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Sneha Sudha Komath

Sneha Sudha Komath

Sneha Sudha Komath
Sneha Sudha Komath
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Life Sciences
Room No
406
Off. Phone
011-26704502
Email
sskomath@mail.jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in/Faculty/komath/cv.pdf
Qualifications

Ph.D. University of Hyderabad (Hyderabad), India - 1999
M.Sc. (Chem.) University of Hyderabad (Gold Medalist) - 1991

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Glycobiology/ Biophysical Chemistry 

Experience

2014-present Professor, School of Life Sciences, JNU
2008-2014 Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, JNU
2003-2008 Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, JNU
1999-2002 Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh
2001-2002 Research Associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA (on leave from PU).
1998-1999 Research Associate, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh.
1993-1998 UGC-JRF/SRF, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad.
1991-1993 UGC-JRF, SSCU, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 

Awards & Honours

National Women Bioscientist Award, 2010 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  • Yadav B, Bhatnagar S, Ahmad MF, Jain P, Pratyusha VA, Kumar P, Komath S.S. * 2014. First step of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) biosynthesis cross-talks with ergosterol biosynthesis and Ras signaling inCandida albicans. J Biol Chem. 289(6):3365-82. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.528802. Epub 2013 Dec 19.
  • Ashraf M, Sreejith P., Yadav U. and Komath S. S. *. 2013 Catalysis by N-acetyl-D-glucosaminylphosphatidylinositol de-N-acetylase (PIG-L) from Entamoeba histolytica: New roles for conserved residues. J. Biol. Chem. 288:7590-7595. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.427245. Epub 2013 Jan 22.
  • Victoria G.S., Yadav B., Hauhnar L., Jain P., Bhatnagar S. and Komath S.S.*. 2012. Mutual Co-Regulation Between GPI-N-acetylglucosaminyl Transferase and Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Candida albicans. Biochem. J. 443(3):619-25. (Identified by the Target Selection Group of Global Medical Discovery as a paper of particular interest for drug discovery: http://globalmedicaldiscovery.com/key-scientific-articles)
  • Ahmad M. F., Yadav B., Kumar P., Puri A., Mazumder M., Ali A., Samudrala S., Muthuswami R., and Komath S. S. *. 2012. The GPI anchor signal sequence dictates the folding and functionality of the ALS5 adhesin from Candida albicans. PLoS One 7(4):e35305. (Identified by the Target Selection Group of Global Medical Discovery as a paper of particular interest for drug discovery:http://globalmedicaldiscovery.com/key-scientific-articles)
  • Ashraf M., Yadav B., Sreejith, Kumar K. S., Vats D., Muthuswami R. and Komath S. S.*. 2011. The N-Acetyl-D-glucosaminylphosphatidylinositol de-N-acetylase from Entamoeba histolytica: Metal alters catalytic rates but not substrate affinity. J. Biol. Chem. 286: 2543-2549  
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  • Yadav B, Bhatnagar S, Ahmad MF, Jain P, Pratyusha VA, Kumar P, Komath S.S. * 2014. First step of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) biosynthesis cross-talks with ergosterol biosynthesis and Ras signaling inCandida albicans. J Biol Chem. 289(6):3365-82. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.528802. Epub 2013 Dec 19.
  • Ashraf M, Sreejith P., Yadav U. and Komath S. S. *. 2013 Catalysis by N-acetyl-D-glucosaminylphosphatidylinositol de-N-acetylase (PIG-L) from Entamoeba histolytica: New roles for conserved residues. J. Biol. Chem. 288:7590-7595. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.427245. Epub 2013 Jan 22.
  • Komath S. S.*, Ahmad F. A. and Mazumder M. 2013. Cloning, expression and functional characterization of Als5, an adhesin from Candida albicans. Protein Purification and Analysis – Methods and Applications. ISBN: 978-1477555-05-7. iConcept Press. (Book Chapter) 

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.