Department of Biotechnology

Dr. Naijil George (HOD)

Assistant Professor

Date of Joining

: 29-09-2011

Area of interest

: Neuroscience, Genetics, Epidemiology

No of years of experience

: 11

Course Institution Year
M.Sc. Biotechnology Cochin university of science and technology, Cochin, Kerala 2010
Ph. D. Neuroscience Cochin university of science and technology, Cochin, Kerala 2014
Postdoctoral fellow National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA. 2017
Designation Institution Period
Assistant Professor St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda 11

Dr. Naijil George is a native of Ernakulam, Kerala. He has done his M.Sc. Biotechnology from Cochin University for Science and Technology, Cochin. His Ph.D. in Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology was under the eminent guideship of Prof. C. S. Paulose at the Center for Neuroscience, Cochin University for Science and Technology, Cochin. Awarded Raman Postdoctoral research award from UGC. Done his Postdoctoral research at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA. Awarded Kunnath Pharmaceutical Award, Prof. Edathil Vijayan Award, Researcher of the Year, and Best panelist award. He has completed many funded projects and published papers in internationally reputed journals.


Name of award/fellowship Awarded by Year
Kunnath Pharmaceutical Award The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. 2014
Prof. Edathil Vijayan Award Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Maharashtra, India 2013
Researcher of the year Pavanthma educational society, Kerala, India 2012
Best panelist award IPGME&R, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 2011
Raman Postdoctoral research award UGC 2016
Description year
Application No.202241024708 A; Publication Date: 13/05/2022; Title of the invention: Novel Rare-Earth (Europium or Terbium) Doped Strontium Aluminate Nanoparticles for Fluorescent Staining of Live Plants; The Patent Office Journal No. 19/2022 Dated 13/05/2022 2022
Title Sanctioned By Amount Period
Analysis of Abundance and Diversity of Planktons with special reference to Biological and Physico-chemical parameters of Chalakudy River, Kerala: Impacts of anthropogenic activities UGC 200000 2013-2015
Title Year Indexed in Citation
Naijil George, Anju T. R., Jayanarayanan S, and Paulose C. S. (2015) Curcumin pre-treatment mediates anti-diabetogenesis via functional regulation of adrenergic receptor subtypes in the pancreas of MLD-STZ induced diabetic rats. Nutrition Research, 35: 823-33. 2015 Scopus & Web of Science
Naijil George, T. Peeyush Kumar, Sherin Antony, S. Jayanarayanan and C. S. Paulose. (2012) Effect of vitamin D3 in reducing metabolic and oxidative stress in the liver of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. British Journal of Nutrition, 108(8):1410-8. 2012 Scopus & Web of Science
Naijil George and Geller, H. M. (2018) Extracellular matrix and traumatic brain injury, J. Neurosci. Res., 96(4):573-588. 2018 Scopus & Web of Science
Peeyush Kumar T, Sherin Antony, Nandhu MS, Jayanarayanan S, Naijil George, Paulose CS. (2010). Vitamin D3 Restores Altered Cholinergic and Insulin Receptor expression in the Cerebral Cortex and Muscarinic M3 receptor expression in Pancreatic Islets of Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 22(5):418-25. 2010 Scopus & Web of Science
Peeyush Kumar T, Sherin Antony, Smijin Soman, Naijil George, Paulose CS. (2010). Role of Curcumin in the Prevention of Cholinergic Mediated Cortical Dysfunctions in Streptozotozin-Induced Diabetic Rats. Molecular and cellular endocrinology. 331: 1–10. 2010 Scopus & Web of Science
Sherin Antony, Peeyush Kumar T, Korah P Kuruvilla, Naijil George, Paulose CS. (2010). Decreased GABA Receptor binding in the Cerebral Cortex of Insulin Induced Hypoglycemic and Streptozotocin induced Diabetic Rats. Neurochemical Research. 35: 1516–1521. 2010 Scopus & Web of Science
Sherin A, Peeyush KT, Naijil George, Chinthu R, Paulose CS. (2010). Hypoglycemia Induced Behavioural Deficit and Decreased GABA receptor, CREB expression in the Cerebellum of Streptozoticin Induced Diabetic Rats. Brain Research Bulletin. 83(6):360-6. 2010 Scopus & Web of Science
Peeyush T Kumar, Sherin Antony, Gireesh G, Naijil George, Paulose CS. (2010). Curcumin modulates dopaminergic receptor, CREB and phospholipase C gene expression in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Journal of Biomedical Science 2010, 17:43. 2010 Scopus & Web of Science
Nandhu M S, Naijil George, Soman Smijin, Jayanarayanan S, Paulose CS. (2010). Opioid System Functional Regulation in Neurological Disease Management. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 88: 3215-3221. 2010 Scopus & Web of Science
Sherin A, Peeyush KT, Naijil George, Nandhu MS, Jayanarayanan S, Paulose CS. (2010). The effects of abnormalities of glucose homeostasis on the expression and binding of muscarinic receptors in cerebral cortex of rats. European Jourmnal of Pharmacology, 651(1-3):128-36. 2010 Scopus & Web of Science
Savitha B, Peeyush Kumar T, Mary Abraham Pretty, Naijil George, Paulose CS. (2010). Muscarinic M1, M3 receptor modulation in the corpus striatum of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats as a function of age. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 62(12):1768-75. 2010 Scopus & Web of Science
Serene Xavier, Jayanarayanan S, Naijil George, C.S. Paulose. (2012). ?2-Adrenergic and Insulin Receptors Expression in the Skeletal Muscle of Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats : Antagonism by Vitamin D3 and Curcumin. European journal of pharmacology, 687(1-3):14-20. 2012 Scopus & Web of Science
Shilpa J, Naijil G, Nandhu M S, Paulose C S. (2012). Evaluation of GABA-chitosan nanoparticle induced cell signaling activation during liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 12(8):6145-55. 2012 Scopus & Web of Science
Anju TR, Naijil G, Shilpa J, Roshini T. (2014). Neonatal hypoxic insult mediated cholinergic disturbances in the brain stem:Effect of glucose, oxygen and epinephrine resuscitation. Neurological Sciences, 34(3):287-96. 2014 Scopus & Web of Science
Kumar PT, Naijil G, Antony S, Skaria Paulose C. (2013) Curcumin restores diabetes induced neurochemical changes in the brainstem of Wistarrats. Eur J Pharmacol. 702(1-3):323-31. 2013 Scopus & Web of Science
T. S. Swathy, M. Jinish Antony, and Naijil George (2021) Active Solvent Hydrogen-Enhanced p-Nitrophenol Reduction Using Heterogeneous Silver Nanocatalysts@Surface-Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,60, 19, 7050–7064 2021 Scopus & Web of Science
Title Conference/Seminar Details Date
GABA - chitosan nanoparticles induced hepatocyte proliferation in partially hepatectomised rats National seminar on Nanoscience and Technology. Sree narayana Gurukulam college of Engineering, kadayiruppu, Ernakulam, Keala 16-02-2013
Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes Functional Regulation in the Pancreas of Multiple Low Dose Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats. National Conference on “Current Scenario in Biotechnology” K.S.Rangasamy college of technology, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu 29-09-2012
Adrenergic and Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes Functional Regulation in the Brainstem of Multiple Low Dose Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats: Effect of Vitamin D3 Pre-treatment National Conference on Current Advances in Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra 25-11-2013
Adrenergic receptor subtype functional regulation in the pancreas of MLD-STZ induced diabetic rats: Effect of curcumin pre-treatment International Symposium on Genetic Analysis: Translational and Developmental, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal 21-11-2014
Arylsulfatase B reduces the inhibitory actions of CSPGs on neurite outgrowth Glycoscience Research Day, NIH & FDA, Bethesda, USA 05-05-2017
ARSB reduces the inhibitory actions of CSPGs on neurite outgrowth NHLBI Research Festival, NHLBI DIR, Bethesda, USA 09-06-2017

Member, Society for Biotechnologists (India)


Member, Dana Alliance for Brain


Member, International Brain Research Organization


Role Year
Joint Treasurer, Society for Biotechnologists (India) 2019
IQAC Coordinator St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda 2019
Title Organized By Period
Orientation Programe ASC University of Kerala 2014
Refresher Course ASC University of Calicut 2015
Refresher Course HRDC Refresher Course 2020
Refresher Course PMMMNMTT-MHRD SNDT-TLC 2018
Refresher Course PMMMNMTT-MHRD SNDT-TLC 2019
Refresher Course PMMMNMTT-MHRD SNDT-TLC 2020
SWAYAM ARPIT NITTTR Chennai 2020
SWAYAM IIT-Kanpur 2021
Refresher Course GAD-TLC, MHRD 2021
UG/ PG Paper Title
UG Genetics
UG Recombinant DNA Technolog
UG Bioprocess Technology

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