Stella Maris College (Autonomous), University of Madras,
2025
M.Sc
Biotechnology
Stella Maris College (Autonomous), University of Madras,
2018
B.Sc
Biotechnology
Stella Maris College (Autonomous), University of Madras,
2016
Formulation of Nanofertilisers and Biofertilisers
Integrated Approach in Removal of Recalcitrant Compounds
Omics Studies Related to Plant and Bacteria
Environmental Biotechnology
Microbiology
Agricultural Biotechnology
Introduction to Computational Biology
Biology
21BTB102T
21BTB103T
21BT0106T
Aug, 2024 - Till Date Assistant Professor, SRMIST, Vadapalani, Chennai
February to April, 2024 Guest Lecturer, Stella Maris College (Autonomous), Chennai
Assistant Professor, SRM IST Vadapalani
Received INAE-CEEE program fellowship 2026, sponsored by INAE and Infosys
Biosynthetic Preparation of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle as Nano-Biofertiliser. Reference No/202341039010 – FER, 2026
NTPEL completed - 3 (1 with elite, silver badge and 1 with elite gold badge)
Mary Isabella Sonali J and Veena Gayathri K presented a paper and won Best Paper Award, cash prize in a paper entitled “Biofortification and its impact as carrier material on plant” in the Virtual Conference on “Understanding the Impacts of COVID – 19 waves and attempting innovative solutions towards the restoration in health, food & environment sectors” organized by Hindustan College of Arts and Science. 29- 30 November, 2021
Mary Isabella Sonali J and Veena Gayathri K presented a paper and won the Best Oral Presentation Award in a paper entitled “Biofortification of Selenium towards Plant Growth Enhancement” in the International Conference on Biotechnology for Environment and Health, held on 26 – 27 November 2021, organized by the School of Bioscience and Technology, VIT
Sonali, M. I. J., Sadhana, V., Kumar, P. S., Parthasarathy, V., Immaculate, C. A. R., Gayathri, K. V., & Rangasamy, G. (2026). Integrated remediation approach of pharmaceutical wastewater using Pistia stratiotes and its toxicity analysis. (IF: 3.1)
Sonali M. I. J., Gayathri, K. V., & Rajagopal, R. (2025). Sequestration of monocrotophos using novel biogenenic cerium oxide nanocomposite-a biopotential adsorbent. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 41(12), 489. (IF: 4.7)
Ravikumar Dhanalakshmi, Gopal Jeya, Mary Isabella Sonali J, Krishnswamy Veenagayathri and Vajiravelu Sivamurugan has published a booked chapter entitled “Chemoenzymatic conversion of biomass for production of value-added products” In Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals (pp. 55-74). Elsevier. 2022
Mary Isabella Sonali and Veena Gayathri K. Book name: Rhizomicrobiome Dynamics in Bioremediation, Chapter 19- Chapter name: Plant-microbe Interaction in Attenuation of the Toxic Waste in the Ecosystem, 368-394, 2020 CRC- Press Publishers.
Nair, V. A., Sonali J, M. I., Kumar, P. S., Immaculate, C., Mythrayee, R., Gayathri, K. V., & Rangasamy, G. (2024). Nano-phytoremediation Approach Using Pistia stratiotes: Biosynthesized Copper Nanoparticles for Textile Wastewater Treatment and Toxicity Analysis. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-13.
Sonali, J., Gayathri, K. V., Kumar, P. S., Rangasamy, G., Poorva, C. S., Kumar, S. U., … & Gnanasambandan, R. (2023). Effect of Biogenic Selenium Nanocomposite on Okra and Metagenomic Analysis of Bacterial Community Associated with Rhizosphere and Phyllosphere. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-13.
Sonali, J. M. I., Gayathri, K. V., Rangasamy, G., Kumar, P. S., & Rajagopal, R. (2023). Efficacy of Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles from Pseudomonas Lilanesis towards Growth Enhancement of Okra. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-14.
Kumar, P. S., Mary Isabella Sonali J., Rangasamy, G., Gayathri, K. V., & Parthasarathy, V.
(2023). Rhizobium mayense sp. Nov., an efficient plant growth-promoting nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from rhizosphere soil. Environmental Research, 220, 115200.
Mary Isabella Sonali J., Gayathri, K. V., Kumar, P. S., & Rangasamy, G. (2023). A study of potent biofertiliser and its degradation ability of monocrotophos and its in silico analysis. Chemosphere, 312, 137304.
Sonali, J. M. I., Kumar, P. S., Archana, K. M., Rajagopal, R., & Gayathri, K. V. (2022). Application of copper iodide (CuI) and natural dye extracted from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis onto
cotton fabric: an integrated approach. Applied Nanoscience, 1-10.
Mary Isabella Sonali J, Subhashree, S., & Kumar, P. S. has published paper entitled “New
analytical strategies amplified with carbon-based nanomaterial for sensing food pollutants” Chemosphere, 133847. 2022
T. Indumathi, Rita Jayaraj, P. Senthil Kumar, Mary Isabella Sonali J, Veena Gayathri Krishnaswamy, Ayman A. Ghfar, Saravanan Govindaraju, has published paper entitled “Biological approach in deinking of waste paper using bacterial cellulase as an effective enzyme catalyst” Chemosphere,Volume 287, Part 2, 2022,132088, ISSN 0045-6535, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132088 .
Mary Isabella Sonali J., Kavitha, R., Kumar, P. S., Rajagopal, R., Gayathri, K. V., Ghfar, A. A., & Govindaraju, S has published paper entitled Application of a novel nanocomposite containing micro-nutrient solubilizing bacterial strains and CeO2 nanocomposite as bio-fertilizer. Chemosphere, 131800. 2021
Mary Isabella Sonali, Liyarna K and Veena Gayathri K has published paper entitled “Influence of various substrates in vermicomposting its application on different plants Abelmoschus esculentus, Capsicum annum and Trigonella foetum-graceum” in International Journal of Scientific Research in Biological Sciences. ISSN: 2347 – 7520 Vol.7, Issue.5 2020
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