Academic Qualifications

• B.Sc Chemistry - 1983 (Little Flower College, Guruvayur)
• M.Sc Chemistry - 1985 (Govt College, Madappally)
• B.Ed Physical Science - 1987 (Govt. Training College, Thrissur)
• M.Ed Physical Science - 1989 (Govt. Training College, Thrissur)
• Ph.D Biochemistry - 1995 (Amala Cancer Research Centre, Thrissur)

Professional Record

• September 1996 – April 2000, Research Associate, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
• June 2000- June 2001, Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Bioimmunotherapy, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
• April 2000 – July 2004, Scientist C, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
• July 2004- July 2009, Scientist E-I, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
• July 2009- till date, Scientist E-II, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

Award

• 1995 Fr. Gabriel Golden Jubilee Award for best paper, Amala Cancer Research Centre, Thrissur..
• 2004 National Young Woman Bio-Scientist Award DBT, Govt of India.

Seminars organized

• Organizing secretary, International Cancer Research Symposium-2010- Defining and Translating Science Behind the Disease, 20-22nd December 2010, Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Reviewership

• 1. Funding Agencies
• Department of Science and Technology
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
• Indian Council of Medical Research
• 2. Journals

• Apoptosis
• Int. J. Cancer
• J. Cellular and Mol. Med.
• Plos One
• BMC Cancer,
• Immunopharmacol and Immunotoxicol,
• Drug Delivery
• J.Stem Cells

Memberships

• Member, American Society For Biochemistry And Molecular Biology
• Member, Board of Studies, M.Sc Chemistry, University of Kerala (2004-07)
• Member, Board of Studies, MSc Biotechnology, University of Calicut (2007-10)
• Member, The Biotech Research Society
• Editor-in-Chief, Global Journal of Biochemistry

Patents

• A chemotherapeutic composition used in the treatment of cancer
  Patent No : 241416
• Extracts from a plant, processes for obtaining the extracts and fractions and applications thereof Filed on: 20.09.2010,
  Patent Application No. 2743/CHE/2010