TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2008- present	: Chairperson, School of Biotechnology, Alagappa University
2005-present	: Professor & Head, Dept. of Biotechnology, Alagappa University
2002-2005	: Reader & Head, Dept. of Biotechnology, Alagappa University
1998-2002	: Faculty in Genetic Engineering, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University
1997-1998	: Post Doctoral Fellow, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
1995-97	: Post Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
1990-95	: Doctoral Student, Forensic Sciences Department, University of Madras.
1987-1990	: Scientific Assistant at R&D Division, Forensic Sciences Department, Chennai

ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES

2006-present	: Coordinator: Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (funded by DBT, Govt. of India)
2008-present	: Coordinator: Post M.Sc., Advanced Diploma in Molecular Diagnostics (funded by DBT, Govt. of India)
2002-present	: Coordinator: DBT funded M.Sc., Biotechnology Programme
2009-present	: Chairperson of Project Implementation Group, DST-FIST Programme.
2011-present	: Coordinator: UGC-SAP (DRS-I)
2011-present	: Member: Project Implementation Group, DST-PURSE Programme
2007-2008	: Special Officer (Planning & Development), Alagappa University.

Honours & Awards

1978	School Topper in Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), PK Government High School, Mullikulam, Tirunelveli District, TN, India.
1990-93	Senior Research Fellowship by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India.
1995-97	Post-Doctoral Fellowship by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
1997.98	Post Doctoral Fellowship by the National Science Council, Taiwan.
2004	Contributor for Reviewing the GATE 2006 Syllabus of XL(L) Microbiology and XL (J) Biotechnology Papers.
2004.2005	Member, NAAC Steering Committee, Alagappa University
2006	Received "Certificate of Achievement" and cash award of Rs. 10,000 in due recognition of the Academic Performance in the areas of Research Publication and Generation of Research Grants under the Performance Linked Incentive Scheme of Alagappa University for the year 2005-2006.
2002-2011	Principal Investigator, CSIR-NMITLI Programme on Biotechnology for Leather
2005	Life Member, Association of Microbiologists of India
2007	Life Member, Society of Biological Chemists, India
2008	Life Member, The Indian Science Congress Association
2011	Life Member, Proteomics Society, India
2002	Reviewer for 17 International Journals of repute
2011	Editor: Indian Journal of Microbiology (Springer)
2012	Member, Planning Board: Alagappa University (Nominated by the Governor-Chancellor)

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters: 3	Research Paper : 81 (Cumulative Impact Factor: 140)	Review: 4
Laboratory Manuals: 2	Sequences submitted in GenBank: 344

Papers presented in National/International Conferences: 167

Lectures delivered in Refresher Courses :20; Special Lectures delivered : 34

Research Supervisor:

Ph.D. awarded -6
Currently guiding Ten Full Time Research Scholars in Doctoral Programme.

Research Projects carried out as Principal Investigator:

Grant agency	Title of the Project and Reference Number	Duration	Amount in lakh Rs.
1. CSIR (NMITLI)	Identification and cataloguing of microflora in skin by 16S rRNA gene typing, RAPD and multilocus DNA fingerprinting (under Biotechnology for Leather: Towards Cleaner Processing) - Phase I. (Ref. No. 5/258/13/2001-NMITLI dated 31.03.2002)	2002 to 2005	24.690
2. DCI	Environmental Impact Monitoring (EIM) of Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) (Microbiological Parameters) (Ref. No. DCI/OPS/LC/SSCP/2005 dated 23.06.2005)	06/2005 to 10/2005	71.580
3. CSIR (NMITLI)	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. Phase II. (Ref. No. 5/258/13/2002-NMITLI dated 02.01.2006).	2006 to 2011	32.280
4. DBT	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). (Ref. No. BT/PR3987/ AAQ/03/198/2003 dated 22.09.2006).	2006 to 2009	36.315
5. UGC	Screening and molecular characterization of Group A Streptococcus by 16S rDNA sequencing and Emm protein serotyping (Ref. No: F.No.34-263/2008 (SR) dated 31.12.08)	2009 to 2012	10.352
6. DBT	Bioprospecting marine microbial wealth through metagenomics. (Ref. No. BT/ PR99114/NDB/52/134/09 dt 13.09.2010).	2010 to 2013	49.360
7. ITC	Antimicrobials from marine sources	2011-2014	18.06
8. ICMR	Gene expression and protein profiling of Group A Streptococcus upon treatment with quorum quenching agents from marine bacteria (Ref. No: 58/20/2011-BMS dated 25.02.2012)	2012-2015	23.21

MOST RECENT AND SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Balaji K, Thenmozhi R and Pandian SK (2012) Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of fluoroquinolones on biofilm production by clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes. Indian Journal of Medical Research [ICMR] (Impact Factor: 1.826) (in press).


2. Kalpana BJ, Aarthy S and Pandian SK (2012) Antibiofilm activity of alpha-amylase from Bacillus subtilis S8-18 against biofilm forming human bacterial pathogens. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Impact Factor: 1.879) [Humana Press, USA] (in press).


3. Balaji K, Thenmozhi R, Sundaravadivel M and Pandian SK (2012) Comparison of bacterial communities in the throat swabs from healthy subjects and pharyngitis patients by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Impact Factor: 1.879) [Humana Press, USA] (in press).


4. Nithya C and Pandian SK (2012) Evaluation of bacterial diversity in Palk Bay sediments using terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphisms (T-RFLP). Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology [Humana Press, USA] (Impact Factor: 1.879) (DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9578-y).


5. Beema Shafreen R, Srinivasan S, Manisankar P and Pandian SK (2011). Biofilm formation by Streptococcus pyogenes: modulation of exopolysaccharide by fluoroquinolone derivatives. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering [Society for Biotechnology, Japan; Distributed outside Japan by Elsevier] (Impact Factor 1.707) (DOI 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.06.013).


6. Packiavathy IASV, Agilandeswari P, Musthafa KS, Pandian SK and Ravi AV (2011) Antibiofilm and quorum sensing inhibitory potential of Cuminum cyminum and its secondary metabolite methyl eugenol against Gram negative bacterial pathogens. Food Research International [Elsevier, USA] (Impact Factor: 2.416) (in press).


7. Nithya C, Devi MG and Pandian SK (2011) A novel compound from marine bacterium Bacillus pumilus S6-15 inhibits biofilm formation in Gram positive and Gram negative species. Biofouling 27: 519-528 [Taylor & Francis, UK] (Impact Factor: 4.415).


8. Katiyar SP, Bakkiyaraj D and Pandian SK (2011). Role of aromatic stack pairing at the catalytic site of gelonin protein. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 410: 75-80 [Elsevier] (Impact Factor 2.548).


9. Ibrahim KS, Muniyandi J and Pandian SK (2011) Cloning, sequence and structural analysis of dehairing Mn2+ dependent alkaline serine protease (MASPT) of Bacillus pumilus TMS55. Protein and Peptide Letters 18: 1035-1041 [Bentham Science Publishers] (Impact Factor 1.755).


10. Nithyanand P, Manju S and Pandian SK (2011) Phylogenetic characterization of culturable Actinomycetes associated with the mucus of the coral Acropora digitifera from Gulf of Mannar. FEMS Microbiology Letters 314: 112-118 [Wiley-Blackwell, UK] (Impact Factor: 2.199).


11. Thenmozhi R, Balaji K, Kumar R, Rao TS and Pandian SK (2011) Characterization of biofilms in different clinical M serotypes of Streptococcus pyogenes. Journal of Basic Microbiology 51: 1-9 [Wiley-VCH, Germany] (Impact Factor: 1.319).


12. Nithya C, Gnanalakshmi B and Pandian SK (2011) Assessment and characterization of heavy metal resistance in Palk Bay sediment bacteria. Marine Environmental Research 71:283-294 [Elsevier, USA] (Impact Factor: 1.755).


13. Musthafa KS, Saroja V, Pandian SK and Ravi AV (2011) Antipathogenic potential of marine Bacillus sp. SS4 on AHL mediated virulence factors production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAO1). Journal of Biosciences 36:55-67 (Impact Factor: 1.956).


14. Ibrahim KS, Muniyandi J and Pandian SK (2011) Purification and characterization of a manganese dependent alkaline serine protease from Bacillus pumilus TMS55. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 21: 20-27 [The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology, Seoul, Korea] (Impact Factor: 2.062).


15. Rajarajan S, Ibrahim KS and Pandian SK (2011) AP-APSE dpol intein: A novel family A DNA polymerase intein domain. Bioinformation 6: 149-152 [Biomedical Informatics, India] [ISSN 0973-2063 (online) 0973-8894 (print)].


16. Srinivasan S, Beema Shafreen R, Nithyanand P, Manisankar P and Pandian SK (2010). Synthesis and in vitro antimicrobial evaluation of novel fluoroquinolone derivatives. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 45: 6101-6105 [Elsevier, Netherlands] (Impact Factor 3.269).


17. Bakkiyaraj D and Pandian SK (2010) In vitro and in vivo antibiofilm activity of coral associated actinomycete against drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Biofouling 26:711-717 [Taylor & Francis, UK] (Impact Factor: 4.415).


18. Nithya C and Pandian SK (2010) The in vitro antibiofilm activity of selected marine bacterial culture supernatants against Vibrio spp. Archives of Microbiology 192:843-854 [Springer, Germany] (Impact Factor: 1.927).


19. Nithya C, Begum MF and Pandian SK (2010) Marine bacterial isolates inhibit biofilm formation and disrupt mature biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 88:341-358 [Springer, Germany] (Impact Factor: 2.896).


20. Nithyanand P, Indhumathi T, Ravi AV and Pandian SK (2010) Culture independent characterization of bacteria associated with the mucus of the coral Acropora digitifera from the Gulf of Mannar. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 27:1399-1406 [Springer Netherlands] (Impact Factor: 1.082).


21. Thenmozhi R, Balaji K, Kanagavel M, Pandian SK (2010) Development of species-specific primers for detection of Streptococcus pyogenes from throat swabs. FEMS Microbiology Letters 306:110-116 [Wiley-Blackwell, UK] (Impact Factor: 2.199).


22. Nithya C, Aravindraja C and Pandian SK (2010) Bacillus pumilus of Palk Bay origin inhibits quorum sensing mediated virulence factors in Gram negative bacteria. Research in Microbiology 161:293-304 [Elsevier, USA] (Impact Factor: 2.154).


23. Nithyanand P, Thenmozhi R, Rathna J and Pandian SK (2010) Inhibition of biofilm formation in Streptococcus pyogenes by coral associated actinomycetes. Current Microbiology 60: 454-460. [Springer, USA] (Impact Factor: 1.33).


24. Nithya C and Pandian SK (2010) Isolation of heterotrophic bacteria from Palk Bay sediments showing heavy metal tolerance and antibiotic production. Microbiological Research 165:578-593 [Elsevier, USA] (Impact Factor: 2.054).


25. Musthafa KS, Ravi AV, Annapoorani A, Packiavathy ISV and Pandian SK (2010) Evaluation of antiquorum sensing activity of edible plants and fruits through inhibition of AHL system in Chromobacterium violaceum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Chemotherapy 56:333-339 [Karger, Switzerland] (Impact Factor: 2.028).


26. Thenmozhi R, Nithyanand P, Rathna J and Pandian SK (2009) Antibiofilm activity of coral associated bacteria against different clinical M serotypes of Streptococcus pyogenes. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology 57:284-294 [Wiley-Blackwell, UK] (Impact Factor: 2.335).


27. Ibrahim KS, Bakkiyaraj D, James R, Ganesh TG and Pandian SK (2009) Isolation and sequence analysis of a small cryptic plasmid pRK10 from a corrosion inhibitor degrading strain Serratia marcescens ACE2. Plasmid 62:183-190. [Elsevier, USA] (Impact Factor: 1.816).


28. Nithyanand P and Pandian SK (2009) Phylogenetic characterization of culturable bacterial diversity associated with the mucus and tissue of the coral Acropora digitifera from Gulf of Mannar. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 69:384-394 [Wiley-Blackwell, UK] (Impact Factor: 3.598).


29. Babu TG, Nithyanand P, Chandrababu NK and Pandian SK (2009) Evaluation of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide as a potential short term preservative agent for stripped goat skin. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 25:901-907 [Springer Netherlands] (Impact Factor: 1.082).