Profile

Profile

Dr. Jinu George completed her Ph.D. at the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) and embarked on her academic career as an Assistant Professor in 2010. Since December 2022, she has been serving as an Associate Professor. Her research focuses on Bioorganic Chemistry, Soft Matter, Gels, Materials Science, and Cancer Biology. For inquiries, she can be reached at jinujacob@shcollege.ac.in.

Fellowships/Training/Awards/Projects:

– Research Guide at MGU, Kottayam
– Ph.D. Candidates: Dr. Reshma Joy, Jinju John (ongoing)
– Research Scholar Vacancy: 1
– Project Students: 1

Research Lab: Bioorganic Laboratory (Room No. 148, Department of Chemistry)

Dr. George is the Principal Investigator for several major projects:
– DBT (2013-16): “Novel Amphiphilic Polymer Drug Conjugates for RNA Targeting”
– KSCSTE (2017-20): “Novel Formulations to Enhance the Efficacy of Existing Drugs and Expand Their Therapeutic Spectrum”
– SHARE (2021-2022): Major Research Project
– UGC (2012-13): Minor Research Project
– Currently working on Kairali Research Grant awarded by KSHEC (2022-2024) on “VEGF-Specific Liposomal siRNA Carriers for Tumor Angiogenesis Inhibition” (Co-PI)

Additional Roles and Memberships:
– Member, Governing Council, SHC
– Life Member, Society of Biological Chemists and Indian Science Congress Association
– Member, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) since 2022
– Doctoral Progress Committee Member, St. Tresas College and Maharajas College, Ernakulam (2022)

Fellowships and Grants:
– INSA Visiting Fellowship (April-June 2019)
– JNCASR Visiting Faculty Fellowship (April-June 2017)
– UGC Travel Grant for Composite Materials Congress, Stockholm, Sweden (June 2018)
– UGC Travel Grant for Royal Society of Chemistry Conference, Edinburgh, UK (July 2015)
– Faraday Discussion, Royal Society of Chemistry (paper presentation, 2015) at IISc, Bangalore

Awards:
– Prof. Cyriac Antony Endowment Best Researcher Award (2019)
– Best Paper Award, UGC-Sponsored ‘Material Science Conference’, U C College Aluva (March 2012)

Other Involvements:
– Coordination Committee Member, National Facility for Marine Extracts and Genetic Resources of Bioactive Molecules, CUSAT
– Avid Reader (Faculty) Award, Sacred Heart College, Thevara (2015)

Training and Certifications:
– Trained in Marriage (FamilyLife® and Alpha International), Parenting (Person to Person, Hyderabad), and Trauma Care (Lamb International National)
– Certified in Christian Counselling (2023-)
– Zone Trainer, JCI International (2005-)

Hobbies: Creative Writing, Painting, Badminton, and Swimming

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