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''' Kunthala Jayaraman''', an [[India]]n [[biotechnology|biotechnologist]], is often regarded as the 'Mother of Industrial Biotechnology Education in the world'. Jayaraman, often referred to as '''KJ''', is credited with establishing a harmonious balance among [[science]], [[engineering]], and [[technology]] at [[Anna University]], in the field of industrial [[biotechnology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bioinformation.net/017/97320630017029.pdf |title=From Anna University to America and to Agriculture|date= |accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> <br />
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== Education ==<br />
Jayaraman earned a degree in [[biochemistry]] at the [[Indian Institute of Science]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Jayaraman was [[Faculty (academic staff)|faculty]] in the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) of the [[Madurai Kamaraj University]] (MKU).<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://mkuniversity.ac.in/new/school/sbs/docs/sbs.pdf |title=School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai |publisher=School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai |date= |accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> She along with her associate were the first discoverers of larvicidal toxin producing gene in ''[[Bacillus sphaericus]]'' in 1984, which was a major breakthrough in conquering [[mosquito]] larvae using new [[biopesticide]]. Four years later, the discovery of another toxic protein producing gene by her team became a milestone in developing Biocide-S, an environmentally safe biotechnological toxin efficient in killing [[mosquito]] larvae, at Centre for Biotechnology (CBT) in [[Anna University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/new-biopesticide-conquers-mosquito-larvae-30559#:~:text=Named%20Biocide%2DS%20because%20it,to%20hit%20the%20market%20soon. |title=New biopesticide conquers mosquito larvae |work=[[Down to Earth (magazine)|Down to Earth]] |date=1993-01-15}}</ref> While at MKU, she was the instrumental to conduct the [[World Health Organization|WHO]] Conference and International Training Programme. In MKU, she was mentored and inspired by [[S. Ramachandran (scientist)|S. Ramachandran]], along with [[Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam]], to write text books in [[biotechnology]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/right-man-right-time-right-place-ramachandran/article8487263.ece |title=Right man, right time, right place - Ramachandran | author=D. BALASUBRAMANIAN |date=18 April 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=18 April 2016 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2022, in the honour of Kunthala Jayaraman, The Academy of Sciences of [[Chennai]] conducted Kunthala Jayaraman Distinguished Lecture on “Disruptive reform in higher education and translational research” and it was delivered by P. Kaliraj, Professor of Eminence, [[Anna University]] and Former [[Vice-Chancellor]], [[Bharathiar University]], [[Coimbatore]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://tnasc.com/ |title=THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, CHENNAI |date=18 April 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=18 April 2016 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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