Dr. KAVITHA THIRUMURUGAN

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

Educational Details

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India

PhD
Plant Breeding & Genetics
Graduated in 1998

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India

MSc
Plant Breeding & Genetics
Graduated in 1995

Plant Breeding & Genetics

BSc
Agriculture
Graduated in 1992

School of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, University College London, UK

Advanced Certificate in Techniques in Structural Molecular Biology
Techniques in Structural Molecular Biology
Graduated in 2007

Post Doctoral Experiences

University of Leeds, UK (2001-2008) - Prof. Peter Knight's Lab- Structure and function of Myosin 5 using Single particle Transmission Electron microscopy & image processing

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Ageing
  • Senescence
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Obesity
  • Autophagy
  • Diabetes
  • Transcriptomics

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Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Inhibitory effect of Cinnamomum zeylanicum on alpha-glucosidase activity and postprandial hyperglycemia DST
Structure and function of TRIOBP, a novel actin bundling protein involved in hearing DBT
Modulatory mechanism of Naringenin on autophagy ICMR

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Next-gen senotherapeutics: AI/ML-driven strategies for aging and age-related disorders Academic Press- Advances in Pharmacology 2025
Phytotherapeutic targeting of the mitochondria in neurodegenerative disorders. Elsevier- Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology 2023
Senolytic Phytocompounds in Redox Signaling Springer- Healthy Ageing and Longevity 2022
Cinnamon Extract Inhibits α-Glucosidase Activity and Dampens Postprandial Glucose Excursion in Diabetic Rats. Apple Academic Press, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group 2014
Autophagy in Lipid Metabolism Elsevier- Advances in Clinical Chemistry 2025

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)

International Collaborations

  • University of Leeds, UK
  • Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA

Industry Collaborations

  • Shodhaka Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

Other Information

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