RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL

International Advisory Council

Dr. Vijay Yadav Tokala President, The Postharvest Education Foundation, Oregon, USA

Postharvest Physiology, Ethylene Management, Cold-chain Systems

Dr. Senthil Kumar Velusamy Senior Scientist, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, USA

Comparative Genomics, Metabolic Engineering, Host–Microbiome Interactions

Dr. Madhurananda Pahar Research Fellow, Department of Computer Science, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Computational Neuroscience

Dr. Malka Siva Kumar Senior Researcher, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Wanju, South Korea

Postharvest Biology, Stress Physiology, Plant Biotechnology

Dr. Jeyalakshmi Kandhavelu Staff Scientist, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, USA

Cancer Biology, RNA Biology, Stem Cell Therapeutics

Dr. Tharmaraj Vairaperumal Senior Researcher, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Biomedical Science, Diagnostic Technologies, Nanotechnology

Dr. Kenias Chigwaya Quality Assurance Manager, Fruitways, Cape Town, South Africa

Postharvest Physiology, Horticultural Imaging, Plant Growth Regulation

Dr. Pushpanathan Muthuirulan Research Scientist, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

Human Genetics, Human Genomics, Drug Discovery

National Advisory Council

Dr. Justin David Clifton Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Development Science, Arul Anandar College, Madurai

Chemical Genetics, Drug Screening, Molecular Imaging

Dr. Elangovan Vadamalai Professor, Department of Zoology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow

Bat Ecology, Sensory Biology, Pollination & Insects

Prof. Dhakshinamoorthy Swaminathan MD & CEO, Jones Academy of Clinical Embryology, Chennai Professor & Consultant Embryologist, KSHEMA IVF, NITTE University, Mangalore

Clinical Embryology, Reproductive Medicine, ART and Fertility Research

Dr. Rajesh Thangamani Senior Scientist, Biotechnology Division, CSIR-NEERI, Chennai

Environmental Microbiology, Microbial Genomics

Dr. Anuradha Rajamanickam Senior Scientist, NIH-ICER, Chennai

Human Immunity, Tuberculosis, Diabetic & Helminth Immunity

Dr. S. Vinod Kanna Assistant Professor, School of Science, Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai

Plant Tissue Culture, Genetic Engineering

Dr. Balakrishnan Veluchamy Associate Professor, Raja Doraisingam Government Arts College, Sivagangai

Agricultural Economics, Labour Economics

Dr. Muthuraj Muniyappan Assistant Professor and PGDM Program Coordinator, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

Industrial Economics, Agricultural Economics, Rural Economics

Dr. Vigneshwaran Narayanan Application Manager, Prompt, Bangalore Extraordinary Staff, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Material Flammability, Fire Dynamics, Fire Applications

Dr. Saravanan Periasamy Associate Professor, Centre of Excellence in Biofilms, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai

Biofilm Biology, Antibiofilm Nanotechnology, Environmental Microbiology

Dr. Jeya Marimuthu Project Scientist, Marine Biotechnology, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai

Protein Biochemistry, Industrial Biotechnology, Metabolic Engineering