DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Dr. Smitha V. B.  Associate Professor Department of Biotechnology University of Calicut Calicut University PO 673 635  Kerala - India Phone (Off): 0494 2407403, 4 Residence Address: Chitra Gardens Pangappara PO Thiruvananthapuram-695581 Mobile no: +91 8139866731 (Res): 0494-2401972 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Specialization:  Molecular Oncology

H Index: 11(Scopus)

Awards and Scholarships

• Post-Doctoral Fellow mentorship by Kerlala Higher Education Council Chief Minister's Nava Kerala mission PDF Programme (2022)
• “Peraringnar Anna Award” from Madurai Kamaraj University for the best research paper published in international journals in the field of Cancer Biology for the year 2005
• CSIR Research Fellowship (Dec 2001) and NET (July 2001)

Awards: Ph.D. Students

Remya Johny: 

1.Best poster award at National conference on Phytomedicine , conducted by Bharatiyar University, TN, India (5^th – 6^th January 2023).

2.Best Paper award at the 37th Kerala Science Congress held at Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur during 7-10 February 2025.

1. Best Poster Award at 36th Kerala Science Congress, February 2024 at Government College, Kasaragod.

2. Best Paper Presentation Award at National Conference-Exploring Synergies: Insights in Life Science and Structural Biology (ESILS - 2024), April 2024,organized by Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Kannur University. 

Aiswarya US: Best poster award at 30th Kerala Science Congress 69-70 (2018 Jan)

Research Projects

Funding Agency: KSCSTE; Grant: Thirty Lakhs

Title: Isolation, identification and characterization of anticancer principle from the medicinal plant, Corallocarpus epigaeus

Publications: Peer-Reviewed International Journals

1. Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Aiswarya U S, Remya Johny, Meghna Sudhesh, Amrutha Nisthul, Ravi Shankar Lankalapalli, Ruby John Anto and Smitha V B., A potent bioactive fraction against colon cancer from Plectranthus vettiveroides; Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy (2023), 4, 227-239. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/etat.2023.00131
2. Anwar Shabna, Jayesh Antony, Vinod Vijayakurup, Minakshi Saikia, Vijayasteltar BLiju, Archana P Retnakumari, Nisthul A Amrutha, Vijai V Alex, Mundanattu Swetha,Sreekumar U Aiswarya, Somaraj Jannet, Uma Subramanian Unni, Sankar Sundaram, Daisy R Sherin, Nikhil Ponnoor Anto, Smitha V Bava, Sadasivan Chittalakkottu, Sophia Ran, and Ruby John Anto (2022). Pharmacological attenuation of melanoma by tryptanthrin pertains to the suppression of MITF-M through MEK/ERK signaling axis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 79(9), 1-19. (IF- 9.261)
3. Aiswarya US, GVikas , NHHaritha , VBLiju , A Shabna , MSwetha , T P Rayginia , C KKeerthana , Lekshmi RNath , MVReshma , SSundaram , Nikhil PA, Ravi SL, Ruby JA, Smitha VB; Cucurbitacin B, Purified and Characterized From the Rhizome of Corallocarpus epigaeus Exhibits Anti-Melanoma Potential; Frontiers in Oncology;2022 Jun 8;12:903832;DOI: 10.3389/fonc2022.903832; (IF-5.738).
4. Ruby John Anto, Haritha Hariprasad Nair, Akbar Nawab, Vinod Vijayakurup, Nikhil Ponnoor Anto, Vijayasteltar B Liju, Vijai V Alex, Amrutha Nisthul A, Aiswarya U S, Swetha Mundanattu, Balachandran S Vinod, Sankar Sundaram, Maria V Guijarro, Thomas Herlevich, Nesteena K N, Smitha V B, Sadasivan Chittalakkottu, Maria Zajac-Kaye: Targeting thymidylate synthase enhances the chemosensitivity of triple-negative breast cancer towards 5-FU-based combinatorial therapy: Frontiers in Oncology Front Oncol. 2021 Jul 15;11:656804. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.656804, (IF – 5.738)
5. Isha Godwin, Nikhil Ponnoor Anto, Smitha V Bava, Mani Shankar Babu, Goodwin G Jinesh; Targeting K-Ras and apoptosis-driven cellular transformation in cancer; Cell death discovery; No.7/1, Apr 14, 2021,(IF – 7.109).
6. Mohan Shankar G.1,, Vijai V. Alex, Amrutha Nisthul A., Smitha V. Bava, Sankar Sundaram, Archana P. Retnakumari, Sadasivan Chittalakkottu and Ruby John Anto; Pre‐clinical evidences for the efficacy of tryptanthrin as a potent suppressor of skin cancer; Cell Proliferation; Oct 30-2019, (IF – 8.755)
7. Bava, Smitha V., Arun Kumar T. Thulasidasan, Chanickal N. Sreekanth, and Ruby John Anto. "Cervical cancer: A comprehensive approach towards extermination." Annals of medicine; 48, no. 3 (2016): 149-161. (IF – 5.348)
8. Puliyappadamba, Vineshkumar T., Arun Kumar T. Thulasidasan, Vinod Vijayakurup, Jayesh Antony, Smitha V. Bava, Shabna Anwar, Sankar Sundaram, and Ruby John Anto. "Curcumin inhibits B [a] PDE‐induced procarcinogenic signals in lung cancer cells, and curbs B [a] P‐induced mutagenesis and lung carcinogenesis." BioFactors; 41, no. 6 (2015): 431-442. (IF - 6.438)
9. Radhakrishnan, E. K., Smitha V. Bava, Sai Shyam Narayanan, Lekshmi R. Nath, Arun Kumar T. Thulasidasan, Eppurathu Vasudevan Soniya, and Ruby John Anto. "[6]-Gingerol induces caspase-dependent apoptosis and prevents PMA-induced proliferation in colon cancer cells by inhibiting MAPK/AP-1 signaling." PLoS One; 9, no. 8 (2014): e104401. (IF - 3.752)
10. Sreekanth, C. N., S. V. Bava, E. Sreekumar, and R. J. Anto. "Molecular evidences for the chemosensitizing efficacy of liposomal curcumin in paclitaxel chemotherapy in mouse models of cervical cancer." Oncogene; 30, no. 28 (2011): 3139. (IF – 8.756)
11. Bava, Smitha V., Chanickal N. Sreekanth, Arun Kumar T. Thulasidasan, Nikhil P. Anto, Vino T. Cheriyan, Vineshkumar T. Puliyappadamba, Sajna G. Menon, Santhosh D. Ravichandran, and Ruby John Anto. "Akt is upstream and MAPKs are downstream of NF-κB in paclitaxel-induced survival signaling events, which are down-regulated by curcumin contributing to their synergism." International journal of biochemistry & cell biology; 43, no. 3 (2011): 331-341. (IF - 5.652)
12. Puliyappadamba, Vineshkumar T., Vino T. Cheriyan, Arun Kumar T. Thulasidasan, Smitha V. Bava, Balachandran S. Vinod, Priya R. Prabhu, Ranji Varghese, Arathy Bevin, Shalini Venugopal, and Ruby John Anto. "Nicotine-induced survival signaling in lung cancer cells is dependent on their p53 status while its down-regulation by curcumin is independent." Molecular cancer; 9, no. 1 (2010): 220. (IF- 41.444)
13. Laladhas, Krishna P., Vino T. Cheriyan, Vineshkumar T. Puliappadamba, Smitha V. Bava, Rajesh G. Unnithan, Parvathy L. Vijayammal, and Ruby John Anto. "A novel protein fraction from Sesbania grandiflora shows potential anticancer and chemopreventive efficacy, in vitro and in vivo." Journal of cellular and molecular medicine; 14, no. 3 (2010): 636-646. (IF - 5.295)
14. Bava, Smitha V., Vineshkumar T. Puliappadamba, Ayswaria Deepti, Asha Nair, Devarajan Karunagaran, and Ruby John Anto. "Sensitization of taxol-induced apoptosis by curcumin involves down-regulation of nuclear factor-κB and the serine/threonine kinase Akt and is independent of tubulin polymerization". Journal of Biological Chemistry; 280, no. 8 (2005): 6301-6308. (IF - 5.486). 

Publications: Non-Peered Reviewed 

1. Remya Johny, Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Aiswarya U S, Ruby John Anto, Smitha VB.,’ Evaluation of the chemotherapeutic potential of a column fraction isolated from Sphagneticola trilobata against Colon cancer, in vitro. (International conference on Advance Research- INSIGHT) February 2024, Page No: BOT 2 conducted by MES Kaveeyam College Valachery.
2. Meghna Sudhesh,Aishwarya U.S,Remya Johny, Faisal Moossa Athikkavil,Ruby John Anto, Smitha VB.'Anti-melanoma efficacy of Corallocarpus epigaeus tuber',(International conference on Advance Research- INSIGHT) February 2024,conducted by MES Kaveeyam College Valachery.
3. Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Aiswarya U S, Remya Johny, Meghna Sudhesh, Ruby John Anto and Smitha V B., “PVF, a bioactive fraction from Plectranthus vettiveroides potentiates apoptosis in colon cancer cells” (International conference on Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics) January 2023, Page No: 65 conducted by Annamalai University, TN.
4. Remya Johny, Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Aiswarya U S, Ruby John Anto  and Smitha V B., “Evaluation of anticancer potential of bioactive fraction (ESF) from Sphagneticola trilobata against colon cancer cell. (International conference on Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics) January 2023, Page No: 58 conducted by Annamalai University, TN.
5. Meghna Sudhesh, Aiswarya U S, Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Remya Johny, Amrutha A, Ruby John Anto and Smitha V B., “Methanol extract of Corallocarpus epigaeus tuber exhibits antimelanoma potential” (International conference on Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics) January 2023, Page No: 58 conducted by Annamalai University, TN.
6. Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Aiswarya U S, Remya Johny, Meghna Sudhesh, Ruby John Anto  and Smitha V B ., PVF, a purified column fraction from the medicinal plant, Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) N. P Singh & B. D. Sharma is highly efficacious against colon cancer. (National conference on Phytomedicine – Medicinal plants, International journal of phytomedicine and related industries) January 2023, Page No: 15 conducted by Bharatiyar University, TN, India Print ISSN:0975-4261, Online ISSN:0975-6892.
7. Remya Johny, Faisal Moossa Athikkavil ,Aiswarya U S ,Ruby John Anto  and Smitha V B., “A bioactive fraction (ESF), isolated from Sphagneticola trilobata(L.) Pruski exhibits anticancer potential against colon cancer cells” (National conference on Phytomedicine – Medicinal plants, International journal of phytomedicine and related industries) January 2023, Page No: 101 conducted by Bharatiyar University, TN, India Print ISSN:0975-4261, Online ISSN:0975-6892.
8. Meghna Sudhesh, Aiswarya U S, Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Remya Johny, Amrutha A, Ruby John Anto and Smitha V B., “Anti-melanoma efficacy of the methanol extract of Corallocarpus epigaeus(Rottler) Hook.f. tuber” (National conference on Phytomedicine – Medicinal plants, International journal of phytomedicine and related industries) January 2023, Page No: 60 conducted by Bharatiyar University, TN, India Print ISSN:0975-4261, Online ISSN:0975-6892. .
9. Meghna Sudhesh, Aiswarya U S, Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Remya Johny, Amrutha A, Ruby John Anto and Smitha V B., “Evaluation of anti-proliferative potential of the methanol extract of Corallocarpus epigaeus tuber” (Multi-disciplinary online international conference- Quaesitio 2022-23) December 2022, conducted by St. Stephens college, Uzhavoor, Kerala
10. Amrutha Nisthul A, Aiswarya U S, Meghna Sudhesh, Ruby John Anto, C Sadasivan and Smitha V B ., “In silico studies exploring the possibility of Cucurbitacin B as an MEK inhibitor in the treatment of melanoma” (International conference on drug discovery) November 2022, conducted by Schrodinger and BITS Pilani, Goa
11. Meghna Sudhesh, Aiswarya U S, Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Remya Johny, Amrutha A, Ruby John Anto and Smitha V B., "Anti-melanoma potential exhibited by tuber of Corallocarpus epigaeus”. (National seminar entitled Current Trends In Medical Biotechnology: an interdisciplinary approaches for healthy life) November 2022, conducted by Government Degree College (Men) - Srikakulam & Society for Biotechnologists
12. Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Remya Johny, Aiswarya U S ,Ruby John Anto and Smitha V B ., In vitro Evaluation of the Anticancer Property of the Aromatic Medicinal Plant Plectranthus vettiveroides.(International Virtual Conference on Evolving Paradigms in Biotechnology: Combating Contemporary Challenges) April 1 & 2, 2022, Page No: 18 conducted by Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ISBN:978-81-956813-0-3.
13. Remya Johny, Faisal Moossa Athikkavil ,Aiswarya U S ,Ruby John Anto and Smitha V B ., Sphagneticola trilobata Leaf Extract Induces Apoptosis in the Colon Cancer Cell Line HCT116.  (International Virtual Conference on Evolving Paradigms in Biotechnology: Combating Contemporary Challenges) April 1 & 2, 2022, Page No: 18 conducted by Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ISBN: 978-81-956813-0-3
14. Aiswarya U S, Haritha H Nair, Jaice Ravindran, Ravi Shankar Lankalapalli, Ruby John Anto, Smitha V B, Isolation identification and characterization of potent anticancer compounds from the medicinal plant Corallocarpus epigaeus effective against malignant melanoma, International Webinar on Phytochemistry- Impacts and Applications Organized by Kerala Academy of Science, September 11, 2021.
15. Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Remya Johny, Aiswarya U.S., Ruby John Anto & Smitha V.B. Anticancer potential of an aromatic medicinal plant Plectranthus vettiveroides. The International conference on agriculture, climate change & Life Sciences 2021), 05 March 2021, ISBN: 978-93-90146-15-4 Organized by International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation, India.
16. Aiswarya U S, Haritha H Nair, Vikas G, Ravi Shankar Lankalapalli, Ruby John Anto, Smitha V B, Isolation identification and characterization of potent anticancer compounds from the medicinal plant Corallocarpus epigaeus effective against melanoma, 33^rd Kerala Science Congress, January 2021
17. Aiswarya U S, Haritha H Nair, Vikas G, Ravi Shankar Lankalapalli, Ruby John Anto, Smitha V B, Isolation and identification of potent anticancer compounds from the plant, Corallocarpus epigaeus, 32^nd Kerala Science Congress, January 2020
18. Faisal Moossa Athikkavil, Remya Johny, Ruby John Anto & V.B. Smitha., Cytotoxic activity of an endemic South Indian aromatic medicinal plant Plectranthus vettiveroides. XLII All India Botanical Conference & National Symposium on "Innovations and Inventions in Plant Science Research November 6-8, 2019, Page No: 221-222.
19. Aiswarya U S, Haritha H Nair, Jaice Ravindran, Ravi Shankar Lankalapalli, Ruby John Anto, Smitha V B. Evaluation of the Medicinal Plant Corallocarpus epigaeus for Anti-Cancer Property, 8^th Annual meeting of Indian Academy of Biomedical Sciences & conference on Deliberation on Translation of Basic Scientific Insights into Affordable Health Care Products February 25-27,2019, Page No. 174-175, CSIR- NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
20. Aiswarya U S, Haritha H Nair, Jaice Ravindran, Ravi Shankar Lankalapalli, Ruby John Anto, Smitha V B. Corallocarpus epigaeus: A Potent Medicinal Plant with Anti-Cancer Property, State Level Seminar on Biotechnology for “Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization” November 2, 2018, Page No. 24-25, Sree Narayana College of Technology, Kollam.
21. Aiswarya U S, Haritha H Nair, Jaice Ravindran, Ravi Shankar Lankalapalli, Ruby John Anto and Smitha V B. Tubers of the Medicinal Plant Corallocarpus epigaeus Possess Potent Anti-Cancer Principles Effective against Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 3 rd International Conference on “Nutraceuticals and Chronic Diseases” September14-16, 2018, Rishikesh-Dehradun, India.
22. Smitha V B and Aiswarya U S. Bioprospecting a Strategy for Discovering Chemotherapeutic Agents for Cancer, National Seminar on New Horizons in Cancer Treatment and Prevention: From Bench to Bedside, March 2018, ISBN 978-93-5300-765-2, Page No. 27.
23. Aiswarya U S, Haritha H Nair, Ravi Shankar L, Ruby John Anto, Smitha V B. A Bioactive Fraction from the Medicinal Plant Corallocarpus epigaeus Induces Apoptosis in Hepato-Carcinoma cells; National Seminar on New Horizons in Cancer Treatment and Prevention: From Bench to Bedside, March 2018, Sree Narayana College, Kollam, ISBN 978-93-5300-765-2
24. Aiswarya U S, Haritha H Nair, Ravi Shankar L, Ruby John Anto, Smitha V B. FFC, A potent Fraction from the Medicinal Plant Corallocarpus epigaeus induces cytotoxicity in hepatocellular carcinoma via Induction of Apoptosis. Proceedings of 7th ICTCR 2018 page 78.
25. Aiswarya U.S., Haritha H. Nair, Ruby John Anto and Smitha V.B. A study on the anticancer potential of the medicinal plant Corallocarpus epigaeus. Proceedings of 30th Kerala Science Congress 69-70 (2018 Jan.)
26. Remya Johny, Aiswarya U.S., Smitha V.B. Ruby John Anto scientific analysis of the bioactive properties of mistletoe Dendrophthoe falcata, growing on the spice plant Myristica fragrans Proceedings of 30th Kerala Science Congress 71-72 (2018 Jan.)
27. Lakshmi RN, Sophia MJ, Nikhil PA,Sai SN, Smitha VB and Ruby JA. “4-O-Methylgallic acid, isolated from the leaves of the mistletoe growing on Saraca asoca induces caspase-mediated apoptosis in cervical cancer cells via down-regulation of HPV” 343rd OMICS International Conference, Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials, August 2015 Volume 5, Issue 2, ISSN: 2155-952X, Proceedings of 8th Euro Biotechnology Congress August 18-20, 2015 Germany.
28. CN Sreekanth, Smitha VB, Arun Kumar TT, N P Anto, VT Cheriyan, Vineshkumar TP, SG Menon, SD Ravichandran and *Ruby John Anto. Curcumin: A Potent Candidate to be Evaluated as a Chemosensitizer in Paclitaxel Chemotherapy Against Cervical Cancer. In: Perspectives in Cancer Prevention-Translational Cancer Research. P editors-Sudhakaran P, Oommen V, Pillai, MR (Eds.). Pubd: Springer; 2014 edition (October 25, 2013)
29. Chanickal. N. Sreekanth, Smitha. V. Bava and Ruby John Anto. Curcumin: A potent candidate to be evaluated as a chemosensitizer in paclitaxel chemotherapy against cervical cancer., Fourth International Conference on Translational Cancer Research: Recent Developments in Cancer Prevention, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, December 16th-19th, 2011.
30. Chanickal. N. Sreekanth, Smitha. V. Bava and Ruby John Anto. Chemosensitizing efficacy of curcumin in paclitaxel chemotherapy as evidenced by chemical-induced and xenograft models of cervical cancer, 3rd International Conference on Drug Discovery & Therapy-Feb 7 - 10, 2011, Dubai.
31. Ruby John Anto, Smitha V.B., Vinesh Kumar T.P., Sreekanth C.N., Vinod B.S., Vino T. Cherian, Priya R Prabhu and Gayathri L.T., p-202-208, Phenolics of the functional food – “Curcumin- A nutraceuticals with potential chemosensitive property”, Role of dietary fibers and nutraceuticals in preventing diseases, Pubd -Pharma Med Press, 2007.
32. Vineshkumar.TP, Smitha Bava and Ruby John Anto (2005) Curcumin down-regulates Nicotine resistance in lung cancer cells Indian Journal of Medical Research. (supplement), 100
33. “Sensitization of taxol-induced apoptosis by curcumin involves down regulation of NF-B and Akt and is independent of tubulin polymerization” at Apoptosis 2005 (International Symposium on Translational Research) held at Trivandrum, December 2005.
34. Smitha Bava, Vineshkumar T.P and Ruby John Anto. Molecular mechanism behind the synergistic effect of taxol and curcumin.; Proceedings of 17th Kerala Science Congress 75-77, Jan 2005.
35. Smitha VB and Ruby John Anto. Anti-apoptotic proteins as targets of chemotherapy. Amala Research Bullettin, 2004, 23, 1-6.
36. “Down-regulation of NF-κB by curcumin sensitizes HeLa cells to taxol induced apoptosis” at International Workshop on Cervical Cancer held at NCBS Bangalore, November 2004.
37. Ruby John Anto, Karunagaran D and Smitha VB. Curcumin potentiates taxol induced apoptosis of cervical cancer cells. Proceedings of Kerala Science Congress, 2003, 15, 263- 268

Chapters in Text Books

1. Cucurbitacin B: A Potential Therapeutic Agent Against Liver Cancer  by A Amrutha Nisthul, US Aiswarya, MA Faisal and VB Smitha.,Liver Cancer and Phytomedicine(March 2025) World Scientific connect.
2. Kalishwaralal, Kalimuthu, Ajmani Abhishek, Chenicheri K. Keerthana, Tennyson P. Rayginia, Mundanattu Swetha, Sreekumar U. Aiswarya, Jaison Arivalagan, Smitha V. Bava, Michael A. Firer, and Ruby John Anto (2023). Selenium Metabolic Pathway in Ferroptotic Cell Death. In Ferroptosis in Health and Disease (pp. 369-382). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
3. Aiswarya, S. U. D., & Smitha V.B., (2023). Unveiling the Potency of Phyto-Constituents to Target TNBC: Mechanism to Therapeutics. Therapeutic Drug Targets and Phytomedicine For Triple Negative Breast Cancer, 145.
4. CN Sreekanth, Smitha V.B., Arun Kumar TT, N P Anto, VT Cheriyan, Vineshkumar TP, SG Menon, SD Ravichandran and Ruby John Anto - Curcumin: A Potent Candidate to be Evaluated as a Chemosensitizer in Paclitaxel Chemotherapy Against Cervical Cancer. In: Perspectives in Cancer Prevention-Translational Cancer Research. P editors-Sudhakaran P, Oommen V, Pillai, MR (Eds.). Pubd: Springer; 2014 edition (October 25, 2013) Molecular Biology of Cancer
5. Ruby John Anto, Smitha V.B., Vinesh Kumar T.P., Sreekanth C.N., Vinod B.S., Vino T. Cherian, Priya R Prabhu and Gayathri L.T., p-202-208, Phenolics of the functional food – “Curcumin- A nutraceuticals with potential chemosensitive property”, Role of dietary fibers and nutraceuticals in preventing diseases, Pubd -Pharma Med Press, 2007.
6. Role of Plant-Derived Extracellular Nanovesicles in Triggering Innate Immune Response Against Plant Pathogens
   ByVandana Sharma, Victor Samuel, Chenicheri K Keerthana, Praveen Archana, Shifana Chembothumparambil Sadiq, Mundanattu Swetha, Tennyson Prakash Rayginia, Sreekumar Usha Devi Aiswarya, Smitha Vadakkeveettil Bava, Manikandan Mohan, Johnson Retnaraj Samuel Selvan Christyraj, Jaison Arivalagan, Sam Aldrin Chandran, Kalimuthu Kalishwaralal (2024),Nanotechnology in Plant Health,CRC Press

Research Guidance

Ph.D.[Ongoing] : 2

Ph.D [Submitted] : 1

PDF[Completed] : 1

Ph.D. [Awarded] :2

Ph.D. Alumini :  Faisal Moosa Athikkavil- PDF ,University of Pavia ,Italy

                        Aiswarya US - PDF, NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram

Membership in University Academic Bodies

Member: Board of Studies-Biotechnology, University of Calicut

Invited Lectures

1. Talk titled “Women in Science Conclave-We IGNITE-2025” organized by the Kerala State Council for Science,Technology and Environment (KSCSTE),March 15 2025,at Sasthra Bhavan,Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram.
2. Talk titled “Molecular biology of cancer “at Academic staff College, University of Calicut, September 23rd, 2021 sponsored by UGC/National
3. Talk titled “Cancer therapeutics and preventives from Nature at Academic staff College, University of Calicut, October 25^th, 2018 sponsored by UGC/National 
4. Talk titled” Bioprospecting for chemotherapeutic agents for Cancer” at National Seminar "New horizons in Cancer Treatment and Prevention: From Bench to Bedside” organized by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Sree Narayana College, Kollam, jointly sponsored by DST and KSCSTE, on 16th and 17th March 2018
5. Talk titled “Cancer chemotherapeutic agents from Nature” at The National Seminar on “New Avenues in Bioscience Research conducted at School of Biosciences, M.G. University, in association with DST and PURSE 2 on 19 and 20th March, 2018
6. Talk Titled “Bioprospecting for Cancer Chemotherapeutic agents from plants” at National Seminar on Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy organized by Directorate of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala at Govt. College for Women, Trivandrum on November 4th and 5th, 2017
7. Talk titled Cancer prevention: A case study approach with Cervical Cancer” at National Seminar titled New trends in Biotechnology Conducted at St. Joseph’s College, Thrissur on Jand 5th and 6th, 2016
8. Talk titled Cancer: “Through the lens of Molecular Biology”, February, 2015 ., on World cancer day, at Audio Visual Theater of Farook college, Calicut

Participations: Chaired Person in Seminar/Conferences

1. Chairperson for Oral presentation Sessions at the International Conference on Molecular Biology : An underpinning of Life Science conducted by the Dept. of Zoology, Farrok College; Kozhikode, for two days [January 8-9,2018, sponsored by UGC]/International.

Memberships/Professional affiliations:

Member, Society for Biotechnologists, India

Member, Indian Association of Cancer Research

Member, Society for Neutraceuticals and Chronic Diseases