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Dr. Ilanila I. P.
Dr. Ilanila I. P.
Assistant Professor (Grade II)
Office Address:
Bioscience and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, NIT Campus P.O. - 673601. Kozhikode, India
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Home Address:
Villa 13, Lloyds Orchids, near Chethukadavu Bridge, Calicut-Mukkam Road, Kozhikode - 673571
Ph. D. (Center for BioSystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru)
M. Tech. Industrial Biotechnology (National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal)
B.Tech. Biotechnology (Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar)
Educational Qualifications
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Ph. D. (Center for BioSystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru)
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M. Tech. Industrial Biotechnology (National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal)
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B.Tech. Biotechnology (Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar)
Journals
-2022-
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Ilanila, I. P., Swain, J., & Basu, J. K. (2022). Escherichia coli response to subinhibitory concentrations of colistin: insights from a study of membrane dynamics and morphology. Biomaterials Science, 10(10), 2609-2617.
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Ilanila, I. P., Swain, J., & Basu, J. K. (2022). Modification of bacterial cell membrane dynamics and morphology upon exposure to sub inhibitory concentrations of ciprofloxacin. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 1864(8), 183935.
-2021-
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Ilanila, I. P., Sarangi, N. K., Basu, J. K., & Ayappa, K. G. (2021). Pore forming protein induced biomembrane reorganization and dynamics: A focused review. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8.
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Ilanila, I. P., Ayappa, K. G., & Basu, J. K. (2021). Bacterial protein listeriolysin O induces nonmonotonic dynamics because of lipid ejection and crowding. Biophysical Journal, 120(15), 3040-3049.
-2019-
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Ilanila I. P., Cheerla R., Ayappa K. G., and Basu J. K. (2019)"Correlated protein conformational states and membrane dynamics during attack by pore-forming toxins." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116, no. 26: 12839-12844.
-2018-
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Roobala, C., Ilanila, I. P., & Basu, J. K. (2018). Applications of STED fluorescence nanoscopy in unravelling nanoscale structure and dynamics of biological systems. Journal of Biosciences, 43(3), 471-484.
-2016-
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Sarangi, N. K., Ilanila. I. P., Ayappa K. G., Visweswariah S. S., & Basu J. K. (2016) "Super-resolution Stimulated Emission Depletion-Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Reveals Nanoscale Membrane Reorganization Induced by Pore-Forming Proteins." Langmuir 32, no. 37: 9649-9657.
1. Novel anti-mycobacterial peptides as potential efficacy enhancers of anti-TB drugs.
2. Identification of proteomic and lipidomic ageing markers for accurate estimation of Age.
3. Liposomal drug delivery systems extracted from different biological sources
Internship topic: Molecular dynamic simulations of lipid bilayers and related biomolecules.
Research Scholars
1. Ms. Shubhada Milind Khade (Jul 2023 - ongoing)
2. Mr. Thomas Joseph (Dec 2023 - ongoing)
3. Mr. Chethankrishna C (Jul 2025 - ongoing)
B.Tech Major Project Alumni:
- Ms. Nanda Bose, B210153BT (2021-2024)
- Ms. Gayathri A, B210151BT (2021-2024)
- Ms. Sreya Gopalakrishnan, B210140BT (2021-2024)
- Ms. Anagha Sivadas, B201275BT (2020-2023)
- Mr. Sidharth R, B201281BT (2020-2023)
- Ms. Arya Sankar, B201275BT (2020-2023)
Instruments Available:
1. Mini-Extruder for liposomal synthesis (Fund: Institute Plan Fund 2023-2024)
2. 5 l Bath sonicator (Fund: Seed Grant NITC-FRG 2024)
3. Bacterial Incubator (Fund: Seed Grant NITC-FRG 2024)
4. Hot air oven (Fund: Seed Grant NITC-FRG 2024)
Expertise
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Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy
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Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS)
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Super-resolution Stimulated Emission and Depletion (STED) and STED-FCS
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Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
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Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP)
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
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Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
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Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy (DWS)
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Protein purification from recombinant cells.
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Protein labeling & characterization.
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Liposomes & lipid bilayers.