Qualifications
- Ph.D in Life Sciences (2019), Kannur University
- M.Sc in Microbiology (2009), Kannur University (Second Rank)
- B.Sc in Microbiology (2007), Kannur University
Awards and Achievements
- KSCSTE Research Fellowship in Life Sciences (2010)
- CSIR- UGC NET in Life Sciences (2011)
- ICAR- NET in Agricultural Microbiology (2017)
- Third prize for poster presentation at the National seminar on recent advances in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 14-16 March 2018
Experience
- Assistant Professor on contract at the Dept. of Life Sciences, University of Calicut from 17.7.2019 till date
- Worked as Guest Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Sree Narayana College, Kannur from 24.6.2019 to 16.7.2019
- Worked as Guest Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Sree Narayana College, Kannur for a period of two months from 16.01.2018 to 16.03.2018
Publications
- Punya Premrajan and E JayadeviVariyar, 2015, ’Free radical scavenging and protease inhibitory activities of Datura stramonium L.’, International journal of Research in Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics,2015,4(2),334-340.
- Punya Premrajan, Abhithaj Jayananadan, Sharanya Chelankara Suresh, and E. Jayadevi Variyar1Protective effects of phytocompounds from Alpinia calcarata Roscoe in adjuvant induced arthritis in rats, Indian journal of experimental Biology (under review)
- Abhithaj J, Arun KG, Punya P, Shabeer Ali H, Prasanth S, et al. (2018) Anti Inflammatory Activity of Ayurvedic Oil, PindaTailam is Contributed by Trypsin Inhibition. JSM Enzymol Protein Sci 3(1): 1010.
Conference Publications
- Punya Premrajan and E Jayadevi Variyar, 2015‘Antioxidant and anti- inflammatory activities of Alpinia calcarata Rosc.’,Proceeding of International Symposium on Phytochemistry, Thiruvananthapura: 25th April, p 51
- Punya Premrajan and E Jayadevi Variyar, 2014,’Free radical scavenging and protease inhibitory activities of Datura stramonium L.’, abstracts and Souvenir,41st Annual Conference of the Indian Immunological Society, Madurai Kamaraj University:12-14 December, p 94.
- Punya Premrajan, Athira T and E Jayadevi Variyar,2016, ‘Effect of Dicofol, an organochlorine pesticide, on the brain enzymes in mice’, Proceedings of CUSAT-NUS joint international conference on biotechnology and neuroscience, Cochin: 19-21 December, p 103.
- Punya Premrajan and E Jayadevi Variyar, 2018.’Anti-arthritic activity of the phytocompound Fenchol in adjuvant induced arthritis in rats’ Abstracts, National seminar on recent advances in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Kannur, 14-16 March, p 47.
- Bindu Roy C., Punya Premraj, Coffey M.D., Prem E. and Jacob C.K. In vitro screening of systemic fungicides against Phytophthora causing abnormal leaf fall disease of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis), Abstracts of Fifth International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) meeting on Phytophthora diseases in forests and natural ecosystems, Rotorua, New Zealand, 7-12 March 201, p36.
- Abhithaj J, Arun KG, Punya P, Shabeer Ali H, Prasanth S, et al. (2018) Anti Inflammatory Activity of Ayurvedic Oil, PindaTailam is Contributed by Trypsin Inhibition. JSM Enzymol Protein Sci 3(1): 1010.
Invited lecture
- • Delivered a lecture on the topic “Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases – A serious challenge to humanity” at the international live webinar organized by the Department of Microbiology, Al Jamia Arts and Science College, Perinthalmanna on 22nd August 2020.
Project Training
- Project work entitled “Evaluation of chemical fungicides and screening of hypovirulence for control of Phytophthora spp. causing Abnormal Leaf Fall disease in rubber (Hevea brasiliensis)” was carried out at the Rubber Research Institute of India as part of M.Sc curriculum.
- 10 days training on Quality analysis of Ayurveda Products at Sterling Test House, Poonithura, Cochin.
- Qualified HABC Level 3 HACCP training for food manufacturing programme conducted at CEPC, Kollam, 6-8 June 2018.
- Completed the ‘Online hands-on training programme on Learning Management System – Moodle’ jointly organized by the Department of Computer Science and IQAC, University of Calicut during 26th june 2020 – 4th july 2020
Conferences, Symposiums & Seminars Attended
- International conference on Research and Development in Biosciences (CRDB-2019),17-19January 2019, Kannur, Kerala
- National seminar on recent advances in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (RAMBB 2018), 14-16 March 2018, Kannur, Kerala
- CUSAT-NUS joint international conference on biotechnology and neuroscience,19-21 December (CUSBAN) 2016, Cochin, Kerala
- International Symposium on Phytochemistry (ISP 2015), 25th April 2015, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- National Colloquium on Hundred years Of Crystallography, 23rd March, 2015, Kannur, Kerala
- 27thkerala Science Congress 27 – 29 January 2015, Alappuzha, Kerala.
- 41st Annual Conference of the Indian Immunological Society, 12 – 14 December 2014, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
- International Conference on Advances in Biological Sciences (ICABS 2012), 15 – 17 March, 2012, Kannur, Kerala
- 97th Indian Science Congress, January 03 – 07,2010, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala
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