Malarvizhi Sathasivam

Graduate Research Assistant
Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, PeeDee Research and Education Center

Office: 202C Biosystems Research Complex
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Email: msathas@clemson.edu

Educational Background

M. S. Agriculture (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India 2021

B. S. Agriculture
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Dindigul, India 2018

Profile

I am a Ph.D. student working with Dr. Sruthi Narayanan at Clemson University in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences. My research focuses on the identification of molecular markers associated with lipid metabolism that contribute to heat tolerance in soybean. During my Master's, I investigated the physiological and molecular effects of hypergravity on plants.

Research Interests

I am interested in using OMICS approaches to better understand and uncover the mechanisms by which plants respond to various stress signals. Also, I am open to learn and bring molecular biology and artificial-intelligent approaches together to contribute to terrestrial/extra-terrestrial agriculture.

Publications

Sathasivam M, Allen D, Shankar V, Saha R, Narayanan S, 2026. Conserved Mechanisms of plant lipidome remodeling under heat and cold stresses revealed through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Experimental Botany. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erag183.

Hammond S#, Sathasivam M#, Fallen B, Smith J, Bridges WC, Rustgi S, Narayanan S, 2025. Identification of new germplasm sources and physiological traits for breeding heat-tolerant soybean varieties. Crop Science. 65:e70209. (# equal contribution)

Hosamani R, Swamy BK, Sathasivam M, Dsouza A, Ashiq M, 2024. Cocopeat supplementation negates lunar soil simulant-induced baneful phenotypic and biochemical changes in crop seedlings. Acta Astronautica, 220, 416-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.05.001

Hosamani R#, Swamy BK#, Dsouza A, Sathasivam M, 2023. Plant responses to hypergravity: a comprehensive review. Planta 257, 17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-022-04051-6 (# Shared first authors)

Sathasivam M, Swamy BK, Krishnan K, Sharma R, Nayak SN, Uppar DS, Hosamani R, 2022, Insights into the molecular basis of hypergravity-induced root growth phenotype in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Genomics, 114(2), 110307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2022.110307

Swamy BK, Hosamani R, Sathasivam M, Chandrashekhar SS, Reddy UG, Moger N, 2021, Novel hypergravity treatment enhances root phenotype and positively influences physio-biochemical parameters in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Scientific reports, 11:15303. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94771-8

Sathasivam M, Hosamani R, Swamy BK, Kumaran S, 2021, Plant responses to real and simulated microgravity. Life Sciences in Space Research, 28, 74-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lssr.2020.10.001

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