BALAJI M

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Biotechnology

balajim@psgcas.ac.in

Profile Summary

Research Interest: Streptomyces biology - Switching on cryptic genes, Mycobacterium - antimycobacterials and pathogenesis.

Subjects Handled

Cell-biology Molecular-Biology Immunology Immunotechnology nanobiotechnology Omics-technology Pharmaceutical-biotecchnology Applied-biotechnology IPR-and-bioethics Diagnostic-techniques Microbiology-practicals molecular-biology-practicals Internet-security Environmental-biotechnology-practicals Introduction-to-Bioinformatics-practical Structural-Biology-and-Biochemistry Microbiology-and-Biochemistry-Practicals

Experience

Assistant Professor

PSG College of Arts & Science (2022-08-01 - Present)
PDRF

IISER, Tirupati (2021-03-15 - 2022-05-13)
JRF and SRF

RGCB, Trivandrum (2013-04-15 - 2021-03-12)
JRF

Anna University (2012-10-01 - 2013-03-31)
BCIL TRAINEE

AIG Hyderabad (2011-01-01 - 2022-05-13)

Publications

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF CHRYSOMYCIN A PRODUCED BY STREPTOMYCES SP. AGAINST MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

RSC ADVANCES (2017-07-21)
STREPTOMYCES SP METABOLITE (S) PROMOTES BAX MEDIATED INTRINSIC APOPTOSIS AND AUTOPHAGY INVOLVING INHIBITION OF MTOR PATHWAY IN CERVICAL CANCER CELL LINES

NATURE SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2018-02-12)
ACETYLATION OF ISONIAZID - A NOVEL MECHANISM OF ISONIAZID RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY (2020-12-16)
TRANSCRIPTION REPRESSOR PROTEIN ZBTB25 ASSOCIATES WITH HDAC1-SIN3A COMPLEX IN MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS-INFECTED MACROPHAGES, AND ITS INHIBITION CLEARS PATHOGEN BY AUTOPHAGY

MSPHERE (2021-02-24)
CHRYSOMYCIN A INHIBITS THE TOPOISOMERASE I OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

NATURE JOURNAL OF ANTIBIOTICS (2022-02-08)
OVEREXPRESSION OF A MEMBRANE TRANSPORT SYSTEM MSMEG_1381 AND MSMEG_1382 CONFERS MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS

MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS (2023-12-20)
PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS OUTER MEMBRANE FOR POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS IN UPTAKE OF SMALL MOLECULES

ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2024-02-16)
BIOPROSPECTING ACTINOMYCETES FROM THE RHIZOSPHERE OF PIPER NIGRUM: POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES

RESEARCH JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (2025-10-01)

Book Chapters

விவசாயத்தில் நுண்ணறிவின் பங்கு

பயிர் சாகுபடிக்கு வானிலை முன்னறிவிப்பதில் செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவின் பங்கு (2024)
PREPARATION OF STREPTOMYCES RNA FOR TRANSCRIPTOMICS

PROTOCOLS OF ACTINOMYCETES (2024)
SCREENING ACTINOMYCETES FOR NOVEL ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AND ANTICANCER MOLECULES

PROTOCOLS OF ACTINOMYCETES (2024)
IDENTIFICATION OF ACTINOMYCETES BY POLYPHASIC TAXONOMY

PROTOCOLS OF ACTINOMYCETES (2024)

Awards

No awards available.

Events Attended

Faculty Induction Program

July 01, 2022 (FDP)
International Conference on Recent innovation in health & Biological Science

July 14, 2023 (CONFERENCE)

Events Organized

TRENDS IN TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH

SEMINAR - November 17, 2022
ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH CHLORELLA CULTIVATION AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

SEMINAR - August 21, 2024
DEVELOPING BIOTECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL BLUEPRINT AND EMPOWERING BUDDING BIOPRENEURS TO DEVELOP PRODUCTS

WORKSHOP - September 23, 2024
ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY CONTENT DEVELOPMENT ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS

GUEST LECTURE - October 01, 2024
CLEAN AIR, GREEN EARTH: A STEP TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE LIVING

AWARENESS-PROGRAMME - December 27, 2024
BRIDGING SCIENCE AND INNOVATION: NAVIGATING COMPETITIVE EXAMS, RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL IMPACT IN LIFE SCIENCES

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME - January 13, 2025
DARE -B 2025 (DIMENSIONS OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND ENTREPRENUERSHIP IN BIOTECHNOLOGY)

TECHNICAL FEST - February 10, 2025
EXPLORING EMERGING AREAS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

SEMINAR - February 17, 2025
PROTOTYPE/ PROCESS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT IN APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY

SEMINAR - March 19, 2025
IDEATHON AND PROTOTYPE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT IN APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY AND IPR

SEMINAR - March 26, 2025
NATIONAL PAPER DAY 2025

AWARENESS-PROGRAMME - August 01, 2025

Guided PhDs

No PhDs guided.