Biography

2005 Ph.D. Biotechnology, Pondicherry University, India. 2000 M.Sc. Biotechnology, Pondicherry University, India. Research experience: Research Associate, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine/CMU, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2009 – 2010) Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA (2005 – 2009) Advisor: Dr. Patrick Viollier

Research Intrest

Prokaryotic Development and Genetics.

List of Publications
Janakiraman, B., Mignolet, J., Narayanan, S., Viollier, P.H. and Radhakrishnan, S.K. (2016) In-phase oscillation of global regulons is orchestrated by a pole-specific organizer. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 113(44):12550-12555. [Pubmed] [Article] [Highlight] Narayanan, S., Janakiraman, B., Kumar, L., and Radhakrishnan, S.K. (2015) A cell cycle-controlled redox switch regulates the topoisomerase IV activity. Genes & Development 29: 1175-1187. [Pubmed][Article] Joshi, K.K., Bergé, M., Radhakrishnan, S.K., Viollier, P.H., and Chien, P. (2015) An adaptor hierarchy regulates proteolysis during a bacterial cell cycle. Cell 163:419-431. [Pubmed] Sanselicio, S., Bergé, M., Théraulaz, L., Radhakrishnan, S.K., and Viollier, P.H. (2015) Topological control of the Caulobacter cell cycle circuitry by a polarized single-domain PAS protein. Nature Communications 6:7005. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8005. [Pubmed] Ardissone, S., Fumeaux, C., Bergé, M., Beaussart, A., Théraulaz, L., Radhakrishnan, S.K., Dufrêne, Y.F., and Viollier, P.H. (2014) Cell cycle constraints on capsulation and bacteriophage susceptibility. eLife 2014;3:e03587. [Pubmed] Fumeaux, C., Radhakrishnan, S.K., Ardissone, S., Théraulaz L., Frandi, A., Martins, D., Nesper, J., Abel, S., Jenal, U., and Viollier, P.H. (2014) Cell cycle transition from S-phase to G1 in Caulobacter is mediated by ancestral virulence regulators. Nature Communications 5:4081 doi: 10.1038/ncomms5081. [Pubmed] Fiebig, A., Herrou, J., Fumeaux, C., Radhakrishnan, S.K., Viollier, P.H., and Crosson, S. (2014) A Cell Cycle and Nutritional Checkpoint Controlling Bacterial Surface Adhesion. PLoS Genetics 10(1): e1004101. [Pubmed] Radhakrishnan, S.K., and Viollier, P. (2012) Two-in-one: bifunctional regulators synchronizing developmental events in bacteria. Trends in Cell Biology 22: 14–21. [Pubmed] Radhakrishnan, S.K., Pritchard, S., and Viollier, P.H. (2010) Coupling prokaryotic cell fate and division control with a bifunctional and oscillating oxidoreductase homolog. Developmental Cell 18: 90-101. [Pubmed] Radhakrishnan, S.K., Thanbichler, M., and Viollier, P.H. (2008) The dynamic interplay between a cell fate determinant and a lysozyme homolog drives the asymmetric division cycle of Caulobacter crescentus. Genes & Development 22: 212-225. [Pubmed] Huitema, E., Pritchard, S., Matteson, D., Radhakrishnan, S.K., and Viollier, P.H. (2006) Bacterial birth scar proteins mark future flagellum assembly site. Cell 124: 1025-1037. [Pubmed]