Biography 

Dr. Liji John, hailing from Anchal, joined the college in February, 2023. She has several research papers in international journals and paper presentations in international and national conferences to her credit.

Educational qualifications    

M.Sc (Chemistry), M.Sc (IT), M.Phil, Ph.D

Areas of Interest 

Bioinorganic and Computational chemistry

Mail id      

lijijohn@stjohns.ac.in

Teaching experience in years

02 years

Awards/Recognitions

• Master of Science in Chemistry: 8th rank holder (M.S University, Tirunelveli)
• Best Poster Award at International Seminar on Recent Trends in Bioinorganic Chemistry, organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Loyola College (Autonomous), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 18th February, 2019
• Best Poster Award in Second National Conference on Emerging Trends in Applied Sciences & Technology, organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Noorul Islam University, Kumaracoil, Tamil Nadu, on 28th February, 2018

Publications        

• Liji John, A. Dasan, R. Selwin Joseyphus, I. Hubert Joe, “Molecular docking, structural characterization, DFT and cytotoxicity studies of metal(II) Schiff base complexes derived from thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde and L-histidine”, J. Mol. Struct.,1198 (2019) 126934.
• Liji John, R. Selwin Joseyphus, I. Hubert Joe, “Synthesis, spectral characterization, DFT, and molecular docking studies of metal(II) complexes derived from thiophene-2- carboxaldehyde and 2-amino-6-picoline”, J. Coord. Chem., 72 (2019) 1-19.
• Liji John, R. Selwin Joseyphus, I. Hubert Joe, “Biomedical application studies of Schiff base metal complexes containing pyridine moiety: molecular docking and a DFT approach.”, SN Applied Sciences, 2 (2020) 1-14.
• Liji John, R. Selwin Joseyphus, I. Hubert Joe, “Molecular docking, photocatalytic activity and biomedical investigations of some metal complexes”, J. Biomolecular Str. Dyn., (2020) 1-13.
• Liji John, R. SelwinJoseyphus, I. Hubert Joe, “Protein binding and cytotoxicity activities of glutamine-based metal complexes”, J. Mol. Struct., 1240 (2021) 130540.
• I U. Hassan, Liji John, R. Selwin Joseyphus, , I. Hubert Joe, , R. S. Amritha, Naikoo, Gowhar  Ahmad, “Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Morphological Studies of Nanocrystalline CdO by Wet-Chemical Method”, Adv. Sci. Lett., 24 (2018) 5519-5522.
• Al-Wabli, Reem I., D. Manimaran, Liji John, I.Hubert Joe, Nadia G. Haress, I. Mohamed, Attia. "Spectroscopic investigations, DFT calculations, and molecular docking studies of the anticonvulsant (2E)-2-[3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylpropylidene]-N-(4-methylphenyl)hydrazinecarboxamide." J. Spectrosc. 2016 (2016).
• R. Reshma, A. Dasan, R. Selwin Joseyphus, Liji John, “Synthesis and spectral characterization of metal complexes of Schiff base derived from indole-3-carboxaldehyde and L-histidine as potent biocides”, J. Coord. Chem., 72 (2019) 1-12.   

Presentations      

• Presented a paper entitled, “Biological evaluation of zinc(II) complex containing imidazole moiety: a DFT approach”  at National Seminar on  Group theory and its Applications in Chemistry organized by Dept. of  Chemistry,  NMCC, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu on 1-2 August, 2019.
• Presented a paper entitled, “Studies on copper(II) Schiff base metal complex derived from Thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde and L-histidine” at  International Seminar on  Recent Trends in Bioinorganic Chemistry organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Loyola College (Autonomous), Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 18th February, 2019.                                
•  Presented a paper entitled, “Molecular docking and structural characterization of Schiff base metal(II) complexes derived from furfuraldehyde and 2-amino-6-methylpyridine”, at International Conference on  Emerging Trends in Mathematical, Physical and Chemical Sciences, organized by Dept. of Chemistry,  Noorul Islam University, Kumaracoil, Tamil Nadu on 22nd February, 2019.
•  Presented a paper entitled, “Structural analysis of Schiff base ligand derived from thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde with L-asparagine: A DFT approach" at Second National Conference on Emerging Trends in Applied Sciences & Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, Noorul Islam University, Kumaracoil, Tamil Nadu on  28th February, 2018.
• Presented a paper entitled, “DFT computations of Schiff base ligand derived from thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde and L-glutamine” at National Seminar on Advanced Materials, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on  4th October 2017.
•  Presented a paper entitled, “Molecular docking and structural analysis of Schiff base ligand derived from thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde and L-glutamine: A DFT approach”, at National Seminar on Advanced Materials, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on  4th October 2017.
• Presented a paper entitled, “Synthesis, structural characterization studies of nanaocrystalline Cadmiun oxide by wet chemical method”, at Ist International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, organized by Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu on 19-21 October, 2016.
• Presented a paper entitled, “Growth, vibrational spectral investigation and DFT studies of sarcosinium succinate” at National Conference on Smart Materials, organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Sree Narayana College, Varkala, Kerala on 8-9 March, 2016.

 

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