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CURRICULUM VITAE
R.Mahalakshmi Email: (email hidden)
DOB: th August ,
Personal Data: Sex: Female Nationality: Indian Marital Status: Married Languages: English, Tamil | Professional experience:
Education Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture, Karaikal, Pondicherry, India. Higher Secondary ((phone hidden)) – . %
S.S.L.C ((phone hidden)) – . % Nirmala Ranee Girls Higher School, Karaikal, India. |
Current work: M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
Position: Senior Research Fellow
Current Salary: Rs., per month
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PROJECT EXPERIENCE
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Duration | Jul – Aug (While doing PG Diploma in Applied Bio-Informatics) |
Environment / Tools | Windows XP, BLAST, Clustalw, Clustalx. |
Contribution:
Finding the similar sequence.
Deriving multiple sequence alignment.
Prediction of protein signature.
Comparative modeling.
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Duration | May – Aug (While doing M.Sc.,Horticulture in Floriculture and Medicinal Crops ) |
Identification of Heritable and Non Heritable traits in Phyllanthus amarus.
Find out the Phenotypic and Genotypic variation among the plants.
Studied the Genetic Diversity through D⊃ analysis.
Identified the direct and indirect effect of various characters on yield.
As a result, selected a elite parental lines which was used as a foundation line in release of variety.
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Duration | Oct – Feb (While doing B.Sc.,Agriculture )
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Contribution:
Involved in preparing interview schedule related to agriculture extension education.
Actively participated in conducting demonstrations.
Identified the major problems in adoption of modern agriculture practices among farmers.
Documentation of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge System (ITKS).
Documented more than ITKS in various aspects of farming.
Rank – Proficiency in Academic Activities – th std ((phone hidden))
Gold Medal:IIM Gold medal for Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems
Winner -Ball Badminton- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture –Annual Sports and Games
Runner - and - Kho Kho Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture –Annual Sports and Games
Scholarship: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Merit Scholarship holder during M.Sc Programme
Training & Workshops:
- Attended Workshop on Good manufacturing practises organised by Federation of Indian Herbal Industry -.
- Attended Entrepreneurship development training programme in herbal products-.
Seminar:
- Presented seminar on ‘Antimicrobial properties of Medicinal plants’.
- Presented seminar on ‘Bamboos’.
Experience and mark secured:
. Rural agricultural work experience – .
. All India Study tour- .
. Communication and Information Management techniques- .
. Agribusiness –Management – .
. Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology -.
Publication:
Magazine : Duckweed- the one you cannot get rid of… In Advanced Bio-Tech Aug- Edition.
Abstract:
Powdery Mildrew in Phyllanthus amarus – In Abstract of International Conference on Globalization of traditional, complementary and alternative system of medicine –TNAU, Coimbatore , March th - th .
Paper presentation:
.Genetic diversity of Phyllanthus amarus - International conference on the key role of life sciences for sustainable development in the world. Hindustan College of Arts and Science. August th - th .
Poster presentation:
.Synthetic seed technology of Jatropha curcas and Studies on Genetic diversity of Phyllanthus amarus – nd Youth Science Congress. June th - th . SRM University,Kattankulathur.
.Embryo culture of Jatropha curcas . International conference on the key role of life sciences for sustainable development in the world. August th - th . Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Chennai,.
Conference participation:
International Conference on GLobalization of traditional, complementary and alternative system of medicine –TNAU, Coimbatore, March th - th .
International Conference on Emerging trends in production, quality, processing and export of spices, TNAU, Coimbatore, March th- th .
International Conference on Eliminating Hunger and Poverty, M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai –August th-th .
International Conference on Implications of Biotechnology on Biodiversity and its conservation, th - th Jan , Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai .
Conference on Rural Non Farm sector and its role in Economic development in changing scenario- PAJANCOA-.
International :
Conference:
Southern Garden Heritage Conference – State Botanical Garden of Georgia-Athens, th Feb .
Symposium:
Native Plant Symposium, State Botanical Garden of Georgia- th Jan , Athens , USA
The inspired gardener symposium and silent auction, Atlanta Botanical Garden , th Feb , Atlanta , USA.
Class
Nature Pharmacy – nd Feb –Atlanta Botanical Garden , Atlanta , USA .
Growing Roses– th Feb – Atlanta Botanical Garden ,Atlanta , USA .
List of publication:
.Mahalakshmi R., Rajamani K, Balakumbahan R, Kumanan, K. (). Evaluation of Phyllanthus amarus accessions for growth and yield attributes. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences, (): -.
.Mahalakshmi R, Eganathan P, Parida A. (). Salicyclic acid elicitation on production of secondary metabolites by cell cultures of Jatropha curcas. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. (): -.
.Mahalakshmi R, Eganathan P, Parida A. (). Changes in secondary metabolite production in Jatropha curcas calluses treated with NaCl. Analytical Chemistry Letters, (-): -.
.Mahalakshmi R, Eganathan P, Parida A. (). In vitro propagation of Jatropha curcas L. growing in dry land area. International Journal of Current Research, (): (phone hidden).
.Mahalakshmi R, Eganathan P, Parida A. (). In vitro regeneration from different ages of petioles of physic nut ( Jatropha curcas L.). African Journal of Biotechnology,(): -.
Place: Chennai,
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