Deputy Dean and Professor of Microbiology,
Faculty of Medicine
Qualifications:
- PhD Microbiology
- Master of Medical Microbiology
- FSAB Fellow Society for Applied Biotechnology
- Certificate in GCP (Good Clinical Practice) from Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Teaching & Research Experience:
Teaching
- 21 years of teaching experience
- Adjunct Faculty
- Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
- Satyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
Research
Google Scholar – Citations 409
h index 10; i10index 12
- Epidemiology of Melioidosis in Malaysia
- Immunomodulation from plant sources
- Evolutionary aspects of medically important fungi
Administrative Appointments /Committee Involvements
- Chairman of Medical Education Committee of the Faculty
- Lead for Faculty MQA-MMC documentation team
- Member, Faculty of Medicine Quality Assurance Division
- Member, Faculty of Medicine Curriculum Committee
Examinership
- PhD thesis evaluation (National and International)
- Masters thesis and dissertation evaluation (National)
- External Examiner for undergraduate program
Awards
- Young Scientist Award in recognition of outstanding contributions in Medicinal Plants Research presented at the 4th International Conference on Medicinal Plants & Herbal Products organized by School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University held between 6 and 8 September 2012 at Johns Hopkins University, USA
Professional Involvement
- Editorial board member – Microbiology Journal (Science Alert)
- Reviewer – Current Bioinformatics (Bentham Science)
Selected Research and Publications
- Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of 228 isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from melioidosis cases reported between 2005 – 2010 in State of Kedah, Malaysia. Muhammad RA Hassan, Natesan Vijayalakshmi, Subhada Prasad Pani, Ng P Peng, Ranjith Mehenderkar, Kirtanaa Voralu, Edwin Michael. South East Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2014. 45(3), 680-688.
- Can smoking cause melanization of Cryptococcus neoformans in vivo?
S. Gokulshankar, Ranjith MS, Valli K, Ranjitsingh AJA, Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 7(4) 2011, pp. 233-235. - Incidence, risk factors and clinical epidemiology of Melioidosis: A complex socio-ecological emerging infectious disease in the Alor Setar region of Kedah, Malaysia. Muhammad R A Hassan , Subhada P Pani , Ng P Peng , Kirtanaa Voralu , Natesan Vijayalakshmi , Ranjith Mehanderkar , Norasmidar A Aziz and Edwin Michael. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10:302.
- Hair growth modulating effect of a novel herbal formulation. A rediscovery of traditional knowledge. JR Krishnamoorthy, Sumithira R, Gokulshankar S, Ranjith MS, Ranganathan S, Mohanty BK. J. Appl. Cosmetol. 2010, 28, 147-151.
- Solanum trilobatum in the Management of Atopy: Through Inhibition of Mast Cell Degranulation and Moderation of Release of Interleukins. M. S. Ranjith, A.J.A. Ranjitsingh, S. Gokul Shankar, G. S. Vijayalaksmi, K. Deepa, K. Babu, Harcharan Singh Sidhu. Pharmacognosy Research 2010;2:10-4.
- Does Earthworm contribute in the parasitic evolution of dermatophytes? S Gokul Shankar, S Ranganathan, MS Ranjith and GS Vijayalakshmi. Mycoses 2002; 45 pp399-401.
- Studies of the prevalence, serotypes and mating patterns of Cryptococcus neoformans in the pellets of different avifauna in Madras, India. S Gokul Shankar, MS Ranjith and S Ranganathan. Mycoses 2004; 47 (7), pp310-314.
- Author, Microbiology Practical Workbook, 2012 Published by Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH, Germany
- Co-Author, Fungal Diseases and Diagnosis, 2001. Supported by Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology TNSCST, Government of India
