Dr Prajna Hegde
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, from Karnatak University, Dharwad, India. Study was mainly focused on Lectins of fungal origin, Glycobiology and Cancer Research. Understanding the cytotoxic and anti-metastatic effect of purified Rhizoctonia bataticola and Sclerotium rolfsii lectins on different cancer cells such as ovarian [SKOV3, OVCAR3 and A2780], colon [HT 29, SW480 and SW620], breast [MDA MB460, MCF-7 and MCF-10A], blood cancer [MOLT-4 and JURKAT], Pancreatic [PANC-1] and hepatocellular [HEPG2] cancer cells. Also on identifying the cellular signaling pathways using Western blot and lectin blot assays.
SRF in UNICHEM Lab Pvt, Mumbai and KUD collaborated project for 2 years. Served as Quality Analyst at Immuneel Therapeutics Pvt Ltd. Bangalore. Published 12 articles in peer reviewed International journals. Participated in various workshops and presented papers in several National and International conferences. Bagged two first prize award for best poster presentation at International Conference, one for 'Drug discovery and development' section organized by Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists [39th Annual Summit of IABMS] and another for "Development of drugs for tomorrow: Challenges and opportunities" at AIMMS.