Dr. M. Valan Arasu did his postgraduation in Biotechnology and a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Loyola College at Madras University in Chennai, India. During his Ph.D. program, he conducted research in antibiotics in DRDO project at Entomology Research Institute and Loyola College in Chennai, India. He later worked as a Scientist in Biofuels at Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemical Pvt in Hyderabad, India. After that, he pursued post-doctoral studies in Food Bioscience at the National Institute of Animal Science in Chenon, South Korea, and at Chungnam National University in Daejeon, South Korea. He also worked as a post-doctoral researcher in Biofuels at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea. Currently he is working as Assistant Professor, Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University.
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