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Bio Nano Electronics Research Center,
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science,
Toyo University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.
Educational Qualifications
- B.S. Biotechnology, Kerala University, 2003
- M.S. Biotechnology, Manonmanium SundaranarUniversity, 2005
- Ph.D. (April, 2009 - )
Professional History
- Project Fellow, Dept. of Biotechnology, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST-CSIR), Trivandrum, India (May 2006-November 2008)
- Lecturer, Dept. of Biotechnology, Malankara Catholic College, Mamonmanium Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu ( May 2005-May 2006)
Awards, Fellowships and Honors
- Received Monbukagakusho fellowship, MEXT, Japan - 2008.
- Received Korean Government Scholarship-2008
- First Rank holder for M.S. Biotechnology.
- Second Rank holder for B.S. Biotechnology.
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Quantum dots and Cancer imaging
Quantum dots are a new class of fluorescent probes that take advantage of the unique attributes of nanometre-scale semiconductor particles to provide bright, stable, and sharp fluorescence for biological labelling applications. Quantum dots are now becoming commonplace for in vivo imaging. This dramatic increase is in part, due to the numerous advantageous properties exhibited by quantum dots, including a robust signal strength, increased ability to multiplex, resistance to photobleaching, and the customizable nature of their fabrication and conjugation protocols. The diversity of quantum dots allows creating many unique labels, which can identify numerous regions of DNA and cancer specific markers. This will be important in the detection of cancer, which results from the accumulation of many different changes within a cell. Another advantage of quantum dots is that they can be used in the body, eliminating the need for biopsy
We would like to explore semiconductor quantum dots to image cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.
Seminars and Presentations
PUBLICATIONS
- Near Infrared Quantumdots for deep tissue imaging- Critical Review to be submitted Ravindran Girija Aswathy, T. Maekawa, and D Sakthi Kumar
- Evaluation of the Probiotic Characteristics of Newly Isolated Lactic Acid Bacteria, Appl Biochem Biotechnol (2008) 151:244–255, Ravindran Girija Aswathy & Bindhumol Ismail & Rojan Pappy John & Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri
SEMINARS PRESENTATION
- QUANTUMDOTS: Synthesis and application in gastric cancer (Poster)
Aswathy Ravindran Girija, Aby C. P., Sunil Kaul, T. Maekawa, Y. Yoshida,
T. Hanajiri, D. Sakthi Kumar
7th International Symposium on Bioscience and nanotechnology, Tokyo, Japan, 20 November 2009
- Quantumdots: An era of imaging- A Review
Departmental presentation (15-07-2009)
- Optimization of production medium for exopolysaccharides using a newly isolated Lactobacillus plantarum (Poster)
I Bindhumol, RG Aswathy, and K. Madhavan Nampoothiri (2008)
International Congress on Bioprocesses in Food Industries, November 6-8, at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. p119-120
- Nutraceuticals from lactic acid bacteria having probiotic qualities(Poster)
I Bindhumol, RG Aswathy, K. Madhavan Nampoothiri and Ashok Pandey (2007) International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, November 26-29, Trivandrum, India. p 250
- Screening of newly isolated lactic acid bacteria for probiotic application (Poster),
RG Aswathy, I Bindhumol, Rojan P.John, K.Madhavan Nampoothiri and Ashok Pandey (2006).
3 rd Convention of BRSI and International Conference on “Exploring Horizons in biotechnology: a global venture” November 2-4, Vallabh Vidyanagar,Gujarat,
India. p 250
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