Dept of Zoology - Faculty Details
Faculty Name Dr. Abhilash A. Email
abhilashsopanam2015@gmail.com
Designation
Associate Professor
Experience Details
16 Years and 4 Months
Qualifications
M.Sc (Zoology), Ph.D (Zoology), UGC-NET with CSIR-JRF
Areas of Interest
Physiology, Molecular Biology, etc.
Field of Research
Molecular Biology of Cancer
Guideship Details
NIL
Subjects Handled
Physiology, Genetics, Cell & Molecular Biology, etc.
Academic Responsibilities Undertaken
1) Class Tutor - First Year Zoology Core (B.Sc. Biotechnology).
2) Invigilator University Examinations.
3) Internal Examinations - Question Setting, invigilation and Valuation,
4) Additional Examiner - Valuation of University Theory & Practical Examinations (UG).
5) Internal Skilled Assistant - University Practical Examinations (UG).
Duties Performed
1) NSS Programme Officer.
2) Convenor - Student Aid Cell.
3) Teacher-in-Charge - EWYL Hub
4) Member - Admission Committee (UG).
5) Member - Annual Stock Verification committee.
6) Member-Staff Club.
7) Member - Social Service Cell.
8) Member - Medical Assistance Cell.
9) Member - Cleaning Club.
Research Projects Undertaken
Nil
Research Publications
1) R. Sailasree, A. Abhilash, K.M. Sathyan, K.R. Nalinakumari, Shaji Thomas and S. Kannan. Differential roles of p16INK4A and p14ARF genes in prognosis of oral carcinoma, Cancer Epidemiol biomarkers Prev 2008;17(2).
2) S Asha, K S sandhya, A Abhilash, Nair S Achuthsankar, S Suma and M R Sudarsanakumar, Insights on the structural characteristics and molecular dynamic studies of methyl vanillin Schiff base bio-compounds, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 2023.
Books Published
Nil
Paper Presentations
1) R Sailasree, a Abhilash, K R Nalinakumari, Shaji Thomas and S Kannan; Role of INK4A locus in predicting prognosis in oral Cancer; 26th Annual Convention of Indian Association for Cancer Researchand International Symposium on Translational Research in Cancer, 17 - 19 January 2007.
2) Abhilash A, Nalinakumari K R, Shaji Thomas and Kannan S; Characterisation of Molecular alterations in the p16INK4A gene in Oral carcinoma, ORCA, 2006.
3) Abhilash A, Jayasurya R, and Kannan S: Significance of promoter methylation in the downregulation of p16INK4A gene in Oral carcinoma; 16th Kerala Science Congress, 29-31 January, 2004.
Seminars / Workshops Organized
1) National Seminar on "Biomedical Research: Changing Paradigms across Time" (30/1/2019 to 1/2/2019) organised jointly by the Departments of biotechnology and Zoology, Govt College, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram. (Member – Organising committee)
2) )National Level Seminar on “Conservational Strategies and Social Empowerment in Western Ghats”, (09-11-2023 to10-11-2023) organised jointly by the Departments of Geography and Zoology, Government College, Kariavattom. (Member – Organising committee)
Seminars Attended
1)National Seminar on Biomedical Research: Changing Paradigms across Time (30/1/2019 to 1/2/2019), Dept. of Biotechnology & Zoology, Government College, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram
2)National Seminar on Advances in Physics (21-11-2019 to 22-11-2019),
Dept. of Physics, Government College, Kariavattom.
3)National Seminar on Machine Learning (28-11-2019 to 29-11-2019), Dept. of Computer Science, Government College, Kariavattom.
4)National Seminar on Terrain Analysis (04-12-2019) Dept. of Geography, Government College, Kariavattom.
5)National Webinar on “Unlocking Dengue in the time of covid-19”,( 01-08-2020), Sree Narayana College, Kollam
6)International Webinar on “Perspective of Molecular approaches in Entomology”. (17-09-2020), Dept. of Zoology, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalikuda.
7)National Webinar on “Untold Mysteries of Wild Life”, (10-10-2020), Dept. of Zoology, St. Stephen’s College, Pathanapuram
8)International Webinar on “How fundamental Research drive cancer prevention and Treatment” (07-11-2020), Dept. of Zoology, HHMSPBNSS College for Women, Trivandrum.
9)National Webinar on “ General awareness on Intellectual Property Rights” ( 21-09-2021), Dept. of Biochemistry, Government College, Kariavattom.
10)IP Training Programme (Online mode) under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission. (13-01-2022), Intellectual Property Office, India.
11)National seminar (On- line mode) on “ Biodiversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands”, (07-12-2022), Dept. of Zoology, St. Thomas College, Thrissur.
12)National Level Seminar (On-line mode) on Herbarium., (24-02-2023), PG and Research Department of Botany, Kandaswami Kandar’s College, Velur – Namakkal.
13)National seminar on “Recent Trends in Physics” (02-11-2023 to 03-11-2023).
Department of Physics, Government College, Kariavattom.
14)National Level Seminar on “Conservational Strategies and Social Empowerment in Western Ghats”., (09-11-2023 to10-11-2023), Departments of Geography and Zoology, Government College, Kariavattom.
Workshops Attended
1)One day Workshop on Syllabus Revision for UG Course in Zoology at Kannur University, Mangattuparamba Campus. (12-12-2013), Kannur University.
2)Two days Hands-on –workshop on Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics at Baby John Memorial Government College, (08-11-2017 to 09-11-2017), Baby John Memorial Government College, Chavara,
3) Capacity Building Programme for Assistant Professors of Collegiate Education Department at Institute of Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram, (14-02-2018 to 16-02-2018).
4) Capacity Building Training Programme for Teachers of Collegiate Education Department at Institute of Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram, (5/3/2019 to 7/3/2019).
5) Faculty Development Programme on “Learning Management System & Outcome Design”.
(14-09-2021 to 20-09-2021), Government College, Kariavattom.
6) State Level Workshop on National Service Scheme, at KSST Museum, Trivandrum. (14-12-2022 ), National Service Scheme State office, Thiruvananthapuram.
Refresher Courses Attended
1) Short Term Course in Soft Skill Development (10-01- 2011 to 15-01- 2011), UGC-HRDC,
University of Kerala.
2) Refresher Course in Environmental Sciences (16-01- 2014 to 05-02- 2014), UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala.
3) Refresher Course in Life Sciences (06-09- 2018 to 26-09- 2018), UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala.
4) Short Term Course in MOOCS, E-CONTENT DEVELOPMENT & OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (25-09-2019 to 01-10- 2019), UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala.
Orientation Programmes Attended
1) Orientation Programme ( IT Oriented) (20-10- 2009 to 16-11- 2009), UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala.
Awards / Honours / Patents Conferred
NIL
Membership (s) in
NIL
Assigned Office Charges
NSS Unit
Countries Visited
NIL
| Faculty Name | Dr. Abhilash A. |
| abhilashsopanam2015@gmail.com | |
| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Experience Details | 16 Years and 4 Months |
| Qualifications | M.Sc (Zoology), Ph.D (Zoology), UGC-NET with CSIR-JRF |
| Areas of Interest | Physiology, Molecular Biology, etc. |
| Field of Research | Molecular Biology of Cancer |
| Guideship Details | NIL |
| Subjects Handled | Physiology, Genetics, Cell & Molecular Biology, etc. |
| Academic Responsibilities Undertaken | 1) Class Tutor - First Year Zoology Core (B.Sc. Biotechnology). 2) Invigilator University Examinations. 3) Internal Examinations - Question Setting, invigilation and Valuation, 4) Additional Examiner - Valuation of University Theory & Practical Examinations (UG). 5) Internal Skilled Assistant - University Practical Examinations (UG). |
| Duties Performed | 1) NSS Programme Officer. 2) Convenor - Student Aid Cell. 3) Teacher-in-Charge - EWYL Hub 4) Member - Admission Committee (UG). 5) Member - Annual Stock Verification committee. 6) Member-Staff Club. 7) Member - Social Service Cell. 8) Member - Medical Assistance Cell. 9) Member - Cleaning Club. |
| Research Projects Undertaken | Nil |
| Research Publications | 1) R. Sailasree, A. Abhilash, K.M. Sathyan, K.R. Nalinakumari, Shaji Thomas and S. Kannan. Differential roles of p16INK4A and p14ARF genes in prognosis of oral carcinoma, Cancer Epidemiol biomarkers Prev 2008;17(2). 2) S Asha, K S sandhya, A Abhilash, Nair S Achuthsankar, S Suma and M R Sudarsanakumar, Insights on the structural characteristics and molecular dynamic studies of methyl vanillin Schiff base bio-compounds, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 2023. |
| Books Published | Nil |
| Paper Presentations | 1) R Sailasree, a Abhilash, K R Nalinakumari, Shaji Thomas and S Kannan; Role of INK4A locus in predicting prognosis in oral Cancer; 26th Annual Convention of Indian Association for Cancer Researchand International Symposium on Translational Research in Cancer, 17 - 19 January 2007. 2) Abhilash A, Nalinakumari K R, Shaji Thomas and Kannan S; Characterisation of Molecular alterations in the p16INK4A gene in Oral carcinoma, ORCA, 2006. 3) Abhilash A, Jayasurya R, and Kannan S: Significance of promoter methylation in the downregulation of p16INK4A gene in Oral carcinoma; 16th Kerala Science Congress, 29-31 January, 2004. |
| Seminars / Workshops Organized | 1) National Seminar on "Biomedical Research: Changing Paradigms across Time" (30/1/2019 to 1/2/2019) organised jointly by the Departments of biotechnology and Zoology, Govt College, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram. (Member – Organising committee) 2) )National Level Seminar on “Conservational Strategies and Social Empowerment in Western Ghats”, (09-11-2023 to10-11-2023) organised jointly by the Departments of Geography and Zoology, Government College, Kariavattom. (Member – Organising committee) |
| Seminars Attended | 1)National Seminar on Biomedical Research: Changing Paradigms across Time (30/1/2019 to 1/2/2019), Dept. of Biotechnology & Zoology, Government College, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 2)National Seminar on Advances in Physics (21-11-2019 to 22-11-2019), Dept. of Physics, Government College, Kariavattom. 3)National Seminar on Machine Learning (28-11-2019 to 29-11-2019), Dept. of Computer Science, Government College, Kariavattom. 4)National Seminar on Terrain Analysis (04-12-2019) Dept. of Geography, Government College, Kariavattom. 5)National Webinar on “Unlocking Dengue in the time of covid-19”,( 01-08-2020), Sree Narayana College, Kollam 6)International Webinar on “Perspective of Molecular approaches in Entomology”. (17-09-2020), Dept. of Zoology, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalikuda. 7)National Webinar on “Untold Mysteries of Wild Life”, (10-10-2020), Dept. of Zoology, St. Stephen’s College, Pathanapuram 8)International Webinar on “How fundamental Research drive cancer prevention and Treatment” (07-11-2020), Dept. of Zoology, HHMSPBNSS College for Women, Trivandrum. 9)National Webinar on “ General awareness on Intellectual Property Rights” ( 21-09-2021), Dept. of Biochemistry, Government College, Kariavattom. 10)IP Training Programme (Online mode) under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission. (13-01-2022), Intellectual Property Office, India. 11)National seminar (On- line mode) on “ Biodiversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands”, (07-12-2022), Dept. of Zoology, St. Thomas College, Thrissur. 12)National Level Seminar (On-line mode) on Herbarium., (24-02-2023), PG and Research Department of Botany, Kandaswami Kandar’s College, Velur – Namakkal. 13)National seminar on “Recent Trends in Physics” (02-11-2023 to 03-11-2023). Department of Physics, Government College, Kariavattom. 14)National Level Seminar on “Conservational Strategies and Social Empowerment in Western Ghats”., (09-11-2023 to10-11-2023), Departments of Geography and Zoology, Government College, Kariavattom. |
| Workshops Attended | 1)One day Workshop on Syllabus Revision for UG Course in Zoology at Kannur University, Mangattuparamba Campus. (12-12-2013), Kannur University. 2)Two days Hands-on –workshop on Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics at Baby John Memorial Government College, (08-11-2017 to 09-11-2017), Baby John Memorial Government College, Chavara, 3) Capacity Building Programme for Assistant Professors of Collegiate Education Department at Institute of Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram, (14-02-2018 to 16-02-2018). 4) Capacity Building Training Programme for Teachers of Collegiate Education Department at Institute of Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram, (5/3/2019 to 7/3/2019). 5) Faculty Development Programme on “Learning Management System & Outcome Design”. (14-09-2021 to 20-09-2021), Government College, Kariavattom. 6) State Level Workshop on National Service Scheme, at KSST Museum, Trivandrum. (14-12-2022 ), National Service Scheme State office, Thiruvananthapuram. |
| Refresher Courses Attended | 1) Short Term Course in Soft Skill Development (10-01- 2011 to 15-01- 2011), UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala. 2) Refresher Course in Environmental Sciences (16-01- 2014 to 05-02- 2014), UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala. 3) Refresher Course in Life Sciences (06-09- 2018 to 26-09- 2018), UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala. 4) Short Term Course in MOOCS, E-CONTENT DEVELOPMENT & OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (25-09-2019 to 01-10- 2019), UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala. |
| Orientation Programmes Attended | 1) Orientation Programme ( IT Oriented) (20-10- 2009 to 16-11- 2009), UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala. |
| Awards / Honours / Patents Conferred | NIL |
| Membership (s) in | NIL |
| Assigned Office Charges | NSS Unit |
| Countries Visited | NIL |