DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCE
Life Science
Dr. A.Baskaran
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| Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
| Nature of Employment | : | Regular |
| Date of Joining | : | 18/03/2022 |
| Qualification | : | Ph.D |
| Email ID | : | baskaran@crescent.education |
| Google Scholar link | : | https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=rfJmVToAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Scopus Link | : | https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57205653546 |
| Orcid Id | : | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6236-6708. |
Educational Background
- Ph.D : Department of Biomedical Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli –2015
- M.Sc: Sri Sankara Arts & Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram 2008
- B.Sc: Sri Sankara Arts & Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram 2006
Teaching and research Experience
- Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B S Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai, March 2022- current
- Post doctoral Research Fellow Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, April 2021- March 2022
- Research Associate 2B/H The Ohio State University, Columbus, OHIO, USA, July 2019 – March 2021
- Post doctoral Research Fellow University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, January 2017 – June 2019
- Post doctoral Research Fellow University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, April 2016 – December 2016
- Assistant Professor Sri Sankara Arts & Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram, December 2014 – March2016
Honors and Awards
- University Research Fellowship in Bharathidasan University, 2010- 2013.
- Travel fellowship from Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS) to attend Symposium on Diseases on Asian Aquaculture (DAA9), Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM, during November 24 -28, 2014.
- 19th rank in M.Sc., Microbiology (2006-2008) University of Madras,.
Research areas
- Ischemic heart disease
- Myocardial repair/regeneration
- Neutrophils, DAMPs and Inflammasome signaling
- Cigarette smoking induced atherosclerosis
- Diarrheal Diseases with special reference to Vibrios
- Molecular Microbial pathogenesis
- Molecular epidemiological analysis and antibiotic resistance
- Bioenergy from Microalgae
Research outcomes
a. Research grants
Ongoing
| Name of the PI | Title of the grant | Name of the Funding agency | Name of the Scheme | Amount granted in Rs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. A. BASKARAN | Molecular characterization……Vibrios | B S Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology | Crescent Seed Money-Centre for Sustainable Development | 50000/- |
Publications
Number of Research Publications: 20
- International journals: 10
- National journals: 10
- Conference presentations:39
- Novel genomic sequences submitted to Genbank, NCBI, USA: 3
- Invited talks delivered: 7
List of publications
- P.Priyadharsini, N. Nirmala, S.S. Dawn, A. Baskaran, P. SundarRajan, K.P. Gopinath, J. Arun Genetic improvement of microalgae for enhanced carbon dioxide sequestration and enriched biomass productivity: Review on CO2 bio-fixation pathways modifications Algal Research Vol 66 (2022).102810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102810. (Scopus indexed) (Impact factor 5.2)
c. Research guidance: Ph.D
Ongoing: 01
| S.No | Name of the scholar | Title of the thesis | Year of registration | Year of Completion | Scholarship details | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suruthi SS | Anti-tumor metabolites from marine sponge associated microbes | 2022 | pursuing |
M.Sc/M.Tech
Completed projects :5
| S.No | Name of the student | Title of the project | Year of award | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Kameshwaran | Incidence of Vibrio cholerae and other vibrios from different seafoods and environmental sources | 2023 | Paper Communicated: 01, Conference presentations: 02, Sequences deposited: 03 |
| 2 | Bhavani B.K | Production of bioethanol and bio-oil from Prosopis juliflora: An alternate source for biogas | 2023 | Paper Communicated: 01, Conference presentations: 01 |
| 3 | Pavithra. P | Production and characterization of bioethanol from Moringa oleifera biomass | 2023 | Paper Communicated: 01, Conference presentations: 01 |
| 4 | Mahima Caroline | Different survival strategies on food-borne pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus under starvation conditions at different temperatures. | 2023 | Paper Communicated: 01, Conference presentations: 03 |
| 5 | Aqsa yashfeen | The role of PARP in age-related cardiac failure | 2023 | – |
