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Work Experience:

Profile:Dr. Priya Kurian completed her B. Pharm from The TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, TamilNadu,in 1998. She completed her M.Pharm in Pharmacognosy  from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,  Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam  in 2015. She completed her  PhD in Pharmacy from Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation ( Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu.

She has a working experience in industry and several institutions. She started her career as Production supervisor in Global Parenterals, Hosur, Tamil Nadu in 1998-1999. She joined as Lecturer in Caritas College of Pharmacy, Kottayam in 2000-2001& 2006-2008. After that she joined as Tutor- Medical transcription in M-Squared Technologies, Thiruvananthapuram in 2009-2011. She took a break and joined Grace College of Pharmacy, Palakkad in 2014-2024 as Assistant Professor and was promoted as Associate Professor. In August 2024, she joined as Professor in Caritas College of Pharmacy, Ettumanoor, Kottayam and continues her career there. She has a total experience of 18 years till date.

She has attended many seminars and workshops and has presented 2 papers in National conferences. She is a Lifememberof Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India.

Publications:

1. Priya Kurian, J. Banurekha, BS. Venkateswarlu, M. Kumar, Pharmacognostic evaluation of Ipomoea hederifolia.L., Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 2023, ISSN:0974-3618, 16 (5), 2399- 2402.

2. Priya Kurian, J. Banurekha, In-vitro Antioxidant and Microscopical Evaluation of Hippeastrumpuniceumbulb (Lam) Voss. European Chemical Bulletin, 2023, ISSN:2063- 5346, Vol 12 (7), 3633-3645.

3. Priya Kurian, J. Banurekha, BS. Venkateswarlu, M. Kumar, Isolation, Structural elucidation and Therapeutic Potential of Bulb of Hippeastrumpuniceum (Lam). Voss, Latin American Journal of Pharmacy, 2023, ISSN: 0326 2383, Vol 42(3), 622-630.

4. Priya Kurian, J Banurekha, M. Kumar, BS. Venkateswarlu, Plant Derived Anticancer agents used in India – A Review, Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, 2021, ISSN: 0976 – 0997 12(69), 36398- 36410.

5. Banurekha J, Kurian P, Loganathan J, Ruby S, Prabahar T. Evaluation of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities of methanolic extract of aerial parts of Hibiscus hispidissimus GIS SCIENCE JOURNAL, 2020;7(12): 1962-1970.

6. Priya Kurian, A.K. Abdul Gafur and V.S. Amina Shirin, “Preliminary phytochemical and invitro anti-inflammatory activity of total ethanolic extract of stem and leaf of Cissus vitiginea” Journal of Pharmaceutical Biology, 8(2), 2018, 17-21.

7. Priya Kurian, P.M. Mohammed Gafur, K.V.Arifa and Limamol, “Preliminary phytochemical , antibacterial and invitro cytotoxic activities of various extracts of Indigofera linnaei, International journal of novel trends in pharmaceutical sciences, vol 7 no:4,Aug 2017

8. Priya Kurian, Beena Briget Kuriakose and B.Vijaykumar, Pharmacognostic and phytochemical evaluation of Hippeastrumpuniceum leaves, American journal of Biological and pharmaceutical research, 2017, 4(2):42-45.