Department of Bioinformatics


The Department of Bioinformatics was started in the year 2008 to facilitate the teaching and research in the interdisciplinary areas of Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, and to create an intellectual environment for interdisciplinary education and training. The Department has been nationally recognized by Department of Science and Technology, MoS&T, GOI under the schemes such as Fund for Improvement of S&T infrastructure in universities & higher educational institutions (FIST) - Level I for five years from 2017-2022 and Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) for two consecutive periods from 2011-2015 and 2016 - 2019).

The Department of Bioinformatics is offering two year M. Sc., degree course, one year M. Phil., course in Bioinformatics and one year Post Graduate Diploma in Structural Pharmacogenomics(PGDSP)-UGC Innovative Program. Doctoral programme leading to Ph.D. is also being offered in interdisciplinary areas in Bioinformatics at the department. The Department is comprised of well experienced faculty members with research interests and expertise in Small and Macro Molecule X-ray Crystallography, Structural Biology, Molecular Modelling,Computer Aided Drug Design, Pharmacogenomics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Proteomics, Chemoinformatics, Bio-computing, Database & Software development.

Department faculties are having international collaboration with Osaka University, Japan, RIKEN Harima Institute, SPring-8, Japan, Institute for Protein Research (IPR), Osaka University, Japan, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Taiwan, Nanyang Technological University for Research, Singapore, Konkuk University, Republic of Korea.

The department is undertaking research projects in the fields of Structural Bioinformatics, Structural Biology and Bio-computing funds from various agencies such as University Grants Commission (UGC), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology (TNSCST) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Faculty
S.No Photo Name Designation Profile
1 Dr. J. Jeyakanthan Professor and Head, Chairperson
2 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh Professor (On Lien)
3 Dr. M.Karthikeyan Assistant Professor
4 Dr. RM. Vidhyavathi Assistant Professor
5 Dr. J.Joseph Sahayarayan Assistant Professor
6 Dr. P.Boomi Assistant Professor
Programmes Offered

The focus of the Bioinformatics program is to train the next generation of bioinformatics researchers for academia and industry and also to meet demand from the, Structural Biology, Pharmaceutical, Biomedicine, Medical informatics and Biotechnology industries.

  • Master of Science (M.Sc. Bioinformatics)
  • Master of Philosophy (M.Phil. Bioinformatics)
  • Doctoral Research Program (Ph.D. Bioinformatics)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Structural Pharmacogenomics (PGDSP) - UGC Innovative Program
Master of Science (M. Sc., Bioinformatics) and Master of Philosophy (M. Phil., Bioinformatics)

The M. Sc and M. Phil courses of bioinformatics includes the areas of development of new computational methods for studying organization and evolution of genes and genomes, Structural Biology, Experimental and Computational approaches to macromolecular structure, Molecular dynamics and simulation, comparative evolutionary genomics, Drug design & discovery, pharmacogenomics, algorithm development, database development, sequence analysis, data mining, Prediction and analysis of structure etc.

Duration:

2 Years; M. Sc Bioinformatics (Regular Course)

Eligibility for M. Sc Bioinformatics:

Bachelor’s Degree in any Biological Sciences (Bioinformatics, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology etc) / Physics/Chemistry / Agricultural / Veterinary / Fisheries Sciences / Pharmacy / Medicine/ Engineering and Technology or equivalent Degree with at least 55% of marks in Part III.

Duration:

1 Year; M. Phil Bioinformatics (Regular Course)

Eligibility for M. Phil Bioinformatics:

Master’s Degree in any Biological Sciences (Bioinformatics, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology etc) / Physics/Chemistry / Agricultural / Veterinary / Fisheries Sciences / Pharmacy / Medicine/ Engineering and Technology or equivalent Degree with at least 55% of marks.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) in Bioinformatics

Department of Bioinformatics is now broadening its scope to include a Ph.D program in Bioinformatics. To further strengthen teaching and research environment in the department. The mission of the Bioinformatics Ph.D Program is to prepare scholars to reach the forefront of leadership in the fields of bioinformatics, structural biology and computational biology and to integrate research and education on information technologies in biology, medicine, Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Fisheries Sciences.

Eligibility for Ph. D. Degree

Post Graduate Degree in Bioinformatics or Biological Sciences (Life Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology etc) /Chemistry/Bio-Physics/ Veterinary Science / Agriculture / Fisheries Sciences / Pharmacy / Medicine or other related areas with not less than 55% mark in the aggregate is eligible for registration for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Admission

CSIR/UGC-NET/SLET/DBT/ICMR/ICAR qualified candidates and M.Phil degree holders will be given preference and they are directly eligible for interview conducted by university. However, in exceptional cases, candidates without NET may be considered upon satisfactory performance in written test / interview conducted at the department/University.

PG. Diploma in Structural Pharmacogenomics

The study of PGDSP includes the areas of development of new computational methods for studying organization and evolution of genes and genomes, computational approaches to macromolecular structure and dynamics and simulation, comparative evolutionary genomics, Drug design & discovery, pharmacogenomics, algorithm development, data base development, sequence analysis, data mining, Prediction and analysis of structure etc.

Duration:

Post M.Sc. One year; Innovative Course Supported by UGC, Govt. of India

Eligibility for M. Sc Bioinformatics

M.Sc., Life Sciences/ M.Sc., Agri/ Physics/ Chemistry/ M.Pharm., Pharmaceutical Biotechnology/ M.Tech., Bioinformatics/ M.Tech., Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics or any other course equivalent there to and must have obtained 60% marks at Post Graduation level.

Admission

Based on the percentage of marks in the PG. Qualifying Examination.

Syllabus
    Sl. No. Name of the Programmes Action
    1 M.Sc., Bioinformatics
Fee Structure
M.Sc., Bioinformatics
Details Fee (Rs.)
Tuition Fees 3000
Computer Fees 4000
Special Fees 2000
Other Fees 1000
Total fees for First Year 10000
Total Fees for Second Year. 9000
M.Phil., Bioinformatics
Details Fee (Rs.)
Tuition Fees 5000
Special Fees 2000
Lab Fees 2000
Other Fees 1000
Total Fees 10000
PG Diploma in Structural Pharmacogenomics
Details Fee (Rs.)
Tuition Fees 5000
Special Fees 2000
Lab Fees 2000
Other Fees 1000
Total Fees 10000
  • Physically Challenged candidates are exempted from the payment of Tuition fee and Special Fee.
  • Only Tuition fee is exempted for SC/ST Candidates and all other fees to be remitted by them.
  • Foreign Students: Double the Tuition fee plus other fee as applicable for all other candidates.
Ph.D Bioinformatics
S.No. Description Rs.
1 Cost of Application 1000
2 Registration Fee 3000
3 Annual Fee payable per annum up to a maximum of Seven (5+2) years
  a) i. For Full-Time Scholars in the 6000
  b) i. For Part-Time Scholars in the 10000
4 Course Work & Comprehensive Viva Voce 4000
5 Library & internet fee 1500
6 Extension Fee (For six months) 1000
7 Change of Guide/Centre Fee 2000
8 Conversion Fee (Part-Time to Full- Time or vice-versa) 2000
9 Submission of Thesis 12000
10 Postage 3000
11 Re-registration fee 5000
12 Video Conferencing for Public Viva-Voce 5000
13 Special Extension Penalty Fee 10000
14 Computer / Internet charges (only for Scholars in University Departments and Constituent Colleges) per annum 1000
15 Library fee (Only for Scholars in the University Departments and Constituent Colleges) per annum 500
Facilities
Resources
Infrastructural Facilities: Resources

Computer & Communication Facility:

  • High Performance Computing cluster system
  • High End Servers and workstations
  • Computers with higher configurations
  • 20, 10 and 5 KVA UPSs
  • Smart Class Room Facilities
  • In-house protein database
  • E-book database

Scientific Software Packages:

  • Commercial Software’s- Schrödinger package for molecular Modeling and Drug Design and Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) etc.,
  • Small and Macro molecule structure determination software : SHELXS, SHELXL, CCP4, CNS1.2, Coot etc.,
  • Bioinformatics Software/Tools: VMD/Rasmol, Pymol, Gaussian, Gromacs, AutoDock, Hex, Desmond, Chemoffice etc.,

Databases & Other Information Resources:

The department currently uses the databases and resources that are freely (open access) available over the internet like NCBI, EBI, ExPASy, PDB, etc.,

 
Experimental Lab Facilities:
Fully furnished experimental lab Bio safety cabinets
AKTATM protein purification system with cold cabinet Hot Air Ovens
Milli-Q Integral Water Purification Systems Circulatory Water Bath
BioSpectrometer Ice Flakers
Nano Spectrophotometer Gel Documentation system
Multi Plate Reader High Speed Cooling Centrifuges
Gradient PCRs Ultra Sonicators
Biophotometer Plus Stackable Orbital Shaker
UV - VIS - Spectrophotometer Polaroid Stereo Zoom Microscope
Western Blot Units Gel Rocker
Electrophoresis units  Deep Freezers (-80 ?C and -20 ?C)
pH meter Walk-in Cold Room
 
Research
Major Research Areas
  • Small and Macro molecule X-ray Crystallography
  • 3D Quantitative structure - activity relationship
  • Human Molecular Genetics
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Cheminformatics
  • Quantum Pharmacology
  • Computer Aided Drug Designing
  • Data mining & warehousing
  • Plant Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
  • Nano Drug Delivery
  • Molecular Oncology & Environment Toxicology
Research Projects
S. No Name of the Principal  Investigator Title of the Project Funding Agency Amount
(Rs. lakhs)
Period
MM/YYYY - MM/YYYY
1 Dr. J. Jeyakanthan Identification of Potential Anti-Filiarial drug targeted enzymes Wbm0441, Wbm0042 from Wolbachia endosymbiontBrugia malayi DST 69.38 09/2016-08/2019
2 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh In silico screening, theoretical calculation and in vitro studies for development of potential HIV1-PR inhibitors DBT 19.51  04/2016-03/2019
3 Dr. J. Jeyakanthan Structural and Functional Insights of potential therapeutic dengue fever target STAT2 protein fromHOMO SAPIENS UGC 37.8 04/2016-03/2018
4 Dr. M. Karthikeyan Computational identification and in vitro validation of small molecule inhibitors for tankyrase protein to inhibit the over expression of Wnt/ß-catenin ignaling mechanism using HCA-7, HCT116 and MDST8/ HCA-46 colon cancer cell lines: A new drug target for Colorectal Cancer DBT 30.48  03/2016-02/2019
5 Dr. RM. Vidhyavathi Classification of hierarchical clustering with FP-Growth algorithm to analyzing and creating the solution for
Chromosomal disorder
AURF 0.80 01/2016-05/2018
6 Dr. J. Jeyakanthan Development of Web Based Search Engines for the Analyses of Protein interactions with Nucleotides, Fatty Acids and Buffers DBT 13.81  05/2015-04/2018
7 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh Identification of novel drug targets of Leishmania donovani: Studies on CAAX prenyl protease I and II of the pathogen DBT 73.69  08/2014-07/2017
8  Dr. M. Karthikeyan Pharmacogenomics Study of Anti Hypertensive Treatment in South Indian Population ICMR 21.25  05/2014-04/2017
9 Dr. J. Jeyakanthan Structural and Functional Studies of Purine Biosynthesis complex from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 DST 48.98  07/2013-08/2016
10 Dr. J. Jeyakanthan Structural and Functional Studies of Translation Initiation factors from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 DBT - Twin 77.00  01/2013-05/2016
11 Dr. J. Jeyakanthan Structure determination of CPS and ATCase of Thermus thermophilus HB8 and identification of potential inhibitors DBT 32.16 09/2012-08/2015
12 Dr. P. Srinivasan Development of Microarray for the detection of Bacteria / Bacteriophages and controlling measures against pathogenic bacteria from shrimp aquaculture environment DST-FAST TRACK 23.44  08/2012-08/2015
13 Dr. J. Jeyakanthan Structural and Functional  analysis of Orotate Phosphoribosyl transferase (TTHA1742) and Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase (TTHA0779) from Thermus thermophilus HB8 DBT 50.25 07/2012-06/2015
14 Dr. J. Jeyakanthan Structure and functional studies on PH0140 protein from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 UGC 12.90 07/2012-06/2015
15 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh QM/MM partial charges, binding pocket contours analysis and FEP calculation for designing potent inhibitors of HTLV- Protease: A de novo drug design approach CSIR 16.02 03/2012-03/2015
16 Dr. P. Srinivasan Molecular characterization and biocontrol effect of Vibrio bacteriophages from shrimp aquaculture environment UGC 1.64 07/2011-07/2014
17 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh Computational Screening of CDK2 Inhibitors by Combined approach of Pharmacophoric study, QPLD and Molecular Dynamics Simulation analysis  DST 18.95 05/2011-04/2014
18 Dr. M. Karthikeyan Investigation of binding of  HA protein with sialic acid and ligand base lead identification of neuraminidase inhibitor of H1N1 2009 influenza A virus CSIR 15.98  02/2011-01/2014
19 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh Shape and chemical feature based 3D- Pharmacophore Model generation, Virtual Screening and MESP studies to identify Potential Leads for Antifungal Azoles. UGC 7.48 02/2011-01/2014

Department Research/Support Schemes
S. No Research / Support Scheme Funding Agency Amount (Rs. lakhs) Period MM/YYYY - MM/YYYY
1 Fund for Improvement of S&T infrastructure in universities & higher educational institutions (FIST) - Level I DST 62.00 5 years
(2017-22)
2 UGC-Innovative PG Diploma in Structural Pharmacogenomics UGC 54.00 + 2 Asst. Professors 5 years
(2013-18)

Memorandum of Understanding
Institute Period
Ongoing
National
Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai 2016-21
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 2014-17
International
University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom 2016-21
National Institute of Health, United States of America 2016-21
Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic 2016-21
National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Taiwan 2014-17
Completed
School of Science, Osaka University, Japan 2010-15
RIKEN, Kanagawa, Japan 2010-15
Institute of Protein Research, Osaka University, Japan 2010-15
Bio-Metal Science Lab, RIKEN, Harima Institute,  SPring-8, Japan 2010-15

Research Collaboration
National Collaboration
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Chhatrapati ShahuJi Maharaj University, Kanpur CSIR - Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
CSIR - Central Electrochemical Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai
Indian Institute of Technology-Mandi, Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Assam
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Pune Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
King George Medical University, Lucknow Maduarai Kamaraj University, Madurai
Pondicherry University, Puducherry SASTRA University, Thanjavur
Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai University of Madras, Chennai
University of Mysore, Mysuru VIT University, Vellore
International Collaboration
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Taiwan
Osaka University, Japan RIKEN, Harima Institute of Japan, Japan
Alumni
M.Sc. BIOINFORMATICS (2008 – 2010)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
1 2008502001 DINESH KUMAR. PL dineshkumar.tinku@gmail.com - HIGHER EDUCATION
1 2008502002 MANIKANDA PRABHU. S prabhu_88@ymail.com - BIOINFORMATICS, ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY, CHIDAMBARAM, TAMIL NADU 608002
3 2008502003 MOHAMED RABEAK.N rahman.bioinformatics@gmail.com - QUALITY CONTROLLER, PARMA INDUSTRY
4 2008502004 MUTHULAKSHMI.S muthu987@gmail.com - HIGHER EDUCATION
5 2008502005 NITHYA.G nithya388@gmail.com - TEACHER
6 2008502006 PRASANTH KUMAR.S prasanthbioinformatics@gmail.com - RESEARCH SCHOLAR,SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT, GHANDINAGAR
7 2008502007 SARAVANAN.S 793.cholan@gmail.com - MEDICAL CODER,INDIA
8 2008502008 SAHUL HAMEED.A shahulbioinformatics@gmail.com - BUSINESS,INDIA
9 2008502009 SINDHU.S sindhubioinformatics@gmail.com - HIGHER EDUCATION, INDIA.
10 2008502010 SUJI.G Sujibioinformaticz@gmail.com - MEDICAL CODER, INDIA
11 2008502011 VENKAT RAGHAVAN.R venkatbioinformatics@gmail.com - MEDICAL CODER, INDIA

M.Sc. BIOINFORMATICS (2009 – 2011)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
12 2009502001 ARCHANA V. P rameachu3@gmail.com - TEACHER,TVS SCHOOL,MADHURAI, INDIA
13 2009502002 JOSEPH ARUL RAYAN A arul4107@gmail.com - SOFTWARE ANALYST
14 2009502003 MOHAMED RABEAK.N karthi.bujji88@gmail.com - HIGHERSTUDIES, DUBAI
15 2009502004 MONISHA ILAKKIA R. S prajanmoni11@gmail.com - HIGHER EDUCATION
16 2009502005 NACHIAPPAN M nachinatural@gmail.com - RESEARCH SCHOLAR DEPT. OF BIOINFORMATICS, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI
17 2009502006 POONGODI K ks22poongodi@gmail.com - DATA ANALYST, SVASAM SOFTWARE, KARAIKUDI
18 2009502007 PRABHU D dgflower@gmail.com - BIOINFORMATICS, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI
19 2009502008 PRIYA DHARSHINI K priya.cutedarlia@gmail.com - BUSINESS,INDIA
20 2009502009 RAMVIGNESH C ram.vikki1@gmail.com - SOFTWARE ANALYST, EPISOURCE
21 2008502010 SURYANARAYANAN V suryastr@gmail.com - RESEARCH SCHOLAR. DEPT. OF BIOINFORMATICS, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI
22 2009502011 VIJI M vijibioinfo89@gmail.com - SENIOR EXECUTIVE, SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING SERVICES, CHENNAI

M.Sc. BIOINFORMATICS (2010 – 2012)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
23 2010502001 BHUVANESHWARI.S mail2bhuvanaa@gmail.com - RESEARCH SCHOLAR, ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
24 2010502002 MAHENDRA KRISHNA.G krishbioinformatics@gmail.com - PREPARING FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
25 2010502003  MUTHUKUMAR.V vgsmkumar@gmail.com - CLINICAL RESEARCHER
26 2010502004  NAGA SOUNDARYA.R soundaryafrd29@gmail.com - -
27 2010502005 VENKATESH.S venkatazb@gmail.com - RESEARCH SCHOLAR, CLRI, CHENNAI – 600 020
28 2010502006 YOGESHWARAN, M. myogesh3@gmail.com - QC ASSISTANT

M.Sc. BIOINFORMATICS (2011 – 2013)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
29 2011502001 S. DIVYA - - PREPARING FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
30 2011502002 T. DIVYA t.divya204@gmail.com - PREPARING FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
31 2011502003 S. LATHA lathabif@gmail.com - -
32 2011502004 K. LEKHARANI lekhanathi@gmail.com - -
33 2011502005 M. MADHUMATHI madhustar.mathimoon@gmail.com - -
34 2011502006 PK. MALARVIZHI flowereys@gmail.com - MEDICAL CODER
35 2011502007 M. MEENATCHI meena.cute20@gmail.com - -
36 2011502008 MOHD. MASOOD RAJA - - -
37 2011502009 G. NAGALAKSHMI nagalakshmibif@gmail.com - TEACHER
38 2011502010 D. NANDHINI nandhinibif@gmail.com - DATA ANALYSTS
39 2011502011 T. RAJA RAJESHWARI rajadeepi5@gmail.com - PREPARING FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
40 2011502012 SALMAN KHAN - - -

M.Sc. BIOINFORMATICS (2012 – 2014)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
41 2012502001 ALOSIUS. J jalosius19@gmail.com - POSTAL STAFF (CENTRAL GOVT.), POST OFFICE , KALAIYARKOVIL, TAMIL NADU
42 2012502002 ELAKKIYA. S ammuelakkiya2@gmail.com - STAFF, SWASTIK SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, KARAIKUDI
43 2012502003 GOKUL. R bioinfogokul@gmail.com - MEDICAL CODER, DELL PVT. LTD, COIMBATORE
44 2012502004 JOHN MARSHAL. J johnmarshal081@gmail.com - DEPT. OF BIOINFORMATICS, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI
45 2012502005 LAKSHMANAN.L tit4tat@gmail.com - DEPT.OF BIOINFORMATICS, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI.
46 2012502006 SANTHINI DEVI. P shanthini.p.devi@gmail.com - (ENTREPRENEUR) GOLDSMITH, KALAIYARKOVIL

M.Sc. BIOINFORMATICS (2013 – 2015)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
47 2013502001 JAGASIRPIAN. V jagasirpi@gmail.com - MEDICAL CODER
48 2013502002 RAMACHANDRAN R ramachandran1992bsc@gmail.com - COMPETETIVE EXAM PREPARATION
49 2013502003 SARAVANAKUMAR. S srvnaj@gmail.com - COMPETETIVE EXAM PREPARATION
50 2013502004 VEERAPANDIYAN. M Veeramalaisamy06@gmail.com - RESEARCH SCHOLAR, DEPT. OF BIOINFORMATICS, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI.

M.Sc. BIOINFORMATICS (2014 – 2016)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
51 2014502001 S. DEEPIKA deepinagu.17@gmail.com - -
52 2014502002 R. KANIMOZHI kanimozhi.r1234@gmail.com - M.PHIL, DEPT. OF BIOINFORMATICS,ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI.
53 2014502003 A. KASTHURI kasthubioinfo003@gmail.com - -
54 2014502004 T. NITHYA nithyatamil1103@gmail.com - -
55 2014502005 P. PAPPATHI pappaini5@gmail.com - -
56 2014502006 R. PONNAZHAGU sugankp18@gmail.com - -
57 2014502007 S. PRABA prabasai.40@gmail.com - -
58 2014502008 R. SHEELA RANI sheelaraj1810@gmail.com - M.PHIL, DEPT. OF BIOINFORMATICS, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI
59 2014502009 A. SYED MEHAR NISHA nisha.biotech2393@gmail.com - -
60 2014502010 K. THAMARAI SELVI thamukannan.22@gmail.com - -
61 2014502011 K. VAITHEESWARI vaithee220@gmail.com - -
62 2014502012 G. VIJAYAKUMARI deepinagu.17@gmail.com - -

M.PHIL (2009– 2010)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
63 2009505001 SHINY GURUCE.A guruce.bi@gmail.com - PRODUCTION OFFICER
64 2009505002 UMA MAHESWARI.N umabanu@gmail.com - -

M.PHIL (2010– 2011)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
65 2010505001 CELLAPERUMAL P nirmal2014@gmail.com - RESEARCH SCHOLOR, KARPAGAM UNIVERSITY, COIMBATORE
66 2010505002 UMA NISHANDHINI M bionisha@gmail.com - LECTURER, VELS UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
67 2010505003 PUGALENTHI S pogulbioinfo@gmail.com - BIOINFORMATICS DEVELOPER

M.PHIL (2011– 2012)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
68 2011505001 M.D. KARTHIKA - 8903581589 -
69 2011505002 S.G. RETHINA MALLIGA sgrm.bu@gmail.com 04869-211105 USA

M.PHIL (2012– 2013)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
70 2012505001 S. GOKILAVANI totality.boo@gmail.com 9942292932 SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
71 2012505002 MAHARAJA. R mahainforaja@gmail.com 9629425551 PREPARING FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
72 2012505003 R. S. MONISHA ILAKKIA prajanmoni11@gmail.com 9500386797 TEACHER
73 2012505004 K. PRIYADHARSHINI priya.cutedarlia@gmail.com 9629880145 SELF EMPLOYMENT
74 2012505005 QUEEN NAVEENA. E queennaveena1@gmail.com 9486191809 PROJECT ASSISTANT
75 2012505006 VENKATESH. S venkatazb@gmail.com 9486494616 RESEARCH SCHOLAR, CLRI, CHENNAI – 600 020

M.PHIL (2013– 2014)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
76 2013505001 BHARATHI PRIYA. R bharathipriya.r@gmail.com 9994673326 HIGHER STUDIES
77 2013505002 NAGALAKSHMI. G nagalakshmibif@gmail.com 9698444935 TEACHER
78 2013505003 SWARNA GAYATHRI. P gayathri88.palaniappan@gmail.com 9597793362 BANK EXAMS PREPARATION
79 2013505004 SWARAJ PRASAD Swarajprasad0@gmail.com 9600763657 PREPARING FOR NET/SLET/TOFEL/GRE

M.PHIL (2014– 2015)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
80 2014505001 AARTHY. M crystalaarthy@gmail.com 9940386593 RESEARCH SCHOLOR DEPT. OF BIOINFORMATICS, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI
81 2014505002 JOSEPH ARUL RAYAN.A arul4107@gmail.com 9790292546 PREPARING FOR NET/SLET/TOFEL/GRE

P.G.D.S.P (2014 – 2015)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
1 2014510007 VIJAYAKUMAR. S vijaysekar05@gmail.com 9976326646 RESEARCH SCHOLOR DEPT. OF ANIMAL HEALTH & MANAGEMENT, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY

P.G.D.S.P (2015 – 2016)
SL. NO REGISTER NUMBER NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
1 2015510002 KAVITHA N nkavita0729@gmail.com 9600978820 RESEARCH SCHOLOR DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY
2 2015510002 MANIKANDAN P.N pnmanikandan1@gmail.com 9344179693 RESEARCH SCHOLOR DEPT. OF BIOSENSORS AND BIOELECTRONICS, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY

Ph.D BIOINFORMATICS (2008-2016)
SL. NO NAME EMAIL.ID MOBILE CURRENT STATUS
1 Dr. SUNIL KUMAR TRIPATHI suniltripathi01@gmail.com 9751331772 RCB-YOUNG INVESTIGATOR, REGIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY, FARIDABAD (NCR DELHI), INDIA
2 Dr. CHANDRABOSE selnikraj@gmail.com 8056883900 POST DOCTORAL FELLOW, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING KONKUK UNIVERSITY, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
3 Dr. KH. DHANACHANDRA SINGH dksingh130@gmail.com 9600174412 CLINIC, LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CLEVELAND CLINIC, CLEVELAND, OHI
4 Dr. KARNATI KONDA REDDY kkreddy412@gmail.com 9786082031 POST DOCTORAL FELLOW, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
5 Dr. P. KIRUBAKARAN kirubanpk@gmail.com 9500033524 POST DOCTORAL FELLOW, INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, CZECH REPUBLIC
6 Dr. R. VANAJOTHI vanajothiram@gmail.com 9629267848 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,UTHAMAPALAYAM, THENI
7 Dr. A. SUDHA abisudhaa@yahoo.co.in 9443441845 TEACHING ASSISTANT, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY ,KARAIKUDI
8 Dr. T. SINDHU sindhu.bioinf@gmail.com 9486197624 -
9 Dr. K. GOPINATH perlgopi@gmail.com 9952833448 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER, KONKUK UNIVERSITY, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

Ph.D BIOINFORMATICS (2016-2017)
Sl. No Name Email-id Contact No Position Institution
1 Dr. S. Nagamani naga.bim@gmail.com 7010813454 National Post-Doctoral Fellow Centre for Molecular ModelingCSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical TechnologyTarnaka, Hyderabad – 500 007
2 Dr. C. Sathish Kumar sathishimb@gmail.com 9842823858 Post Doctoral Researcher Department of Chemical EngineeringKonkuk University1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-GuSeoul, South Korea, 143-701
Association
Admission/ Records/ Certificates/ Stock Register Maintenance Co-ordinator
Dr. J. Jeyakanthan
Representatives
Mrs. M. Rathipriya
Mr. S. Arumugam
Curriculum Development All Faculty Members
Time Table Co-ordinator
Dr. M. Karthikeyan
Examination Board All Faculty Members
Purchase Committee All Faculty Members
Research Committee All Faculty Members
Student Welfare/ Placement / Scholarship/ Fees/ Hostel Co-ordinator
Dr. J. Jeyakanthan
Representatives
Mrs. M. Rathipriya
IQAC (Academic Audit/ Annual Report) Co-ordinator
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Dr. P. Boomi
Industry Linkage Co-ordinator
Dr. P. Boomi
Seminar/ Conference/ Workshop/ Eminent Scientist Lecture Co-ordinator
Dr. J. Jeyakanthan
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Alumni and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) / Yoga Education Co-ordinators
Dr. RM. Vidhyavathi
Representatives
Final year M.Sc Students
Journal Club Co-ordinator
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Mentor/ Mentee Report Co-ordinators
Dr. M. Karthikeyan
Dr. V.K. Langeswaran
Website and Computer Maintenance Co-ordinator
Dr. RM. Vidhyavathi
Representatives
Mr. R. Santhosh
Mr. Umesh Panwar
Remedial Coaching Class Co-ordinators
Dr. M. Karthikeyan
Coaching for Competitive Exams (NET/SET/GATE/ BINC etc.,) Co-ordinators
Dr. V.K. Langeswaran
Village Placement Program (VPP)/ National Service Scheme (NSS) Co-ordinator
Dr. J. Joseph Sahayarayan
Dr. P. Boomi
Vivekananda Cadet Crops Training Officer
Dr. V.K. Langeswaran
Volunteers
M.Sc. Students
Employability Skills/ Career Guidance All Faculty Members
Faculty Progress Report Co-ordinator
Dr. J. Joseph Sahayarayan
Azaghu / Departmental Magazine Co-ordinator
Dr. RM. Vidhyavathi
Extra Curricular Activities Co-ordinator
Dr. J. Joseph Sahayarayan
Representatives
Final year M.Sc Students
Placement
S.No Name of Research Scholar Position Name of the University/ Institute
1. Dr. Sunil Kumar Tripathi RCB-Young Investigator Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad (NCR Delhi)
2. Dr. C. Selvaraj Orise Research Associate Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Toxicology Division, FDA, USA
3. Dr. Kh. Dhanachandra Singh Post Doctoral Fellow Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
4. Dr. Karnati Konda Reddy Post Doctoral Fellow Albany State University, Georgia, USA
5. Dr. P. Kirubakaran Post Doctoral Fellow Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, ASCR, Prague.
6. Dr. R. Vanajothi Assistant Professor Fatima College(Autonomous), Madurai
7. Dr. A. Sudha Teaching Assistant Alagappa University, Karaikudi
8. Dr. K. Gopinath Researcher Konkuk University, South Korea
9. Dr. T. Sindhu Research Associate ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru
10. Dr. S. Nagamani Post Doctoral Fellow Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
11. Dr. C. Sathish Kumar Post Doctoral Researcher Konkuk University, South Korea
 
Students Achievements
S.No Name of Research Scholar Fellowship qualified Year
1. R. Vanajothi            RGNF      2009-14
2. A. Sudha DST-WOSA  2011-14
3. Sunil Kumar Tripathi CSIR - SRF 2012-14
4. V. Suryanarayanan DST-INSPIRE 2012-17
5. Karnati Konda Reddy  CSIR - SRF 2013-15
6. P. Kirubakaran CSIR - SRF 2013-15
7. Kh. Dhanachandra Singh CSIR - SRF 2013-15
8. D. Sasikala RGNF      2013-18
 
S.No Name of Research Scholar Examination qualified Year
1. R.Vanajothi SET 2013
e-BioInformatics Magazine [BIM]
Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery Society (BIDDS)

Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery Society (BIDDS) is an Indian academic society for Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Drug Discovery. It has been registered under the rule 8 of the Tamil Nadu society’s registration Act, 1975. In recent days, bioinformatics has become indispensable in life science research. Buoyed by the success of rational drug design and the new challenges posed by the emerging resistant and infectious diseases has compelled the researchers to enhance bioinformatics application for accelerating drug discoveries. It is in this backdrop with the idea of establishing a stage for scientists, academicians, researchers and students that will bring them closer to discuss, find scientific solutions in designing new drugs using advanced computer aided technology, was proposed by Dr. S. Subbiah, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University at University’s Bioinformatics department during the 9th National symposium-cum-workshop on “Recent trends in structural bioinformatics and computer aided drug design”. The society will serve as a platform for dissemination of scientific knowledge and function as a central hub between bioinformatics, biological sciences and other allied life sciences.

BIDDS has been developed for the promotion of recent progress in drug discovery with the resource of bioinformatics. This society helps in discovering the scientific and academic efforts throughout the globe and recognizes the researchers and scientist bestowed with the awards and credits. Expertise and eminent scientist all over India can be found under a single platform via BIDDS. The members of society meet every year and organize conference, workshop, symposium and training for all upcoming researchers to achieve great success by meeting eminent scientist and industrialists. It will be endow with a global opening for the scientists and researchers to present their work and gain exposure. This helps to seek inspiration and support the young researchers to accomplish their aim for future exploration of their study.

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