AREA OF ACADEMIC INTERESTS

Reaction kinetics and mechanism, Natural products.

ACADEMIC BODIES/ DUTIES

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CORE COMPETENCIES

● Expertise in handling MS office and Adobe Photoshop.
● Proficiency in using the web platform for specific information search.

ACHIEVEMENTS

● CSIR- Junior Research Fellowship
● UGC-NET

RESEARCH/ ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

June 2018 to till Date
Designation : Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Institute : Christian College, Kattakada

November 2012 to October 2017
Designation : Senior Research Fellow
Institute : Mahatma Gandhi College, Kesavadasapuram.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, Synthesis, spectral characterization and thermal analysis of rubrocurcumin and its analogues, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 130, 2017, 2301-2314.
2. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, Kinetics and Mechanism of the Thermal and Hydrolytic Decomposition Reaction of Rosocyanin, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 50, 2018, 164-178.
3. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, Effect of the substituent on the thermal stability of spiroborate esters of curcumin, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2019, 10.1007/s10973-019-08739.
4. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, Kinetic analysis of thermal and hydrolytic decomposition of spiroborate ester of curcumin with salicylic acid, Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 33(2), 2017, 849-858.
5. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, A comparative study on the antioxidant properties of curcuminoids and its rubrocurcumin analogues, Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences Section C – Chemistry, 37C, 2018, 121-125.
6. S. Anjana, Josna Joseph, Jeena John, S. Balachandran, T. R. Santhosh Kumar, Annie Abraham, Novel flourescent spiroborate esters: potential therapeutic agents in in vitro cancer models, Molecular Biology Reports, 2018, 1-14.
7. A. Beta Daniel, D. Aruldhas, Jeena John, S. Balachandran & I. Hubert Joe, Molecular structure, vibrational spectra and density functional theory of the spiro-conjugated anticancer active molecule rubrocurcumin, Spectroscopy Letters, 10.1080/00387010.2019.1690521
8. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, Kinetic analysis of thermal decomposition of spiroborate ester of curcumin with malonic acid, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, 2018, 5 (8), 799-806.
9. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, Kinetic analysis of thermal decomposition of rubrocurcumin, Acta Ciencia Indica, XLII C, No. 2, 2016, 121-131.
10. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, A study of thermal decomposition kinetics of rosocyanin using non-isoconversional methods, Acta Ciencia Indica, XLIII, No. 1, 2017, 67-74.
11. Sujina Kumari, Josna Joseph, Jeena John, Rahul S Pillai, S Balachandran, Annie John, Annie Abraham, Curcumin Spiroborate Ester Incorporated Hydroxyapatite–β Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications, Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, 2018, 32(3), 97-104.
12. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, Spiroborate esters of diols-A review, Journal of the Academy of Chemistry Teachers, 1(2), 2015, 24-32.
13. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, A glimpse to thermal decomposition kinetics in solid state, Journal of the Academy of Chemistry Teachers, 2, 2016, 33-39.
14. Jeena John, Sudha Devi R, Balachandran S, Effect of lactone ring substituent in the Thermal Stability of Spiroborate Esters of Curcumin, Journal of the Academy of Chemistry Teachers, 2017, 3 (2), 10-15

Paper Presentation
1. Jeena John, Dr. Sudha Devi R and Dr. Balachandran S, Synthesis and kinetic studies on the stability of curcumin boron complex- Rosocyanin in water mediated conditions “Emerging trends in Chemical Sciences (ETCS-2013)” from 29-31 May 2013 at Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Karyavattom.
2. Jeena John, Dr. Sudha Devi R and Dr. Balachandran S, Synthesis And Kinetic Studies on the Hydrolytic Stability of Curcumin Boron Complexes, “Materials; Process and Applications of Novel Technologies (NMAT-2013)” from 7th to 8th November 2013 at HHMSPB NSS College.
3. Jeena John, Dr. Sudha Devi R and Dr. Balachandran S, Effect of Temperature On The Rate of Hydrolysis of Different Spiroborane Derivatives of Curcumin “International Conference on Emerging Frontiers and Challenges in Chemistry, ICEFCC-2014” on 17th and 18th February-2014 at All Saints’ College, Thiruvananthapuram (Best Poster award).
4. Jeena John, Dr. Sudha Devi R and Dr. Balachandran S, Kinetic analysis of thermal decomposition of spiroborate ester of curcumin with malonic acid, National seminar on interdisciplinary approaches in materials and biological research, on 16th and 17th February-2018, at M G College, Thiruvananthapuram.
5. Jeena John, Dr. Sudha Devi R and Dr. Balachandran S, A comparative study on the antioxidant properties of curcuminoids and its rubrocurcumin analogues, National seminar on insights into the interdisciplinary perspectives of chemical and biosciences, 26th to 28th February 2018 at Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram.
6. Jeena John, Dr. Sudha Devi R and Dr. Balachandran S, Synthesis, Characterisation and stability studies of spiroborate esters of maleic acid, National seminar on interdisciplinary approaches in materials and biological research, on 15th and 16th March-2019, at M G College, Thiruvananthapuram.
7. Jeena John, and Dr. Balachandran S, Kinetic analysis on the thermal degradatioon of spiroborate esters of curcumin, Internatioonal seminar on recent research and developments in materiial science, 15th November 2019, at All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram. 8. Jeena John, Dr. Sudha Devi R and Dr. Balachandran S, A comparative study on the antioxidant activity of spiroborate esters of curcumin, Internatiional conference on recent advances in materials science, 22nd and 23rd January 2020, at M G College, Thiruvananthapuram (Second best oral presentation).

PERSONAL DETAILS

Profile : Female, 34, Married
Nationality : Indian
Date of Birth : 20.05.1986
Current Location : Kattakada, Kerala
Name of Father : J. John
Qualification : NET, PhD
Languages known : Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil
Hobbies : Cooking, Listening music, Embroidery stitching.

Dr. Jeena John
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
Christian College, Kattakada
Thiruvananthapuram
email: bjjeenajohn@gmail.com
Mob +91 9895569831

ACADEMIC DETAILS

Ph. D Title: Kinetic studies on thermal and hydrolytic degradation of spiroborate esters of curcumin 2012-2017 University of Kerala
BSc Chemistry 2003-2006 University of Kerala
MSc Chemistry 2006-2008 University of Kerala
BEd 2009-2010 University of Kerala

PERMANENT ADDRESS

Aradhana, Puthuvakkal, Kattakode PO, Kattakada.