List of research students completed their Ph.D.

2025
Name of the student	Name of the guide	Title of the thesis
Harshitha Mave	Dr. Biswajit Maiti	Outer membrane protein-based vaccine for motile aeromonads infection of warm water fish
Apoorva R Kenjar	Dr. Juliet Roshini Mohan Raj	Molecular identification and characterization of recalcitrant dermatophytes
Nishithkumar S K	Dr. Mamtha B.S	Protein hydrolysates containing ACE-I inhibitory activity and their potential in nutraceuticals
Gillaine Vail Pinto	Dr. Krishna Kumar B	Circulating microRNAs as novel biomarkers for leptospirosis

2024
Name of the student	Name of the guide	Title of the thesis
Anoopkrishna K	Dr. Rama Adiga	Molecular characterization of Plasmodium species from malaria patients from tertiary hospitals and rural health care centers in and around Mangalore
Dr. Amita Rao	Dr. Krishna Kumar B	Molecular analysis of periodontal microbes and their association with atherosclerotic plaques in patients with coronary artery disease
Sarika S	Dr. Ramya Harsha	Quorum sensing associated pathogenicity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa at varied glucose concentrations
Shiwangi Dwivedi	Dr. Anurag Sharma	Study on the environmental chemical(s) induced cellular and organismal stress response in Drosophila melanogaster
Ashwath Nayak	Dr. Biswajit Maiti	Isolation and characterization of probiotic bacteria from ROHU and TILAPIA for potential application in aquaculture
Prithvisagar K S	Dr. Krishna Kumar B	Investigating the role of Vibrio parahaemolyticus type VI secretion system (T6SS) in survival and ecological adaptation
Akshay Sadanand Dangari	Dr. Biswajit Maiti	Role of outer membrane proteins in antibiotic resistance in Salmonella
Anjana Kaveri B	Dr. Sudarshan Kini	Fabrication of biomimetic three-dimensional scaffolds for liver cancer niche development

2023
Name of the student	Name of the guide	Title of the thesis
Ms. Dechamma PN	Dr Anirban Chakraborty	RNases and inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome: A systematic loss-of-function study of poly (A) – specific ribonuclease (PARN) using the zebrafish model system
Ms. Priyanka Ashwath	Dr. Akhila D S	Gene silencing of efflux pump in drug resistant Klebsiella species
Ms. Sharanya K	Dr. Smitha Hegde	In vitro morphogenesis of curculigo orchioides for elucidation of its bioactivity on Drosophila melanogaster
Mr. Vankadari Adithya	Dr. Deekshit	Expression profiling of genes involved in survivability and adaptability of E. coli using simulated gut conditions
Mr. Nishith Babu	Prof. Dr. Anirban Chakraborty	Investigating the role of Poly (A)-Specific Ribosomes in mRNA stability, translational regulation and cancer
Mr. Leonard Clinton D'souza	Dr. Anurag Sharma	Studies on the effects of environmental chemical(s) on hematopoiesis using Drosophila model system
Ms. Akshatha K	Dr. Deekshit	Diciphering traits of drug resistance and survival strategies of Salmonella under in vitro gut like conditions
Dr. Rajesh V	Dr. Anirban Chakraborty	Molecular profiling of the tumor derived biomarkers in lung cancer using non-invasive technique

2022
Name of the student	Name of the guide	Title of the thesis
Mr. Yathish U. G	Dr. Mamatha B.S	Isolation and characterization of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory peptides from fish protein hydrolysate
Ms. Ishani Bhat	Dr. Mamatha B.S	Bioavailability and toxicity of lutein nano-formulation in mice model
Mrs. Rajeshwari B Vittal	Dr. Krishna Kumar Ballamoole	Molecular characterization of Legionella pneumophila and related species in Mangaluru, India

2021
Name of the student	Name of the guide	Title of the thesis
Dr. Giridhar B. H	Dr. Anirban Chakraborty	Mutational profiling of TP53 in lung cancer patients and its correlation with smoking status and therapeutic resistance
Ms. Kadeeja Jazeela	Dr. Deekshit	Generation of auxotrophic mutants of non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars and investigating their anti-tumor properties
Ms. Prathiksha P	Dr. Ramya Premanath	Study on quorum sensing inhibitors from phytal sources for the attenuation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence.
Mrs Srividya Arjuna	Dr Anirban Chakraborty	Development of allele-specific loop mediated isothermal amplification assays for EGFR and KRAS mutations in non-small cell lung cancer

2020
Name of the student	Name of the guide	Title of the thesis
Ms. Caroline D'souza	Dr. Krishna Kumar B	Virulence factors associated with Vibrio vulnificus and their implications
Ms. Anupama Karanth P	Dr. Biswajit Maiti	Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the sensitive detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus