M.Phil completed-6 

1. Mechanistic insight into the antagonistic efficacy of antifungal compounds on Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans using in vitro and in silico approaches

2. Investigation on the mechanism of action of the leaves of Trianthema portulacastrum on human pathogens

3. In vitro and in silico evaluation of isatin for its antimicrobial potential against bacterial and fungal pathogens

4. Investigation of phytochemical constituents of Vernonia cinerea and its antimicrobial activity against bacterial and fungal pathogens

5. Evaluation of the fruits of Pedalium murex for its antilithiatic potential under in vitro and in vivo conditions

6. Phytochemical analysis of Couroupita guianensis Aubl. flowers and evaluation of free radical scavenging activity of HPLC eluted fractions

Add the topics of completed M.Phil and PhD thesis (link to be given for Shodganga)

Ph.D Completed- 1

Title of the thesis: Development and Validation of Biocontrol Agent Utilizing the Bioactive compounds in Aspergillus giganteus against Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus in Maize. (http://hdl.handle.net/10603/344363) 

ONGOING (Ph.D -4  M.Phil-Nil)

Official website - www.avinuty.ac.in/

ORCID          - 0000-0002-7498-6082      

ResearcherID    -   ABF-2194-2020     

Scopus           -   12799803500   

Research Gate   - kavitha_bio@avinuty.ac.in

Google Scholar -  20BBFEMAAAAJ     

• Ongoing-1

Title: Concerted Approach to Diagnose and Manage Anemia through Development of Cost-Effective Point of Care Devices 

Funding agency:  DST under Biomedical Devices and Technology Development           Amount: Rs.524.89 Lakhs

• Projects completed- 3

1) Title: Reversal of Multidrug Resistance in Helicobacter pylori using Chemosensitization Strategies with Natural Compounds Targeting Efflux Transporters (Duration: 1 year - March 2022 to March 2023)

Funding agency:  Minor Research Grant         Amount: Rs.1,00,000/-

2) Title: Exploitation of Artificial Intelligence in the Detection,   Identification and Prediction of Pathogenicity of Bacterial Strains for the Control of Food Borne Infections (Duration: 1 year - May 2021 to May 2022)

Funding agency:  DST-CURIE-AI Amount: Rs.1,09,000/-

     3) Title :Screening and developing novel drugs from the leaves of Trianthema portulucastrum against pathogenic microorganisms 

(Duration: 3 years-  April 2010 to April 2013)

Funding agency: DST  SR/WOS-A/LS-185/2009         Amount : Rs.15,24,000/-   

• Cleared SET Examination in October 2012 conducted by Bharathiar University

• Recipient of WOS-A fellowship from 2010-2013

• University Coordinator of Microbiologists Society of India

• Co-cordinator for Advanced Research Laboratory

• e-content writer in a UGC sponsored e- Pathsala project in Food and Nutrition 

• Organized a webinar on “Understanding the Mysteries of Microbial Ecology” on 22.06.2020 

• Executive committee member of several national and international conferences

• Organized an "International Conference on Innovations in the Sphere of Biological Sciences 2023 (ISBS 2023)" on 15.02.2023 and 16.02.2023

• As a Chairperson

1. Training Course on “Basics in Animal Tissue Culture” Animal Tissue Culture Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore ,From 3rd June to 8th June 2019

2. International Conference on Herbal and Natural components as the future of Pharmacology and 7th Annual meet of the National Society of Ethnopharmacology sponsored by UGC, CSIR, NSE and Ministry of AYUSH, Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, 27th, 28th February and 1st March 2017

3. National Seminar on Current trends in Biological Sciences, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women-Deemed University, Coimbatore,12th and 13th December, 2002

As a Resource Person

1. Workshop on “Basics of Animal Tissue Culture”  Chromosomal banding techniques  Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and  Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 3rd to 8th June, 2019

 2.   International Conference on Herbal and Natural components as the future  of Pharmacology and 7th Mechanistic approaches for the antimicrobial action of Phytochemicals , Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 27th, 28thFebruary and 1st March 2017, Annual meet of the National     Society of                                    Ethnopharmacology  sponsored by UGC, CSIR, NSE  and Ministry of        AYUSH                                                                                                       

3.   Value added Training programme-cum-workshop on Basics in Animal Tissue Culture,  Preservation strategies   Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore. 13th – 15th February 2017

4.   International conference on 2nd Herbal World, Global Exhibition and Conference, An in silico study of the molecular interactions of the active components of a medicinal plant – Trianthema portulacastrum to the virulence targets of bacteria and fungi  Sponsored by ICIHRD and Gulf Natural Products at Kualalumpur Convention Centre, Kualalumpur, Malaysia , 26th -28th September 2014

5.   DST-CURIE sponsored National Level Workshop on ‘Basics in Animal Tissue Culture and Phytochemical analysis Cryopreservation       Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women,

Coimbatore, November 29th to 4th December, 2010

6.  One day workshop  on Bioinformatics   Sequence alignment and Computer Aided Drug Design                                    Department of Gene Technology, J.J. College of Arts and Science, Pudukkottai      1st September 2008**

7.   In-house symposium Super   fast   DNA sequencing       Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore. September 2005

8.  Three day workshop on Basic bioinformatics,  Prediction  of secondary structure of Biomolecules,  Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore,   9th to 11th August 2004

9.   Three day workshop on Basic bioinformatics ,Multiple sequence Alignment and phylogenetic   tree construction, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore,, 9th to 11th August 2004

• Life member in Society of Biological Chemists

• Life member in National Society of Ethnopharmacology

• Life member of Indian Science Congress

Book Chapters (3)

1. Kavitha Dhandapani, Ramya Ravindhiran, Ramya Krishnamurthy, Karthiga Sivarajan and Jothi Nayaki Sekar. Comparative Action of Natural Compounds and Azole Drugs on the Clinically Important Fungal Pathogens. Recent Advances in Scientific Research and Technology, International Conference on Environment, Agriculture, Human and Animal Health (ICEAHAH 2021), Article 8, ISBN:978-981-18-1263-7 

2. Kavitha Dhandapani, Karthiga Sivarajan, Ramya Ravindhiran, Ramya Krishnamurthy and Jothi Nayaki Sekar. Purification of Antifungal Proteins and their Mode of Action on Medically Relevant Pathogens. Recent Advances in Scientific Research and Technology, International Conference on Environment, Agriculture, Human and Animal Health (ICEAHAH 2021), Article 16, ISBN:978-981-18-1263-7 

3. Kavitha,D., Padma,P.R. and Sudha, G. Mechanistic approaches   for  the antimicrobial action of Phytochemicals, Full length proceedings of International Conference on Herbal  and Natural components as the future of Pharmacology and 7th Annual meet  of the National Society of Ethnopharmacology sponsored by  UGC, CSIR, NSE and Ministry of AYUSH ISBN: 9789384234041

Journal Publications (24)

 a) International Journal Publications:

1. Ravindhiran R, Sivarajan K, Sekar JN, Murugesan R, Dhandapani K. Listeria monocytogenes an emerging pathogen: a comprehensive overview on listeriosis, virulence determinants, detection, and anti-listerial interventions. Microbial Ecology. 2023 Nov;86(4):2231-51.

2. Vetrivel A, Vetrivel P, Dhandapani K, Natchimuthu S, Ramasamy M, Madheswaran S, Murugesan R. Inhibition of biofilm formation, quorum sensing and virulence factor production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 by selected LasR inhibitors. International Microbiology. 2023 Feb 21:1-8. IF:3.079

3. JothiNayaki S, Ramya R, Srividhya S, Kiruthika J, Ramya K, Karthiga S, Arunachalam M, Kavitha D. Antibacterial potentials of pillar [5] arene, pillar [4] arene [1] quinone derivative and their isatin inclusion complexes. Supramolecular Chemistry. 2023 Feb 22:1-8. IF:2.230

4. Chidambaram K, Alqahtani T, Alghazwani Y, Aldahish A, Annadurai S, Venkatesan K, Dhandapani K, Thilagam E, Venkatesan K, Paulsamy P, Vasudevan R. Medicinal Plants of Solanum Species: The Promising Sources of Phyto-Insecticidal Compounds. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2022; 1-22. IF:2.705

5. Ravindhiran R, Krishnamurthy R, Sivarajan K, Sekar JN, Chidambaram K, Alqahtani AM, Dhandapani K. Pharmacokinetic profile of sarcin and thionin from Aspergillus giganteus and in vitro validation against human fungal pathogen. Bioscience Reports. 2022 Sep;42(9):BSR20220229. IF:3.976

6. Dhandapani K, Sivarajan K, Ravindhiran R, Sekar JN. Fungal Infections as an Uprising Threat to Human Health: Chemosensitization of Fungal Pathogens With AFP From Aspergillus giganteus. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2022:592. IF: 6.073 

7. Karthiga S, Ramya R, Ramya K, Jothinayaki S, Kavitha D. Investigation on the antifungal activity of Aspergillus giganteus in different culture conditions. Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology Vol. 2022 Sep;10(5):115-9. IF:0.93

8. Suganya K, Kavitha D, Santhini E. Development and characterization of gelatin-based herbal hydrogels for managing infected wounds. Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research, 2022, 47, 59-69. IF:0.839

9. Ramya R and Kavitha D, Antagonistic mechanism of antifungal compounds from Aspergillus giganteus on human fungal pathogens, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 2021, 12(12), E-ISSN: 0975-8232; P-ISSN: 2320-5148

10. Ramya, K, Kavitha, D. and Padma, P. R., Assessment of gluconic acid producing fungi as biocontrol agents against aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus,Asian journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology,  and Environmental Science, 2019, 21(4), 1057-1062.0972-3005

11. Kavitha, D, Ramya, K and Padma, P. R, Incorporation of Natural Antimicrobials in Edible Films for Food Preservation: A Review, Asian Journal of Advanced Basic Sciences, 2017, 5(2), 54-59,Print: 2454-7492, online: 2347-4114

12. Kavitha,D., Vidhya,S. and Padma.P.R., Investigation on the mechanism of action of the leaves of Trianthema portulacastrum on human pathogens, Asian journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 2016, 9 (3), 135-140, 0974-2441

13. Kavitha,D., Parvatham,R. and Padma.P.R , Assessment of Trianthema portulacastrum  for its antimicrobial potential and investigation of their phytochemicals using HPTLC, GC-MS, and IR. International Journal of Pharmacy  and Pharmaceutical Sciences,   Vol   6, (1),2014;675-686 , 0975-1491

14. Kavitha ,D., Nandhini,G. And Padma.P.R., In vitro evaluation of isatin from Couroupita guianensis Aubl against the clinical isolates of bacteria and fungi, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research,Vol.  23(2),  2013; 228-230, 0976 – 044X

15. Nirmaldevi,R., Kalpana,S. Kavitha,D. and Padma,P.R, Evaluation of antilithiatic Of potential of Hibiscus rosasinensis Linn, in vitro, Journal of Pharmacy Research, Vol.5,(8),2012 4353-4356, 0970-3586

16. Nirmaldevi,R. Kavitha,D. and Padma,P.R. Analyses of the methanolic extract of the leaves of Rhinacanthus nasutus, Journal    of Medicinal Plants Research, 2010,Vol.4, No.15, 1554-1560, 1996-0875

17. Kavitha,D. and Nirmaladevi,R., Assessment of Aristolochia bracteolata leaf extracts  for its biotherapeutic potential, African Journal of Biotechnology, 2009, Vol.8,No.17,   4242-4244. 1684 -5315

18. Kavitha,D. and Padma,P.R.,A study on the antimicrobial effects of Albizia amara leaf extracts, Advances in Plant Sciences, 2011, Vol.24, No.1, Pp.49-52 , 0970-3586

b) National Journal Publications:

19. Ramya, R. and Kavitha, D.,Antagonistic Activity of Aspergillus giganteus against Filamentous Fungal Pathogens, Research Highlights, 31(1), 20-25, 2231-2

20. Ramya, K, Padma, P. R. and Kavitha, D., Antagonistic Efficiency of Aspergillus giganteus as a Biocontrol Agent against Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Infecting Maize,Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Vol.14, No.1, 527-539,0973-7510

21. Kavitha,D. and Padma,P.R., Biotherapeutic potential of flower and bark extracts of Couroupita guianensis Aubl, Plant Archives, 2008, Vol.8, No.1, Pp.93-96.0972-5210

22. Poonkothai, M, HemaIswarya Kavitha, D and Vallikannu, D.,Antibacterial activity of Gymnema sylvestra, Couroupita guianensis and Withania somnifera, Plant  Archives, 2005, Vol 5, No.1, 93-96. 0972-5210

23. Poonkothai, M, S.HemaIswarya, Kavitha, D and K.Vallikannu, Antibacterial activity of the leaves of Galinsoga ciliate Asian journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology, and Environmental Science, 2005, Vol  7,  No.4, 747-748, 09723005

24. Poonkothai, M, S.HemaIswarya and Kavitha, D, Antibacterial activity of Gymnema sylvestre, Journal of Ecotoxicology, and Environmental Monitoring, 2005, Vol.15,  No.1, 33–36.0971-0965

25. Poonkothai, M, S.HemaIswarya and Kavitha, D, Antibacterial activity of Withania somnifera, Journal of Microbial World , 2005, Vol.7,No.1, 97-99. 0972-1487

26. Poonkothai, M, S.HemaIswarya, Kavitha, D and K.Vallikannu, Impact of Automobile wastewater on Germination and Seedling growth of Black gram (Vigna mungo), Environment and Conservation Vol 11(3-4): 2005,339-401, 0972-5106

27. Kavitha. D and Nirmala Devi, R, Evaluation of Aristolochia bracteolate leaf extracts for its antibacterial and antifungal activity, Ad. Plant. Sci vol II (22), 2009, 407-409, 0970-3586