M.K.Bhan-Young Researcher Fellow The researcher is interested in the field of Nanotechnology, biotechnology and molecular biology. The researcher is particularly interested in cancer biology research and developing potential therapies to overcome cancer aggression. Research interests lie primarily in the areas of identifying molecular pathways through which to design appropriate cancer cell targeting therapies. One such approach is the utilization of peptides, for example from phage display libraries, to target chemical or biological therapeutics to cancer cells. The researcher completed four years postdoctoral research at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, Ariel University, Israel and Konkuk University, South Korea.
ALUMINI
PhDs
Smitha V Bava, PhD (2008)
Thesis Title: Potential Role of Curcumin, The Yellow Pigment of Turmeric(Curcuma longa) in Sensitizing the conventional Chemotherapeutic drugs. Current Position: Assistant Professor
University of Calicut
Vineshkumar T Puliyappadamba , PhD (2009)
Thesis Title: Regulatory role of curcumin on the carcinogenic effect induced by ingredience of cigerette smoke. Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
UT Southwestern
Dallas, USA
C N Sreekanth, PhD (2011)
Thesis Title: Evaluation of the Synergistic Effect of Paclitaxel and curcumin in carcinogen- Induced and Xenograft models of Cervical Carcinogenesis in Mice. Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Minnesota, USA
Vinod B S, PhD (2013)
Thesis Title: Identification of Effective and Non-Toxic Chemosensitizers, which can be used in Combination with the conventional Chemotherapeutic drugs used for Breast Cancer Treatment. Current Position: Assistant Professor
SN College
Kollam, Kerala
Jayesh Antony, PhD (2015)
Thesis Title: Molecular Evaluation of Anticancer Properties of the Active Principles from WRIGHTIA TINCTORIA. Current Position: Assistant professor St.Thomas College, Palai
Arun Kumar T Thulasidasan, PhD (2016)
Thesis Title: Nanoparticle-based drug delivery and drug release for chemotherapy and chemoprevention.
Lekshmi R.Nath, PhD (2016)
Thesis Title: In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the anticancer effects of active principles from Solanum Nigrum Linn and Chromolaena odorata. Current Position: Assistant Professor
Amrita School of Pharmacy,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.
Minakshi Saikia, PhD (2019)
Thesis Title: Identification of effective chemosensitizers for leukemia and melanoma chemotherapy Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington University School of Medicine, St.Louis, USA
Haritha H Nair, PhD (2019)
Thesis Title: Mechanistic evaluation and In vivo validation of Syndergistic combinations of curcumin and resveratrol with chemitherapeutics used in breast cancer treatment Current Position: : Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Anatomy and Cell biology, University of Florida, USA
Mohan Shanker, PhD (2020)
Thesis Title: Evaluation of the chemopreventive efficacy of the active principle from
Wrightia tinctoria against skin carcinogenesis. Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Shabna A, PhD (2021)
Thesis Title: Mechanistic evaluation of the chemotherapeutic efficacy
of Tryptanthrin against malignant melanoma. Current Position: Assistant Professor National College, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram
Aiswarya U.S, PhD
Current Position: Chief Minister's NavaKerala Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIR NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram
Swetha M (2023)
Thesis Title: Evaluation of Uttroside B as a candidate drug against Hepatocellular
Carcinoma and comparison of its therapeutic potential with that of Solanumnigrum Linn. leaf
extract
of Tryptanthrin against malignant melanoma. Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Augusta University, Augusta, USA
Rayginia P Tennyson
Thesis Title: Evaluation of Uttroside B as a Potent Therapeutic Lead Against Fatty Liver and Non-Alcoholic-Steatohepatitis-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Comparison of its Efficacy with Solanum nigrum Linn. Leaf Powder Current Position: Project Associate, Institute of Advanced Virology, Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram.
C.K.Keerthana:
Thesis Title: Mechanistic and immunological evaluation and pre-clinical validation of Uttroside B as a chemotherapeutic drug against hepatocellular carcinoma. Thesis submitted
Post-doctoral
Fellows
Archana P R, PhD
Current Position: Project Consultant SBIR, Alien technology transfer, Italy
Saishyam Narayanan, PhD
Current Position: Manager -Technical
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council
(Sec 8 company under Dept.Biotechnology),
New Delhi
Vino T Cheriyan, PhD
Current Position: Microbiologist III
IHRC, Inc, Lousiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA70820
Vinod V, PhD
Current Position: Biological Scientist
Department of Anatomy and Cell biology
University of Florida,
Florida, USA
Lekshmi R Nath, PhD
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacognosy
Amrita School of Pharmacy
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Amrita Institute of Medical Science,
Kochi
Liju V B, PhD
Current Position: Post-Doctoral fellow
Faculty of Health Sciences
Ben gurion,
University of the Negev
Beer Sheva 84105,
Israel
Sophia Margeret, PhD
Current Position: Assistant Director of Fisheries
Directorate of Fisheries
Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram
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