Plant Quality Control

CURRICULUM VITAE

V.PRAKASAM

Ph. D. Research Scholar

Dept. of Plant

Biotechnology

Presidency College

(Aut)

Chennai - 600 005

Cell No: +91-994*******

email: *******.**********@*****.***

Career Objective

To work in a challenging and competitive environment that

provides me an opportunity to exploit my skills and knowledge and to

strive towards the progress of the organization.

Educational Qualification

. Ph.D., Plant Biology and Biotechnology (Waiting for Viva-Voce),

Presidency College, Chennai.

Title: Physiological and Molecular Characterization of Microalgae

Isolated From Tamil Nadu Coastal Region, India for Biofuel Production

. M.Sc., Applied Microbiology, Presidency College (Autonomous),

Presidency College, Chennai 05. Year: 2007 to 2009, Percentage: 74.62

%

. B.Sc., Microbiology, Sengunthar Arts & Science College (Periyar

University), Salem. Year: 200 4- 2007, Percentage: 79.04%

Research Experience

Worked as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in Department of

Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India,

funded Project entitled "Chloroplast Genetic Engineering of Cotton and

Pigeon Pea Crops Improvement" at Department of Plant Biotechnology,

Presidency College, Chennai from 7th April, 2009 to 6th April, 2012.

As a part of M.Sc., IVth semester, done research project entitled

as "In Vitro Pharmaceutical Activity of Seitz Filtered, Lyophilized

Extracts Isolated From Fruit Skin of Punica Granatum & Momordica

Charantia Against HSV 2"

Paper Published

1. Ultra Structural Analysis and Lipid Staining of Biodiesel Producing

Microalgae - Chlorella vulgaris Collected from Various Ponds in Tamil

Nadu, India. Journal of Ecobiotechnology 2011, 3(1): 05-07.

2. Optimization of abiotic conditions suitable for the production of

biodiesel from Chlorella vulgaris. Indian Journal of Science and

Technology Vol. 4 No. 2 (Feb 2011).

3. Lipid Granules Staining (Nile Red and Bodypy) of Different Biofuel

Producing Fresh Water Microalgae Growing under Various Stress

Conditions. Journal of Experimental Sciences Vol. 2, Issue 2, Pages

65-67 [2011].

4. High Frequency Induction of Callus from Seedling Explants of

Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan [L] Millsp.) for Genetic Transformation.

Current Botany 2011, 2(6): 15-17.

5. Optimization of Growth Regulators for Induction of callus from Cotton

(Gossypium hirsutum). Journal of Advanced Biology Laboratory Research

in Biology Vol. II Issue III July 2011.

6. Comparative study on anti-microbial activities of bark oil extract

from Cinnamomum cassia and Cinnamomum zeylanicum. Bioscience,

Biotechnology Research Asia, Vol: 07, Number (1), 2009.

7. Phycoremediation of Textile Dye Industrial Effluent from Tirupur

District, Tamil Nadu.

International Journal of Science Innovations and Discoveries, 3 (1),

31-37, 2013.

8. Phytoremediation of Metals by Aquatic Plants at Natural Wetlands in

Major Lakes (Industrial City) Hosur, Krishnagiri District, India

IJSID, 2013, 3 (1), 135-145

9. Construction of Plant Expression Vector of synthetic Bt-cry1Ac gene

for Genetic Transformation.

Advances in bioresearch (Paper Accepted).

10. Growth Kinetics and Fatty acid Composition of Chlorella vulgaris

(Trebouxiophyceae), Scenedesmus quadricauda (Chlorophyceae) and

Isochrysis

galbana (Prymnesiophyceae).

International Journal of Scientific Research (Paper Accepted)

GenBank Submission

1. Nannochloropsis salina isolate PRR13 26S ribosomal RNA gene,

partial sequence - Accession: JX415512

2. Dunaliella tertiolecta isolate PL1 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial

sequence - Accession: KC415758

3. Tetraselmis suecica isolate MK1 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial

sequence - Accession: KC415759

4. Nannochloropsis salina isolate PRR13 acetyl-CoA carboxylase beta

subunit-like (accD) gene, partial sequence; chloroplast -

Accession: KC572137.

5. Dunaliella tertiolecta isolate PL1 acetyl-CoA carboxylase beta

subunit-like (accD) gene, partial sequence; chloroplast -

Accession: KC572136.

6. Tetraselmis suecica isolate MK1 acetyl-CoA carboxylas beta subunit-

like (accD) gene, partial sequence; chloroplast - Accession:

KC572138.

7. Nannochloropsis gaditana isolate SE006 acetyl-coA carboxylase beta

subunit-like (accD) gene, partial sequence; chloroplast.

Accession: KC584874.

8. Isochrysis galbana isolate SEISO acetyl-coA carboxylase beta

subunit-like (accD) gene, partial sequence; chloroplast. Accession:

KC584875.

9. Chlorella vulgaris isolate SE002 acetyl-coA carboxylase beta

subunit-like (accD) gene, partial sequence; chloroplast. Accession:

KC584876.

10. Acutodesmus obliquus isolate PRR02 acetyl-coA carboxylase beta

subunit-like (accD) gene, partial sequence; chloroplast. Accession:

KC584877.

Posters Presented

1. Presented poster entitled, "Phycofiltration and Phycoremediation of

Dyeing Industry Effluents from Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India" in an

International Algal Summit - Algae for Sustainable Development dated

21-22 Feb 2012, TERI, New Delhi.

2. Presented Poster entitled, "Optimization of abiotic conditions

suitable for the production of biodiesel form chlorella vulgaris" in

an International Conference on Exploring the Secrets of Bio-fuel,

dated July 14 - 16th, July 2011, CLRI, Chennai.

3. Presented a poster entitled as "Phage Therapy" in "National science

day celebration" on 28-02-2007 held at Presidency College

(Autonomous), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Workshop Attended

. Participated National Seminar cum Workshop on, Applied Plant

Genomics, July 13, 2012. Presidency College, Chennai - 05.

. Attended Workshop on, Short term Training Programme on Methods

in Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics" at

Plant Biotechnology Department, Loyola College, Chennai during

April 2 - 26, 2012.

. Participated workshop on "Nano Quantification of Biomolecules

using Nanovue" conducted by Department of Biotechnology,

Hindustan College of Arts & Science, Chennai. Dated 27 -28

Aug, 2009.

Instruments Handled

. PCR

. ELISA Reader

. UV- Vis Spectrophotometer

. Bio Photometer

. Ultra Sonicator

. FT - IR spectroscopy

. Gel Documentation Unit

. Lyophilizer

. Electroporator, etc.

Skills Known

1. Isolation and characterization of microbes

2. Cell culturing and Handling

3. Medical lab technology

. Blood Grouping & Typing

. specimen handling

. Laboratory identification of pathogenic organisms

. Serological Tests

. Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern

4. Handing, Breeding and use of laboratory animal

5. Quality assay of Water, Food and Dairy Products

6. Electrophoresis and Chromatogram (Column Chromatography, TLC and

GC)

7. Molecular Techniques

. DNA and RNA Isolatio

.

. PCR Analysis

. SDS - PAGE, Western and Southern Blotting,

. Protein Estimation Techniques

8. Algal Biotechnology (Biofuel and Pigment Production from

Microalgae, Phycoremediation process)

9. Lipid Isolation, Characterization and Interpretation

Training Undergone

. Microbiology Laboratory Training at S.K.S Hospital, Salem on Nov,

2005.

. Microbiology Laboratory Training at Gokulam hospital, Salem on May,

2006.

. One month training in Quality control section at Aavin Dairy Plant,

Salem, Tamil Nadu, India on May 2008.

Extra Qualification

. Type Writing ( 35 - 40 words / min), Completed lower

. Basic Computer Knowledge

. Known to operate Basic Bioinformatics software tools

. Able to write Research grant proposals, Research Articles, Review

papers

. Efficiently organize the Conferences / Seminars / Workshop

Personal Profile

Father's Name : Mr. K. Velu

Age & Date of Birth : 25, 20.07.1986

Sex : Male

Nationality : Indian

Linguistic Abilities : Tamil and English (Can Read, Speak &

Write)

Marital Status : Single

Permanent Address : 43/137 E, Palaniyappa colony,

Annadhanapatty, Salem - 636 002.

Tamil Nadu, India

Reference

> Dr. S. Elumalai, Ph.D., Post Doc (U.S.A., Australia)

Associate Professor,

Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology,

Presidency College (Autonomous),

Chennai - 600 005, Tamil Nadu.

email: *********@*****.***, Mobile No: +91-971*******

> Dr. N. Arunagirinathan Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor,

Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology,

Presidency College (Autonomous), Chennai - 05, Tamil Nadu.

email : ***********@*****.*** Mobile No:+91-948*******

Declaration

I hereby declare that the above details furnished by me are

true to the best of

my knowledge.

Yours faithfully,

Date:

Place: Chennai (V.

PRAKASAM)

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