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Mangaluru, Sep 19: Lyned Dafny Lasrado, CSIR fellow, was conferred doctorate by the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore University, for her thesis ‘Study on the utilization of xylo-oligosaccharides by Lactobacillus sp with an emphasis on the biochemical characterization of a xylanolytic enzyme”.
Lyned presented her research findings to the panel of examiners headed by Dr Muralikrishna, chief scientist, CFTRI on September 7, 2015 at the seminar hall, department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, CFTRI.
Academically gifted, Lyned is a recipient of several scholarships and awards. Besides Junior and Senior Research Fellowships by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), she is the recipient of Young Scientist Award (2010) at the XXVth Annual Carbohydrate Conference, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and Rajiv Gandhi Science Talent Research Scholar Award (2007) from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore.
She has presented papers at several national and international conferences. She has four research publications with cumulative impact factor of 5.93. She has also authored a book chapter.
Lyned is the daughter of Agnes and Felix Lasrado of Valencia parish, Mangalore. She is currently working as assistant professor at the postgraduate department of Biochemistry, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru.