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Sreejalekshmi





Dr. K. G. Sreejalekshmi
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Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 022
Phone:0471 2563480 (Off)
0471 2712798 (Res)
Fax:0471 2564806
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Dr. Sreeja  


Education:
  • Ph.D. (Univ. of Kerala)
  • M.Sc. (Univ. of Kerala)


    Area of Research:
    Organic Chemistry and Combinatorial Chemistry for material development, Microwave-assisted organic synthesis, Development of novel scaffolds for tissue engineering, drug, and gene delivery.


    Courses offered:
    Undergraduate: Chemistry I & II


    Experience:
    • Six years research experience and two years teaching experience (UG and PG level)

    Selected Publications:
    1. S. Sengupta, S.L. Smitha, N.E. Thomas, T.R. Santhoshkumar, S.K.C. Devi, K.G. Sreejalekshmi and K.N. Rajasekharan; “4-Amino-5-benzoyl-2-(4-methoxyphenylamino)thiazole (DAT1): A cytotoxic agent towards cancer cells and a probe for tubulin-microtubule system” British Journal of Pharmacology, 2005, 145, 1076-1083.
    2. K. G. Sreejalekshmi, S. K. C. Devi and K. N. Rajasekharan; “An efficient protocol for solid phase aminothiazole synthesis” Tetrahedron Letters, 2006, 47, 6179-6182.
    3. K. N. Rajasekharan, S. K. C. Devi, T. F. A. F. Reji, K. K. Thomas, K. G. Sreejalekshmi, S. L. Manju and S. K. Philip; “Synthesis and cytotoxicity studies of thiazole analogs of the anticancer marine alkaloid dendrodoine” European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2007 (under revision).
    Awards and Honors:
    • Awarded Research Associateship (RA) by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India.
    • II Rank holder in M.Sc. Chemistry, University of Kerala, July 1999.
    • Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research- University Grants Commission (CSIR- UGC), India.
    • Acquired eligibility for Lectureship in Chemical Sciences by qualifying National eligibility test (NET) conducted by CSIR- UGC held in December 2002.
    • Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by University of Kerala, India.
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