Dr. MANJU M

Dr. Manju M. is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at K.S.M.D.B College, Sasthamcotta. She joined the institution on 4th July 2012 and has over 15 years of teaching experience. Prior to her current position, she worked as FIP substitute faculty at University College, Thiruvananthapuram and D.B. College, Sasthamcotta.

Her research areas include biochemistry, phytochemistry, molecular biology, and histochemistry. She completed her Ph.D. from the University of Kerala in 2011 with research on curcumin in fish biology. She qualified CSIR-JRF-NET and served as CSIR-SRF during her research career. She has published several research papers in reputed national and international journals. She is an approved research guide at the University of Kerala and actively contributes to academic activities. She also plays key roles in institutional responsibilities, including coordinating seminars, committees, and student support activities.

♦M.Sc in General And Applied Zoology
CSIR-JRF-NET
Ph D.

1. Completed a Training Programme -Bee keeping Hobby Course B No 11 organized by Dept of Zoology, KSMDBC in association with Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Govt of India o7/7/2025 to 12/7/2025.

2. A Course on Principles and Applications of Wild-field and Confocal Microscopy/Image Analysis and Live Cell Imaging from 27th February to 4th March 2017 organized by Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India.

"<p>One day international Workshop entitled Computational,Pathology: Current Scenario and Future perspectives, organized by CDAC, Thiruvananthapuram, Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists and RCC, Thiruvananthapuram on 29th January 2026<br>● National Seminar on ‘Reaching the unreached through Science and Technology RURTST-2018 , 12-14 Feb 2018 at SN college, Kollam in Association with the International Symposium on Metabolism &amp; Aging, 1Indian Science Congress Association cochin chapter and co-sponsored by Dept. of Environment and Climate change.<br>● A Course on Principles and Applications of Wild-field and Confocal Microscopy/Image Analysis and Live Cell Imaging from 27th February to 4th March 2017 organized by Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India. </p><p>● 140th Orientation Programme by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre Academc Staff College, university of kerala kariavattom Campus from 1.1.2015 to 28.01.2015.</p><p>● National conference on Frontiers in Diabetic Research &amp; Treatment -‘BIORADIANCE 2015’ at Pushpagiri Institute of Medical science and Research centre, Thiruvalla on 24th July 2015.</p><p>● International Symposium –“Bioinformatica Indica 2014” conducted by the Dept of computational biology and Bioinformatics, University of Kerala from 9th to 11th, January (2014).</p><p>● Two day national seminar on “coping with Academic Stress-Need of the Hour, 20th &amp;21st, February 2014 organised by post graduate Dept of Home science, SN college for women, Kollam, Kerala. (2014)</p><p>● National Seminar on biodiversity of Western Ghats: Present scenario and future threats. On 4th and 5th March 2014 organized by Post graduate &amp; Research Department of Botany, Marthoma College, Thiruvalla and Dept. Of Botany, S.B.College, Changanassery, Kottayam. (2014)</p><p>● 21st Kerala Science Congress, organized by the State Council for Science, Technology &amp; Environment conducted at Kollam on January 28-31, 2009.</p><p>● 20th Kerala Science Congress, organized by the State Council for Science, Technology &amp; Environment conducted at Thiruvananthapuram on January 28-31, 2008.</p><p>● National Seminar on Medicinal Plants organized by Department of Pharmacognosy, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram on 14-15th March 2007.</p><p>● National Symposium on drugs affecting lipid metabolism conducted in Dept of Biochemistry, university of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. February 27-28, 2007.</p><p>● XXV National Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology, organized by University of Kerala. January 2007.</p><p>● Colloquium on Nanoscale Science and Arthropod Bioresources, CABB, University of Kerala, 2006.</p><p>● XXIV National Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology, organized by IIT Roorkee. February 2006.</p><p>● 18th Kerala Science Congress, organized by the State Council for Science, Technology &amp; Environment, at the Centre for Earth Science Studies, January 28-31, 2006.</p><p>● International Symposium on Translational Research, organized by University of Kerala, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology and M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Centre, Texas, USA. December 18-21, 2005.</p>"

Online Two – Week Refresher Course in “ZOOLOGY” from 16 - 30 September, 2023 and obtained Grade A, organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College University of Delhi in collaboration with Harmal Panchakroshi Shikshan Mandal’s Ganpat Parsekar College of Education,Vidya Sankul, Bhom Plateau, Harmal,Goa., under the aegis of MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA NATIONAL MISSION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING

FDP Online two weeks interdisciplinary Refresher Course on Environmental science held from 4– 18 September, 2022 and obtained Grade A., organized by Dept of Environmental Science, University of Delhi under the aegis of MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA NATIONAL MISSION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING

FDP Online two weeks Refresher Course in Zoology from 15 – 29 December, 2021 and obtained Grade A., organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College University of Delhi in collaboration with Department of Zoology, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu under the aegis of MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA NATIONAL MISSION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING

FDP online : online one week Faculty Development Programme on “Academic Research Writing” from 31 December, 2021 – 06 January, 2022 , organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College University of Delhi in collaboration with INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL, SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH COLLEGE (E) UNIVERSITY OF DELHI under the aegis of MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA NATIONAL MISSION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING and obtained Grade A+.

FDP: One week Online short term Faculty Development Programme on ‘Towards a Digital Era of Teaching and Learning, delivered as MOOC organized by UGC-HRDC, university of Kerala, Tvpm in collaboration with KSM DB college, Sasthamcotta from August 12-18, 2020 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iy0yTov4RQConJD-H91yPJtqOs0Muj5b/view?usp=sharing

NEP sensitization Program-NEP 2020 orientation and sensitization program under MM-TTP of UGC organized by UGC-MMTTC, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuam from 16/05/2024 to 28/05/2024

140th Orientation Programme by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre Academc Staff College, university of kerala kariavattom Campus from 1.1.2015 to 28.01.2015.

Expert Member in the survey team-Rapid assessment of Biodiversity loss in Kollam District held during 20th October to 8th November 2018, organized by Kerala State Biodiversity Board

Biochemistry, Phytochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Histochemistry and Histopathology

Guiding UG B.Sc Zoology Students

"<p>R S Aryaraj and M. Manju Impact of jackfruit seed extract on growth, physiology and antioxidant status in Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) (2026 April). Comparative Clinical Pathology. ISSN (eISSN) of 1618-565X and a print ISSN (pISSN) of 1618-5641.<br>Aryaraj R S and Manju M .In vitro evaluation of Antioxidant potential of jackfruit seed extracts against iron induced oxidative stress in fish liver cells: A comapartive study. (2025).South Asian Journal of Experimental Biology Volume 15 issue 2. Page 41-53.issn :2230-9799</p><p>Athira K., Sunil Kumar PV , Manju M and Gopakumar G Detection of stagewise biomarkers in Lung Adenocarcinoma using Multiplex Analysis (2023). Current Bioinformatics, Volume 18, Issue 6, 2023.Published on: 18 April, 2023.Page: [472 - 483]DOI: 10.2174/1574893618666230228112<br>Sunil Kumar. P. V, A. Thahsin, M. M and G. G, &quot;A Heterogeneous Information Network Model for Long Non-Coding RNA Function Prediction,&quot; in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 255-266, 1 Jan.-Feb. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TCBB.2020.3000518.Impact factor:3.702 PubMed ID: 32750859</p><p>P.V. Sunil Kumar; M. Manju; G. Gopakumar (2018). Function prediction of cancer-related LncRNAs using heterogeneous information network model, International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics, Vol.21 No.4, pp.315 - 338. Impact factor: 0.197</p><p>Manju M., Vijayasree AS., Akbarsha MA., Oommen V.O. (2013). Protective effect of dietary curcumin in Anabas testudineus (Bloch) with a special note on DNA fragmentation assay on hepatocytes and micronucleus assay on erythrocytes in vivo Fish Physiology and Biochemistry.ISSN NO 0920-1742 (PRINT VERSION), 1573-5168 (ELECTRONIC VERSION) Impact factor- 3.014</p><p>Manju M., Akbarsha MA., Oommen V.O. (2012). In vivo protective effect of dietary curcumin in fish Anabas testudineus (Bloch). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 38(2): 309–318. ISSN NO 0920-1742 (PRINT VERSION), 1573-5168 (ELECTRONIC VERSION). Impact factor- 3.014<br>Manju M, Sherin TG, Rajeesha KN, Sreejith P, Rajasekharan KN, Oommen OV (2008) Curcumin and its derivatives prevent hepatocyte lipid peroxidation in Anabas testudineus. Journal of Fish Biology 73(7), 1701-1713. Online ISSN: 1095-8649. Impact Factor-2.504<br>4. Manju M, Sherin TG, Rajasekharan KN, Oommen OV (2008) Curcumin analogue inhibits lipid peroxidation in a freshwater teleost, Anabas testudineus (Bloch)—an in vitro and in vivo study. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 35(3):413-20 ISSN NO 0920-1742 (PRINT VERSION), 1573-5168 (ELECTRONIC VERSION). Impact factor- 3.014<br> National journals<br>M. Manju, AS. Vijayasree, MA. Akbarsha, OV Oommen (2013), Effect of curcumin supplementation on hepatic, renal and intestinal organization of Anabas testudineus (Bloch): Light and electron microscopic studies, Journal of Endocrinology and Reproduction. 17 (2013) 2 : 83 – 98 Online ISSN : 2455–1244 Impact factor: 1.05<br>Sreejith P, Beyo RS., Divya L, Vijayasree, AS, Manju M, &amp; Oommen OV (2007) Tri-iodothyronine and melatonin influence antioxidant defense mechanism in experimental teleost, Anabas testudineus (Bloch): in vitro study. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 44,164-168. ISSN: 0301-1208 impact factor 1.456<br>Oommen O.V., Sreejith P., R.S Beyo, L Divya, A S Vijayasree., M Manju (2006) Thyroid hormones regulate mitochondrial respiration as well as antioxidant defense in teleosts too! Journal of Endocrine Research. 10, 96-105. impact factor 2.306</p><p>Saumya SM, Sreejith P, Vijayasree, AS, Divya L, Manju M, Oommen OV (2006). Tri-iodothyronine regulates antioxidant enzyme activities in different cell fractions through a mechanism sensitive to actinomycin D in a teleost, Anabas testudineus (Bloch). Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 44, 640-646. ISSN: 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print) Impact factor 0.994</p>"

Research Guide, University of Kerala

Order No 5470/2021/UOK dt. 16/10/2021

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Phytochemistry