Navaneethan Palanisamy
EDUCATION
College / University
Uppsala University
VIT University
Highest Degree
Master of Science
Major Subjects
Infection Biology, Biotechnology
Country
India
Lab Experience
Molecular techniques such as PCR, qPCR, RT-PCR, cloning and transfection. Cell culture techniques for Trypanosoma and macrophages. Immunology techniques such as ELISA, double diffusion assay, macrophage assay, cytokine assays. Bacteriology techniques such as clinical isolation, identification and characterization, along with anti-microbial resistance testing.
Projects / Research
- 06/2012 – 06/2012: Immunology of nematode infections (Prof. S Hartmann’s lab), ZIBI summer school 2012, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
- 01/2012 – 05/2012: Identification of mechanisms involved in tigecycline resistance by Escherichia coli (Prof. Dr. DI Andersson’s lab), IMBIM, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. (Master's Thesis)
- 11/2011 – 01/2012: Development of a novel assay for measuring RNA polymerase in real time (Dr. J Lennerstrand’s lab), Dept. of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
- 09/2011 – 10/2012: Prevalence of hepatitis C virus resistance to protease inhibitors in treatment naive Swedish population (Dr. J Lennerstrand’s lab), Dept. of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
- 08/2011 – 09/2011: Textbook biochemistry challenged: the unconventional citrate metabolism in parasitic Trypanosoma (Prof. M Boshart’s lab), LSM international summer research program, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
- 01/2011 – 07/2011: Verification of a method for measuring and using as diagnostic tools of Deoxyribonucleoside kinases (Dr. J Lennerstrand’s and Dr. P Stålhandske’s lab), Dept. of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
- 01/2009 – 05/2010: Medicinal plant resources of tribal dominated areas of the Nilgiris, Western Ghats and bio-prospecting of Oroxylum indicum, a collaborative work between ISEC (Dr. S Nautiyal, AvHf), Bangalore and VIT University (Dr. R Chandrasekaran’s lab), Vellore, India. (Bachelor's Thesis)
- 12/2008 – 01/2009: Medical diagnostics training at Voluntary Health Services (VMK Hospital), Erode, India
Scholarships / Awards
| 2012 – 2013: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
| 2012: | ZIBI and DAAD funding to attend the ZIBI summer school 2012 at Berlin, Germany |
| 2011: | LSM and DAAD funding to attend the life sciences Munich (LSM) international summer research program at Munich, Germany |
| 2007 – 2008: | VIT University merit scholarship for best academic performance |