J. Jeyakanthan, Senior Professor and Head of the Department of Bioinformatics and Member Syndicate of Alagappa University, assumed charge as the Vice-Chancellor Officiating Professor of Alagappa University on August 24.Mr. Jeyakanthan has over three decades of research experience, including 16 years of teaching and administrative service at Alagappa University.Before joining the university, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and as a researcher at RIKEN’s Spring-8 research laboratory in Japan.Under his leadership, the Department of Bioinformatics, Alagappa University has received substantial external funding to the tune of ₹2,555.86 lakh from various extra mural agencies for strengthening its infrastructure and research activities.The department has produced more than 800 research publications, with over 14,000 citations, and has contributed to the development of several doctoral researchers.Mr. Jeyakanthan has published 276 scientific research papers with nearly 5,000 citations and has an h-index of 35 and an i10-index of 118.He has also contributed book chapters and holds three patents. He has served as a researcher, editor and reviewer for Universities and Scientific Journals in India and abroad.Mr. Jeyakanthan has also held several administrative positions at Alagappa University, including Member of the Syndicate, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Director of the Centre for International Relations, Director of the Ranking Cell and Nodal Officer of the Centre for Internal Quality Assessment Cell. Published - August 28, 2026 07:55 pm IST