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Faculty & Staff
Dr Pavana Thomas
Ph.D, M.Tech, BE
Assistant Professor / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam
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Ph.D-Molecular and Cellular Biology of cancer (SJRI-TDU), M.Tech, BE
Qualification/ Education
Ph.D, M.Tech, BE
Experience
11 years in the field of Oncology Research
Areas of interest
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Disease Biology, Omics- transcriptomics, Whole genome bisulfite sequencing, ChIP seq, mass spectrometry analysis, Transplant Immunology Diagnostics
Field of Expertise
Molecular and Cell Biology
Fellowship & Membership
Recipient of CSIR-NET fellowship for PhD, Recipient of GATE fellowship for M.Tech,
Other formal training/certification
- Training in various aspects of Transplant Immunology at the Rotary TTK HLA lab, Bangalore Medical Services Trust (BMST)-January 2026.
- Training on advanced data analysis of omics data at “The Genomeinformatics Edge: Advanced Data Analysis Training” conducted at Genotypic, Bengaluru- February, 2025.
- Certified NABL auditor after successfully completing the “International Lead Auditors & Laboratory, Management System Requirement On-line Certificate Course as per ISO 15189:2022 and ISO 19011” Bengaluru, July, 2024.
- Training on “Single-cell RNA sequencing using 10X Genomics & Oxford Nanopore Sequencing", IISc and Genotypic Technologies, Bengaluru, June 2024.
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
Senior Scientific Officer, NMC Research Laboratory
Membership of professional associations/bodies
Honorary Member of the International Advisory Board of the Foundation for Quality (India) [September 2025] – Present
Awards and Recognitions
- Won best poster award at the International Translational Cancer Research Conference held at BHU, Varanasi, 2020.
- Secured an All-India Rank of 8 in CSIR-NET
- Gold Medalist (Rank I) in the University for the M.Tech course
- Gold Medalist (Rank I) for the B.E Biotechnology course at PESIT (autonomous under VTU).
- Secured an All-India Rank of 79 in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
No groups and associations specified.
| S.I. No | Project Title | Project Lead | Year of Initiation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer training program on integrative Molecular Medicine and applied Bioinformatics in oncology | Dr Sweta Srivastava | 2024 | ongoing |
| 2 | Detection and characterization of circulating nucleic acids in oral cancer | Dr. Pavana Thomas | 2025 | ongoing |
| 3 | Development of a PCR-based test for the detection of Aspergillus species in broncheolar lavage samples | Dr. Jayanthi | 2019 | completed |
RhoC in association with TET2/WDR5 regulates cancer stem cells by epigenetically modifying the expression of pluripotency genes
Pavana Thomas, Sweta Srivastava, Avinash H Udayashankara, Samyuktha Damodaran, Lokendra Yadav, Boby Mathew, Srinag Bangalore Suresh, Amit Kumar Mandal, Nirmala Srikantia RhoC regulates radioresistance via crosstalk of ROCK2 with the DNA repair machinery in cervical cancer
Annapurna Pranatharthi, Pavana Thomas, Avinash H Udayashankar, Chandra Bhavani, Srinag Bangalore Suresh, Sudhir Krishna, Jayashree Thatte, Nirmala Srikantia, Cecil R Ross, Sweta Srivastava A simple high-volume culture technique-Good substitute for polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Aspergillus species in bronchoalveolar lavage samples
Haritha Subhagan, Jayanthi Savio, Priyadarshini Padaki, Sweta Srivastava, Pavana Thomas, Rajeshwari Veerappan, Priya Ramachandran, John Michael Raj Ashok Aloe Vera alters POSTN expression, abolishes EMT phenotype. And sensitizes radiation in conjunction with atorvastatin in cervical cancer
P. Thomas , S. Sahoo , S. Mahajan,D.L. Hiremath, A.H. Udayashankara, S. Srivastava RhoC: a fascinating journey from a cytoskeletal organizer to a Cancer stem cell therapeutic target
Thomas P, Pranatharthi A, Ross C, Srivastava S. No Others Contributions details available.