Genetics Depertment

Ongoing and New Projects at BMMRC

• Role of hormones in breast cancer metastasis (ongoing)
• Post-translational variations in microRNAs in oral cancers
• Genetic and epidemiological investigations of candidate genes involved in the etiology of Coronary Artery Disease
• GST1 and GSTM1 polymorphism in Type-II diabetes leading to diabetic nephropathy
• New proposals have been prepared – will be submitted to IEC of BMMRC this month

Brief Biodata of Dr. Kaiser Jamil

Dr. Kaiser Jamil, a distinguished scientist and Head of the Genetics Department at BMMRC, Hyderabad, leads several projects on Cancer, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular diseases, aiming to discover biomarkers and genetic risk factors. With nearly 300 publications in reputed international and national journals, she has received numerous awards and honors for her impactful research.

She has mentored 18 PhD scholars from JNTU, Osmania University, and Mysore University at BMMRC, and 14 more at her previous institution, IITC (a CSIR lab).

Awards and Honors

• Senior Executive Vice-president & Fellow – World Academy of Medical Sciences, 2018 (Barcelona, Spain)
• Excellent Speaker Award – “Biomarkers: From Research to Commercialization”, Bangalore, 2018
• SriVidya Siromani Award – Telangana Citizens Council, 2017
• Life Time Achievement Award – International Conference on Cancer Research, 2016
• Modern Medicare Award – Pharmacogenomics Research, 2014
• Lupin Visiting Fellowship Award – ICT Mumbai, 2011
• Distinguished Scientist Award – Pentagram Research Centre, 2012
• Fellow of EMSI, 2012

Professional Memberships

Dr. Jamil is a life member and fellow of several scientific societies, including:

• Society for Biological Chemists of India (SBCI)
• National Environmental Science Academy (NESA)
• Indian Association of Pollution Chemists and Biologists (IAPCB)
• Zoological Society of India (ZSI)
• Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI)
• Environmental Mutagenic Society of India
• Indian Immunological Society, Indian Society for Cell Biology, Indian Women Scientist's Association
• President – OWSD, Trieste, Italy (2005–2010)

Editorial Board Member

• Journal of Solid Tumors (Canada)
• Journal of Clinical Oncology (China)
• Journal of Comparative Physiology and Endocrinology
• Biology and Medicine (USA)
• Asian Journal of Biological Sciences
• Research Journal of Biotechnology (India)
• Editor – Hindawi Journal of Case Reports in Oncology

Department Staff and Research Team

• Dr. Kaiser Jamil, HOD, Genetics Department
• Dr. Kavita Kakarala, DST-Scientist (WOS-A) – joining upon fund release

PhD Research Scholars:

• Hajira Fatima, M.Sc
• Zamin Ahmad Dar, M.Sc, M.Phil
• Bhargavi Basvaraju, M.Sc

Recently Submitted:

• Nasreen Begum, M.Sc
• M. Sabeena, M.Sc

Project Students:

• Merlyn Saroj
• Shri Nittu Satya Vardhan Rao
• Akhila Dadvai