Dr. Saji K G

Dr. Saji k.G. received her Ph.D in Zoology for the thesis entitled Epidemiological, Haematological, Biochemical and Lung Function Studies in Workers Exposed to Cement from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam under the guidance of Dr. P.R. Varghese during 2011-2017. After her doctoral studies Dr. Saji joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, at St.Aloysius college, Elthuruth, Thrissur from 2017-2021. She then followed post-doctoral research at Cell and Molecular Biology Facility, Jubilee Centre for Medical Research, during 2021-2024 and then combined to Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory on May, 2024

Dr. Saji a currently serving as Scientist B at the Jubilee Centre for Medical Research, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, Thrissur. Dr. Saji is a clinical geneticist with expertise in recurrent pregnancy loss, cytogenetics, and molecular diagnostics. With over a decade of academic and research experience, Dr. Saji has contributed to advancing understanding of chromosomal abnormalities in reproductive health. She is actively involved in patient counseling, teaching, and collaborative projects aimed at bridging clinical and research genetics. She has authored over thirteen publications in the areas of epidemiology, haematology, biochemistry, lung function studies and occupational health. 

 

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Google scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EZGuGjwAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1175-847X

 


Rare Genetic Disorders

Recurrent pregnancy loss 

Epidemiology

Genotoxicity

M.Sc (Zoology) Calicut University-2006

Ph.D (Zoology) Mahatma Gandhi University-2017

 

Scientist B1 (Jubilee Centre for Medical Research) - May  2024 - Present

Post Doctoral Associate (Jubilee Centre for Medical Research) -Aug 2021 - May 2024

Assistant Professor (St.Aloysius College, Elthuruth)- Jun  2007- Mar 2011

                                  Mar 2014- Mar 2021

        Best paper award in National Conference on Frontier Areas in Applied Zoology in 2012.

à   Best paper award in National Seminar on sustainable waste management in 2016

Area- Orofacial Clefts
Role - Co Investigator
Funding Agency- Smile Train India (2021-2024)
Project Title: Epidemiological and Genetic Research among the Orofacial cleft patients from Central Kerala: A hospital-based Case Control Study
Budget:  7,860,000/-

2024  


Saji K. G. and Varghese P.R Use of personal protective equipments among cement workers  in warehouse and construction sites - a study from South India. Millennium Zoology 2024,    Vol.23(1)

2020

 Saji K. G. and Varghese P.R. A preliminary study on pulmonary function in workers exposed to dry cement. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews 2020. 7(3): 960- 963

2018


Saji K. G, Zubair M. Sreelata B Nair, and Varghese P. R. An epidemiological study on effect of occupational exposure of cement. International Journal of Community medicine and Public health 2018. 15 (12).

2017


  Saji K. G. and Varghese P.R. Prevalence of pulmonary impairment symptoms among dry cement exposed group Scientia 2017. 13(1). 78-80 

2016


Varghese P R., Zubair M, Saji K G., and Alex George.  Epidemiological Study on Spray Paint Workers. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences. 2016, 15 ( 9 Ver. X). 17-19.

2015


Saji K. G, Sreelata B Nair and Varghese P. R. Health Risk Due to Dry Cement Exposure. Millennium Zoology 2015, Vol.16 (1) 38-40.

2014


Saji K. G, Zubair M. And Varghese P. R. Health Risk Assessment in Immigrant Construction Workers In Kerala. Millennium Zoology. 2014, Vol.15 (1) 41-43.


Saji K. G. and Varghese P.R. An Epidemiological Study on Health Status of Cement Workers. International Journal of Science and Research 2014 Vol.3 (10): 34-37.


Saji K. G, Zubair M. and Varghese P. R. Health Risk in Workers Exposed to Wet Cement. International Journal of Research in Medical and Health Sciences 2014. 4 (5).34-37


Saji K. G. and Varghese P.R. Haematological Studies in Workers Exposed to Cement. Proceedings of the National Conference on Modern Trends in Zoological Research 2014. 68-70. ISBN No. 978-81-909551-8-8

2012


Saji K. G, Sreelata B Nair, Deepthi Venugopal, Zubair M. and Varghese P. R. Health risk in cement workers - An Epidemiological study. Scientia. 2012. Vol.8 (1) 140-144.


Saji K. G, Sreelata B Nair, Zubair M. and Varghese P. R. An Epidemiological Study In Construction Workers. Millennium Zoology. 2012, Vol.13 (1) 46-49.


Saji K. G, Sreelata B Nair, Deepthi Venugopal , Zubair M. and Varghese P. R. Comparison of Health Hazads in Workers Exposed to Wet and Dry Cement.  Bioscience 2012. 16-20. ISBN 978-81-909551-7-1