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Dr. Sreejith Parameswara Panicker serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Kerala since June 2012, where he teaches and guides postgraduate, M.Phil., and Ph.D. students. He obtained his B.Sc. with Zoology as the main subject (1995-1998), M.Sc. in Zoology (1999-2001), and Ph.D. in Zoology (2003-2007) from the University of Kerala. He also completed a PG Diploma in Science and Developmental Communication from the Communication Design and Information Technology Centre, Government of Kerala (2001-2002). His career includes Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology, India (2003-2007), Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (2007-2008), Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at the Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA (2008-2009), and Research Associate at the Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA (2009-2012).

Dr. Panicker's research specializations include the molecular pathogenesis of primary cicatricial alopecia, brain tumor stem cell research in glioblastoma multiforme focusing on differentiation therapy, bone metastasis of prostate cancer using RNAi-mediated studies, and the influence of triiodothyronine and melatonin on mitochondrial respiration, lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzymes, and osmoregulatory mechanisms in the teleost Anabas testudineus. Notable publications comprise 'Sterol Intermediates of Cholesterol Biosynthesis inhibit hair growth and Trigger Innate Immune Response in Cicatricial Alopecia' in PLOS One (2012), 'p300- and Myc-mediated regulation of glioblastoma multiforme cell differentiation' in Oncotarget (2010), 'Skeletal muscle melanocyte association during tadpole tail resorption in a tropical frog, Clinotarsus curtipes Jerdon (Anura, Ranoidea)' in Zoology (2010), and multiple papers on thyroid hormone effects such as 'Triiodothyronine stimulates ionic metabolism and chloride cell morphology as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy in a teleost Anabas testudineus (Bloch)' in Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (2007). He has been awarded the Translational Research Grant by the University of Kerala (2014), UGC Startup Grant (2013), Invited Presentation and Poster Award at the NAHRS Annual Scientific Meeting (2012), and qualified for NET-Lectureship (2001).