Personal Information
Rani Alphonsa Jose
Assistant Professor
Phone: 00919633843616 .
Email : ranialphonsajose@gmail.com
Work Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry: 27 July 2015 – Present, St. Dominic’s College, Kanjirapally
Education
. 09/2008-03/2012: PhD in Chemistry “Application of STD NMR techniques for the discovery of small molecule modulators for the VWF-A1/GPIbα interaction” Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
. 03/2007-08/2008: Pre-doctoral Student, Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
. 03/2006 -06/2006: Project Trainee, Rubber Research Institute Kottayam, Kerala, India.
. 07/2004-12/2004: Full-Time Research in Partial Fulfilment of Masters in Chemistry, “Template unaided imprinting of metal ions and small organic molecules”. Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, India
. 11/2002-05/2005: M.Sc. Chemistry (2nd rank with honours) (Polymer Chemistry Elective), School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.
. 06/1999-04/2002: B.Sc. Chemistry (With honours), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.
Publications
- Suleimen, Y.M.; Jose, R.A.; Suleimen, R.N.; Ishmuratova, M.Y.; Toppet, S.; Dehaen, W.; Alsfouk, A.A.; Elkaeed, E.B.; Eissa, I.H.;Metwaly, A.M. Isolation and In Silico Inhibitory Potential against SARS-CoV-2 RNA Polymerase of the Rare Kaempferol 3-O-(600-O-acetyl)-Glucoside from Calligonum tetrapterum Plants 2022, 11, 2072. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11152072
- Suleimen, Y.M.; Jose, R.A.; Suleimen, R.N.; Ishmuratova, M.Y.; Toppet, S.; Dehaen, W.; Alsfouk, A.A.; Elkaeed, E.B.; Eissa, I.H.;Metwaly, A.M. Isolation and In Silico SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibition Potential of Jusan Coumarin, a New Dicoumarin from Artemisia glauca. Molecules 2022, 27, 2281. DOI:10.3390/molecules27072281
- Suleimen YM, Jose RA, Suleimen RN, et al. Jusanin, a new flavonoid from Artemisia commutata with an in silico inhibitory potential against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease. Molecules 2022;27:1636. DOI:10.3390/molecules27051636
- Suleimen YM, Jose RA, Suleimen RN, et al. Isolation and in silico anti-SARS-CoV-2 Papain-like protease potentialities of two rare 2-phenoxychromone derivatives from Artemisia spp. Molecules 2022;27:1216. DOI:10.3390/molecules27041216
- Rani A Jose, Arnout Voet, Katleen Broos, Arjen Jakobi, Gilles Bruylants, Brecht Egle, Kam Y.J. Zhang, Marc De Maeyer, Hans Deckmyn and Wim M. De Borggraeve. “An integrated fragment based screening approach for the discovery of small molecule modulators of the VWF-GPIbα interaction”. Chem Commun, 2012 Oct 24;48(92):11349-51 (DOI: 10.1039/c2cc35269a) .
- Katleen Broos, Mieke Trekels, Rani A Jose, Jonas Demeulemeester, Tom Venken, Brecht Egle, Wim M De Borggraeve, Hans Deckmyn, Marc De Maeyer.(2012). Identification of a small molecule that modulates the platelet glycoprotein Ib – von willebrand factor interaction. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 16,287(12), 9461-72 (DOI 10.1074/jbc.M111.311431).
- Jose, R, De Zotti M, Peggion C, Formaggio F, Toniolo C, De Borggraeve W. (2011). Comparison of distance information in [TOAC1,Glu(OMe)7,18,19] alamethicin F50/5 from paramagnetic relaxation enhancement measurements with data obtained from an X-ray diffraction-based model. Journal of Peptide Science, 17 (5), 377-382 (DOI: 10.1002/psc.1354).
- Suleimenov, E, Jose R. Rakhmadieva S, De Borggraeve W, Dehaen W. (2009). Flavonoids from Senecio viscosus. Chemistry of natural compounds, 45 (5), 731-732.
- Kolodziejcza, J, Jezierska A, Panek J, De Borggraeve W, Kochel A, Jose R, Koll A.(2008). Structural property investigations of 1-[2-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethyl] piperidinium chloride: An experimental and computational study. Journal of Molecular Structure, 891(1-3), 184-191 (DOI:10.1016/j.molstruc.2008.03.022).
Project
- SERB-TARE (2022-2024): Characterization of network structure and homogeneity of N-Doped Graphene activated Natural Rubber Sulfur Vulcanizate, in collaboration with IISER Trivandrum and Rubber Research Institute, Kottayam, Kerala.
Professional Experience
Coordinator, DST FIST (2018-present):
Ø Secured funding of INR 110 Lakhs
Ø Directed the implementation of the program according to the guidelines and objectives of DST.
Ø Designed and supervised the construction of a state-of-the-art research lab equipped with advanced research equipment and infrastructure to support cutting-edge research.
SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
| SL No | PROGRAMME | PLACE | DATE |
| 1 | Two day national seminar on exploring the realms of quantum mechanics and computational chemistry’ | Nirmala college, muvattupuzha | 1st,2nd march 2017 |
| 2 | National seminar on recent trends in alternative energy | Government college, kottayam | 5th,6th october 2017 |
| 3 | Workshop on publish your research | Government college, kottayam | 5th,6th october 2017 |
| 4 | Two day national seminar on ‘Emerging trends in nanocomposites’ | St. Thomas college, Palai | 12th,13th october 2017 |
| 5 | Workshop for college chemistry students and teachers | Trivandrum | 26th-28th October 2017 |
| 6 | PG college presentation meeting for DST FIST 2017 | SSN college of engineering, kalavakkam,Tamil Nadu | 31st october 2017 |
| 7 | Faculty development programme on instrumental methods of material analysis | Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally | 15th-17th march 2018 |
| 8 | Workshop for college chemistry students and teachers | Trivandrum | 25th-27th october 2018 |
| 9 | National seminar on Current Trends In Materials Science (CTMS-2019) | MG University Kottayam | 1st,2nd march 2019 |
| 10 | Workshop on “Mendeley Reference Management Software” | MG University Kottayam | 5th march 2019 |
| 11 | Faculty Development programme in Rubber Technology | Rubber Training Institute,Kottayam | 06th-17th may 2019 |
| 12 | Webinar Digital Classroom -The agile way | Webinar ICT academy | Jun-20 |
| 13 | Laboratory Safety Practices | Webinar St Theresa’s College | Jul-20 |
| 14 | 15 Days Entrepreneurship Devolopment programme | District Industries Centre, Kottayam | 15th november-1st december 2021 |
| 15 | National Conference on Emerging Trends in Material Sciences(NCETMS-2022) | St.Dominic’s College Kanjirappally | 6th-7th june 2022 |
| 16 | National Seminar on Biotechnology,Enviroment and conseravtion | St.Dominic’s College Kanjirappally | 25th,26th august 2022 |
| 17 | Two day Young Innovators Programme departmental workshop | IMA Hall,kottayam | 15th,16th february 2023 |
