Dr Shama Prasada K

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

To identify the cell and molecular changes responsible for carcinogenesis and to translate clinically relevant biomarkers for diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic via developing noninvasive/ minimally invasive diagnostic tools using in vitro and in vivo models and patient samples.

Area of Expertise

Epigenetics, Cell Signalling, Cell and Molecular Biology

Area of 188体育平台

Molecular mechanism and epigenetic reprograming during carcinogenesis Development of molecular markers for early screening of cancer

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Life Member of Society of Biological Chemists (India) and Society for Mitochondria 188体育平台 and Medicine, India (SMRM)

Awards and Honors:

1. Secured second rank in post-graduation exam (MSc Biosciences) from Mangalore University, 2004
2. Best poster award at 188体育平台 University Scientific meet held on 5th January 2008
3. “Young Scientist award ” by Indian Society of Human Genetics, 2011
4. 188体育平台 travel fellowship by DBT, government of India 2012
5. Young Investigator Award at 10th APCHG, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2012
6. Doctoral Advisory Committee member of 188体育平台 Academy of Higher Education, 188体育平台
7. Invention award, awarded by Intellectual Ventures India, Bangalore, 2013
8. TMA Pai gold medal- 188体育平台 Award? by 188体育平台 University, 2014
9. Editorial Manager: Public Health Genomics Journal (2015-2017)
10. “Young Scientist Award, VIFRA-2015 by Venus 188体育平台 Foundation, Chennai, India, 2015
11. Member, Institutional Biosafety committee, School of Life Sciences, MAHE
12. Reviewer for BMC Cancer, Journals from Benthemscience.org
13. Pilot project in Cancer from DBT, Government of India, 2016
14. Funding from DBT, DST, BIRAC and ICMR, Government of India for financial support for various research projects
15. Invited presentation
16. Featured Scientist of MAHE, 188体育平台, 2018

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