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Dr. Hima L
Dr. Hima L

Assistant Professor

hima28918@gmail.com

Education
  • Ph.D. - Neuroimmunology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (2022)
  • CSIR-NET - Life Sciences, UGC (2011)
  • M.Sc. - Biochemistry, St. Berchmans College, Changanassery, Kerala (2008)
  • B.Sc. - Biochemistry , Sree Narayana Guru College, Coimbatore (2004-2007)
Experience
  • Scientific Officer, NIMS Center for Genomic Medicine (2022-09-01 - Present)
  • Junior research Fellow, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (2011-06-05 - 2019-11-27)
Journal Publications
  • Sex-based differences in the cytokine production and intracellular signaling pathways in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. by Pratap U. P., Hima, L., T Kannan, C Thyagarajan, HP Priyanka, .Vasantharekha R., Pushparani A, ThyagaRajan, S, Arch Rheumatol (2020)
  • Virgin coconut oil enhances neuroprotective and anti?inflammatory factors in the thymus and mesenteric lymph nodes of rats by Hima, L.*, Karrunanithi, S.*, Ravichandran, K. A.*, , Pratap, U. P., Vasantharekha, R. and ThyagaRajan, S, Clin Exp Neuroimmunol. (2019)
  • Regulation of immunity by estrogen through sympathetic nervous system in aging. by Vasantharekha, R., Hima, L., Thandapani P., Kumaraguru, S., Priya, R. A., Ananthasubramanian P., ThyagaRajan, S, Turkish J Immunol. (2019)
  • Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) fruit juice delays immunosenescence in the lymphocytes in the lymph nodes of old F344 rats by Pratap, U. P., Priyanka, H. P., Ramanathan, K., R., Raman, V., Hima, L., ThyagaRajan, S. , J Integr Med (2018)
  • Estrogen-induced neuroimmunomodulation as facilitator of and barrier to reproductive aging in brain and lymphoid organs by ThyagaRajan, S., Hima, L., Pratap, U. P., Priyanka, H. P., Vasantharekha, R, J Chem Neuroanat (2018)
  • Estrogen differentially regulates the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase and nerve growth factor through free radical generation in the thymus and mesenteric lymph nodes of middle-aged ovariectomized female Sprague–Dawley rats by Ravichandran, K. A., Karrunanithi, S., Hima, L., Pratap, U. P., Priyanka, H. P. and ThyagaRajan, S, Clin Exp Neuroimmunol. (2017)
  • Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) fruit juice reverses age-related decline in neural-immune interactions in the spleens of old F344 rats by Pratap UP, Hima L, Priyanka HP, ThyagaRajan S, J Ethnopharmacol (2017)
  • Estrogen-induced neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects are dependent on the brain areas of middle-aged female rats by Pratap, U.P., Patil, A., Sharma, H.R., Hima, L., Chockalingam, R., Hariharan, M.M., Shitoot, S., Priyanka, H.P., ThyagaRajan, S, Brain Res. Bull. (2016)
  • Health benefits of virgin coconut oil on neural-immune network. by Hima, L. and ThyagaRajan, S, Indian Coconut Journal (2016)
  • Phytochemicals in Morinda citrifolia fruit selectively modulate age-associated immunity and antioxidant enzyme activities through ERK pathway in splenic lymphocytes of male F344 rats by Pratap, U.P., Anand, K., Yasmine, F., Hima, L., Priyanka, H.P., ThyagaRajan, S, J Recept Signal Transduct Res (2015)
  • Estrogen upregulates inflammatory signals through NF-?B, IFN-?, and nitric oxide via Akt/mTOR pathway in the lymph node lymphocytes of middle-aged female rats by Pratap, U.P., Sharma, H.R., Mohanty, A., Kale, P., Gopinath, S., Hima, L., Priyanka, H.P., ThyagaRajan, S. , Int Immunopharmacol (2015)
  • Estrogen modulates in vitro T cell responses in a concentration- and receptor dependent manner: effects on intracellular molecular targets and antioxidant enzymes. by Priyanka, H.P., Krishnan, H.C., Singh, R.V., Hima, L., ThyagaRajan, S, Molecular Immunol (2013)
  • Menstrual cycle and reproductive aging alters immune reactivity, NGF expression, antioxidant enzyme activities, and intracellular signaling pathways in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy women by Priyanka, H.P., Sharma, U., Gopinath, S., Sharma, V., Hima, L., Thyagarajan, S, Brain Behav Immun. (2013)
Books Published
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Patents
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Conferences
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Projects
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Faculty Development Programs (FDP)
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Online Courses
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Events Organized
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Awards
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