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Sujathan K, Ph.D.
Associate Professor 
 
Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram
DIVISION OF CANCER RESEARCH
REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 011   
Kerala   
 
E-mail: ksujathan@gmail.com
Phone: 91-0471-2522282
Mobile:  9446517966
Fax: 91-0471-2447454
 
Positions Held:
Position Affiliation Time Period
Senior Cytotechnologist Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram 1997-2005
Cytotechnologist Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram 1987-1996
 
Area of Specialization:
Pathology
Proteomics
Oncology
Medical Image Analysis
Publications:

 

1. Sujathan, K., Jayasree, K. and Remani, P.  Significance of a galactose specific plant lectin for the differential diagnosis of adenocarcinoma cells in effusion. Journal of Cytology / Indian Academy of Cytologists. 2009.  26, 134-139. [PubMed]
2. Pillai, K. R., Sujathan, K., Mani, K. S., Jayalal, K. S. and Somanathan, T.  Psammoma bodies in cervical smear in association with keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of cervix: a case report. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2009.  37, 450-454. [PubMed]
3. Pillai, K. R., Sujathan, K., Madhavan, J. and Abraham, E. K.  Significance of silver-stained nucleolar organizer regions in early diagnosis and prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a multivariate analysis. In Vivo. 2005.  19, 807-812. [PubMed]
4. Pillai, K. R., Remani, P., Kannan, S., Sujathan, K., Mathew, B., Vijayakumar, T., Nair, M. K. and Menon, V. P.  Lectin histochemistry of oral premalignant and malignant lesions: correlation of JFL and PNA binding pattern with tumour progression. European Journal of Cancer. Part B, Oral Oncology. 1996.  32B, 32-37. [PubMed]
5. Sujathan, K., Kannan, S., Remani, P., Pillai, K. R., Chandralekha, B., Amma, N. S. and Nair, M. K.  Differential expression of jackfruit-lectin-specific glycoconjugates in metastatic adenocarcinoma and reactive mesothelial cells-a diagnostic aid in effusion cytology. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 1996.  122, 433-436. [PubMed]
6. Kannan, S., Chandran, G. J., Pillai, K. R., Mathew, B., Sujathan, K., Nalinakumary, K. R. and Nair, M. K.  Expression of p53 in leukoplakia and squamous cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa: correlation with expression of Ki67. Clinical Molecular Pathology. 1996.  49, M170-5. [PubMed]
7. Sujathan, K., Kannan, S., Pillai, K. R., Chandralekha, B., Amma, N. S. and Nair, M. K.  Significance of AgNOR count in differentiating malignant cells from reactive mesothelial cells in serous effusions. Acta Cytologica. 1996.  40, 724-728. [PubMed]
8. Sujathan, K., Kannan, S., Pillai, K. R., Mathew, A., Joseph, M., Symalakumari, B. and Nair, M. K.  Implications of gynaecological abnormalities in pre-selection criteria for cervical screening: preliminary evaluation of 3602 subjects in south India. Cytopathology : Official Journal of the British Society For Clinical Cytology. 1995.  6, 75-87. [PubMed]
9. Pillai, K. R., Sujathan, K., Kannan, S., Abraham, E. K., Mathew, B., Amma, N. S., Nair, M. K. and Menon, V. P.  Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions in the evaluation of tumour progression in the oral mucosa: correlation with tissue pathology. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 1994.  120, 723-726. [PubMed]
10. Pillai, K. R., Remani, P., Kannan, S., Mathew, A., Sujathan, K., Vijayakumar, T. and Nair, M. K.  Jack fruit lectin-specific glycoconjugate expression during the progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a study on exfoliated cells. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 1994.  10, 342-346.  [PubMed]
11. Veena VS, Preethi S George, Jayasree K, Sujathan K. Cytological analysis of  sputum:the simplest and preliminary method of lung cancer diagnosis-a retrospective analysis of 8690 samples of symptomatic patients. Int J Scientific and Res . 2012. 2(12), 1-6. 
12 IssacNiwas, Palanisamy P, Sujathan K, Bengtsson E. Analysis of nuclei textures of fine needle aspirated cytology images for breast cancer                                diagnosis using Complex Daubechies wavelets Signal Processing (2012), http://dx.doi.   Org /10.1016/ j.sigpro.2012.06.029.  
13 Sajith Kecheril S, Venkataraman D, Suganthi J and Sujathan K. Segmentation of lung glandular cells using multiple color spaces. IJCSEA           journal 2012. 2(3),147-158.  
14 Sujathan K, Thara Somanathan, Nimi G. K., Preethi Sara George, Elizabeth K. Abraham and Remani P. Down regulation of galectin in primary tumor tissues of breast predict axillary lymph node metastasis. Journal of Cancer Research and Experimental Oncology . 2011. 3(4), 37-49.  
15 Sujathan K, Thara Somanathan, Remani P. Expression of Galectin-1, Galectin-3 and T-Antigen in BreastCarcinoma Tissues and its Significance in Axillary Lymph Node Infiltration. Recent Research in Science and Technology. 2011. 3(6), 85-90.
16 Laija. S. Nair, Mahesh S, Smitha L.S, Sujathan. K and Remani P. Expression of Canavalia gladiata lectin in leukemic cells. J Cancer Science and Therapy 2011. 3, 4
17 Sujathan K, Thara Somanathan, Laija S. Nair, Smitha L.S, Remani P. Endogenous Expression of Galectins and Tissue Binding Profile of a Galactose Specific Plant Lectin in Cervical Intra Epithelial Neoplasia: It’s Significance to Assess the Malignant Potential. J Exp Sci. 2010.1(8), 39-44.
18 Sujathan K, Elizabeth K Abraham. Breast Lump Suspected for Carcinoma Diagnosed as Filarial granuloma by FNAC: A report of two cases. Austral- Asian J of Cancer. 2005. 4, 57-59.  
19 Sujathan K, Thara Somanathan, Gabius H.G. Endogenous expression of Galectin 1, Galectin 3 and a galactose specific plant lectin binding in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Its significance to assess the malignant potential. Indian  J Med  Res. 2005. 121, 108.
20  Remani P, Smitha L.S, Laija S. Nair, Sujathan K and Rekha A. Nair. Altered expression of Momordica charantia lectin specific cell surface glycoconjugates in oral premalignant and malignant lesions. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 2004. 16, 33-36. 
21 Sujathan K. Objective criteria of internal quality control. Hand book on Quality assurance in Pap smear. Edited by Sujathan K,Chandralekha B and Sreedevi Amma NS, WHO, DGHS & Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum. 2001. 26-35.
22  Sujathan K, Pillai K.R, Kannan S, Chandralekha B, Mathew A, Nair MK. Cytodiagnosis of serous effusions: A combined approach to morphological features in Pap and MGG stained smears and a modified cellblock technique. J Cytology . 2000. 17(2), 89-95.

 
Grant Support:
Project Title Role Funding Agency Sanction Number Sanction Date
Development of medical image Analyzer for Cervical Cancer (CerviSCAN) Principal Investigator Department of Information Technology, Government of India 2009-2012
Identification of Biomarkers for thyroid malignancies in FNAC Principal Investigator Department of Biotechnology, Government of India 2010-2012
Proteome analysis of malignant cells and its precursors of uterine cervix Principal Investigator State Council for Science Technology and Envioronment,Govt.of Kerala 2012-2015
Trivandrum Corporation Cancer Control Programme Co-Investigator Corporation of Trivandrum 2008-2012
. Role of Cervical HPV infection in progression or regressions of a Pap smear Diagnosis of ASC_US in women attending the Gynec OPD of a Women and Children Hospital Co-Investigator State Council for Science Technology and Envioronment,Govt.of Kerala 2009-2012
Evaluation of the ant-tumor and immunomodulatory properties of Deoxy Elephantopus and Isodeoxy elephantopus isolated from Elephantopus scaber Co-Investigator State Council for Science Technology and Envioronment,Govt.of Kerala 2009-2012
Cancer Control programme in the Tribal Population of Palghat District of Kerala state Co-Investigator Department of SC&ST Devt., Govt. of Kerala 2010-2013
Prevention and control of Cancer among the Tribal population of Idukki District of Kerala state Co-Investigator Department of SC&ST Devt., Govt. of Kerala 2010-2013

 
 
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Education 
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Ph.D. in Cancer Biology, Annamalai University
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M.Sc. in Life Sciences, Annamalai University
Honors and Awards
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1998 - Sathya Monga National Award of the Indian Academy of Cytologist for the best published work on immunocytopathology
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1996 - Indira Vasudev National Award and Gold Medal of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists for the best Research work on cancer for the work entitled Visual Inspection plus Symptom history as a Preselection criteria for cervical Cancer detection in Developing countries
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1994 - Jwala Devi National Award of Indian Academy of Cytologists for the best research work presented in the National Conference of Indian Academy of Cytologists
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1991 - Jwala Devi National Award of Indian Academy of Cytologists for the Best Research work presented in the National Conference of Indian Academy of Cytologists
Member
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Society for Biotechnologists (India) – Life Member
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Indian Association for cancer Research – Life Member
Type of Neoplasms
Breast
Female
Female genital system
Cervix
Endocrine system
Thyroid gland
  Last modified on : Jun 17, 2013
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