Dr. M. K. Sangeetha

Designation	:	Assistant Professor (Sel. Gr.)
Nature of Employment	:	Regular
Date of Joining	:	24/08/2013
Qualification	:	M.Sc.,Ph.D.,
Phone	:	+91 8056156503
Email ID	:	sangeetha@crescent.education
Google Scholar link	:	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Pu9HxGIAAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus Link	:	https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56459964800
Orcid Id	:	0000-0003-1743-0333

Educational Background

• Ph.D Mother Teresa Women’s University, 2013
• M.Sc Biochemical Technology, Madurai Kamaraj University, 2005
• B.Sc Biochemistry, University of Madras, 2003

Teaching and Research Experience

• Assistant Professor,  School of Life Sciences, B. S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai, India, 2014 to current
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 2016.
• Senior Research Fellow, SERB, Govt. of India funded project, Department of Biotechnology, Pondicherry University.,  2012 to 2013
• Senior Research Fellow, SERB, Govt. of India funded project, Sri Ramachandra University,  2010 to 2012
• Junior Research Fellow, SERB, Govt. of India funded project, Sri Ramachandra University, 2006 to 2009.
• Lecturer, Biotechnology Department, KSR College of Arts and Science, India.  2005 and 2006.

Honors and Awards

• Travel award, EMBL-EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany, 2014
• International Travel Support, Company of Biologists, Cambridge, UK, 2011
• Partial Travel Support, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Government of India, 2011
• International Travel Support, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, 2011
• Informa Health Care Award by the Journal Free Radical Research, UK, 2011
• Young Investigator Award in an international conference of the Society of Free Radical Research (SFRR) – Asia, 2011
• Young Investigator Support Award in an international conference organized by Society of Free Radical Research (SFRR) – Europe, 2011
• Resource Person in a National workshop on “Analytical Techniques in the Standardization of Siddha Drugs” conducted at Sri Ramachandra University, India, 2010
• Resource Person in a National seminar on “Recent Advances in Herbal Drug Technology” conducted at Sri Ramachandra University, India, 2010
• Best poster presentation, Dr.MGR-Janaki College of Arts & Science for Women, India, 2002
• 2nd prize in Science Quiz competition, Dr.MGR-Janaki College of Arts & Science for Women, India, 2002

Research areas

• Traditional medicine validation
• Functional food analysis
• Micro RNA,
• Animal model development,
• Molecular biology

Research outcomes Publications Number of Research Publications

• International journals: 13
• National journals: 1
• Conference presentations:  10+
• Novel genomic sequences submitted to Genbank, NCBI, USA:  Nil
• Invited talks delivered: 12+
• Patents: filed:  Nil Published: Nil  granted: Nil

List of publications

• Saranya Shivashankar, Marimuthu Kannan Sangeetha, The Natural Ligand for Metalloproteinase-A Multifaceted Drug Target. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Publised online 2022, Impact factor: 3 (Scopus/Wos indexed). DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03778-4
• Saranya Shivashankar, Sangeetha MK, Identification ofbiosimilar for trimethoprim – Andrographis paniculata phytochemicals inhibit Dihydrofolate Reductase (DHFR), Biointerferace Research in Applied Chemistry. 11,6, 14142-14154, 2021, Impact factor: 0.24, (Scopus/Wos indexed). https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC116.1414214154
• Saranya Shivashankar, Aswini Murali, M.K.Sangeetha, Molecular interaction of phytochemicals with snake venom: Phytochemicals ofAndrographis paniculatainhibits phospholipase A2 of Russell’s viper (Daboia russelli), Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2019, Impact factor: 0.63, (Scopus/Wo indexed). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2019.101058
• M.K.Sangeetha & Hannah R. Vasanthi, Medicinal Value of Tinospora cordifolia: Anti-Diabetic Potential and Mechanism of Action of Bioactive Molecules”Volume-46 Metabolic Disorders, Diabetes part (II) in the Series on Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants. Studium Press LLC, USA. Vol 46; 311 -333, 2018, edited by JN Govil & Surender Singh. ISBN 10: 1626990832.
• Tengku Ain Kamalden, Anne M Macgregor-Das, Sangeetha Marimuthu Kannan, Brittany Dunkerly-Eyring, Nurliza Khaliddin, Zhenhua Xu, Anthony P. Fusco, Syatirah Abu Yazib1, Rhuen Chiou Chow, Elia J. Duh, Marc K Halushka, Charles Steenbergen, Samarjit Das, Exosomes Cargo miR-15a from the Pancreas to the Retina Promoting Diabetic Retinopathy Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 27;13; 913-930, 2017, Impact factor: 7.4, (Scopus/Wos indexed). doi:10.1089/ars.2016.6844

Research guidance: Ph.D Graduated: 1 List of Scholars completed ​

S.no	Name of the scholar	RRN	Title of the Thesis	Year of registration	Year of completion	Scholarship details
1	Dr. Saranya. M. K	151153104002	Scientific evaluation of traditional medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata for potential anti-snake venom property	2015	2023	Institute Fellowship Publications:  3 Conference presentations:  8

M.Sc/M.Tech Completed projects: 14 M.Sc/M.Tech

S.No	Name of the Student	Title of the project	Year of award	Outcomes
1	S. P. Vardhini	Antimicrobial activity of different compounds using In Silico method	2019
2	Priyanka chellam	Chell’s herbal hand sanitizer from citrus sinensis peel (orange peel)	2019
3	Kalai Selvi.V.	Extraction of bioactive compound from turmeric	2019
4	Arshiya	Estimating the amount of andrographolide content in Andrographis paniculata extract using HPLC techinque and study the antibacterial activity using disc diffusion	2022
5	Devadarsini. T	Gene network approach to identify ulcerative colitis pathology and protective effect of probiotic bacteria in coculture model	2022
6	Vijay M	In-silico screening of antidiabetic properties of peptides obtained from fermented soyabeans	2022
7	Pooja Bhavani R	Standardising proteolytic activity of russell’s viper venom	2022
8	Pavithra M	Trail on antioxidant activity with nilavembu (Andrographis paniculata)plant extract & ascorbic acid proven antioxidant activity	2022
9	Sabeena. B	Biotechnology unearthing the volatile compounds of earthy spice- black mustard seeds (Brassica nigra) in combination with oils by gc-ms technique	2023	Conference publication: 01
10	Mydeen Fathima	Proofiling liberated compounds from cooking oils infused with curry leaves	2023
11	Venkatesh.K	Profiling volatile compounds of cumin and fennel seeds exposed to different indian cooking oil	2023
12	J. Divya	Comparative analysis of antioxidant activity of black pepper (Piper nigrum ) extracted in two different oil	2023
13	Raja D	Phytochemical analysis of Allium sativum l. (garlic) – a study on volatile compounds liberation on processing with cooking oil	2023
14	Shahul Hameed U	Phytochemical analysis of coriander seeds (Coriandrum sativum) – volatile compounds liberation and processing	2023	Conference publication: 01

B.Tech Completed projects: 5

S.No	Name of the Student	Title of the project	Year of award	Outcomes
1	A.Janani	Antimicrobial and anticancer property of herbal formulation	2018
2	G.Ram Prakash.	In-vitro analysis of antifungal activity against candida albicans using Allium sativum peel by fumigation method and insilico studies on sap1 & 5.	2022
3	Mohamed Assif	Preparation of natural bio paints using food products.	2022
4	J. P. Donald Peter	A novel, development of simple and rapid detection kit for honey adulteration	2023	Conference publication: 01
5	Pravin M	Reporting bioassay based detection method for adulteration in tea samples	2023	Conference publication: 01