Department of Zoology

Assistant Professor in Zoology (Aided) - Thiagarajar College, Madurai (2022 to till date)

Assistant Professor in Biotechnology (Self-financed) - Lady Doak College, Madurai

Assistant Professor in Zoology (Self-financed) - Lady Doak College, Madurai

Publication of Research Articles in Journals

• Sree Gayathri S., Vignesh K.G., Usha C., Narasimha Mallikarjunan K., Padmavathy S. 2025. Sustainable bioplastic production from banana peel waste: Unveiling antibacterial potential and environmental impact. Nature environment and pollution technology, 24(4): 1-4.

   

• Usha C and M. Meera 2023. Fabrication and Characterization of Bioplastic films using Ipomoea batatas. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 29(4): 1820-1823. 

   

• Usha C, Saishree M, Gladys Angelin Rachel D 2014. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Achyranthesbidentata leaf extract and its larvicidal activity. International Journal of Science and Research, 3(10):662-665.

   

• Murugappan RM, Benazir begum S, Usha C, Lok kirubahar S and   Karthikeyan M 2017. Growth promoting and probiotic potential of the endophytic bacterium Rhodococcus globerulus colonizing the medicinal plant Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng International journal of current research and review, 9(14).

   

• Usha C, Gladys Angelin Rachel D 2014. Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles by Acacia nilotica and their antibacterial activity. International Journal of Scientific Research, 3(6): 27-29. 

Publication of Chapters in Book

• Chockaiyan Usha, Parameswaran Kiruthikalakshmi, P. Sakthieaswari, M. Lakshmi and Nithiya Anbuselvam Pandemic-Associated biomedical waste management: Socio-Environmental Impact, sustainable strategies and renewable technologies (Chapter-9) in the book Analytical Case studies on municipal and biomedical waste management - Perspectives on Sustainable Development Goals published by CRC Press, 2024, ISBN 978-1-003-349969-5 (eBook), page 119-131.

   

• Chockaiyan Usha, Saravanan Muthupandian, Balajee Ramachandran, Parameswaran Kiruthikalakshmi, S. Sree Gayathri and Arul Yesudoss Effect of Graphene-based nanomaterials in Agri-Biotechnology (Chapter-6)in the book Graphene-based nanomaterials published by CRC Press, 2024, ISBN 978-1-003-30054-0 (eBook), page 71-82.

   

• Parameswaran Kiruthika Lakshmi, Chockaiyan Usha, Selvaraj Meenakshi and Muthupandian Saravanan Magnetic Nanoparticles for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications (Chapter-20) in the book Pharmaceutical Nanobiotechnology for Targeted Therapy, Published bySpringer, 2022, ISBN 978-3-031-12658-1 (eBook), Page 609-639.

   

• Kiruthikalakshmi Parameswaran, Usha Chockaiyan. Emerging technologies to understand plant-microbe responses on climate change in the book Ecophysiology of plant stress mitigators, Published by Elsevier, 2022, ISBN 978-981-16-7758-8, page 451-468.

   

• Abirami Sitharanjithan,  Sreegayathri Subbaraju, Usha Chockaiyan. Trichoderma as biostimulant - a plausible approach to alleviate abiotic stress for intensive production practices (chapter – 3) in the book “New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and bioengineering” Published by Elsevier, 2022, ISBN 9780323855778, Page 57-84.

   

• Kiruthikalakshmi Parameswaran, Sitharanjithan Abirami,  Selvaraj Meenakshi, Chockaiyan Usha, Pandi Sakthieaswari, Kannan Aarthy, Subbaraju Sreegayathri, Sathiah Baby. Application of Deinococcus radiodurans for bioremediation of radioactive wastes (Chapter 39) in the book Microbes and Microbial Biotechnology for Green Remediation, Elsevier, 2022, ISBN 9780323904520

   

• Sreegayathri Subbaraju, Usha Chockaiyan, Sakthieaswari Pandi, Aarthy Kannan. Chapter 10-Nanoerythrosome - biohybrid microswimmers for Cancer theranostics cargo delivery in the book Cancer Nanotheranostics (Volume 2) Published by Springer International, 2021, ISBN 978-3-030-76262-9, eISBN 978-3-030-76263-6, Page 261-284.

   

• Usha Chockaiyan, Abirami Sitharanjithan,  Kiruthikalakshmi Parameswaran, Meenakshi Selvaraj. Chapter 11- Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Nanotheranostics in the book Cancer Nanotheranostics (Volume 2), Published by Springer International, 2021, ISBN 978-3-030-76262-9, eISBN 978-3-030-76263-6, Page 285-304.

   

• Kiruthikalakshmi Parameswaran, Abirami Sitharanjithan, Meenakshi Selvaraj, Usha Chockaiyan, Sreegayathri Subbaraju, Sakthieaswari Pandi, Aarthy Kannan, Baby Sathiah. Chapter 6- PGPR: The Redeemer of Rice from Abiotic stress in the book Antioxidantsin Plant-microbe Interaction, Published by Springer Nature, Singapore 2021 ISBN 978-981-16-1349-4, eISBN 978-981-16-1350-0. Page 101-135. 

   

• Chockaiyan Usha, Pandi Sakthieaswari, Parameswaran Kiruthikalakshmi, Sakthieaswari Pandi. Chapter 6-Medicine at Nanoscale: A New paradigm for emerging trend of multidrug resistance in bacteria in the Handbook of Research on Nano-strategies for combating antimicrobial resistance and cancer, Published in the United States of America by IGI Global Medical Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global),  March 2021, ISBN13: 9781799850496, eISBN13: 9781799850502. Page 133-158.

Publications in Conference Proceedings

• Priscilla AS, Usha C, Joy Marjorie Annal D, Sakthieswari P, Priscilla Sweetlin G, Julie Ranee S, Jayanthi Kalaivani G, Shyamala A, Dhanaseeli M A study on carbon footprinting and its impact on public health in and around an open air crematorium at Thathaneri, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Jan 2016 Proceedings In: WCC Centenary International Conference on Viable Synergies in Mathematical and Natural Sciences 441-453, ISBN: 978-93-85374-38-8.

   

• Usha C, Lok kirubahar S,  Karthikeyan M,  Murugappan RM  2016. Fabrication of wound dressings impregnated with zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized from honey: A facile approach for antibacterial application TeJAS In-house journal, 1, 88-98, ISSN 2456-4044

   

• Usha C, Lok Kirubahar S, Karthikeyan M, Murugappan RM. Facilitation of wound healing by phytofabricated silver nanoparticles impregnated dressing materials, Won First prize in National Conference on “Biotechnology-New horizons and hopes” 20th & 21st October, 2016 at Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.

   

• S.Lok Kirubahar, M.Karthikeyan, D.Baskar, C.Usha, RM.Murugappan. Green synthesis of Graphene oxide Nanoparticles from Lactobacillus sp. and its Application for Larvicidal activity. ICMR sponsored National Conference on Novel Technologies on Natural products for Mosquito and Disease control at KSR college of Arts and science, Thiruchengode. February 23 & 24, 2017.

   

• M.Karthikeyan, C.Usha, S.Lok Kirubahar, RM.Murugappan. Phytofabrication of Silver nanoparticles using medicinal herb Ocimum sanctum for Wound dressing Applications. ICMR sponsored National Conference on Novel Technologies on Natural products for Mosquito and Disease control at KSR college of Arts and science, Thiruchengode. February 23 & 24, 2017.

  Sequence submitted in NCBI database 

• Murugappan RM, Aravinth A, Karthikeyan M, Usha C. Rhodococcus erythropolis strain cmmb1  16S ribosomal RNA  gene  partial sequences submitted in NCBI,  GenBank ID - GU120079 

   

• Usha C, Omprakash M. Bacillus arachidis strain OP-1 16S ribosomal RNA  gene  partial sequences submitted in NCBI,  GenBank ID – PV711323

• Life Membership in Asian PGPR Society
• Life Member in TN Science Forum