Biotechnology Department
Name: Dr. Susan Mary Philip
Area:Biotechnology
Affiliation: St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore
Qualification: MSc, Ph.D
Teaching Experience: 4 Years
Affiliation: St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore
Qualification: MSc, Ph.D
Teaching Experience: 4 Years
E-mail id: susan@sjc.ac.in
Professional Qualification
| Programme | Institution/University | Year of Passing |
| Post doctoral fellowship | Murdoch University, Perth, WA | 2010 |
| Ph.D | University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore and National Centre for Biological Sciences | 2008 |
| M.Sc (Crop Physiology) | University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore | 2002 |
| B.Sc. (Agriculture) | College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University | 2000 |
Publications
| Title | Name of Journal, Volume No., Issue No. Page nos | ISSN/ISBN No | Year |
| STIFDB- Arabidopsis Stress Responsive Transcription Factor DataBase | Int J Plant Genomics: 10, Article ID 583429, 8 pgs | ISSN: 1687-5370 | 2009 |
| STIF: Identification of stress-upregulated transcription factor binding sites in Arabidopsis thaliana | Bioinformation 2(10): 431-437 | ISSN: 0973-2063 | 2008 |
| The florigen mystery: A potential solution for an ancient riddle | Current Science 93 (11), 1147-1148 | ISSN: 0011-3891 | 2007 |
Paper Presentations
| Title | Name of the Conference/Seminar | Institution | Place | Month/Year |
| Promoter analysis of drought stress responsive genes using in silico analyses | International Symposium on Biotechnological approaches to alleviate malnutrition and health | University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore | Bangalore | January, 2006 |
| A novel, high-throughput technique for the identification of functionally significant stress responsive genes | National Seminar on Plant Physiology | Department of Botany, University of Pune | Pune | March, 2004 |
Research Projects
| Title | Investigators | Funding Agency | Month/Year |
| In silico analysis of stress responsive genes and promoter analysis | Susan Mary Philip | University Grants Commission | 2013-16 |
| DBT Star College Scheme | Susan Mary Philip (Coordinator) Dr. Sandra Misquith, Dr. N. Thamizhseran, Dr. Jacob Paul (Co coordinators) | Department of Biotechnology, Government of India | 2014-17 |
Conferences/Seminars organized
| Name of the Conference | Other Collaborators | Level | Month/Year |
| Lecture workshop on Biotechnology, Bioprospecting and Conservation | Science Academies | National | January 2017 |
| Pedagogy workshop for undergraduate biology teachers | India Bioscience | Regional | December 2016 |
| Emerging Trends in DNA Research | UGC sponsored | National | March 2015 |
Conferences/Seminars attended
| Name of the Conference | Organiser | Level | Month/Year |
| Conservation Science and Sustainable development | Asoka Trust for Research in Ecology & Environment | International | January 2017 |
| Lecture Workshop on Emerging and Remerging Infectious diseases | Science Academies & Dept of Microbiology, St. Joseph’s College. | National | September 2016 |
| Seminar on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine | School of regenerative Medicine (SORM), Manipal University | National | February 2015 |
| Advances in Biological Research | Science Academies and Christ University | National | Jan 30 & Feb 1, 2014 |
| Science Genome Conference | Nimhans | National | November, 2014 |
Workshops/Training programs organized
| Name of workshop/ Training program | Institution | Level | Month/Year |
| Three day workshop on Western blotting | Sri Raghvendra Biotechnolgies & HCG | Undergraduate student | December 2016 |
| Two day workshop on cell viability assays | Sri Raghvendra Biotechnolgies & HCG | Undergraduate student | December 2015 |
| Two day workshop on Animal Cell Culture | Sri Raghvendra Biotechnolgies, Jakkur | Undergraduate student | February 2015 |
| Workshop on Fluorescence microscopy | National Centre for Biological Sciences | Undergraduate student | December 2014 |
Workshops/Training programs attended
| Name of workshop/ Training program | Institution | Level | Month/Year |
| Level II Training workshop in Research Based Pedagogical Tools | IISER, Pune and DBT | National | March 2017 |
| Pedagogy workshop for undergraduate science teachers | Sri Raghvendra Biotechnolgies & HCG | Undergraduate student | March 2016 |
| Workshop on Choice Based Credit System | Bangalore University | Regional | January 2015 |
Achievements
| Particulars | Organiser | Month/Year |
| Certificate of the National Eligibility Test | Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), GoI | July 2002 December 2002 |
| Agricultural Research Scientist National Eligibility Test (ARS NET) | Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), GoI | 2006 |
| Senior Research Fellowship for PhD research | CSIR | November 2005 |
| Junior Research Fellowship for PhD research | CSIR | July 2002 |
| University Gold Medal for M.Sc. (Crop Physiology) | University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore | October 2002 |
| Krishna Sastry Gold Medal for the Best Outgoing Student, during the Masters’ Program (Crop Physiology) | UAS, Bangalore | October 2002 |
| Junior Research Fellowship for research at the Masters level | Indian Council for Agricultural Research, (ICAR), GoI | July 2000 |