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RAJKUMAR RATHINAVELU
Senior Lead Scientist, Life Science & Technology Center, ITC Ltd
| 6116 Prestige Royale Gardens, Doddabelapur Road, Yelahanka, Bangalore - 560064
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Date of Birth: 29 May 1972
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- Led research 7 programs on accelerated tree improvement and allied technology in East and Southern India in the area of smart invitro / In vivo Gene Bank maintenance and use, deployment of translational genomics and bioinformatics resources, trait engineering, molecular biology, association mapping-based trait association, risk management for biotic and abiotic stress, seed systems and capability building.
- Led bioinformatics platform involving, predictive analytics; deep mining; AI analytics; data modelling; Images and Text; Satellite Imaging; LLMs/NLPs for more than 10 full stack applications.
- Proven Leadership in release of more than 3 outperforming varieties in Casuarina (30% yield improvement), Corymbia (Global first) and implemented various Farmers' friendly Technology.
- Directed multidisciplinary teams to streamline computational genomics pipelines, integrating high-throughput data analysis frameworks and facilitating impactful scientific publications.
- Developed various full-stack applications, used by Agri / Biosciences scientists and farmers.
- At Farmers' level various technologies / Mobile Apps implemented, utilizing AI analytics and Satellite imaging.
- Proven leadership and deployed high-throughput bioinformatics platforms including AI analytics, satellite imaging, data modelling, and deep mining of images and text to enhance decision-making and project delivery in agricultural projects addressing climate change.
- Directed a 5-year, cross-continental initiative integrating agricultural science with next-generation sequencing and advanced phenotyping tools to improve crop yield prediction accuracy by 30% across 400+ field trials, aligning data management with FAIR principles and industry-leading ERP systems.
- Managed annual evaluation and dissemination of research outputs from 60+ multinational collaborative field studies over 5 years, utilizing Illumina sequencing, drone-based phenomics, and automated reporting to drive a 40% increase in peer-reviewed publications and data sharing KPIs.
- Developed EST based SSR markers for a various breeding applications using molecular Genomics & plant biology techniques.
- Designed and maintained a relational database leveraging open-source technologies and curation of high-throughput coffee genomic data for academic research collaborations, globally known for reach among the coffee researchers.
- Coordinated Coffea canephora genome sequencing among scientists and bioinformaticians globally to streamline data management processes during project.
- Data from CoffeeDNA (a self-developed web service), merged into ICGN coffee database and later to Phytome.
- Demonstrated team leadership and team management across Italy (UNITS) and France (CIRAD) Team for the implementation of C. canephora genome sequencing and analytics.
- Integration of physical and genetic mapping: Involved in developing an integrated physical and genetic map of Mimulus, Tobacco and Eucalyptus.
- Microsynteny analysis between Mimulus and Arabidopsis to demonstrate the synteny/genome wide variability in Mimulus. The synteny analysis involves development of complex pipelines, annotation, BLAST, genome wide alignment, synteny analysis etc.
- Created CoffeeDNA: A comprehensive database for Coffee Genomics, globally known for coffee specific genomic resources.
- Formulated comprehensive genomic databases by curating, standardizing, and integrating diverse molecular marker datasets, furnishing researchers with robust resources for comparative genomics and breeding strategy refinement.
- Formulated comprehensive genomic databases by curating, standardizing, and integrating diverse molecular marker datasets, furnishing researchers with robust resources for comparative genomics and breeding strategy refinement.
- Demonstrated excellence in proposal writing, achieved project sanctions, created a Medicinal and Aromatic database from African countries to help catalogue the biodiversity.
- DNA Fingerprinting of Rice and Coffee Germplasm: Actively involved in f-AFLP based DNA fingerprinting of Indian ‘Basmati’ rice types as a result of which the elite Basmati variety, protected under ‘IPR protection Act’.
- Involved in Indian coffee germplasm typing, which involves fingerprinting of large Indian coffee germplasm through various molecular markers, sequencing and analysis.
- Development of markers: Actively developed various markers systems including genome wise SSRs, EPICs, COSs, SNPs, DArTs in Eucalyptus/Tobacco/Coffee/Casuarina/Corymbia. The validated markers, used in various breeding pipelines.
- Engineered high-throughput genotyping workflows using advanced molecular techniques, supporting large-scale quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and accelerating trait discovery in plant populations.
- Development of molecular linkage map in Rice (Oryza sativa) for drought tolerance.
- Conducted field trials across 5 drylands sites over 18 months, utilizing SSR marker analysis to assess drought-responsive genotypes and increased yield selection accuracy by 27% compared to control groups.
- Micropropagation and molecular characterization of Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus).
- Conducted participatory field studies with smallholder farmers over a 12-month period, utilizing AFLP / SSR genotyping and stakeholder interviews to assess adoption barriers and sustainable propagation practices for Red Sanders, enabling data-driven extension recommendations to 50+ local growers.
- Partnered with interdisciplinary teams for 8 field workshops and laboratory data sessions using ArcGIS and R, fostering a collaborative research approach that improved protocol adoption rate among stakeholders by 25% within the project year.
- Project: Investigation on twin seedlings for exploitation of apomixis in Rice (Oryza sativa).
- ICFRE-GOI Senior Research Fellow Award – by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, India - 1996
- Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award (Gold Medal) –Best student in Plant Breeding and Genetics – by Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India – 1999
- Dr. R. Appadurai Award (Gold Medal) – Best student in Population Genetics and Biometrics – by Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India – 1999
- Dr. K. Ramiah Award – (Gold Medal)- Best student in Plant Breeding and Genetics – by Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India – 1999
- Dr. Mercy Ponnaiah Award and B.W.X. Ponnaiah Award (Gold Medal) - Best Research Worker in Plant breeding and Genetics – by Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India – 1999
- Resource mobilization in the development and execution of risk management processes within the division and Life Science and Technology Center.
- Seamless adhering to corporate governance and mitigation protocols through adoption of ISO 31000 standards.
- Having the difficulties in Indian regulatory, demonstrated strategic thinking by a an new breeding (Epi (Epigenetics),entices), Team managed, and established the SOPs for sustainable execution and strategized the business translation of outcome and impact.
- Epigenetics Trails demonstrated more than 40% yield improvement and in place for business demonstration.
- Established Crop Protection facility and Pipelines with necessary team building, which ensured the business risk management in Tree Crops such as Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Corymbia and Subabul.
- Established Translation Center for seamless integration of research outcome.
- Involved in Translational Research of Varietal Release and Technology Implementation with interpersonal skills and relationship building.
- Strategized research programs and established metrics based the translation success as per the stakeholder engagement, communication skills and leadership qualities and stakeholder management.
- Coordinated Corporate EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) for the seamless integration and practices.
- Audited both by internal and external team as per the ISO 14001 standards with zero non-conformity throughout the period.
- Deep sequenced 4.2GB of Nicotiana tabacum Genome using BAC approach and set up the Genome and comprehensive genome browser for application in Trait improvement.
- Sequenced Casuarina, Corymbia (DArT) for used for Association mapping and achievement-oriented.
- Released fast growing varieties that are (a) Incremental 2.3L million tons of CO2 sequestered over 4 years ; (b) varieties with highest water use efficiency of 785 Lit /kg of biomass; (c) Additional annual income of Rs.18000 (eucalyptus) & Rs.60000 (Casuarina; (d) Scalable and sustainable.
- Awarded for the various contributions and Member in Research Advisory Board in Coffee Board, Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India.
- Sustained RAC (Research Advisory Committee member) of Coffee Board, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India.
- Excellence Award for new model for Carbon sequestration through release and distribution of high yielding varieties.
- National Excellence award for Novel Planting Geometry for improved CO2 sequestration.
- Excellence Award for reverse engineering of Transgressive Segregants"
- The analytics released a variety, commonly called by farmers as "Jumbo" - ITC2325
- One of the Unique awards joints by European Commission and UNIDO
- Awarded based on the best research project
- Gold medal awarded for Best student in Plant Breeding and Genetics
- Gold medal awarded for topper in university 1996
- Gold medal Awarded for topper in Biometrics
- Gold medal awarded for Best Research Worker in Plant breeding and Genetics
- National Level competitive Exam based award
- Most futuristic creative idea
- Award based on national level competitive exam
In the last 20 years, published more than 51 high-impact publications in peer reviewed journals and Conferences, spanning Theoretical applied Genetics, Genome, Mol. Ecology, BMC genomics, Crop Sci and Biotech and Pure and Appl. Sciences.
SKILLS
- Genetics and Plant Breeding, Translational Research, Bridging Genomics to Phenomics in Plants for trait enhancement; Genome sequencing, DArT systems, Project Management, collaboration, Translational Research.
- Predictive analytics; Deep mining; AI analytics; Data modelling; Deep mining of Images and Text; Satellite Imaging; LLMs/NLPs
- GUI, Server-Side Scripting, DB schema, Bioinformatics pipelines, Annotation, Curation, Synteny analysis, Gene finding, Systematics, Server-side scripting.