

Dr. Vijayakumar Rajendran
Myself Dr. Vijayakumar Rajendran, a distinguished protein scientist with a robust background in gene cloning, protein expression, purification, and structural biology techniques. I earned my Doctorate in Biochemistry from North-Eastern Hill University and has since contributed significantly to the field through roles as a Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Science and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Madras.
My research focuses on the structural and functional characterization of proteins, particularly those from Helicobacter pylori, for structure-based drug discovery. My expertise extends to computer-aided drug discovery and protein biophysics, where I have utilized computational tools to analyse protein structures and design novel therapeutics.
RECENT NEWS
1. Manuscript on " Role of glycine and its methyl derivatives on conformational stability and dynamics of cytochrome c" is published in the Biophysical Journal. Link
2. Manuscript on "Exploring Helicobacter pylori Histidyl tRNA synthetase as a drug target using biophysical and computational approaches" is published in Enzyme and Microbial Technology. Link
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MY LATEST RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Delivered an enlightening lecture on "Unlocking Nature’s Pharmacy: Structure-Based Drug Discovery from Medicinal Plants" at the National Conference on Herbal Medicine to Sustain Human and Environmental Health. This esteemed event was organized by V. O. Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, and served as a distinguished resource person on 08 March 2024

Awarded 2nd prize for oral presentation for my research work on tRNA synthetase in National seminar on Bio-cheminformatics at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India on 26th february 2016.

