Research Team

Post-doctoral Fellows

1. Dr. Swathy Puthanvila Surendrababu
Research Focus: Host-pathogen interaction, Molecular biology.

Scheme: CoE KISTI 

2. Dr. Chandana C
Research Focus: AI-Integrated Multi-Omics Approach for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

Scheme: ANRF-PAIR Project

 

Research Scholars

1. Mary Theresa

 Research Title: Nano-delivered microbial metabolites for the control of plant pathogens

2. Shreeja R. Pillai

Research Title: Characterisation of bacterial cellulose from endophytic bacteria of Eichhornia crassipes L.

3. Aparna G. Kumar

Research Title: Molecular markers for Chronic Venous Diseases (CVD).

4. Sreekanth K

Research Title: Multi-omic approach for identifying biomarkers behind the initiation and progression of venous thrombosis.

5. Riya Alex

Research Title: Bioenergy from pineapple leaves.

6. Abin John Varghese

Research Title: Sustainable Engineering of Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion for Green Hydrogen and Value-Added Co-Products

7. Bicky Jerin Joseph (Co-guidance)

Research Title: Antimicrobial resistance gene distribution in various environmental samples.

8. Manjusha Premnath (Co-guidance)

 

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

9. Vipina Vinod T. N. (Co-guidance)

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

10. Smruthy Manu (Co-guidance)

Research Title: PhD Title: Comparative effectiveness of microbial and nano formulations for the management of Pythium myriotylum infection in Ginger

11. Remina M Shajahan (Co-guidance)

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

Collaborative researchers

12. Arjun Sreejith 

Research Title: AI-powered genomic analysis for the prediction and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

13. Sruthi Parameswaran P

      ANRF-PAIR Project

14. Anna Francis

     ANRF-PAIR Project

15. Soya Parveen K.S. 

Research Title: Polidocanol containing Phyto- nano conjugate- based formulation for scar treatment and skin remodelling.

16. Aswathy K.V. 

Research Title: Metabolic profiling of fatty liver disease for the identification of diagnostic markers

Project Fellows

1. Unnikrishnan B (Industry Collaborated Project)

Project title: Scientific validation of Technifris, a product of YAT for enhanced post-harvest storage life

3. Shahina (SERB-SURE Project)

 

Project Title: Environmentally Benign Approach for the Extraction of nanocellulose from Novel Agromass of Elettaria cardamomum for Green and Smart Packaging Applications

4. Julit George (KSCSTE-SRS Project)

Project Title: Development of chitosan-based nanoformulations for sustainable enhancement of growth and disease resistance in ginger

5. Vysakh Y (NRICMI)

Project title: Mapping of microvascular blood flow dynamics in coronary arteries post-CABG surgery following cardiac ischemia using isotope labelled RBCs

7. Riya Rachel Varghese (RUSA Project)

Project Title: Designer probiotics to mitigate the combined abiotic and pathogen stress in plants by deciphering the molecular crosstalk between Oryza sativa and its microbiome

8. Jiji Joseph (NRICMI)

Project Title: Genome instability and inflammatory disorders

9. Prathyusha P

Project Associate
Kerala Institute of Science Technology and Innovation
Area: Shotgun Metagenomics, Microbial Genomics, Oxford Nanopore Sequencing.

10. Athul Muraleedharan

Project Associate
Kerala Institute of Science Technology and Innovation
Area: Shotgun Metagenomics, Microbial Genomics, Oxford Nanopore Sequencing.

 

Interns 

1. Sruthi Nair
   CoE KISTI

2. Jisna Jacob
   NRICMI

3. Sruthi Jayan M
   NRICMI