• Ph.D.: Bioinformatics, Specialization in Systems Biology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
• M. Phil.: Bioinformatics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
• M.Sc.: Bioinformatics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
• B.Sc.: Bioinformatics, Achariya Arts and Science College, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India

• Guest Lecturer in the Department of Bioinformatics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli (July 2018-November 2019)
• National Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry (December 2019-January 2022)
• Research Associate-II in the Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry (February 2022-August 2025)

• Systems Biology: Genome-Scale Reconstruction
• Meta Genomics, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• Database development
• Protein Engineering and Evolutionary Biology
• Programming and Structural Bioinformatics
• Molecular Modelling and Drug Designing

• Served as a National Post-Doctoral Fellow funded by DST-SERB, New Delhi, entitled "Development of microbial cell factories for thermophilic bioconversion of CO₂ to methane". Role: Principal Investigator. Duration: 2 years (2020-2022) Status: Completed Budget: 21 Lakhs
• Served as a Research Associate funded by DBT, New Delhi, INDO-UK an international collaboration project entitled "AMRWATCH: Defining the AMR Burden of Antimicrobial Manufacturing Waste in Puducherry and Chennai". Role: Research Associate-II. Duration: 3 years (2022-2025) Status: Completed Budget: 4.2 crore
• Served as a Researcher funded by DRDO-LSRB, New Delhi entitled "Structural and functional evolution of bacterial ADP-ribosylation superfamily – A special emphasis for engineering immunotoxins from binary toxin A". Role: Principal Investigator. Duration: 2 years (2013-2016) Status: Completed Budget: 22 Lakhs

• Served as a resource person on One-Day International Conference on “Advances in Healthcare and Medical Sciences-ICAHMS-2025” (Hybrid Mode) dated: 26^th Sep, 2025 conducted by Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirapalli.
• Served as a resource person on One-Day National Hands-On-Training program entitle “From Evolutionary Signals to Network Pharmacology: A Pathway from Sequence to Disease Gene and Drug Target Discovery” dated: 5^th Aug, 2025 conducted by Department of Bioinformatics at Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli.
• Served as a resource person on Eight-Day International Virtual Workshop on Molecular Phylogenetics: "Unlocking the Evolutionary Footprint of Life from Baseline to End” dated: 22^nd Feb, 2025 to 16^th March, 2025 conducted by AuroSeqTech, Puducherry.
• Served as a resource person on Two days Virtual International Conference - Global Innovations In Computer Science (GICS’24), entitled "Evolutionary Imprints on Human Keratin" dated: 19^th Dec, 2024 to 20^th Dec, 2024 conducted by Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Trichy.
• Two-day hands-on workshop entitled “Evolutionary analysis of Microbiome” organized by the Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, PERI College of Arts and Science, PERI Knowledge Park, Mannivakkam, Chennai - 48, TN, India on 03^rd - 04^th Oct 2024.
• Three days “International Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance & Microbiome Under Changing Climate (AMRMIC 2022)” entitled “Bioinformatics Applications for Microbiome Analysis in AMR” organized by the Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India on 10^th - 12^th Oct 2022.
• One-month training program as “Resource person” on DBT-funded training program for the period of one month (1^st Oct, 2021 to 31^st Oct, 2021) entitled “Marine Synthetic Biology: Building national capacity and human resource” organized by the Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India.
• One-day Hands-on Training Program entitled “Evolutionary Imprints of Microbiome” organized by the Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science for Women, Coimbatore - 641 044, India on 23^rd Oct 2021.
• Five-day National Level Virtual Hands program entitled “Bioinformatics, Proteomics and Genomics” organized by the Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology, National College (Govt.), Tiruchirappalli-01, Tamilnadu, from 6^th Jan 2021 to 10^th Jan 2021.
• One-month training program as “Resource person” on DBT-funded training program for the period of one month (1^st Dec, 2020 to 31^st Dec, 2020) entitled “Marine Synthetic Biology: building national capacity and human resource” organized by the Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India.
• Two-day National Level Workshop entitled “Implementation of Genomics and Proteomics Tools for Beginners”-organized by Department of Zoology, Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore - 641018, Tamil Nadu on 16^th & 17^th Oct 2020.
• Two-day International Virtual Conference on Nanomedicine and Biological Sciences on the topic "Systems and Synthetic Biology"-organized by Xcellogen Biotech Research Centre, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, on 29^th & 30^th May 2020.
• One day a national-level conference on "Network Biology and Network Pharmacology"-organized by Xcellogen Biotech Research Centre, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu on 10^th Dec 2019.
• Three days Hands-on Training Program on "Taxonomic Identification of Coastal and Oceanic Copepods (TICOC-2019)" held in the Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 03-05^th Oct-2019.
• Certificate for appreciation for outstanding contribution as a resource person on the topic "Protein Bioinformatics"-organized by Xcellogen Biotech Research center, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, on 10^th Jan 2019.
• Served as a resource person in the Hands-on Training Program on "Taxonomic Identification of Coastal and Oceanic Copepods (TICOC-2018)" held in the Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, on 26-28^th Oct-2018.
• Six-day Hands-on Workshop on “Protein Separation: 2D SDS PAGE” held in WINRO Research Institute of Biological Science, Tiruchirappalli on 25-30^th May 2018.
• Three days Hands-on Training Program on "Taxonomic Identification of Coastal and Oceanic Copepods (TICOC-2017)" held in the Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 12- 14 July 2017.

• Govindarajan RK, Prathiviraj R, Rabbee MF, Waheeb MQ, Dhaswini RM, Thiruvengadam M, Kondapavuluri BK, Rzhepakovsky I, Povetkin S, Dahms H-U (2025) The function of PPAR–α in cancer drug development: A promising target for cancer treatment. Current Pharmaceutical Design, (Manuscript ID: BMS-CPD-2025-796) (Accepted) (IF: 2.8) (Q2)
• Pamanji R, Prathiviraj R, Sivan G (2025) Computational Genomics of Zebrafish under Micro- and Nanoplastic Stress: Identification of Pathways and Hub Genes. Toxicology Research, (Manuscript ID: TOXRES-2025-144) (IF: 2.1) (Q3)
• Gokul P, Pamanji R, Prathiviraj R, Kumar S HK, Sobanaa M, Setia A, Lakshmi Suseela MN, Selvin J, Muthu MS (2025) MRM-driven metabolomic workflow for early detection of antibiotic-triggered sub-lethal toxicity using Q-TRAP and zebrafish model. Xenobiotica, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/00498254.2025.2571653 (IF: 1.2) (Q3)
• Hari Krishna Kumar S, Prathiviraj R, Sobanaa M, Seghal Kiran G, Selvin J (2024) Antimicrobial Resistance and Bioactive Metabolites in Serratia marcescens CAB03: Implications for Coral Health and Ecosystem Resilience in Rameswaram's Coral Reefs. Gene Reports, 41: 102339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2025.102339 (IF: 0.9) (Q4)
• Sobanaa M, Prathiviraj R, Prathaban M, Seghal Kiran G, Selvin J (2025) Closing the loop: Circular economy solutions for long-term environmental health. Evolving Earth, 3: 100071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eve.2025.100071
• Khan RT, Bhuiya S, Anil A, Logheeswaran J, Prathiviraj R, Selvin J, Seghal Kiran G (2025) Fucoidan from the seaweed Sargassum christaefolium as a Functional Prebiotic and its effects on sensorial, textural and rheological properties of yogurt. Food Bioscience, 107159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2025.107159 (IF: 5.9) (Q1)
• Pamanji R, Prathiviraj R, Bomma Y, Venkateswaran AS, Sivan G (2024) Genomics Profile of Ocular Toxicity in Zebrafish Exposed to Environmental Contaminants. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 56: 101544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2025.101544 (IF: 2.4) (Q1)
• Shraddha B, Saumya K, Jwalaa L, Karthika P, Prathiviraj R, Selvin J, Seghal Kiran G (2025) Emergence of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection: dissecting the mechanism of Antimicrobial Resistance, Host-Pathogen Interaction, and Hormonal Imbalance. Microbial Pathogenesis, 2025: 107698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2025.107698 (IF: 3.5) (Q2)
• Shalini TS, Prathiviraj R, Senthilraja P (2025) Phytochemical profiling of HR-LCMS analysis, antioxidant and in silico docking analysis of antibacterial and anti-arthritis study of Trichodesma indicum leaf extract. Medicine in Microecology, 25: 100129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medmic.2025.100129 (CS: 4.6) (Q2)
• Govindarajan RK, Prathiviraj R, Zaki RM, Kamal MA, Rabbee MF, Waheeb MQ, Thiruvengadam M, Kondapavuluri BK, Kolesnikov R, Nagdalian A (2025) Microbial tannases: biosynthesis, purification, characterization and potential industrial applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 311: 143376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.143376 (IF: 8.5) (Q1)
• Fathima SA, Arafath AY, Prathiviraj R, Hassan S, Seghal Kiran G, Selvin J (2025) Bioactive fractions isolated from marine sponge-associated Streptomyces thinghirensis MSA1 shows effective inhibition against biofilm forming clinical pathogens. Current Microbiology, 82: 234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-025-04214-0  (IF: 2.6) (Q2)
• Arokiaraj SR, Prathiviraj R, Sivamaruthi BS (2025) Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria Could Modulate the Wnt Pathway- A Possible Therapeutic Candidate for the Management of Colorectal Cancer. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, doi: 10.2174/0118715206367950250228100833 (IF: 3) (Q3)
• Saranya S, Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P (2025) Mobilome-mediated speciation: Genomic insights into horizontal gene transfer in Methanosarcina. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2025: e70013. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.70013 (IF: 2.7) (Q2)
• Prathaban M, Sureshkumar C, Sobanaa M, Prathiviraj R, Hari Krishna Kumar S, Kiran GS, Selvin J (2024) Efficient synthesis, purification and characterization of novel carboxymethyl cellulase from newly isolated Streptomyces sp. CSMPJR101, with potential use in denim biopolishing. Bioresource Technology Reports, 29: 102035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102035 (Cite Score: 8.9) (Q2)
• Bhaviya S, Kaushik S, Prathiviraj R, Selvin J, Seghal Kiran G (2025) Dietary additives interloping with the epigenetic network and human health: Implications in gut microbiota and endocrine toxicity. Food Bioscience, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2025.105903 (IF: 5.9) (Q1)
• Charli Deepak A, Venkatadri B, Yugendhar S, Prathiviraj R (2025) Mutagenicity and carcinogenicity prediction of sugar substitutes: an in silico approach with compound-gene interactions network. Toxicology Research, 14: tfaf008. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxres/tfaf008 (IF: 2.1) (Q3)
• Afreen H, Hari Krishna Kumar S, Ashish AK, Prathiviraj R, Kalyani R, Seghal Kiran G, Joseph Selvin (2025) Delineating the emergence of thermally tolerant Symbiodiniaceae genotypes across the dominant coral species of a turbid reef: Adaptation and resilience strategy. Science of the Total Environment, 963: 178255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178255 (IF: 8) (Q1)
• Vinothkanna A, Chen L, Prathiviraj R*, Prabhu S, Thiruvengadam R, Sivakumar TR (2025) Ashwagandharishta compounds possess affinity interactions against diabetes-linked liver cancer: Implications from network pharmacology, molecular docking and dynamics simulations. South African Journal of Botany, 177: 26-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2024.11.028. (IF: 2.7) (Q2)
• Shalini TS, Prathiviraj R, Senthilraja P (2025) Exploring the antimicrobial and antioxidative potential of Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link: Phytochemical screening, molecular docking, and HR-LC/MS profiling against SARS-CoV-2 protein 3CLPro, Spike and RDB. Phytomedicine Plus, 5(1): 100700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2024.100700 (Cite Score: 5.7) (Q2)
• Saranya S, Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P (2024) Evolutionary transitions of DNA replication origins between Archaea and Bacteria. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 11:e2400527. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.202400527 (IF: 2.7) (Q2)
• Shalini TS, Prathiviraj R, Senthilraja P (2024) Kombucha fermentation; Metagenomic analysis, Antioxidant, antibacterial and bioactive profiling with Molecular docking study of gastric cancer. Toxicology Research, 13: 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxres/tfae224 (IF: 2.1) (Q3)
• Harinisri K, Prathiviraj R*, Thamarai Selvi B (2024) Screening, characterization, and production of Bacillus cereus (S55) bioflocculant isolated from soil for application in wastewater treatment. Biotechnology Notes, 5: 151-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotno.2024.11.003 (Cite Score: 3.4) (Q3)
• Gokul P, Sobanaa M, Hari Krishna Kumar S, Prathiviraj R, Pamanji R, Suseela MNL, Vallamkonda B, Setia A, Selvin J, Muthu MS (2024) Antibiotic contaminants and their impact in Gingee  River, Puducherry: Insights from SPE-UPLC-MS/MS and zebrafish study. Toxicology Research, 13: 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxres/tfae183 (IF: 2.1) (Q3)
• Sahayarayan JJ, Thiyagarajan R, Prathiviraj R, Tn K, Rajan KS, Manivannan P, Balasubramanian S, Mohd Zainudin MH, Alodaini HA, Moubayed NM, Hatamleh AA, Ravindran B, Mani RR (2024) Comparative genome analysis reveals putative and novel antimicrobial resistance genes common to the nosocomial infection pathogens. Microbial Pathogenesis, 197: 107028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2024.107028 (IF: 3.5) (Q2)
• Roja B, Saranya S, Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P (2024) Functional prediction and assignment of Clostridium botulinum type A1 operome: A quest for prioritizing drug targets. Medicine in Omics, 12: 100040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meomic.2024.100040
• Seethalakshmi PS, Kumaresan TN, Vishnu Prasad RU, Prathiviraj R, Seghal Kiran G, Selvin J (2024) Comparative analysis of commercially available kits for optimal DNA extraction from bovine fecal samples. Archives of Microbiology, 206: 314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-024-04047-8 (IF: 2.6) (Q2)
• Prathaban M, Prathiviraj R, Mythili R, Sharmila Devi N, Sobanaa M, Hari Krishna Kumar S, Chandrasekar V, Selvin J (2024) Isoptericola haloaureus sp. nov., MP-1014T: A dimorphic Actinobacterium from Mangrove sediments of Southeast India, Implicating biosaline agricultural significance through nitrogen fixation and salt tolerance genes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 117: 89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-024-01985-7 (IF: 1.8) (Q4)
• Rajesh Pamanji, Prathiviraj R, Srikanth Koigoora, Gisha Sivan, Joseph Selvin (2024) Network analysis of toxic endpoints of fungicides in Zebrafish. Toxicology Research, 13(3): tfae087. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxres/tfae087 (IF: 2.1) (Q3)
• Prathaban M, Prathiviraj R, Mythili R, Sharmila Devi N, Sobanaa M, Selvin J, Varadharaju C (2024) Integrated bioprocess for carbon dioxide sequestration and methanol production. Bioresource Technology, 404 (2024): 130847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130847 (IF: 9) (Q1)
• Vinothkanna A, Shi-Liang X, Karthick Rajan D, Prathiviraj R, Sekar S, Zhang S, Wang B, Liu Z, Jia A-Q (2024) Feasible mechanisms and therapeutic potential of food probiotics to mitigate diabetes-associated cancers: A comprehensive review and in silico validation. Food Frontiers, 1–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.406 (IF: 6.9) (Q1)
• Shalini TS, Manivel G, Krishna kumar G, Prathiviraj R, Rajesh kannan V, Senthilraja P (2024) Secondary Metabolite Profiling using HR-LCMS, Antioxidant, and Anticancer activity of Bacillus cereus PSMS6 Methanolic Extract: In silico and In vitro study. Biotechnology Reports, 42: e00842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2024.e00842 (CS: 14.1) (Q1)
• Barathikannan K, Chelliah R, Vinothkanna A, Prathiviraj R, Tyagi A, Vijayalakshmi S, Jia A-Q, Hwan Oh D (2024) Untargeted metabolomics-based network pharmacology reveals fermented brown rice towards anti-obesity efficacy. NPJ Science of Food, 8(1):20.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-024-00258-x (IF: 7.8) (Q1)
• Sobanaa M, Prathiviraj R, Selvin J, Prathaban M (2024) A comprehensive review on methane’s dual role: Effects in climate change and potential as a carbon–neutral energy source. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31: 10379–10394. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30601-w (Q1)
• Yaser A Arafath, Aifa S Fathima, Anushara Prabhakaran, Saqib Hassan, Prathiviraj R, Seghal Kiran G, Selvin J (2024) Immunological strom and multiple organ damage by COVID-19. Medicine in Omics, 2024: 100034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meomic.2024.100034
• Seethalakshmi PS, Vishnu Prasad Nair RU, Anushara P, Prathiviraj R, Rajesh P, Seghal Kiran G, Selvin J (2024) Genomic investigation unveils high-risk ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae within a rural environmental water body. Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 6: 100216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2023.100216 (IF: 5.8) (Q1)
• Manovina M, Prathiviraj R, Thamarai Selvi B (2023) Initiation of apoptotic pathway by the cell‑free supernatant synthesized from Weissella cibaria through in‑Silico and in‑Vitro methods. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 196: 4700–4724. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-023-04688-3 (IF: 3.3) (Q2)
• Prathiviraj R, Prinsha K, Hassan Saqib, Hari Krishna Kumar S, Seghal Kiran George, Joseph Selvin (2023) Revealing the genotypic variants and proteomic mutations in Turkish SARS-CoV-2 drives evolution and virulence. Medicine in Omics, 9: 100024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meomic.2023.100024
• Prathiviraj R, Adithya KK, Rajeev R, Taslim Khan R, Hassan S, Selvin J, Seghal Kiran G (2023) Alleviation of migraine through gut microbiota-brain axis and dietary interventions: Coupling epigenetic network information with critical literary survey. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 141: 104174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2023.104174 (IF: 15.4) (Q1)
• Hussain A, Kumar SHK, Prathiviraj R, Kumar AA, Renjith K, Kiran GS, Selvin J (2023) The genome of Symbiodiniaceae associated Stutzerimonas frequens CAM01 reveals a broad spectrum of antibiotic resistance genes indicating anthropogenic drift in the Palk Bay coral reef of south-eastern India. Archives of Microbiology, 205(9): 319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-023-03656-z (IF: 2.6) (Q2)
• Sajayan A, Ravindran A, Selvin J, Ragothaman P, Seghal Kiran G (2023) An antibiotic metabolite n-hexadecenoic acid from marine sponge-associated bacteria Bacillus subtilis: Significant antimicrobial activity and biofilm inhibition against multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa. Biofouling, 39(5): 502–515. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2023.2232722 (IF: 2.6) (Q2)
• Vinothkanna A, Prathiviraj R, Sivakumar TR, Ma Y, Sekar S (2023) GC-MS and Network pharmacology analysis of the Ayurvedic fermented medicine, Chandanasava, against Chronic Kidney and Cardiovascular diseases. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 195: 2803–2828. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-022-04242-7  (IF: 3.3) (Q2)
• Sowmiya S, Prathiviraj R, Selvin J, Jasmine R (2023) Analysis of evolutionary imprints among the gut bacteria in phytobiotic supplemented Gallus gallus domesticus. Animal Gene, 29: 200153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.angen.2023.200153 (IF: 0.4) (Q4)
• Lakshmikanth AR, Rangesh K, Chellapandi P, Prathiviraj R, Anand M (2023) Inter and intra-specific relationship between goat fishes Upeneus vittatus (Forsskal, 1775) and Upeneus tragula based on their mtCOI gene from Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar Coast (Mandapam, Tamil Nadu) of India, Gene Reports, 30: 101713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2022.101713. (IF: 0.9) (Q4)
• Sowmiya S, Jasmine R, Mohan S, Prathiviraj R, Kiran GS, Selvin J, Santhanam R (2022) Analysis of the gut microbiota of healthy CARI-Nirbheek (Aseel Cross) Chickens: A metagenomic approaches. Environmental Advances, 9: 100304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100304. (CS: 10.3) (Q1)
• Chellapandi P, Prathiviraj R (2022) Chemical evolution of nucleic acids to sustain a life of Archaea. Ecological Genetics and Genomics, 25:100145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egg.2022.100145. (CS: 2.1) (Q3)
• Rajeev R, Seethalakshmi PS, Jena PK, Prathiviraj R, Seghal Kiran G, Selvin J (2022) Gut microbiome responses in the metabolism of human dietary components: Implications in health and homeostasis. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 62: 7615-7631. https://doi: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1916429 (IF: 7.3) (Q1)
• Manovina M, Thamarai Selvi B, Prathiviraj R, Selvin J (2022) Potential probiotic properties and molecular identification of lactic acid Bacteria isolated from fermented millet porridge or ragi koozh and jalebi batter. Animal Gene, 26: 200134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.angen.2022.200134 (IF: 0.4) (Q4)
• Prathiviraj R, Rajeev R, Josea CM, Begum A, Selvin J, Kiran GS (2022) Fermentation microbiome and metabolic profiles of Indian palm wine. Gene Reports, 27: 101543 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2022.101543 (IF: 0.9) (Q4)
• Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P, Ajima Begum, Kiran GS, Selvin J (2022) Identification of genotypic variants and its proteomic mutations of Brazilian SARS-CoV-2 isolates. Virus Research, 307: 198618 https://doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.19861 (IF: 2.7) (Q2)
• Itskovich V, Kaluzhnaya O, Glyzina O, Prathiviraj R, Seghal Kiran G, Selvin J (2021) Microbiome changes of endemic lake Baikal sponges during bleaching syndrome development. Diversity, 13: 653. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13120653 (IF: 2.1) (Q1)
• Charli Deepak A, Prathiviraj R, Govindarajan RK (2021) Repurposing of an antifungal drug against gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Journal of Experimental Pathology, 2(4): 151-163. https://doi.org/10.33696/pathology.2.026
• Kiran GS, Sajayan A, Gopal Priyadharshini, Balakrishnan A, Prathiviraj R, Sabu A, Selvin J (2021) A novel anti-infective molecule nesfactin identified from sponge associated bacteria Nesterenkonia sp. MSA31 against multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbial Pathogenesis, 157: 104923. https://doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104923 (IF: 3.5) (Q2)
• Prathiviraj R, Saranya S, Bharathi M, Chellapandi P (2021) A hijack mechanism of Indian SARS-CoV-2 isolates for relapsing contemporary antiviral therapeutics. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 132: 104315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104315 (IF: 6.3) (Q1)
• Prathiviraj R, Riya R, Fernandes H, Rathna K, Lipton AN, Selvin J, Seghal Kiran G (2021) A gelatinized lipopeptide diet effectively modulates immune response, disease resistance and gut microbiome in Penaeus vannamei challenged with Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 112: 92-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2021.02.018 (IF: 3.9) (Q1)
• Lakshmanan DK, Selvakumar M, Sasikala R, Guna R, Abbirami E, Karthik R, Prathiviraj R, Ramya P, Sivasudha T (2021) Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. leaves alleviate adjuvant-induced rheumatoid arthritis in rats via modulating the finest disease targets - IL2RA, IL18 and VEGFA. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 40(18): 1-14. https://doi:10.1080/07391102.2021.1907226 (IF: 2.7) (Q2).
• Sivakumar TR, Surendhirana D, Chen K, Lv P, Vinothkanna A, Prathiviraj R, Sethupathy S, Sirajunnisa AR (2021) Network pharmacology based analysis of Astragalus propinquus components for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes. South African Journal of Botany, 139 (2021) 92-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2021.01.034 (IF: 2.7) (Q2)
• Riya Rajeev, Prathiviraj R, George Seghal Kiran, Joseph Selvin (2020) Zoonotic evolution and implications of microbiome in viral transmission and infection. Virus Research, 290:198175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198175 (IF: 2.7) (Q2)
• Manivel G, Mathews Lurth Raj D, Prathiviraj R, Senthilraja P (2020) Distribution of phylogenetic proximity upon species-rich marine Ascomycetes with reference to Pichavaram mangrove soil sediment of southern India. Gene Reports, 21: 100878  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2020.100878 (IF: 0.9) (Q4)
• Prathiviraj R, George Seghal Kiran, Joseph Selvin (2020) Phylogenomic proximity and comparative proteomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2. Gene Reports, 20: 100777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2020.100777 (IF: 0.9) (Q4)
• Chellapandi P, Prathiviraj R (2020) A systems biology perspective of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus strain DH for bioconversion of CO2 to methane. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 40: 101210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101210 (IF: 8.4) (Q1)
• Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P (2020) Comparative genomic analysis reveals starvation survival systems in Methanothermobacter thermoautotrophicus ΔH. Anaerobe, 64: 102216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102216 (IF: 2.6) (Q2)
• Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P (2020) Evolutionary genetic analysis of unassigned peptidase clan-associated microbial virulence and pathogenesis. Biologia, 75: 2083-2092. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-020-00529-4 (IF: 1.6) (Q2)
• Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P (2020) Modeling a global regulatory network of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus strain ∆H. Network Modeling, Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics, 9: 17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13721-020-0223-3 (IF: 2) (Q3)
• Murugan A, Prathiviraj R, Dipti Mothay, Chellapandi P (2020) Evolution-guided optimization for screening, selection and evaluation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens uronate dehydrogenase mutants. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science, 22:139-148 (IF: 0.164) (Q4)
• Kumar LD, Prathiviraj R, Selvakumar M, Guna R, Abbirami E, Sivasudha T (2020) HRLC-ESI-MS based identification of active small molecules from Cissus quadrangularis and likelihood of their action towards the primary targets of osteoarthritis. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1199: 127048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127048 (IF: 4.7) (Q2)
• Sangavai C, Prathiviraj R and Chellapandi P (2020) Functional prediction, characterization and categorization of operome from Acetoanaerobium sticklandii DSM 519. Anaerobe, 61:102088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102088 (IF: 2.6) (Q2)
• Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P (2019) Deciphering molecular virulence mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dop isopeptidase based on its sequence-structure-function link. The Protein Journal, 39(1):33-45 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10930-019-09876-x   (IF: 1.4)
• Prathiviraj R, Sheela Berchmans and Chellapandi P (2019) Analysis of modularity in proteome-wide protein interaction networks of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus strain ΔH across metal-loving bacteria. Journal of Proteins and Proteomics, 10: 179-190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42485-019-00019-5
• Murugan A, Prathiviraj R, Dipti Mothay, Chellapandi P (2019) Substrate-imprinted docking of Agrobacterium tumefaciens uronate dehydrogenase for increased substrate selectivity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 140:1214-1225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.194 (IF: 8.5) (Q1)
• Chellapandi P, Prathiviraj R, Prisilla A (2019) Deciphering structure, function and mechanism of Plasmodium IspD homologs from their evolutionary imprints. Journal of Computer Aided Molecular Design, 33: 419-436. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10822-019-00191-2 (IF: 3.1) (Q2)
• Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P (2019) Functional annotation of operome from Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus ΔH: An insight to metabolic gap filling. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 123: 350-362. https://doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.11.100 (IF: 8.5) (Q1)
• Chellapandi P, Prathiviraj R, Prisilla A (2018) Molecular evolution and functional divergence of IspD homologs in malarial parasites. Infection Genetics and Evolution, 65: 340-349. https://doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2018.08.013 (IF: 2.6) (Q1)
• Chellapandi P, Bharathi M, Sangavai C, Prathiviraj R (2018) Methanobacterium formicicum as a target rumen methanogen for the development of new methane mitigation interventions-A review.      Veterinary and Animal Science, 6: 86-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vas.2018.09.001 (IF: 2.2) (Q1)
• Prisilla A, Prathiviraj R, Chellapandi P (2017) Molecular evolutionary constraints that determine the avirulence state of Clostridium botulinum C2 toxin. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 84:174-186. https://doi:10.1007/s00239-017-9791-y (IF: 1.8) (Q1)
• Chellapandi P, Bharathi M, Prathiviraj R, Sasikala R, Vikraman M (2017) Genome-scale metabolic model as a virtual platform to reveal the ecological importance of methanogenic archaea. Current Biotechnology, 6: 149-160.  https://doi:10.2174/2211550105666160901125353 (IF: 0.333) (Q4)
• Chellapandi P, Prathiviraj R (2017) CPSIR-CM: A database for structural properties of proteins identified in Cyanobacterial C1 metabolism. Algal Research, 22: 135–139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2016.12.005 (IF: 4.5) (Q1)
• Prisilla A, Prathiviraj R, Sasikala R, Chellapandi P (2016) Structural constraints-based evaluation of immunogenic avirulent toxins from Clostridium botulinum C2 and C3 toxins as subunit vaccines. Infection Genetics and Evolution, 44:17-27. https://doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2016.06.029 (IF: 2.6) (Q1)
• Prathiviraj R, Prisilla A, Chellapandi P (2016) Structure-function discrepancy in Clostridium botulinum C3 toxin for its rational prioritization as a subunit vaccine. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 34:1317-1329. https://doi:10.1080/07391102.2015.1078745 (IF: 2.7) (Q1)
• Meenatchi R, Hassan S, Snega Priya P, Karamveer K, Prathiviraj R, Guru A, Arockiaraj J (2025)  Chapter-5: Data science to biologists: Insights into microbiomics, Editor(s): Nagarajan M, Metagenomics (2nd Edition), Academic Press, pp: 105-134, ISBN: 9780323916318, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91631-8.00017-2
• Kumaresan TN, Prathiviraj R, Senthilraja P, Seghal Kiran G, Joseph Selvin, "Exploring the path of sustainable development using renewable energy", In: Prathiviraj R. (eds) Futuristic Trends in Renewable & Sustainable Energy, Volume 3: Book 1, IIP Series, May, 2024, Page no.: 260-306, e-ISBN: 978-93-6252-436-2, https://www.doi.org/10.58532/V3BDRS1P2CH4
• Yaser Arafath A, Aifa Fathima S, Saqib Hassan, Prathiviraj R, George Seghal Kiran, Joseph Selvin*, "Future trends in renewable and sustainable energy resources: Using essential microbes from industrial sector", In: Prathiviraj R. (eds) Futuristic Trends in Renewable & Sustainable Energy, Volume 3: Book 1, IIP Series, May, 2024, Page no.: 196-212, e-ISBN: 978-93-6252-436-2, https://www.doi.org/10.58532/V3BDRS1P1CH15
• Lalnundika B, Hassan S, Prathiviraj R, Hari Krishna Kumar S, Qadri S, Sehgal Kiran G, Selvin J (2023) Elucidating the role of gut-brain-axis in Neuropsychiatric and Neurological disorders. In: Veera Bramhachari, P. (eds) Human Microbiome in Health, Disease, and Therapy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5114-7_2 (Page: 11-38) ISBN: 978-981-99-5114-7.
• Prathiviraj R, Sheela Berchmans, Chellapandi P (2023) Marvels of artificial and computational intelligence in life sciences: Chapter 16-Comparative prediction of electrical interplay systems in Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus ΔH and metal-loving bacteria. Editors: Sivaraman T, Thangarasu VS, Balakrishnan G. Bentham Science, ISBN: 978-981-5136-81-4. https://benthambooks.com/preorder/9789815136807
• Aifa Fathima, Yaser Arafath, Saqib Hassan, Prathiviraj R, George Segal Kiran, Joseph Selvin (2023) Chapter 18: Microbial biofilms: A persisting public health challenge. Understanding Microbial Biofilms (1st Edition). Editors: Surajit Das, Neelam Kungwani. 291-314. ISBN: 978-0-323-99977-9. https://www.elsevier.com/books/understanding-microbial-biofilms/das/978-0-323-99977-9
• Chellapandian H, Jeyachandran S, Saravanan C, Prathiviraj R, Selvin J (2022) Future perspective of fish lectin research. In: Elumalai, P., Vaseeharan, B., Lakshmi, S. (eds) Aquatic Lectins. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0432-5_18 (ISBN: 978-981-19-0432-5)

• Participated in the National level online awareness quiz programme on “WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY -2020” and secured a score of 72% conducted by Biogalaxy, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046, Tamil Nadu, India on 05-June-2020.
• Participated and performed in the “World Environment Day” Online Quiz on 5^th June, 2020 and secured a score of 60% conducted by the Department of Chemistry, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Nagercoil – 629 004.
• Participated in "International Virtual Conference on Nanomedicine and Biological Science (IVCNBS-2020)" conducted by Xcellogen Biotech Research Centre, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India on 29^th & 30^th May 2020.
• Participated in an International webinar on "Size does matter: Genes, Diet & Obesity?" conducted by SNDP Yogam College, Konni, Kerala, India, on 18^th May 2020.
• Participated in a webinar on "Enzymes in Biomedical Application" conducted by Xcellogen Biotech Research Centre, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India, on 17^th May 2020.
• Participated in a webinar on "Approaches in the Development of COVID-19 Vaccine" conducted by Xcellogen Biotech Research Centre, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India, on 13^th May 2020.
• Participated in one day Workshop on “Data Science” organized by CADD Centre, Tiruchirappalli, held at the Department of Bioinformatics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 06^th Sep 2019.
• Participated in the national symposium on “Digital Technologies for Research Impact and Information Quality” Conducted by the Academic Library Association (Tamil Nadu), held at the Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, on 22^nd & 23^rd August 2019.
• Participated in Seminar cum Workshop on “A Prime on Intellectual Property” held at IPR Cell, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 20^th Aug 2018.
• Participated in Faculty Development Programme entitled “Enhancing Learning Outcomes Through Effective Teaching” Conducted by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 28^th Nov 2018.
• Participated in the training course conducted by Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) sponsored by IIT-M and Ministry of Human Resource Development under the course title “Microbial Processes for Lignocellulosic Biofuel Production” during 18^th-27^th Dec 2017.
• Participated in “Two-day workshop on Computer-Aided Drug and Biologics Discovery” at University Informatics Centre, Bharathidasan University (16^th & 17^th -Nov, 2016), Tiruchirappalli.
• Presented a poster on “National Seminar on Bioinformatics (NSB’15)”, Department of Bioinformatics, Bharathidasan University (28^th & 29^th -Jan, 2015), Tiruchirappalli.
• Presented a poster in “International Conference on Biodiversity and Biotechnology (ICBB-2016)”, Bharathidasan University (26^th & 27^th Feb, 2016), Tiruchirappalli.
• Participated in “One day Seminar on Genome and Protein Engineering”, Bharathidasan University (12^th Feb, 2016), Tiruchirappalli.
• Participated in “Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Challenges in Environmental Restoration”, Bharathidasan University (5^th & 6^th March, 2012), Tiruchirappalli.
• Participated in “Silver Jubilee Symposium on Bioinformatics-BTISNet in India”, Pondicherry University (2^nd Feb, 2011), Puducherry.
• Participated in “Workshop on Support Vector Machine”, Bharathidasan University (17^th & 18^th August, 2010), Tiruchirappalli.
• Participated in “National Seminar on Structural Bioinformatics - 2010”, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (26^th Feb, 2010), Tirunelveli.

• Complete the certified online course on "Intellectual Property Rights & Bioethics" conducted by Xcellogen Biotech Pvt. Ltd. on 20^th & 21^th April, 2020.
• Complete the certified online course on "Research Methodology" conducted by Xcellogen Biotech Pvt. Ltd. on 25^th April, 2020.
• Completed a six-month modular course (Applications of Bioinformatics/ Experimental Bioinformatics) at Pondicherry University, Puducherry.
• Completed DCA (Diploma In Computer Application) in Bharat Sevak Samaj Cyber Solution, Villupuram.
• Completed PDIT (Post Diploma in Internet Technologies) in Trec-Step Tiruchirappalli.
• Complete the certified online course on "Bioinformatics for Beginners" conducted by Xcellogen Biotech Pvt. Ltd. on 10^th & 13^th May, 2020.
• Participated and secured “A” Grade in the training course conducted by Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) sponsored by IIT-M and Ministry of Human Resource Development under the course title “Microbial Processes for Lignocellulosic Biofuel Production” during 18^th-27^th Dec, 2017.
• Undergone Inplant training on Manufacturing Operations (Lenovo (India) Pvt. Ltd).
• Completed Everon Academic English Enhancement Course (Level I and Level II).
• Completed online Internship on "Microbiology and Molecular Biology" from July, 2020 to August, 2020 conducted by Xcellogen Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• Completed online Internship on "Advance Medical Biotechnology" from July, 2020 to August, 2020 conducted by Xcellogen Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• Completed online Internship on "Virology" from 18^th to 28^th August, 2020, conducted by Xcellogen Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

• One of the “Board members and Research advisory committee in life science” field at Xcellogen Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Pattoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695 035, India.
• InSc certified as a Professional membership is valid for a lifetime, recognized by the Institute of Scholars (InSc), Muddhinapalya, Bengaluru-560 091, Karnataka, India.
• One of the Professional and advisory members of the biodiversity team at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024, Tamil Nadu, India.

• Secured 87% of marks out of 100% from students’ feedback report for delivering a lecture in the Department of Biomedical Science, conducted by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in the year 2018 at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.
• Secured 85% of marks out of 100% from students’ feedback report for delivering a lecture in the Department of Biomedical Science, conducted by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in the year 2017 at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.

Research Enrichment Contributions as a Reviewer

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International (ScienceDomain International Publisher) (ISSN: 2456-9119)
• Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology (International Knowledge Press Publisher) (ISSN: 0972-2025)
• Bioresource Technology (Elsevier)
• Toxicology (Elsevier)
• Scientific African (Elsevier)
• Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (Elsevier)
• Pharmacological Research - Natural Products (Elsevier)
• Environmental Microbiology Reports (Wiley)
• International Journal of Engineering, Basic Sciences, Management and Social Studies (IJEBMS) - IEAE International Press
• Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Frontiers)
• World Academic Science Journal (Spandidos Publications) (Reference ID: 321290)

Research Enrichment Contributions as an Editor

• Recognized as an Editor for the book series “Futuristic Trends in Renewable & Sustainable Energy” from Imprint: Iterative International Publishers (IIP), (Unique Editor Id: IIPER1676888891)