Phone number: +91-452-2458471
Faculty Profile
Dr. G.S. SELVAM, M.Sc, M. Phil., and Ph.D Professor & Head:
Dr. G. S. Selvam, Professor and Chair of Department of Biochemistry at the Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamilnadu, India. He received B.Sc., degree in chemistry and M.Sc., degree in Biochemistry from the Madras University. He was awarded M.Phil and Ph.D in Biochemistry from the same University.
He was one of the Founder and Head, in the Department of Biotechnology at Cochin University of Science and Technology (1989-1999) and later on he moved to Madurai Kamaraj University (1999) and continuing his research on Medical and Environmental biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry as Professor and Head.
Current research Interests :
Development of molecular marker for Cardiac diseases and oral cancer.
Therapeutic approaches to control kidney stone formation.
Bioremediation of heavy metal contaminated soil using Pseudomonas sp.
Molecular aspects of Diabetes.
Professional Memberships :
1) Life member, Urolithiasis society of India.
2) Life member society for biotechnologist in India.
3) Life member society for neurochemistry in India.
4) Member Indian science congress association.
5) Member society of biological chemist.
6) Member association of microbiologists India.
Selected publications [ last five years ]
1. A. Rathinavel, P.S. Dhandaphani, P. Annapoorani, S. Ramasamy and Govindan Sadasivam Selvam.(2004) Cardiac isoform of alpha 2 macroglobulin(182 Kda protein) as a noval diagnostic marker for cardiac diseases. European journal of Cardiovascular prevention and Rehabilitation. 2005, 12; 6.
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2. C. Edward Raja, K. Anbazhagan and Govindan Sadasivam Selvam. Isolation and characterization of metal resistant Psedomonas aeruginosa strain. World journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. -2005.
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3. M. Viswanathan, Pravin. R. Solomon, N. Tsuchida, Govindan Sadasivam Selvam and G. Shanmugam (2006). Hypermethylation analysis of E. Cadtherin and hMLH genes associated with Indian breast carcinoma. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 44, 1196-1198.
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4. P. Annaporani, P.S. Dhandapani, S. Sakthivel, S. Ramaswamy and G.S. Selvam (2006). Cardiac isoform alpha 2 macroglobulin as a diagnostic marker for myocardial infarction diabetic patients.Atherosclerosis. 186, 173-176.
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5. B. Tom Paul, A. Patel, G.S. Selvam, S. Mishra and R. Murugesan (2006) Photodynamic action of C-phycocyanins obtained from marine and fresh water cyanobacterial cultures: A comparative study using EPR spin trapping technique.Free Radical Research. 40(8):821-5.
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6. S. Ramaswamy, A. Rathinavel, P.S. Dhandapani and G. S. Selvam (2006). Cardiac isoform of alpha 2 macroglobulin (CA2M) an early diagnostic marker for cardiac manifestations in AIDS patients.AIDS. 3.20(15):1979-81.
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7. K. Anbazhagan, C. Edward Raja and Govindan Sadasivam Selvam (2007) Oxalotrophic Paracoccus alcaliphilus isolated from Amorphophallus sp. rhizoplane. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 23. 11, 1529-35.
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8. S. Ramasamy, P. Balakumar, M. Singh, A. Rathinavel, K. Ananthamurthy, Tharmarajan Ramprasath and Govindan Sadasivam Selvam (2007). Functional Characterization of Cardiac isoform of Alpha 2 Macroglobulin (CA2M): Identification of Non-Hypertrophic Domain.The Cardiology. 3 (2): 20-23.
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9. P S Dhandapany, S Sakthivel, A Vanniarajan, B Karthikeyan, C Nagaraj, K Gowrishankar, GS Selvam, L Singh, K Thangaraj (2007) Novel mitochondrial DNA mutations implicated in Noonan syndrome. Int J Cardiol. 21:120(2):284-5.
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10. Solomon PR, Selvam GS, Shanmugam G (2008). Promoter hypermethylation analysis in myeloplastic syndromes: Diagnostic & prognostic implications. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 127, 52-57.
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11. Solomon PR, Selvam GS, Shanmugam G. (2008). Polymorphism in ADH and MTHFR genes in oral squamous cell carcinoma of Indians. Oral Dis. Feb 10.
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12. Edward Raja, C., Sasikumar, S, Selvam GS (2008). Adaptive and cross resistance to cadmium (II) and zinc (II) by Pseudomonas aeruginosa BC1. Biologia, Versita. 63, 461-465.
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13. Anbazhagan kolandasamy, Leema George, Selvam GS (2009). Heterologous Expression of Oxalate decarboxylase in Lactobacillus plantarum NC8. Current Microbiology. 58,117-121.
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14. Paul BT, Babu MS, Santhoshkumar TR, Karunagaran D, Selvam GS, Brown K, Woo T, Sharma S, Naicker S, Murugesan R (2009). Biophysical evaluation of two red-shifted hypocrellin B derivatives as novel PDT agents.J Photochem Photobiol B. 94(1):38-44.
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15. Edward Raja. C, Selvam GS (2009). Plasmid profile and curing analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as metal resistant.Int. J. Environ Sci Tech. 6(2), 259-266.
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16. Anbazhagan K, Sampathkumar K, Ramakrishnan M, Gomathi P, Gomathi S, Selvam GS (2009). Analysis of polymorphism in renin angiotensin system and other related genes in South Indian chronic kidney disease patients. Clin Chim Acta. 406 (1-2):108-12.
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17. Cardiac Isoform of Alpha 2 Macroglobulin and Its Reliability as a Cardiac Marker in HIV Patients (2010) Ramasamy Subbiah, Vipindas C, JD Clifton, A Rathinavel, A Bidulescu, Ramprasath Tharmarajan, and Govindan S. Selvam. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 19:93–95.
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Dr.G.S.Selvam,
Professor and Head
Department of Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences
Madurai Kamaraj University
Phone : +91 - 452 - 2458213 / 2458223
Email : drselvamgsbiochem@yahoo.com
drselvamgsbiochem@rediffmail.com
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