Scientist F
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Profile
The laboratory studies molecular mechanisms involved in pathogenicity and multidrug resistance of Vibrios and cholera control with emphasis on biofilms and probiotics of human origin. Studies also involve understanding the role of polymicrobial biofilms and matrix proteins in chronic wound infections.
Academic Positions
Education
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Post-doctoral
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
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PhD Aquatic Biology
Kerala University
Awards
- WHO Global Task Force Member on Cholera Control
- Member, State Working Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance, Govt. of Kerala
- Research Coordinator on AMR activities in Kerala
- Second Indian Arctic Scientific Expedition Member, Govt. of India
- Biography cited in Marquis Who's Who in the World - Medicine and Healthcare
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Award
- Fellow of International Society of Biotechnology
- Scientist Par Excellence Award of Rotary Club
- Fellow Award in Medical Biotechnology of Society for Applied Biotechnology
Memberships
Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease & Nutrition (ASCODD)
Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN) of WHO
CHOLDInet -Global Laboratory Network for Cholera and other Diarrhoeal Infections
International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)
Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA)
Biotech Research Society of India
Indian Meteorological Association
Kerala Academy of Sciences
Sub Editor, Indian Journal of Environment and Ecoplanning ( ISSN 0972-1215)
Editorial Board Member, Research Journal of Biotechnology( ISSN 0973-6263)
Membership in International Scientific Organizations
Membership in National Organizations
Editorial Membership
Books Edited
Emerging Concepts in Bacterial Biofilms: Molecular Mechanisms and Control Strategies, 2020. ( Eds. Sabu Thomas,Divya M P and Lekshmi N). Cambridge Scholars Publisher, UK.https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hEbDywEACAAJ (available in amazon.in : https://www.amazon.in/Emerging-Concepts-Bacterial-Biofilms-Mechanisms/dp/1527542610/ref )
Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Challenges and Future Interventions, 2020. Ed.Sabu Thomas. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. https://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811536571
Available in amazon.in: https://www.amazon.com/SabuThomas/e/B004MUB5QC%3 Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
