Bio:

• Overseeing complete academic and administrative responsibilities.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory regulations.
• Addressing academic and administrative challenges.
• Formulating strategies for effective administration.
• Recruitment of teaching and non-teaching members.
• Devising new methods to increase academic success.
• Conducting periodic reviews and implementing suitable measures for institutional upliftment.
• Member of the Academic Council of the University.

Work Experience:

• Dean – School of Arts and Science – October 2024 to May 2026 @ Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University, Samayapuram, Tiruchirapalli.
• Chief Operations – Tech & Admin – November 2020 to September 2024 @ PrimeGen Healthcare Laboratories Private Ltd., Chennai.
• Product Manager, PrimeGen Healthcare Laboratories Private Ltd., Thillai Ganga Nagar, Nanganallur, Chennai from 1st November 2019 to 31st October 2020.
• Group Leader, Department of Biochemistry, VIMTA LABS, Hyderabad, Telangana from 05th September 2018 to 22nd November 2018.
• Head, Department of Biochemistry, SRM Arts and Science College (Affiliated to University of Madras), Kattankulathur (October 2011 till August 2018).
• Additional Charge as Head, Department of Biotechnology, SRM Arts and Science College (Affiliated to University of Madras), Kattankulathur (June 2013 till August 2018).
• Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, SRM Arts and Science College (Affiliated to University of Madras), Kattankulathur (27.07.1999 to 03.10.2011).

Projects:

• Overall operations of a clinical laboratory covering Biochemistry, Haematology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Histopathology, and NABL & ICMR-accredited COVID-19 testing.
• Nodal Officer of PrimeGen Laboratories for COVID-19 testing.
• Liaisoning between SPH and GCC during the pandemic situation.
• Responsibility for laboratory quality management, including EQAS, IQC, ILC, final report release, and test-result and reagent quality.
• Quality assurance in accordance with NABL 112, ISO 15189:2012, CAP, and relevant SOPs.

Publications:

1. Balabhaskar R and Vijayalakshmi K. Effect on Bauhinia tomentosa leaves on Epigenetic markers in A549 Lung carcinoma cells.
2. K. Vijayalakshmi, Gayathri Gunalan and R. Balabhaskar. Molecular Docking Studies of Ocimum americanum Secondary Metabolites Against SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein.
3. Balabhaskar R and Vijayalakshmi K. Anticancer activity of secondary metabolites from Bauhinia tomentosa Linn. Leaf – an in silico approach.
4. Balabhaskar R and Vijayalakshmi K. Identification of Secondary Metabolites from the Ethanol Extract of the Leaves of Bauhinia tomentosa by GC-MS Analysis.
5. Balabhaskar R and Vijayalakshmi K. Evaluation of anticancer activity of ethanol extract of Bauhinia tomentosa Linn. on A549 human lung carcinoma cell lines.

Certifications:

• Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Practices and Medical Ethics — Indian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar and PHFI, June 2020.
• Patent Law for Scientists and Engineers — IIT Madras and SWAYAM/NPTEL, November 2019.
• Cell Culture Technologies — IIT Kanpur, April 2019.
• Advanced Certificate Program in Scientific Writing — Catalyst Clinical Services Ltd.
• Biomedical Nanotechnology — IIT Roorkee, October 2018.
• Professional Diploma in Clinical Research (PDCR) — Catalyst Clinical Services Ltd.
• Health Research Fundamentals — ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, March 2017.
• Genome Analysis — SRM Arts and Science College with Biozone Research Technologies, September 2012.
• Till Visharadh, Hindi Certified Course — Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha.

Reviewer in Peer Reviewed Journals:

• International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health
• Journal of Advances in Medicine & Medical Research
• Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry
• Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology

Invited Talks:

• Resource person on “Career Opportunities in Agricultural Biochemistry” — Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University, 27 January 2025.
• Resource Person for the webinar “Scope of Life Science Graduates in Healthcare Industries” — SRM Institute of Science and Technology, 23 July 2020.
• Resource Person for the webinar “Scope of Life Science Graduates in Healthcare Industries” — Bharathi Women’s College, 26 June 2020.

Membership in Associations:

• Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists (IABMS), India.
• Society for Biological Chemists (SBC), India.

Areas of Research:
Clinical Biochemistry, Anticancer Studies, Phytochemistry, Molecular Docking, Epigenetics.