Research Experience: M.Sc. Project work “Applications Of Microbiological Principles in Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics with Special Reference to Shelf Life of Herbal Lehya Formulations” carried out in Oushadhi, Thrissur, Kerala, India, September 2007. March 2011 to March 2016: Research scholar, Molecular Biology Lab, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, PD Hills (PO), Kottayam, Kerala, India. M Sc. Research Projects guided: • Guided Reshma K R, on topic “Isolation of plant growth promoting bacteria from the rhizosphere of medical plants and evaluation of its biocontrol property” during the academic year 2017 and she secured first rank under University of Calicut with full score in her project. • Guided NAJIYA NOUSHAD, on topic ‘Isolation And Characterization Of Antifungal Metabolite Producing Rhizosphere Bacteria From Zingiber Officinale And Their Antagonistic Activity Against Soft Rot Pathogen Pythium sp.during the academic year 2019 and she secured full score in her project. • Guided Raina Mary Shaju, on topic “Isolation and characterization of secondary metabolite modulating endopphytic bacteria fron Bacopa monnieri and its antagonistic activity against fungal pathogen Collectotrichum gleosporiodes” during the academic year 2019 and she also secured full score in her project.

1.Guided MEHA SALJU, St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda. for her B Sc dissertation entitled ‘Exploring the Potency of Coleus aromaticus against Respiratory Pathogens' during the academic year 2023-2024. 2.Guided SNEHA VINOD, St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda. for her B Sc dissertation entitled ‘Lead-resistant bacteria isolated from petroleum wastewater with potential to act as antagonistic to Fungal Phytopathogens' during the academic year 2023-2024. 3. Guided AGNES SEBASTIAN, St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda. for her B Sc dissertation entitled ‘Bacterial Warriors Against E-Waste Pollution: Unveiling the Role of Nickel-Tolerant Strains' during the academic year 2023-2024. 4. Guided ANN MARIYA, St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda. for her B Sc dissertation entitled ‘Uncovering the potential of lead resistant bacillus velezensis in flourishing yield of biosynthetic compounds leading to biosurfactants' during the academic year 2023-2024.

Consultancies 1.Guided AMBILI T V, Carmel College, Mala. for her M Sc dissertation entitled ‘Quantification of.during the academic year 2019 IAA produced by Endophytic bacteria isolated from Centella asiatica(L.) urban and phytochemical characterization of its leaf extract' during the academic year 2022-2023. 2.Guided SANGEETHA JAIK, Carmel College, Mala. for her M Sc dissertation entitled ‘Probiotic effect of Rhizobacteria for sustainable agriculture and phytochemical analysis of leaf extract from Cinnamomum verum, J.Presl' during the academic year 2022-2023. 3.Guided VISMAYA V S, Carmel College, Mala. for her M Sc dissertation entitled ‘Insecticidal activity and isolation of Bacillus flexus from Piper nigrum L. and its bioactive characterization' during the academic year 2022-2023. 4.Guided GLORIA VARGHESE, Carmel College, Mala. for her M Sc dissertation entitled ‘Allelopatic influence of Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers and the characterization of endophytic bacteria' during the academic year 2022-2023. 5.Guided Annette Antony, Carmel College, Mala. for her M Sc dissertation entitled 'Larvicidal activity of plant extract from Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb.(Zingiberaceae) and the microbiome associated with it during the academic year 2022-2023.

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