1. Arunkumar Rengaraj is a PhD research scholar under the guidance of Prof. Yun Suk Huk in the Department of Biological Engineering at Inha University. 2. He has a M.Tech in Biotechnology from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology and a B.Tech in Biotechnology from P.S.R Engineering College. 3. His experience includes working as an Assistant Professor and in research and development at a private company. He has also published several papers in peer-reviewed journals.

1. Arunkumar Rengaraj
PhD research scholar
Under the guidance
Prof . Yun Suk Huk
Department of Biological Engineering
Inha University

2. Qualification
From 2009 to 2011 - M.Tech. (Biotechnology) @ Bannari Amman Institute of Technology affiliated to Anna University,
Coimbatore, TN, India. [First class with CGPA 8].
From 2005 to 2009 - B.Tech. (Biotechnology) @ P.S.R Engineering College affiliated to Anna University, Sivakasi, TN,
India. [First class with 75 %].
Teaching Experience
June, 2012-Feb ,2014: Working as an Assistant Professor in Dept. of Biotechnology, Prathyusha Institute of Technology
and Management, Tiruvallur, Chennai, India -602 025.
Industry Experience
Aug 2011 to May 2012: Worked as an Executive in Research and Development at Tex Biosciences (Pvt.) Ltd, Chennai.

4. 1. Arunkumar. R. 2014. Screening of immunomodulatory efficiency of laurus nobilis. International
Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 5(1): 978-982. (ISSN: 0975-6299).
2. Arunkumar. R., Cholapandian.K and K.Boopalan. 2013. Antibacterial activity of Acalypha indica
extracted with various solvents. International Journal of Ethanomedicine and pharmacological
research. 4(1): 1-6. (ISSN: 2347-2901).
3. Arunkumar. R., Dhasarathan.P and P. sowmya. 2013. Analysis of compounds and screening for
Anti-Microbial, Anti-Inflammatory activity from saliva of Canislupus familiaris. International
Journal of Ethanomedicine and pharmacological research. 1(1): 1-6. (ISSN: 2347-2901).
4. Arunkumar, R., Paravathi, L. and D. Paul Ebnezer. 2013. Determination of Nutritional Idly batter
by adding soya (Glycinmax) using probiotic bacteria. J. Bio sci. Res ., 4(2):54-57 (ISSN 0976-2272).
Publication

5. 5. Arunkumar. R., Bharath Chandra Sugunesh. G and A.M. Vinothkumar. 2012. Isolation and
characterization phytase producing microbes from poultry soil sample, Global J. of Mod. Biol. &
Tech., 2 (3):68-72. (ISSN 2231-5179).
6. Arunkumar. R. 2012. Isolation and optimization of protease producing bacteria from soil
sample. Global J. Eng. & Appl. Sci., 2 (3): 286-288. (ISSN 2249-2631).
7. Arunkumar. R., Muthu vigneshwaran, K.P and A.M. Vinothkumar. 2012. Production and
characterization of exopolysaccharides using lactobacillus sp. Isolated from milk and milk
products. International Journal of Current Research. 4(12): 103-107. (ISSN: 0975-833X).
8. Arunkumar. R. 2012. Epidemiological studies of breast cancer patients of Coimbatore district,
Global J. of Mod. Biol. & Tech., 2 (4):87-90. (ISSN 2231-5179).

6. Enzyme Technology

7. Enzyme technology
Upstream Process
Fermentation Process
Down stream Process
Upstream
Identification of new strain
Strain improvement
Media optimization
Identification of new strain
Microbial characterization
Biochemical test
Plasmid analysis
Genetic Analysis
Phytase producing Aspergillus fumigatus
Paper 5
Protease producing Bacillus macrens
Paper 6
Lactobacillus plasmid isolation
Paper 7

8. Enzyme characterization
Enzyme assay methods
Kinetic study
Computational methods
Bioinformatics tools
Sequence comparison ,retrieval (BLAST ,FASTA)
Structural prediction (Schrödinger)
Optimization
Stoichiometric calculation
Bioprocess principles
Bioprocess engineering
System biology
Construction of synthetic cell
Construction of metabolic pathway ,flux analysis
Media optimization
Plankett burman design
Central composite design

9. Down stream process
Protein purification methods
GC and HPTLC
Because of the opportunity slowly I started learning in the filed of Immunotechnology and animal
cell culture.
• Worked with mouse cell line
• Worked with cancer cell culture
• Learned hybridoma technology to produce monoclonal antibody
• Molecular biology techniques like isolation of genomic DNA ,RFLP
Gel Documentation of PCR Product of human mthfr gene
Paper 5

10. Started working on antibiotic activity
Exopolysaccharide from lactobacillus
Paper 5
saliva of Canislupus familiaris (paper 6)

11. Slowly I started working on plants and its benefits
Acalypha indica
Paper 7
Various solvent extraction
IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFICIENCY OF
LAURUS NOBILIS (Paper 8)

12. Nanomaterial Biomaterials
Bionanaomaterials

13. Future
Want to do something with the Nano-Biomaterial synthesis and characterization
Want to learn more instrumentation method
Present
To know whether the materials
C-Fe3SO4
C-MgO
C-CuO
C-TiO2
Biologically inert Antibiotic activity against
pathogenic organism

14. Test ( chitosan
based material)
Physiological samples collected
from that environment
Identification of pathogenic
microorganism
Preparation of Disc with various
concentration
Incubation
Measuring the zone
of inhibition

15. Thank you