Dr.Nitha Anand

Designation

Assistant Professor on Contract

Department

Biotechnology

Edu. Qualifications

• Ph.D
• M.Sc

Courses/Subject Taught

• Molecular Biology
• Animal Biotechnology
• Biochemistry
• Microbiology
• Food and Dairy Biotechnology

Areas of Interest/Specialization

• Pharmacology
• Toxicology
• Microbiology

Field of Research

• Pharmacology & Toxicology

Experience

• 7 years

Papers Published

• Nitha, S.P Prabha, P.N Ansil, M.S Latha (2016). Methanolic extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers ameliorates carbon tetrachloride induced chronic hepatic fibrosis in rats. Toxicology and Industrial health; 32(7): 1224-1236
• Nitha,S.P. Prabha, P.N. Ansil, M.S. Latha (2014). Curative effect of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers on N-nitrosodiethylamine induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences; 6(2): 150-155.
• Anand Nitha , Santhibhavan Prabhakaran Prabha , Puthuparampil Nazarudeen Ansil , Mukalel Sankunni Latha (2013). Antiproliferative effect of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers on experimentally induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats and in human hepatoma cell line. Journal of Pharmacy Research; 6: 239-248
• Nitha A, Ansil PN, Prabha SP, Wills PJ, Latha MS (2012). Preventive and curative effect of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers on thioacetamide induced oxidative stress in rats. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine; 2(2): S757- S764.
• M.S Latha, A. Nitha, P.N Ansil, S.P Prabha (2012). Chemopreventive effect of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers on N-nitrosodiethylamine induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats. International Journal of Advances in Pharmaceutical Research; 3(12): 1322-1330.
• Ansil PN, Nitha A, Prabha SP, Wills PJ, Jazaira V, Latha MS (2011). Protective effect of Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume. tuber against thioacetamide induced oxidative stress in rats. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 4(11):870-877.
• Ansil PN, Nitha A, Prabha SP, Latha MS (2014). Curative effect of Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume. tuber on N-nitrosodiethylamine induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats. Journal of Environmental Pathology Toxicology and Oncology 33(3):205–218.
• Prabha SP, Nitha A, Ansil PN, Latha MS (2014). Cardioprotective effect of methanolic extract of Gardenia gummifera Linn. f on isoproterenol induced myocardial infarction in rats. International Journal of Pharmaceutical science and Research; 5(9): 1000-1011 (ISSN (Online): 0975-8232, ISSN (Print): 2320-5148.
• Ansil PN, Prabha SP, Nitha A, Latha MS (2013). Chemopreventive effect of Amorphophalluscampanulatus (Roxb.) Blume. tuber against aberrant crypt foci and cell proliferation in 1,2- dimethylhydrazine induced colon carcinogenesis. Asian pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 14 (9): 5331-5339.
• Prabha SP, Ansil PN, Nitha A, Wills PJ, Latha MS (2013). Antiatherogenic activity of methanolic extract of Gardenia gummifera Linn. f on high fat diet induced atherosclerosis in rats. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences. 5(2): 388-393
• Prabha SP, Ansil PN, Nitha A, Wills PJ, Latha MS (2012). Preventive and curative effect of methanolic extract of Gardenia gummifera Linn. f on thioacetamide induced oxidative stress in rats. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Diseases; 4:1-9.
• Ansil PN, Prabha SP, Nitha A, Wills PJ, Jazaira V, Latha MS (2012). Curative effect of Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume. tuber methanolic extract against thioacetamide induced oxidative stress in experimental rats. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine; 2: S83-S89
• Ansil PN, Jazira V, Prabha SP, Nitha A, Latha MS. (2013). Amorphophalluscampanulatus (Roxb.) Blume. tuber ameliorates hepaic oxidative stress during colon carcinogenesis induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences. 5 (suppl 1): 366-371.
• Linza A, Wills PJ , Ansil PN, Prabha SP, Nitha A, Latha B, Sheeba KO, Latha MS (2013). Dose-response effects of Elephantopus scaber methanolic extract on N-nitrosodiethylamine induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines; 11: 0362-0370.

Book Chapters and Proceedings

• Nitha Anand, Latha MS (2013). Curative effect of Woodfordia fruticosa kurz flowers on N-nitrosodiethylamine induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats. Proceedings of the 25th Kerala Science congress (Ed.Rajasekharan Pillai VN) Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Nitha Anand, Latha MS (2012).Protective effect of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers on carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic fibrosis in rats. Proceedings of the 24th Kerala Science congress (Ed.Rajasekharan Pillai VN) Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram. pp 566-568.
• Nitha Anand, Latha MS (2011). Curative effect of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers on carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic fibrosis in rats. In: Molecular diagnostics for sustainable health in biosciences and technology, Jibu Thomas (Ed), Excel India Publishers, New Delhi, India. pp 91-97.
• Nitha Anand, Jenny Jacob (2010). Woodfordia fruticosa (L.): Evaluation of antimicrobial activity and partial characterisation of active principle.Proceedings of the 21st Kerala Science congress (Ed. Yesodharan EP). Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram. pp 753-754.

Oral presentations

• Presented a paper entitled “An invitro antioxidant  and cytotoxic activity of Carica papaya” in Internatioal seminar on current status and challenges for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity (ISCCSB 2020) held at Sree Narayana College, Kollam.
• Presented a paper on “Curative effect of Woodfordia fruticosa kurz flowers on N-     nitrosodiethylamine induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats”in 25th Kerala Science Congress held at Thiruvananthapuram (29 January –1 February 2013), Kerala. India.
• Presented a paper titled “Protective effect of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers on N- nitrosodiethyl amine induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats”in International Conference on Advances in Biological Sciences (ICABS 2012) conducted by Kannur University, Thalassery campus , Kannur (15-18, March 2012).
• Presented a paper on “Protective effect of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers on carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic fibrosis in rats” in 24th Kerala Science Congress held at Kottayam (29 – 31, January 2012), Kerala. India.
• A paper titled “Curative effect of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers on carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic fibrosis in rats” has been presented in National conference on Molecular Diagnostics for Sustainable Health in Biosciences and Technology (MDSHBT – 2011) held at Karnuya University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India (20 -21, July 2011).
• Presented a paper titled “Woodfordia fruticosa (L.): Evaluation of antimicrobial activity and partial characterisation of active principle” in 22nd Kerala Science Congress held at Peechi (28 – 31, January 2010), Kerala. India

Academic Responsibilities Undertaken

• Tutorship

Awards/Honours/Patents

• First place in the Quiz competition conducted in connection with the National Biotechnology and Bioinformatics seminar held in January 2005
• First place in project proposal competition in Biotechnology organized by Research and Consultancy service (RACS) cell, St.Thomas College, Pala.