Associate Dean – SEAS (Admission Outreach and Research Collaborations)
Dr Jayaseelan Murugaiyan
Department of Biological Sciences
Interests
MALDI TOF MS based species identification
Proteomics analysis of host-pathogen interactions
Quantitative proteomics analysis of infectious microorganisms
MALDI TOF MS based species identification, Proteomics analysis of host-pathogen interactions, Quantitative proteomics analysis of infectious microorganisms
2009-2018 – Scientist & Group Leader (Proteomics) – Institute of Animal Hygiene and Environmental Health, Centre for Infectious Medicine, Freie Universitaet-Berlin, Germany
2010-2018 – Teaching member – Dhalem Research School of Biomedical Sciences, Freie Universitaet-Berlin, Germany
2006-2009 – Research student – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
2002-2006 – Lecturer in Biotechnology – Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore, India
2000-2002 – Lecturer in Biochemistry – SRM Arts and Science College, Kattankulathur, India
1998-2000 – Lecturer in Biochemistry – Nandhiverman College of Arts and Science, Thellar, India
Adhoc Journal reviewer: Scientific report, Applied and Environmental Microbiology (ASM), Frontiers in Medicine, Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (ACS), Cell and Tissue Research, Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, Mycopathologia, Current Microbiology, The International Journal of Pharmaceutics, The International Journal of Pure and Applied Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Pollution, Acta histochemica, Alagal Research, Theriogenology, Food control, Future Microbiology, Journal of Basic Microbiology, Proteome Science, Virology Journal, BMC Research Notes, Parasites and vectors, Medical mycology, Pharmaceutical Biology, Innate Immunity , Toxicology and Industrial Health, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Annals of Laboratory Medicine, Journal of Integrative OMICS, Gigasciences, Veterinaria Italiana, Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift, Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IJBB) and PhD thesis of several Universities.
Grant application reviewer: National Science Centre, Poland (since 2013)
Mentor, DST-INSPIRE program, India
Research Interests
Understanding host-pathogen interactions using proteomics techniques such as two dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE), difference gel Electrophoresis (2D DIGE) and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) based quantitative proteomics analysis.
Identification of immunodominant proteins of infectious micro-organisms using Serological Proteome Analysis (SERPA) involving real-time samples, 2DE Western blotting and protein identification.
Utilisation of MALDI TOF MS in species identification of microorganisms and higher organisms.
Awards & Fellowships
June 1999 - March 2000: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) funding to persue M.Sc., Applied Nutrition degree course at the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad.
2007 & 2010: The welcome Trust/ European Bioinformatics Institute, London, UK to attend advanced course in London
2013 Travel grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD to attend a conference and to deliver lecture at Shandong Agriculture University, China)
Memberships
ISHAM Medical Phycology : Protothecosis and Chlorellosis Working Group(ISHAM-MPWG) member.
The Indian National Science Congress (ISCA), life member
Indian Society of Cell Biology (ISCB), life member
Society of Biological Chemists (India), life member
