ALUMNI
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, PhD (2024)
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, PhD (2025)
Thesis Title: Mechanistic and immunological evaluation and pre-clinical validation of Uttroside B as a chemotherapeutic drug against hepatocellular carcinoma.
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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