Research interests
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Plant sciences
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Plant bioinformatics and biotechnology
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Bioprocess design and optimization
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Sustainable bioprocessing
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Science communication and policy making
Publications
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Natarajan, S., Pucker, B. and Srivastava, S. (2023) ‘Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of camptothecin producing novel fungal endophyte: Alternaria burnsii NCIM 1409’, Scientific Reports, 13(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41738-6.
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A., Nagappan, S., Bhosale, R. R., Tsai, P., Natarajan, S., Devendran, S., Al-Haj, L., Ponnusamy, V.K. and Kumar, G. Various potential techniques to reduce the water footprint of microalgal biomass production for biofuel—A review. Science of The Total Environment 749, 142218 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142218
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Natarajan, S., Nachu, N., Revanna, A. & Bagyaraj, D.J., Influence of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on growth of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) raised in pro trays. Journal of Soil Biology and Ecology 32-38 (2019). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shakunthala_Natarajan2
Teaching endeavours
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Teaching assistant for the NPTEL MOOC course on 'Introduction to Biomimicry' offered by IIT Madras: Teaching video link
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Handled a course on 'Sustainable Future of Rural India – Marching forward with the UNSDGs' as a part of the IIT for Villages (ivil) initiative of IIT Madras
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