CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Involved in all the departmental activities including theory classes, practical demonstrations, tutorials, small group discussion etc. for medical and all the paramedical courses.
Departmental coordinator of 1st year BPT students.
Member Secretary of Departmental Research Committee (DRC).
Departmental Research Coordinator.
Member of Departmental Academic Integrity Panel (DAIP).
In-charge of Amphibian lab, Dept. of Physiology.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject |
Subject code |
Semester |
| Physiology |
102 |
1st MBBS, 1st BPT, 1st BSc Nursing, 3rd Sem Biotech, 1st Paramedical courses |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree |
Specialisation |
Institute |
Year of passing |
| M. Sc |
Medical Physiology |
Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, Karnataka |
2006 |
| Ph.D |
Medical Physiology |
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences |
2021 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation |
Designation |
Role |
Tenure |
| Sikkim Manipal institute of Medical Sciences |
Assistant Professor |
|
1st of January 2022 till date |
| Sikkim Manipal institute of Medical Sciences |
Assistant Controller of Examination (Med.) |
|
1st of December 2017 till date |
| Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal. |
Lecturer |
|
1 Month 26 Days (DOJ: 16/01/2007) |
| Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences |
Lecturer |
|
14 Years 10 Months (DOJ: 20/03/2007) |
| Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences |
Faculty Coordinator (Research Unit) |
|
2 Years (DOJ: 27/11/2013) |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Diabetes Mellitus | Endocrinology and metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus | Animal experimentation on diabetic research
Antidiabetic Phytocompounds | Pre-clinical animal experimentation on Diabetes Mellitus
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Awards and Recognitions:
Awarded with best oral presentation in “Resent Advances in Medical Sciences International E-Conference conducted by Department of Physiology, Yenopoya Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. 3rd July 2021.
Awarded with best poster presentation in International Conference on Basic and Applied Physiology (ICONBAP). Organized by department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, 14th &15th December 2019.
Received certificate of Appreciation from Research Unit SMIMS for successfully completing the project. Seed Grant funded by Dr. Ramdas Pai and Mrs. Vasanthi Pai endowment fund, No. SMIMS/Letter/2016/150 dated 27/12/2016.
Awarded with certificate of appreciation for service rendered during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Sikkim Manipal University, 5th Mile Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim, 2020.
Participated in the Revised Basic Course Workshop and training in Attitude, Ethics and Communication (AETCOM) held during 5th to 7th April 2021 at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, under the supervision of NMC Regional Center-Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat, Assam.
Published two scientific papers and one review paper in reputed journals, presented papers in ten different national and international conferences and attended various conferences, workshop, training programmes, CMEs and Webinars.
Authored a book chapter entitled “Beta cell failure-A central cause in the pathogenesis of both type-I and type-II diabetes; Plausible role of emerging phytocompounds in its regulation” published in “Diabetes updates 2014” by north-eastern diabetic society of India.
Completed Online course of study for Competency Based Medical Education (Physiology) organised by Medical Education Unit (MEU) India. June 2020 to August 2020.
Completed Certificate Course in Exercise & Sports Physiology (CESP 2020) on September 2020, approved and validated by Sri Sri University in association with Physical Education Foundation of India (PEFI).
Earned M.Sc. Biotechnology degree from Mathma Gandhi University (MGU)
Achievements:
Revised Basic Course Workshop and training in Attitude, Ethics and Communication (AETCOM) held during 5th to 7th
Conference (Oral Presentation)
Antidiabetic activities of plant based phenolic and flavonoid compounds. Resent Advances in Medical Sciences International E-Conference (RAMSIECON-2021) conducted by department of Physiology, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Use of rodent models of diabetes in medicinal plant research. 6th Annual & 1st Virtual International Conference on Basic and Applied Physiology (v-ICONBAP) 2020. Organized by Department of Physiology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim, 2020.
In vivo antidiabetic activity of flower of Tupistra nutans. APPICON 2018, 64th Annual National Conference of Association of Physiologists & Pharmacologists of India. Held at KMC Manipal.2019.
Haematological variation in three different trimesters of pregnancy. 26th North-Eastern Obstetrics & Gynaecological Societies Convention 2015, (NEOGSCON). Organised by Gangtok OBGYN Society, held at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences.
Ethnomedicinal uses of Plants as Antidiabetic and Antihypertensive by different Tribes of Sikkim. 5th International Conference on Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products. Organized by Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University.2013.
Conference (Poster Presentation)
In vivo hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities of Tupistra nutans in STZ induced diabetic Wistar rats. International Conference on Basic and Applied Physiology (ICONBAP) 2019. Organized by department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, 2019.
Evaluation of phytoconstituents of some edible wild plants used as antidiabetic in traditional medicine of Sikkim. FIPSPHISYOCON 2017. Organized by Defense Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences, Delhi.2017.
Phytochemical analysis and antidiabetic activity of flower of Oroxylum indicum and comprehensive review on its medicinal properties. APPICON 2016. 62nd Annual Conference of Physiologists and Pharmacologist of India. Held at AIIMS, Patna. 2016.
Antidiabetic phytocompounds and their mechanism of action. National Conference on New Frontiers in Medicinal Plant Research. Organized by Sikkim University. 2013.
