Dr.Remya Nair Profile

Dr. Remya Nair

Research Scientist,
NSF-NNIN Nano Research Facility,
One Brookings Drive, Washington University in St. Louis
MO- 63130

Educational Qualification:

PhD Bio-Nano Science Fusion, Bio-Nano Electronics Research Center, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science, Toyo University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, 2011
MS Plant Biotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, 2006
BS Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India, 2003

Professional History

Research Scientist, NNIN-NSF Nano Research Facility, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA (August 2013-Present)
Assistant Professor (Adhoc), Department of Plant Science, School of Biological Sciences, Central University of Kerala, Kasargod, Kerala (June 2012-June 2013)
Research Assistant, Bio-Nano Electronics Research Center, Toyo University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan (April 2008-March 2011)
Guest Lecturer, Department of Plant Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla, Kerala (July 2006-November 2006)

Awards, Fellowships and Honors:

Monbukagakusho MEXT fellowship, Govt. of Japan, 2008
First Rank with gold Medal for MS Plant Biotechnology, M. G University, 2007
Project Saraswati Fellowship for MS sponsored by Hindustan Lever Ltd, 2005
Kerala Agricultural University Merit Scholarship 1999-2003

PhD Thesis

Nanomaterials as growth effectors and imaging agents in rice plants and its scope in plant science

Scheme of research:

Chemical synthesis of different nanomaterials and nanocomposites
Studies on effects of nanomaterials on growth, physiology and metabolic activities of plants and their transgenerational effects
Utilization of fluorescent nanomaterials for imaging in plant system
Nanoparticles for designing nanoformulated agrochemicals

Works Completed:

Chemical synthesis of various nanoparticles such as silica nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots and the size tuning of nanoparticles through controlled conditions.
Oxygen plasma induced pore formation on silica nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery
Effects of engineered carbon nanomaterials of various dimensionalities on the germination of rice seeds and growth of rice seedlings
The uptake and translocation of magnetic nanoparticles and multi-walled carbon nanotubes filled with iron oxide nanoparticles (MWCNT-SPIONs) by rice seedlings for site specific treatment of various plant diseases and site targeted delivery of various chemicals for improved plant growth.
Fluorescent nanomaterials for in vivo imaging in plants

Publications:

Aptamer conjugated paclitaxel and magnetic fluid loaded fluorescently tagged PLGA nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy,
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 344(2013)116-12, Athulya Aravind,
Remya Nair, Sreejith Raveendran, Srivani Veeranarayan, Yutaka Nagaoka, Takahiro Fukuda, Takahashi Hasumura, Hisao Morimoto, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Toru Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar
Size tuning and oxygen plasma induced pore formation on silica nanoparticles,
Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 22 (2012) 193-200,
Remya Nair, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar
Effect of carbon nanomaterials on the germination and growth of rice plants,
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 12 (2012) 2212-2220,
Remya Nair, W. Gao, T. Maekawa, Y. Yoshida, P. M. Ajayan, D. Sakthi Kumar
Aptamer functionalized silica nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy
BioNanoScience, 2 (2012) 1-8,
Athulya Aravind, Srivani Veeranarayanan, Aby C. Poulose, Remya Nair, Yutaka Nagaoka, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Toru Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar
AS1411 aptamer tagged PLGA-lecithin-PEG nanoparticles for tumor cell targeting and drug delivery,
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 109 (2012)2920-2931,
Athulya A, Prashanti A, Srivani V, Remya Nair, Y. Nagaoka, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D. S. Kumar
Uptake of FITC-labeled silica nanoparticles and quantum dots by rice seedlings: Effects on seed germination and their potential as biolabels for plants,
Journal of Fluorescence, 21 (2011) 2057-2068,
Remya Nair, Aby C. Poulose, Y. Nagaoka, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar.
Nanotechnology platforms: An innovative approach to brain tumor therapy,
Medicinal Chemistry, 7 (2011) 488-503,
B.G. Nair, S.H. Varghese, Remya Nair, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar
Nanoparticulate material delivery to plants,
Plant Science, 179 (2010) 154-163,
Remya Nair, Saino Hanna Varghese, Baiju G. Nair, T. Maekawa, Y. Yoshida, D. Sakthi Kumar (2nd position among most read articles - counted by Article downloads on SciVerse ScienceDirect in the period April to June 2011)
Sensors based on carbon nanotubes and their applications: A review,
Current Nanoscience, 6 (2010) 331-346,
Saino Hanna Varghese, Remya Nair, Baiju G. Nair, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, Y. Yoshida, D. Sakthi Kumar.
Biocompatibility of surface modified poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) by plasma polymerized acetobromo-α-D-glucose,
Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 24 (2010) 527-544,
D. Sakthi Kumar, Baiju G. Nair, Saino Hanna Varghese, Remya Nair, T. Maekawa, T. Hanajiri, Y. Yoshida

Book Chapters:

Plant Diseases- Control and Remedy through Nanotechnology- Chapter 10, Remya Nair, D. Sakthi Kumar (2012) In
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Assessment of the effects of nanoparticles on plants with regard to germination and seedling parameters (Manuscript under preparation),
Principles and Practices of Plant Nanotechnology
Editors: Chittaranjan Kole, Prof. D. Shakti Kumar and Dr. Mariya V. Khodakovskaya, Publisher: Springer-Verlag – Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokyo

Seminars and Presentations:

Participated in “Advanced School on Biomedical Nanotechnology”, Supported by Nano Mission, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, Organized by Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials, SASTRA University, March 25-29, 2013.
Uptake of FITC labeled silica nanoparticles and quantum dots by rice seedlings: Effects on seed germination and their potential as biolabels for plants (Poster) Eighth International Symposium on Bioscience and Nanotechnology, December 17-18, 2010, Tokyo, Japan, Remya Nair, Aby C. Poulose, Y. Nagaoka, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar
Nanomaterials as growth enhancers of rice plants (Poster) India-Japan Symposium On Emerging Technologies, October 7, 2010, Tokyo, Japan, Remya Nair, Y. Nagaoka, T. Maekawa, Y. Yoshida, D. Sakthi Kumar
Size tuning and oxygen plasma induced pore formation on silica nanoparticles (Poster) International Conference on Trends in Nanotechnology (TNT-2009), September 6-11, 2009, Barcelona, Spain, Remya Nair, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar
Uptake and effects of nanomaterials on the growth of rice (Oryza sativa) plants (Poster) Seventh International Symposium on Bioscience and Nanotechnology, November 20-21, 2009, Tokyo, Japan, Remya Nair, Y. Nagaoka, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar
A biopolymer developed from poly ethylene glycol – An effective material to modify the surface of the nano drugs (Oral) Fifth International Congress of Nano-Bio Clean Tech (ICNBC) on October 27-30, 2008, San Francisco, USA, Baiju G. Nair, Saino Hanna Varghese, Remya Nair, T. Maekawa, T. Hanajiri, Y. Yoshida, D. Sakthi Kumar
Silica nanoparticles as drug carriers: Synthesis and control of particle size (Poster) Sixth International Symposium on Bioscience and Nanotechnology, November 7, 2008, Tokyo, Japan, Remya Nair, Saino Hanna Varghese, Baiju G. Nair, T. Maekawa, T. Hanajiri, Y. Yoshida, D. Sakthi Kumar
Brain Tumor Therapy on the New Nanoplatform (Poster) Sixth International Symposium on Bioscience and Nanotechnology, November 7, 2008, Tokyo, Japan. Baiju G. Nair, Saino Hanna Varghese, Remya Nair, T. Maekawa, T. Hanajiri, Y. Yoshida, D. Sakthi Kumar.
Cutting of single wall carbon nanotubes for the development of biosensors (Poster) Sixth International symposium on Bioscience and Nanotechnology, November 7, 2008, Tokyo, Japan, Saino Hanna Varghese, Remya Nair, Baiju G. Nair, T. Maekawa, T. Hanajiri, Y. Yoshida, D. Sakthi Kumar
Participated in Novartis International Biotechnology Leadership Camp [Novartis Biocamp] August 29-30, 2008, Tokyo, Japan.