Name | T. Makeshkumar |
Designation | Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) |
Complete postal Address with city code | ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram – 695017, Kerala |
Email IDs | makeshctcri@gmail.com |
Mobile No. | 9447158546 |
Birth & Educations: Born in Ogalur, Tamil Nadu on 10 June 1969. Educated at Rani Seethai Aachi Higher Secondary School, 1984 (SSLC); Government Higher Secondary School, Labbaikudikadu, 1986 (H.Sc); Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 1986-1990 (B.Sc Agri); Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi, UP 1990-1992 (M.Sc Ag (Mycology & Plant Pathology); Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1992-1997 (Ph.D Plant Pathology).
Positions hold: Scientist (1997 - 2006), Senior Scientist (2006- 2012) and Principal Scientist (2012- till date) at ICAR- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram.
Awards/Honours: Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Post graduate Agricultural Research for the outstanding contribution in the field of Plant Pathology , awarded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi; Department of Biotechnology overseas Associateship to undergo advanced level training in Germany for one year period (September 2008 – September 2009) at DSMZ, Braunschweig, Germany; Prof. M. J. Narasimhan Academic Award, KPV Menon Award, SN Dasgupta Memorial Award from Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi; Banaras
Fellow: Indian Phytopathological Society, Indian Virological Society
Research Areas: Mycology & Plant Pathology; Molecular Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, host-pathogen interaction, Molecular diagnosis, Transgenics for Disease resistance