Dr Sumathy Arockiasamy has a good academic and research background for the past 26 years in the field of education. She completed her research in the field of Medical Biochemistry in 2007. Currently, she is the Professor & Head of the Biomedical Sciences Department actively involved in launching new programs and conducting various conferences, seminars, workshops etc. She worked as Assistant Dean of Students from 2016-2020 and displayed her commitment to moulding the students as a responsible citizen. She is a proud recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award for 2023 from SRIHER. Her research expertise includes cancer biology, Glycobiology, Obesity and Drug Design and discovery. She has completed guiding 3 Ph D candidates and currently supervising 4 candidates (Guide-2, Co-guide 2 ). She has also guided 20 M Sc and 30 B Sc student research projects added to her credits. She has completed extra (DST as Co-PI) and intra mural (as PI) research grants and has to her credit 22 publications in highly reputed national and international journals. She has launched M Sc Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences In Time Training (BITT), and Value Added Courses at the Department of Biomedical Sciences. She is a member of Board of Studies and Academic Council member in various universities including SRIHER. She holds the position of Safety Committee Chairman for Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Technology. She is a recipient of Best paper and Poster Award in the National and International Conferences. She was a Organizing Secretary for National Conference HERBESCON conducted in 2016 and National seminars such as Nutraceuticals in 2022 and Brain-Gut-Microbiota -BGM in 2023.She is always proud to be a teacher as the teaching profession creates all the other professions. The knowledge and wisdom that the educators share with the students can be applied in the field of research for inventing new ideas at the interest of public at large. She strongly believes that the value education should become a part of curriculum in higher education
B Sc – Biochemistry
M Sc – Medical Biochemistry
Diploma in Basic Biotechnology
Ph D- Medical Biochemistry
Title: “Biochemical and Pharmaceutical studies in patients with Diabetes and Diabetes & Tuberculosis
Cancer biology, Glycobiology, Obesity and Drug Design and discovery
Repurposing of Bacosides Enriched Extract for anticancer activity and Standardization of Combination Index with Calcitriol against Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer (AIPC) Cell lines
Role – Principal Investigator
Status- ongoing
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Teachnig Excellence Award is awarded to an individual based on their contribution to the academic development such as Introducing new Teaching-Learning methodology, Developing & Introducing the skill based curriculum, mentoring etc.
Poster Presentation on “Probiotics and Prebiotics: Synergistic Role as Biotherapeutics for Cardiovascular Diseases”
Indian Association of Biomedical Scientist ((membership number: L M.No.1281)