Year : 2011
Sl.No.: 3
Name of the candidate : N.Chandralega
Title of the thesis : Genetic diversity in Rosmarinus officinalis L. assessed through RAPD analysis
Year : 2011
Sl.No.: 4
Name of the candidate : K.Harini
Title of the thesis : Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Trigonella Foenum-Gracecum and its antibacterial activity using clinical pathogens
Year : 2011
Sl.No.: 5
Name of the candidate : D.Subha
Title of the thesis : Genetic analysis of Tanacetum parthenium L. using RAPD markers
Year : 2011
Sl.No.: 6
Name of the candidate : J.Jerlin Showmya
Title of the thesis : Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Foeniculum vulgare and its bacterial activity
Year : 2011
Sl.No.: 7
Name of the candidate : J. Sinduja
Title of the thesis : Comparison studies of pharmacopial analytical method and microbial assay
Year : 2011
Sl.No.: 8
Name of the candidate : K.G.Ahila
Title of the thesis : Phytoremediation of dyes and phytosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Eichornia crassipes leaves
Year : 2012
Sl.No.: 9
Name of the candidate : M.Pradeepa
Title of the thesis : Identification of potential phytocompounds for various diseases through molecular docking and phytosynthesis of silver nanoparticles in Avena sativa L.
Year : 2012
Sl.No.:10
Name of the candidate : A.Abinaya
Title of the thesis : A comparative account on molecular docking analysis against aldose reductase(an diabetics inducer) using phytocompounds of Passiflora edulis and Foeniculum vulgare
Year : 2013
Sl.No.: 11
Name of the candidate : V.Akila
Title of the thesis : Physiochemical analysis and microbial decolorization of textile effluent
Year : 2013
Sl.No.:12
Name of the candidate : M.Gomathi
Title of the thesis : The effect of chemical fertilizers and biofertilizers on growth and yield of Daucas carota L. (carrot)
Year : 2013
Sl.No.: 13
Name of the candidate : R.Punnagai Selvi
Title of the thesis : Genetic diversity in Cymbopogan citrates L. assessed through RAPD analysis
Year : 2013
Sl.No.: 14
Name of the candidate : G.Sathya
Title of the thesis : In vitro and in silico analysis to determine the potential phytocompounds of Trachyspermum ammi L. seeds against glycolate oxidase and urease receoptors-urolithiasis inducers
Year : 2013
Sl.No.: 15
Name of the candidate : B.Baby Subaitha
Title of the thesis : Chitosan iron oxide hybrid composite for enhanced dye degradation of leaf extract of Pelargonium graveolens
Year : 2014
Sl.No.: 16
Name of the candidate : P.Florence
Title of the thesis : Evaluation of nutritional, vitamin and antioxidant profiles of Cymbopogan citratus (DC) stapf, leaves
Year : 2014
Sl.No.: 17
Name of the candidate : N.Selvapriya
Title of the thesis : Elucidation of bactericidal effect incurred bu chitosan and identification of unknown bacteria using 16S rDNA sequence analysis
Year : 2014
Sl.No.: 18
Name of the candidate : P.Nisharani
Title of the thesis : Isolation and characterization of oxalate utilizing bacteria using 16S rDNA sequence analysis
Year : 2014
Sl.No.: 19
Name of the candidate : Mary Joseph
Title of the thesis : Microwave assisted synthesis of silver nanoparticles and evaluation of in vitro anticancer property of tree tomato fruit extract (Solanum betaceum D. Hayes and Sons)
Year : 2015
Sl.No.: 20
Name of the candidate : A.Sheeba
Title of the thesis : Synthesis of nanoparticles and evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum L. Kuhn. Var. latiusculum
Year : 2016
M.Phil. at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-46, TN
Sl.No.: 21
Name of the candidate : R.Priyanga
Title of the thesis : Evaluation of in vitro anti-urolithiatic potential of Clitoria ternatea L.blue flowered leaves using extract based fractions
Year : 2018
Sl.No.: 22
Name of the candidate : G.Vaishnavi
Title of the thesis : Bioremdiation and growth enhancing potential of endophytic bacteria isolated from shoot and root tissues of Hibiscus vitifolius L.
Year : 2019
PG Research (Bharathiar University)
Sl.No.: 1
Name of the candidate : S. Gokul Brindha
Title of the thesis : Evaluation of antibiofilm activity of green synthesized iron and silver nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis
Year : 2018
Sl.No.: 2
Name of the candidate : D. Elanthendral
Title of the thesis : Antibiofilm activity of essential oil isolated from Vitex negundo L.
Year : 2018
Sl.No.: 3
Name of the candidate : E. Anjana Ramachandran
Title of the thesis : Degradation of methylene blue using silver nanoparticles synthesized from Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Leaf aqueous extract
Year : 2019
Sl.No.: 4
Name of the candidate : S. Kirtana
Title of the thesis : Biotic elicitation based enhancement of some antioxidant and secondary metabolites in Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.
Year : 2019
Sl.No.: 1
Name of the candidate : Dr. P.Manonmani
Title of the thesis : Colloidal metal nanoparticles and their biological applications
Year : 2013, 2014
Sl.No.: 2
Name of the candidate : Dr. S. Malar
Title of the thesis : Evaluation on biologically synthesized chitosan nanoparticles (CS/NPs) on plant growth, heavy metals accumulation and genotoxicity in Sesbania grandiflora seedlings
Year : 2019
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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ALUMINI REFLECTIONS
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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+91 7598440292/7010663900
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- Awards
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Academic Awards
Sl. No.: 1
Name : Talented Biotechnologist Award, 2011
Institution : IIM, University of Colombo, SriLanka
Purpose of Award : Outstanding contribution in BiotechnologySl. No.: 2
Name : Best Paper Award 2012
Institution : Planetary Scientific Research Centre, Thailand
Purpose of Award : Best session paperSl. No.: 3
Name : NanoBio 2013 Appreciation Award
Institution : Anna University
Purpose of Award : ChairSl. No.: 4
Name : Best Paper Award 1 prize 2013
Institution : Periyar University
Purpose of Award : Best paperSl. No.: 5
Name : Bharat Seva Ratan Gold Medal Award 2013
Institution : Global Economic Progress & Research Association
Purpose of Award : Intellectual Excellence - Membership
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Membership in Professional Bodies
Sl No.: 1
Organization : Society for biology and biotechnology
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : 2000 onwardsSl No.: 2
Organization : Indian society for education and allied sciences
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : 2010 onwardsSl No.: 3
Organization : Indian society of agriculture biochemist
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : 2010 onwardsSl No.: 4
Organization : National academy of biological science
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : 2017 onwardsMembership in Academic Bodies
Sl No.: 1
Organization : APWACW,Palani,;JACW,Periyakulam,NSCW,Theni;MTWU College,Kodaikanal,Periyar University.
Type of Membership : Chairman/Member, Board of Studies
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 2
Organization : MTWU, Bharathidasan University, Periyar University, Gandigram Rural Institude
Type of Membership : Chairman/Member,Question paper setting Board/Evaluation
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 3
Organization : Bharathidasan University,Goa University,MTWU
Type of Membership : Chairman/Member, Selection Committee
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 4
Organization : MTWU,JACW,APWACW,Bharathidasan University,Periyar University
Type of Membership : Chairman/Member, Experts Committee
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 5
Organization : JACW, APWACW, MTWU
Type of Membership : Member Academic Council
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 6
Organization : MTWU,Kodaikanal
Type of Membership : Senate Member
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 7
Organization : MTWU,Kodaikanal
Type of Membership : Syndicate Member
Period : 2016 to 2016 November 30th
Sl No.: 8
Organization : Bharathidasan University,Bharathiar University,Periyar University,M.S University,M.G. University
Type of Membership : External Examiner for Ph.D,M.Phil,M.Sc,Courses
Period : 2010 to 2016 November 30thSl No.: 9
Organization : Periyar University,Bharathiar university,AU,VIT,Gandigram Rural Institute
Type of Membership : Doctoral committee member
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 10
Organization : MTWU,Bharathiar University,Bharathidasan University
Type of Membership : Expert member for Faculty selection/promotion committee/
Period : 2010 to 2016 November 30thSl No.: 11
Organization : MTWU
Type of Membership : Chief Superintendent-Distance and Regular examinations
Period : 2010 to 2016 November 30thSl No.: 12
Organization : MTWU Affliated Colleges
Type of Membership : Expert for College affiliation committee
Period : 2010 to 2016 November 30th
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
0422 2422302
geetha@buc.edu.in
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- Awards
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Academic Awards
Sl. No.: 1
Name : Talented Biotechnologist Award, 2011
Institution : IIM, University of Colombo, SriLanka
Purpose of Award : Outstanding contribution in BiotechnologySl. No.: 2
Name : Best Paper Award 2012
Institution : Planetary Scientific Research Centre, Thailand
Purpose of Award : Best session paperSl. No.: 3
Name : NanoBio 2013 Appreciation Award
Institution : Anna University
Purpose of Award : ChairSl. No.: 4
Name : Best Paper Award 1 prize 2013
Institution : Periyar University
Purpose of Award : Best paperSl. No.: 5
Name : Bharat Seva Ratan Gold Medal Award 2013
Institution : Global Economic Progress & Research Association
Purpose of Award : Intellectual Excellence - Membership
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Membership in Professional Bodies
Sl No.: 1
Organization : Society for biology and biotechnology
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : 2000 onwardsSl No.: 2
Organization : Indian society for education and allied sciences
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : 2010 onwardsSl No.: 3
Organization : Indian society of agriculture biochemist
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : 2010 onwardsSl No.: 4
Organization : National academy of biological science
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : 2017 onwardsMembership in Academic Bodies
Sl No.: 1
Organization : APWACW,Palani,;JACW,Periyakulam,NSCW,Theni;MTWU College,Kodaikanal,Periyar University.
Type of Membership : Chairman/Member, Board of Studies
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 2
Organization : MTWU, Bharathidasan University, Periyar University, Gandigram Rural Institude
Type of Membership : Chairman/Member,Question paper setting Board/Evaluation
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 3
Organization : Bharathidasan University,Goa University,MTWU
Type of Membership : Chairman/Member, Selection Committee
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 4
Organization : MTWU,JACW,APWACW,Bharathidasan University,Periyar University
Type of Membership : Chairman/Member, Experts Committee
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 5
Organization : JACW, APWACW, MTWU
Type of Membership : Member Academic Council
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 6
Organization : MTWU,Kodaikanal
Type of Membership : Senate Member
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 7
Organization : MTWU,Kodaikanal
Type of Membership : Syndicate Member
Period : 2016 to 2016 November 30th
Sl No.: 8
Organization : Bharathidasan University,Bharathiar University,Periyar University,M.S University,M.G. University
Type of Membership : External Examiner for Ph.D,M.Phil,M.Sc,Courses
Period : 2010 to 2016 November 30thSl No.: 9
Organization : Periyar University,Bharathiar university,AU,VIT,Gandigram Rural Institute
Type of Membership : Doctoral committee member
Period : 2010 to 2016Sl No.: 10
Organization : MTWU,Bharathiar University,Bharathidasan University
Type of Membership : Expert member for Faculty selection/promotion committee/
Period : 2010 to 2016 November 30thSl No.: 11
Organization : MTWU
Type of Membership : Chief Superintendent-Distance and Regular examinations
Period : 2010 to 2016 November 30thSl No.: 12
Organization : MTWU Affliated Colleges
Type of Membership : Expert for College affiliation committee
Period : 2010 to 2016 November 30th
VISITS / COLLABORATIONS / OTHERS
- Plant Biotechnology and Plant tissue culture
- Nanobiotechnology and Plant bio active compounds
- Phytomedicine and Phytoremediation
- Plant genetic engineering
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- Visits
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Sl. No.: 1
Countries Vistes : Thailand
Duration of Visit : 2 days
Month and Year : September,2012
Purpose of Visit : Paper presentation on international conferenceSl. No.: 2
Countries Vistes : USA
Duration of Visit : 23 days
Month and Year : April-May,2016
Purpose of Visit : Learn advanced techniques in Nanotechnology - Collaborators
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- Others
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