T Parimelazhagan

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T. Parimelazhagan
Born (1973-06-16) 16 June 1973 (age 50)
Scientific career
FieldsPlant Physiology, Phytomedicine, Pharmacology, Bioprospecting of medicinal plants
InstitutionsBharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Websiteb-u.ac.in

T. Parimelazhagan (Dr Parimelazhagan Thangaraj) is currently working as a Professor and Head of the Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu.[1][2] He also serves as the Director of the Centre for Research and Technology Development at Bharathiar University, overseeing research initiatives and fostering technological advancements. Additionally, he plays a key role as the Deputy Coordinator for RUSA, contributing to the academic development of his host institution.[2] He is known for his expertise in phytomedicine and bioprospecting of medicinal plants.[1] He has committed his research to analyse and isolating various phytocompounds and evaluating the valuable properties of traditional medicinal plants.[3]

Career[edit]

Parimelazhagan completed his graduation (1990–1993) from St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Trichy and PhD from Bharathiar University under the guidance of Prof. K. Francis, a well known plant physiologist. After, he joined as a Scientist at Defence Research & Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Ladakh. He has also worked as a Scientist at Rubber Research Institute of India, Ministry of Commerce, Meghalaya. In 2008, he joined Bharathiar University as a Reader to fulfilling his dream of becoming a teacher. He was awarded the prestigious Raman Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Research in 2014 for Indian scholars in the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy University of Hawaii by University Grand Commission, Govt. of India.[2][1] He was recently awarded a Doctor of Science degree in Botany from Periyar University, reflecting his distinguished achievements and expertise in the field. Added to the credits, he had authored quite a few books and book chapters in his field of specialisation. His innovative research outcomes were converted into patents,[4] and three patents were granted to him. He has more than 110 research publications in international and national peer-reviewed journals.[5][6][3]

Awards and recognition[edit]

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology,[7] London, U.K.
  • Fellow of the Linnean Society (2021),[8] London
  • National Science Day Medal 2005 by DRDO, India[2]
  • Laboratory Scientist of the Year award 2005 by DRDO, India[2]
  • Raman Post Doctoral Fellowship by University Grand Commission, Govt. of India[2]
  • Mid - Career Award, University Grants Commission, New Delhi

Books coauthored/edited[edit]

  • S.K. Dwivedi & T. Parimelazhagan (Eds). 2009. Seabuckthorn Hippophae spp.: The Golden Bush. Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi[9]
  • T. Parimelazhagan, S.Manian & M.Pugalenthi (Eds). 2011. Herbal perspectives: Present and Future. Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi.[10]
  • T. Parimelazhagan. 2012. Herbal drug research: Recent Trends and Progress: A research close to nature. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany.[11]
  • T. Parimelazhagan (Ed.). 2013. Traditional Herbal Medicine. Pointer Publishers, Jaipur, India.[12]
  • T. Parimelazhagan. 2013. Turning Plants into Medicines – Novel Approach. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, India[13]
  • T. Parimelazhagan. 2013. Scientific Basis of Herbal Medicine. Astral International (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India[14]
  • T. Parimelazhagan. 2015. Modern Methods in Phytomedicine. Astral International (P) Ltd, New Delhi. India[15]
  • T. Parimelazhagan. 2016. Pharmacological Assays of Plant - Based Natural Products. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.[16]
  • T. Parimelazhagan. 2018. Medicinal Plants: Promising Future for Health and New Drugs. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Broken Sound Parkway, NW.[17]
  • T. Parimelazhagan. 2020. Phytomedicine: Research and Development. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.[18]
  • T. Parimelazhagan, L.J.Q. Junior & N. Ponpandian. 2022. Nanophytomedicine: An Emerging Platform for Drug Delivery. CRC Press.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "INDIAN RESEARCH INFORMATION NETWORK SYSTEM". irins.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Parimelazhagan".
  3. ^ a b "Parimelazhagan Thangaraj". scholar.google.co.in. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  4. ^ "pheomelanin: Bu Researchers Synthesise Pheomelanin Pigment From Bacteria, Granted Patent | Coimbatore News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Feb 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  5. ^ BotanyPh.D, Parimelazhagan ThangarajBharathiar University · Department of. "Parimelazhagan THANGARAJ | Professor (Full) | Ph.D | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | Department of Botany". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  6. ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  7. ^ K. Sambath Kumar (Oct 4, 2021). "Bharathiar University faculty member nominated as the fellow of Royal Society of Biology | Coimbatore News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  8. ^ "Prof T. Parimelazagan - Elected as fellow of The Linnean Society of London | Bharathiar University". b-u.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  9. ^ Seabuckthorn (hippophae spp.) : the golden bush. Sanjai K. Dwivedi. Delhi: Satish Serial Pub. House. 2009. ISBN 978-81-89304-60-7. OCLC 277477705.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. ^ Herbal perspectives : present and future. T. Parimelazhagan, S. Manian, M. Pugalenthi. Delhi: Satish Serial Pub. House. 2011. ISBN 978-81-89304-91-1. OCLC 741247606.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ^ Herbal drug research : recent trends & progress : a research close to nature. Parimelazhagan Thangaraj. Saarbrucken: LAP LAMBERT Academic Pub. 2011. ISBN 978-3-8465-5801-0. OCLC 795990022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. ^ Traditional herbal medicine. T. Parimelazhagan. Jaipur: Pointer Publishers. 2013. ISBN 978-81-7132-743-0. OCLC 854947575.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. ^ Turning plants into medicines : novel approaches. T. Parimelazhagan. New Delhi. 2013. ISBN 978-93-89571-64-6. OCLC 1243275186.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  14. ^ Scientific basis of herbal medicine. T. Parimelazhagan. New Delhi. 2013. ISBN 978-93-5130-154-7. OCLC 864675624.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. ^ Modern methods in phytomedicine. T. Parimelazhagan. New Delhi. 2015. ISBN 978-93-5124-663-3. OCLC 913461219.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. ^ Thangaraj, Parimelazhagan (2016). Pharmacological assays of plant-based natural products. Cham. ISBN 978-3-319-26811-8. OCLC 933784422.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  17. ^ Parimelazhagan, Thangaraj (2018). Medicinal Plants : Promising Future for Health and New Drugs (First ed.). Boca Raton, FL. ISBN 978-1-351-04651-0. OCLC 1022758866.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  18. ^ Phytomedicine : research and development. T. Parimelazhagan (First ed.). Boca Raton, FL. 2020. ISBN 978-1-003-01489-8. OCLC 1152525823.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  19. ^ Ponpandian, Parimelazhagan Thangaraj, Lucindo Jose Quintans Junior, N. (2022-10-10). Nanophytomedicine: An Emerging Platform for Drug Delivery. Boca Raton: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781003231745. ISBN 978-1-003-23174-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)