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Education

1997 Beloit College, B.S. in Molecular Biology
2001 The University of New Orleans, M.S. in Biological Sciences
2004 The University of New Orleans, M.S. in Computer Science
2008 George Mason University, Ph.D. in Bioinformatics

Courses Taught

Bioinformatics and Genomics
Programming for Biology
General Biology I Lab
Senior Seminar

Career Specialties

Mahadevan's expertise is in bioinformatics and computational biology. He is interested in the computational analysis of genomic data, as well as in developing useful computational tools to analyze the huge amounts of data generated by the latest DNA sequencing methods.

Professional and Community Activities

Mahadevan's research interests are broadly in bioinformatics and computational biology. He has worked extensively on viral genomics, particularly adenoviruses which are an important human pathogen. He has also worked on the genomics and metagenomics of marine organisms. Mahadevan has also contributed significantly to the development of the computational genomics analysis tools, CoreGenes and GeneOrder.

His professional service includes serving as Associate Editor for the reputable journal BMC Genomics, as well as serving as a reviewer for numerous journals.

Selected publications:

Davis P, Seto D, Mahadevan P. (2022). CoreGenes5.0: An Updated User-FriendlyWebserver for the Determination of Core Genes from Sets of Viral and Bacterial Genomes. Viruses 14(11):2534.

Mahadevan P and Middlebooks ML. (2020). Bacterial diversity in the photosynthetic sacoglossan, Elysia crispata, clarki ecotype. MicrobiologyOpen 9:e1098.

Wittmann J, Turner D, Millard AD, Mahadevan P, Kropinski AM, Adriaenssens EM. (2020). From orphan phage to a proposed new family-the diversity of N4-like phages. Antibiotics 9, 663.

Pierce SK, Mahadevan P, Massey SE, Middlebrooks ML (2016). A preliminary molecular and phylogenetic analysis of the genome of a novel endogenous retrovirus in the seaslug Elysia Chlorotica. Biological Bulletin 231(3):236-244.

Mahadevan P, Seto J, Tibbetts C and Seto D. (2010). Natural variants of human adenovirus type 3 provide evidence for relative genome stability across time and geographic space. Virology 397, 113-118.

Honors and Awards

2025 Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award
2023 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award
2015 Innovation in Teaching Award, College of Natural and Health Sciences