Christ College, Irinjalakuda Autonomous

Dr.Fr. Jijo Francis

Asst. Professor

Full Time Faculty

Contact Info:

9495591660

fr.jijo@christcollegeijk.edu.in

PhD., MSc., NET

Professional Qualification

Research Scholar (PhD)	Zoology; Specialized in Human Genetics; University of Calicut, Kerala, India Thesis Title- “Promoter Polymorphism Analysis in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome”	2020- Till date
MSc Zoology	University of Mahatma Gandhi, Kerala, India Thesis: “*Anticancer Properties of The Foliose Lichen, Heterodermia diademata* (Taylor) Awasthi Against Breast Cancer Cell Lines”**	2017-2019
Bachelor of Theology	Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Pune, India	2011-2016
MA Philosophy	Christ University, Bangalore, India	2009-2011
BSc Zoology	University of Calicut, Kerala, India	2006- 2009

Articles in Journal

Ragitha TS, Sunish KS, Gilvaz S, Daniel S, Varghese PR, Raj S, Francis Jijo, Kumar RS. Mutation Analysis of WNT4 Gene in SRY Negative 46, XX DSD Patients With Mullerian Agenesis and/or Gonadal Dysgenesis-An Indian Study. Gene. 2023 Feb 2:147236. (IF-3.9)
Francis, Jijo. Philip Mathew, Amal T. Babu, Meera Nair, T.D. Babu. Anticancer Properties of The Foliose Lichen, Heterodermia diademata (Taylor) Awasthi Against Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Millennium Zoology. 2019; 17 (1), 45-53. ISSN: 0973 – 1946 (IF-nil)

Books and Monographs

Francis, Jijo. Covid-19: The Pandemic. Green Books Publications, Kerala, India. 2019. ISBN: 978-93-89671-73-5

Seminar/Conferences/Symposiums

Oral Presentation, Association of the MCP-1 promoter polymorphism rs1024611 with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Jubilee Research Day ‘ACCENTUATE 2023, Jubilee Centre for Medical Research, Thrissur, 20^th May 2023
Oral Presentation, Association of the MCP-1 rs1024611 polymorphism with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, International Conference on Advances in Genetic Diagnosis in the era of OMICS, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, 17-18^th June 2022
Oral Presentation, Genetic analysis of promoter variation -2518 a/g in the MCP-1 gene and its association with polycystic ovary syndrome, International Conference, MCAR, Research Division of St. Mary’s College, Thrissur, Kerala, 7^th December 2021.
Oral Presentation, Anticancer Properties of the Foliose Lichen, Heterodermia diademata, 13th World Cancer Congress, Paris, France. January 25 – 27, 2019.
International Conference Participation, AE-PCOS, 18th Annual Meeting of Androgen Excess & PCOS Society, Los Angeles, CA USA, November 7-8, 2020.

Webinars Attended

International webinar on ‘Recent Trends in Biological Sciences’ Organized by the Department of Botany and Zoology, Vimala College, Thrissur supported by DBT Star College Scheme, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India on 09th and 29th September 2020.
International webinar on ‘Co-existence- International Webinar on COVID-19’ conducted by the Department of Zoology, Vimala College, Thrissur on 05 September 2020.

Online Course

02-July-2020

(1 month)

Understanding Cancer Metastasis

John Hopkins University

05/October/2020

(2 Months)

Research and Publication Ethics

St. Thomas College and Calicut University

Workshop/FDP/Training programme attended/conducted

1.	2022	‘Training course in Molecular Diagnostics 2022’	TATA Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
2.	2022	‘Revolving Fund Training Programme Laboratory Animals as Experimental Models’	Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
3.	2019	Molecular Techniques	Indian Institute of Science, India

Awards/Achievements/Others

1.	Jubilee Research Day ‘ACCENTUATE 2023’	Best Research Paper Award
2.	International Conference on Genetics and genetic diseases by Osmania University	Young Scientist Award
3.	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) lectureship (2019) for Life Science	35^th rank
4.	Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) 2020 Life Science exam	GATE Score -399

Membership in Academic bodies

The Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG)- Executive Council Life Member- Membership No.- L/2086/2022

Other matters

Scientific Assignments

No.		DURATION		POSITION		INSTITUTION
1.	2020 May – till date		Research Fellow		Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute (JMMC & RI), Thrissur, Kerala
2.	2018 March 1- to May 31		Masters Project Trainee		Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Amala Cancer Research Centre Thrissur
3.	2019 March 1- to May 31		Masters Project Trainee		Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Amala Cancer Research Centre Thrissur

Technical Aptitude

Cytogenetics	Conventional Cytogenetics: Human Peripheral Blood lymphocyte culture, different banding techniques, Karyotype Analysis using Metasystems Ikaros 2.1. Molecular Cytogenetics: Interphase and metaphase Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH)
Molecular Genetics	Extraction and purification of high molecular weight genomic DNA and RNA, Different types of PCR (Multiplex PCR, PCR- RFLP, Allele-specific PCR, Nested PCR), Agarose and Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Native PAGE, cDNA Synthesis, Real-Time PCR, Sanger Sequencing, Oxford Minion Sequencing, NGS
Biochemical expertise	Western Blotting, ELISA
Cell and Animal model Expertise	Knowledge of in vitro cell line culture, cell culture, Expertise in animal model working experience in various mouse and rat models and xenograft mouse experiments
Bioinformatics	Basic knowledge of PYTHON and R language, Primer designing using NCBI and Primer3, In Silico PCR, Promoter- Transcription Factor prediction analysis using various tools (ConSite, Promo, Lasagna, Alibaba, P-Match, TFBIND, ElemeNT, etc), Data mining from various databases like Ensemble, NCBI, EPD (Eukaryotic Promoter Database), UCSC Genome Browser, PDB, etc. Protein structure analysis using PyMOL.
Statistics	Use of statistical program SPSS (version 26), preliminary data entry and analysis, case-control study designing, Chi-square, regression and correlation analysis, survival analysis and multivariate modelling

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