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<strong>KANNAN</strong> <strong>VENUGOPAL</strong><br />

kannanbms@gmail.com<br />

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Research Interests:<br />

Malaria, one of the most daunting infectious diseases of all time, has<br />

thwarted man’s efforts to fight it for long. Decades of research from<br />

different standpoints on this infectious disease has yet to yield a fruitful<br />

result with regard to a cure. I am interested to study the biology of the<br />

malarial parasite, and find the missing link that could possibly lead to a<br />

solution for the jigsaw.<br />

Education:<br />

2011 Bharathidasan University, Trichy.<br />

M.Sc Biomedical Sciences (5 year integrated Masters program)<br />

% aggregate: 72% First Class with A++ grade<br />

2006 G.D.Matriculation Hr.Sec School, Coimbatore.<br />

HSC (Higher Secondary Exam)<br />

% scored : 73%<br />

2004 St.Joseph’s Boys Anglo Indian Hr.Sec School, Coonoor.<br />

AISLC (High School Exam)<br />

% scored : 90%<br />

Masters Thesis:<br />

I carried out my Masters thesis in Professor Dominique Soldati’s Lab at the<br />

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine in University of<br />

Geneva, Switzerland. I worked on the project entitled “Identification and<br />

characterization of the repertoire of putative PATs (Palmitoyl<br />

Transferases) in Toxoplasma gondii ”.<br />

*A publication on the work carried out is awaited.<br />

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Training and Internships:<br />

‣ As a part of my course curriculum, in the penultimate<br />

semester, I carried out a project entitled “Identification of<br />

Antidiabetic potential of Ixora coccinea flowers on<br />

Streptozotocin induced diabetes in adult Wistar rats.” The<br />

project involved phytochemical studies, and also experiments<br />

from a biochemical and histopathological standpoint were<br />

carried out.<br />

‣ Selected by the Indian Academy of Sciences for the Summer<br />

Fellowship Programme 2010. I was given the opportunity to<br />

work at the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, last<br />

summer. I worked there on the project entitled “Gene cloning<br />

and Over expression & purification of a putative target<br />

protein in P.falciparum.”<br />

‣ Summer Research Fellow of Indian Institute of Science<br />

Education and Research(IISER), Mohali in 2009 summer.<br />

Worked on the project entitled “Assesment of the effects of<br />

varying levels of Serum concentration on the Breast Cancer<br />

cell lines MCF 7 & MDAMB468 and hence changes in the<br />

expression of ICAM1” .<br />

‣ Short term Training in Histopathological techniques at the<br />

Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.<br />

Scholarly Activities:<br />

‣ Presented a poster at the state level symposium held at the Tamil<br />

Nadu Agricultural University on the topic “Isolation and Analysis of<br />

SPECT in rodent Malarial parasite Plasmodium berghei.”<br />

‣ Won the Third Prize in the Quiz Competition at the State Level<br />

Symposium held as a part of Bioconcorrenza 2009 at TNAU,<br />

Coimbatore.<br />

‣ Attended State and National level Seminars in Biology and Medical<br />

Sciences in Bharathidasan University and Tamil Nadu Agricultural<br />

University( TNAU )<br />

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‣ Certificate of participation in the “National Symposium on Current<br />

Scenario in Microbial Technology” held at Bharathidasan University,<br />

Trichy<br />

Technical expertise:<br />

Molecular Biology<br />

Gene cloning<br />

Protein expression, induction and purification<br />

Immunology<br />

ELISA<br />

Immuno Flourescence Assay<br />

Immuno electrophoresis<br />

Tissue Culture<br />

Animal Cell Culture – have worked on Breast cancer cell lines and<br />

performed drug testing by different assays<br />

Parasite culture – have gained experience in culturing Toxoplasma<br />

gondii during my Masters dissertation project.<br />

Bioinformatics<br />

Have gained experience in using tools required for the In silico<br />

annotation of genes, and other common bioinformatics tools during<br />

my Masters project<br />

Microbiology<br />

Basic Culturing and Biochemical tests on different bacterial and<br />

fungal strains<br />

Antibiotic assays<br />

Histopathology<br />

Well trained in animal handling and processing of both human and<br />

animal tissue samples.<br />

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Extra Curricular Activities :<br />

Won the B grade in the sixth level of the English International<br />

Evaluation Examination , and participated in the Mathematics<br />

Examination conducted by the London Academy.<br />

Passed the “Annual All India UN Information Test” in First Class<br />

for four consecutive years, which was conducted by the United<br />

Schools Organisation Of India, a branch of the UN.<br />

Prizes won at various Intra and Inter School Competitions for<br />

Dance, Debate, Elocution and Drama throughout school and<br />

college days<br />

Certificate “A” awarded by The National Service Scheme, during<br />

XII std.<br />

Best All rounder of the “ Fantasia” Talenton Competition during<br />

XII std.<br />

Certificate of participation in Tamil essay writing competition<br />

conducted by “Salim Ali Centre For Ornithology And Natural<br />

History, Coimbatore”<br />

Personal details:<br />

Name:<br />

Kannan Venugopal<br />

Date of birth: 14/01/1989<br />

Residential Address:<br />

Nationality:<br />

Languages known:<br />

26/1G2, Ayyapa Nagar,<br />

Athipalayam pirivu,<br />

Chinnavedampatty P.O.<br />

Coimbatore – 641 006<br />

Tamil Nadu, India.<br />

Indian<br />

English, Hindi, French( beginner)and Tamil(native).<br />

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References:<br />

Dr.Narkunaraja Shanmugam<br />

Reader,<br />

Department of Biomedical Sciences<br />

School of Basic Medical Sciences<br />

Bharathidasan University<br />

Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, India<br />

e-mail id: snarkunaraja@gmail.com , nshanmugam@bdu.ac.in<br />

Prof. Dominique Soldati<br />

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine<br />

Faculty of Medicine<br />

University of Geneva<br />

Switzerland<br />

e-mail id : Dominique.Soldati-Favre@medecine.unige.ch<br />

Ph: +41 (0)22 379 56 72<br />

Dr.Sashidhar Mulugu<br />

Head of the Department<br />

Department of Biomedical Sciences<br />

School of Basic Medical Sciences<br />

Bharathidasan University<br />

Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, India<br />

e-mail id : sashibms@yahoo.com<br />

Declaration:<br />

I hereby declare that all the information provided above is true to the best<br />

of my knowledge and belief.<br />

Kannan Venugopal<br />

M.Sc Biomedical Sciences<br />

Department of Biomedical Science<br />

School of Basic Medical Sciences<br />

Bharathidasan University,<br />

Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, India.<br />

Phone No: +91 8870455429<br />

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