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Aneesha
Aneesha is a kind of person that you would want to have on your team and your friend. She has a positive attitude about every aspect of life. She is very cool and has a twisted sense of humor. She is from Attingal and now residing at Abu Dhabi. She did her schooling in Al Uthman English medium Higher Secondary School and completed her Bachelors degree in Botany from Govt. Women’s College, Trivandrum and obtained her Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Tamil Nadu. She did M. Phil in Bioinformatics from Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Kerala. Her M. Phil Project is on HCV to identify mutational trends in different strains. Her areas of interest include genomic analysis, Phylogenetic studies, protein modelling, mutational studies, Computer aided drug design etc. Her hobbies are reading, listening to music, watching TV and also she loves to travel across the world. (Compiled by Vidhya)
Anu
Anu is a simple and jovial person with a pretty smile. Once she sets her target clear & concrete, she gathers her full strength and devotes her whole vigor to hit the mark. She belongs to Kanjirampara in Thiruvananthapuram, and is now settled in Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India, with her husband. She completed her M.Sc in Biotechnology from Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahabad and B.Sc Biotechnology from S.D. College, Alappuzha. She also did M.Phil in Bioinformatics, from this centre. As part of M. Phil curriculum she did her research project from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the premier institute for scientific research in India, under the guidance of Prof. S. Ramakumar who is the Chairman of Bioinformatics Centre of IISc. Before moving to Bangalore, she was working in Kerala State Pollution Control Board as a Scientific Apprentice. She loves to polish her culinary skills by trying out variety dishes at home and also likes traveling and gardening. (Compiled by Sunitha)
Arathi
Arathi is cool as a cucumber, gifted with the ability to wipe out your worry lines & smooth out your wrinkles. She is friendly & has a warm heart. She has an innocent face sugarcoated with a sweet smile. She has acquired her M. Phil in Bioinformatics from Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Kerala. As part of the curriculum, she has done a project entitled “Genome Analysis in Musa – Comparison of DNA Sequences from pairs of Homologous and Homoeologous Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes”. She holds an M.Sc degree in Biotechnology from Mother Teresa Women’s University, Tamil Nadu and a B.Sc degree in Biotechnology from St.Xavier’s College, Thiruvananthapuram. (Compiled by Deepa)
Biju V.C.
Biju V.C. comes from Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, the place situated near Western Ghats, bordered by the hills, which is well known for its scenic beauty, fairs and festivals. He completed his Graduation from Christian College, Chengannur in Botany in the year 2002. He also completed his B.Ed Degree from Institute of Teachers Education, Adoor in 2003. He did his Master’s in Genetics and Plant Breeding in the Botany Department of University of Kerala. During the course, he got a rich experience in Tissue culture techniques, and has done a project entitled “Tissue culture studies on Kaempferia rotunda”. He had also acquired an M.Phil Degree in Bioinformatics from Centre for Bioinformatics in 2008. As part of the M.Phil curriculum he has done an excellent project work on “Quantitative Structure Activity Relations and Molecular Docking studies on 2(Alkylthio)-pyrimidin-4 ones as Lipoprotein Associated Phospholipase A2 inhibitors”, under the guidance of Dr. Narahari Shastry, at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad. His areas of interest include Molecular Docking, QSAR, Virtual screening, Homology modeling etc. Currently he is working as a Guest Lecturer in the Centre for Bioinformatics. He is a talented person with comprehensive problem solving skills and is a good team player as well as a hard worker. He has the habit of saying quick wits. (Compiled by Sunitha)
Deepa
Deepa; smile, laughter, affection, diligence, hard work – all the above in one – that is Deepa. Hailing from Prasanth Nagar in Thiruvananthapuram, she did her B.Sc and M.Sc in Microbiology. Her M.Phil in Bioinformatics is from this very centre. Currently she is doing her Ph.D in Immunoinformatics under Dr. M. Radhakrishna Pillai & Dr. Oommen V. Oommen at this centre. (Compiled by Achu)
Keerthy
Keerthy, a very sociable, bold and determined person; hails from Kochi, Queen of Arabian Sea. She believes that variety is spice of life which is clearly evident from her academic career. She secured her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram; Master’s in Computer Application from Calicut University & M.Phil in Bioinformatics from CBi, University of Kerala. She is in teaching field with 2 years of online tutoring at Growing Stars InfoTech Pvt Ltd; a year as Computer faculty at Greets Public School, Kochi; and 6 months as lecturer in Bioinformatics at SNGIST, Kochi. She loves reading, gardening, listening to music & trying out new recipes in free time. She is preparing to join the Centre for Bioinformatics as a researcher. (Compiled by Sunitha)
Nejitha
Nejitha is a charming, straightforward & hardworking person. She has a strong view of what she is and what she has done and what she could do. She hails from Chandanathoppu in Kollam District. She has graduated in Mathematics and has Master’s Degree in Computer Application, both of them from MG University, Kerala. She also holds M. Phil in Bioinformatics from Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Kerala. She was an IT Teacher in Govt. Boys HS, Kollam and also has experience as a Computer Programmer in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and as Customer Support Representative in Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Her areas of interests include Computer aided drug discovery, Protein structure prediction by homology modeling, Genomic data analysis and interpretation etc. (Compiled by Vidhya)
Rajesh
Rajesh, energetic, friendly and a talkative fellow, hails from Nilackal, a small village near Sabarimala, the world famous pilgrim centre. He took M.Phil degree in Bioinformatics from Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Kerala. During his course he has done an excellent project at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, one of the premier R&D institutes in India. He has a Post Graduation in Genetics and Plant breeding from Dept. of Botany, University of Kerala in the year 2004 – 2006. He has taken his Bachelor’s degree in Botany from NSS Hindu College, Mahatma Gandhi University in the year 2001 – 2004. His Pre degree was also from NSS Hindu College during the year 1999 – 2001. He is familiarized with tissue culture techniques and also with several bioinformatics tools. He is interested in drug design especially in Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) studies. His hobbies include riding bikes, playing badminton and football. An interesting feature of his place is that we can see the “Makara vilakku” and “Makara jyothi” from his courtyard. (Compiled by Biju)
Rani
Rani is attractive, cool and confident. She has very beautiful eyes and has a good sense of style. She can make people laugh pretty easily. She is now settled in Singapore. She enjoys music, traveling, cooking and playing chess. She loves to dance. She has completed M.Phil Bioinformatics from Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Kerala. She did her Master’s in Biotechnology from Amrita School of Biotechnology, Kollam and obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Govt. Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram. Her areas of interest include Computer aided drug designing, Homology modelling, Protein structure prediction, Gene finding, rDNA Technology, Microarray etc. (Compiled by Vidhya)
Renu
Renu is a strong-willed, confident and thoughtful person. She belongs to Chembukavu, Thrissur. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degree in Agriculture. She has also acquired M. Phil in Bioinformatics from CBi. As part of the M. Phil curriculum, she did a project titled "Computer-aided rational design of small molecule inhibitors for novel target of Mycobacterium tuberculosis" under the guidance of Dr. Punit Kaur, Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Before joining this centre for M. Phil course, she had worked in several research projects at Kerala Agricultural University. She has to her credit 3 research papers in agriculture. Currently she is working as an Agronomist in Sterling Farm Research & Services Pvt. Ltd., Cochin. (Compiled by Vidhya)
Sithara
Sithara is a native of Varkala, a place far-famed for its famous & beautiful beach, and for Sivagiri mutt. She is a very cool person who loves to make friends and is well known for her skill to transform an alien to a friend with in minutes. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from S. N. College, Varkala and her Masters in Computer Application from ER&DCI, Thiruvananthapuram. After completing her MCA, she joined the Centre for M. Phil Bioinformatics. She likes traveling & reading and loves to engage her free time in painting & drawing. (Compiled by Sunitha)
Subesh
Subesh is a simple, amicable, bright and hardworking guy, who hails from Vatakara, in Kozhikode District, which is famous, as it is the birth place of Kunjali Marakkar, and for many temples including the Lokanarkavu temple. He secured his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from Pondicherry University and Master’s in Computer Science from Calicut University and M.Phil in Bioinformatics from Centre for Bioinformatics. He also wishes to do his Ph.D in Computational Biology. He has served as a Computer Faculty in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Mahe for about two years and is presently employed as Lower division clerk in Taluk Office, Vatakara. He is a person with good programming skills and has great passion for computer hardware & detecting ways to remove computer viruses. He has a hidden talent in English versification and enjoys sports, especially cricket. (Compiled by Sunitha)
Sunitha
Sunitha, a sincere, lovable, caring and delightful person in our centre. She is bold & daring, ready to risk life and limb to experience the thrill and chill of each day. She enjoys listening to music, playing badminton and cooking. She likes to visit places and make friends. She hails from Kaimanam, Thiruvananthapuram. She took her M.Phil in Bioinformatics from Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Kerala and Post Graduation in Biotechnology from Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Woman and took her B.Sc in Biotechnology from Mar Ivanios College. Currently she is working as a Guest Lecturer in Centre for Bioinformatics and also doing her Ph.D in Bioinformatics under Dr. Oommen V. Oommen & Dr. V. S. Sugunan. (Compiled by Bindu)
Umesh P.
Umesh is one of the bright and creative persons around who loves reading, painting, watching movies and hanging out with friends. He is a lover of Mathematics (just like our Achu Sir) and hails from Vallithode near Kannur. As a post graduate in Mathematics from Kannur University, he has shown his creativeness and his love towards Mathematics by developing two CD-ROMs - TATVA and CHARITHRA - for the Mathematics Department of Payyanur College. He has also written many articles about Mathematics in Malayalam. His love for Mathematics has now turned towards Bioinformatics. So he took an M.Phil in Bioinformatics from this centre. He has also developed a tool to identify mitochondrial haplogroup. He has worked as a consultant of Sooryakiran Technopark, TVM and as a Web Designer in Adsoft, Bangalore. At present he is working as a Guest lecturer at CBi and also doing his Ph.D under the guidance of Dr. Achuthsankar S. Nair.(Compiled by Mahalakshmi)
Vidhya
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. It’s true when we speak of Vidhya. Her dazzlingly beautiful smile can put a smile on others face. She’s tall and chubby but she’s as gentle as a lamb. She carries an aura of gracefulness & generosity, making her even more appealing & attractive. She is currently holding a position as a Research Associate at the Centre for Bioinformatics. She has acquired her M.Phil in Bioinformatics from this centre and as part of the M.Phil curriculum she has done a project entitled, "Application of Bioinformatics tool in the analysis and prediction of mutational strategies of Chikungunya virus ". She holds an M.Sc degree in Chemistry from S. N. College, Tvm and a B.Sc degree in Chemistry from All Saint’s College, Tvm. She loves food and can hardly resist yummy & appetizing non-veg dishes. She savors her leisure time trying out various restaurants & cuisines and spice up her time at home refining her culinary skills. Her favorite dishes include Butter chicken with naan, Kappa with fish curry, crabs & prawns (Compiled by Deepa)
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