Sweatha Suseela Mohan

• Acute Earthworm Toxicity Test
• Earthworm Reproduction Toxicity Test
• Earthworm field study
• Honeybee Acute Oral Toxicity Test
• Honey bee Contact Toxicity Test
• Silkworm Toxicity Studies
• Alga Growth Inhibition Test
• Acute Fish Toxicity Test
• Acute Oral Toxicity Study in Chicken, Pigeon and Japanese Quill
• Mycorrhizae analysis and ATR report preparation

• In vivo and in vitro Micronucleus assay
• In vivo and in vitro Chromosomal aberration assay
• Ames Salmonella typhimurium Reverse Mutation assay
• Mouse Lymphoma assay using cell lines
• Characterization and maintenance of tester strains and cell lines
• Screening of S9

• General principles of GLP
• Conducting Ecotoxicology studies as per International (OECD, ISO etc) and National regulatory guidelines
• Conducting Genetic Toxicology studies as per International (OECD, ICH) and National regulatory guidelines
• Preparation of Study Plans and Study Reports as per regulatory requirements
• Preparation of SOPs as per the principles of GLP

• General Lab maintenance
• Instrument calibration & service
• Stock maintenance
• Identifying training requirements
• Training new trainees in various Ecotoxicology and Genetic Toxicology studies
• Standardization and validation of new and existing studies on need basis

• Basic microbiological and Molecular biology techniques
• Mycorrhizae isolation technique
• Maintenance/Handling of algae culture and subcultures
• Cell count observation
• Preparation and sterilization of Nutrient Agar medium, PDA and other culture media
• Preparation and sterilization of Bold’s medium, OECD medium
• Maintenance of AMES Tester Strains
• Maintenance of Cell lines (CHO,L5178YTK+/-,MLA)
• Slides preparation and staining
• Culturing and aseptic techniques
• Inoculating agar plates, broth
• Isolating and identifying an organism from the environment
• Enumerating bacteria and bacteriophage
• Serial dilution
• Pour plate technique, Spread plate method and Culturing by streaking
• Plate counts (CFU /PFU)
• Most probable number
• Identification of pathogens
• Staining methods (simple and differential staining)
• Motility
• Biochemical Test

• In-House Training on GLP - 2008. Dr. David F Moore QA Consultant, IIBAT
• In-House Training on “GOOD WEIGHING PRACTICES” - 2014. Mr.V.Madhu, Business Head, LCGC-RADWAG Weighing Solution P.Ltd., Hyderabad
• In-House Training on “Techniques in In vitro and In vivo Genetic Toxicology”, on 06th - 07th October 2017, IIBAT, Padappai
• Hands on Training on the experimental Techniques and Data Analysis in In vitro and In vivo Genetic Toxicology Studies” on 23rd - 26th July, 2019, at IIBAT, Padappai

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• Date of Birth: 05/31/1986
• Gender: Female
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Married

• TamilSelvan. C., Pramila. B., Anjalikumari., Avinash., Jeyalakshmi. R. Sweatha S. Mohan and Sheela.N.V. 2008. Exploitation of Antagonistic organisms, Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens for degradation of the Herbicide Diuron. Pestology, 32 (7): 25 - 29 (2008)
• T. Jeyalakshmi, R. Shanmugasundaram, M. Saravanan, S. Geetha, Sweatha S. Mohan, A. Goparaju and P. Balakrishna Murthy: Comparative toxicity of certain insecticides against Apis cerana indica under semi field and laboratory conditions. Pestology, 35 (12) 23 - 26 (2011)
• R. Shanmugasundaram, T. Jeyalakshmi, M. Saravanan, Sweatha S. Mohan, A. Goparaju, and P. Balakrishna Murthy: Influence of some biological wastes and their combination on growth and reproduction potential of earthworm, Eisenia fetida and their effect on plant growth. Int.J. Environment and waste Management, Vol. 11, No. 4, (2013)
• R. Shanmugasundaram, T. Jeyalakshmi, Sweatha S. Mohan, M. Saravanan, A. Goparaju, and P. Balakrishna Murthy: Coco peat - An alternative artificial soil ingredient for the earthworm toxicity testing. Jounal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, Vol. 6(1), pp, 5-12 (2014)
• R. Shanmugasundaram, T. Jeyalakshmi, M. Saravanan, Sweatha S. Mohan, S.Hilda, and A. Goparaju: Cow Manure - An alternate artificial soil ingredient to peat in earthworm toxicity tests. Zoology for Future Education and Research: 127-136, (2015)
• R. Shanmugasundaram, T. Jeyalakshmi, Sweatha S. Mohan, S.Hilda, M. Saravanan, S.Geetha, J.Kannadasan, and A. Goparaju: Effect of Temperature on Toxicity of Dimethoate 30% EC to Mulberry Silkworm, Bombyx mori (Linn.) Jounal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 1:55-60 (2015)
• Sweatha S Mohan, S. Hilda, G.Chandrasehar and B.Kalpana (2019). In vitro efficacy of crude extracts of Spirulina platensis CCC 477 on Rhizoctonia solani and Magnaporthe grisea. Int. Arch. App. Sci. Technol; Vol 10 [1] (2019): 64-72
• Sweatha Suseela Mohan, S. Hilda, G.Chandrasehar and Anumolu Goparaju (2019). Effect of Spirulina platensis extracts on earthworm, Eisenia fetida. Journal of Advanced Scientific Research; Vol 10 [4] (2019): 130-136
• S. Hilda, Sweatha S Mohan, S.Geetha, S.Ayyappan, G.Chandrasehar and B.Kalpana (2019). Pseudomonas fluorescens Isolates: Effects on Growth And Reproduction of the Earthworm, Eisenia fetida in Artificial Soil. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Vol 7 [4] (2019): 148-152
• Sweatha S Mohan, P.Dhandapani, K.Ajeeth kumar, G, Chandrasehar and N.Vijayasankar (2020). Mutagenicity Evaluation of Spirulina platensis Ethanol and Methanol Extracts and Phycocyanin Isolated from Spirulina by Ames Salmonella typhimurium - Reverse Mutation Assay. Journal of Information and Computational Science, Vol 10 [1] (2020): 991-1002
• Hilda Sundar, Sweatha S. Mohan, Ayyappan Sornam, Geetha Sivanandam, and Chandrasehar Govindan (2021).Effects of three strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens to soil‑borne fungal pathogens and silkworm, Bombyx mori. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, Vol 41 [1] (2021)
• Gopi, R A, Sweatha S. Mohan, G Chandrasehar (2024).Effect of Sulfentrazone 500 g/L SC on the Growth and Reproductive Output of Earthworm Eisenia fetida in Artificial Soil. International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research, Vol 6[1] (2024)

• Dr. B. Vasantharaj David, Ph.D., D.Sc., Formerly, Director, Fredrick Institute of plant protection and Toxicology, Jai research Foundation, 9840164099, drbvdavid@gmail.com
• Dr. K. Sadasivan Pillai, Ph.D., Formerly, Vice-Chairman, Scientific and academic board, IIBAT, 9840338969, pillaiksp@yahoo.com

• Microbial technology - mt 2004, Dr .G.R Damodaran college of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
• Microbial technology - mt 2005, Dr .G.R Damodaran college of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
• Microbial technology - mt 2006, Dr .G.R Damodaran college of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
• “Advances in Biological Sciences”- 2007, Hindusthan college of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
• Microbion-2015, International Seminar on “New horizons in Microbiology-Challenges and Prospects”- Mohamed Sathak College of Arts and Science, Sholinganallur
• XV AZRA International conference- 2016, Ethiraj College of Arts and Science, Chennai and presented a paper entitled “Antifungal Effect of Spirulina platensis crude extracts against certain plant pathogens”
• 9th NABS Conference on New Biological Researches: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable development -2016 , Madurai Kamaraj University,Madurai and presented a poster on “Effect of Spirulina platensis extracts on mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori)”
• National Conference on “GLP and ISO/IEC 17025- Emphasis on Regulatory Affairs and Application in Academic Research” organized by IIBAT,Padappai , December 2017 , and a paper on the “Effect of Spirulina platensis Extracts on Earthworm, Eisenia fetida” has been presented orally
• National Conference on “Recent Trends in Pesticides Development and Registration” organized by IIBAT, Padappai , September 2018 , and presented a paper orally on the Mutagenicity evaluation of Spirulina platensis methanol based extract by Ames Salmonella typhimurium - Reverse Mutation Assay