Dr. Thamilarasi K
Senior Scientist
Discipline: Agricultural Biotechnology

ERP No. 014196
Ph. 8797799617
Thamilarasi.K@icar.gov.in

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Field of Specialization:

  • Insect Molecular Biology
  • Lac Molecular Biology
  • Bioprospecting of lac insect genes of commercial importance
  • Lac insect endosymbionts

PhD: Biotechnology from International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi

M.Sc: (Biotechnology) from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

B. Sc: (Agriculture) from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

  1. Thamilarasi K, Ekbal S, Kumari K, Lohot VD, Mohanasundaram A and Sharma KK (2022).  Unraveling bacterial diversity of the Indian lac insect Kerria lacca (Kerr) using next generation sequencing. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 42: 2365-2372.
  2. Thamilarasi K, Sajiya Ekbal, Kanchan Kumari (2021) SSH reveals different functional categories of putative resin synthesizing genes in the industrial insect, Kerria lacca (Kerr). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 24(4):1187-1193.
  3. Thamilarasi K, Kanchan Kumari, Jyotirmoy Ghosh, Kishor U. Tribhuvan, Vaibhav D. Lohot, Madhuranjana Gargi and S. Ghosal (2020) EST-SSRs reveal genetic distinction between lac and grain yielding genotypes of pigeonpea. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 29:461–472.
  4. Thamilarasi K, Roy T, Mohanasundaram A, Sharma KK and Ramani R (2019). 18S rDNA based detection of hymenopteran parasitoids in the Indian lac insect, Kerria lacca (Kerr). Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 57: 526-531. 
  5. Thamilarasi K, Mishra V, Toppo N, Ranjan S, Mohanasundaram A, Sharma KK and Ramani R (2018). Genetic association of geographic populations and species of lac insects of the genus Kerria (Hemiptera:Coccoidea) with EST-microsatellite markers. Research Journal of Biotechnology 13(9): 77-89.
  6. Thamilarasi K, Sajiya E, Monika G, Kanchan K, Vaibhav DL, Mohanasundaram A and Sharma KK (2018). Plant Host Induced Variation of Endosymbionts Associated with Kusmi Lac Insects. Multilogic in Science VIII (C): 99-102.
  7. Thamilarasi K, Mousam K Ram, Vaibhav D Lohot, A Mohanasundaram, J Ghosh and KK Sharma (2016) Genetic Diversity Analysis of Palas [Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.] Flower Variants through Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 29(2): 187-193.
  8. Thamilarasi K, Kumari K, Anees K, Lohot VD and Ghosh J (2013). Molecular diversity analysis of flower colour variants of Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. using inter simple sequence repeats. The Bioscan, 8(3): 969-974.
  • Indian patent (no. 382699) on “Novel molecular method to differentiate infra-subspecific forms, kusmi and rangeeni, of Indian lac insect, Kerria lacca” was granted on 25.11.21.
  • B. Vasantharaj David Foundation Award – 2021 for outstanding contribution in lac molecular biology by Society for Advancement of Natural Resins and Gums.