Dr. Smitha Vijayan
  • May 24, 2021

Dr. Smitha Vijayan

Educational Qualification

M.Sc., PhD, NET Qualified

Research Interest

Biological applications of nanoscale structures and materials.

Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-obesity properties of plant and microbiological extracts.

DETAILS OF PHD SUPERVISION:

Full-time PhD students: 4

  1. Mr Sijo A: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases Klebsiella sps
  2. Mr Mostafa Mohammed Atiyah: Development of nanomedicine towards nosocomial infection
  3. Ms Afaf Abdullkareem Abdullah AlSosowaa: Development of Prebiotic nanoformulation
  4. Ms Arsha Johns: Drug development for Obesity

Part-time PhD student: 1

  1. Ms Sini Kurian: In vitro and silico anti-inflammatory activity of Thespesia populnea (l.) soland . ex correa

Work Experience

13 years of teaching and 5 years of research experience.

Resource Person

Resource Person (Ad-hoc): Course taught Postgraduate Certificate/ Diploma programmes in Food Analysis and Quality Control, Directorate for Applied Short-Term Programmes, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India 2019 August 18 onwards).

Adjunct Faculty: National Institute of Plant Science Technology Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

Reviewer: American Journal of Nanosciences

Positions Held

• Research Associate: Business Innovation and Incubation Centre, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, 2018-19. (21/11/2018 to 07/06/2019).

• Member of MHRD’s Institution’s Innovation Council: Assumption College Changancaherry, Kottayam for the academic year 2018-19.

• Research Assistant: Business Innovation and Incubation Centre (BIIC), Mahatma Gandhi University Govt. of Kerala funded Project on University Innovation Systems Assessing Academia-Industry Linkage (2018).

• Adjunct faculty: National Institute of Plant Science Technology Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 2015-2016.

• Assistant Professor: Dept. of Microbiology, Presentation College of Applied Sciences, Puthenvelikkara (Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam) 2006-14.

• Trainee Microbiologist: St.Thomas Mission Hospital, Chethippuzha, Changanachery, Kottayam (01/09/2003 to 31/01/2004).

Publications (h index: 11)

  1. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Jenny Jacob, Smitha Vijayan, C.D. Midhun Dominic, Chandrasekar Muthukumar, Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani, Senthilkumar Krishnasamy, Nisa V. Salim, Nishar Hameed, 5 – Tribological behavior of natural fiber-reinforced polymeric composites, Editor(s): Soney C. George, Jozef T. Haponiuk, Sabu Thomas, Rakesh Reghunath, Sarath P. S., In Elsevier Series on Tribology and Surface Engineering, Tribology of Polymers, Polymer Composites, and Polymer Nanocomposites, Elsevier, 2023, Pages 153-171, ISBN 9780323907484, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90748-4.00014-5
  2. Teena Merlin and Smitha Vijayan, Cancer Therapy and Treatment Using Functionalized Peptide-Based Nanoformulations: An Environmentally Friendly Method of Providing Health Care, Micro- and Nanoscale Technologies in Drug Delivery a Contemporary Chemical Approach, Apple Academic Press, ISBN 9781774918388
  3. Tijo Cherian, Chinnasamy Ragavendran, Smitha Vijayan, Sini Kurien, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, A review on the fate, human health and environmental impacts, as well as regulation of antibiotics used in aquaculture, Environmental Advances, Volume 13, 2023, 100411, ISSN 2666-7657, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2023.100411
  4. Smitha Vijayan, Teena Merlin and Jisha M S, Book chapter entitled “cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of polymer sutures” in Advanced Technologies and Polymer Materials for Surgical Sutures edited by Sabu Thomas, Phil Coates, Ben Whiteside, Blessy Joseph, Karthik Nair, published by Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128197509.
  5. Vijayan S, Thampi M and Jisha MS. 2022. “Biotic Stress in Plants: A Metabolomics Perspective”. In The Life of Plants in a Changing Environment, edited by RK Upadhyay, 191-207. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars  Publishing, United Kingdom
  6. Dinoop K and Smitha Vijayan* Migration Governance and the Pandemic: A multilevel Governance Approach (2021), Journal of Polity & Society, Volume 13 (1) Published by University of Kerala
  7. Smitha Vijayan and Jisha M S, (2020), Mycoendophytes:A new vision to the biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles, Journal of Science, Technology and Management, Vol. No. 13, No. 02, ISSN No: 0974-8334, pp 96-114.
  8. Smitha Vijayan and Jisha M S, (2020), Chitosan conjugate of biogenic silver nanoparticles: A promising drug formulation with antimicrobial and anticancer activities,  Nanobiotechnology in Diagnosis, Drug delivery and Treatment,(ed.) by Mahendra Rai, Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Avinash P. Ingle, John Wiley & Sons (ISBN Paperback: 9781119671770), Chapter-14, pp-273.
  9. Smitha Vijayan, K. Divya, Sherin Varghese and M. S. Jisha, (2020), Antifungal Efficacy of Chitosan-Stabilized Biogenic SilverNanoparticles against Pathogenic Candida spp. Isolated from Human, Bionanoscience, 10(4), 974-982. (Scopus Indexed, Impact Factor: 3.1)
  10. Smitha Vijayan, Divya, K. & Jisha, M.S.(2020) In vitro anticancer evaluation of Chitosan/Biogenic Silver nanoparticles conjugate on Si Ha and MDA MB cell lines,Appl Nanoscience.10, pp715–728(2020) (Scopus Indexed Impact Factor: 4.604)
  11. Smitha Vijayan, Divya K and Jisha M S.  (2019), Characterization and comparative evaluation of Bio-AgNP conjugates,International Journal of Advances in science, Engineering and Technology (IJASEAT), Volume 7, Issue 2 (Spcl issue 2) 29-36. (Impact Factor: 3.15)
  12. Smitha Vijayan, K. Divya, Tijith K. George, and M. S. Jisha (2016), Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Endophytic Fungi Fusarium oxysporum Isolated from Withania Somnifera, Its Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity, Journal of Bionanoscience, ,Vol. 10, 1–8. (UGC, Impact Factor: 1.050)
  13. Smitha Vijayan, K. Divya, and M. S. Jisha, (2016), Antibacterial and cytotoxicity studies of silver nanoparticles synthesized by endophytic Fusarium solani isolated from Withania somnifera (L.), Journal of Water and Environmental Nanotechnology. 1(2):91-103, (Scopus indexed)
  14. Divya K, Smitha Vijayan, Meenu Thampi, Sherin Varghese, MS Jisha (2020), Induction of defence response in Oryza sativa L. against Rhizoctonia solani (Kuhn) by chitosan nanoparticles, Microbial Pathogenesis. (Scopus Indexed Impact Factor: 3.3)
  15. Divya K, Vijayan S, Nair SJ, Jisha MS, (2018) Optimization of chitosan nanoparticle synthesis and its potential application as germination elicitor of Oryza sativa L. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 124. (Scopus Indexed Impact Factor: 7.7)
  16. Divya K, Smitha V, Jisha MS. (2018), Antifungal, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of chitosan nanoparticles and its use as an edible coating on vegetables, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.15;114:572-577. (Scopus Indexed Impact Factor: 7.7)
  17. K. Divya, Smitha Vijayan, Tijith K. George, M. S. Jisha (2017), Antimicrobial Properties of Chitosan Nanoparticles: Mode of Action and Factors Affecting Activity, Fibers and Polymers. Vol.18, No.2, 1-10. (Scopus Indexed Impact Factor 2.2)
  18. Divya Koilparambil; Liya C. Kurian; Smitha Vijayan; Jisha Manakulam Shaikmoideen (2016),Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by Escherichia coli: Analysis of antibacterial activity, Journal of Water and Environmental Nanotechnology. (Scopus indexed)
  19. Girish Kumar R, Smitha Vijayan, and Nayana Nair(2018), The Business Innovation and Incubation Centre (BIIC), Mahatma Gandhi University: Towards better University-Industry Linkage, Journal of Political Economy &Fiscal Federalism. , ISSN 2395-6976. (Peer reviewed)
  20. International Association of Chemical, Biological & Medical Sciences Researchers (CBMSR) Synthesis, characterization and comparative antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles and chitosan conjugated silver nanoparticles synthesized by endophytic Colletotrichum gloeosporioides– Smitha Vijayan, K. Divya, Elizabeth Mary John, M.S. Jisha – Dubai (UAE) Dec. 30-31, 2016. (Peer reviewed)
  21. International Conference on Nanotechnology and Basic Sciences. Extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles by endophytic Fusarium solani from Withania somnifera and its antibacterial and cytotoxicity studies, Smitha Vijayan, Divya Koilaparambil, Tijith K George, Jisha Manakulam Shaikmoideen- 5 February, ICN 2016, Dubai, Emirates. (Peer reviewed)
  22. Proceedings of Advanced Research Society for Science and Sociology (ARSSS) International Conference Characterization and comparative evaluation of Bio-AgNP conjugates, Smitha Vijayan, Divya K and Jisha M S. 26 May 2019 at Bengaluru, India, pp 14-25. (Peer reviewed)
  23. Proceedings of fourth international conference on natural polymers and biomaterials (ICNP 2015), Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles using endophytic fungi Fusarium sp isolated from Withania somnifera and its antibacterial and cytotoxic activity, Smitha Vijayan, Divya K, Tijith K George, Jisha M S, 10,11,12 April 2015, pp 76-77. (Peer reviewed)
  24. Proceedings of 30th Kerala Science Congress, Antioxidant, antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of biogenic silver chitosan nanoconjugates, Smitha Vijayan, Divya K, Karthika S and Jisha M S, Thalassery, January 2018,pp 259-260. (Peer reviewed)
  25. Proceedings of the national seminar on plant science technology for sustainable agriculture, Phosphate solubilising bacteria from banana rhizosphere and their effect on Pisum sativum Smitha Vijayan, Athira Mathew, Elizabeth Mary John, pp89-92.
  26. Proceedings of Two-day national seminar on recent trends in applied Lifesciences, Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of bioAgNP and chitosan conjugated bioAgNP, Smitha Vijayan, Divya K and Jisha M S, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, March 15-16, 2017, ISBN 978-93-80419-30-5,pp 30-32. (Peer reviewed).
  27. International Webinar on Phytochemistry -Impacts and Application Proceedings and Abstracts, Teena Merlin, Smitha Vijayan and Prakash Kumar B (2021), An in silico approach to study the anti-inflammatory potential of an ayurvedic herbal decoction Kokilakasham kashayam, ISBN No.: 978-81-951912-5-3, pp-87.
  28. Proceedings 7 th Go Green Summit 2021, Anticancer Efficacy of Chitosan/Biogenic silver nanoparticle conjugate: An in vitro analysis on MDA MB (Human breast Adenocarcinoma) Cell lines. Smitha Vijayan, 14-15 October 2021, Manila, Philippines ISBN: 978-81-951121-4-2, pp 79.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

 Patent

Title: Antitumor and antibacterial formulation and a method thereof, the application is filed with application No: 201841032445, TEM P/E- 1/32902/2018-CHE, C.B.R No: 24204, Docket No: 62628.

Student start-up Grant

Development of antimicrobial drug formulation using biosynthesized silver nanoparticle – chitosan conjugate. From labs to industry programme (FLI), BIIC, Mahatma Gandhi University-2018.

Best Paper Award

  1. Oral Presentation at 7th Go Green Summit 2021, held on 14-15 October 2021, Manila, Philippines (Online on Zoom Platform) Anticancer Efficacy of Chitosan/Biogenic silver nanoparticle conjugate: An in vitro analysis on MDA MB (Human breast Adenocarcinoma) Cell lines.
  2. Oral Presentation at international conference BIOINVENTIYON’20 Two-day International Web Conference “Recent Advances in Biosciences” -5th and 6th November 2020- Jointly Organized by National Institute of Plant Science and Technology (NIPST), School of Biosciences, M G University, Kottayam, Kerala India & Directorate of Research, SAFI Institute of Advanced Study (SIAS), Malappuram, Kerala, India.
  3. Oral presentation at a national conference on “Microorganisms in human welfare” held on 27th and 28th February 2018 at Madras Christian College, Chennai.
  4. Oral presentation at International Association of Chemical, Biological & Medical Sciences Researchers, Dubai on 30, 31/Dec/2016.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  1. Kerala Academy of Sciences (KAS) (L424)
  2. SIMA -South Indian Microbiologists Association (SIMACNGR0088)
  3. Life Member of the Microbiologists Society, India (MS/LM/632)
Dr. Blessan Santhosh George
Dr. Teena Merlin