Dr. Sindura K. P.

Assistant Professor
Specialisation:
- Genomics, Pharmacognosy
Attached Department:
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.
College of Agriculture, Vellayani
Mobile Phone No:
9495718453
Email ID:
Address (Residence):
Sindooram, Kottoor Compound
University P O
Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695034
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‘Sindooram’, Kottoor Compound, University P O, Thiruvananthapuram -695034 |
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25/02/2019 |
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Ph.D. in Biotechnology |
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Journal Publications: 20 |
Popular Articles: 1 |
Books/Chapters in Books:2 |
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Ongoing: 1 |
Completed: 2 |
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Genomics, Animal cell culture, Plant tissue culture |
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Google Scholar: Google Scholar Profile
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2462-1907
Scopus : Scopus Author Profile
LinkedIn : SINDURA KP | LinkedIn
Awards and Achievements
- Best oral presentation award - International Conference on advancements and innovations in phytochemistry, nutraceuticals and functional foods (Guide of Ms. Shalu Saseendran) in November 2024
- Best paper presentation award - National Seminar on Phytochemistry and Translational Research organized by Kerala Academy of Science (Guide of Ms. Bhagya Unni) in November 2023
- Mentor of State Level Winning Team - ‘Young Innovators Programme 2023’ under the theme ‘Innovation, Collectives and Cooperatives’ in August 2023
- Best paper presentation award - Genomics session held as part of the International Seminar on ‘Plant Chemistry, Gene Prospecting and Clinical Biology’ organized by Kerala Academy of Science and Department of Chemistry, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram (Major advisor of Ms. Aryakrishna) in November 2022
- Best presentation award - Genomics and Health theme of the ‘International webinar on Advances in Genomics and Gene Technology’ organized by Inter University Centre for Genomics and Gene Technology, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kerala in March 2021
- Best oral presentation - National Seminar on Conspectus of genes, genetics and genomics, Government Arts College, Thycaud, Trivandrum in November 2019
- DST funding to attend Basic and Advanced Proteomics workshop - IIT Bombay in September to October 2019
- IBRO fellowship to attend RIKEN CBS Summer Program 2019 on Neurotechnology Understanding the brain in health and disease - RIKEN, Japan in July 2019
- EMBL Corporate Partnership Programme Travel Award to attend EMBL Whole Transcriptome Data Analysis Workshop at Heidelberg, Germany in June 2018
- Best Poster award at 2nd International Conference on Founder Populations - The Landscape of Genetic variants in Asian Founder Populations from near to far east at Kochi, India in November 2017
- Qualified National Eligibility Test for Lectureship conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in June 2016
- 252nd rank in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering in Biotechnology stream in March 2016
- Junior Research Fellowship for pursuing PhD from Department of Biotechnology, India in July 2015
- Biotech Industrial Training Programme sponsored by Biotech Consortium India Limited from December 2014 to May 2015
- Qualified National Eligibility Test for Lectureship conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board in March 2015
Selected Publications
- Sindura, K. P., & Banerjee, M. (2019). An Immunological Perspective to non-syndromic Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Frontiers in Immunology, 10:2848.
- Arya, K., Sindura, K. P., Alex, S., & Soni, K. B. (2022). Bioinformatics tools for marine-derived chemotherapeutic drug discovery and designing. Informatics Studies, 9(3), 7-24.
- Dongare, M. D., Alex, S., Soni, K. B., Sindura, K. P., Nair, D. S., Stephen, R., & Jose, E. (2023). Cross-species transferability of IRAP retrotransposon markers and polymorphism in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 70, 2593–2605.
- Unni, B., Sindura, K. P., Alex, S., & Soni, K. B. (2023). Biological Databases on Medicinal Plants: A Review. Informatics Studies, 10(2), 47-60.
- Vijayan, N., Alex, S., Soni, K., Sindura, K. P., Sarada, S., & Dongare, M. D. (2023). Induction of Embryogenesis in Anthers of Capsicum annuum var. Arka Meghana. Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 57(1), 186-196.
- S., N.A., Thara, S.S., Soni, K.B., Sindura, K. P., & P. K. J. (2023). Expression profiling of laccase and β-glucan synthase genes in Pleurotus ostreatus during different developmental stages. Molecular Biology Reports, 50, 7205-7213.
- Devika, P. P., Alex, S., Soni, K.B., Sindura, K.P., Ayisha, R., & Manju, R. V. (2024). Nano PCR for the early detection of tomato leaf curl virus. 3 Biotech, 14, 5.
- Ashok, A., P. J. Krishnapriya, Paul, A., Johnson, J. M., Sindura, K. P., & Radhakrishnan, N. V. (2024). Etiology and immuno-molecular detection of snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.) mosaic disease in Kerala, India. Vegetable Science, 51(01), 40-48.
- Vishnu, V., Nair, D. S., Manju, R. V., Sonia, N. S., Sindura, K. P., Rahul, A., & Akilan, L. K. (2025). Chitosan foliar spray enhances photosynthetic performance in drought-stressed Piper longum plants. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 27(1), 75-81.
- Prajeetha, G. S., Kalarikkal, A. K., Balakrishnan, S. K., Alex, S., Joseph, A., & Premakumari, S. K. (2025). Curcuma caesia rhizome extract shows selective cytotoxicity and antiproliferative effect against lung and breast cancer cell lines. J. Phytopharmacol, 14, 87-95.
- Raj, A. S., Krishnapriya, P., Soni, K., Heera, G., & KP, Sindura (2025). Expression profiling of laccase and peroxidase genes in Schizophyllum commune during different development stages. Mushroom Research, 34(1), 97-106.
- Muhammed, P. M., Thomas, B., Seeja, G., Sindura, K. P., Ram, A. A., & Fahida, P. K. (2025). In vitro induction of heteroploidy in Anthurium andreanum Linden. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, 61, 1309–1315.
- Sindura, K. P., Sebastian, M., Davis, P., Srinivas, L., Sathyan, S., Anaswara, A., Padmaja M. & Banerjee, M. (2025). Proinflammatory phenotype can be critical in defining and modulating the genetic risk of non-syndromic hearing loss. Human Immunology, 86(5), 111582.
- Ardra, M., Sindura K. P., Davis, P., Padmaja M. & Banerjee, M. (2026). Spectrum of Structural Variations in Non Syndromic Hearing Loss in an Indian Population. Current Genetic Medicine Reports, 14(1), 3.
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