JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research | Faculty of Life Sciences | School of Life Sciences, Mysuru

Research Scholars with Funding/Fellowships

Sl no	Name of Student	Funding Agency	Year of sanction and duration	Amount
1	Mr. Mohammad Ali	Maulana Azad National Fellowship of R 32,000/month (SRF) for Minority students from UGC	Chemoprotective Effects of Noni (Morinda Citrifolia L.) Juice Against Anticancer Drugs Induced Toxicity a Preclinical and Clinical Study	Rs. 32,000/month
2	Ms. Nandini C	OBC scholarship of Rs 5000/-from Karnataka State Government.	Receiving OBC scholarship from the Govt. of Karnataka for her research work on the project entitled “Identification and development of natural products for the treatment of thrombocytopenia”	Rs 5000/ month
3	Ms Anjali Raj	DST INSPIRE scholarship Rs 35,000/- (JRF) from DST.	Research Scholar is received DST-INSPIRE fellowship in August 2017 for her Ph.D research work entitled “Identification of a biomarker and evaluation of Donepezil-aroma combination for mitigating dementia in amyloid beta 1-42 induced mice model for Alzheimer’s disease”.	Receiving from March 2018: Rs 35,000/month
4	Mr. Nabeel K	ICMR-SRF	“Evaluation of anti-oxidants for their ameliorative effects in diabetes induced cognitive dysfunction’’	August 2018
5	Miss. Narahari Rishitha	JSSAHER	Therapeutic investigation of flavonoids and saponins on experimental models of vascular dementia	10,000/-per month (1 year) May 2019
6	Bipul Ray	ICMR-SRF	A study on the role of Telmisartan on glial cells functions and Bioenergetics in mouse model of Parkinson's disease	32,000/-per Month May 2019
7	Abid Rashid Bhat	ICMR-SRF	A study on the effect of cAMP specific PDE-4 and PDE-10 inhibitors against sleep induced alterations in cognitive functions and neural plasticity in mouse model	32,000/-per Month May 2019
8	BhaviMani Guru	ICMR-SRF	Pharmacological Evaluation of Rationally Designed Novel Glitazones For Their Type II Antidiabetic Activity	32,000/-per Month June 2019
9	Nandhini H S	OBC scholarship of Rs 5000/-from Karnataka State Government.	To study the cognitive dysfunction of epilepsy associated with Alzheimer’s disease	Rs: 5000/ month
10	Nachamai	DST-CSRI-JRF	Preclinical evaluation of the therapeutic potential of olfaction for treating dementia	Rs: 30,000/ month
11	Sunanda T	JSSAHER	A study on the role of renin angiotensin system modulators on endoplasmic reticulum mitochondria signaling in mouse model of parkinsonism	10,000/-per month (1 year) June 2020
12	Sahyadri M	ICMR-SRF	Therapeutic Evaluation of Olfaction in Parkinson's Disease-A preclinical study	40,600/-per Month From August 2021
13	Mr. Tousif	DBT-JRF	Geriatric chronic cerebral hypoperfusion: Role of short chain fatty acids supplementation on gut-brain axis function, protein misfolding, autophagy and cognition	From November 2021
14	Ms. Amrita Babu	DHR- ICMR- Women Scientist	Evaluation of Antiophidic potential of plant based small molecule inhibitors cocktail against Echis carinatus venom and an assessment of its protective effects against venom- induced local tissue damage.	From May 2023
15	Ms. Tamsheel Fatima Roohi	JSSAHER	Evaluation of alternative therapeutics for ALS	15000/- per month From April 2023
16	Dr. Shaik M Mahammad Suhail	JSSAHER	Evaluation of alternative therapeutics for ALS	15000/- per month From April 2023

GOLD MEDAL AWARDEES

Miss. Mina Basirian, PG student 2010-11 batch received Sri Hiralal Sadhwani Gold Medal for obtaining highest marks in Pharmacology branch in M. Pharm during the third convocation of JSS University held on 21st Oct 2012 at JSS Medical College, Mysore.
Miss. Anjali Raj, PG student 2013-15 batch received three gold medal viz, His Holiness Jagagdguru Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji, Gold Medal for obtaining highest marks in M.Pharm, Tablets India, Excellence Award (Gold Medal), for outstanding student in M. Pharm, and Sri Hiralal Sadhwani Gold Medal for obtaining highest marks in Pharmacology branch in M. Pharm during the sixth convocation of JSS University held on 28th Oct 2015 at JSS Medical College, Mysore.
Ms. Vineetha Francis, PG Student of Pharmacology department (2014-2016 batch) received Gold medal during 8th convocation of JSS University held on 22nd November 2017 for securing the highest marks in Pharmacology for the University.
Ms. Vidyashree H J , PG Student of Pharmacology Department (2020-2022 batch) received Gold medal during 13th convocation of JSS University held on 6th Feb 2023 for securing the highest marks in Pharmacology for the University.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE

Title of the Project	Principal Investigator with department name	Agency & date of submission	Amount(Rs)	Duration of the Project
A study on the effect of cAMP specific PDE-4 and PDE-10 inhibitors against sleep induced alterations in cognitive functions and neural plasticity in mouse model	Dr. C. Saravana Babu (PI) Abid Bhat (Research Scholar)	Under IBRO short term training at Macquarie University, Australia.	8500 USD	6 months
International students exchange program from Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Lomé, Togo	Dr. S.N. Manjula (PI) Mr. Poyadi Kola Research Scholar from Lome Univeristy	The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)	Rs. 40,000/month	3 months

BEST POSTER AWARDS: (KSN)

Mrs. Shamala S of II M Pharm received MERK Serono Award with cash prize of Rs10000 for her poster titled "Cardio protective activity of Momordica dioica roxb. fruit against Doxorubicin induced cardiotoxicity in-vitro and in-vivo studies" during the 44th Annual conference of IPS 2011 at Manipal (Guide: Dr.K.L.Krishna)
Mr. Mohammad Ali, Research Scholar received Best Poster Award for his research work, "Chemoprotective Effects of Noni (Morinda Citrifolia L.) Juice Against Anticancer Drugs Induced Toxicity a Preclinical and Clinical Study", presented at Second World Noni Congress– Noni Research 2016 during 19th —21st March 2016 at SRM University
Mr. Srinivas Reddy Research Scholar received Best Poster Award for his research work Renoprotective effect of Bixin, Pururin and isoralenn against kidney toxicants in NRK-52E Cell lines by sulfodamine B assay" at the Conference-Applications of 4Rs in Alterternative to animal testing" held on 15th& 16th September 2017, at JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty.
Manjushree R G received best poster award in "The Asian Association of School of Pharmacy" in association with "Indian association of Colleges of Pharmacy" under theme of "Integrating Pharmacy Education, Practice & Research". Conference held at JSS Medical College, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University, Mysuru-570 015, Karnataka, (India), on 27- 29th October, 2017. Tittle: Study the role of resveratrol in chronic swimming stress induced myocardial dysfunction in isolated rat heart preparation
Ms. Mahalakshmi A M, Lecturer Dept. of Pharmacology received best poster award for the poster tittled "Cocoa-beans protect SH-SY5Y (human neuroblastoma cells) against MPP+ induced neurotoxicity via improving mitochondrial biogenesis and function" in the International Conference (SNCI-CON, 2019) on "Neurochemistry and neuropharmacology: from bench to bedside" Organized by Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru, from 14th -16th March, 2019
Sindhu.R,Suma.B, K,Krishna.K.L, Prashanth kumar.B.R received best poster presentation award (catagorized according to department) as well as first outstanding poster presentation award(among all poster irrespective of departments). "Anti-parkinson’s activity on novel glitazone". International conference on "Academic and industrial innovations;transitions in pharmaceutical,medical and biosciences"held at Kala academy Place :Goa, Date: 22/10/2018-23/10/201

STUDENT'S AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIP

SIR RATAN TATA TRUST, MUMBAI

Sl no	Name of Student	Class	Year	Amount
1	Tenzin Deyang	II MPharm	2022-23	1,40,000
2	Sk Meheronnisha	II MPharm	2022-23	1,05,000
3	Salini P Nair	II MPharm	2022-23	1,40,000
4	Phurbu Dolkar	II MPharm	2022-23	1,05,000
5	M Manasa	II MPharm	2022-23	1,05,000
6	Irshad Ahmed Wani	II MPharm	2022-23	1,05,000
7	Lenisha Ashyln	I MPharm	2022-23	1,05,000
8	Divya D	I MPharm	2022-23	1,05,000
9	Thummuru Ekshitha Sai	I MPharm	2022-23	1,05,000
10	Manasa	I MPharm	2022-23	1,40,000
11	Anjani Kumari	I MPharm	2022-23	1,05,000/-
12	Saravanan	II M.Pharm	2019-20	81,000/-
13	Sindhu R	II M.Pharm	2019-20	81,000/-
14	Alka Payasi	I M Pharm	2018-19	54,100/-
15	Bhooshitha	I M Pharm	2018-19	54,100/-
16	Chandan	I M Pharm	2018-19	54,100/-
17	Muhammed Bishir	I M Pharm	2018-19	54,100/-
18	Saravanan	I M Pharm	2018-19	54,100/-
19	Shivashree S	I M Pharm	2018-19	54,100/-
20	Sindhu R	I M Pharm	2018-19	54,100/-
21	Monisha Harani	II M Pharm	2018-19	41,900/-
22	Ande Dinesh Kumar	II M Pharm	2018-19	41,900/-
23	Sahyadri	II M Pharm	2018-19	41,900/-
24	Amitha M	II M Pharm	2018-19	41,900/-
25	Mamatha C	II M Pharm	2018-19	41,900/-
26	Manjushree R Gowda	II M Pharm	2018-19	41,900/-
27	Patel Sucharitha	II M Pharm	2018-19	41,900/-
28	Mahasivino Kiso	II M Pharm	2018-19	41,900/-
29	Akshatha	II M Pharm	2018-19	41,900/-
30	John M P N	I M.Pharm	2017-18	0.87 Lakhs
31	Monisha Harini S	I M.Pharm	2017-18	0.87 Lakhs
32	Akshata M	I M.Pharm	2017-18	0.87 Lakhs
33	Tousif Ahmed	II M.Pharm	2017-18	0.87 Lakhs
34	Suma B K	II M.Pharm	2017-18	0.87 Lakhs
35	Deepak Kumar Puri	II M.Pharm	2017-18	0.87 Lakhs
36	Harmith D Pathak	II M.Pharm	2017-18	0.87 Lakhs
37	Madan M N	II M.Pharm	2017-18	0.87 Lakhs
38	Bibechana Pokhrel	II M.Pharm	2017-18	0.87 Lakhs
39	Bipul Ray	I M.Pharm	2016-17	1.432 Lakhs
40	Anumol Thomas	I M.Pharm	2015-16	1.432Lakhs
41	Chandana	I M.Pharm	2015-16	1.432Lakhs
42	Mr. K.L.Ramprasad	I M.Pharm	2014-15	0.42 Lakhs
43	Ms.Neethu Jayaram	I M.Pharm	2014-15	0.22 Lakhs
44	Sumit Kumar Dey	I M.Pharm	2014-15	0.21 Lakhs
45	Ramyashree B	II M.Pharm	2013-14	0.49Lakhs
46	Mr. Shashank Agarawal	II M.Pharm	2013-14	0.49Lakhs
47	Mr. Shashank Agarawal	I M.Pharm	2012-13	0.50 Lakhs
48	Ms Ankita Deep	I M.Pharm	2012-13	0.50 Lakhs
49	Ms. V. Christina Jeevani	II M Pharm	2011-12	0.5 Lakhs
50	Mr. K.N. Pramod Kumar	II M Pharm	2011-12	0.5 Lakhs
51	Mrs. Shamala S.	II M Pharm	2011-12	0.36 Lakhs

Students received Vidyasiri Scholarship

SL NO	NAME	Year	Amount Received
1	Sindhu R	I M Pharm	32,200/-
2	Bhooshitha	I M Pharm	20,200/-
3	Chandan	I M Pharm	26,200/-
4	Pramod	I M Pharm	20,200/-
5	Sushmitha	I M Pharm	20,200/-
6	Amitha M	II M Pharm	15,250/-

AICTE-GPAT

Sl no	Name of Student	Class	Year	Amount
1	Chirag Jain	I M.Pharm	2020-21	-
2	Vidhya Sri H J	I M Pharm	2020-21	-
3	Sai Neeraj	I M.Pharm	2019-20	-
4	Abhinav Raj Ghosh	I M Pharm	2018-20	2.97 Lakhs
5	Sai Priya	I M Pharm	2018-20	2.97 Lakhs
6	Kolure Rajini	I M Pharm	2018-20	2.97 Lakhs
7	Ms. Jagadeeshwari	I M. Pharm	2017-19	2.97 Lakhs
8	Ms. Ambika	I M. Pharm	2017-19	2.97 Lakhs
9	Mrs. Seema Mudhol	I M. Pharm	2016-18	2.48 Lakhs
10	Ms. Vineetha Francis	I M. Pharm	2015-17	2.48 Lakhs
11	Mr. Vijay Kumar	I M. Pharm	2015-17	2.48 Lakhs
12	Mr Pintu Kumar Jaiswal	I M. Pharm	2014-16	1.92 Lakhs
13	Ms. Anjali Raj	I M. Pharm	2013-15	1.92 Lakhs
14	Mr. Karu Jhonson	I M Pharm	2013-15	1.92 Lakhs
15	Mr Sumanth Kumar	I M.Pharm	2012-14	1.92 Lakhs
16	Ms. Sai Sindhura	I M.Pharm	2012-14	1.92 Lakhs
17	Ms. Dithu T	I M Pharm	2011-13	1.92 Lakhs
18	Ms. Manasa K	I M Pharm	2011-13	1.92 Lakhs
19	Ms.Mourya D.J	I M Pharm	2011-13	1.92 Lakhs
20	Mr.Ragavendra M	I M Pharm	2011-13	1.92 Lakhs
21	Ms. Swapna Y	I M Pharm	2011-13	1.92 Lakhs
22	Ms. Gunti Jeevana S	I M Pharm	2011-13	1.92 Lakhs
23	Ms Priyadarshini	II M Pharm	2009-11	1.92 Lakhs
24	Mr Abhishek Reddy Mada	II M Pharm	2009-11	1.92 Lakhs

Facucty Research Grants

Sl. No.	Title of the Project	Principal Investigator	Agency & date	Amount	Duration of the Project
1	Chemoprotective effects of Noni (Morinda citrifolia) juice against anticancer drugs induced toxicity-A Preclinical and clinical study	Dr.S.N.Manjula	VGST-KFIST	20,00,000.00	2 years
2	Preclinical evaluation of the therapeutic potential of olfaction for treating dementia	Dr.S.N.Manjula	DST-CSRI	51.2 Lakhs	3 years
3	Chronic sleep restriction causes early ageing of neuronal cells and blood vessels? -A restorative attempt with Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 inhibitors	Ms. Mahalakshmi A M	JSSAHER 13/11/2018	50,000/-	1 year
4	A Study on the temporal alterations of tau and ApoE expression and their role on seizure development in animal models of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease	DR. K L Krishna	AICTE RPS Nov 2018	11.80 lakhs	3 Years
5	To assess the effects of omega 3 fatty acids and quality of life in patients with depression.	Mrs. Seema Mehdi	JSSAHER 10/19/2020	0.5 lakhs	1 year
6	Geriatric chronic cerebral hypoperfusion: Role of short chain fatty acids supplementation on gut-brain axis function, protein misfolding, autophagy and cognition	Dr. C. Saravana Babu	DBT (Public health and Nutrition) June 2020	50 lakhs	3 Years
7	Upgradation of PG Pharmacology laboratory	Head of the Department	AICTE MODROBS	5.00 Lakhs	1year
8.	Establishment of in-vitro tissue culture laboratory in the department of Pharmacology for preliminary screening and mechanistic studies	Dr. S.N.Manjula	AICTE MODROBS	13.8 Lakhs	1year
9	“Development and validation of zebrafish embryo model for toxicity and tissue regeneration”	Dr.Nagashree.K.S Pharmacology	JSSAHER SEED GRANT 10/1/2021	0.5 lakhs	1 year
10	Development of PD mouse model by mimicing the occupational exposure conditions : cjronic intranasal exposure of low dose rotenone	Dr. Dithu Thekkekkara Pharmacology	JSSAHER SEED GRANT 10/1/2021	0.5 lakhs	1 year
11	Carotid artery hemodynamic alterations in patients with sleep disorders	Dr. Shasthara Peniyala Ms. Mahalakshmi A M Pharmacology	JSSAHER SEED grant 10/1/2021	0.5 lakhs	1 year
12	To Study the role of Omega 3 Fatty Acids of the Management of Depression by CUMS mice model	Ms. Seema Mehdi	JSSAHER SEED Grant	0.5 lakhs	1 year

Students Research Grants

1	An investigation on the role of short chain fatty acid in the rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion	Dr. Saravana Babu C Mr. Tousif Ahmed Hediyal Pharmacology	JSSAHER Research grant 10/1/2021	0.25 lakhs	1 year
2	To study the cognitive dysfunction of epilepsy associated with alzhemier's disease	Ms. Nandhini H S	0.25 lakhs	JSSAHER	04 Months
3	A Study on the role of renin angiotensin system modulators on endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria signaling in mouse model of parkinsonism	Ms. Sunandha T	0.25 lakhs	JSSAHER	04 Months
4	Anti-clastogenic activity of roots of “lawsonia inermis	Student: Ms. Mina B Guide: Dr. S.N.Manjula	VGST - SPiCE	0.3 Lakhs	5 months
5	Cardioprotective activity of “Momordiaca dioica” roxb fruit	Student: Ms. Shamala S Guide: Dr. K.L.Krishna	VGST - SPiCE	0.3 Lakhs	5 months
6	Evaluation of Anti-Parkinson’s activity of Ayurvedic Polyherbal preparation	Student: Ms. Dithu T Guide: Dr. S.N. Manjula	VGST - SPiCE	0.3 Lakhs	5 months
7	Identification of natural products for the treatment of thrombocytopenia associated hemorrhagic diseases	Student: Mr. BasavaPrabhu Guide: Dr. S.N. Manjula	VGST – SpiCE Jan 2015	0.3 Lakhs	5 months
8	Evaluation of Antiophidic potential of plant based small molecule inhibitors cocktail against Echis carinatus venom and an assessment of its protective effects against venom- induced local tissue damage.	Student: Amrita Babu Guide: Dr.Dithu Thekkekkara	JSSAHER Research grant 6/3/2023	0.25 Lakhs	1 year
9	Evaluation of therapeutic potential of selective Phosphodiesterase IV inhibitor in Rotenone induced Parkinson’s model.	Student: SK Meheronisha Guide: Dr.Dithu Thekkekkara	JSSAHER Research grant 6/3/2023	0.25 Lakhs	1 year
10	Evaluation of Anti-angiogenic and Anti-metastatic potential of sEH/COX-2 dual inhibitor from plant origin	Student: Irshad Ahmad Wani Guide: Dr S N Manjula	JSSAHER Research grant 6/3/2023	0.25 Lakhs	1 year

Travelling Grants for Faculty

“Neurochemistry and neuropharmacology: from bench to bedside” International Conference	Dr.Saravana Babu	CSIR-0.2Lakhs	0.2Lakhs
Neurochemistry and neuropharmacology: from bench to bedside” International Conference	Dr.Saravana Babu	JSSAHER-	2Lakhs
Educational tour to National University Singapore (NUS), Singapore and University Technology Mara, (UiTM) Puncak Alam, Malaysia during students international visit organized by the institution from	Dr. S N Manjula	Singapore and Malaysia, 22^nd Jan 2018 to 28^th Jan 2018	JSSAHER, 75,000/-
4^thEuroSciCon Conference	Ms. Seema Mehdi	Paris, France July12-13 2018	JSSAHER, 83,000/-
6^th International workshop on food and brain health	Dr. C. Saravana Babu	Sultan Qaboos University, Oman on 11-11-2019, Oman	Food and Brain Research Foundation
4th IBRO/APRC Chandigarh associate school on Translational Neuroscience	Ms. Mahalakshmi A.M	UIPS, Panjab University from 10^th to 17^th November	International Brain Research Organization
Annual International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences. Athens, Greece on 5-8 th May 2014.	Dr. K L Krishna	UGC	1.6 Lakh

Travelling Grants for Students

Travel grant: 6^th International workshop on food and brain health	Muhammed Bishir	Food and Brain Research Foundation	Sultan Qaboos University, Oman on 11-11-2019, Oman
Travel grant: Hands on Experience In Immunohistochemistry And Chromatin Immunoprecipitation	Nandhini H S	International Brain Research Organization	Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 28^th and 29^th November 2019
Travel grant: 2^nd IBRO/APRC Bangladesh associate school of neuroscience 2019; Fundamental neuroscience, neurodisorders and neural engineering	Ms. Sunandha T.	International Brain Research Organization	4-8^th December 2019 at United international university, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Academic Collaborations

Institute / Organization	Outcomes
University of Saskatchewan, Canada	Publications – Original Research articles,
UITM, Malaysia	book chapters-01
Texas Southern University	Grants - Submitted – 01
JSS Ayurvedic College, Mysuru	Collaborative Project proposal
JSS Arts, Commerce and Science College, Mysuru	Submitted Research proposal- 01
Shree Dhanvantry Pharmacy College, Kim (Surat)	9 MD thesis, 5 Research Publications
JSS Medical College, Mysuru	01 MSc Thesis 2 Research Publications

September 3rd 2020

Title: Nicotine improved the olfactory impairment in MPTP-induces mouse model of Parkinson disease; Impact Factor: 3.20

Presenter: Jiju Narayanan.

Title: A cross sectional study in cognitive and neurobehavioral impairment in long-term nasopharyngeal cancer survivors treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.; Impact factor: 3.701

Presenter: Swerna

September 5th 2020

Title: Immunomodulatory activity of a water-soluble polysaccharide obtained from highland barley on immunosuppressive mice model.; Impact factor: 4.171

Presenter: Narasimha Murthy

Title: The effect of depressive-like behaviour and antidepressant therapy on social behaviour and hierarchy in rats; Impact factor: 2.97

Presenter: Mahesh

September 12th 2020

Title: Chronic sleep restriction induces cognitive deficits and cortical beta-amyloid deposition in mice via BACE1-antisense activation; Impactfactor:4.02

Presenter: Niloy Nandi

Title: D-galactose and aluminium chloride induced rat model with cognitive impairment; Impact factor: 4.54

Presenter: Navaneeth Kumar

September 19th 2020

Title: The effectiveness and acceptability of mobile telephone adherence support for management of depression in the mental health in primary care (MeHPriC) project, Lagos, Nigeria: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.; Impact factor:

Presenter: Nirma patel

Title: Dexmedetomidine ameliorates memory impairment in sleep-deprived mice; Impact factor: 0.907

Presenter: Sai Neeraj

September 26th 2020

Title: Baicalein inhibits α-synuclein oligomer formation and prevents progression of α-synuclein accumulation in rotenone mouse model of Parkinson disease.; Impact factor:

Presenter: Prithvi

October 10th 2020

Title: Metformin protects from rotenone induced nigrostriatal neuronal death in adult mice by activating AMPK-FOXO3 signalling and mitigation of angiogenesis.; Impact factor: 4.057

Presenter: Shreyas.

Title: Imoxin prevents dexamethasone -induced promotion of muscle-specific E3 ubiquitin ligases and stimulates anabolic signalling in C2C12 myotubes. Impact factor: 4.545

Presenter: Sneha

October 17th 2020

Title: Possible role of GLP-1 in antidepressant effects of metformin and exercise in CUMS mice.; Impact factor:

Presenter: Sonali

Title: Identifying treatment related problems and associated factors among hospitalized post-stroke patients through medication management review: a multicentre study. ; Impact factor: 2.879

Presenter: Swaroop

December 19th 2020

Title: Effect of electromagnetic radiation on redox status, acetylcholine esterase activity and cellular damage-contributing to the diminution of the brain working memory in rats; Impact factor: 2.5

Presenter: Vaishnavi

Title: Defatted walnut powder extract reduces cholesterol gallstones formation in C57BL/6 mice by downregulating the levels of ABCG5/8 in the liver and NPC1L1 in the intestine.; Impact factor:

Presenter: Swerna