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Dr. Sindhu Shetty K.

Assistant Professor, School of Biotechnology, Amritapuri

Qualification: B.Ed., MSc, Ph.D
sindhushettyk@am.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Enzymology, Microbial Fuel Cell, Microbiology

Bio Publications Education Position and Honors Experience and Training Relevant to the Research Project Subjects Handled/ Handling M. Sc. /B. Sc. Research Projects
Bio

Dr. Sindhu Shetty K. currently serves as Assistant Professor at Amrita School of Biotechnology. She pursued her M. Sc.. from Bharathiar University.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2020

Potent Chitin Synthase Inhibitors from Plants

Cite this Research Publication : A. Vijayakumar, Ajith Madhavan, Chinchu Bose, Nanjan Pandurangan, Sindhu Shetty K., Archana Palillamvedu, Megha Prasad, Dr. Sanjay Pal, and Dr. Bipin G. Nair, “Potent Chitin Synthase Inhibitors from Plants”, Current Bioactive Compounds, vol. 14, 2018.

Publisher : Current Bioactive Compounds

Year : 2016

A rapid and selective method for the quantification of naringenin in order to monitor naringinase activity

Cite this Research Publication : A. Madhavan, Pandurangan, N., Sindhu Shetty K., and Shanmugham, S., “A rapid and selective method for the quantification of naringenin in order to monitor naringinase activity”, vol. 9, pp. 333-338, 2016.

Publisher : Volume 9, p.333-338

Year : 2016

Mesocarp of Terminalia catappa L.-a potential and cost effective source for the production of alpha 1, 5- l endo- arabinase

Cite this Research Publication : Sindhu Shetty K., Johny, A., Lekshmi, R., Silva, J. R. D., Shanmugham, S., and Madhavan, A., “Mesocarp of Terminalia catappa L.-a potential and cost effective source for the production of alpha 1, 5- l endo- arabinase”, vol. 9, pp. 222-227, 2016.

Publisher : Volume 9

Year : 2016

Alpha 1, 5- L endo-arabinanase production media formulation and optimization using cost effective substrate

Cite this Research Publication : Sindhu Shetty K., Madhavan, A., Ben, C. S. Sreejith, Lekshmi, R., Kumar, B. S., Govind, K., Aswathy, S., and Shanmugham, S., “Alpha 1, 5- L endo-arabinanase production media formulation and optimization using cost effective substrate”, vol. 9, pp. 40-45, 2016.

Publisher : Volume 9, p.40-45

Conference Paper

Year : 2017

Caulobacter crescentus as a novel exoelectricigen in a dual chambered Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC)

Cite this Research Publication : Ajith Madhavan, Prasad Megha, S. Girish, Sindhu Shetty K., Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Sanjay Pal, “Caulobacter crescentus as a novel exoelectricigen in a dual chambered Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC)”, in Technical Program Committee of the “2017 IEEE International( Biennial) Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy”, TAP Energy-2017. , 2017.

Publisher : Technical Program Committee of the “2017 IEEE International( Biennial) Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy".

Year : 2017

Pneumatophore Inspired Biomimetic Approach to Design an Energy Neutral Aerator for Application in Composting

Cite this Research Publication : Ajith Madhavan, Sindhu Shetty K., G. Anjana, A. Das, A.S. Athira, H. Hari, K. S. Lekshmi, S. Babu, Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Sanjay Pal, “Pneumatophore inspired biomimetic approach to design an energy neutral aerator for application in composting”, in Technical Program Committee of the “2017 IEEE International ( Biennial) Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy”, TAP Energy-2017. , 2017.

Publisher : Technical Program Committee of the “2017 IEEE International ( Biennial) Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy".

Year : 2016

Optimization of Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Operated with Waste Water as Substrate

Cite this Research Publication : Ajith Madhavan, Vishnu Nandakumar, Sindhu Shetty K., Dr. Bipin G. Nair, and Dr. Sanjay Pal, “Optimization of microbial fuel cell (MFC) operated with waste water as substrate”, in Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT), International Conference on, Chennai, India, 2016

Publisher : Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT), International Conference on, IEEE, Chennai, India.

Year : 2016

Linkage between Corporate Social Performance and corporate financial performance in Indian firms

Cite this Research Publication : S. Shetty and Sundaram, R., “Linkage between Corporate Social Performance and corporate financial performance in Indian firms”, in Proceedings of the 27th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Innovation Management and Education Excellence Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth, IBIMA 2016, 2016, pp. 2025-2037.

Publisher : Proceedings of the 27th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Innovation Management and Education Excellence Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth, IBIMA 2016, International Business Information Management Association.

Year : 2015

Cost effective media formulation and optimization for the production of Alpha-1, 5-endo-arabinase (Poster)

Cite this Research Publication : Sindhu Shetty K., “Cost effective media formulation and optimization for the production of Alpha-1, 5-endo-arabinase (Poster)”, in international symposium, Emerging Discoveries in Microbiology by 56th Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI-2015), School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi, 2015.

Publisher : International Symposium, Emerging Discoveries in Microbiology by 56th Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI-2015)

Year : 2015

Cost effective media for the production of Alpha-1, 5-endo arabinase

Cite this Research Publication : Sindhu Shetty K., “Cost effective media for the production of Alpha-1, 5-endo arabinase”, in international conference, Biospectrum, MCFAST, Thiruvalla, Kerala, 2015.

Publisher : International Conference, Biospectrum

Education
  • 2019 : Ph. D. (Microbiology)
    Bharathiar University
  • 2001 : M. Sc. (Microbiology)
    Sree Narayana Guru College, Coimbatore
  • 1999 : B. Ed. (Physical Science)
    Kannur University
  • 1997 : B. Sc. (Microbiology, Botany, Chemistry)
    Mangalore University
Position and Honors
  • Qualified State Eligibility Test (SET), in botany from Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala.
Experience and Training Relevant to the Research Project
  • Action of beta lactam antibiotics on microorganisms in hospital samples, from PSG IMS, Coimbatore.
  • Caulobacter crescentus as an exoelecricigen in Microbial Fuel cells,
  • DNA origami-A blueprint as a building block.
  • Rapid assay development for naringinase enzyme.
  • Characterization of endo-arabinase and its application for biotransformation.
  • Lytic broadcasting system using different materials and bacteriophages as lytic agents.
  • Actinomycetes and its bioactive compounds as an antibiotic on microorganisms.
  • Biomimetic approach to design an energy efficient neutral aerator.

Subjects Handled/ Handling
M. Sc. /B. Sc. Research Projects
  • Have guided more than 8 M. Sc. and 12 B. Sc. projects on different themes.
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