Dr. Jose Merlin

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Laser Research Centre, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

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Biography

J. P. Jose Merlin is currently working as postdoctoral research fellow at Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Jose is a former postdoctoral research fellow of Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States and Dalhousie University, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Area of Interest:

Biochemistry
Cell Culture
Molecular Biology
Nanotechnology and Bioremediation
Western Blot Analysis

Selected Publications

  1. Suraweera, T.L., J.P.J. Merlin, G. Dellaire, Z. Xu and H.P.V. Rupasinghe, 2023. Genistein and procyanidin B2 reduce carcinogen-induced reactive oxygen species and DNA damage through the activation of Nrf2/ARE cell signaling in bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. Int. J. Mol. Sci., Vol. 24. 10.3390/ijms24043676.
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  2. dos Santos, F.A.R., J.A. Xavier, F.C. da Silva, J.P.J. Merlin, M.O.F. Goulart and H.P.V. Rupasinghe, 2022. Antidiabetic, antiglycation, and antioxidant activities of ethanolic seed extract of Passiflora edulis and piceatannol in vitro. Molecules, Vol. 27. 10.3390/molecules27134064.
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  3. Rajan, S.S., P. Subramanian and J.P.J. Merlin, 2022. Snake venom-derived peptides as prospective pharmacological tools: Recent trends. Int. J. Curr. Pharm. Res., 14: 1-14.
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  4. Merlin, J.P.J., S. Mathavarajah, G. Dellaire, K.P.J. Murphy and H.P.V. Rupasinghe, 2022. A dietary antioxidant formulation ameliorates DNA damage caused by γ-irradiation in normal human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. Antioxidants, Vol. 11. 10.3390/antiox11071407.
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  5. Merlin, J.P.J. and X. Li, 2022. Role of nanotechnology and their perspectives in the treatment of kidney diseases. Front. Genet., Vol. 12. 10.3389/fgene.2021.817974.
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  6. Merlin, J.P.J., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, G. Dellaire and K. Murphy, 2021. Role of dietary antioxidants in p53-mediated cancer chemoprevention and tumor suppression. Oxid. Med. Cell. Longevity, Vol. 2021. 10.1155/2021/9924328.
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  7. Merlin, J.P.J., G. Dellaire, K. Murphy and H.P.V. Rupasinghe, 2021. Vitamin-containing antioxidant formulation reduces carcinogen-induced DNA damage through ATR/Chk1 signaling in bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. Biomedicines, Vol. 9. 10.3390/biomedicines9111665.
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  8. Jose, M.J.P., S.S. Rajan and P. Subramaniam, 2018. Treatment for colorectal cancer: Ursolic acid loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles and caffiene loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles. J. Pharm. Drug Dev., Vol. 1. .
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