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 Central University of Kerala
29 January 2026

Dr. Ranjith Kumavath

Molecular Cancer Biology and (Meta) Genomics


Brief Profile

Dr. Ranjith Kumavath pursued his M.Sc. (Biochemistry) and Ph.D. (Life Sciences) from the University of Hyderabad. He was a post-doctoral research fellow at NTU (Singapore), Mercer University Georgia (USA), and UGC Kothari PDF at the University of Hyderabad. He joined the Central University of Kerala as an Assistant Professor on a regular post in 2011 in the Department of Genomic Sciences. He was appointed as the founder and Head / In-Charge of the Department of Genomic Science from 2011 to 2014. He received the 2012 & 2014 Young Scientist Award, Mahatma Gandhi Gold Medal Award-2014, Dr. A.P.J. Kalam Gold Medal Award-2015, and the Bio-Asia Young Scientist by Govt. of A.P. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Applied Biotechnology (FSAB) by SAB, Fellow of Young Investigator by India Biosciences, and an elected member of the Fellow of Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) from Royal Society of Biology, London, as one of the eminent biologists in the world. He has successfully executed 5 projects (~ 2.5 crores) and one ongoing project (53 Lakhs). He has published ~58 research papers in peer-reviewed journals viz. Nature Scientific Reports, Science of the Total Environment, Genomics, Environmental Pollution, Frontiers in Oncology, MDPI-Biomolecules, Frontiers in Microbiology, FEMS Microbial Ecology, MDPI- molecules, etc. Also, he had published 3 edited books and 18 book chapters. He has collaborations with the University of Hyderabad, NUS Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japan), Virginia Tech University (USA), San Diego State University (USA), Federal University of Brazil, and University of Alicante (Spain).

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Dr. Ranjith Kumavath
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 Recent and Major Publications

  1. VT Anju, Siddhardha Busi, Madangchanok Imchen, Ranjith Kumavath, Mahima S Mohan, Simi Asma Salim, Pattnaik Subhaswaraj, Madhu Dyavaiah,"Polymicrobial biofilms: Clinical significance and eradication strategies",Antibiotics (Impact Factor. 5.222),11(12), 1731

  2. Shayantan Mukherji, Madangchanok Imchen, Sangita Mondal, Anish Bhattacharyya, Busi Siddhardha, Ranjith Kumavath,* Abhrajyoti Ghosh,"Anthropogenic impact accelerates antibiotic resistome diversity in the mangrove sediment of Indian Sundarban",Chemosphere (IF.7.9),Vol. 309, Part 2

  3. Madangchanok Imchen, VT Anju, Busi Siddhardha, Mahima S Mohan, Pattnaik Subhaswaraj, Madhu Dyavaiah and Ranjith Kumavath*,,"Metagenomic insights into taxonomic, functional diversity and inhibitors of microbial biofilms",Microbiological Research (IF. 5.415),doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2022.127207

  4. V.T. Anju, Siddhardha Busi *, Mahima S. Mohan , Sampath kumar Ranganathan, Dinakara Rao Ampasala, Ranjith Kumavath , Madhu Dyavaiah,"In vivo, in vitro, and molecular docking studies reveal the anti-virulence property of hispidulin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa through the modulation of quorum sensing",International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation (2022) (Impact factor.4.907),105487

  5. Jamseel Moopantakath, Madangchanok Imchen, Siddhardha Busi, Ranjith Kumavath*, and Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa,"Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Haloferax sp and Evaluation of their Conceivable Biological solicitations",Current Microbiology (Impact Factor 2.345),10.1007/s00284-022-02970-x

  6. V T Anju, Siddhardha Busi, Sandeep Kumar, Kitlangki Suchiang, Ranjith Kumavath, Sampathkumar Ranganathan, Dinakara Rao Ampasala & Madhu Dyavaiah,"Alantolactone modulates the production of quorum sensing mediated virulence factors and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa",Biofouling (IF. 3..797), 2022,https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2022.2064747

  7. Eswar Rao Tatta, Madangchanok Imchen, Jamseel Moopantakath & Ranjith Kumavath,"Bioprospecting of microbial enzymes: current trends in industry and healthcare",Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2022) (Impact Factor-5.56),https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-022-11859-5

  8. Eswara Rao Tatta and Ranjith Kumavath,"Attenuation of Enterococcus faecalis biofilm formation by Rhodethrin: A combinatorial study with an antibiotic",Microbial Pathogenesis [IF-3.848], 2022,105401

  9. Chandrima Bhattacharyya, Madangchanok Imchen, Triparna Mukherjee, Shyamalina Haldar, Sangita Mondal, Shayantan Mukherji, Anwesha Haldar, Ranjith Kumavath*, Abhrajyoti Ghosh,"Rhizosphere impact bacterial community structure in the tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze.) estates of Darjeeling, India",Environmental Microbiology (Impact Factor 5.5),2021

  10. Ranjith Kumavath,* Sayan Paul, Honey Pavithran, Manash K. Paul, Preetam Ghosh, Debmalya Barh and Vasco Azeved,"Emergence of Cardiac Glycosides as Potential Drugs: Current and Future Scope for Cancer Therapeutics",Biomolecules (Impact Factor 6.604),2021,11,1275 [IF.4.879]

  11. Ranjith Kumavath,Debmalya Barh, Bruno Silva Andrade, Madangchanok Imchen, Flavia Figueira Aburjaile , Athira Ch , Diego Lucas Neres Rodrigues , Sandeep Tiwari , Khalid J. Alzahrani , Aristo´ teles Go´ es-Neto, Marianna E. Weener , Preetam Ghosh and Vasco Azevedo,"The Spike of SARS-CoV-2: Uniqueness and Applications",Frontiers in Immunology (Impact Factor 8.786),12:663912 (IF.7.562)

  12. Jamseel Moopantakath, Madangchanok Imchen, Ranjith Kumavath,* and Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa,"Ubiquitousness of Haloferax and Carotenoid Producing Genes in Arabian Sea Coastal Biosystems of India",Marine Drugs (Impact Factor 6.061),(2021), 19, 442. (IF 5.118)

  13. Manikandan P; Jamseel Moopantakath; MadangchanokImchen; RanjithKumavath and P.K.SenthilKumara,"Identification of Multi-Potent Protein Subtilisin A from halophilic bacterium Bacillus firmus VE2",Microbial Pathogenesis [IF-3.848], 2021,105007 (2021)

  14. Honey Pavithran and Ranjith Kumavath*,"In silico analysis of nsSNPs in CYP19A1 gene affecting breast cancer associated aromatase enzyme",Journal of Genetics (Impact Factor 1.166),100(2), 1-16

  15. V.T. Anju, Siddhardha Busi **, Sampathkumar Ranganathan , Dinakara Rao Ampasal, Sandeep Kumar, Kitlangki Suchiang, Ranjith Kumavath, Madhu Dyavaiah *,"Sesamin and sesamolin rescues Caenorhabditis elegans from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection through the attenuation of quorum sensing regulated virulence factors.",Microbial Pathogenesis [IF-3.848], 2021,155 (2021) 104912

  16. Iryna Orlovska, Olga Podolich, Olga Kukharenko, Iryna Zaets, Oleg Reva, Ludmila Khirunenko, Danica Zmejkoski, Sergiy Rogalsky, Debmalya Barh, Sandeep Tiwari, Ranjith Kumavath, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Vasco Azevedo, Bertram Brenig, Preetam Ghosh, Jean-Pierre de Vera and Natalia Kozyrovska,"Bacterial cellulose retains robustness but its synthesis declines after exposure to the Mars-like environment simulated outside the International Space Station",Astrobiology (Impact Factor 4.335),10.1089/ast.2020.2332

  17. Madangchanok Imchen and Ranjith Kumavath*,"Metagenomic insights into the prevalence of antibiotic resistome in mangrove sediments and its association to global socioeconomic status",Environmental Pollution (Impact Factor 9.998),268 (2021) 115795

  18. Góes‐Neto A, Kukharenko O, Orlovska I, Podolich O, Imchen M, Kumavath R, Kato RB, De Carvalho DS, Tiwari S, Brenig B, Azevedo V. .,"Shotgun Metagenomic Analysis of Kombucha Multimicrobial Community Exposed to Mars-like Environment",Environmental Microbiology (Impact Factor 5.5),1462-2920.15405

  19. Madangchanok Imchen, Jamseel Moopantakath, Ranjith Kumavath* Debmalya Barh, Sandeep Tiwari, Preetam Ghosh, Vasco Azevedo,"Current trends in experimental and computational approaches to combat antimicrobial resistance",Frontiers in Genetics (Impact Factor 4.772),2020; 11

  20. Divyashree M, Mani MK, Reddy D, Kumavath R*, Ghosh P, Azevedo V, Barh D.,"Clinical Applications of Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs): Where do we Stand Now?",Protein Peptide Letters (Impact Factor 1.890),27(2): 120-134

  21. Imchen M and Kumavath R*.,"Shotgun Metagenomics Reveals Heterogeneous Prokaryotic Community and a wide array of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Mangrove Sediments",FEMS Microbiology Ecology (Impact Factor 4.519),2020, fiaa173,

  22. Honey Pavithran and Ranjith Kumavath*,"Emerging role of pioneer transcription factors in targeted ERα positive breast cancer",Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy,2:26-35

  23. Puja Gupta, Jyoti Vakhlu, Yash Pal Sharma, Madangchanok Imchen, and Ranjith Kumavath*,"Metagenomic Insights into the Fungal Assemblages of the Northwest Himalayan Cold Desert",Extremophiles (Impact Factor 3.035),pages749–758(2020)

  24. Reddy D, Kumavath R*, Ghosh P, Barh D, Vasco.,"Anti-Cancer and Anti-Viral Properties of Cardiac Glycosides: A Review to Explore the Mechanism of Actions",MDPI Molecules (Impact Factor 4.927),25(16), 3596

  25. Jamseel M; Imchen M and Kumavath R*.,"16s rRNA metagenomic analysis reveals predominance of Crtl and CruF genes in Arabian Sea coast of India",Science of the total Environment (Impact Factor 10.753),743:140699.

  26. Eswar Rao Tatta and Kumavath R*,"Rhodethrin and Rubrivivaxin as Potential Source of Novel Anti-Biofilm Agents Against Vancomycin Resistance Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 19443)",Microbial Pathogenesis [IF-3.848], 2021,148:104457.

  27. Manikkam R, Imchen M, Kaari M, Angamuthu V, Venugopal G, Thangavel S, Joseph J, Ramasamy B, Kumavath R*. ,"Metagenomic insights unveil the dominance of undescribed Actinobacteria in pond ecosystem of an Indian shrine",Meta Gene,23, 100639

  28. Parasuraman P, Devadatha B, Sarma VV, Ranganathan S, Ampasala DR, Reddy D, Kumavath R, Kim IW, Patel SKS, Kalia VC, Lee JK, Siddhardha B.,"Inhibition of Microbial Quorum Sensing Mediated Virulence Factors by Pestalotiopsis sydowiana.",Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Impact Factor 3.277),. 30(4): 571–582

  29. Reddy D, Kumavath R*, Tan TZ, Ampasala DR, Kumar AP.,"Peruvoside targets apoptosis and autophagy through MAPK Wnt/β-catenin and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways in human cancers",Life Sciences (Impact Factor 6.78),241:117147

  30. Reddy D, Ghosh P, Kumavath R*.,"Strophanthidin Attenuates MAPK, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathways in Human Cancers",Frontier Oncology (Impact Factor 6.224),9:1469

  31. Imchen M, Vennapu RK, Ghosh P, Kumavath R*.,"Insights into Antagonistic Interactions of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria in Mangrove Sediments from the South Indian State of Kerala",Microorganisms (Impact Factor 4.926),7(12), 678

  32. Reddy D, Kumavath R*, Ghosh P, Barh D.,"Lanatoside C Induces G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest and Suppresses Cancer Cell Growth by Attenuating MAPK, Wnt, JAK-STAT, and PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathways",Biomolecules (Impact Factor 6.604),9(12), 792;

  33. Rajkumari J, Borkotoky S, Reddy D, Mohanty SK, Kumavath R, Murali A, Suchiang K, Busi S.,"Anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm activity of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1: Insights from in vitro, in vivo and in silico studies",Microbiological Research (Impact Factor 5.415),Vol. 226, Pages 19-26

  34. Imchen M, Kumavath R*, Vaz ABM, Góes-Neto A, Barh D, Ghosh P, Kozyrovska N, Podolich O, Azevedo V.,"16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Based Metagenomic Signatures of Rhizobiome Community in Rice Field During Various Growth Stages",Frontiers in Microbiology (Impact Factor 6.064),10:2103

  35. Hnamte S, Parasuraman P, Ranganathan S, Ampasala DR, Reddy D, Kumavath RN, Suchiang K, Mohanty SK, Busi S.,"Mosloflavone attenuates the quorum sensing controlled virulence phenotypes and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1: In vitro, in vivo and in silico approach",Microbial Pathogenesis [IF-3.848], 2021,131:128-134

  36. Acosta-Smith E, Leon-Sicairos N, Tiwari S, Flores-Villaseñor H, Canizalez-Roman A, Kumavath R, Ghosh P, Azevedo V, Barh D.,"Piper betel Compounds Piperidine, Eugenyl Acetate, and Chlorogenic Acid Are Broad-Spectrum Anti-Vibrio Compounds that Are Also Effective on MDR Strains of the Pathogen",Pathogens (Impact Factor 4.531),8(2). pii: E64

  37. Imchen M, Kumavath R*, Barh D, Vaz A, Góes-Neto A, Tiwari S, Ghosh P, Wattam AR, Azevedo V,"Comparative mangrove metagenome reveals global prevalence of heavy metals and antibiotic resistome across different ecosystems",Scientific Reports (Impact Factor 4.996),8(1): 11187

  38. Barh D, Tiwari S, Kumavath RN, Ghosh P, Azevedo V,"Linking common non-coding RNAs of human lung cancer and M. tuberculosis",Bioinformation ,14(6): 337–345

  39. Tiwari S, Barh D, Imchen M, Rao E, Kumavath RK, Seenivasan SP, Jaiswal AK, Jamal SB, Kumar V, Ghosh P, Azevedo V.,"Acetate Kinase (AcK) is Essential for Microbial Growth and Betel-derived Compounds Potentially Target AcK, PhoP and MDR Proteins in M. tuberculosis, V. cholerae and Pathogenic E. coli: An in silico and in vitro Study",Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (Impact Factor 3.442),https://doi.org/10.2174/1568026619666190121105851

  40. Imchen M, Kumavath R*, Barh D, Azevedo V, Ghosh P, Viana M, Wattam AR,"Searching for signatures across microbial communities: Metagenomic analysis of soil samples from mangrove and other ecosystems",Scientific Reports (Impact Factor 4.996),7(1): 8859

  41. Imchen M, Kumavath R, Barh D, Azevedo V, Ghosh P, Viana M, Wattam AR,"Author Correction: Searching for signatures across microbial communities: Metagenomic analysis of soil samples from mangrove and other ecosystems",Scientific Reports (Impact Factor 4.996),8(1): 165

  42. Kumavath R*, Debmalya Barh, Alan Prem Kumar and Vasco Azevedo,"Potential pharmacological applications of enzymes associated with bacterial metabolism of aromatic compounds",Journal of Microbiology Antimicrobial,Vol.9 (1), pp. 1-13

  43. Eswara Rao T, Ranjith Kumavath*,"Bacterial metabolomics reveals the evolution of antibiotic resistance",Journal of Systems Biology & Proteome Research,1(1):1-2

  44. Imchen M, Kumavath R* ,"Vaccination as an Approach to Combat Antibacterial Resistance",International Journal of Vaccines and Vaccination,4(1): 00074

  45. Kumavath R*, Azad M, Devarapalli P, Tiwari S, Kar S, Barh D, Azevedo V, Kumar AP. ,"Novel aromatase inhibitors selection using induced fit docking and extra precision methods: Potential clinical use in ER-alpha-positive breast cancer",Bioinformation ,12(6): 324-331

  46. Devarapalli P, Kumavath RN*, Barh D, Azevedo V,"The conserved mitochondrial gene distribution in relatives of Turritopsis nutricula, an immortal jellyfish",Bioinformation ,Sep 30;10(9):586-91

  47. Kumavath R* and Satyanarayana S.V. ,"Surface Layer Protein-A (SlpA): a protein domain of the Lactobacillus sp. with anticancer activity on GIT cancer cell lines",Indian Journal of Humana Genetics,Volume: 20

  48. Kumavath RN*, Ramana ChV, Sasikala Ch, Barh D, Kumar AP, Azevedo V.,"Isolation and Characterization of L-Tryptophan Ammonia Lyase from Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus Strain JA2",Current Protein and Peptide Sciences (Impact Factor 3.272),16(8): 775-81

  49. Ranjith Kumavath, Satyanarayana Sv,"Preserving the earth’s microbes for drug discovery in the future",Journal of Mıcrobıology and Mıcrobıal Research ,Vol. 2(1), pp. 1-7

  50. Kumavath R*, Swaraj Prasad, Pratap Devarapalli, Debmalya Barh,"In Silico Identification of Novel Candidate Drug Targets in Haemophilus Influenzae Rd KW20",Journal of Genetics and Genomics,Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2014, Pages: 62-67

  51. Barh D, Gupta K, Jain N, Khatri G, León-Sicairos N, Canizalez-Roman A, Tiwari S, Verma A, Rahangdale S, Shah Hassan S, dos Santos AR, Ali A, Guimarães LC, Thiago Jucá Ramos R, Devarapalli P, Barve N, Bakhtiar M, Kumavath R, Ghosh P, Miyoshi A, Silva A, Kumar A, Misra AN, Blum K, Baumbach J, Azevedo V.,"Conserved host-pathogen PPIs. Globally conserved inter-species bacterial PPIs based conserved host-pathogen interactome derived novel target in C. pseudotuberculosis, C. diphtheriae, M. tuberculosis, C. ulcerans, Y. pestis, and E. coli targeted by Piper betel compounds",Integrative Biology (Impact Factor 2.192),5(3): 495-509

  52. Kumavath RN*, Pratap D.,"Comparative Network Analysis of Two-Component Signal Transducing Protein-Protein Interactions in Enterococcus faecalis Sp. ",Journal of Proteomics Bioinformatics,5: 270-278

  53. Kumavath R* and Joby pulikkan,"Bacterial Diversity for Cellulose producing gene (s) from Western Ghats of India and their biological potentials in tissue engineering",Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology,3:7

  54. Kumavath R* and Pratap D. ,"Omics in bioremediation: A consolidated overview",Biotechnology: An Indian Journal ,242-253

  55. Hollmann A, Saviello M, Delfederico L, Saraiva TD, Barh D, Jain N, Tiwari S, Chandra S, Gupta K, Zambare V, Kumar A, Christopher L, Misra AN, Kumavath RN, Azevedo V, Semorile L, Miyoshi A.,"Tight controlled expression and secretion of Lactobacillus brevis SlpA in Lactococcus lactis",Biotechnology Letters (Impact Factor 2.716),34(7): 1275-81

  56. Kumavath RN*, Ramana ChV, Sasikala Ch.,"Rubrivivaxin, a new cytotoxic and cyclooxygenase-I inhibitory metabolite from Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus JA2",World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Impact Factor 4.253),21(5): 825-32

  57. Ranjith Kumavath, Ch V Ramana, Ch Sasikala,"Production of Phenols and Alkyl Gallate Esters by Rhodobacter Sphaeroides OU5",Current Microbiology (Impact Factor 2.345),60, pages107–111

  58. Ranjith Kumavath, Ch V Ramana, Ch Sasikala,"L-Tryptophan catabolism by Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus JA2 occurs through indole 3-pyruvic acid pathway",Biodegradation (Impact Factor 3.309),21(5):825-32

  59. N K Ranjith, Ch V Ramana, Ch Sasikala,"Purification and characterization of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine oxidative deaminase from Rhodobacter sphaeroides OU5",Canadian Journal of Microbiology (Impact Factor 2.534),54(10):829-34

  60. Kumavath Ranjith , Ch Sasikala, Ch Venkata Ramana,"Rhodethrin: a novel indole terpenoid ether produced by Rhodobacter sphaeroides has cytotoxic and phytohormonal activities",Biotechnology Letters (Impact Factor 2.716),29(9):1399-402

  61. K Ranjith , Ch Sasikala, Ch V Ramana,"Catabolism of L-phenylalanine and L-tyrosine by Rhodobacter sphaeroides OU5 occurs through 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine",Research in Microbiology (Impact Factor 3.992),158(6):506-11

  62. Vijay Shanker, Sunayana Mandala Rayabandla, Ranjith Kumavath, Sasikala Chintalapati, Ramana Chintalapati,"Light-dependent transformation of aniline to indole esters by the purple bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides OU5",Current Microbiology (Impact Factor 2.345),52(6):413-7


 Group Members

 Research Projects Undertaken

Effects of Rubrivivaxin, Rhodethrin and Thienopyridine as Novel Antibacterial Agents for Targeting Two Component Signal Transduction in Enterococcus feacalis”

 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Research and Development (R&D)

Comparison of Rhodethrin, SlpA and DspE proteins as Novel Agents for Antigen Carrying Modulation of Apoptotic Activity in Cell lines”

 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Department of Science and Technology, Government of India,

Research and Development (R&D)

Studies on the Metabolism of Aromatic Amino Acids using Metabolomics and Proteomics Approaches in Anaerobic Human Pathogenic Fusobacterium sp

 UGC-BSR, GoI

UGC-BSR-Start up Grant

Isolation and characterization of Haloarchaeal Carotenoids from Arabian Sea coast and its biological properties

 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India

Research and Development (R&D)

Studies on the efficacy of Rubrivivaxin and Rhodethrin as Novel Inhibitors for Aromatase in ER-α Positive Breast Cancer Cells

 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Department of Science and Technology, Government of India,

Research and Development (R&D)

Molecular Diversity and Bioprospecting of Carotenoid producing haloarchaea in search of novel anti-cancer agents

 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Department of Science and Technology, Government of India,

Research and Development (R&D)

 Books / Chapters

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2022). Methods in Actinobacteriology, Springer Nature, ISBN 978-1-0716-1728-1

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2021). Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology, CRC Press, 9781003042570

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2021). Omics Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security Volume 1, Springer Nature, Switzerland , 978-981-16-0831-5

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2021). Phytopharmaceuticals: Potential Therapeutic Applications, Wiley Publisheing LLC, ISBN:9781119682059

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2021). Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology: Techniques and Application, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) ed. , In press

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2021). Microbiomes of Extreme Environments: Biodiversity and Biotechnological Applications, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis., ISBN 036734274X; 9780367342746

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2020). Model Organisms for Microbial Pathogenesis, Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Drug Discovery , (2020) (pp. 61-78). Springers publishers. , ISBN: 978-981-15-1694-8

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2020). Pan-genomics: Applications, Challenges, and Future Prospects , pp. 335-341. Academic Press, ISBN: 9780128170762.

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2020). Pan-genomics: Applications, Challenges, and Future Prospects , pp. 1-29. . Elsevier, Academic Press, ISBN: 9780128170762

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2018). Metagenomics for Gut Microbes , (2018) Elsevier , ISBN 978-953-51-5653-6,

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2018). Microbial Control of Vector-Borne Disease, (pp. 1-16), CRC Press, ISBN: 978-1-138-05581-0), e ISBN: 9781315165691

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2018). New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering, (pp. 297-304).Elsevier., ISBN 978-0-444-63994-3,

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2017). Advances in Food and Nutrition Research , (2017), Vol. 80 pp.149-163 (Edited by Se-Kwon Kim and Fidel Toldrá Burlington: Academic Press). , ISBN: 9780128095874.

  • Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2015). Antimicrobials: Synthetic and Natural Compounds , (2015) Dec 1 (pp. 158-169). Editors: Drs. Dhanasekaran, Thajuddin, and Panneerselvam . CRC Press., ISBN: 1498715621,9781498715621

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2015). Advances in Bioremediation of Wastewater and Polluted Soil , (2015), (Edited by Naofumi Shiomi, UK: IntechOpen) , ISBN 978-953-51-2165-7

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2013). Biotechnology, (2013) Vol.5 pp: 65-86, Gene and Protein engineering (Dr. Jitendra K. Thakur (Guest Ed), , ISBN 1-62699-020-4, Series ISBN: 1-62600-015-8.

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2013). Applied Bioremediation - Active and Passive Approaches , (2013) pp.375-388 UK, IntechOpen., ISBN: 978-953-51-1200-6,

  • Book - Sole Author, (2018). Metagenomics for Gut Microbiome, UK, IntechOpen , ISBN 978-1-78923-111-3, Print ISBN: 978-1-78923-11

  • Book - Sole Author, (2017). Antimicrobial Agents (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) , UK, IntechOpen, ISBN 978-953-51-3200-4, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3199

  • Book - Sole Author, (2011). Mining for Novel Biovivaxin Compounds in Microbial System , LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Germany, ISBN-10: 9783846551707, ASIN: 3846551708

    •  Miscellaneous

     Membership/Fellowship of other institutions/professionals societies : 
    1.	Member Young Academy of India, (Since 2020)
2.	Ph.D. Open define viva voce External examiner at Annamalai University, Chidambaram (2020)
3.	Member Royal Society of Biology, London, member (ID: P0139038) (since 2020)
4.	Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)- Life member (ID: 4700-2018 Since 2018
5.	The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, India, Life member (No.L27693)(Since, 2016)
6.	Society of Biological Chemists (India)-Life Membership No. 3822 (Since 2014)
7.	Life member of the Society of Applied Biotechnology (SAB) (Since 2012)
8.	American Chemical Society (ACS) - Active member (Member ID: 30261166). (Since 2014)
9.	WMC-Biochemistry Faculty member, (Since 2010)
10.	Editorial Member of American Journal of Life Sciences (Since 2015)
11.	Editorial Member:  Journal of Genomics and Bioinformatics (Since 2016)
12.	Journal editor: African Journal of Food Science, editorial member 	(Since 2010)
13.	Associate Editor: Journal of integrative Omics (Since 2012)
     Student related co-curricular, extension and field based activities and counseling. 
    1. NSS-Coordinator, Central University of Kerala( since, 2020)
2. Alumni-Coordinator at Department of Genomic Science, Central University of Kerala
     Contribution to corporate sector-management of the department and institution through participation in academic and administration,committees and responsibilities. 
    1.	Member-Academic council CU Kerala (2020-till date)
2.	Member-Academic handbook committee, CU Kerala  (2020-till date)
3.	Member- Students Disciplinary Monitoring Committee, CU Kerala (2019)
4.	Member- IHEC  (Institutional Human ethical committee), CU Kerala	(2018-till date)
5.	Member-University court V.C Nominee, CU Kerala	 (2018- 2020)
6.	Board of Studies (BoS)-Member, Dept. of Environmental Science, CU Kerala (2016- 2019)
7.	Member - IBSC (Institutional Biosafety Committee), CU Kerala	(2015- till date)
8.	Member- Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in the CU Kerala (2015- till date)
9.	Member- Grievance Redressal Committee for Teacher, CU Kerala (2015 –till date)
10.	Member Secretary-Reservation policy in Admission, Recruitment, CU Kerala	(2015- till date)
11.	Board of Studies (BoS)-Member, Dept. of Genomic Science, CU Kerala (2012-2015)
12.	Academic Council Member at Central University of Kerala	(2012-2014)
13.	Established the Department of Genomic Science and foun
     Other activities/Responsibilities : 
    Ad Hoc Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals 
Scientific Report- Nature (NPG), Current Microbiology (Springer’s), Analytical Biochemistry (Elsevier), Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier), Meta Gene (Elsevier), Product Research (Taylor & Francis), International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Elsevier), Bio info (ID: 85FA7DEDOB), Gene (Elsevier), mSystems
 (ASM), Microbial Ecology
 (Springer’s), Natural Product Communications (Springer’s), Bioscience Reports
, Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
, Journal of International Medical Research; ACS Omega, Nature-Microbiology, Molecular Biology report, Nature Biotechnology, Science of the total Environment, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Microbiology report, Oncology, Oncotargets, Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Genetics, International Journal of Macromolecules and etc…..
     Any other relevant information, if not given above : 
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WGlsVc8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
•	ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0751-5491
•	SCOPUS Authors ID: 13907540500
•	Web of Science Researcher ID; AAL-4226-2020
•	Publons ID: https://publons.com/a/3565319 
•	https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/antibiotic-resistant-genes-found-in-kerala-mangrove-ecosystem/article24594117.ece#
•	"Mission-2025" Organising committee member, Central University of Kerala
•	Member: honorary Rosalind Membership of London Journal Press (ID #FO98396)

     Contact

    Full Name
    		 Dr. Ranjith Kumavath
    Address
    		 Dr. Ranjith Kumavath, Ph.D, FRSB Department of Genomic Science School of Biological Sciences Central University of Kerala Tejaswini Hills,Periye (P.O), Bekal Fort (Via) Kasargod, Kerala, India.
    Telphone Number
    (With STD Code)
    PinCode
    		 671320

     Teaching & Research Guidance

    • Genomics:Post Graduate
    • Genomics:Research Guidance
    • CANCER GENOMICS:Post Graduate
    • Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Practicals:Post Graduate