Bio Nano Electronics Research Centre
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science
Toyo University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan

Educational Qualifications

• B.S. Biotechnology, CMS College of Science & Commerce (2006)
• M.Sc. Biotechnology, PSG College of Arts and Science (2008)
• Ph.D. ,Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science, Toyo University(Oct 2009)

Professional History

1. Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, CMS College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. (22/12/2008 to 12/09/2009)

Awards, Fellowships and Honors

1. First Rank in Masters and Bachelors studies at College level
2. Best Student Trainee (2007), Summer Training in Bioinformatics at Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut.
3. Top Grade in Japanese language and Culture 3-month Training program (2008),OISCA College for Global Co-operation, Japan & 82% marks in Japanese Language Proficiency test(4th level)

Nanodrug delivery for Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer is a life threatening health concern in the world and seen mostly among the women population. One of the main goals of nanomedicine is to develop a nanocarrier that can selectively deliver anticancer drugs to the targeted tumours. The drug delivery at nano level has lot of potential since it can overcome the physiological and anatomical barriers and improves the selectivity of drug delivery to cancer cells. The combination of targeted drug delivery and controlled-release technology may pave the road for more effective yet safer chemotherapeutic options for cancer therapy.

I would like to research on the possibilities of engineering an aptamer-nanodrug conjugate which can be used to target the breast cancer cells specifically in a non-invasive manner without causing any side-effects in the patients thereby developing a suitable and efficient treatment strategy for the malignant disease, Breast Cancer

Publications

1. Solid Waste Management through Bioremediation -abstract in Global Summit Proceedings
   Global Youth Summit-International Seminar on “Nurture Nature for Future”.

Seminars and Presentations

1. Solid Waste Management through Bioremediation. (Paper Presentation)
   Athulya Aravind

Global Youth Summit-International Seminar on “Nurture Nature for Future”, Coimbatore. Feb10-12, 2007
1. International Conference on “Biomarkers in Health and Environmental Management” Coimbatore, Jan10-12, 2007.
2. Workshop Cum Training Programme on “Research Methodology” sponsored by ICMR, New Delhi. Aug 31-Sept 1, 2007.
3. Bioinformatics workshop conducted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) student branch and the computer science engineering association, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut on September 16th, 2007.
4. “Concourse -2008”, workshop for young volunteers on the “Role of Youth in Social Development”, University of Calicut on July 8th 2008.