Harikrishna Pillai
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India
Biography
Harikrishna Pillai has completed his Master of Veterinary Science and Doctorate of Philosophy in Animal Biochemistry from Indian Veterinary Research Institute. He has done his Doctoral Thesis on the Protein Regucalcin. He has done purification, expression, structural and functional studies of Regucalcin of Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in various cell types. His research is first to report the presence of regucalcin in stem cells and spermatozoa. He investigated the anti capacitatory effects and putative cryoprotective effect of regucalcin in spermatozoa using recombinant protein. His research so far has generated five first-author peer-reviewed journal articles. Currently he is working as Laboratory Manager in Almarai, Saudi Arabia. His career objective is to further his research capabilities by pursuing a Post-doctoral position in a reputed laboratory to learn, develop, and diversify himself.
Abstract
Abstract : Regucalcin in buffalo fetal fibroblasts and wharton’s jelly stem cells