Dr. Shilja C.

Dr. Shilja C.
Assistant professor on contract
Assistant professor on contract

Education:

  • BSc Zoology, Nirmalagiri College, Kuthuparamba / Kannur University, 2007
  • MSc Zoology, NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry / M G University, 2009
  • NET with JRF, Life Sciences, CSIR-UGC, 2012
  • NET with JRF, Life Sciences, CSIR-UGC, 2013
  • SET, Natural Sciences, Govt. of Kerala, Board of Higher Secondary Examination, 2011
  • Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Protein Chemistry and Technology (Antimicrobials and Hybrid Antimicrobials for Food Safety), CSIR-CFTRI, Dec 2019

Research Areas:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology and Bioinformatics

Publications:

  • DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.710741 / Shilja Choyam, Priyanshi M. Jain and Rajagopal Kammara. Characterization of a Potent New-Generation Antimicrobial Peptide of Bacillus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021; 12:710741
  • DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.00003 / Shilja Choyam, Suresh PSN, Rahul Pandey, and Rajagopal Kammara. Ocin Database: A database of Bug-busters from Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Enterococcus. Access Microbiology, 2019; 1:4
  • DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01736 / Shilja Choyam, Alok Kumar Srivastava, Jae-Ho Shin and Rajagopal Kammara. Ocins for food safety. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019; 10:17326
  • DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01034 / Shilja Choyam, Dhanashree Lokesh, Bettadiahh Beemakere and Rajagopal Kammara. Assessing the antimicrobial activity of ocins. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015; 6:1034

Teaching Experience:

  • Assistant professor on contract, Zoology, Sree Narayana College, Kannur, August 2024 to March 2025
  • Assistant professor on contract, Physiology, Govt Arts and Science College Nadapuram, June 2025 to present

Any Other Details:

  • Patent filed: “A Process of Preparation of Bacillus Antimicrobial Peptide (BAMP) Useful for Food Industry” (Application number: 201911008486)
  • Technology transfer of patented process and product to Dr Ripal Kumar, MD, REROOT ORGANIC PVT LTD
  • Presented BAMP and food preservative perspectives at the 85th Annual Meeting of SBC at CSIR – CFTRI Mysore, 2016
  • Completed “In-House training for Animal experiments” organized by CSIR-CFTRI, September 2016
  • Completed one-month training programme and submitted project report on clinical genomics analysis study, July 2024