BIOCHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY LABORATORY
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
| Biomaterial characterization and their applications: Wet adhesive mussel foot proteins of Bivalves (Mollusca) |
Morphological, Molecular, and Geometric morphometrics analysis of Jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) | ||||
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Geometric morphometrics analysis of Insects, Bivalves, and Fishes |
Effect of Xenobiotics/pesticide on non-targeted insect models: Drosophila & Dragonfly species | ||||
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Waste management & Nutrient immobilization |
Forensic entomotoxicology |
RESEARCH TEAM
PhD SCHOLARS (ON GOING)
| Hima K. S.
M.Sc.
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CSIR-JRF
Title of Thesis:
Isolation and Evaluation of Botanicals from Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Agricultural Waste: An Organic Strategy of Pest Control. |
| The research focuses on the effect of Sesame on the various developmental and physiological activity of non-targeted insect model, Drosophila melanogaster, as well as bio-augmentative efficacy of Sesame extracts with Nimbecidine. Landmarks based geometric morphometrics method is used to evaluate the impact of Sesame and bioformulation (Sesame and Nimbecidine) on the wing morphology of Drosophila melanogaster. |
| Neethu C. B.
M.Sc., M. Phil.
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UGC - MRP
Title of Thesis:
Characterisation and gene sequencing of mussel foot proteins from indigenous marine organism, Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| The research focused on the characterisation of mussel adhesive foot proteins from Perna indica (Bivalvia). Mussel adhesive proteins have a wide range of clinical and industrial applications because they are biodegradable, non-toxic and do not impose immunogenicity in the human body. The study is concentrating on RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis of foot proteins along with cDNA sequencing. |
| Seena S.
M.Sc., B. Ed.
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UGC - SAP
Title of Thesis:
Landmark based geometric morphometrics analysis in Buprestid beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): Molecular barcoding |
| The research focuses on the morphological, molecular and geometric morphometrics analysis of various species of Buprestid beetles from Kerala. The identification of different types of sensilla present on their antennal segment is given special attention; thus, it has large taxonomic and phylogenetic implications. It also gives attention to the biological and physical phenomenon behind the colour iridescence, which was used in textiles or ornaments in many Asian countries. |
| Rahila K.
M.Sc.
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CSIR - JRF
Title of Thesis:
Comparative study of toxicity of chloranthraniliprole and acephate on Drosophila melanogaster (meigen,1830): Geometric morphometrics (GMM). |
| The research discusses the impact of two commonly used pesticides on the non-targeted insect model, Drosophila melanogaster. Various morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular methods are conducted to investigate the toxicity of pesticides, a comparative approach. Geometric morphometric method is used to assess the impact of pesticides on Drosophila morphology, with a focus on wing architectural variations. |
| Renu V. V.
M.Sc.
CSIR - JRF
Title of Thesis:
Impact of intoxicant on the life stage performance of carrion feeding dipterans: Forensic implications |
| The study focuses on the effect of the selected chemical/toxin in the life stage performance as well as in the alteration of biochemical aspects of a forensically important dipteran species by adopting the standard entomotoxicology methods. |
| Gayathri M.
M.Sc.
UGC - JRF
Title of Thesis:
Effect of xenobiotics on the predatory potential of selected dragonfly species |
| The research mainly aims to study the gut content analysis of dragonfly for assessing its predatory efficacy on vectors and also focusing on its gut microbiota. Another important goal is to examine predatory potential, diversity and ultra-structural anatomy and morphology study of different body parts of dragonfly. |
| Anand P. P.
M.Sc.
UGC - JRF
Title of Thesis:
Physico-chemical characterization of byssus threads of native and invasive bivalve species along the coastal belt of Kerala. |
| The study is divided into two parts: morphological and molecular identification of major byssus thread producing native and invasive bivalves along the coastal belt of Kerala, and morphological, physical, chemical, and mechanical characterization of byssus threads, as well as histology and histochemical profiling of mussel foot. The goal of this research is to investigate the hierarchical molecular structural organization of byssus thread proteins and their applications. |
| Abhishek Buxi
M.Sc.
DCS, NET and JRF
Title of Thesis:
Parkinson's disease: Drosophila sp. as a model for scrutinising drug efficacy and impact on wing genetic architecture. |
| The study aims to detect any toxic or side effects of approved drugs of Parkinson's Disease using Drosophila sp. as model animal. The study on wing genetic architecture will also reveal the impact of the selected drugs on essential genes required for movement and locomotion. |
M. Phil Scholars (ON GOING)
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Priyanka M.Sc., B. Ed.
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Batch: 2020-2021
Title of Thesis:
Anaerobic degradability and inhibition assay of tender coconut husk leachate |
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M.Sc.
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Batch: 2020-2021
Title of Thesis:
Geometric morphometrics and co-evolution of nectar feeding insects
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Lakshmi S. Nair M.Sc.
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Batch: 2019-2020
Title of Thesis:
Landmark based shape analysis of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
grown in two different systems
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Ph. D Awarded
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M. Sc., Ph D.
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Title of Thesis:
Effect of adverse childhood experiences and occurrence of uVNTR polymorphism in monoamine oxidase A gene in recidivist violent offenders: Forensic implications.
Date of Award: 20-06-2018 Current Position: Assistant Professor (Contract), M.Sc. Forensic Science Programme. Kerala Police Academy. |
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Dr. Shameema K.
MSc, Ph D.
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Title of Thesis:
Ameliorative effect of botanicals (Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don) against endosulfan toxicity in non-targeted insect model, Drosophila melanogaster Meigen.
Date of Award: 20-06-2020 Current Position: |
M. Phil Completed
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Jaseera M. M.Sc.
Batch: 2011-2012
Title of Thesis:
Changes of antioxidant activity and polyphenol content in plantation crop honey during normal
and modified atmospheric storage: FTIR spectra
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M.Sc.
Batch: 2013-2014
Title of Thesis:
Genotoxic effect of free radical DPPH
(2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryhydrazyl) in Drosophila melanogaster: effect of
minerals and wing matrix bioassay
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Meghana R. M.Sc.
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Batch: 2016-2017
Title of Thesis:
Multilocus species diagnosis andeffect of micro environmental stress in mite Tetranychus neocaledonicus (Andre, 1933) inhabited in two host plants (Cassava and Moringa): Geometric morphometrics |
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Shaharban K.P. M.Sc.
Batch: 2017-2018
Title of Thesis:
Tender coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) husk
leaching dynamics: Anaerobic degradability and co-digestion inhibition of coumarins.
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Anusree A.S. M.Sc.
Batch: 2018-2019
Title of Thesis:
Impact of organic loading in biomineralization dynamics: Fish waste as principal substrate
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M.Sc.
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Batch: 2019-2020
Title of Thesis:
In silico and In vitro physicochemical characterization of byssus thread proteins of Asian green mussel,
Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae): Efficacy of metal and dye removal
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