Department of Biotechnology
Educational Background
- Ph.D., in Biotechnology (Plant Molecular Biology) under the guidance of Dr. T. Jebasingh, Assistant Professor, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India.
- Master of Philosophy (Biotechnology) in ANJA College, Sivakasi, India with 76.6%. (2011-2012).
- Master of Science (Biotechnology) in Lady Doak College, Madurai, India with 79%. (2009-2011).
- Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) in Sri Kaliswari College, Sivakasi, India with 76.5% (2006-2009).
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Lady Doak College, Madurai (Oct 2022- Apr 2024).
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Thiagarajar College, Madurai (Aug 2024 to till date).
Awards & Recognitions
- Developed a Lateral Flow Assay device for the detection of cardamom mosaic virus (Patenting is in progress).
- Cleared State Eligibility Test (SET) on 2016.
- Cleared GATE Exam and secured percentile of 86.75 on 2011.
- Secured University 2nd rank in the under graduation.
Research Publications
Research Publications
- Elangovan, S., Srikakulam, N., Pandi, G., Jacob, T., Ramakrishnan, U., Madhugiri Narayanarao, V., Tennyson J. (2019) The first complete genomic sequence of cardamom mosaic virus, a member of the genus Macluravirus (family Potyviridae). Arch Virol164 (6): 1723-1726.
- Palani, S.N., Elangovan S., Menon, A., Kumariah, M., Tennyson, J. (2018) An efficient nucleic acids extraction protocol for Elettaria cardamomum. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 17: 207-212.
Senbagalakshmi, P., Jebasingh, T., Elangovan, S., Kumar, T.S., Rao, M.V. (2019) Identification of an efficient RNA extraction protocol for Gymnemasylvestre R. Br. By cloning of actin gene. JETIR 6: 562-569.
Book Chapters
- Elangovan, S., Jeyaprakasam, J., & Tennyson J. (2024). Genomics of Biotic Stress Tolerance in Small Cardamom. In The Cardamom Genome (pp. 57-75). In Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-031-71828-1.
- Elangovan, S., & Tennyson J. (2023). Viral diseases of Elettaria cardamomum. In Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum): Production, Processing and Properties. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-031-35425-0.
- Elangovan, S., &Tennyson J. (2021). Virus-host interactome of Potyviridae. In Plant Virus-Host Interaction (pp. 169-189). Academic Press (Elsevier). ISBN 978-0-12-821629-3.
- Jeyaprakasam, J., Kannan, S., Elangovan, S., & Tennyson, J. (2024). Interactome of pepper-infecting viruses. In Pepper Virome (pp. 99-127). Academic Press (Elsevier).
Conferences
- Best Poster Presentation “Aqua-Terr Golden Jubilee International Conference on Genome Biology and Host Defence: Bacteria to mammals” held on 2019 at Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India.
- Best Oral Presentation “International Conference on Recent Trends in Microbiology” held on 2016 at Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India.
Projects Handled
- Project I: Solubilization of cardamom mosaic virus coat protein for structural characterization (Institutional seed grant, Thiagarajar College, Madurai (2024-2025)- Served as a PI.
- Project II: Development of an on- site diagnostic kit for cardamom mosaic virus (DBT) (2016-2017)- Junior Research Fellow.
- Project III: Characterization of the complete genome of cardamom mosaic virus (UGC-MRP) (2012-2015)- Project Fellow.
Activities
- Contributed as a resource person in the “National Hands-On Training Programme on Advanced Instrumentation in Plant Sciences” held on 2017 at ANJA college, Sivakasi, India.
- Contributed as a resource person in the “State workshop on Modern Approaches in Plant Biotechnology” held on 2015 at ANJA college, Sivakasi, India.
- Supervised projects for several B. Tech and M.Sc., students.