Postdocs
Dr. Siju SenanCSIR Research Associate
Topic: Unravelling the mechanism of sex determination in Asian Palmyrah Palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) using molecular approach
Dr. Jisha S
ICMR Research Associate
Topic: Isolation and characterisation of microRNAs for β Amyrin synthase and its possible relationship with asiaticoside content and toxicity in Centella asiatica L. (Urb.)
SRF
Reshmi Nair R JICMR Senior Research Fellow
Topic: Evaluation of the effect of selected medicinal plant extracts for the treatment of endometriosis
PhD students
Sakthipriya M.DST INSPIRE JRF
Topic: Genetic association mapping for major quantitative traits in Centella asiatica (L.) Urban
Gouripriya Ranjith
KSCSTE JRF
Topic: Genome wide identification of miRNA regulating asiaticoside synthesis in Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Jaichand J
Research Scholar
Topic: Identification and characterisation of Antimicrobial Compounds, with special reference to Antivirals from Medicinal Plants belonging to families, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae
Soumya S. Dharan
DBT JRF
Topic: Comparative transcriptome profiling in cardamom along an altitudinal gradient through RNA-seq analysis.
Mohammed Ali Noushad
CSIR JRF
Topic: Analysis of changes in gene expression and identification of differentially expressed miRNAs of cardamom in high and low altitude areas
Soorya S
UGC JRF
Topic: Development of molecular marker for the sex determination in Palmyra palm
Deepa J M
Govt of Kerala, SC/ST Dept JRF
Topic: Selection of elite genotype of Trichosanthus cucumerina var. cucumerina L., a potential medicinal plant and production cucurbitacins through in vitro culture systems
Aishwarya V P
KSCSTE JRF
Topic:Biochemical and molecular mechanism on the host plant resistance of certain Musa cultivars against infection by Odoiporus longicollis (Olivier)
Parvathy M
Kerala University JRF
Topic: Evaluation of the effect of selected Solanaceae plant extracts on microRNAs in Human Uterine Carcinoma cell lines
Sreeja Devi P S
Kerala University JRF
Topic: Phytochemical profiling and biological activities of different Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) genotypes of Kerala
Arun R Pillai
UGC JRF
Topic: Genetic regulation of LEA protein genes for seed germination in Arenga wightii using differential miRNA analysis
Saranya P K
CSIR JRF
Topic: Physiological and Genetic Basis of Seed Dormancy in the Wild species of Momordica L.
Project Staff
Renjimol RJunior Research Fellow
Project: Exploration of banana biodiversity and its Biotechnological research in Nagaland
Revathy S
Junior Research Fellow
Project: Population structure and genetic variability analysis of Cullenia exarillata populations in Western Ghats
Anusree A G
Project Assistant
Project: Functional Genomics in Centella asiatica
Alumni
PhD students
Devi Ramesh Chandra Bhanu : PhD in Botany
Title: Nutritional, phytochemical and genetic diversity analyses in Syzygium zeylanicum L. var. zeylanicum and its micropropagation
Period: July 2016 - Jan 2018
Status: Thesis submitted
Binoy Kurian : PhD in Biotechnology (Kerala University Fellow)
Title: Development of molecular markers for sex determination and analysis of genetic diversity and phylogeny in Calamus L. (Arecaceae)
Period: July 2014 - Feb 2018
Status: Thesis submitted
Manju Baby I : PhD in Botany
Title: Biosystematic studies on intraspecific variants of Cheilocostus speciosus (J. Konig) C. Specht (Costaceae) occurring in Kerala
Period: Jan 2017 - May 2018
Status: Thesis submitted
Nadiya, F. : PhD in Biotechnology (KSCSTE Research Fellow)
Title: Genome-wide miRNA and transcriptome expression analysis of wild and cultivar genotypes of cardamom
Period: Sept 2012 - Feb 2017
Status: Degree awarded
Anjali, N. : PhD in Biotechnology (KSCSTE Research Fellow)
Title of the PhD work: Development of molecular markers and identification of drought regulated microRNAs in cardamom
Period: Jul 2011 - Dec 2016
Status: Degree awarded
Ashitha J Prakash : PhD in Biotechnology (UGC Research Fellow)
Title of the PhD work: Association mapping in wild cardamom to identify disease resistance genes
Period: Jul 2011 - Oct 2012
Status: Discontinued
Project fellows
Shefeek S : Technical Assistant
Title of the Projects: (i) Analysis of genetic variability and bioprospecting of wild cardamom populations, (ii) Plant-Animal Interactions/Plant-Animal Ecology: Community plant-pollinator interactions at the landscape level
Period: Jun 2012 - Mar 2018
Athira V Nair : Technical Assistant
Title of the Project: Analysis of genetic variability and bioprospecting of wild cardamom populations (Plan programme)
Period: Nov 2015 - Mar 2017
Vishnu V Nair: Junior Research Fellow
Title of the Project: Analysis of Genetic diversity in selected Rattan palms (Calamus sp.) using Microsatellite Markers (Kerala Biotechnology Commission)
Period: Jan 2013 - Apr 2014
Sajith Kumar S.V.: Junior Research Fellow
Title of the Project: Analysis of Genetic diversity in selected Rattan palms (Calamus sp.) using Microsatellite Markers (Kerala Biotechnology Commission)
Period: May - Dec 2012
