Gowrishankar Shanmugaraj
VIDWAN ID: 65869

Dr Gowrishankar Shanmugaraj

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Assistant Professor | Department of Biotechnology
Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi
Expertise: Microbiology
42 Publications
4 Projects
1468 Scopus Citations
1417 CrossRef
10 Years 8 Months Total Experience
Publications
42 Total
Articles
42
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Professional Recognition

State Eligibility Test for Lectureship (SET) in Life sciences
2008
Govt. of Tamil Nadu
Awarded Studentship (Rs. 5000 per month for one year) by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India for the Post M.Sc., Advanced Diploma in Molecular Diagnostics Programme (July 2009 to June 2010
2009
DBT, Government of India
University Grants Commission-Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship
2011
UGC, Government of India
Second prize for poster presentation in the International Conference on “Regulatory Network Architecture in Bacteria” held during March 9th - 11th, 2012 at Sastra University, Thanjavur, India
2012
Sastra University, Thanjavur, India
Best poster and cash award in the “National Seminar on Microbes in Health, Agriculture and Industry” held during February 27th -March 1st, 2013
2013
Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University
First prize for oral presentation in the National Conference on “Bioactive Peptides-Application in Veterinary, Medical and Food Sciences” held during December 18th - 19th, 2014
2014
Department of Animal Biotechnology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, India.
International Travel Awards from 1. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 2. Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS) (To attend the 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases held during April 25th -28th,
2015
ICMR, Govt. of India; CICS, Govt. of Tamil Nadu
Start-up Grant for the newly joined faculties of Basic Sciences by University Grants Commission, New Delhi, March-2017
2017
UGC, Government of India
Second prize for poster presentation for the poster entitled “Inhibition of biofilm formation and virulence in Listeria monocytogenes by a cyclic dipeptide cyclo (L-leucyl-L-propyl) from marine Bacillus amyloliquefaciens” presented by Karthika C and Gowr
2018
Tamil Nadu Scientific Research Organisation, Pudukkottai.
Outstanding Researcher Award -2019 presented by Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, SIMATS, Chennai at the International Conference “Horizon 2019” The Epitome of Biomedical Research, held during 28th February to 1st March 2019
2019
Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, SIMATS, Chennai
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Young Scientist Award – 2019
2019
MARINA LABS, Reserach & Development, Chennai.
Best e-PPT Presentation Awards” for the papers presented at the International Virtual Conference on Emerging, Medical, Biomedical and Biological Sciences (IVCEMBBS-2020) jointly organized by SynBiogenica Labs, India, ACE International Pte Ltd., Singapore
2020
SynBiogenica Labs, India, ACE International Pte Ltd., Singapore and Pegaso Canton, Italy
Promising Research Award – 2022 presented by Alagappa University (on Sept 5th, 2022) in recognition of the contribution made towards ‘EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
2022
Alagappa University

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Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI)
Life Member (LM:1672)
Jan 2014
Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR)
Life Membe
Jan 2018
Proteomic Society, India (PSI)
Life Member (Reg. No. 458)
Jan 2018

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2016
DST-Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
Master of Science
2009
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CEMENT AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Assistant Professor
Jan 2016 – Present
Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi | Department of Biotechnology
Medical and Health Sciences
Microbiology

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Scholarly Work

Identification of potential drug target(s) in Streptococcus mutans: an essential step for developing improved dental care products
Other
Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research Role: Principal Investigator Grant: Sanctioned
Refocusing Nature’s destroyer of bacteria –Phages and their lysins as promising therapy against infections associated with ESKAPE pathogens
Other
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator Grant: Sanctioned
Efficacy evaluation of phytochemical(s) from Achyranthes aspera L. (amaranthaceae) against various virulence traits of certain human pathogens
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: Alagappa University (as AURF (ALU:AURF Start-up Grant: 2018
Deciphering the antivirulence mechanism of marine cyclic dipeptide cyclo(l-leucyl-l-prolyl) against Listeria monocytogenes through proteomic approach
Completed
Agency: University Grants Commission Role: Principal Investigator Grant: Grant No. F.30-381/2017(BSR)/F.D Diary No. 2892
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ANTI-BACTERIAL COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF

Alagappa University
- Application No. : 202241011110 Filed : 01-03-2022
Published : 30-11--0001 Filed

ANTI-BIOFILM COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF

Alagappa University
- Application No. : 202141026689 Filed : 17-06-2021
Published : 30-11--0001 Filed

Scholarly Publications

Supremacy of l-glutamic acid on cerium doped ZnS nanoparticles for enhanced structural, morphological, optical properties and their applications in antimicrobial activity with efficient detection of latent fingerprints

Open Access
Journal Article
Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. Year: 2024. Volume: 101 , Issue: 10 , Pages: 101311 .
Authors: P. Raja; P. Rajkumar; S. Gowrishankar; A. Sajitha Banu; P. Jegatheesan

COST-EFFECTIVE FABRICATION OF TIN-DOPED ZnS NANOSTRUCTURES BY CO-PRECIPITATION METHOD FOR OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS

Open Access
Journal Article
Rasayan Journal of Chemistry. Year: 2024. Volume: 17 , Issue: 4 , Pages: 1401-1409 .
Authors: P. Raja; Mohsina Taj; K. Chandra kumar; S. Gowrishankar

Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship of Nilgirianthus ciliatus populations using ISSR and RAPD markers: Implications for conservation of an endemic and vulnerable medicinal plant

Journal Article
Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. Year: 2019. Volume: 18 , Pages: 101072 .
Authors: Rameshkumar, R.; Pandian, S.; Rathinapriya, P.; Selvi, C.T.; Satish, L.; Gowrishankar, S.; Leung, D.W.M.; Ramesh, M.

Inhibitory efficacy of cyclo(l-leucyl-l-prolyl) from mangrove rhizosphere bacterium-Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (MMS-50) toward cariogenic properties of Streptococcus mutans

Open Access
Journal Article
Research in Microbiology. Year: 2014. Volume: 165 , Issue: 4 , Pages: 278-289 .
Authors: Gowrishankar, S.; Poornima, B.; Pandian, S.K.

Emergence of methicillin-resistant, vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus among patients associated with group A Streptococcal pharyngitis infection in southern India

Journal Article
Infection, Genetics and Evolution. Year: 2013. Volume: 14 , Pages: 383-389 .
Authors: Gowrishankar, S.; Thenmozhi, R.; Balaji, K.; Pandian, S.K.

Coral-associated bacteria as a promising antibiofilm agent against methicillin-resistant and -susceptible staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Open Access
Journal Article
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Year: 2012. Volume: 2012 , Pages: 1-16 .
Authors: Gowrishankar, S.; Duncun Mosioma, N.; Karutha Pandian, S.

Ricinoleic Acid Potentiates Sodium Fluoride's Antibacterial Action Against Streptococcus mutans: A Synergistic Approach for Caries Control

Open Access
Journal Article
APMIS (ELECTRONIC). Year: 2025. Volume: 133 , Issue: 12 .
Authors: Ravichellam Sangavi; Nambiraman Malligarjunan; Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian; Shanmugaraj Gowrishankar

Lupeol mitigates biofilm formation and attenuates virulence dimorphism in Candida albicans

Journal Article
Microbial Pathogenesis. Year: 2025. Volume: 208 .
Authors: Ravi Jothi; Nambiraman Malligarjunan; Karanthamalai Vidhya; Ravichellam Sangavi; Arumugam Kamaladevi; Veerapandian Raja; Kannan RR. Rengasamy; Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian; Shanmugaraj Gowrishankar
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