Curriculam Vitae

Dr. Linu Mathew Assistant professor (Sr.grade) school of Biosciences Mahatma Gandhi University Priyadarshini Hills P O Keralam-686 560 linubinoi@gmail.com Mob. 91- 9447505690 Educational Qualifications Degree . Ph. D. in Biotechnology MSc Biotechnology Board Mahatma Gandhi University Tamilnadu Agricultural University Kerala Agricultural University Genetic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Enzymology, Biochemistry Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Genetics, Plant Breeding Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Hindi Basic Sciences, Subjects Year 2008 Mark (%) Class/Rank w/o Binoi Antony Pichakapallil Amalagiri P O Kottayam-36 Keralam 91- 481 -2591790

1999 96

First Rank with distinction Distinction

BSc. (Agriculture)

1997 93

. Pre- Degree

Mahatma Gandhi University State Board of Public

1992 82

First Class

S. S. L. C

1990 94

Distinction

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Languages

Studies on the anticancer effects of Cassia fistula L. Areas of Interests Plant Tissue Culture, DNA barcoding Scholarships 1 CSIR. JRF and NET in the year 1998 2 D. B. T. Scholarship from 1997-1999 3 Kerala Agricultural University Merit scholarship from 1992-1996 4 Mahatma Gandhi University Merit Scholarship based on S. S. L. C. marks from 1990-1992 Merit Awards M. S. Swaminathan Award for the best student in Biotechnology for the year 1999 of Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, TNAU Teaching Experience Teaching Biotechnology at PG level since 26 March, 2001 till date. (11 years experience) Publications a) Papers Published 1 Linu Mathew, R. Chandra Babu, J. Souframanien, P. Chezhian, P. Shanmugasundaram, P. Nagarajan and S. Sadashivam, DNA Polymorphism among Rice (Oryza sativa L. ) accessions differing in draught tolerance, J. Plant Biol, Vol 27 (2) pp 145-152 (2000) 2 Linu Mathew, Sankar Sashidhar, Chemopreventive potential of methanol extract of stem bark of Cassia fistula in mice, Journal of pharmacognosy and herbal formulations,vol2 , ,(ISSN2229-6840)(2012)

3 Reshma John, Siji Raju, Jyothis Mathew, Linu Mathew, Endophytic associations in Achyranthes aspera L. Journal of science Technology And Management, Vol 04 ,No2,913(2012) 4. Rashmi PA, Reshma John and Linu Mathew Isolation and characterisation of vasicine from in
vitro Cultures of Justicia adhatoda, Vol 3/Issue 3

b) Paper presented at conferences 1) Micropropagation and secondary metabolite isolation from Adahthoda vassica Nees ,Rashmi PA, Reshma John, Linu Mathew ,Kerala women,s science congress august 2010 2) Endophytic associations in Neem Plants (Azadirachta indica A juss.)in Kerala Preethy MR, Jyothis Mathew, Linu Mathew 2010 3) Genetic variation in populations of Clarias dussumieri dussumieri in different geographical locations of Kerala Aneesha devassi, Smitha Thomas, Linu Mathew World congress on biotechnology,2011 4) Genetic variation in populations of Monochoria vaginalis in different geographical areas of coastal Kerala, Smitha thomas. K., Aneesha devassy and Linu Mathew, World congress on biotechnology,2011 5) Endophytic fungal diversity and colonization in Achyranthes aspera Linn. Reshma John, Siji Raju, Jyothis Mathew, Liinu Mathew 24th Kerala Science Congress, KSCSTE, Thiruvanthapuram 2012 6) Studies on endophytic associations in Achyranthes aspera . Reshma John, Siji Raju, Jyothis Mathew, Liinu Mathew, International congress and symposium in plant sciences,at MACFAST ,Thiruvalla, Kerala 2011

c) NCBI GenBank Accessions(45 accessions)

ACCESSION JQ699184 to ACCESSION JQ699228 (45 accessions)

1ACCESSION JQ699184 Aneesha,D.,Linu,M.,Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus 568 bp isolate 3 DNA 16S linearVRT28-FEB-2012 ribosomal RNA gene, CLGP1

partialsequence;mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)

2 ACCESSION JQ699184 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 568 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP1 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 3 ACCESSION JQ699185 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 568 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP2 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. . SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) . 4 ACCESSION JQ699186 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 568 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP3 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. . SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) ORGANISM Clarias gariepinus . 5 ACCESSION JQ699191 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 573 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT3 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 6 ACCESSION JQ699192 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K. 573 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT4 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 7 ACCESSION JQ699193 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 573 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT5 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial.

SOURCE

mitochondrion

Clarias

batrachus

(walking

catfish)

8 ACCESSION JQ699194 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 568 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU1 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 9 ACCESSION JQ699195 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 568 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU2 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 10 ACCESSION JQ699196 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 568 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU3 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 11 ACCESSION JQ699197 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 568 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-201 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU4 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 12 ACCESSION JQ699198 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 568 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU5 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 13 ACCESSION JQ699199 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K. 671 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP1 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 14 ACCESSION JQ699200 Aneesha,D., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K. 28-FEB-2012 Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., 671 bp DNA linear VRT

DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP2 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish ) 15 ACCESSSION JQ699201 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 671 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP3 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 16 ACCESSION JQ699202 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 671 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP4 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 17 ACCESSION JQ699203 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 671 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP5 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI)gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 18 ACCESSION JQ699204 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 660 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT1 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 19 ACCESSION JQ699205 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 660 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT2 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 20 ACCESSION JQ699206 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 660 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT3 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.

SOURCE

mitochondrion

Clarias

batrachus

(walking

catfish)

21 ACCESSION JQ699207 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 660 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT4 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 22 ACCESSSION JQ699208 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 660 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT5 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 23 ACCESSION JQ699209 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 662 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU1 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI)gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 24 ACCESSION JQ699210 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 662 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU2 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 25 ACCESSION JQ699211 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 662 bp DNA linear VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU3 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 26 ACCESSION JQ699212 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 662 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU4 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 27 ACCESSION JQ699213 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 662 bp DNA linear VRT 28-

FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU5 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 28 ACCESSION JQ699214 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 578 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP1 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 29 ACCESSION JQ699215 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 578 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP2 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 30 ACCESSION JQ699216 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 578 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 31 ACCESSION JQ699217 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 578 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP4 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 32 ACCESSION JQ699218 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 578 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP5 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 33 ACCESSION JQ699219 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 578 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT1 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 34 ACCESSSION JQ699220 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 578 bp DNA linear VRT 28-

FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT2 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 35 ACCESSION JQ699221 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 578 bp DNA linear VRT 28FEB-2012 DEFINITION Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT3 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) Workshops and Seminar attended 1. Workshop on recombinant DNA Technology conducted by CFBTR, Madurai. (2112-2002 to 31-02-2002) 2. 3 Day Seminar cum Workshop on Animal Cell Culture in School of Medical Education, M. G. U., Gandhi Nagar, from 03-11-03 to 05-11-03 3. UGC Sponsored orientation Course from 14-10-04 to 10-11-04 at Bharathiar University 4. Workshop on Statistical Applications in Research Studies By School of Environmental Sciences, M. G. U. from 20-07-04 to 25-07-04 5. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on Life Sciences by CUSAT from 19-02-07 to 10-03-07 6. National Seminar on Biosciences from 14-02-07to 15-02-07 organized by School of Biosciences, M. G. U. 7. (convenor ) National seminar series in connection with Birth Bicentenary of Charles Darwin) at School of Biosciences 2009 8. 2009 9. National seminar on Role of women in climate change at KSCSTE Thiruvananthapuram Jan 2010 10. Kerala Womens Science Congress August 2010 National seminar on GM Crops and food security at KSCSTE ,Trivandrum Kerala

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Workshop on Plant DNA barcoding at CMS college, Kottayam, MG University December 2011

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National Seminar on Life style and Diseases University 2012 Ongoing Research Programmes 1. 2.

at School of Biosciences,M G

Production of phytoecdysones from callus cultures of Achyranthes aspera. Micropropagation and Molecular Characterization of Somaclones of Adathoda vassica.

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Micropropagation and Molecular characterization of Boerrhavia diffusa from different Geographical areas.

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Molecular Characterization of Brackish water fauna of Vembanadu Lake..

Projects Principal investigator in the KSCSTE funded major research Project Barcoding

and genetic diversity Analysis of Clarias Spp of Kerala (ongoing) Declaration The information give above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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