Dr. Manjusha S
Name: Dr. Manjusha S
Qualification: Ph.D
Designation : Assistant Professor
Department : Biotechnology
Institute Name : CUSAT, Cochin
College Address : Flat No. S1, DH Greenscapes, Thrikkakra-682021, Kerala
Experience: 15 Yearws
About Dr. Manjusha S
Manjusha S completed Masters in Biotechnology with University Second rank and submitted dissertation work, on “Evaluation of Certain Pond Probiotics Commercially available in India”, an important research area in aquatic bioremediation. Further, I have completed my Ph. D. in Biotechnology in the area of Microbial Genetics research topic on “Molecular characterization and plasmid profiling of Vibrios, which helped me to know about the extent and molecular characterization of antibiotic resistance mediated by plasmids and in aquatic ecosystem. From the Ph.D research work I had Research publications in the form of International journals, Books and in International proceedings
etc. Further, I had a short term postdoctoral experience in “Molecular Biology pertaining to Aquaculture and Marine Biology” at Transgenic Fish Division, Center for Cellular and
Molecular Biology, Hyderabad and submitted a project work to DBT, Govt of India on “Molecular cloning of antigenic genes from Edwardsiella tarda”, one of the most common bacterial pathogen in the aquatic ecosystem, a DNA Vaccine programme. Post Doctoral RA experience in Cancer biology at Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology gave me the knowledge of carrying out basic cancer cell culture and proteomic research and drug interaction, which can be applied for my future research objectives in my career. Further in a MoES Fisheries research project on “Resource assessment, Biology and DNA Barcoding of fishes along the continental slope and from Indian ocean” Post doctoral RA experience of School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT, Cochin -16, I could be developed DNA Barcodes for deep sea fishes, rays and sharks and got published research papers on Fisheries assessment and Conservation programmes, thereby could be lead to develop a database of fishes as a part of Biodiversity conservation in an International initiative of MoES programme : Census of Marine Life-DNA Barcoding of Marine life at CMLRE. I was instrumental in setting up a full fledged Molecular biology laboratory by procuring necessary equipments, chemicals and consumables to the laboratory as per the MoES regulations. I have developed and standardized the molecularbiology experiments from marine organisms and have developed the DNA barcodes for marine crabs and the DNA barcoding and development of DNA barcode database for marine organisms is being under the process. In addition, I have teaching experience as Asst. Professor in affiliated colleges of Mahatma Gadhi University,Kottayam and University of Calicut in Post Graduate level in Biotechnology more than five years . I also served as Warden, Ladies Hostel and Directorate of Research, SAFI Institute of Advanced Study, Malappuram affiliated to Univerity of Calicut. During my academic period, I have received several awards: second rank in MSc Biotechnology in MG University, CUSAT Institutional Fellowship during Ph.D, cash award for highest marks in B.Sc. Zoology and during SSC. In addition, I have qualified NET examination in Biotechnology by ICAR in June, 2003. I had attended various trainings sponsored by ICAR, DBT in various research fileds and my experience in Molecular Genetics, Cancer Biology, Drug protein interaction, Molecular cloning, Marine biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Fisheries Biotechnology, Marine Ecology, Sagar sampada Deep sea cruise experience, Genomics and Proteomics techniques help us in designing future research goals. In short, given an opportunity, I will give my best for my future research and Enterpreur endeavours . I completed my MBA in Strategic Management from SGVU, Jaipur. I also completed various courses in Leadership programme certificate from Course Era Online International Programmes.