Dr VOLGA S S                                                

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Zoology

Govt. College for Women

Trivandrum, India-694014

E-mail: volgasyama@gmail.com

 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • 2009 : Ph.D. (Zoology) Advisor: Dr. Ravindran Ankathil, Additional Professor, R.C.C., Trivandrum. Dissertation: “Role of Germline Polymorphisms of Few low Penetrance
  • Genes in Familial Breast Cancer”
  • 2003 : National Eligibility Test for Lectureship in Life Science
  • 2002 : State Eligibility Test in Zoology
  • 2002 : B.Ed. in Natural Science from University of Kerala (69%)
  • 2001 : M.Sc. in Zoology from University of Kerala (70%)
  • 1999 : B.Sc. in Zoology from University of Kerala (88%)
  • 1994 : SSLC from Kerala State Board of Public Examinations (81%)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1 19-01-2011 to 30-06-2011 University College, Thiruvananthapuram Substitute lecturer in FIP vacancy
2 20-07-2011 to 10-07-2012 BJM Govt. College, Chavara, Kollam Substitute lecturer in FIP vacancy
3 17-07-2012 to13-11-2014 St. Gregorios College, Kottarakara, Kollam Assistant Professor in Zoology
4 14-11-2014 to 08-06-2017FN Govt. College, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram Assistant Professor in Zoology
5 From 08-06- 2017 AN onwards Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram Assistant Professor in Zoology

TRAINING PROGRAMMES ATTENDED

  • Orientation Programme (IT-oriented) for University/ College teachers conducted by the UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Kerala sponsored by UGC from
    30/04/2014 to 27/05/2014
  • Special Summer School Programme (Multidisciplinary Refresher Course) for University/ College teachers conducted by the UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala
    sponsored by UGC from 14/10/2016 to 03/11/2016
  • Live Online Refresher Course in Life Sciences (Interdisciplinary) conducted by the UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala sponsored by UGC from 12/08/2020 to 25/08/2020
  • Live Online Short-Term Course in Gender Sensitization conducted by the UGCHRDC, University of Kerala sponsored by UGC from 11/08/2021 to 17/08/2021
  • Live Online Short Term Course in Techno Pedagogy conducted by UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala sponsored by UGC from 05/11/2021 to 11/11/2021.

TECHNICAL APTITUDE

Molecular Biology: DNA and RNA isolation, PCR-RFLP, RT-PCR, Agarose gel electrophoresis, PAGE, SSCP and CSGE Techniques.

Computer Proficiency:

Various word processing packages like WORD, Power Point etc., Spread sheets MS-EXCEL, data analysis and presentation packages
in WINDOWS, Internet based applications, Other packages include Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat reader and Corel Draw.

SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME

Resource person for the cancer awareness programmes conducted by the department of Zoology, St. Gregorios College, Kottarakara

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

International

1. Syamala VS, Syamala V, Sheeja VR, Kuttan R, Balakrishnan R, Ankathil R. Possible risk modification by polymorphisms of estrogen metabolizing genes
in familial breast cancer susceptibility in an Indian population. Cancer Invest. 2010 Mar;28(3):304-11.

2. Syamala V, Syamala VS, Sreeja L, Raveendran PB, Vijayalekshmi RV, Sheeja VR, Santhi S, Kuttan R, Abraham EK, Ankathil R. Hereditary breast/ovarian cancer: clinicopathological characteristics and survival of BRCA2 positive and negative cases. J Exp Ther Oncol 2008; 7(3):227-236.

3. Syamala VS, Syamala V, Sreedharan H, Raveendran PB, Kuttan R, Ankathil R. Contribution of XPD (Lys751Gln) and XRCC1 (Arg399Gln) Polymorphisms in Familial and Sporadic Breast Cancer Predisposition and Survival: An Indian Report. Pathol Oncol Res. 2009 Sep;15(3):389-97.

4. Syamala VS, Sreeja L, Syamala V, Raveendran PB, Balakrishnan R, Kuttan R, Ankathil R. Influence of germline polymorphisms of GSTT1, GSTM1, and
GSTP1 in familial versus sporadic breast cancer susceptibility and survival. Fam Cancer 2008; 7(3):213-220.

5. Sreeja L, Syamala V, Hariharan S, Syamala VS, Raveendran PB, Sivanandan CD, Madhavan J, Ankathil R. Glutathione S-transferase M1, T1 and P1 polymorphisms: susceptibility and outcome in lung cancer patients. J Exp Ther Oncol 2008; 7(1):73-85.

6. Sreeja L, Syamala VS, Syamala V, Hariharan S, Raveendran PB, Vijayalekshmi RV, Madhavan J, Ankathil R. Prognostic importance of DNA repair gene polymorphisms of XRCC1 Arg399Gln and XPD Lys751Gln in lung cancer patients from India. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2008; 134(6):645-652.

7. Syamala V, Sreeja L, Syamala VS, Vinodkumar B, Raveendran PB, Sreedharan H, Kuttappan R, Balakrishnan L, Ankathil R. Novel germline mutations in BRCA2 gene among 96 hereditary breast and breast-ovarian cancer families from Kerala, South India. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2007; 133(11):867-874.

Seminar Proceedings

1. Jean Jose J, Lincy Alex and Volga S S. Chlorophyll degradation and copepod assemblages along Vizhinjam Coastal Waters, India. Proceedings of the International Seminar on Coastal Biodiversity Assessment. COBIA 2017. p 453-465; ISBN:978-93-5267-385-8

PRESENTATIONS

1. Volga S Syamala, Ratheesan Kuttan, Ravindran Ankathil. Role of Germline Polymorphism XRCC3 Thr241Met in Familial and Sporadic Breast Cancer Susceptibility. Golden Jubilee One Day Seminar on ‘Environmental Toxicity’, St. Gregorios College, Kottarakara, 15th January 2014.

2. Volga S Syamala, Ratheesan Kuttan, Ravindran Ankathil. Role of germline polymorphisms of few low penetrance genes in familial breast cancer. 25th Kerala Science Congress. Trivandrum, 29th January to 1st February 2013.

3. Syamala VS, Kuttan R, Ankathil R. A multigeneic approach beyond BRCA genes in predicting risk for familial breast cancer. 20th Kerala Science Congress. Trivandrum, 28th to 31st January 2008.

4. Volga S Syamala, Sreeja Leelakumari, Vani Syamala, Praveenkumar B Raveendran, Ratheesan Kuttappan, Ravindran Ankathil. Role of Xenobiotic gene polymorphisms in Familial Breast Cancer susceptibility and survival. 26th Annual Convention of Indian Association for Cancer Research and International Symposium on Translational Research in Cancer. Bhubeneswar, Orissa. 17th to 19th January 2007.

5. Volga S Syamala, Ravindran Ankathil, Praveenkumar B Raveendran, Ratheesan Kuttappan, Beela Sarah Mathew, Rajan Balakrishnan. Role of genetic polymorphisms of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes in familial breast cancer susceptibility. International Symposium on Translational Research: Apoptosis & Cancer. Trivandrum, 18th to 21st December 2005.

SEMINARS ORGANIZED

1. “International Seminar cum Workshop on Diagnostic Cytogenetics” organized by Department of Zoology, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram sponsored by Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala held at Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram on 4th and 5th September 2018.

2. “One Day Seminar on Aquaponics” organized by Department of Zoology, Government College, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram sponsored by KSCSTE (Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment), held at Government College, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram from 6th to 8 th January, 2016