Dr. K. Sathiyamurthy, Ph. D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Bio-Medical Science
Education
Ph.D. in Microbiology - Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Parangipettai, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.
M. Sc. in Marine Biology - Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Parangipettai, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.
Professional Experience
Mar. 1993 - Aug. 1993 : Project associate in Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, India.
Mar. 1994 - Aug. 1994 : Project Associate in environmental management research project for microbiology at CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University.
Jan. 1995 - Jan. 1996 : Research Associate in Center of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Parangipettai, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.
Feb. 1996 - Sep. 1998 : Project Manager in Parsn Aqua Farms (P) Ltd., Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nov. 1998 - Nov. 2000 : Post-Doctoral Fellow in Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Government of Japan in Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Mar. 2001 - May 2001 : Visiting Fellow in Science and Technology Agency (STA), Government of Japan in National Food Research Institute, Japan.
Jul. 2001 - Aug. 2008 : Senior Lecturer in Post-Graduate Department of Microbiology, Sri Sankara Arts and Science College (Madras University), Kanchipuram.
Area of Specialization
Human Pathogens and Pathogenic Diseases.
Membership in Professional Societies
Association of Microbiologists of India, Pune, India.
American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC, USA.
Japanese Society for Bacteriology, Japan.
Japanese Society for Microbiology, Japan.
India Association of Applied Microbiologist, Chennai, India.
International Society for Microbial Ecology, Switzerland.
Travel Fellowships
United Nation Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris, France to attend International Conferenceat Hong Kong in 1990.
United Nation Environment Program (UNEP), Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand to attend World Congress at Singapore in 1991.
Publications
1. Purushothaman, A. and K. Sathiyamurthy. 1989. Microbiology Laboratory Manual, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, India
2. Sathiyamurthy,K., R.Buburajendran,A.Purushothaman and V.Ramaiyan. 1990. Heterotrophic bacteria in Mangrove. Indian J. Microbiol., 30: 335-340.
3. Sathiyamurthy, K., N. Latha and A. Purushothaman. 1991. Studies on copper tolerant bacteria in the Vellar estuary, South east coast of India. Indian J. Mar. Sci., 20: 229-231.
4. Sathiyamurthy, K., A. Purushothaman and V. Ramaiyan. 1992. Heavy metal and drug resistant bacteria in the Vellar estuary, South east coast of India. Mahasagar. 25: 119-122.
5. Sathiyamurthy, K., A. Purushothaman and V. Ramaiyan. 1992. Studies on human pathogen Vibrio cholerae In: Recent Advances in Toxinology Research, Vol.3 421-430 (eds. P. Gopalakrishnakone & C.K. Tan) Venom & Toxin Research Group, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
6. Sathiyamurthy, K., and A. Purushothaman. 1992. Distribution and composition of organic detritus in a tropical estuarine system. Asian Marine Biology 9 : 101-110.
7. Sathiyamurthy, K., A. Purushothaman and V. Ramaiyan. 1997. Antibiotic-Resistant Vibrio cholerae in Parangipettai Coastal Environs, Southeast India. Microbial Drug Resistance 3: 267-270.
8. Sathiyamurthy, K. and K. Arunagiri. 2004. Studies on pathogenic vibrios with special reference to Vibrio cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus from marine food resources. Proceedings of Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai.
9. Sathiyamurthy, K., and A. Purushothaman. Incidence of Vibrio cholerae Associated with sea foods in Parangipettai coastal environs, south east India. (Communicated to Journal of Applied Microbiology).
Conference / Workshop Participated:
International: 4
National: 7
Contact Information
Department of Bio-Medical Science,
School of Basic Medical Sciences,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024.
E-Mail- ksathiyamurthy@rediffmail.com
Mobile: 9444581708, Res: 044 – 27221662