Ms. Amrita Nair

  Personal Information :

        Full Name : Name
        Course : Ph.D Scholar, CRNTS
        Email : amritarti@gmail.com

  Educational Information :

Degree Name of the Institute Duration CGPA/%
Ph.D-Nanotechnology CRNTS, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2013-Date Pursuing
M.Tech. Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kerala 2009-2011 9.24 (Second Rank)
B.Tech. (Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering) Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology, Kerala University, Kerala 2003-2007 8.12 (First Rank)
AISSCE (XII) Saraswathi Vidyalaya,Thiruvananthapuram Central Board of Secondary Education, Kerala 2002-2003 83
CBSE(X) Saraswathi Vidyalaya,Thiruvananthapuram Central Board of Secondary Education, Kerala 2001 85

  Reasearch Experience :


         1. M.Tech. Project (Jul 2010 - May 2011), Amrita Center for NanoSciences and Molecular Medicine, AIMS Campus, Kerala: “Fabrication of biocompatible chitin nanogels as an anticancer drug delivery vehicle".
         2. B.Tech Project (Jan 2007 - March 2007), Department of Biotechnology, University of Kerala, Kerala: “Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical constituents of leaf and bark extract of Thevetia peruviana".
         3. Underwent industrial training in Plant Biotechnology (June 2006) in Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Kerala.

  Publications & Patents :


         An Indian patent has been published R. Jayakumar, M. Sabitha, Vinod-Kumar Lakshmanan, S. V. Nair, N. Sanoj Rejinold, Amrita Nair, “The Art, Method, Manner, Process and System of Preparation of Curcumin Loaded Chitin Nanogels for Skin Penetration", Indian Patent, 2353/CHE/2011A, Dated on 22-07-2011.
        
         M. Sabitha, N. Sanoj Rejinold, Amrita Nair, Vinoth-Kumar Lakshmanan, S. V. Nair & R. Jayakumar, “Curcumin Loaded Chitin Nanogels for Skin Cancer Treatment via Transdermal Route", Nanoscale, Vol. 4, 2012, 239-250 (IF-5.914)
        
         N. Sanoj Rejinold, Amrita Nair, M. Sabitha, K. P. Chennazhi, H. Tamura, S.V. Nair & R. Jayakumar, “Synthesis, Characterization and in vitro Cytocompatability Studies of Chitin Nanogels for Biomedical Applications", Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 87 (1), 2012, 936-942 . (IF-3.628)
        
         R. Jayakumar, Amrita Nair, N. Sanoj Rejinold, S. Maya & S. V. Nair, “Doxorubicin Loaded pH Responsive Chitin Nanogels for Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells", Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 87, 2011, 2352- 2356 (IF-3.628)
        
         M. Sabitha, N. Sanoj Rejinold, Amrita Nair, Vinoth-Kumar Lakshmanan, Shantikumar V. Naira, & R. Jayakumar, “Development and evaluation of 5-fluorouracil loaded chitin nanogels for treatment of skin cancer", Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 91,2013, 48-57 (IF-3.628 )

         S. Maya, Bruno Sarmento, Amrita Nair, N. Sanoj Rejinold, Santikumar V. Nair, R. Jayakumar. “Smart stimuli sensitive nanogels in cancer drug delivery and imaging: A Review", Current Pharmaceutical Design, Vol. 19, 2013, 1-17.

  Area of Interest :


        Drug Delivery
        Design of targeted drug delivery systems
        Cancer biology
        Nanomedicine


  Recent Coursework :


         Chemistry of Nanomaterials
         Nanosystems Design
         Properties of Nanomaterials
         Nanotoxicology
         Polymeric Nanomaterials
         Biomaterials Science
         Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
         Cell and Molecular Biology
         Experimental Techniques in Biology
         Stem Cell Biology
         Applications of Nanosystems in medicine
         Cancer Nanotechnology
         Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
         Statistical Methods in Biology

   Technical & Scientific Expertise :


Nanomaterial Characterization:
         Strong fundamentals in characterization techniques including particle sizing analysis using Dynamic Light Scattering and Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Thermogravimetric and Differential Thermal analysis, UV- Vis Spectrophotometry, Spectrofluorometry, X-Ray Diffraction.

Laboratory Techniques:

    Biotechnology :
         Protein Separation
         DNA and RNA isolation
         Analysis of amino acids and sugars
         Microbiology techniques
         Cell Culture
         Cytotoxicity Analysis

     Nanotechnology:
         Synthesis of polymeric nanocarriers
         Characterization of nanomaterials

Computer Sciences:
         Languages : C, C ++, COBOL
         Softwares : Mainframe systems, Microcal Origin 6.0

   Career Achievements :


         Obtained First rank for B.Tech from Kerala University
         Obtained Second rank for M.Tech from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
         Obtained a fellowship sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology(DST), Govt. of India, for the period 2009-2011 under the M.Tech program the M.Tech Nanomedical Sciences program (2009-2011)

  Conferences, Workshops & Seminars Attended :

ABLE-BEST INDIA 2010 Entrepreneurship Workshop in July 2010, Bangalore

   Work Experience :


         Worked as a Guest lecturer and presently working as Teaching Assistant at the College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala (Sept 2011-Present) Subjects handled:
         Chemical Engineering (Theory and Practicals ) for 3rd year M.Sc. Integrated Biotechnology students
         Nanobiotechnology (Theory) for 3rd year M.Sc. Integrated Biotechnology students
         Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering (Theory and Practicals) for 3rd year M.Sc. Integrated Biotechnology students
         Analytical Techniques in biotechnology for 2nd year M.Sc. Integrated Biotechnology students
         Worked as a Business Analyst in UST Global (Oct 2007 - June 2009)

Responsibilities:
         Requirement collection and management
         Use Case analysis and preparation
         Aquiring domain expertise
         Client interaction

   Technical & Scientific Expertise :

Subjects handled:
         Chemical Engineering (Theory and Practicals ) for 3rd year M.Sc. Integrated Biotechnology students
         Nanobiotechnology (Theory) for 3rd year M.Sc. Integrated Biotechnology students
         Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering (Theory and Practicals) for 3rd year M.Sc. Integrated Biotechnology students
         Analytical Techniques in biotechnology for 2nd year M.Sc. Integrated Biotechnology students
         Worked as a Business Analyst in UST Global (Oct 2007 - June 2009)

Responsibilities:
         Requirement collection and management
         Use Case analysis and preparation
         Aquiring domain expertise
         Client interaction

   Technical & Scientific Expertise :


         First Prize in English poetry recitation in both the South Zone and State CBSE youth festivals (1999)
         First prizes in English Poetry recitation and Story Writing in South Zone (2000) and Second prize in English Poetry recitation for State CBSE youth festivals (2000)

   Technical & Scientific Expertise :


         Excellent speaking and writing skills in English.
         Fluent in Malayalam and can speak Hindi.
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