Palla Mary Sulakshana

Assistant Professor, GSP, VSP

mpalla@gitam.edu | | | |

Dr. P. Mary Sulakshana is from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. She is having teaching experience of about 16 years; She was gold medalist and received best Ph D thesis award from Andhra University. She was a recipient of GATE scholarship during her post graduation. Her research focus on Development of novel bioactive molecules to target resistant microbes which is a global health hazard.

Research Publications
  • Mary Sulakshana Palla, Girija Sankar Guntuku, Jagadeesh Panda, Prafulla Kumar Sahu, and K.Padmaja. 2020. Statistical optimization of anticandida metabolite production process using Streptomyces hydrogenans strain from mangrove soils. SN Journal of Applied Sciences. (2):1908.
  • Mary Sulakshana Palla, Girija Sankar Guntuku, Murali Krishna Kumar Muthyala, Sirisha Pingalia, and Prafulla Kumar Sahu. 2018. Isolation and molecular characterization of antifungal metabolite producing actinomycete from mangrove soil. Beni-Suef University, Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. (7):1-7. (Elsevier)
  • Padmaja kota, Ganapathy seru, Jagadeesh Panda and Mary Sulakshana Palla, 2019. The Pharmacognostic profile and biological potential of Traditional Medicinal Shrub Hibiscus hiritus. L. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 82(1):139-148.
  • Mary Sulakshana Palla, Girija Sankar Guntuku, Jagadeesh Panda, and K.Padmaja. 2023. Strain Improvement of Streptomyces hydrogenans KMF-A1 for antifungal metabolite production, Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2023; 16(7):3343-8.
  • Kota, Padmaja, Prafulla Kumar Sahu, Mary Sulakshana Palla, Jagadeesh Panda, Prasanth Damarasingu, and Santosh Kumar Ranajit. "Pharmacognostic and pharmacological perspectives of Leea macrophyla roxb." Advances in Traditional Medicine (2022): 1-14.
Ongoing Research Projects
  • Seed Project entitled "Marine Actinomycetes: A Treasure Trove of Antibiotics- Screening, production and characterization of Bioactive metabolites(Seed Project -2023/0247
Authored Books
  • Microbial Remediation of Azo Dyes with Prokaryotes. Taylor and Francis, CRC Press.
  • Adaptation strategies of piezophilic microbes, Bacterial Survival in the Hostile Environment, 207-218
Expertise
  • Marine actinomycetes and its bioactive metabolites
  • Nanobodies as therapeutic agents in cancer
  • Strain improvement techniques using physical or chemical mutagens
  • Vesicular and nanopaticles from microbial biosynthesis
Palla Mary Sulakshana