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Tamil Chelvan S/O Meenakshi Sundram

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in Science (Plant and Environmental Sciences) - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Copenhagen

Tamil Chelvan S/O Meenakshi Sundram (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE

tamil@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Organic Chemistry ~ Natural Products Chemistry
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Pharmacy ~ Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology ~ Biotechnology ~ Plant Biotechnology ~ Transgenic Plant (Including Transgenic Crops from the Aspects of Pest and Disease Resistance, Increase Shelf Life, Colour and Nutritional Enhancement, Drought, Salinity and Flooding Resistance)
  • Natural Science ~ Bioinformatics ~ Computational Molecular Biology ~ Gene Expression Analyses
  • Natural Science ~ Bioinformatics ~ Systems Biology ~ Cellular Metabolomics - Plant metabolomics
  • Biotechnology ~ Biotechnology ~ Molecular Biology ~ Gene Transformation
  • Biotechnology ~ Biotechnology ~ Plant Biotechnology ~ Tissue Culture


Teaching Responsibilities


FINAL YEAR PROJECT 1 2023/2024
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2 2020/2021
HERBS AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
HERBS AND NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
INTERNSHIP 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
MEDICINAL PLANT PRODUCTS 2019/2020 2018/2019
PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
PLANT CELL BIOLOGY 2017/2018
PLANT METABOLISM 2017/2018
PLANT NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
PLANT PROTEOMICS 2018/2019
PRINCIPLES OF CELL BIOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2022/2023
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2022/2023


Research Projects


Completed
2019 - 2022 In vitro propagation of Etlingera elatior J. (Torch ginger) via indirect regeneration
2018 - 2022 Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (cyanobacteria) for biosynthesis of selected steviol precursors
2018 - 2021 SEPARATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM ANISOPHYLLEA DISTICHA USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUID METHOD
On-Going
2022 - Present Improving melons cultivation through sustainable agricultural practice for unemployed B40 community effected by flood occurrence
2022 - Present Coastal Regreening for Sustainable and livable "Keluarga Malaysia"
2022 - Present Empowering Socioeconomic of Rural Community at Sungai Ular, Kuantan Through Smart Farming Technology
2020 - Present Kaedah Pengurusan Pembajaan dan Tanah untuk Peningkatan Hasil Halia Bentong
2019 - Present In Vitro (Tissue Culture) Propagation of Bentong Ginger (Zingiber Officinale Var. Bentong)
2019 - Present Bengkel: Kaedah Pengurusan Tanah Untuk Penanaman Halia Bentong


Award & Recognition


23 Aug, 2023 Productivity champion (TALENT) - Malaysia Productivity Corporation National
17 Jun, 2023 GOLD AWARD 3RD UNIVERSITY IN ACTION SYMPOSIUM - International Islamic University Malaysia University
12 Sep, 2022 IIUM GRAND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (CE) 2022 PROJECT DAY - INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA University


Publications


Article

2023 Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of kaurene synthase protein in Stevia rebaudiana MS007. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 31 (1) pp. 1-13
2023 Molecular modelling and dynamics of Kaurene Synthase involved in Stevia Rebaudiana (Accession MS007) Terpene Biosynthesis. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (APJMBB), 31 ((2) suppl.) pp. 82-82
2022 Current status and biotechnological development of etlingera elatior, a promising horticultural and medicinal plant. The Journal of Horticultural Science And Biotechnology, () pp.
2022 In Silico analysis and 3D structure prediction of putative UDP-Glycosyltransferase 76G1 protein in Stevia rebaudiana MS007. Journal of Tropical Life Science, 12 (3) pp. 377-387
2021 Commercial potentials and agronomic status of etlingera elatior, a promising horticulture plant from zingiberaceae family. AGRIVITA, Journal of Agricultural Science, 43 (3) pp. 665-678
2021 Optimisation of Culture Condition for Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis) Callus Induction. Tropical Agroecosystems, 2 (2) pp. 87-90
2021 Transcriptome profiling of Stevia rebaudiana MS007 revealed genes involved in flower development. Turkish Journal of Biology, 45 () pp. 1-10
2020 De novo transcriptome dataset of Stevia rebaudiana accession MS007. Data in Brief, 28 () pp. 1-3
2019 A Review of approaches in steviol glycosides synthesis. International Journal of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, 2 (3) pp. 145-157
2019 Antioxidant and cytotoxic effects of Curcuma mangga and Bosenbergia rotunda ethanolic extracts on Mcf-7 cancer cell lines. Science Heritage Journal (GWS), 3 (2) pp. 10-14
2018 Biosynthesis of bioactive diterpenoids in the medicinal plant Vitex agnus-castus. Plant Journal, 93 (5) pp. 943-958
2018 science@iium. science@iium, (December 2018) pp. 1-40
2018 Science@iium. science@iium, () pp. 1-40
Conference or Workshop Item

2021 In silico CHARACTERIZATION OF UGT76G1 PROTEIN IN Stevia rebaudiana BERTONI ACCESSIONS MS007. In: 4th International Conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (4th ICMBB2021), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
2021 In silico identification and characterization of Kaurene Synthase protein in Stevia rebaudiana MS007. In: 4th International Conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2021 (ICMBB2021),
2021 In vitro callus induction of Plukenetia Volubilis (Sacha Inchi), a PUFA-rich plant. In: International Conference on Bioscience and Biorefinery 2021,
2021 Optimisation of culture condition for Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) Callus induction. In: International Conference on BioScience and Biorefinery,
2021 Plant Growth-Promoting Features of Bacterial Endophytes Isolated from Etlingera Elatior. In: International Congress of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2021 (ICMSM2021),
2019 Plant tissue culture as a tool for sustainable production of bentong ginger (Zingiber officinale var. Bentong) plantlets. In: Kuantan Research Day 2019,
2016 Discovery and characterization of diterpene synthases participating in the biosynthesis of Vitex agnus-castus diterpenoids. In: Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS) Phd Student Conference,
Book Section

2021 Current trend in biotechnology and molecular biology of fig (Ficus carica L.). In: Noor Publishing, ISBN: 9786203860047, pp. 55-65