Scientific Staff

Department : Cancer Biology

Educational Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D. (Biotechnology)

Research Profile : Dr. Manikandan Mohan is an academic researcher working in the areas of vaccine biology. His research focuses on integrating computational and experimental approaches to identify novel immunogenic targets, develop next-generation vaccine platforms, and design innovative immunotherapeutic strategies for cancer and related infectious diseases.

Areas of Research Interest :

• Translational approaches for vaccine and immunotherapy development
• Cancer immunology and precision immunotherapy
• Design and development of targeted immunotherapeutic molecules
• Immunoinformatics and computational vaccine design

Research Experience :

• Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Biology, IRSHA, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), India (2025 onwards)
• Principal Scientist, Vaxigen International Research Center Private Limited, Tamil Nadu, India (2024–2025)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University / Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (2021–2024)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Georgia, Athens, USA (2019–2021)

Honours and Awards :

• Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India (2012)

Professional Training :

• Phage Applications and Antimicrobial Resistance, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (2024)
• Molecular Virology, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (2015)
• Gene Cloning and Expression, Madurai Kamaraj University (2010)

Invited Talks :

• Biomedical Techniques in Modern Biology — ICMR-DHR Sponsored Training Programme, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 12 March 2026.
• In Vitro Cell Culture Approaches for Screening Natural Bioactives — Five-Day Workshop organized by the Department of Biotechnology, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 19 November 2025.
• Biomedical Techniques in Modern Biology — ICMR-DHR Sponsored Training Programme, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 23 June 2025.
• Strategies for Development of Epitope-Based Vaccines for Infectious Diseases — Kongu Arts and Science College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2025.
• Innovation in Healthcare and Environmental Sustainability — International Conference on Innovation in Healthcare and Environmental Sustainability, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 27 February 2025.
• Emerging Innovations and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology (EITBT–2021) — Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, 22 December 2021.

Selected Research Publications (Last 5 Years) :

• Anandhan, G., Narkhede, Y.B., Sowndaryan, A., Paramasivam, P. & Mohan, M. (2025). Computational and Experimental Approaches for the Development of Epitope-Based Vaccine Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 32(8).
• Sharma, V., Samuel, V., Keerthana, C.K., Archana, P., Sadiq, S.C., Swetha, M., Rayginia, T.P., Aiswarya, S.U.D., Bava, S.V., Mohan, M. & Christyraj, J.R.S.S. (2024). Role of Plant-Derived Extracellular Nanovesicles in Triggering Innate Immune Response Against Plant Pathogens. In Nanotechnology in Plant Health, pp. 256–267. CRC Press.
• Anandhan, G., Narkhede, Y.B., Mohan, M. & Paramasivam, P. (2023). Immunoinformatics aided approach for predicting potent cytotoxic T cell epitopes of respiratory syncytial virus. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 41(21), 12093–12105.
• Anandhan, G., Narkhede, Y.B., Mohan, M. & Premasudha, P. (2023). In silico Approach for B Cell Epitope Prediction of Respiratory Syncytial Virus. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 29(5), 75.
• Ganesan, M., Christyraj, J.R.S.S., Yesudhason, B.V., Mohan, M. & Christyraj, J.D.S. (2023). Live foldscope imaging of two environmentally beneficial earthworm species and their early developmental stages. Environmental Quality Management, 33(2), 149–158.
• Vivekanandam, R., Rajagopalan, K., Jeevanandam, M., Ganesan, H., Jagannathan, V., Selvan Christyraj, J.D., Kalimuthu, K., Selvan Christyraj, J.R.S. & Mohan, M. (2022). Designing of cytotoxic T lymphocyte-based multi-epitope vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: A reverse vaccinology approach. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 40(24), 13711–13726.
• Mohan, M., Sivakumar, P., Dilip, G.D., Rosy, J.C., Coico, R. & Sundar, K. (2022). Computational analysis of proteome of Foot-and-mouth disease virus for the prediction of immunogenic epitopes. Vacunas (English Edition), 23(3), 183–193.
• Kalimuthu, K., Keerthana, C.K., Mohan, M., Arivalagan, J., Christyraj, J.R.S.S., Firer, M.A., Choudry, M.H.A., Anto, R.J. & Lee, Y.J. (2022). The emerging role of selenium metabolic pathways in cancer: New therapeutic targets for cancer. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 123(3), 532–542.
• Ramakrishnan, M., Arivalagan, J., Satish, L., Mohan, M., Christyraj, J.R.S.S., Chandran, S.A., Ju, H.J., Ramesh, T., Ignacimuthu, S. & Kalishwaralal, K. (2022). Selenium: A potent regulator of ferroptosis and biomass production. Chemosphere, 306, 135531.
• Ganesan, M., Selvan Christyraj, J.R.S., Venkatachalam, S., Yesudhason, B.V., Chelladurai, K.S., Mohan, M., Kalimuthu, K., Narkhede, Y.B. & Christyraj, J.D.S. (2022). Foldscope microscope, an inexpensive alternative tool to conventional microscopy—applications in research and education: A review. Microscopy Research and Technique, 85(11), 3484–3494.