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Dr. Anila N (HOD)

Dr. Anila N (HOD)

Assistant Professor (HOD)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dr Anila N is an Assistant professor in The Department of Botany since 2013. Her research interests include algal biotechnology  and plant pigments 

Posts held

DBT-STAR College coordinator (since 2017)

IQAC member (since 2018)

College internal exam and attendance portal admin (since 2017)

 

Achievements

  • Awarded Junior Research fellowship and lectureship (CSIR-JRF-NET) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, after qualifying a national level competitive exam conducted by CSIR-India (2004) 
  • First rank in M. Sc. Botany (2004), M.G. University, Kottayam
  • Second rank in B. Sc. Botany (2002), M.G. University, Kottayam

Publications

  • Anila N, Wafha K A and N Shibin Mohanan. 2020. Lipid Biosynthesis in Microalgae in” Applied Algal Biotechnology, Ed: M. Arumugam, S Kathiresan and S Nagaraj. Nova Publishers, New Yourk, 105-138
  • Daris P. Simon, N. Anila, K. Gayathri, R. Sarada(2016)Heterologous expression of β-carotene hydroxylase in Dunaliella salina by Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation, Algal Research,18: 257-265
  • Simon, Daris Pazhukunnel, Anila N, KG Mallikarjun Gouda, and Ravi Sarada. 2015. “Vir gene inducers in Dunaliella salina; an insight in to the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of microalgae.” Algal Research 11 :121-124.
  • Anila, Daris P.Simon. A. Chandrashekar, G.A. Ravishankar and R. Sarada. 2015. Metabolic engineering of D.salina using ketocarotenoid production. Photosynthetic research. 127(3)321–333
  • Anila, Daris P.Simon. A. Chandrashekar, G.A. Ravishankar and R. Sarada. 2015. Metabolic engineering of D.salina using ketocarotenoid production. Photosynthetic research. 127(3)321–333

 Patent

  • Anila, Daris P. Simon, Sila Bhattacharya, G.A. Ravishankar and R. Sarada. 2020 . An improved medium composition and a process for enhanced lutein production form microalgae.Patent No 332011