02 Yrs.

• Doctoral Committee Member at Jain University & BMS College of Engineering Bangalore

• Teaching: Enzyme Technology, Cell Culture Techniques, Plant Biotechnology, Human Physiology, Research Methodology, Biosafety & IPR

• Enzymology

• Protein Chemistry,
• Enzymology,
• Plant Biology
• Plant Biochemistry

• Enzyme isolation & purification
• Seed germination inhibition-based assay studies

1. Jan 2015-till date : Sir M.Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University), Bangalore-562157
   Designation: Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology.
   Courses taught: Theory :Human Physiology, Research Methodology, Biosafety & IPR, Enzyme Technology, Plant Biotechnology.
   Lab : Projects Lab; Guidance to final year B.E Biotechnology students in dissertation work.
2. December 2007-December 2014 :Sir M.Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University), Bangalore-562157
   Designation: Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology.
   Courses taught: Theory:Bioethics & Biosafety, Downstream Process Technology, Human Physiology, Research Methodology, Biosafety & IPR, Enzyme Technology, Plant Biotechnology.
   Lab :Upstream & Downstream Process Technology, Biochemistry, Microbiology.
3. March 2005-September 2007
   CMR Institute of Technology (Affiliated to Viswesvaraya Technological University), AECS Layout, IT Park Road, Bangalore-560037.
   Designation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology,have also functioned as Head of the Department fromDecember 2006–September 2007).
   Courses taught:Theory: Biochemistry, Health & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Separation techniques, Genetic Engineering, Microbial Biotechnology, Bioenergetics, Downstream Processing technology, Biotransformation &Biokinetics, Biopharmaceuticals),
   Labs: Biochemistry & Bioprocess Control labs.

1. December 2003-March 2005 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; Designation: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow;
   Nature of work performed: Worked on molecular cloning of Japanese encephalitis virus proteins.
2. ii)April-September 2003 : Institute of Bioinformatics, ITPL, Whitefield, Bangalore.
   Designation: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow.
   Nature of work performed: Annotation of disease-related genes as part of the Human Protein Reference Database Project
3. iii) January 1995 – June 1996: T.Stanes&Co.Ltd (R&D centre), Coimbatore Designation:Junior biologistNature of work performed: Isolation of microbial strains capable of pesticide residue degradation.

• PhD/University/Year of award : Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the University of Mysore, 2004
• Post-Graduation – Name of the degree (Eg. ME, MTech) – College & University/ Year of Graduation : M.Sc
  Life
  Sciences, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore, 1993
• Under-Graduation – (BE/BTech/BBM)- College & University/ Year of Graduation : B.Sc Botany, Stella Maris
  College,
  Madras (Autonomous College under the University of Madras), Chennai.
• Post-Doctoral Experiences – Institute – Period
  December 2003-March 2005 : Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
  April-September 2003 : Institute of Bioinformatics, ITPL, Whitefield, Bangalore
• Areas of Specialization – Enzymology, Plant Biology, Biochemistry
• Orcid – 0000-0002-5899-9688
• Scopus Id – 7201992985
• H-index – 1
• i-10 index – 1
• Exemplary Awards and Recognitions

• Awarded the VTU Research Grant of Rs.6.12 lakhs for carrying out a two-year project titled ‘Investigation on in vivo enzyme profiles in response to herbal anti-cancer drugs using seed germination as a model system’ (2010-12).
• Project proposal titled ‘Characterization of antimitotic compounds with therapeutic potential from carrot (Daucas carota)’ approved for funding under the KSCST (March 2014).

1. Winner of the Stella Maris Gold &Pennathur Silver Medals for obtaining the first rank at B.Sc.
2. Winner of the Silver Jubilee Gold Medal for obtaining the first rank at M.Sc level.
3. Qualified in the CSIR -UGC exam leading to the award of Junior Research Fellowship for 1996-97, upgraded after 2
   years to Senior Research Fellowship (SRF).
   • Ongoing Funded Research Project Details – (title, sanctioning agency, amount, year, duration) : Not
     Applicable
   • Completed Funded Research Project Details – (title, sanctioning agency, amount, year, duration)
     • 2-year project titled ‘Investigation on in vivo enzyme profiles in response to herbal
       anti-cancer drugs using seed
       germination as a model system’(2010-12) under the VTU Research Grant (Rs.6.12 lakhs).
     • ii) Characterization of antimitotic compounds with therapeutic potential from carrot (Daucas
       carota)’ approved for
       funding under the KSCST (March- Jun 2014).
   • Consultancy projects completed (title, sanctioning agency/industry, amount, year, duration) : Not
     applicable
   • Other grants received (FDP) (title, sanctioning agency, amount. Duration) :AICTE-Seminar Grant (2013-14) of Rs.2 lakhs for conduction of seminar titled ‘Career Prospects,
     Entrepreneurial
     Opportunities & Higher Studies in Biotechnology & Bioengineering’
   • Journal publications (Only Scopus indexed)

1. Menon,M.,Vithayathil, P.J., Raju, S.M., Ramadoss, C.S (2002)- ‘Isolation and characterization of proteolytic
   enzymes from the latex of Synadenium grantii Hook ‘f’- Plant Science ,Vol163 (1):131-139 .
2. Menon, M. (2015) – Research and development in technical education: challenges & possibilities in theIndian
   scenario- Indian Journal of Technical Education38 (4) : 44-50.
3. Mamtha, M., Mohan,P. & Menon, M. (2020)- Enzyme profiles of green gram seeds pre-treated with the herbal drug
   „Kokilaksha’ followed by restoration of conditions favouring germination- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC &
   TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH VOLUME 9, ISSUE 03 : 6121-6126 ( ISSN 2277-8616)
4. Vasuki, A., Menon,M. and Bindu,O.S (2023) – Biotechnological application prospects of latex proteases from
   Apocynaceae family- Research Journal of Biotechnology : 18(11):233
5. Menon,M. and Athreya,A.G(2023)- Comparative efficacy of two Kokilaksha Formulations vis-a-vis Vinblastine, using
   Seed Germination Inhibition- Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 16(12):5732-7.
6. Manjunathan, K; Menon, M; Bavle,R.M ; Makarla, S; Venugopal, R; Santo,A.S (2004)- Evaluation of antioxidant
   activity in saliva among young adults having diverging food habits and its relation to oral health: A pilot
   study. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 28(2):226-23
7. Manjunathan, K; Bavle, Radhika Manoj; Menon, Mrinalini; Venugopal, Reshma; Makarla, Soumya; Nair, Sankha (2004)-
   Quantification of DNA, in dried blood, saliva tinged with blood in comparision with fresh blood for forensic
   identification- A pilot study. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 28(4):p 725-730.

• Conference presentations/publications (Full length papers) : Not applicable
• Patents published (Numbers) : Not applicable
• Patents granted (Details-Title, Applicants, Inventors, Date of sanction, Indian/International) : Not applicable
• Number of PhD s guided : Not applicable
• Number of PhDs ongoing : Not applicable
• Books published : Not applicable
• Book chapters published : Not applicable
• Professional Memberships
  1. Life Member, Society of Biological Chemists, India
  2. Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education

No. of M.Sc. Eng. Projects Guided:

• Biochemical investigations on a cancer-palliative drug obtained from Asteracantha longifolia (Degree awarded)
• Biochemical investigations of an antimitotic drug isolated from Asteracantha longifolia Nees using horsegram seed germination as a model system (Degree awarded)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Life Member, Society of Biological Chemists, India
• Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education

Honours & Achievements

• Winner of the Stella Maris Gold & Pennathur Silver Medals for obtaining the first rank at B.Sc.
• Winner of the Silver Jubilee Gold Medal for obtaining the first rank at M.Sc. level.
• Qualified in the CSIR -UGC exam leading to the award of Junior Research Fellowship for 1996-97, upgraded after 2 years to Senior Research Fellowship (SRF).

Certifications obtained

• ‘A’ Grade at the Proficiency Course titled ‘Advances in Plant Molecular Biology , Genetic Engineering & Molecular Biology’ (Jan-May 2008)
• NPTEL Elite-Silver Certificate for the course titled ‘Teaching & Learning in Engineering (TALE)’ : Jan-April 2019
• NPTEL Elite Certificate for the course titled ‘Introductory Mathematical Methods in Biology: Jan-April 2019
• NPTEL Elite-Gold Certificate for the course titled ‘Teaching & Learning in Engineering (TALE)’ : July-Sept 2019 (Among 1% Top scorers)
• NPTEL Elite-Silver Certificate for the course titled ‘Biomedical Nanotechnology’ : July-Sept 2019

Invited Talks Delivered At Other Institutions

• Topic: ‘Metabolic Engineering: a multi-disciplinary technology’ at the New Horizon College of Engineering Bangalore on September 28^th 2016.
• Topic: ‘’Proteases: Relevance & Purification Approaches” at the Acharya Group of Institutions, Bangalore, on October 23^rd 2010.
• Wipro-Mission 10X: my impressions – Sept 5^th 2008 at Wipro Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore.
• ‘Statistics for Biology’ : as part of the  ‘Accelerated Learning Program’ at the ICREST Academy on  11^th July 2020
• ‘Basic Biostatistics in Biology Research’ on the occasion of a 4-day Biology Workshop held at the ICREST Academy on 24^th December 2020.
• ‘Biostatistics in Experimental biology’ at the ICREST Academy on 23^rd July 2021