Selvam

M.Sc. Biotechnology student at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) with hands-on experience combining wet-lab pharmacology assays with in silico computer-aided drug design. Proficient in molecular docking workflows, virtual screening pipelines, GC-MS interpretation, and biological data analysis.

Postgraduate Researcher - CHRIST University - Bengaluru

(2025-01)

Project: In Silico Evaluation of Fungal Metabolites & Secasterone Antiurolithiatic Activity

• Evaluating binding kinetics of secondary metabolites from the endophytic fungus Nigrospora sphaerica.
• Configured flexible ligand structures and executed virtual screening runs against target enzymes using AutoDock Vina and PyRx.
• Isolated high-affinity binding poses and mapped 3D intermolecular interactions (hydrogen bonding networks, hydrophobic pockets) in PyMOL.

Undergraduate Researcher - Bishop Heber College - Tiruchirappalli

(2023-01 - 2024-12)

Project: Phytochemical Screening & Pharmacological Evaluation of Cassia occidentalis

• Executed organic extractions of bioactive fractions from Cassia occidentalis using automated Soxhlet extraction setups.
• Identified active secondary metabolites by analyzing gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) datasets.
• Evaluated free-radical scavenging capacity via spectrophotometric DPPH assays and determined antimicrobial activity using agar well diffusion tests.

Industrial Biotech Trainee - Plasmid - Chennai

(2024-07 - 2024-09)

Clinical Laboratory Trainee - Doctors' Diagnostic Center - Trichy

(2024-02 - 2024-03)

Genomic & Drug Discovery Intern - Bioberrys Healthcare & Research Centre

(2023-01 - 2023-12)

Master of Science - Biotechnology - CHRIST (Deemed to be University) (2025-01)

Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology - Bishop Heber College (2022-01 - 2025-12)