Recent and Major Publications
- ,"Sheeja CC, Ambali Anusri, Chacko Levna, Aneesh PM, Divya Lekha*, (2020). nanoparticles induce behavioral alteration and oxidative stress mediated cellular toxicity in the social insect Oecophylla smaragdina (Asian weaver ant), ",Journal of Hazardous Materials,Elsevier, 2020
- ,"Martin MV, Venkatesan R, Beyline M, Limna Mol VP, Divya Lekha (2020). Influence of environmental factors on macrofoulant assemblages on moored buoys in the eastern Arabian Sea. ",PLoS ONE 15(1),2020
- ,"Damodaran Arun, S. Sandhya, Mohammad Abdulkader Akbarsha, Oommen V. Oommen, Divya Lekha*(2020). An insight into the skin glands, dermal scales and secretions of the caecilian amphibian Ichthyophis beddomei",Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, (Elsevier) ,2020
Research Projects Undertaken
ROS modulation of development and polyphenism in Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius 1775) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
SERB,DST
SERB Women Excellence Award
Awards & Honours
- Awards - • Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (SAAE) travel grant 2019 for oral presentation at the annual meeting, held during Dec 13-14,2019 National Facility for Biopharmaceuticals, Khalsa College, Mumbai,India
- Awards - • INSA -Royal Society of Edinburgh International Bilateral Exchange to Scotland -2015- University of Glasgow, Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, Scotland
- Awards - • SERB-DST Women Excellence Award-2017
- Awards - • Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal for Young Scientist – 2011
- Awards - • National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) ‘Swarna Jayanti Puraskar’ -2011.
- Awards - • Young Scientist Award in Life Sciences by Kerala State Council for Science Technology & Environment (KSCSTE), Govt of Kerala, 2008.
- Awards - • Young Investigator Travel Award by International Neuroendocrine Federation, Rouen, France, 2010.
- Awards - Best poster award in the International Symposium on current trends in endocrine & reproductive health, University of Mysore, 2011.
- Awards - Prof. N.J. Chinoy Award by Society for Reproductive Biology & Comparative Endocrinology, International Symposium on Endocrinology & Reproduction: Molecular mechanisms to molecular medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2010.
- Awards - CSIR travel grant to attend the 7th International Congress on neuroendocrinology, France, 2010.
- Awards - • Research Fellowship in Science For Meritorius Students (RFSMS) University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, 2008.
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Teaching & Research Guidance
- Zoology, Interdisciplinary systems wide research in three main areas
i) Endocrine integration of nutrient sensing, metabolism & growth in fishes
ii) Developmental toxicity/disruptions to environmental/engineered materials in various model systems.
III) Caecilian skin and secretome.
Model systems range from zebra fish, carps, tilapia, caecilian amphibians & ants
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