Dr. Ganga G
Position: Associate Professor
Qualification: MSc, PhD
Area of Research: Bacterial and Viral diagnostics, Molecular biology and Cell biology, Recombinant Vaccines and Genetic engineering, Microbiology and Virology
E-mail: drgangasac@gmail.com
Mobile/Phone No.: 9447425930
| Degree | Institution |
|---|---|
| MSc in Applied Microbiology | University of Madras |
| PhD in Biotechnology | ICAR |
- Eight years of teaching experience in PG and UG levels in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.
- 18 years of research experience.
- Actively involved in conducting externally funded research activities.
- Guided more than 20 students in various student projects.
- Worked as NSS Programme Officer.
- BMC & Science Club Convener.
- Member, Board of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Kerala.
- Served as Deputy Warden.
- UBA Coordinator.
- Member of IQAC.
- Junior Research Fellow – Dept. of Animal Biotechnology, Rabies Unit, Tamil Nadu Agricultural and Veterinary University, Chennai (Development of recombinant vaccine against Rabies).
- Senior Research Fellow – Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala (Improvement of selected spices using biotechnological tools).
- Research Associate – Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (Development of transgenic cassava against ICMV through pathogen-derived resistance).
- Senior Research Fellow (Ph.D. Studentship ICAR Fellow / GATE 2013) – CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram (Development of molecular-based methods for sweet potato virus detection).
- Research Faculty – Department of Environmental Science, University of Kerala.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate cum Faculty – Inter-University Center for Genomics and Gene Technology, University of Kerala.
- Assistant Professor in Microbiology, Sree Ayyappa College – TDB.
- 12 papers published in peer-reviewed national and international journals.
- 30 papers presented in national and international seminars and symposiums.
- 10 training/workshop programmes attended.
- Recipient of two international best paper awards and national best paper awards.
- Recipient of ICAR grant fellowship for the completion of PhD.
- Recipient of Best NSS Programme Officer award from University of Kerala.
- National level winner – ECHO project on nature conservation for WWF.
| Title of Project | Funding Agency | Ref Number PI |
|---|---|---|
| Identification and characterizations of chlamydia causing sexually transmitted infection in population of Kerala | UGC | MRP (s)-0742/13-14/KLKE059/UGCSWRO |
| Isolation of natural pigment producing microorganism and its characterization and exploitation | KSCSTE SPYTiS | NO1013/DIR/2015-2016/KSCSTE DATED 29/2/2016 |
| Isolation of Microbes from Agriculture farm lands and bio prospecting | KSCSTE SPYTiS | Sanctioned and Listed in KSCSTE site |
