Dr. Rajesh Kanna Gopal

@saveethadental.com

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology,
Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai - 600077

Dr. Rajesh Kanna Gopal


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I have eight years of research experience in the field of Algal Biotechnology (Marine macroalgae, isolation and culturing microalgae). At present, I am working on antiviral and anti-arthritic potential of bioactive compounds, industrial and domestic wastewater Phycoremediation, alcoholic beverages, and bioplastic from macroalgae (Seaweed); Non-ribosomal polypeptides and Exopolysaccharides from cyanobacteria, LDPE degradation by microalgae.

EDUCATION

• PhD: Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Thesis entitled: Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme from Microalgae – 2014-2019, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• M.Phil.: Botany, Dissertation entitled: Studies on the Detection, Production and Analysis of Cholesterol Oxidase from Stenotrophomonas sp. – 2011-2012, GPA: 7.8, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• M.Sc.: Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology – 2009-2011, GPA: 8.19, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• B.Sc.: Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology – 2006-2009, GPA: 7.2 University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Biotechnology, Medicine, Dentistry
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Scopus Publications

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Scholar Citations

11

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Development and Characterization of Gutta-Percha Points from Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit) Latex: A Preliminary Study
    J Nazurudeen, L Karthikeyan, RK Gopal
    2026
  • Attenuation of biofilm-encoding genes and virulence attributes in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii by essential oil derived from Myroxylon balsamum
    NN Pathoor, PS Ganesh, RK Gopal, AR Anshad, EM Shankar, ...
    Scientific Reports 16 (1), 2861 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 2
  • From resistance to treatment: the ongoing struggle with Acinetobacter baumannii
    N Naseef Pathoor, V Valsa, PS Ganesh, RK Gopal
    Critical Reviews in Microbiology 51 (6), 1270-1291 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 7
  • Dental bone grafting biomaterials from marine seaweeds-a three-decade history
    RK Gopal, PS Ganesh, PP Raj
    Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 29 (1), 174 , 2025
    2025
  • Prebiotic dietary fibre from marine seaweed: A potential treatment strategy for type 2 diabetes
    RK Gopal, PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor
    Algal Research, 104368 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • A rapid, reliable, and revolutionary dual-path platform assay: a paradigm in typhoid diagnosis
    RK Gopal, PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor, A Viswanathan
    The Lancet Microbe 6 (8) , 2025
    2025
  • Microbiomes and Biofilms: Fundamentals and Translational Applications
    NN Pathoor, PS Ganesh, RK Gopal, AP Govindasamy, SJ Ramesh, ...
    Omics Approaches in Biofilm Research: Perspectives and Applications, 91-127 , 2025
    2025
  • Letter to editor on" Microplastics release from coronary catheters: Insights from Catheter analysis"
    PS Ganesh, A Viswanathan, NN Pathoor, RK Gopal
    Chemosphere 377, 144344 , 2025
    2025
  • Understanding the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and public health challenges of Acinetobacter baumannii in India and China
    NN Pathoor, PS Ganesh, RK Gopal
    Journal of Applied Microbiology, lxaf102 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 7
  • Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article" Effective Strategies for the Prevention and Mitigation of Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase Inhibitor-Associated Hyperglycemia …
    A Viswanathan, RK Gopal, PS Ganesh
    Clinical breast cancer 25 (3), e324-e325 , 2025
    2025
  • Letter to the editor regarding the article" learning curve for robot-assisted Mckeown esophagectomy in patients with thoracic esophageal cancer"
    A Viswanathan, PS Ganesh, RK Gopal
    European journal of surgical oncology: the journal of the European Society … , 2025
    2025
  • Mpox vaccination strategies in DR Congo
    RK Gopal, PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor
    The Lancet Global Health 13 (3), e415 , 2025
    2025
  • 3-Hydroxybenzoic acid inhibits the virulence attributes and disrupts biofilm production in clinical isolates of A cinetobacter baumannii
    NN Pathoor, PS Ganesh, AR Anshad, RK Gopal, EM Ponmalar, ...
    European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 44 (3), 653-669 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Letter to the Editor regarding," An up to thirty-year retrospective study on the success and survival of single unit and splinted implant-supported crowns in a dental school …
    PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor, RK Gopal
    The Journal of prosthetic dentistry 133 (3), 938-939 , 2025
    2025
  • Enhancing microbiome-based biomarkers: challenges and opportunities
    RK Gopal, PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor, A Viswanathan
    The Lancet Microbe 6 (3) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article" PTV Margins in MR-guided and Beam-gated SBRT of Liver Metastases: GTV Dose Escalation Can Reduce the Required PTV"
    A Viswanathan, PS Ganesh, RK Gopal
    Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) 40, 103787 , 2025
    2025
  • Letter to the editor regarding “Applications of artificial intelligence for surgical extraction in atomatology: a systematic review”
    PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor, GR Kanna
    Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 139 (1), 124 , 2025
    2025
  • Letter to the editor regarding" Influenza vaccination and COVID-19 infection risk and disease severity: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis of prospective studies"
    PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor, RK Gopal, A Viswanathan, EM Shankar
    American journal of infection control 53 (1), 167 , 2025
    2025
  • Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article “The Impact of COVID-19 on Breast Cancer Care: A Qualitative Analysis of Surgeons’ Perspectives”
    PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor, RK Gopal
    Clinical Breast Cancer 25 (1), e100-e102 , 2025
    2025
  • Correspondence to the editor: performance of multimodal artificial intelligence chatbots evaluated on clinical oncology cases
    RK Gopal, PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor
    Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) 37, 103684 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Biodegradation of polyethylene by green photosynthetic microalgae
    RV Kumar, GR Kanna, S Elumalai
    J Bioremediat Biodegrad 8 (381), 2 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 265
  • Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) sheet by microalga, Uronema africanum Borge
    E Sanniyasi, RK Gopal, DK Gunasekar, PP Raj
    Scientific Reports 11 (1), 17233 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 144
  • In vitro anticancer potential of laminarin and fucoidan from Brown seaweeds
    E Sanniyasi, RK Gopal, R Damodharan, A Arumugam, M Sampath Kumar, ...
    Scientific Reports 13 (1), 14452 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 66
  • In vitro anti-HIV-1 activity of the bioactive compound extracted and purified from two different marine macroalgae (seaweeds)(Dictyota bartayesiana JV Lamouroux and Turbinaria …
    E Sanniyasi, G Venkatasubramanian, MM Anbalagan, PP Raj, RK Gopal
    Scientific reports 9 (1), 12185 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 65
  • Retrospective and prospective application of robots and artificial intelligence in global pandemic and epidemic diseases
    A Yoganandhan, GR Kanna, SD Subhash, JH Jothi
    Vacunas (English Edition) 22 (2), 98-105 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 33
  • Extraction of carotenoid and thin layer chromatography (TLC), GC-MS, FT-IR and HPLC analysis of pharmaceutically important pigment astaxanthin from a new strain of …
    S Elumalai, BI Santhose, GR Kanna
    Weekly Science Research Journal 2 (8), 2321-7871 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 24
  • Characterization and in vitro anticancer potential of exopolysaccharide extracted from a freshwater diatom Nitzschia palea (Kütz.) W.Sm. 1856
    RKGRD Elumalai Sanniyasi, Antony Prakash Rejoy Patrick, Kreedika Rajagopalan
    Scientific Reports 12, 22114 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 23
  • Anti-inflammatory, remorin-like protein from green marine Macroalga Caulerpa sertularioides (SG Gmel.) M. Howe
    E Sanniyasi, RK Gopal, PP Raj, AK Shanmugavel
    Heliyon 9 (8) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 22
  • Industrial production of superoxide dismutase (SOD): a mini review
    RK Gopal, S Elumalai
    J. Probiot. Health 5 (179), 10.4172 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 19
  • Synergistic interplay of diet, gut microbiota, and insulin resistance: Unraveling the molecular nexus
    RK Gopal, PS Ganesh, NN Pathoor
    Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 68 (23), 2400677 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 17
  • Investigating the anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritis effects of fucoidan from a brown seaweed
    PP Raj, RK Gopal, E Sanniyasi
    Current Research in Biotechnology 7, 100220 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 16
  • 3-Hydroxybenzoic acid inhibits the virulence attributes and disrupts biofilm production in clinical isolates of A cinetobacter baumannii
    NN Pathoor, PS Ganesh, AR Anshad, RK Gopal, EM Ponmalar, ...
    European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 44 (3), 653-669 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Production and Evaluation of a Seaweed-Based Bioplastic Sheet for Food Packaging
    RVRKG Janani, Sathiamurthy, Geetha
    Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology 45 (14), 108-115 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) sheet by microalga, Uronema Africanum Borge. Sci Rep 11: 17233
    E Sanniyasi, RK Gopal, DK Gunasekar, PP Raj
    2021
    Citations: 8
  • Synthesis of bioethanol by dark fermentation using marine seaweed Acanthophora spicifera (Vahl.) borgesen as a cheap substrate
    A Umamaheswari, P Saranraj, G Rajesh Kanna, S Elumalai, T Sangeetha
    Bioenergetics 6 (146), 2 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 8
  • Extraction of phycocyanin an important pharmaceutical phycobiliproteins from cyanobacteria
    S Elumalai, KG Rajesh, G Jegan, T Sangeetha, SD Roop
    Int J Pharm Res Dev 6 (4), 67-74 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 8
  • From resistance to treatment: the ongoing struggle with Acinetobacter baumannii
    N Naseef Pathoor, V Valsa, PS Ganesh, RK Gopal
    Critical Reviews in Microbiology 51 (6), 1270-1291 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 7
  • Understanding the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and public health challenges of Acinetobacter baumannii in India and China
    NN Pathoor, PS Ganesh, RK Gopal
    Journal of Applied Microbiology, lxaf102 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 7
  • Airlift photobioreactor cultivation of a new strain of Haematococcus pluvialis collected from high altitude regions of Himalayas
    B Infant Santhose, S Elumalai, G Rajesh Kanna
    International Journal of Science and Research 3 (10), 2289-2292 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 7
  • Microbiome interactions: Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms as a co-factor in oral cancer progression
    NN Pathoor, PS Ganesh, RK Gopal
    World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 40 (12), 398 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

1. Title of the Invention: Brewing of Alcoholic Beverage (Beer) from a Marine Seaweed.
Patent Application Number: 202241036660, Status: Applied
2. Title of the Invention: Blue-green tea: the future of beverages.
Status: Filing under process