Dr. Kannan

Designation : Assistant Professor Senior Grade 1
School / Centre : School of Bio Sciences & Technology
Department : Integrative Biology

Educational Details

Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India.

Ph. D. (Biotechnology)
Plant Biotechnology
Graduated in 2018

G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand India

M. Sc. (Agriculture)
Molecular biology & Biotechnology
Graduated in 2010

AC &RI, Killikulam, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), India

B. Sc. (Agriculture)
Agriculture
Graduated in 2008

Post Doctoral Experiences

Post-doctoral researcher, IJPB-INRAE, Versailles, France. DBT-Research Associate, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), TIFR, Bangalore.

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Plant Molecular Biology and Plant Epigenetics

: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-044X
: Scopus Author ID: 57218000445
: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=TjgAtiIAAAAJ&hl=en
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Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Deciphering the Role of Small RNAs in Transposon Silencing during Male gametophyte Development in Rice DST-SERB-SRG
Genetic Engineering approach to enhance Nitrogen use Efficiency in Rice VIT-Seed grand

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India fellowship for post-graduation Master of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology for the period of two years 2008- 2010
  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam (Biotechnology), Govt. of India.
  • Qualified ARS–NET 2013 Exam conducted by ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) in 2013
  • Awarded DBT-Research Associate (DBT-RA 2017) fellowship from the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.
  • Best poster award from NCBS Annual Day Conference 2020. Bangalore, India.

Industry Collaborations

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