Dr. Dhanya K
Dr. Dhanya K
Scientist C, Cell and Molecular Biology Facility
dhanyakalathil@jmmc.ac.in
Dr. Dhanya K is a Cell Biologist with over 10 years of experience in Cell and Cancer biology. She earned her PhD in Biotechnology from the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Trivandrum, under the mentorship of Dr. S Asha Nair, and completed postdoctoral training at Dr. MaitreyiDas’s Laboratory at the University of Tennessee and at Boston College in Massachusetts, USA. She also served as an assistant professor at the Agricultural University in Trivandrum for 2 1/2 years. She recently joined the Jubilee Center for Medical Research as a Scientist C, where she contributes to understanding the etiology of cancer development and progression. Her expertise spans Cell and cancer biology research. In JCMR, her group focuses on Genomic instability in cancer development and progression, with an emphasis on translating molecular insights into clinical applications.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JkfeiD4AAAAJ&hl=en
DHANYA KALATHIL (0000-0003-1187-9869) – ORCID ID
Genomic Instability in Cancer
Tobacco Smoke-Induced Cancer Development
Centrosome Biology
PhD in Biotechnology (2011-2017), Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram
M.Sc. Biotechnology (2007-2019), Cochin University of Technology, Cochin, Kerala
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biology Department, Boston College, Massachusetts, USA, August 2022- March, 2026
Postdoctoral Research Associate, BCMB, University of Tennessee, Tennessee, USA, September 2021- July, 2022
Assistant Professor (contract), TheDepartment of Plant Biotechnology (Integrated Biotechnology Course), Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Kerala, India. April 17, 2018 – January 11, 2021
Reviewed Manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
Invited Lecture - Title of the talk: ‘Unraveling Cellular Mysteries: The Role of Model Organisms in Advancing Cell Biology’. International Webinar Series in Cell Biology, Department of Applied Biotechnology, St Mary's College, Thrissur, Kerala, India (25 March 2024)
Guest lecture for undergraduate students of the Biology Major, Boston College, USA
Knowledge dissemination program award of Boston College Postdoctoral Association for attending the ASCB conference,12/2024
International Conference on Translational Medicine andImaging (ICTM1, 2016), March 4-4, 2016, RGCB,Thiruvananthapuram - Oral presentation Award.
Qualified Junior Research Fellowship Examination (UGC-JRF), jointly conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the University Grants Commission, India
Qualified National Eligibility Test for Lectureship, jointly conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the University Grants Commission, India
Dhanya Kalathil, Erik Flores Reyes, Maitreyi Das. Role of the Arp2/3 Complex in Regulating Mitotic Entry and Progression in S. pombe. (Under Revision -https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.05.674440)
Bethany F Campbell; Dhanya Kalathil, Uma J Patel; Ashlei R Williams; Maitreyi Das. Endocytic Patch Dynamics are Differentially Regulated at Distinct Cell Sites in Fission Yeast (2025). Journal of Cell Science.138, jcs263873. doi:10.1242/jcs.263873
Samu John*, Dhanya Kalathil*, Ramesh Pothuraju, S. Asha Nair. Deciphering ETS2: An indispensable conduit to cancer (2025) BiochimBiophys Acta Rev Cancer.1880(4):189368.doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2025.189368. (*co-first authorship)
Udo N. Onwubiko, Dhanya Kalathil, Emma Koory, Sahara Pokharel, Hayden Roberts, Ahmad Mitoubsi, Maitreyi Das. Cdc42 prevents precocious Rho1 activation during cytokinesis in a Pak1-dependent manner (2023).J Cell Sci. 136 (8): jcs261160.doi: 10.1242/jcs.261160.
K. Dhanya, Samu Johnand Asha Nair: FOXM1 and cancer- Faulty cellular signaling derails homeostasis (2021).Front. Oncol. 10:626836.doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.626836
K. Dhanya, M. Manu Prasad, C Maharrish, Samu John and S Asha Nair. Thiostrepton degrades mutant p53 by eliciting an autophagic response in SW480 cells (2018).Journal of Cellular Physiology. 233.10.1002/jcp.26601.doi: 10.1002/jcp.26601.
Anand Krishnan, Dhanya K, Saneesh Babu P.S, Sankar Jagadeeshan, Manu Prasad, and S. Asha Nair. Oncogenic Actions of SKP2 Involves Deregulation of CDK1 Turnover Mediated by FOXM1 (2017). Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 118:797–807. doi: 10.1002/jcb.25754. (*co-first authorship)
Samu John, Dhanya Kalathil, Chithra J S (2025) “Phytochemicals as potential regulators of cancer cell invasion and angiogenesis” In: Phytomedicine and Hallmarks of Cancer: The Role of Plant-derived Natural Products in tackling Cancer Hallmarks, Book Chapter- Elsevier-https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-34084-0.00005-4. (*co-first authorship)