Conferences

1. R. Ajay Kumar. Analysis of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from Trivandrum using Alamar Blue redox dye. The First Sir Dorabji Tata Symposium "Status of Tuberculosis in India – 2000", Bangalore. March 11-12, 2000.
2. R. Ajay Kumar, R. Indulakshmi, Y. K. Manju and Sathish Mundayoor. recA intervening sequence as a diagnostic marker of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (A-66). International Symposium on Mycobacterial Diseases: Pathogenesis, Protection and Control, Bose Institute, Calcutta. Jan 9-11, 2001
3. R. Ajay Kumar, Laiza Paul, Manju YK, Suma Indulakshmi R, Sathish Mundayoor. Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from TB patients in Kerala. International Symposium on Current Developments in Drug Discovery for Tuberculosis. Organised by AstraZeneca Research Foundation, India. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. January 14-17, 2002.
4. Elliot Androphy, R. Ajay Kumar, Samisubbu Naidu. Novel interactions of papillomavirus E2: Insights into transcription and mitosis. International Workshop on Cervical Cancer. NCBS, Bangalore. November 8-9, 2004.
5. Antimycobacterial drug discovery using Luciferase assay. Divya Lakshmanan, Leny Jose, Indulakshmi R, Sathish Mundayoor and R. Ajay Kumar. International Symposium on New frontiers in Tuberculosis Research. International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. New Delhi. December 4 - 6, 2006
6. Ethyl p-methoxycinnamate - a potential anti-TB lead molecule. Divya Lakshmanan, Leny Jose, Mangalam Nair, Luxmi Varma, Sathish Mundayoor and R. Ajay Kumar. Indo-German bilateral seminar "Antimicrobial Drug Resistance and the Development of New Antibiotics". INSA and the German Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina. New Delhi. November 21–25, 2007.
7. Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated from Patients Attending Various TB Clinics in Kerala. Biljo V Joseph, Smitha Soman, Indulaksmi Radhakrishnan, G K Madhavilatha, Laiza Paul, Sathish Mundayoor, R. Ajay Kumar. Indo-German bilateral seminar "Antimicrobial Drug Resistance and the Development of New Antibiotics". INSA and the German Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina. New Delhi. November 21–25, 2007.
8. Emergence of Second-line Drug Resistance in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kerala, India. Leny Jose, Divya Lakshmanan, Anil Kumar A.K., Biljo V Joseph, Sathish Mundayoor and R. Ajay Kumar. International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology. National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology. Trivandrum. Nov 26-29, 2007.
9. Construction of a soil metagenomic library and identification of clones carrying amylase gene. Sindhu R, Soumya S, Diana Yesudas, Leny Jose, Divya Lakshmanan, Sathish Mundayoor and R. Ajay Kumar. International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology. National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology. Trivandrum. Nov 26-29, 2007.
10. Ethyl p-methoxycinnamate - a potential anti-TB lead molecule: in silico identification of possible targets in M. tuberculosis. Divya Lakshmanan, Leny Jose, Sherin C, Ramkumar H, Sathish Mundayoor and R. Ajay Kumar. International Symposium on Emerging Trends in Tuberculosis Research: Biomarkers, Drugs and Vaccines. ICGEB, New Delhi. December 01-03, 2008.
11. Drug resistance pattern and molecular epidemiology of clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis from Kerala. Biljo V Joseph, Indulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Smitha Soma, Anil Kumar, Madhavi Latha GK, R. Ajay Kumar and Sathish Mundayoor. International Symposium on Emerging Trends in Tuberculosis Research: Biomarkers, Drugs and Vaccines. ICGEB, New Delhi. December 01-03, 2008.
12. Isolation and characterization of an anti-TB molecule from a traditional Indian medicinal plant, Kaempferia galanga (Best Poster award). Divya Lakshmanan, Leny Jose, Suja K.P, Sathish Mundayoor and R. Ajay Kumar. National Seminar on Glacial overview of Tuberculosis. St James Medical Academy Chalakkudy, Kerala. March 21, 2009.
13. Drug Resistant TB: Are we fighting a losing Battle? R. Ajay Kumar (invited talk). National Seminar on Glacial overview of Tuberculosis. St James Medical Academy Chalakkudy, Kerala. Drug Resistance profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Kerala, India. March 21, 2009.
14. Drug resistance profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Kerala, India. Biljo V Joseph, Leny Jose, Madhavilatha G K, Indulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Divya Lakshmanan, Smitha Soman, Laiza Paul, Sathish Mundayoor and R Ajay Kumar. Keystone Symposium “Antibiotics and Resistance: Challenges and Solutions”, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. February 14-19, 2010.
15. Isolation and characterization of an anti-TB molecule from Aegle marmelos fruit. Suja KP, Divya Lakshmanan, Leny Jose, Sathish Mundayoor and R. Ajay Kumar. National Seminar on Recent Biopharmaceutical advancements in Drug design and development of Dosage forms. St James Medical Academy, Chalakkudy, Kerala. February 19-20, 2010.
16. Microarray analysis of gene expression in Mycobacterium tuberculosis after treatment with ethyl p-methoxycinnamate (EPMC). Divya Lakshmanan, Jyothi Padiadpu, Leny Jose, Sathish Mundayoor, Nagasuma R Chandra, R Ajay Kumar. International Symposium on "TB Diagnostics: Innovating to Make an Impact", ICGEB, New Delhi. December 16-17, 2010.