Dr. Sivakumar Ganapathy 

Contact Information

sivakumar@astate.edu
870.680.4809
ABI, Rm. 302

Biography
2007- Present            Research Assistant Professor, Bioprocess Engineering, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
2004-2007                 Postdoctoral Scientist, Bioprocess, ENEA, Rome, Italy
2003-2004                 Postdoctoral, Bioprocess, Chungbuk National University, South Korea
2001-2003                 Postdoctoral, Biomolecular Chemistry, Calabria University, Italy

G. Sivakumar holds a BS in 1994, an MS in 1996, and a PhD in 2001. He joined the Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University faculty in 2007. He is the author or co-author of over 36 peer-reviewed journal or book chapter publications on bioprocess engineering, industrial-scale bioreactor technologies, biopharmaceuticals, adventitious or hairy root culture, plant-based small molecules, metabolomics, analytical chemistry, drug discovery, medicinal chemistry, downstream technologies, renewable energy technologies from dedicated energy crops or algae, bio-based products and plant metabolic engineering. He is a pioneer in industrial-scale liquid-phase bioreactor for root culture at huge scales and linking research with multinational pharmaceutical industries.

He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Nanomedicine & Biotherapeutic Discovery and Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques. He is an internationally known expert in the fields of bioprocess, biopharmaceuticals, bioenergy and has given over 7 invited talks. He has taught at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University and at Chungbuk National University. His research group is currently focusing industrial technologies for therapeutic management of cancer using effective natural stereoisomers of the unique anticancer molecules and planning directions for the future potential new medicine. The group explores the pharmaceuticals from plant root cultures will reduce the cost of the drug to the patient and enable a dependable supply of the drug.

Research Focus Areas
Bioreactors Technology - Plant Root Culture
Bioprocess Engineering
Biopharmaceuticals
Natural Products Molecular Chemistry
Plant or algal-based biofuels
Bio-based products 

Press Releases
2010-01-15 Dr. Ganapathy published peer-reviewed article in Wiley InterScience, Germany
2009-09-16 Dr. Medina-Bolivar presents invited research talk
2008-07-03 Dr. Sivakumar presents talk, poster at World Congress
2008-07-02 Dr. Medina-Bolivar presents invited talk at World Congress