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Department of Botany

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Dr. Reshma R S
Dept. of Botany
Designation Assistant Professor
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Institutional email ID reshma@assumptioncollege.edu.in
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Area of specialisation Biotechnology
Date of joining the college 17 October 2022
Academic qualification
  • M.Sc.Botany
  • M.Sc.Biotechnology
  • Ph. D
Work Experience
  • Guest Lecturer in Botany in Department of Botany, NSS Hindu College Changanacherry[June 2020-March 2021]
  • Guest Lecturer in Botany in Department of Botany,NSS Hindu College Changanacherry[June 2019-March 2020]
  • Guest Lecturer in Botany in Department of Botany, St. Thomas College, Kozhenchery [January – March 2019]
  • Guest Lecturer in Biotechnology in Department of Biosciences, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla [April – December 2015]
  • Senior Research Fellow (ICMR Project) [April 2014 - March 2015]
  • Junior Research Fellow (BRNS Project) [October 2010 – March 2013]
  • Guest Lecturer in Biotechnology in Department of Botany, St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry [June – October 2010]
Awards and Achievements
  • Third Rank in M.Sc. Biotechnology  Mahatma Gandhi University.
  • Second Rank in  M.Sc. Botany, St. Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanacherry.
  • Qualified UGC NET (LIFE SCIENCES)
  • Best Paper Presentation Award: Presented on Society of Biotechnology International symposia on ‘New Perspectives in Modern Biotechnology’ held at Puducherry during March 2015.
Courses attended (Orientation, Refresher, FDP, etc.)
  • UGC approved One Day Webinar on Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) Curriculum Frame Work conducted by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), University of Calicut on 25.10.2023 (online)
  • One month UGC sponsored faculty induction programme (Guru Daksha ) organized by UGC MMTTC, Himachal Pradesh University held from 04.09.2023 to 03.10.2023 (online)
  • One-week Faculty Development Programme in ‘Crossdisciplinarity in Research’ organised by the Faculty Development Centre of the Kerala State Higher Education Council from 19.01.2023 to 24.01.2023
Paper presentation in Seminars

R.S. Reshma  In vitro evidences for the therapeutic potential of a naphthaquinone derivative in prostate cancer stem like cells. Presented on Society of Biotechnology International symposia on ‘New Perspectives in Modern Biotechnology’ held at Puducherry during March 2015.

Publications
  • Reshma R S, Sreelatha K H, Veena Somasundaram, Satheesh Kumar S, Revathy, Rakesh Sathish Nair, Priya Srinivas. Plumbagin, a naphthaquinone derivative induces apoptosis and in BRCA 1/2 defective castrate resistant prostate cancer cells as well as prostate cancer stem-like cells. Pharmacological Research (2016), 105:134–145.
  • SK Sengodan, R Nadhan, RS Nair, SK Hemalatha, V Somasundaram, RR Sushama, A Rajan, NR Latha, GR Varghese, TV Anilkumar, P Srinivas. BRCA1 regulation on β-HCG: a mechanism for tumorigenicity in BRCA1 defective breast cancer. Oncogenesis (2017), 6(9): e376. 
  • Sreelatha K. Hemalatha, Satheesh Kumar Sengodan, Revathy Nadhan, Jithin Dev, Reshma R. Sushama, Veena Somasundaram, Priya Srinivas. Brcal Defective Breast Cancer Cells Induce in vitro Transformation of Cancer Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs) to Metastasis Associated Fibroblasts (MAF). Scientific Reports (2018), 8(1):13903
  • Reshma. R. S and Joseph Job. An Introductory Study on Foliicolous Lichen Found on Common Trees in Kerala, India: Characterization of its Symbiotic Partners, International Journal of Current Advanced Research (2019), 08(04): 18462-18468.
  • Reshma R S, Revathy Nadhan and Priya Srinivas . Plumbagin and prostate cancer therapy." Complementary and Alternative Medicines in Prostate Cancer: A Comprehensive Approach“, CRC Press, 2016, USA
Seminars and workshops organized
  • DST sponsored National Seminar on Advancements I Plant Sciences (APS 2024) organized by Department of Botany, St. Berchmans College, Changanassery on 04.01.2024 and 05.01.2024
Ms Gloria Maria Winnie
Ms Gloria Maria Winnie
Assistant Professor & HoD
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Dr. Nisha N. C.
Dr. Nisha N. C.
Assistant Professor
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