CHANDRA T.S.
Professor
Microbiology and Genetics

Room No CYB 101A
Tel: 91-44-2257 4103 (O);
      91-44-2257 6103 (R)
chandra@iitm.ac.in

Research Interests

      Biotechnology for food,feed and fuel Riboflavin enriched animal feed supplement , rib gene expression ,lipase and membrane fluidity changes by fluorescent probes in ascomycetes fungi.
Nutraceuticals , phenolic antioxidant activity ,wound healing and anti-glycaemic effects in millet diet.

      Molecular Microbial Diversity in compost ,vermicompost of sugar industry wastes (pressmud, bagasse ,trash etc) Low temperature biogasification , psychrotrophic microbes and cold-tolerant industrial enzymes (xylanases , cellulose , B-galactosidase etc).