Kanimozhi Natarajan
Kanimozhi Natarajan Position: - School/office: School of Science and TechnologyEmail: a2FuaW1vemhpLm5hdGFyYWphbjtvcnUuc2U=
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About Kanimozhi Natarajan
Kanimozhi Natarajan is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Science and Technology since September 2025. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from a Bharathiar University-affiliated college in India (2013) and Master’s degree in Biochemistry from Bharathidasan University, India (2015). She earned her PhD in Biochemistry from Avinashilingam Institute, India (2024). She also earned one of India’s elite doctoral fellowships (CSIR-NET), providing full support for her PhD research.
Research
Kanimozhi’s research began during her Master’s degree, where she worked in cancer biology with a focus on plant‑derived metabolites and their effects on human liver cancer cells. During her doctoral studies, her research expanded into bionanotechnology and medicinal plant biochemistry. She explored how medicinal plants function as natural metal‑reducing systems and investigated the role of biologically synthesized, phytochemical functionalized nanoparticles in neurodegenerative disorders.
Currently, her research at Örebro University emphasis on improving the nutritional quality of Pisum sativum seeds by reducing anti‑nutritional factors through CRISPR genome editing, employing both protoplast‑based RNP delivery and Agrobacterium‑mediated transformation.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1714-9728
Publications
Articles in journals
- Rajendran, A. , Natarajan, K. , Prakasham, K. , Sampathrajan, V. & Senthil, K. (2026). Elicitor- mediated enhancement of Withaferin A in vitro shoots of Withania somnifera - a quantitative study using UHPLC-MS/MS. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 164 (2). [BibTeX]
- Rajendran, A. , Prakasham, K. , Sampathrajan, V. , Natarajan, K. , Palanisamy, R. , Natesan, S. & Senthil, K. (2025). Quantification of Withaferin A: An Optimization Study for Sample Pre-treatment Process Coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS Determination. Chromatographia, 88 (11-12), 927-938. [BibTeX]
- Natarajan, K. , Adhimoolam, K. , Vinod, S. , Santhanu, K. , Natesan, S. , Min, T. & Senthil, K. (2024). An investigation on reduction capability of lead and its influence on withanolides in in vitro shoots of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. South African Journal of Botany, 170, 250-259. [BibTeX]
- Natarajan, K. , Adhimoolam, K. , Santhanu, K. , Vinod, S. , Natesan, S. , Min, T. & Senthil, K. (2024). In planta synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its effect on adventitious shoot growth and withanolide production in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. Plant physiology and biochemistry (Paris), 214. [BibTeX]
- Natarajan, K. , Rangasamy, K. , Santhanu, K. , Vinod, S. & Senthil, K. (2023). Influence and distribution of lead nitrate on growth and secondary metabolite accumulation in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal in vitro shoots. Journal of Phytology, 15, 179-186. [BibTeX]
- Natarajan, K. , Purushotham, P. M. , Rajendran, A. , Suresh, S. & Senthil, K. (2022). Comparative adaptogenic properties of Withania somnifera and Panax ginseng. Current Botany, 13, 12-18. [BibTeX]
- Santhanu, K. , Parameshwari, D. , Natarajan, K. , Vinod, S. & Senthil, K. (2022). Comparative cytotoxicity of in vitro and field grown shoots of Withania somnifera in Caenorhabditis elegans model. Current Botany, 13, 70-75. [BibTeX]
- Vinod, S. , Natarajan, K. , Santhanu, K. , Selvakumar, D. , Natesan, S. & Senthil, K. (2022). Effect of seaweed elicitation and culture conditions on biomass and metabolite production in in vitro shoots of Withania somnifera. South African Journal of Botany, 151, 781-790. [BibTeX]
- Vinodkumar, S. , Santhanu, K. , Natarajan, K. & Senthil, K. (2021). An in silico approach towards exploration of the oxidative stress resistance of major withanolides of Withania somnifera in relation to COVID-19 management. Journal of Phytology, 13, 192-202. [BibTeX]