Dr. S. HENCIYA
77, Cauvery Nagar, East IInd
Street, Serfoji College Post,
Thanjavur-613005, India
E-mail. henzmarine@gmail.com
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&user=n8Yfjm8AA
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DOB: 02/09/1989: Ph. No.: +91 98941 42265
PROFILE
• Total Publications:13; Citations:180; Patent: 01; H-index:7
Ph. D in Marine Science (Marine Microbial Natural products), Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, India (2021). “Antibacterial activity of novel compounds from halophilic
bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) against diabetic drug-resistant microbes”. Supervisor: Dr. R.
Arthur James, Professor & Head, Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tamil
Nadu, India.
• Master of Philosophy in Marine Science, Bharathidasan University,
India (2015) - “S” Grade with Exemplary
• Master of Science in Marine Biotechnology, NFMC, Bharathidasan University, India
(2012) - First class
• Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, Bonsecours College for Women, India
(2010) - First class Distinction with D++ (University 9th rank)
• Languages Known - Tamil (Native), English (Excellent)
• Diploma in Medical Transcription - 2010
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
• 03/2016-05/2016 Research trainee, Mentor; Professor: Hans-Uwe Dahms, Department of
Environmental Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University - 807, Taiwan.
• 10/2016-09/2020 – (Ph. D) – “Antibacterial activity of novel compounds from Halophilic
bacteria against diabetic drug resistant microbes” Supervisor: Dr. R. Arthur James, Professor
& Head, Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620024,
India.
• 05/2014-05/2015 – Project (M. Phil) - “A Novel Extracellular synthesis of Monodisperse
Gold Nanoparticles using Marine Algae Turbinaria ornata”, Supervisor: Dr. R. Arthur James,
Professor & Head, Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
- 620024, India.
• 01/2012-06/2012–Dissertation (M. Sc) - “Studies related to sediments and bacterial
characteristics from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal” Supervisor: Dr. Maria Judith
Gonsalves, Principal Scientist, Aqua Geo Microbiology Laboratory, National Institute of
Oceanography, Dona Paula - 403004, Goa, India.
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WORKING EXPERIENCES
• Departmental Research Fellow - DST-PURSE, Bharathidasan University (April 2017 to June
2018).
• Junior Research Fellow (JRF) – MoES (Ministry of Earth Science)-ICMAM – “Seawater
Quality Monitoring Program”, Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli. (20th July 2018 - 30th March 2021).
• Project Associate (March 2023-February 2024)-MoES-NCCR (National Center for Coastal
Research) sponsored project “Impact assessment of Thermal effluents in Tuticorin Coast”,
Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024.
Current Position: Project Scientist (February 8th 2024 Onwards)-MoES-Deep Ocean Mission
(DOM)-Project “Bioactive Efficacy of Deep-Sea Microbial Products on Antibiotic-Resistant
Uropathogens”
Current Research Topics
• Microbial pathogenesis. Infectious Diseases. Epidemiological factors. Marine Microbial
Isolation from Extreme/unexplored regions. Marine Natural Products. Microbial Genomics.
Bacterial Exopolysaccharides. Antibiotic resistance. Biopolymers in biomedical applications.
Marine Pollution.
Subject Specialization: Microbiology. Biotechnology. Epidemiology. Marine Microbial
Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Aquaculture Technology, Genetics, Nanotechnology.
AWARDS AND HONORS
• University 9th Rank awarded in Undergraduate Study (Biotechnology) (2007-2010).
• Best poster presentation award – “Bioremediation using microorganisms”, Kongu Arts and
Science College, Erode, India, 2007
• Awarded to merit- Overall Securing Second Rank- Std XI (2005-2006).
Reviewer
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PLOS ONE
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Environmental Monitoring and assessment - Springer
Journal of Basic Microbiology - Wiley Online Library
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C- Elsevier
Leadership Responsibilities positioned:
• President - Oceanus Club, Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli, (2018-2019).
• Secretary - Munneer club, Department of marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan
University, (2011-2012)
• President - Bonseye association, Department of Botany and Biotechnology, Bon Secours
College for Woman, Thanjavur, (2009-2010).
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PUBLICATIONS (Cumulative Impact Factor - 45.2)
Review Article
Rathinam, A. J., Santhaseelan, H., Dahms, H. U., Dinakaran, V. T., & Murugaiah, S. G. (2023).
Bioprospecting of unexplored halophilic actinobacteria against human infectious pathogens.
3 Biotech, 13(12), 398. doi: 10.1007/s13205-023-03812-8. (Springer, IF=2.8)
Santhaseelan, H., Dinakaran, V. T., Dahms, H. U., Ahamed, J. M., Murugaiah, S. G., Krishnan, M.,
Hwang J. S., & Rathinam, A. J. (2022). Recent antimicrobial responses of halophilic microbes in clinical
pathogens. Microorganisms, 10(2), 417. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10020417. (MDPI, IF=4.5)
Henciya, S., Seturaman, P., James, A. R., Tsai, Y. H., Nikam, R., Wu, Y. C., Dahms H. U., & Chang,
F. R. (2017). Biopharmaceutical potentials of prosopis spp. (mimosaceae, leguminosa). Journal of food
and drug analysis, 25(1), 187-196. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2016.11.001. (Elsevier, IF= 3.6)
Research Article:
Santhaseelan, H., Dinakaran, V. T., Sakthivel, B., Somasundaram, M., Thanamegam, K., Devendiran,
V., Dahms, H. U., & Rathinam, A. J. (2022). Bioactive Efficacy of Novel Carboxylic Acid from
Halophilic Pseudomonas aeruginosa against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Metabolites,
12(11), 1094. doi:10.3390/metabo12111094. (MDPI, IF=4.1)
Henciya, S., Vengateshwaran, T. D., Gokul, M. S., Dahms, H. U., & James, R. A. (2020). Antibacterial
activityof halophilic bacteria against drug-resistant microbes associated with diabetic foot infections.
Current Microbiology, 77, 3711-3723. doi: 10.1007/s00284-020-02190-1 (Springer, IF=2.6).
Dinakaran, V. T., Santhaseelan, H., Krishnan, M., Devendiran, V., Dahms, H. U., Duraikannu, S. L.,
& Rathinam, A. J. (2023). Gracilaria salicornia as potential substratum for green synthesis of Cerium
Oxide Nanoparticles coupled hydrogel: An effective antimicrobial thin film. Microbial Pathogenesis,
184, 106360. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106360 (Elsevier, IF=3.8).
Subramanian, H., Santhaseelan, H., Dinakaran, V.T., Devendiran, V., Rathinam, A.J., Mahalingam,
A., Ramachandran, S.K., Muthukumarasamy, A., Krishnan, M. and Mathimani, T., 2023. Hydrothermal
synthesis of spindle structure copper ferrite-graphene oxide nanocomposites for enhanced
photocatalytic dye degradation and in-vitro antibacterial activity. Environmental Research, 231,
116095. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116095 (Elsevier, IF=8.3).
Dinakaran, V. T., Chandrasekaran, M., Sivanandham, V., Murugaiah, S. G., Santhaseelan, H.,
Krishnan, M., Karri, R., Venkata, R.M. & Rathinam, A. J. (2023). Seasonal effluxes of microbial
pollution and physiochemical assemblages along south east coast of India during southwest and
northeast monsoon. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 59, 102804. doi: 10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102804
(Elsevier, IF=2.1).
Gokul, M. S., Dahms, H. U., Henciya, S., Dhineshkumar, T., Muthukumar, K., & James, R. A. (2019).
Socio- ecological studies on a tropical coastal area in southern India. International Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology, 16, 2279-2294. doi: 10.1007/s13762-018-1752-5 (Springer,
IF=3.1).
Gokul, M. S., Dahms, H. U., Muthukumar, K., Henciya, S., Kaviarasan, T., & James, R. A. (2019).
Multivariate drug resistance and microbial risk assessment in tropical coastal communities. Human and
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Ecological
Risk
Assessment:
An
International
Journal,
doi: 10.1080/10807039.2018.1447361 (Taylor and Francis, IF=4.3).
25(5),
1073-1095.
Kaviarasan, T., Gokul, M. S., Henciya, S., Muthukumar, K., Dahms, H. U., & James, R. A. (2018).
Trace metal inference on seaweeds in Wandoor area, Southern Andaman Island. Bulletin of
environmental contamination and toxicology, 100, 614-619. doi: 10.1007/s00128-018-2305-9
(Springer, IF=2.7).
Kaviarasan, T., Dahms, H. U., Gokul, M. S., Henciya, S., Muthukumar, K., Shankar, S., & Arthur
James, R. (2019). Seasonal species variation of sediment organic carbon stocks in salt marshes of
Tuticorin Area, Southern India. Wetlands, 39, 483-494. doi: 10.1007/s0013157-018- 1094-6 (Springer,
IF=2.0).
Vignesh, S., Henciya, S., Muthukumar, K., Gokul, M. S., Vengateshwaran, T. D., Dahms, H. U., & Arthur
James, R. (2019). Effects of Climate Variation in Microbial Community: A Current Scenario on
Tropical Southern Indian Coastal Zone. Journal of Climate Change, 5(1), 51-60.
doi10.3233/JCC190006 (IOS Press, IF=0.6).
In preparation
S. Henciya, Indrani Das, S. Harinee, T. Maharaja, T.D. Vengateshwaran, D. Velmurugan, S.
Balasubramaniyan, D. Hans-Uwe, R. Arthur James. Production and characterization of
Exopolysaccharides produced from Microalgae and their bioactive responses.
S. Henciya, S. Balasubramaniyan, TD, Vengateshwaran, T. Shakila Banu, D. Velmurugan, R. Arthur
James. Microbial biosurfactant from Halophilic bacteria as an effective antimicrobial preservative in
food applications.
S. Henciya, T. Shakila Banu, S. Balasubramaniyan, TD, Vengateshwaran, D. Velmurugan, R. Arthur
James. Production and characterization of microbial biosurfactant and its applications in meat
preservation.
S. Henciya, T.D. Vengateshwaran, D. S. Balasubramaniyan, Velmurugan, D. Hans-Uwe, R. Arthur
James. Genome and metabolic profile of Deep-Sea Nocardiospis species and its potential anticancer
response on Breast Cancer cell lines.
S. Henciya, T.D. Vengateshwaran, D. Velmurugan, D. Indrani, D. Hans-Uwe, R. Arthur James. Bio
prospecting of different bacterial pigments produced from the polar bacterium of the Arctic region and
its antimicrobial activity.
T.D. Vengateshwaran, S. Henciya, C. Muthukumar, S. Vignesh, M. Santhosh Gokul, K. Muthukumar,
D. Velmurugan, K. Ramu, M.V. Ramanamurthy, R. Arthur James. Seasonal variations of microbial
pollution and physiochemical limits along Tuticorin coast of India during monsoon and summer.
D. Velmurugan, S. Henciya, T.D. Vengateshwaran, D. Hans-Uwe, R. Arthur James. Biopotential of
endophytic fungus Penicillium citrinum from Padina gymnospora on human infectious pathogens.
D. Velmurugan, S. Henciya, T.D. Vengateshwaran, D. Hans-Uwe, R. Arthur James. Assessment on
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heavy metal distribution at the drinking water and coastal sites, Cuddalore district.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Santhaseelan, H., Dinakaran, V. T., Murugaiah, S. G., Krishnan, M., & Rathinam, A. J. (2021).
COVID-19 lockdown impacts on biochemical and microbiological parameters in southern Indian
coast. In Environmental Resilience and Transformation in Times of COVID-19 (pp. 143-150).
Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323- 85512-9.00007-3
Gokul, M. S., Dahms, H. U., Muthukumar, K., Kaviarasan, T., Henciya, S., Vignesh, S., Dhinesh
Kumar & James, R. A. (2019). Multimarker Pollution Studies Along the East Coast of Southern India.
In Coastal Zone Management (pp. 331-346). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-814350-6.00013-6
Nucleotide sequence submissions at NCBI: 21
Conference/Workshop/training
Presented
Poster: “Antimicrobial dressings for wound Infection” BDU-AIU, Students Research Convention,
Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620024 (22nd January 2019).
Paper: “Bioactive substances from Hydrothermal vent Bacteria”. International conference on
Biodiversity and Sustainable Resource Management (ICBSM -2018), Center for Environmental
Sciences and Center for water resource management, University of Madras, Chennai -600005, Tamil
Nadu, India (12– 13th March 2018).
Poster: “Alkaloids from Marine Bacteria as candidates of man antibiotic compounds”
International conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Biotherapeutics, Sathyabama
University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (8–10th March2017).
Paper: “Antibacterial activity of halophilic bacteria against drug-resistant microbes associated
with diabetic foot infections”. International conference on Innovative Research in Life Science,
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Woman, Perambalur - 621212, Tamil Nadu,
India(6thMarch2017).
Participated
National Workshop on “PCR” under the project-Food waste to Microbial Polysaccharides by Fed-Batch
fermentation: A study on the edible and Broad-Spectrum Biofilm Retrogression properties in
association with VBNC Strains sponsored by DST-SERB SRG, 14.03.2023, at National Institute of
Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T).
National Workshop on “Fermenter” under the project-Food waste to Microbial Polysaccharides by
Fed-Batch fermentation: A study on the edible and Broad -Spectrum Biofilm Retrogression properties
in association with VBNC Strains sponsored by DST-SERB SRG, 16.03.2023, at National Institute of
Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T).
“Advanced Level Training on Patents” Intellectual property Rights Cell, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli–620024 (October 15–17, 2019).
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Training Programme on “Taxonomic Identification of coastal and Oceanic copepods (TICOC –
2019)”Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli–620024 (3-5
October2019).
“Advanced Level Training on Patents” Intellectual property Rights Cell, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli–620024. (September 23, 2019)
Training on “Coastal Ecosystem Modelling” 19th to 23rd February 2018 at Integrated Coastal and
Marine Area Management (ICMAM) Project Directorate, Chennai.
National workshop on “Climate Change Impact on the Marine Environment (CCIME 2017)”,
Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620024. (2-3 January 2017).
National Workshop on “Ocean Acidification Research (NWOAR–2015)” Department of Marine and
Coastal Studies, School of Energy, Environment and natural resources, Madurai Kamaraj University,
Madurai. (25–27 February 2015).
National Workshop on “Drug Discovery and Development”, Department of Marine Biotechnology,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli– 620024. (2-3 November 2011).
National Workshop on “Recent advances in Molecular Biology Techniques” Microbial
Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Marine Biotechnology, at Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli–620024. (12 September 2011).
Summer training Programme in “Biological Sciences for post Graduate” Department of Zoology, at
Avinashilingam Deemed University for Woman, Coimbatore, and Sponsored by Science City.
Department of Higher Education, Government of Tamil Nadu. (11-31May2011).
PATENT
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“Biogenic Pickling solution for Mild Steel” Patent No: 391300. Dated: 07.03.2022, India. Name of the
Inventors: Muthukumar K, Harinee S, Arthur James R, Ashok M, Vignesh S, Santhosh GokulM,
Henciya S, Palanichamy S, Subramanian G, Rajkuberan C, Mathimani T.
REFERENCES
1. Dr. R. Arthur James, Professor and Head, Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamil Nadu, India, E-mail: james@bdu.ac.in
2. Dr. Hans-Uwe Dahms, Professor, Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental
Biology, KMU-Kaohsiung Medical University, No.100, Shin-Chuan1st Road, Department
of Biomedical Science and University, Taiwan 807, E-mail: hansd@cc.kmu.edu.tw
3. Dr. K Anbarasu, Professor and Head, Department of Marine Biotechnology,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamil Nadu, India, E-mail:
anbumbt@bdu.ac.in
4. Dr. Maria Judith Gonsalves, Senior Principal Scientist, Aqua Geo Microbiology Lab,
National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa. India. E-mail: mjudith@nio.org
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