DEPARTMENT OF Microbiology

Dr.(Mrs.) R. LAKSHMI

Associate Professor

Membership Details

  • Member of Curriculum Design and Development Cell (CDDC) of JBAS College for Women.
  • Member of Doctoral Committee, Vels University.

Subject Expert for Digital E-content Development for Higher Secondary syllabus for Botany in 2022, appointed by Directorate of State Council of Educational Research and Training (TNSCERT).

Subject Expert for UG and PG Microbiology Syllabus Revamping Committee for State Universities and Autonomous Colleges in Tamilnadu in 2022, appointed by Tamilnadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE).

Area of specialization : Bioluminescence studies

Membership details in any committee or club : 

  • Life member of Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists
  • Subject Expert for Microbiology at Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
  • Subject Expert of Selection Panel for Recruitment of Assistant Professors for University of Madras
  • Member of M.Sc. Microbiology Examination Board of University of Madras
  • Member of M.Phil. Microbiology Examination Board of University of Madras
  • Member of Entrepreneurial Development Cell
  • M.Phil Guideship in Microbiology- PRIST University, Thanjavur

Research guidance

M.Phil  : NIL

Ph.D    :  NIL

Research Projects: MRCC funded Research Project titled ‘Microbiological Analysis of Fast-Foods and Evaluation of Efficacy of Aloe Vera Gel Extract on Microbial Pathogens’.

Guided 2 UG projects funded by MRCC. 

Resource person: 6

 

Seminars / conferences / Workshos:

Year

State / National / International

 

Title

Presented / Participated

2024

FDP-National

Academia-Industry (AI) Connect

Participated

2024

FDP-National

Recent Trends and Factors Influencing Faculty Skill Development in Arts & Science Colleges

Participated

2023

FDP-International

Microbiology Laboratory Techniques

Participated

2023

FDP-International

Medically Important Bacteria

Participated

2023

FDP-International

MICROSCOPY - AN OVERVIEW

Participated

2022

FDP-National

ME- MINDFUL ENRICHMENT for Personal and Professional Excellence

Participated

2021

FDP-National

Challenges in Microbial Invention and Intellectual Property Rights

Participated

2021

FDP-National

Innovative Approaches in Pedagogy

Participated

2021

FDP-National

Drug Discovery- A Road To Start Up

Participated

2021

Workshop-National

Intellectual Property Rights

Participated

2021

FDP-National

Mission on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Biological Sciences

Participated

2021

International Workshop

SPARC Sponsored International Online short term Course on Recent Applications of Polymers

Participated

2021

International Webinar

Transmission, Pathogenesis of SARS-COV-2 & its Host Immune Response

Participated

2021

National Webinar

Microalgae Cultivation for Blooming Entrepreneur

Participated

2021

International Webinar

Industrial Innovations and Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Algal Biotechnology (IIEA 2021)

Participated

2021

National Webinar

Health Benefits of Mushrooms

Participated

2021

National Webinar

Role of DNA Fingerprinting in Resolving the Crime

Participated

2021

International Webinar

Current Trends in Molecular Life Sciences

Participated

2021

National Webinar

Industrial Spirulina Production Technology

Participated

2021

National Webinar

Probiotics as Nutraceuticals

Participated

2021

International Webinar

Research across the Globe

Participated

2021

International Webinar

Future Prospectives of Biotechnology

Participated

2021

National Webinar

Microbicidal Effects of Disinfectant in Pandemics

Participated

2021

International Webinar

Covid-19 variants: What’s the concern?

Participated

2021

International Webinar

The Story of Microbiology and ASM in Pakistan

Participated

2020

International webinar

Transgenic plant production – Theoretical and Practical approach

Participated

 

2020

 

FDP

 

Impact of COVID-19 & Management of personal finances through this period

 

Participated

 

2020

 

FDP

 

Virtual teaching

 

Participated

 

2020

 

 

Virtual roundtable

 

COVID-19 : Pandemic impact and strategies for education sector

 

Participated

 

 

2020

 

 

National Webinar

 

Live webinar: Accelerate your analysis with hyphenation techniques

 

Participated

 

2020

 

 

MHRD’s Innovation cell

 

Leadership talk

 

Participated

 

2020

 

 

FEP

 

Tech techniques – Connect to students

 

Participated

 

2020

 

 

FDP

 

Citation database and analysis, scientometric study

 

Participated

 

2020

 

 

FDP

 

Healthcare and clinical research

 

Participated

 

2020

 

 

International web conference

 

Impact of air borne fungi bacterial endotoxin exposure and respiratory infections

 

Participated

 

2020

 

 

International virtual conference

 

Genetic basis of Antimicrobial drug discovery

 

Participated

 

2020

 

 

International virtual conference

 

Natural products and synthetic biology

 

Participated

 

2020

 

 

International Webinar

 

Online tools for effective research

 

Participated

2019

FDP

Higher Education Accreditation

Participated

2019

International Seminar

Sustainable Water Integrated Management(swim-2019)

Participated

2019

National Conference

Current Trends on Conservation of Biodiversity for Food Nutrition and Health

Participated

2019

National Seminar

Genetic Diversity

Participated

2019

National Conference

Beat Plastic Pollution

Participated

2019

International Seminar

Emerging Trend in Statistical Data Analysis

 

Participated

2018

National Conference

Current Scenario in Environment, Climate Change and Bio diversity

Participated

2018

National Seminar

Academia – Industry Interface

Participated

2018

National seminar

Metabolomics Approach

Participated

2018

International conference

Nutraceuticals – Concepts and Applications in Diseases

Participated

2018

National Workshop

Computer Aided Drug Design

Participated

2017

Workshop

Mentoring Skills

Participated

2017

International

Conference

Molecular Signature – GenNxt

Participated

2017

National seminar

The biology of Aging – an Overview

Participated

2017

National seminar

Current Scenario on Biodiversity: Depletion and Conservation

Participated

2017

National seminar

Marine Biotechnology – Current Trends and Future Perspectives

Participated

2017

National conference

Excellence in Higher Education

Participated

2017

Workshop

DST- Techniques in Diagnostic Microbiology

Participated

2016

International conference

Modern Diagnostic Tools in Health Science

Participated

2016

International symposium

Quality Dimensions of  Higher Education: Identity, Evaluate and Sustain

Participated

2016

Medical education programme

“HIV – A Continuing Saga: Current Management & Upcoming Challenges"

Participated

2016

Faculty development programme

Collect Organize Learn Leverage Act Teach Evaluate

Participated

2016

International seminar

Strategies for Frontier Global Business Issues and Challenges of Emerging Economics

Participated

2015

Faculty development programme

Lit to Light

Participated

2015

National Seminar

Ambrosia

Participated

2015

International

Seminar

New Horizons in Microbiology – Challenges and Prospects Organized by Post Graduate and Research Department of Microbiology

Participated

2015

National Seminar

Linking Governance with Communities for Economic Growth

Participated

2015

National Workshop

Scientific Computing - Today's Challenges

Participated

2015

International seminar

Biotechnology – Challenging the Challenges of the Changing World (BCCCW 2015)

Participated

2015

National workshop

FUZZY LOGIC AND ANDROID

Participated

2015

National conference

Recent Advances in Nanotechnology

Participated

2014

International seminar

Human Rights with Special Reference to Women and Minority Rights

Participated

2014

National

Conference

Global Trends and Challenges in Biosciences

Participated

2014

National conference

Natural Products as Therapeutics, Medical Microbiology, Neurobiology and System Biology: Current Scenario & Emerging Trends

Participated

2014

National level symposium

Potential Progress on Biotechnological Research

Participated

2014

Workshop

Biomolecules Separation Techniques

Participated

2014

National conference

Sustainable Innovations in Industrial Waste Management

Participated & Presented- Identification of Microorganisms from air conditioners with special reference to Legionella species.

2014

State Level Seminar

Trends in Biochemistry- Past, Present & Future

Participated

2013

Workshop

Teaching and Technology

Participated

2013

International conference

Emerging Trends & Challenges in Science & Technology

Participated

2013

National seminar

Emerging Trends in Microbial Biotechnology

Participated

2013

International symposium

Changing Etiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Participated

2013

        FDP

Engineering Change for Development

Participated

2013

FDP

Leadership Exploration and Development

Participated

2012

International Seminar

Biochemistry for Tomorrow’s Medicine – VENI VIDI VICI 2012

Participated

 

Research Publications:

Year of publication

Proceedings / Journals / Books

Title of the paper

Name of the

Journal

Name of the Publisher

2023

Book

Textbook of Biotechnology

Association of Indian Biologists

ISBN: 978-93-93968-17-3

2023

Journal

A Review of Gold Nanoparticles(GNP'S) in the development of Cancer Therapy

Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Scopus

2023

Journal

A Significant Assessment of Nano-Fertilizers and Its Importance

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volume 18, No.2 (2023) | ISSN - 1071-8443

2023

Book Chapter

Artificial Intelligence-Genomic Studies in the Advancement of Agriculture

Marvels of Artificial and Computational Intelligence in Life Sciences

Bentham Books

2022

Journal

Review of the Antibacterial Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles

Journal of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Volume-56, No.1 (IV), 84-103

2021

Journal

Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic On Environment

International Journal of Life Sciences and Research (IJLR)

ISSN 2321-7812

2007

Journal

Optimization and Characterization of Enzyme Amylase Using Paper Waste as Substrate

Indian Journal of Applied Microbiology

Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists

2007

Journal

A Study on the Microbial Flora of Sprouts – A Comparison of Microbial Status of Commercial and Home Grown Sprouts

Indian Journal of Applied Microbiology

Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists

2009

Journal

Isolation and Identification of Bioluminescent Bacteria from Marine Fishes – Effect of Phenol and Phenolic Compounds on their Growth

Indian Journal of Applied Microbiology

Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists

2018

Journal

Isolation and Identification of Microorganisms from Air Conditioning Systems with Special Reference to Legionella Species

International Journal For Science and Advance Research In Technology

IJSART

 

 

Patents

Year

Patent/Patent No.

Date of Publication

2024

Nanotechnology Platform for Green Nano particle – Mediated Biomarker Detection -

18/10/2024

2023

MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT DEVICE / Design No. 388124-001 - Indian Design Patent Published

10/06/2023

2022

Deep learning-based multi-categorical classification for the detection of Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Patent No:202241070915 A - Indian Patent Published

30/12/2022

2022

Novel Method for recovery of Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Human Urine. Patent No : 202241057724 A - Indian Patent Published

10/07/2022

2022

“Conceptual Approach on the Main Aspects involved in Digital Medical Image Processing and Analysis”- Indian Patent Published

5/3/2022

2021

Identifying Severe Respiratory Syndrome Covid 19- Preventive and Therapeutic Treatment for Covid 19- The Australian Patents Register- Patent Published

8/22/2021

 

 

Awards Received:

Year

State/National/ International

Title

2023

State

Lifetime Achievement Award

2022

National

Outstanding Professor Award

2022

National

Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM Professor Award