Dr. T. Kothai
Member Research Staff
Centre for Biotechnology
Anna University, Chennai 600025
044 - 2235 8360
tkothai@annauniv.edu
Education
| Degree | Year | University | Major Subject Studied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph D | 2012 | Centre for Biotechnology,A.C. College of Technology,Anna University, Chennai | Computational Biology |
| M.S.by Research | 2006 | Centre for Biotechnology,A.C. College of Technology,Anna University, Chennai | Computational Biology |
| B.E. | 1990 | Government College of Technology,Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | Computer Science and Engineering |
Experience
| 2006 –Till Date | Member Research Staff,Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai |
| 1996 - 2005 | Technical Assistant, Centre for Biotechnology,Anna University |
| 1993 - 1996 | Systems Officer, Computer Society of India, Educational Head Quarters, Taramani, Chennai |
| 1991 | Associate Lecturer, Dr. MGR Engg. College, Maduravoil , Chennai |
Academic Activities
Teaching and Evaluation:
| Molecular Modeling and Drug Design Elective for B.Tech Pharmaceutical Technology ( 2017 – till now ) |
| Programming Languages and Programming Techniques, Biomolecular Simulation, HPC for M.Tech Computational Biology ( 2014 - till now) |
| Programming Languages, DBMS, Molecular Simulations for M.Sc Computational Biology ( 2010 – till date) |
| Fundamentals of Computing –Theory, Programming Laboratories for B.Tech I year ( Aug 2005 –Apr 2011) |
| Programming Laboratories for B.Tech I years ( 1996 – 2005) |
| Computational Techniques for M.Tech ( 2001 – 2003) |
Other Activities
| Working under BTIS Programme and Involved in the purchasing activities and establishment of the BTIS facility in the department |
| One of the key person in organizing the yearly workshops on Bioinformatics conducted at the Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University Chennai – 25, sponsored by DBT, Govt. of India, New Delhi |
| Life Member, Computer Society of India |
| Recipient of Tamilnadu State Government Merit Scholarship - from plus one till B.E final year |
Research interests
• Computational Biology – In silico studies of Proteins
• Bioinformatics
• Supervising M.Tech Computational Biology and B.Tech students in their final year project works
• Supervised Eight M.Tech Computational Biology, Three B.Tech Pharmaceutical Technology and Eight M.Sc Computational Biology Students in their final year project Work
Publications
- Understanding domain movements and interactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipase with lipid molecule tristearoyl glycerol: A molecular dynamics approach,Kothai Thiruvengadam, Sarath Kumar Baskaran, Gautam Pennathur,Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling,Vol.85, Oct 2018,Pages 190-197.
- Nanoscale investigation on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formed on porous silicon using Atomic Force Microscopy. Ashwin Kannan , C. S. Latha, Vinatha Krishna, T. Kothai & Pennathur Gautam Scanning- A Journal of Microscopy 36, 1, 2014.
- In silico approaches towards understanding CALB using molecular dynamics simulation and docking,Kumaresan, J., Kothai, T. and Lakshmi, B. S., Molecular Simulation, Vol. 37, No. 12, pp.1053-1061, 2011.
Contact
Member Research Staff, Centre for Biotechnology
Centre for Biotechnology
Anna University, Chennai 600025
tkothai@annauniv.edu, tkothai11@gmail.com
044 - 2235 8360
