Naresh Devarajan
Mr Naresh Devarajan
Former collaborator of Institute F.-A. Forel, PhD Student
EDUCATION
| Since September 2012 |
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student in Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Institute F.-A. Forel, Switzerland Title of thesis: "Exploring Research Frontiers in Aquatic Ecosystems: Role of Hospital and Urban Effluents in the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance and Metals to Fresh Water Ecosystems" |
| 2005-2007 |
Master of Science (MSc) – Biochemistry, Kongunadu Arts & Science College, (Bharathiyar University), Coimbatore, India. Title of thesis: “Evaluation of Ld50 of Organic Leaf Extract of Alstonia scholaris R. Br in Liver of Sprague Dawley Rats” |
| 2002-2005 |
Bachelor of Science (BSc) – Biochemistry, Kongunadu Arts & Science College, (Bharathiyar University), Coimbatore, India |
CERTIFICATIONS
- Course in Medical Laboratory Technology (2006), Kongunadu arts & Science College (Bharathiyar University), Coimbatore, India
AWARD(S)
- Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Scholars. Title: “Epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes in effluents released from hospital settings in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India”
- Ernst and Lucie Schmidheiny Foundation
FIELD OF INTEREST
- Infectious diseases
- Antibiotic resistance
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry
- Environmental sciences