| PROJECTS and TRAININGS |
| CANCER INSTITUTE(WIA), Chennai |
| Cytogenetics Department |
| Training in Karyotypic analysis in Cancer blood cells. Samples such as pheripheral blood, Bone marrow aspiration and biopsies were taken for studies. Slides were prepared and karyotypic analysis was undertaken. |
| ANTI-DIABETES DRUG DISCOVERY -- TRAINING |
| Tissue culture lab, SPIC-Bioprocess Lab, Taramani |
| Plant extraction, Column chromatography, Thin Layer chromatography, Glucose Uptake assay, cell passaging, drug treatment to cell lines, Western Blotting, PCR. Study of Insulin Signaling Pathways. |
| Objective: Extraction of the lead molecules from plant extracts that have Anti-Diabetic property. Performing bioassays to check for activity. |
| Guide: Dr. Arun Balakrishnan, Director, Centre for Biotechnolgy, Chennai. |
| Guide: Dr. M. Susheela, Professor and head, Dept. of Cytogenetics, Cancer Institute, Chennai |
| One Day workshop on PCR and its applications |
| Dr.G.Shanmugam, Oncophyta labs, (incorporated in Virginia), Madurai |
| A lecture on basic principles of PCR and its applications, a overview of microarray technology was presented by Dr. G. Shanmugam. Hands-on-training on working with PCR was done and the product was checked by running a gel electrophoresis. |
| ANTI- CANCER DRUG DISCOVERY -MINI PROJECT |
| Tissue culture lab, SPIC-Bioprocess Lab, Taramani |
| Guide: Dr. Arun Balakrishnan, Professor,, Centre for Biotechnolgy, Chennai. |
| Objective: in-vitro Studies on the synergistic effect of Curcumin with 5-FU on cancer cell lines |
| Cell lines used: HeLa, HL60 |
| ANTI-INFLAMMATION DRUG DISCOVERY- 6 MONTH PROJECT |
| Dept of Pharmacology, HTS group, Inflammation, NPRC, NPIL, Mumbai |
| Dec 14, 2005 till 15 may 2006. |
