Dr. Arumugam Rajavelu

Education

• Ph.D Biochemistry (2011), Jacobs University Bremen, Germany.

• M.Sc Microbiology (Faculty of Medicine), (2005), Dr. ALM PG IBMS, Taramani Campus, University of Madras, Chennai.

• B.Sc Microbiology (2002), Periyar University, Salem

Professional experience

• Associate Professor: Nov 2022 – till date, Dept of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

• Assistant Professor: July 2021 –Oct 2022, Dept of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

• Program Scientist: Dec 2018 – June 2021, Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology (RGCB), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

• DST-INSPIRE faculty: Dec 2013 – Nov 2018, Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology (RGCB), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

• Postdoctoral fellow: Dec 2011 – Nov 2013, Institute of Biochemistry, Stuttgart University, Stuttgart, Germany.

• Junior Research fellow: Dec 2005 – June 2008, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.

Awards and Fellowships

• Young Scientist Medal (2019), from Indian Society for Parasitology, JNU, New Delhi.

• Kerala State Young Scientist award (2019), KSCSTE, Govt of Kerala.

• SERB Early Career award (2016), Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India.

• DBT – IYBA award (2015), Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India.

• DST-INSPIRE faculty award (Aug 2013), Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.

• Postdoctoral Fellowship from Stuttgart University, funded by German Research Foundation (DFG), Stuttgart, Germany

• PhD Fellowship funded by German Research Foundation (DFG), Germany (July 2008 – Sep 2011). PhD awarded with Special Distinction.

• DBT JRF fellowship from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), funded by Dept of Biotechnology, Govt of India.