Dr. C V Karthikeyan

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology

Ph.D Biological Chemistry - 2013The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
M.Sc. (Biotechnology) - 2005 Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore.
B.Sc. (Agriculture) - 2003Adhiparasakthi Agricultural College, Kalavai
Certificate CourseProduction and quality control of Rabies vaccine and DTP group of vaccines

Biocatalysis, Metabolic Engineering and Algal Biotechnology

Staff Advisor -- 5 yearsRVS Padmavathy College of Horticulture
Academic Year Co-ordinator - 4 years 11 months RVS Padmavathy College of Horticulture July 2017 to June 2022
AISHE Nodal Officer - 6 yearsRVS Padmavathy College of Horticulture
Deputy warden - 6 monthsRVS Padmavathy College of Horticulture
Head of the Department, Natural Resource Management - 8 monthRVS Padmavathy College of Horticulture
Dean in charge (in absentia of the concerned) – 8 monthsRVS Padmavathy College of Horticulture
Principal in charge (in absentia of the concerned) –2 years and 8 monthsRVS Padmavathy College of Horticulture

Cumulative Academic and Teaching Experience of 8+ Years

For PG Students
ABT 344- Food Biotechnology (1+1)
AGM 604- Microbial genetics (2+1)
For UG Students
BIC 101 Fundamentals of Biochemistry (2+1) -
BIC 101 Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry (2+1)
AGM 201 Fundamentals of Microbiology (2+1)
NST 201 Fundamentals and application of Nanotechnology (1+0)
ABT 301 Applied Plant Biotechnology (2+1)
ABT 301 Plant Biotechnology (2+1)
ABT 312 Biotechnology of Horticultural crops (2+1)
ABT 103 Basic Molecular Biology (2+1)
ABT 202 Introduction to Genetic Engineering (2+1)
ABT 301 Plant cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (2+1)
ABT 308 Molecular plant pest/pathogen interaction (2+1)
ABT 404 Industrial Biotechnology (2+1)
ABT 302 Biotechnology for Biotic Stress Management (2+1)

Research Associate NADP- Invirogating extentsion through ICT tools - August 2013 to August 2014
Junior Research fellow Cloning of acid shock tolerant protein(s) governing gene(s) in an elite Westiellopsis strain - December 2006 to June 2008
Project Research Co-ordinatorParticipatory Research and development on organic farming advocacy” September 2006 to December 2008

Kaalaan Sagubadi Tholilnutpangal M. Deivamani, K. Nageshwari, T. Senthilkumar, P.S.Kavitha, V. Jeyalakshmi, M. Karthikeyan and C.V.Karthikeyan. 2017 978-93-84909-08-6

Microbial Genomics in Sustainable Agroecosystems Microbial Genomics in Sustainable Agroecosystems - Springer
Nilan unuyiril amizhamthanga kudiya purthangalai kandarithal Payir Marabiyal

Out Standing Interdisciplinary Team Research Award Society for Agriculture innovation and Development (SAID) 2017
Young Scientist Award in field of Biotechnology Indian Institute of Rice Research 2016
Young scientist award (AFBSAH-2016)” in field of “Biocatalysis” LifeSHIATS (Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences) 2016
National Overseas Scholarship Award Government of India 2009-2013
Best Poster Presentation Indian Institute of Rice Research 2016
Best Oral Presentation Award SHIATS (Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences) 2016