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Work History
Education
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Timeline
Training
Internships
Extra-curricular activities
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References
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MOHAMMED ASHIQ S

MOHAMMED ASHIQ S

pathanapuram

Summary

Experienced and dedicated person with more than eight years of experience in molecular diagnosis lab helping medical professionals valuable information regarding the infections and also the service to the society and human beings with attaining the goal of the organization aiming mutual growth. Area of expertise in Lab setup, Instrument troubleshooting PCR, experienced in manual and automated extraction of nucleic acid of infectious sample, sequencing.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Research Scientist III

ICMR TASK FORCE, Dept of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College
01.2023 - Current
  • Monitoring microbiology and molecular biology work, conducting training and workshop overall management of 15 different centers in India. Laison officer between the team and ICMR.

Lab operations & QA Manager

Hindlab Diagnostics, HLL life care
05.2021 - 12.2022
  • Principal Scientist and NABL backup signatory and overall lab operations management and maintenance of Quality Assurance.

Lead Research Scientist

Rivara Labs Pvt Limited
12.2021 - 11.2022
  • Worked as Lab director and Lead Research Scientist, signatory of the reports. Worked to ensure a neat and attractive environment and make sure all the reports in time and management of inventories. Analysis and reporting of more than 50 different type of pathogens from human body fluids.

Technical Assistant

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
03.2016 - 06.2021
  • Senior technical Assistant, conducting experiments, maintenance of records, Quality Assurance. Expertise in isolation and identification of pathogens from human fluids.

Head of the Department - Molecular biology and Genetics

DDRC SRL
07.2020 - 05.2021
  • Lab operations head, NABL authorized signatory, Instrument troubleshooting Technical head and overall management of lab activities. Attained income generated more the 53 Crore during COVID season. Signed three lakh and twenty five thousand reports. experienced working with different PCR instruments

Education

PhD -

Mahatma Gandhi University
Kottayam, Kerala
04.2019

M.Phil - Biosciences

Mahatma Gandhi University
Kottayam, Kerala
12.2009

MSc - Biotechnology

Dr G R D College of Science
06.2007

BSc - Biotechnology

Fatima Matha National college
04.2005

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Strong relationship-building abilities
  • Responsive to new challenges
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Effective team participation
  • Flexible problem-solving

Languages

English
Malayalam
Tamil

Timeline

Project Research Scientist III

ICMR TASK FORCE, Dept of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College
01.2023 - Current

Lead Research Scientist

Rivara Labs Pvt Limited
12.2021 - 11.2022

Lab operations & QA Manager

Hindlab Diagnostics, HLL life care
05.2021 - 12.2022

Head of the Department - Molecular biology and Genetics

DDRC SRL
07.2020 - 05.2021

Technical Assistant

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
03.2016 - 06.2021

M.Phil - Biosciences

Mahatma Gandhi University

MSc - Biotechnology

Dr G R D College of Science

BSc - Biotechnology

Fatima Matha National college

PhD -

Mahatma Gandhi University

Training

  • NABL - Medical Laboratory system internal audit as per ISO 15189 :2012
  • WHO - Occupational health and safety for health workers in the context of COVID-19
  • WHO - COVID-19: Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support country preparedness and response
  • Fatima Mata National college, Kollam, Kerala. (Post graduate research center) – Fish genetics laboratory - Transformation and Micro manipulation in Fish
  • Holy Cross Hospital, Kottiyam, Kollam, Kerala. - On the job training in various departments in the hospital
  • Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPC) Kollam, Kerala (NABL accredited lab) - [Analytical chemistry] Instrumental Analysis of food samples [ HPLC, GC-MS, AAS, UV-SPEC, GC, TLC]
  • Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPC) Kollam, Kerala. (NABL accredited lab) - Isolation Technique - Isolation of Hydrocarbon Degrading Organisms from soil.
  • TamilNadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore. - Training in Mushroom cultivation
  • School Of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India - Biodegradation of Phenol using bacterium Alcaligenes sps, using following techniques-PCR, Gel Filtration chromatography, Enzyme assay, PAGE
  • School Of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala - Training in vermicomposting

Internships

  • Trainee , Cashew Export Promotion Council of India, Kollam - MAY 2006 — MAY 2006 - Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis & Microbiological Analysis.
  • Trainee , CEPC, Kollam - DECEMBER 2004 — DECEMBER 2004 - Microbiological Analysis of Water

Extra-curricular activities

NABL -ISO 15189-2012 , Quality Council of India Medical laboratory system internal audit as per ISO 15189: 2012

Publications

  • Sajudeen PA, Mohammed ashiq, Jayachandran K & Biju A, Moringa Seed Powder- A powerful Biofloculant for Disinfect Pampa River Drinking Watersystems as an alternative Treatment Strategies, International Journal of Biology,Pharmacy and Allied Sciences, January, 2022, 11(1): 78-89 , DOI-10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.1.5809.
  • Mohammed Ashiq Sajudeen.P.A Jayachandran K A novel two stage bioreactor involving processed orange peel bed and Acinetobacter radioresistens for the treatment of aniline containing synthetic waste water, International Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology (IJIET),Volume 12 Issue 4 March 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.21172/ijiet.124.09.
  • Mohammed Ashiq &Jayachandran.K, Sonodegradation As An Effective Advanced Oxidation Process Tool For The Decontamination of Aniline Residues, IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) Volume 11, Issue 11 Ver. I (November. 2017), PP 52-60
  • Ashiq, M., HasnaT, M., Pius, J., &Sajudeen, P. Received: 04th Oct-2012 Revised: 08th Oct-2012 Accepted: 09th Oct-2012 Research article (Studies On The Microbiology Of Kallada River In Kollam District (Kerala State), International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences, Vol.2 Issue 4, 2012, pp (202-205)
  • Ashiq M, Indu C Nair, Sajudeen P.A &Jayachandran.K , Selective Amplification of Catechol 2,3 Dioxygenase Gene from Phenol Degrading Alcaligenes sp d2 isolated from soil ,International Journal of Pharma and Biosciences, vol 4(3): (B) 105-110, July 2013 (Elsevier Indexed)
  • Sajudeen. P.A, Mohammed Ashiq, Jayachandran. K, Pilgrimage and Depleting Water Quality: A Preliminary study from River PambaJournal of Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Vol, 18 (4): 2012; pp.(67-70)
  • P.A. Sajudeen, Jiji Thomas, Koshy .P.M, Mohammed Ashiq, Jayachandran K, Larvicidal Activity of StrychnosnuxvomicaagainstAnopheles stephensi. Ecology Environment and Conservation. Vol,18 (4): 2012; pp. (83-86).
  • Antony, M., Mohammed, Ashiq.,Salim, S., Sajudeen, P., Nair, I., &Jayachandran, K. (2013). Inhibition of violacein synthesis in Chromobacteriumviolaceium DSTS-1 mutant. International Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Research, 4(1), 1014-1020.
  • M. S. Surya, Mohammed Ashiq and Jayachandran, K , In vitro propagation and vanillin production from Aeravalanta (L.) Juss.exShultes,. Indian Journal of Life Sciences, 2(1): 9-15, 2012
  • Kannan S, Pandey A, Singh S, Chowdhury S, Earny AV, Ashiq M, Vandana KE, Mukhopadhyay C, Kaur H. ALBI scores of patients derived from published literature on Melioidosis, Tuberculosis, Scrub Typhus, Enteric fever, Viral Hepatitis useful in machine learning Harvard Dataverse (V1 ed.) [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QEW20J.
  • Kannan S, Pandey A, Singh S, Chowdhury S, Earny VA, Ashiq M, KE V, Mukhopadhyay C, Kaur H. The Liver Function Score–“ALBI” Sets Apart Melioidosis, Scrub Typhus from Viral Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Enteric Fever in 11-III Grade Score: Useful in Machine Learning and AI. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 2023 Sep 4;44(15):27-42. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i151460
  • Kannan, Sriram and pandey, Apoorva and Singh, Suchita and Abhiram, Venkat Earny and Chowdhury, Soumi and Ashiq, Mohammed and KE, Vandana and Tirlangi, Praveen Kumar and Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay and Kaur, Harpreet, ImageJ Based Dermal Lesion Pattern for Differential Diagnosis of Melioidosis From Scrub Typhus SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4594220 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4594220
  • Vijayakumar, D., Vikraman, H., Baby, P., Sathyapalan, D., Sreekumar, A., Abdulla, A., Santhosh, A., Sreekumar, G., Biswas, L., Subhagan, H., Mukhopadhyay, C., Kaur, H., Ashiq, M., Biswas, R., & Kumar, A. (2025). Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Melioidosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kerala, India. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, tpmd240573. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.24-0573.
  • Shweta Raina, Disha Gautam, Rohit Kumar, Kavita Sisodia, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Harpreet Kaur, Mohammed Ashiq, Rushika Saksena, (2025). Unearthing the burden of melioidosis in North India – an emerging threat in a non-endemic region, Current Research in Microbial Sciences, Volume8,2025,100344, SSN26665174, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2025.100344.

References

Dr. Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay
Professor
Director, Manipal Institute of Virology
Coordinator, Centre for Emerging and Tropical Disease
Manipal Academy of Higher Education,
Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka.
Email - chiranjay.m@manipal.edu
Ph - 98455 13057


Jayachandran, K, 

Professor, 

jayansbs@gmail.com, 

+919446356612, 

Mahatma Gandhi University, 

Kottayam, from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam


Dr. Radhakrishnan E K
Associate Professor, School of Biosciences
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686 560
Email -radhakrishnanek@mgu.ac.in
Phone:-+919847901149

Hobbies and Interests

Watching Movie, Badminton, Cricket
MOHAMMED ASHIQ S