Education
| May 2018-now | Post-Doctoral fellow Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Germ Cells, IAPG, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic |
| March 2016-July 2017 | Post-Doctoral fellow Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India |
| March 2009-May 2014 | Ph.D. Biotechnology Department of Biotechnology, University of Calicut, Kerala, India. |
| Dec 2003-May 2007 | M.Sc. Medical Biochemistry School of Health Sciences, University of Calicut, Kerala, India |
Professional experience
| July 2015-March 2016 | Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, India |
| July 2014-July 2015 | Assistant Professor : Pazhassi Raja College, Pulpally, Wayanad, Kerala, India |
| February 2008-February 2009 | Tutor : Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India |
Major scientific interests
- RNA binding protein and mRNA Translation Regulation
- Post transcriptional modification
- Translational regulation in Cell cycle
Important Publications
| 2018 | Bhatter N, Iyyappan R and Rajyaguru PI. Characterizing mutations in and genetic interactions of RGG-motif translation repressor Sbp1. Wellcome Open Res 2018, 3:102 |
| 2015 | Rajan I, Jayasree PR, Kumar PR. Zerumbone induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis via increased calcium, generation of reactive oxygen species and upregulation of soluble histone H2AX in K562 chronic myelogenous leukemia cells. Tumor Biol. 2015 Nov;36(11):8479-89 |
| 2014 | Rajan I, Rabindran R, Nithya N, Lakshmipriya T, Jayasree PR, Kumar PR. Assessment of cell cycle phase-specific effects of zerumbone on mitotically synchronous surface cultures of Physarum polycephalum. Protoplasma. 2014 Jul;251(4):931-41 |
| 2013 | Rajan I, Narayanan N, Rabindran R, Jayasree PR, Manish Kumar PR. Zingerone protects against stannous chloride-induced and hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative DNA damage in vitro. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2013 Dec;155(3):455-9. |