Tessy  Thomas  Maliekal,                               Ph.D. 
                               
                              Visiting Scientist  
                           
                         
                                  
         
                                                    
                                                    
                            Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology 
                           
                                                                              
                            Thycaud Post, Poojappura 
                           
                                                                              
                            Thiruvananthapuram  -  695 014                                 
                           
                                                    
                            Kerala                                 
                           						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                            E-mail:  tessy@rgcb.res.in 
                           
                                                    
                               
                           
                          
                            URL:   http://rgcb.res.in/departments/cancer_research/tessy-thomas-maliekal/profile.html  
                           
                          
                          						  
                              
                           
						  
	                             
                            Positions Held:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                
                                  Position  
                                  Affiliation  
                                  Time Period   
                                 
                                                                
                                  Research Associate  
                                  Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram 
                                  
								  2002-2004 
                                 
                                                                
                                  Research Associate  
                                  National Centre for Biological Sciences 
                                  
								  2004-2005 
                                 
                                                                
                                  Visiting Fellow  
                                  National Centre for Biological Sciences 
                                  
								  2008-2010 
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                                              
                             Research Summary:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Characterizing the signaling network that sustains oral cancer stem cells for developing a targeted therapy 
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                    
                            Publications:  
                           
                          
                            
	
		
			
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				Vinod, B. S., Maliekal, T. T.  and Anto, R. J.  Phytochemicals as chemosensitizers: from molecular mechanism to clinical significance. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling.  2013.  18, 1307-1348. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Anto, R. J., Maliekal, T. T.  and Karunagaran, D.  L-929 cells harboring ectopically expressed RelA resist curcumin-induced apoptosis. The Journal of Biological Chemistry.  2000.  275, 15601-15604. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Maliekal, T. T ., Anto, R. J. and Karunagaran, D.  Differential activation of Smads in HeLa and SiHa cells that differ in their response to transforming growth factor-beta. The Journal of Biological Chemistry.  2004.  279, 36287-36292. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Maliekal, T. T. , Bajaj, J., Giri, V., Subramanyam, D. and Krishna, S.  The role of Notch signaling in human cervical cancer: implications for solid tumors. Oncogene.  2008.  27, 5110-5114. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Maliekal, T. T. , Antony, M. L., Nair, A., Paulmurugan, R. and Karunagaran, D.  Loss of expression, and mutations of Smad 2 and Smad 4 in human cervical cancer. Oncogene.  2003.  22, 4889-4897. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bajaj, J., Maliekal, T. T. , Vivien, E., Pattabiraman, C., Srivastava, S., Krishnamurthy, H., Giri, V., Subramanyam, D. and Krishna, S.  Notch signaling in CD66+ cells drives the progression of human cervical cancers. Cancer Research.  2011.  71, 4888-4897. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Ramdass, B., Maliekal, T. T. , Lakshmi, S., Rehman, M., Rema, P., Nair, P., Mukherjee, G., Reddy, B. K., Krishna, S. and Radhakrishna, P.  Coexpression of Notch1 and NF-kappaB signaling pathway components in human cervical cancer progression. Gynecologic Oncology.  2007.  104, 352-361. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Nair, A., Venkatraman, M., Maliekal, T. T. , Nair, B. and Karunagaran, D.  NF-kappaB is constitutively activated in high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and squamous cell carcinomas of the human uterine cervix. Oncogene.  2003.  22, 50-58. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Maliekal, T. T ., Sudha, B. and Paulose, C. S.  Kinetic parameters of Thymidine kinase and DNA synthesis during liver regeneration: role of thyroid hormones. Life Sciences.  1997.  60, 1867-1874. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                
 
                      
                          
                            
                               
                             
                            
                                
                             
                            
                              
                                  
                                     
                                   
                                  
                                                                            
                                        
                                                                                    
                                            Education  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Ph.D.                                                    in Biotechnology				
				 
                                                                                                                            
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            M.Sc.                                                    in Biotechnology, 				
				 
                                                    Cochin University of Science and Technology,                             2000-2002                                            
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            Honors and Awards  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                             DST FAST TRACK, 2005
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Indo-French Scientific Co-operation Programme, 2008
 
                                           
                                                                                  
                                       
                                       
                                   
                              
 
                             
                          
                        
                            
                               
                             
                            
                                                                
                                  
                                    
                                      Type of Neoplasms 
 
                                     
                                                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                      Head and Neck