Arunkumar RengarajPhD research scholar

Under the guidance Prof . Yun Suk HukDepartment of Biological EngineeringInha University

Qualification

From 2009 to 2011 - M.Tech. (Biotechnology) @ Bannari Amman Institute of Technology affiliated to Anna University,

Coimbatore, TN, India. [First class with CGPA 8].

From 2005 to 2009 - B.Tech. (Biotechnology) @ P.S.R Engineering College affiliated to Anna University, Sivakasi, TN,

India. [First class with 75 %].

Teaching Experience

June, 2012-Feb ,2014: Working as an Assistant Professor in Dept. of Biotechnology, Prathyusha Institute of

Technology and Management, Tiruvallur, Chennai, India -602 025.

Industry Experience

Aug 2011 to May 2012: Worked as an Executive in Research and Development at Tex Biosciences (Pvt.) Ltd, Chennai.

 

1. Arunkumar. R. 2014. Screening of immunomodulatory efficiency of laurus nobilis. International

Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 5(1): 978-982. (ISSN: 0975-6299).

2. Arunkumar. R., Cholapandian.K and K.Boopalan. 2013. Antibacterial activity of Acalypha indica

extracted with various solvents. International Journal of Ethanomedicine and pharmacological

research. 4(1): 1-6. (ISSN: 2347-2901).

3. Arunkumar. R., Dhasarathan.P and P. sowmya. 2013. Analysis of compounds and screening for

Anti-Microbial, Anti-Inflammatory activity from saliva of Canislupus familiaris. International

Journal of Ethanomedicine and pharmacological research. 1(1): 1-6. (ISSN: 2347-2901).

4. Arunkumar, R., Paravathi, L. and D. Paul Ebnezer. 2013. Determination of Nutritional Idly batter

by adding soya (Glycinmax) using probiotic bacteria. J. Bio sci. Res ., 4(2):54-57 (ISSN 0976-2272).

Publication

5. Arunkumar. R., Bharath Chandra Sugunesh. G and A.M. Vinothkumar. 2012. Isolation and

characterization phytase producing microbes from poultry soil sample, Global J. of Mod. Biol. &

Tech., 2 (3):68-72. (ISSN 2231-5179).

6. Arunkumar. R. 2012. Isolation and optimization of protease producing bacteria from soil

sample. Global J. Eng. & Appl. Sci., 2 (3): 286-288. (ISSN 2249-2631).

7. Arunkumar. R., Muthu vigneshwaran, K.P and A.M. Vinothkumar. 2012. Production and

characterization of exopolysaccharides using lactobacillus sp. Isolated from milk and milk

products. International Journal of Current Research. 4(12): 103-107. (ISSN: 0975-833X).

8. Arunkumar. R. 2012. Epidemiological studies of breast cancer patients of Coimbatore district,

Global J. of Mod. Biol. & Tech., 2 (4):87-90. (ISSN 2231-5179).

Enzyme Technology

Enzyme technologyUpstream Process

Fermentation Process

Down stream Process

UpstreamIdentification of new strain

Strain improvement

Media optimization

Identification of new strain

Microbial characterization

Biochemical test

Plasmid analysis

Genetic Analysis

Phytase producing Aspergillus fumigatusPaper 5

Protease producing Bacillus macrensPaper 6

Lactobacillus plasmid isolationPaper 7

Enzyme characterization

Enzyme assay methods

Kinetic study

Computational methods

Bioinformatics tools

Sequence comparison ,retrieval (BLAST ,FASTA)

Structural prediction (Schrödinger)

Optimization

Stoichiometric calculation

Bioprocess principles

Bioprocess engineering

System biology

Construction of synthetic cell

Construction of metabolic pathway ,flux analysis

Media optimization

Plankett burman design

Central composite design

Down stream process

Protein purification methods

GC and HPTLC

Because of the opportunity slowly I started learning in the filed of Immunotechnology and animal cell culture.

• Worked with mouse cell line• Worked with cancer cell culture• Learned hybridoma technology to produce monoclonal antibody• Molecular biology techniques like isolation of genomic DNA ,RFLP

Gel Documentation of PCR Product of human mthfr genePaper 5

Started working on antibiotic activity

Exopolysaccharide from lactobacillusPaper 5

saliva of Canislupus familiaris (paper 6)

Slowly I started working on plants and its benefits

Acalypha indicaPaper 7

Various solvent extraction

IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFICIENCY OF LAURUS NOBILIS (Paper 8)

Nanomaterial Biomaterials

Bionanaomaterials

FutureWant to do something with the Nano-Biomaterial synthesis and characterization

Want to learn more instrumentation method

Present To know whether the materials

C-Fe3SO4

C-MgOC-CuOC-TiO2

Biologically inert Antibiotic activity against pathogenic organism

Test ( chitosan based material)

Physiological samples collected from that environment

Identification of pathogenic microorganism

Preparation of Disc with various concentration

Incubation

Measuring the zone of inhibition

Thank you