Prof Gomathinayagam Subramanian

Objective :

• To build a career with plant pathology and biological control based institutions and organizations

Educational Qualifications:

• Ph.D., in Botany with specialization in Plant Pathology, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai -600 025, Tamil Nadu, India  2003
• M.Sc., in Botany  with First  Division (66.1%), Ayya  Nadar Janakiammal College (Affiliation of Madurai Kamarajar University), Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India, 1994
• B.Sc., in Botany with First Division (74.19%), Vivekananda College (Affiliation of Madurai Kamarajar University), Thiruvedakam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, 1992
• Higher  Secondary School ( 10+2^th )  in Mathematics stream with Second Division (49.5%) from Tamil Nadu State Board, Tamil Nadu, India  1989
• High School (10^th )  in Science stream with First Division (65%) from Tamil Nadu State Board, Tamil Nadu, 1987

Extra Curricular Activities, Merits and Awards:

• Lifetime Achievement Award, The Power of Collaboration, Global Visionary Publishing, 2020.
• Golden Arrow of Achievement (AA) award, National third highest prize, Government of Guyana, 2019.
• Vice –President, Guyana Chess Federation, 2019.
• Special Merit Award, Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce, Berbice, Guyana, South America, 2017.
• Recipient of Special merit award for outstanding teaching and research year 2008, University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, Guyana, South America.
• Recipient of Research Associate of Life Science Award in Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2003-2004)

• Recipient of Award of Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) for Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Life Science (1999-2002), India
• Recipient of Award of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Senior Research Fellow (SRF)  in Plant Science (1998-1999), India
• Recipient of Best Behaved student award, Vivekananda College, Thiruvedakam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (1989-1992)

Professional Experience and Community Services:

• Currently working as Director, University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, Tain, Berbice, Guyana, South America.
• Was given Guest Lecturer on “Plant Diseases Past, Present and Control Measures” in International Webinar Meeting in September 10^th 2020, Organized by Department of Botany, Vivekananda College, Thiruvedgam West, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Was given Special Lecturer on “Contributions of Indian Academicians Abroad to the Education Sector” in 5^th September 2020, Teacher’s Day Celebration, organized by High Commission of India, Georgetown, Guyana, South America. September 5^th 2020. Guyana, South America.
• Delivered a Key note address on “Organic Farming System Past, Present, and Future”, in International Virtual Conference on Recent Trends & Innovations in Science, Engineering and Social Sciences, (IVCRTISESS 2020), held on 4^th-6^th September 2020, organized by V.H.N.Senthikumara Nadar College (Autonomous), Virudhunagar jointly with PEARL foundation- A foundation for Education Excellence, Bengaluru, India.
• I served as International Advisor Committee member in International Conference on “Recent Trends in Structural Bioinformatics and Computer Aided Drug Design (ICSBCADD’ 2019)”, held on 11-13^th December 2019. Organized by Department Bioinformatics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India

1. I served as International Advisor Committee member in International Conference on Innovative and Emerging Trends in Botany (ICIETB-2019)”, held on 6-7^th November 2019. Organized by Department Botany, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

• Delivered a Key note address on World Habitat Day on the theme “Frontier Technology as an Innovative tool to transform Waste to Wealth” organized by Department of Botany, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India, 16^th October, 2019.
• Visited and met Vice Chancellor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India, 2^nd October 2019.
• Visited and met Vice Chancellor, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, on 20^th September, 2019.
• I have appointed as the Adjunct Faculty to the Department of Botany, Alagappa University Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu for a period of one year (2019 to 2020).  
• Organized a one day (June 1^st 2019) National Workshop “Identification and Environmental Protection of Indigenous (Local) Medicinal Plants and Their Uses of Human Health”, for Region 6, Farmers, School Teacher and University of Guyana Staff and Students, Guyana, South America.
• Organized two days (February 1^st and 2^nd, 2019) workshop on “Training and Taste Value Added Product’s from Rice and Milk” for Region 6, School Teacher and University of Guyana Staff and Students, Guyana, South America.  
• Visited Arizona State University to discuss future collaboration in Agriculture Science from November 26 to 30^th 2018, Phoenix, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
• Was a Panel Member and present “Organic Farming” at Green Guyana Expo and International Small Business Summit, organized by Government of Guyana, on October 18-19^th2018 at Princes Hotel, Providence, Guyana, South America
• Organized six days (October 15 to 20^th 2018) workshop on “Cultivation of Edible Mushroom and preparing Vermicomposting” for Region 6 School Teacher and University of Guyana Staff and students. Guyana, South America.
• Organized five days (January 15 to 19^th 2018) workshop on “Crop Protection” for farmers and School teachers (Agriculture Science) Regions 6, Guyana, South America.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Constitution of India” in celebration of Constitution Day Organized by High Commission of India, Georgetown, Guyana, December 2^nd 2017, Guyana, South America.
• Visiting Professor and Resource Person to conduct training to research assistant in Acela Bioteck Laboratory from January 29^th 2016 to March 13^th 2017, Davis, California, USA. 
• Chairman of Campus Coordinator Committee and Campus Board, University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, Tain, Berbcie, Guyana.
• Was a Panel Member at Turkeyen and Tain Talks 3, Topic “Farming, Profitability and Food security: A focus on Berbice”, on October 20, 2016, Organized by University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, Tain, Berbice, Guyana.
•  Participated the Education Resource Ambassadors Conference from June 23-25^th 2016, Organized by University of Guyana, Guyana.
• Was co-chairman for International Conference on Integrated Disease Management in Tropical Vegetables, from June-16-17^th 2016, Organized by Department of Life Sciences Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies.
• Was a Chairman and judge at 51^st Caribbean Food Crops Society (CFSC) Annual Meeting Oral Presentation, from Jul

  Expert Areas

  Biology of plants

  Plant Pathology, Soil Microbiology and Plant Biotechnology

  Biotechnology,

  Plant Cellular Biology

  Plant Molecular Biology

  Qualifications

  Qualification	Specialization	Institution	Country	Year
  B.Sc.	Botany	Madurai Kamarajar University	India	1992
  M.Sc.	Botany	Madurai Kamarajar University	India	1994
  Ph.D.	Molecular Plant Biology	University of Madras	India	2002

  Courses Taught

  Course Code	Course Name
  AGR2201	Agricultural Microbiology
  AGR1101	Crop Botany
  CSC3102	Principles of Plant Pathology
  AGR4100	Project
  SSC4102	Soil Microbiology
  AGR6001	Thesis

  Research

  Title	Year Completed	Research Type	Status
  Antifungal vs Antibacterial Activity of I+-, I2- unsaturated Carbonyl Compound	0	Collaborative	Completed
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  Biological control of rice disease (Blast) by using Trichoderma viride in laboratory conditions	0	Collaborative	Completed
  	0	Collaborative	Completed
  Effect of acid soils growth on Black gram	0	Collaborative	Completed
  Effect of single application of Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens on growth promotion in cotton plants	0	Collaborative	Completed
  Enhancement of biocontrol efficacy by protoplast fusion in Trichoderma for the control of sheath blight of rice and wilt of tomato (Communicated to Biological control journal, In press)	0	Collaborative	Completed
  Extra cellular chitinase production in parent and mutant strains of Trichoderma spp. (Communicated to Indian phytopathology journal, In press)	0	Collaborative	Completed
  Iascobellis.(2008) Biological control of sheath blight of rice and wilt of tomoto with protoplast mediated strain improvement of Trichoderma sp. J .Plant Pathology(in press).	0	Collaborative	Completed
  Paper: Influence of AM fungi on the growth and physiological status of Erythrina variegata Linn. grown under different water stress conditions	0	Collaborative	Completed
  Selective Antimicrobial Activity of 5, 10,15,20- meso-tetrakis Pentafluorophenyl 21H,32H- prophine	0	Collaborative	Completed
  Synthesis of I+-, I2 aEUR"unsaturated carbonyl compound and effect on antifungal and antibacterial activity	0	Collaborative	Completed
  The screening and in vitro development of fungicide resistance to sheath blight disease ( Rhizoctonia solni) of rice	0	Collaborative	Completed
  An Evaluation of Trichoderma harzianum as microbial fungicide against a broad spectra of paddy disease in Guyana	2006	Individual	Work in progress
  Antibacterial and antifungal activity of leaf extracts of Peltophorum pterocarpum against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans.	2006	Collaborative	Completed
  	2006	Collaborative	Completed
  	2007	Collaborative	Completed
  aEURoeAntimicrobial activities of selected tropical plants.	2007	Collaborative	Completed
  	2007	Individual	Completed
  	2008	Individual	Completed
  Antibacterial and antifungal activity of leaf extracts of Peltophorum pterocarpum, against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans.	2008	Collaborative	Completed
  	2008	Individual	Completed
  	2008	Collaborative	Completed
  	2008	Collaborative	Completed
  	2008	Collaborative	Completed
  	2008	Collaborative	Completed
  	2008	Collaborative	Completed
  	2008	Collaborative	Completed
  	2008	Individual	Completed
  	2008	Individual	Completed
  	2008	Individual	Completed
  	2008	Collaborative	Completed
  Biological control of rice disease (Blast) by using Trichoderma viride in laboratory condition.	2008	Individual	Completed
  A study of antimicrobial activities of plant extracts (Talisia squarrosa and Mora gonggrijpii)	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  An evaluation of biological control of common duckweeds (Lemmna minor, Salvinia minima, and Spiroldela polyrhize) using biocontrol agents (Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma viride) as microbial herbicides against a broad spectrum of duck weeds in Guyana.	2009	Individual	Work in progress
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  Antifungal vs Antibacterial Activity of I+-, I2- unsaturated Carbonyl Compound	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  aEURoeAntimicrobial activity of plant extractsaEUR(TM)aEUR(TM)	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  Effect of single application of Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens on growth promotion in cotton plants	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  Survey of cash crops diseases in Black Bush Polder (Lesbeholden, Mibicuri, Johanna and Yakusari)	2009	Individual	Completed
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed
  	2009	Collaborative	Completed

  Presentation

  Date	Seminar / Conference	Location	Title

  Publications

  TItle	Details
  	Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Accepted for publication
  Antibacterial and antifungal activity of leaf extracts of Peltophorum pterocarpum, against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans.	No. of Pages: 8 Page Start: 53 Page End: 60 Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published
  	Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication
  	Publication Type: Papers read at scholarly/professional gatherings Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Not Applicable
  	No. of Pages: 8 Page Start: 453 Page End: 460 Volume: 4 Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published
  	No. of Pages: 6 Page Start: 314 Page End: 319 Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published
  	No. of Pages: 9 Page Start: 25 Page End: 33 Book Title: aEURoeAntibacterial and antifungal activity of leaf extracts of Peltophorum pterocarpum, against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans. Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published
  	Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Accepted for publication
  	Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Accepted for publication
  aEURoeAntimicrobial activities of selected tropical plants.	Book Title: aEURoeAntimicrobial activities of selected tropical plants. Publication Type: Papers read at scholarly/professional gatherings Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Not Applicable
  	No. of Pages: 6 Page Start: 1220 Page End: 1225 Volume: 4 Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Published
  	No. of Pages: 5 Page Start: 3431 Page End: 3435 Volume: Vol.7 (19) Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Published
  	Publication Type: Papers read at scholarly/professional gatherings Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Not Applicable
  	Page Start: Nli Publication Type: Papers read at scholarly/professional gatherings Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Not Applicable
  	No. of Pages: 17 Page Start: 317 Page End: 332 Volume: XLIV Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published
  	No. of Pages: 6 Page Start: 415 Page End: 420 Volume: 3(2) Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published
  	Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication
  Effect of acid soils growth on Black gram	Book Title: Effect of acid soils growth on Black gram Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication
  Enhancement of biocontrol efficacy by protoplast fusion in Trichoderma for the control of sheath blight of rice and wilt of tomato (Communicated to Biological control journal, In press)	Book Title: Enhancement of biocontrol efficacy by protoplast fusion in Trichoderma for the control of sheath blight of rice and wilt of tomato (Communicated to Biological control journal, In press) Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published
  Extra cellular chitinase production in parent and mutant strains of Trichoderma spp. (Communicated to Indian phytopathology journal, In press)	Publisher: NIl Book Title: Extra cellular chitinase production in parent and mutant strains of Trichoderma spp. (Communicated to Indian phytopathology journal, In press) Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Accepted for publication
  Iascobellis.(2008) Biological control of sheath blight of rice and wilt of tomoto with protoplast mediated strain improvement of Trichoderma sp. J .Plant Pathology(in press).	Book Title: Iascobellis.(2008) Biological control of sheath blight of rice and wilt of tomoto with protoplast mediated strain improvement of Trichoderma sp. J .Plant Pathology(in press). Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Accepted for publication
  Survey of cash crops diseases in Black Bush Polder (Lesbeholden, Mibicuri, Johanna and Yakusari)	Publisher: NIL Publish Location: NIL Page Start: NA Page End: NA Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: NA Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication
  	Publication Date: 23 Oct 2005 Publication Type: Papers read at scholarly/professional gatherings Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Not Applicable
  	Publication Date: 30 Nov 2008 Publication Type: Papers read at scholarly/professional gatherings Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Not Applicable
  	Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: NIL Publish Location: NIL No. of Pages: 7 Page Start: 79 Page End: 86 Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: NA Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Paper Publication Status: Published
  Effect of single application of Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens on growth promotion in cotton plants	Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: African Journal of Agriculture Research Publish Location: NIL No. of Pages: 5 Page Start: 1220 Page End: 1225 Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: NA Author: 4 Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Published
  	Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology Publish Location: NIL Page Start: 415 Page End: 420 Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: 3 Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Published
  A study of antimicrobial activities of plant extracts (Talisia squarrosa and Mora gonggrijpii)	Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology Publish Location: NIL Page Start: NA Page End: NA Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: NA Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Accepted for publication
  Antifungal vs Antibacterial Activity of I+-, I2- unsaturated Carbonyl Compound	Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology Publish Location: NIL No. of Pages: 5 Page Start: 63 Page End: 68 Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: 4 Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Published
  	Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: European Journal of Soil Biology 46 Publish Location: NIL No. of Pages: 5 Page Start: 151 Page End: 156 Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: NA Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Published
  	Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. Publish Location: NIL Page Start: NA Page End: NA Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: NA Author: NA Publication Type: Performed Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Accepted for publication
  	Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Journal of pure and Applied Microbiology, Publish Location: NIL No. of Pages: 5 Page Start: 41 Page End: 46 Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: 4 Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Published
  	Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbilogy. Publish Location: NIL Page Start: NA Page End: NA Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: NA Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Accepted for publication
  	Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: NIL Publish Location: NIL No. of Pages: 2 Page Start: 93 Page End: 95 Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: NA Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Published
  	Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: e- Journal of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences, Publish Location: NIL Page Start: NA Page End: NA Book Title: NA Chapter: NA Volume: 4 Author: NA Publication Type: Publication Publication Item: Journal Publication Status: Published