Research Team

Dr. Divya Mathew

Women Scientist (WISE Kiran Post Doc Fellow, DST, Govt of India), mail ID: divyabennythomas@gamil.com

Research area: PEGylated nanoparticle formulation of chitosan with Amphotericin B in the management of Black Fungus disease

Dr. Sudheep N. M

Chief Minister’s NavaKerala Post Doc Fellow, Govt of Kerala, mail ID: sudheepnm@gmail.com

Research area: Microbial ecology, mycology bioprospecting biodiversity.

MARY THERESA

PhD Scholar, mail ID: marytheresa816@gmail.com

Research area: Plant endophyte : Study focuses on functional contribution of the associated microorganisms for the growth, disease resistance and response of plants towards other stress factors. Also to characterize a large number of endophytic and rhizospheric microorganisms from variety of plants through culture based, metabolomic and genome analysis methods.

Sreekanth K

PhD Scholar, Dr N Radhakrishnan foundation for research on venous diseases (philanthropic funding), mail ID: sreekanth@mgu.ac.in

Research area: Molecular genetics and biophysics of chronic venus insufficiency

Shreeja R Pillai

Ph D Scholar, mail ID: shreejaarpillai000@gmail.com

Research area: Characterization of endophytic bacteria of Eichhornia crassipes L.

Riya Alex

PhD Scholar, mail ID: riyannalex@gmail.com

Research area: Bio-energy from agricultural waste

COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS

Bicky Jerin Joseph

PhD Scholar

JRF in Kairali Gaveshaka Puraskaram, mail ID: bickyjerinn@gmail.com

Research area: Antimicrobial resistance gene distribution in various environmental samples

Manjusha Premnath

PhD Scholar

Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship, Govt of India, mail ID: mupmanjushree@gmail.com

Research area: Bioinformatic approach to predict the distribution and molecular evolution of antimicrobial resistance among plant associated bacteria

Vipina Vinod TN

PhD Scholar

DST INSPIRE, Govt of India, mail ID: vipinavinod1@gmail.com

Research area: Emerging antibiotic resistance in polymicrobially infected diabetic foot ulcers and its nanotherapeutic management

Smruthy Manu

PhD Scholar

mail ID: smruthymanu93@gmail.com

Research area: Plant microbe interactions

APARNA G KUMAR

(Collaborative research),Email – aparnagk9498@gmail.com

Research area – Human Genetics

Project Fellows

Industry Linked collaboration

BIIC Projects

Unnikrishnan B,

Project fellow in collaboration

with YATHEESHT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD

2. Arjun Sreejith (NRICMI)

Project title: Genomics of chronic venous diseases

3. REMINA M SHAJAHAN

Ph.D. Scholar (Collaborative research with ABTEC)

Isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria for its commercial development as probiotics for poultry.

4. Gayathri B (NRICMI)

Project title: Mapping microvascular blood flow dynamics in coronary arteries post CABG surgery following Cardiac ischemia using Isotope labelled RBCs

5. Juliet

6. Mariya

7. Sreelakshmi

8. Anila K R

9. Archana

RUSA

Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA 2.0) is a Centrally Sponsored National Scheme for funding State Level Institutions to mainly improve overall quality of existing State higher educational institutions. RUSA funded project (project number :09) under the theme ‘Biotechnology’ has been sanctioned at the School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University for the academic year 2023-2024, and is currently being implemented in the department.

Title of the project: “Designer probiotics to mitigate the combined abiotic and pathogen stress in plants by deciphering the molecular crosstalk between Oryza sativa and its microbiome”.

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Jayachandran K

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr Radhakrishnan EK

Research Associate

1. Dr. Priya VK

Research Associate

priyavk85@gmail.com

Dr. Priya completed PhD in Bioinformatics from CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology. Later she did her post-doctoral work in Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary. She has also taught as an adhoc faculty at National Institute of Technology Calicut

2. Dr. Padinjarakavil Soumya

padinjarakavilsoumya@gmail.com

Dr. Padinjarakavil Soumya completed her PhD in Biotechnology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. She has worked as a TBI Manager in BIIC, MG University.

3. Sruthi Parameshwaran P

Technical Assistant

sruthisandeep403@gmail.com