Alumni

Smini Varghese, PhD (2019)

Thesis Title: Molecular genetics of Pythium resistance in Z. zerumbet populations. Current Position:
Agricultural Officer,
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Krishibhavan,
Rayamangalam, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

sminivimal@gmail.com

Lesly Augustine, PhD (2018)

Thesis Title: Expression profiling of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway genes in Zingiber spp. with contrasting response to soft-rot pathogen Pythium.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany, Sacred Heart College
Thevara, Kochi, Kerala, India

kleslyaugustine@gmail.com

Geethu Elizabath Thomas (Thesis submitted) (2017)

Thesis Title: Genetic Variation and Pathogen (Pythium myiotylum Drechsler) response in Zingiber species with contrasting breeding systems.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany, St. Thomas College
Thrissur, Kerala, India

geethuelizabath@gmail.com

Kiran A G, PhD (2016)

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of incompatible response of Zingiber zerumbet Smith to the soft rot pathogen Pythium myriotylum Drechsler.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur, Kerala, India

ag.kiran@gmail.com

Mariet Jose, PhD (2015)

Thesis Title: DNA fingerprinting and discrimination of the traditional medicinal rice 'Njavara' from other traditional rice strains.
Current Position:
Agricultural Officer,
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Krishibhavan,
Edathala, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

marietjos@gmail.com

Dinesh Raj R, PhD (2014)

Thesis Title: Genetic structure of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) and its progenitor Oryza rufipogon Griff. in India.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Post Graduate Department of Botany and Biotechnology
Bishop Moore College,
Mavelikkara, Kerala, India

dineshrajr@gmail.com

P G Kavitha, PhD (2008)

Thesis Title: Genetic variation in wild gingers (Zingiberaceae) for resistance to Pythium infection and analysis of differentially expressed transcripts in hosts with different levels of pathogen response.
Current Position:
Senior Research Scientist A
Jubilant Biosis, Bangalore, India.

kavitha.pg@jubilantbiosys.com

R Aswati Nair, PhD (2006)

Thesis Title: Resistance gene candidates from Zingiber spp.: Isolation, characterization and expression analysis.
Current Position:
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Central University of Kerala (CUK), Kasaragode,Kerala

aswati@cukerala.ac.in

Sreejayan , PhD (2006)

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization and varietal identification in 'njavara', a traditional medicinal rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Kerala, India.
Current Position:
Manager, Application Scientists, South Asia,
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Invitrogen BioServices India Pvt., Ltd.,
Bangalore, India.

Email : sreejayan.nambiar@lifetech.com

George Thomas, PhD

Scientist G & Dean (Research Administration)

Alumni

Smini Varghese, PhD (2019)

Thesis Title: Molecular genetics of Pythium resistance in Z. zerumbet populations. Current Position:
Agricultural Officer,
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Krishibhavan,
Rayamangalam, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Lesly Augustine, PhD (2018)

Thesis Title: Expression profiling of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway genes in Zingiber spp. with contrasting response to soft-rot pathogen Pythium.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany, Sacred Heart College
Thevara, Kochi, Kerala, India

Geethu Elizabath Thomas (Thesis submitted) (2017)

Thesis Title: Genetic Variation and Pathogen (Pythium myiotylum Drechsler) response in Zingiber species with contrasting breeding systems.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany, St. Thomas College
Thrissur, Kerala, India

Kiran A G, PhD (2016)

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of incompatible response of Zingiber zerumbet Smith to the soft rot pathogen Pythium myriotylum Drechsler.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur, Kerala, India

Mariet Jose, PhD (2015)

Thesis Title: DNA fingerprinting and discrimination of the traditional medicinal rice 'Njavara' from other traditional rice strains.
Current Position:
Agricultural Officer,
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Krishibhavan,
Edathala, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Dinesh Raj R, PhD (2014)

Thesis Title: Genetic structure of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) and its progenitor Oryza rufipogon Griff. in India.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Post Graduate Department of Botany and Biotechnology
Bishop Moore College,
Mavelikkara, Kerala, India

P G Kavitha, PhD (2008)

Thesis Title: Genetic variation in wild gingers (Zingiberaceae) for resistance to Pythium infection and analysis of differentially expressed transcripts in hosts with different levels of pathogen response.
Current Position:
Senior Research Scientist A
Jubilant Biosis, Bangalore, India.

R Aswati Nair, PhD (2006)

Thesis Title: Resistance gene candidates from Zingiber spp.: Isolation, characterization and expression analysis.
Current Position:
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Central University of Kerala (CUK), Kasaragode,Kerala

Sreejayan , PhD (2006)

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization and varietal identification in 'njavara', a traditional medicinal rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Kerala, India.
Current Position:
Manager, Application Scientists, South Asia,
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Invitrogen BioServices India Pvt., Ltd.,
Bangalore, India.

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George Thomas, PhD

Scientist G & Dean (Research Administration)

Alumni

Smini Varghese, PhD (2019)

Thesis Title: Molecular genetics of Pythium resistance in Z. zerumbet populations. Current Position: Agricultural Officer,Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishibhavan, Rayamangalam, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Lesly Augustine, PhD (2018)

Thesis Title: Expression profiling of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway genes in Zingiber spp. with contrasting response to soft-rot pathogen Pythium. Current Position: Assistant Professor Department of Botany, Sacred Heart College Thevara, Kochi, Kerala, India

Geethu Elizabath Thomas (Thesis submitted) (2017)

Thesis Title: Genetic Variation and Pathogen (Pythium myiotylum Drechsler) response in Zingiber species with contrasting breeding systems. Current Position: Assistant Professor Department of Botany, St. Thomas College Thrissur, Kerala, India

Kiran A G, PhD (2016)

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of incompatible response of Zingiber zerumbet Smith to the soft rot pathogen Pythium myriotylum Drechsler. Current Position: Assistant Professor Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur, Kerala, India

Mariet Jose, PhD (2015)

Thesis Title: DNA fingerprinting and discrimination of the traditional medicinal rice 'Njavara' from other traditional rice strains. Current Position: Agricultural Officer, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,Krishibhavan, Edathala, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Dinesh Raj R, PhD (2014)

Thesis Title: Genetic structure of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) and its progenitor Oryza rufipogon Griff. in India. Current Position: Assistant ProfessorPost Graduate Department of Botany and Biotechnology Bishop Moore College, Mavelikkara, Kerala, India

P G Kavitha, PhD (2008)

Thesis Title: Genetic variation in wild gingers (Zingiberaceae) for resistance to Pythium infection and analysis of differentially expressed transcripts in hosts with different levels of pathogen response. Current Position: Senior Research Scientist A Jubilant Biosis, Bangalore, India.

R Aswati Nair, PhD (2006)

Thesis Title: Resistance gene candidates from Zingiber spp.: Isolation, characterization and expression analysis. Current Position: Associate ProfessorDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCentral University of Kerala (CUK), Kasaragode,Kerala

Sreejayan , PhD (2006)

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization and varietal identification in 'njavara', a traditional medicinal rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Kerala, India. Current Position: Manager, Application Scientists, South Asia,Thermo Fisher Scientific Invitrogen BioServices India Pvt., Ltd., Bangalore, India.

Thesis Title: Molecular genetics of Pythium resistance in Z. zerumbet populations. Current Position:
Agricultural Officer,
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Krishibhavan,
Rayamangalam, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Thesis Title: Expression profiling of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway genes in Zingiber spp. with contrasting response to soft-rot pathogen Pythium.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany, Sacred Heart College
Thevara, Kochi, Kerala, India

Thesis Title: Genetic Variation and Pathogen (Pythium myiotylum Drechsler) response in Zingiber species with contrasting breeding systems.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany, St. Thomas College
Thrissur, Kerala, India

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of incompatible response of Zingiber zerumbet Smith to the soft rot pathogen Pythium myriotylum Drechsler.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur, Kerala, India

Thesis Title: DNA fingerprinting and discrimination of the traditional medicinal rice 'Njavara' from other traditional rice strains.
Current Position:
Agricultural Officer,
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Krishibhavan,
Edathala, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Thesis Title: Genetic structure of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) and its progenitor Oryza rufipogon Griff. in India.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Post Graduate Department of Botany and Biotechnology
Bishop Moore College,
Mavelikkara, Kerala, India

Thesis Title: Genetic variation in wild gingers (Zingiberaceae) for resistance to Pythium infection and analysis of differentially expressed transcripts in hosts with different levels of pathogen response.
Current Position:
Senior Research Scientist A
Jubilant Biosis, Bangalore, India.

Thesis Title: Resistance gene candidates from Zingiber spp.: Isolation, characterization and expression analysis.
Current Position:
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Central University of Kerala (CUK), Kasaragode,Kerala

Thesis Title: Molecular characterization and varietal identification in 'njavara', a traditional medicinal rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Kerala, India.
Current Position:
Manager, Application Scientists, South Asia,
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Invitrogen BioServices India Pvt., Ltd.,
Bangalore, India.