Education

 

Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2007)
 

M.Sc. St. Berchmans’ College, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (2000)
 

B.Sc.: St. Berchmans’ College, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (1998)

 

 

Positions

 

Reader, UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai (current)
 

Senior Scientist, University Of California, Santa Barbara (2011 – 2013)
 

Post-doctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara (2007 – 2011)

 

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Awards, honors, and memberships

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2022                 Fellow, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences

2022                 Guest Editor, Pharmaceutics 

2022                 Reviewer, Times Higher Education Global Academic Rankings

2022                 Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, London 

2021                 Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 

2021                 Editorial Board Member, Oncology Letters, Molecular Medicine Reports 

2020                Fellow, Royal Society of Biology, London 

2020                Member, the Nutrition Society, London

2019                 Outstanding Scientist Award, Venus International Foundation, Chennai

2019                 Founder member, Translational Biomedical Research Society, India (TBRSI)

2017                 Outstanding Reviewer recognition, Elsevier 

2017                 Life Member, The National Academy of Sciences, India

2016                 Guest Editor, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

2016                 Member, American Chemical Society

2013                 Life member, Indian Association for Cancer Research

2013                 Life Member, Society of Biological Chemists, India

2013                 Member, Indian Society of Cell Biology

2012                 Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society, United Kingdom

2011                  Junior Scientist award, Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America

2011                  Doreen Putrah Cancer Research Foundation Award, University of California

2008                 Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine, United Kingdom

2006                 Best Research Scholar award, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

2006                 Institute Citation for organizational excellence, IIT Bombay

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Reviewer  

 

Phytomedicine, Nanotechnology, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, Scientific Reports, Biochemistry, Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Biologics: Targets & Therapy, Pharmaceutical Research, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, ChemMedChem, Cancer Letters, Medicinal Research Reviews, Thomson Reuters Drug Profiles, Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, ChemistrySelect, Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, British Journal of Pharmacology, BMC Molecular and Cell Biology, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Theranostics, Journal of Ovarian research

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Teaching

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Cell Biology I (B 301), Advanced Cell Biology (B 502), Biology Laboratory (BL 601), Animal Physiology (B 602), Advanced Techniques in Biology (BE 1002), Cancer Biology (BE 1004)

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Science Education and popularization articles

 1. Manu Lopus (2022) Shooting Cancer with Magic Bullets: Promises and Challenges of Antibody-drug Conjugates. Resonance - Journal of  Science Education, Indian Academy of Sciences, 7, 1127-1130

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2. Kimaya Meher and Manu Lopus (2022)  Ashwagandha: A potential source for cancer therapeutics. Scientific India, 10 (6), 12-14

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3. Manu Lopus (2023) The Advent of Nano-herbal Medicine. Science Reporter, NISCAIR, CSIR, Govt of India 60, 10

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Snaps and memories...

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