Dr. M.SATHIYABAMA
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Area(s) specialization   Plant and Microbial Biotechnology
     
Subject(s) of interest   Molecular Biology
     
    M.Sc., Ph.D.
   
         
 
Phone   +91-431-2407061 (Off)
Mobile   +91-9443893527
Fax   +91-431-2407045/2412750
e-mail   sathiyabamam@yahoo.com
   
Lecturer
Department of Plant Science
School of Life Sciences
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, India
         
  Academic position held in Bharathidasan University
  Duration   Positions
  1998-2000   PDF,IISc, Bangalore
  2001-2005   Lecturer, Loyola College,Chennai
  2005-Till date   Lecturer, Bharathidasan University
       
  Short summary of research
       
  1   Cloning of CDA gene from marine microorganism
         
  2   Molecular Interaction of host - pathogen interaction in some crop plants.
           
    No. of  Ph.D. : Under Guidance     3   No. of M.Phil   No. of Research Papers Published:  12
                   
  Awards, Prizes, Certificates
       
  1   INSA – Visiting Scientist
       
 

Members in Academic bodies

       
  1   Member, Board of Studies in Botany (UG),Bharathidasan University,Trichy.
       
  Publications
       
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M.Sathiyabama, R. Balasubramanian, 1991. Chitinases  and  glucanases   in   Arachis   hypogaea, L. in detached leaves infected with Puccinia arachidis Speg.  J. Plant Disease and Protection: 98: 305-316.

       
  2   M.Sathiyabama,  R. Balasubramanian,1994.  Extracellular β-1,3 glucan production by Acremonium obclavatum W.Gams an antagonist to Puccinia arachidis Speg., the groundnut rust.  In Fungi in Biotechnology Ed. K.Anil Prakash, p109-116.
       
  3   M.Sathiyabama, S. Shanmugavadivu,P. Bhuvaneswari and R. Balasubramanian, 1996.  Immunological techniques in the identifications of biocontrol agents.  In Recent Developments in Biocontrol of Plant pathogens.  Ed. By A. Mahadevan and K. Manibhushan Rao,pp 147-156.
       
  4   M.Sathiyabama, R. Balasubramanian, 1998.  Chitosan induces resistance components in Arachis hypogaea against the leaf rust caused by Puccinia arachidis Speg.  Crop Protection : 17 ; 307-313.
       
  5   M.Sathiyabama, R. Balasubramanian, 1998.  Effect of Acremonium obclavatum glucan on groundnut leaf rust disease caused by Puccinia arachidis Speg. World J. of Microniology and Biotechnology: 14 ; 783- 784.
       
  6   M.Sathiyabama, R. Balasubramanian, 1999.  Treatment of groundnut leaves with salicylic acid suppresses the development of rust disease caused by Puccinia arachidis Speg.  J. Plant Diseases and Protection: 106: 166-173.
       
  7   M.Sathiyabama, R. Balasubramanian, 2000.  Partial purification and properties of β-1,3 glucanases from intercellular washing fluid of groundnut leaves against the rust disease caused by Puccinia arachidis Speg.   Canadian J. of Botany: 78: 168-174.
       
  8   Sonali,P. Barwe*, M.Sathiyabama*, and C. Jayabaskaran.2001.  Induction of chitinase activity by exogenous cytokinins in excised dark grown cucumber cotyledons: Involvement of calcium and staurosporine sensitive protein kinase in cytokinin signaling.  J. Plant Physiol.  158 : 1-7. * Joint first authors
       
  9   Sonali P. Barwe, M.Sathiyabama,C. Jayabaskaran,2001.  Cucumber beta amyrin synthase cDNA cloning, characterization and expression in excised dark grown cucumber cotyledons treated with cytokinin and salicylic acid.  J. Plant Biol.  28: 181-187.
       
  10   Sonali P. Barwe, M.Sathiyabama, C. Jayabaskaran, 2001.  The requirements for calcium, protein phosphorylation and concurrent protein synthesis for cytokinin signaling of acidic chitinase transcript accumulation in Cucumis sativus L. J. Plant Physiol. 158: 1117-1123.
       
  11   Sonali, P. Barwe, M.Sathiyabama, C. Jayabaskaran, 2002.  Enhancement of beta 1,3 glucanase activity and its gene expression by exogenous zeatin:  involvement of calcium and staurosporine sensitive protein kinase for signal transduction in cucumber cotyledons.  J. Plant Biol.  29, 237-248.
       
  12   M.Sathiyabama, R. Balasubramanian, 2005.  Effect of epicuticular wax of leaves of susceptible and resistant cultivars of groundnut on the rust pathogen,Puccinia arachidis Speg. In Proceedings of the Asian conference on Emerging trends in plant-microbe interactions.  pp 191-193.
   
  Ongoing Projects
       
      Topic   Funding Agency   Period   Amount
  1   Molecular  screening of CDA Gene from Marine Microbes   DRDO   2007-10   Rs. 18,00,000
                   
  2   Molecular interaction between Tomato- Alternaria solani   CSIR   2007-10   Rs. 12,50,000
       
  Organized Two National Level Conferences
       
       
 

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