Curriculam Vitae

Dr. Linu Mathew

Assistant professor (Sr.grade) w/o Binoi Antony

school of Biosciences Pichakapallil

Mahatma Gandhi University Amalagiri P O

Priyadarshini Hills P O Kottayam-36

Keralam-686 560 Keralam

linubinoi@gmail.com 91- 481 -2591790

Mob. 91- 9447505690

Educational Qualifications

Degree Board Subjects YearMark (%)

Class/Rank

. Ph. D. in Biotechnology

Mahatma Gandhi University

2008

MSc Biotechnology

Tamilnadu Agricultural University

Genetic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Enzymology, Biochemistry

1999 96 First Rank with distinction

BSc. (Agriculture)

Kerala Agricultural University

Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Genetics, Plant Breeding

1997 93 Distinction

. Pre- Degree Mahatma Gandhi University

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Hindi

1992 82 First Class

S. S. L. C State Board of Public Examinations

Basic Sciences, Languages

1990 94 Distinction

Title of the thesis

Studies on the anticancer effects of Cassia fistula L.

Areas of Interests

Plant Tissue Culture, DNA barcoding

Scholarships

1 CSIR. JRF and NET in the year 1998

2 D. B. T. Scholarship from 1997-1999

3 Kerala Agricultural University Merit scholarship from 1992-1996

4 Mahatma Gandhi University Merit Scholarship based on S. S. L. C. marks from

1990-1992

Merit Awards

M. S. Swaminathan Award for the best student in Biotechnology for the year

1999 of Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, TNAU

Teaching Experience

Teaching Biotechnology at PG level since 26 March, 2001 till date. (11 years

experience)

Publications

a) Papers Published

1 Linu Mathew, R. Chandra Babu, J. Souframanien, P. Chezhian, P. Shanmugasundaram,

P. Nagarajan and S. Sadashivam, DNA Polymorphism among Rice (Oryza sativa L. )

accessions differing in draught tolerance, J. Plant Biol, Vol 27 (2) pp 145-152 (2000)

2 Linu Mathew, Sankar Sashidhar, Chemopreventive potential of methanol extract of

stem bark of Cassia fistula in mice, Journal of pharmacognosy and herbal

formulations,vol2 , ,(ISSN2229-6840)(2012)

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3 Reshma John, Siji Raju, Jyothis Mathew, Linu Mathew, Endophytic associations in

Achyranthes aspera L. Journal of science Technology And Management, Vol 04 ,No2,9-

13(2012)

4. Rashmi PA, Reshma John and Linu Mathew Isolation and characterisation of vasicine from in vitro Cultures of Justicia adhatoda, Vol 3/Issue 3

b) Paper presented at conferences

1) Micropropagation and secondary metabolite isolation from Adahthoda vassica

Nees ,Rashmi PA, Reshma John, Linu Mathew ,Kerala women,s science congress august

2010

2) Endophytic associations in Neem Plants (Azadirachta indica A juss.)in Kerala Preethy MR, Jyothis Mathew, Linu Mathew 2010

3) Genetic variation in populations of Clarias dussumieri dussumieri in different geographical locations of Kerala Aneesha devassi, Smitha Thomas, Linu Mathew World congress on biotechnology,2011

4) Genetic variation in populations of Monochoria vaginalis in different geographical areas of coastal Kerala, Smitha thomas. K., Aneesha devassy and Linu Mathew, World congress on biotechnology,2011

5) Endophytic fungal diversity and colonization in Achyranthes aspera Linn. Reshma

John, Siji Raju, Jyothis Mathew, Liinu Mathew 24th Kerala Science Congress, KSCSTE,

Thiruvanthapuram 2012

6) Studies on endophytic associations in Achyranthes aspera . Reshma John, Siji Raju,

Jyothis Mathew, Liinu Mathew, International congress and symposium in plant

sciences,at MACFAST ,Thiruvalla, Kerala 2011

c) NCBI GenBank Accessions(45 accessions)

ACCESSION JQ699184   to ACCESSION JQ699228 (45 accessions)  

1ACCESSION JQ699184  Aneesha,D.,Linu,M.,Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A.,

Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K    568 bp    DNA     linearVRT28-FEB-2012

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DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP1 16S ribosomal RNA gene,

partialsequence;mitochondrial.

SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)

2 ACCESSION JQ699184  Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K    568 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP1 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)     3 ACCESSION JQ699185  Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K     568 bp    DNA  linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP2 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partialsequence; mitochondrial.    .SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish).

4 ACCESSION JQ699186       Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K    568 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP3 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial.    . SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) ORGANISM  Clarias gariepinus          . 5 ACCESSION   JQ699191 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K                573 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT3 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 6  ACCESSION JQ699192    Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K.           573 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT4 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 7 ACCESSION   JQ699193    Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K             573 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT5 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial

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sequence; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 8 ACCESSION JQ699194       Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K          568 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU1 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 9 ACCESSION JQ699195   Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K          568 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU2 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri      10 ACCESSION JQ699196   Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K              568 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU3 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 11  ACCESSION JQ699197    Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K             568 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-201 DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU4 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 12 ACCESSION JQ699198  Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 568 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU5 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; mitochondrial. SOURCE   mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri

13 ACCESSION JQ699199      Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K.           671 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP1 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)

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14 ACCESSION JQ699200   Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K., Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K.        671 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP2 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish )

15 ACCESSSION JQ699201    Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K      671 bp    DNA   linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP3 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 16 ACCESSION JQ699202 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K                671 bp   DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP4 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI)gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 17 ACCESSION JQ699203   Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K  671 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP5 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI)gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)      

18 ACCESSION JQ699204  Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K    660 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT1 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 19 ACCESSION       JQ699205    Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 660 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT2 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI)gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 20 ACCESSION       JQ699206 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K    660 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012

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DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT3 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 21 ACCESSION       JQ699207       Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K          660 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT4 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 22 ACCESSSION       JQ699208 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K 660 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT5 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 23 ACCESSION       JQ699209 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K  662 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU1 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI)gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 24 ACCESSION       JQ699210   Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K   662 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU2 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 25 ACCESSION      JQ699211   Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K        662 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU3 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 26 ACCESSION       JQ699212   Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K     662 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU4 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri

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27 ACCESSION       JQ699213    Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K  662 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias dussumieri isolate CLDU5 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias dussumieri 28 ACCESSION   JQ699214     Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K    578 bp    DNA   linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP1 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish) 29 ACCESSION     JQ699215 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K       578 bp    DNA linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP2 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)

30 ACCESSION     JQ699216   Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K  578 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012 SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)

31 ACCESSION   JQ699217  Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K    578 bp    DNA    linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP4 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)

32 ACCESSION       JQ699218 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K     578 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias gariepinus isolate CLGP5 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias gariepinus (North African catfish)

33 ACCESSION       JQ699219 Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K     578 bp    DNA   linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT1 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish)

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34 ACCESSSION JQ699220  Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K  578 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT2 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial. SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish) 35 ACCESSION       JQ699221    Aneesha,D., Linu,M., Padmakumar,K.G., Gopalakrishnan,A., Raj,K.,Basheer,V.S. and Jena,J.K  578 bp    DNA     linear   VRT 28-FEB-2012 DEFINITION  Clarias batrachus isolate CLBT3 cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial.SOURCE      mitochondrion Clarias batrachus (walking catfish)

Workshops and Seminar attended

1. Workshop on recombinant DNA Technology conducted by CFBTR, Madurai.

(21-12-2002 to 31-02-2002)

2. 3 Day Seminar cum Workshop on Animal Cell Culture in School of Medical

Education, M. G. U., Gandhi Nagar, from 03-11-03 to 05-11-03

3. UGC Sponsored orientation Course from 14-10-04 to 10-11-04 at Bharathiar

University

4. Workshop on Statistical Applications in Research Studies By School of

Environmental Sciences, M. G. U. from 20-07-04 to 25-07-04

5. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on Life Sciences by CUSAT from 19-02-07 to

10-03-07

6. National Seminar on Biosciences from 14-02-07to 15-02-07 organized by School

of Biosciences, M. G. U.

7. (convenor ) National seminar series in connection with Birth Bicentenary of

Charles Darwin) at School of Biosciences 2009

8. National seminar on GM Crops and food security at KSCSTE ,Trivandrum

Kerala 2009

9. National seminar on Role of women in climate change at KSCSTE

Thiruvananthapuram Jan 2010

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10. Kerala Women’s Science Congress August 2010

11. Workshop on Plant DNA barcoding at CMS college, Kottayam, MG University

December 2011

12. National Seminar on Life style and Diseases at School of Biosciences,M G

University 2012

Ongoing Research Programmes

1. Production of phytoecdysones from callus cultures of Achyranthes aspera.

2. Micropropagation and Molecular Characterization of Somaclones of Adathoda

vassica.

3. Micropropagation and Molecular characterization of Boerrhavia diffusa from

different Geographical areas.

4. Molecular Characterization of Brackish water fauna of Vembanadu Lake..

Projects

Principal investigator in the KSCSTE funded major research Project Barcoding

and genetic diversity Analysis of Clarias Spp of Kerala (ongoing)

Declaration

The information give above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

LINU MATHEW

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