• Microbial Biotechnology
• Industrial Microbiology
• Food Microbiology
• Enzymology
• Bacterial pathogenesis

Proteomics

• Guest Lecturer- Department of Zoology, Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram – 24-07-2015 to 25-01-2016
• Contract faculty- Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram – 27-01-2016 to 26-01-2017
• Contract faculty- Department of Zoology, Kannur University, Mananthavady Campus, Wayanad- 15-07-2019-till date

Courses teaching for MSc Applied Zoology

• ZOOL C 102 Chemistry for Biologists
• ZOOL C 201-Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology
• ZOOL C 301-Developmental Biology
• ZOOL E 401- Research Methodology- Concepts & Methods

• Post PhD research Experience:

Worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on a project entitled “Elucidating the role of Herbal compounds on Matrix metalloproteases during Wound Healing” under KSCSTE Postdoctoral Program at Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom - 09-03-2017 to 09-03-2019

• Reviewer for scientific journals:

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology - Elsevier

Research Articles

1. Arya Nandan and Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri, Biochemical and Structural analysis of a Site directed mutant of manganese dependent Aminopeptidase P from Streptomyces lavendulae, Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology 4(2):109-116 [2015]
2. Arya Nandan and Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri, Unveiling Aminopeptidase P from Streptomyces lavendulae: Molecular cloning, expression and Biochemical characterization, Enzyme and Microbial Technology 55: 7-13 [2014]
   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2013.11.003
   
3. Arya Nandan and Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri, Extracellular Proline aminopeptidase production by Streptomyces lavendulae ATCC14162 under Solid-state Fermentation, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 72: 591-595 [2013]
   http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/20954
   
4. Arya Nandan, Ashok Pandey and Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri, Proline-Specific Extracellular Aminopeptidase Purified from Streptomyces lavendulae. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 163: 994-1001 [2011]
   https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-010-9103-0
5. Arya Nandan, Amit Gaurav, Ashok Pandey and Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri, Arginine Specific Aminopeptidase from Lactobacillus brevis, Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 53 (6): 1443-1450 [2010]
   https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89132010000600021

Book chapter

1. A. Nandan and K. M. Nampoothiri, (2017) “Chapter 21: Microbial Aminopeptidases” in Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Production, Isolation and Purification of Industrial products: 491-507, Elsevier.

Review Article

1. Arya Nandan and Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri, (2017) Molecular advances in microbial aminopeptidases. Bioresource Technology 245 (2017), 1757-1765.
   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.103.
   
2. Arya Nandan and Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri, (2020) Therapeutic and Biotechnological applications of substrate specific microbial aminopeptidases. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 104 (9).
   https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-020-10641-9

NCBI GenBank submissions

1. Nandan, AS, Shyam, NS and Madhavan, NK. Streptomyces lavendulae strain ATCC 14162 - aminopeptidase P (app) gene, complete cds. GenBank Accession No: KC292272.