Zoology

• PhD Zoology, 2018–2023, Sir Theagaraya College, Chennai, affiliated to University of Madras
• MPhil Zoology, 2002–2003, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai
• MSc Zoology, 2000–2002, Kanchi Mamunivar Center for PG Studies (affiliated to Pondicherry University), Pondicherry
• BSc Zoology, 1996–1999, Arignar Anna Govt. Arts College (affiliated to Pondicherry University), Karaikal

Entomology, vector biocontrol

1. Rajan Samuel, Ganesan Pathalam, Velmurugan Babu, Ragavendran Kamaraj, Mutheeswaran Subramanian, Stalin Antony, Nagul Kumar Sanmugapriya, Senthilkumaar Palaniswamy. Biocontrol efficacy of apigenin isolated from Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze against immature stages of Culex quinquefasciatus (Say, 1823) and its in silico Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2023;48:102637.
2. Pathalam Ganesan, Rajan Samuel, Subramanian Mutheeswaran, Perumal Pandikumar, Appadurai Daniel Reegan, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu. Phytocompounds for mosquito larvicidal activity and their modes of action: A review. South African Journal of Botany, 2023;152:19–49. (Equal contribution).
3. Pathalam Ganesan, Samuel Rajan, Daniel Magesh, Tharsiusraja Williamraja, Michael Gabriel Paulraj, Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu. Essential oils from plants: A review on eco-friendly mosquito repellents. International Journal of Scientific Research in Biological Sciences, 2019;6(4):68–88. (Equal contribution)
4. Nagul Kumar, K. Buvanesvaragurunathan, R. Govindaraj, S. Rajan, K. Balakrishna, O. Shirota, A. Radha, Perumal Pandikumar, S. Ignacimuthu. Hepatoprotective Constituents of Macrocybe gigantea (Agaricomycetes) from India. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 2022;24:35.
5. Subramaniyan S, Pathalam G, Antony S, Michael GP, Samuel R, Kedike B, Sekar A, Boovaragamurthy A, Osamu S, Mahmoud AH, Mohammed OB, Savarimuthu I. Mosquitocidal effect of monoterpene ester and its acetyl derivative from Blumea mollis (D. Don) Merr against Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and their in silico studies. Experimental Parasitology, 2021;223:108076.
6. Sandhanam SD, Pathalam G, Antony S, Samuel R, Michael GP, Kedike B, Pandikumar P, Savarimuthu I, Abdullah Al-Dhabi N. Effect of tiliamosine, a bis, benzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Tiliacora acuminata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thom on the immature stages of filarial mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus say (Diptera: Culicidae). Experimental Parasitology, 2019;204:107719.

• Presented a paper in the National Symposium on “Insects and their Environment Friendly Management,” 1–2 February 2018, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai.
• Participated in the Symposium on “Chemistry – Biology Interface,” 11 August 2018, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai.
• Presented a paper “Efficacy of Ficus hispida fruits on larvicidal activity of mosquito vector, Culex quiquefasciatus” in the National Symposium on “Natural Products for Human Health,” 7–8 February 2019, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai.
• Participated in the National Seminar on “Innovations in Solid Waste and Wastewater Management in Educational Institutions” 21 August 2019, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai.
• Participated in the National Symposium on “Insect Diversity and Conservation – 2020,” 13–14 February 2020, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai.

• Participated in the workshop on “Beekeeping for Sustainable Income,” 29 September 2018, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai.
• Participated five days workshop on “BIOTECHNOLOGY – Genome & Proteome Analysis,” MSME (Govt. of India), 2010, Chennai.

• Participated in “Applications of Gene Editing,” 22–23 February 2023, Technology Networks.
• Participated in “On the way towards personalized medicine: Gene therapy AAV characterization by capillary electrophoresis (CE) and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS),” 18 May 2022, Labroots.
• Participated in “Modernization of tissue-based, biomarker-led clinical research,” 20 January 2022, Labroots.
• Participated in “T Cells in COVID-19 – Translating research findings into clinical options,” 7 December 2021, Labroots.
• Participated in “Publishing Webinar – Tips from the Editors,” 30 March 2021, Indian Council of Medical Research.