Dr. KAVITHA THIRUMURUGAN

Designation : Professor Higher Academic Grade
School / Centre : School of Bio Sciences & Technology
Department : Biotechnology

Educational Details

UK

PDF-Leeds, UK
Single-particle Transmission Electron Microscopy and Image Processing- Myosin, actin, titin
Graduated in 2008

Post Doctoral Experiences

University of Leeds, UK

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Ageing
  • Obesity
  • Autophagy
  • Diabetes
  • Genomics

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Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Modulatory Mechanism of Naringenin on Autophagy ICMR

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Inhibitory effect of Cinnamomum zeylanicum on α - glucosidase activity and postprandial hyperglycemia, TRIOBP, actin bundling protein in deafness DST, DBT

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Shihabudeen HMS, Priscilla DH, Thirumurugan K (2013) Cinnamon extract inhibits α-glucosidase activity and dampens postprandial glucose excursion in diabetic rats. Apple Academic Press. Taylor & Francis group. Ebook ISBN: 9780429090783 0

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Fellow of Royal Society of Biology
  • Contribution Pay award from University of Leeds, UK
  • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Fellowship for Ph.D
  • BWX Ponniah Medal & Award for best PhD Thesis
  • Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET)

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Reviewer for – Chemico-Biological Interactions, Gene, Journal of Food Biochemistry, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry