Admissions 2026-27

Faculty Publications of 2025

    Faculty Publications of 2025
  1. Hegde PS, Agni MB, Rai P, Sadananda M, Mirajkar AM, Kumar BM, Ranade AV, Gowda KD. Unravelling the synergistic effects of Astaxanthin and DHA on perinatal undernutrition-induced oxidative stress and cognitive deficit. Learning & Behavior. 2025 Dec;53(4):397-414. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-025-00673-4
  2. Apurva VG, Ananya B, Nayak A, Karunasagar I, Chakraborty A, Maiti B. Aqua-derived bacteriocins: exploring their role as antibacterial agents for sustainable fish disease control. Aquaculture International. 2025 Dec;33(8):701. https:// doi.org /10.1007/s10499-025-02377-y
  3. Anupriya, Kavitha, GM, Abhirami, S, Rajeshwari V, Akhila D.S Incidence and Evaluation of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase in Avian Pathogenic E. coli. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 2025 Dec;56(4):2921-2927. doi: 10.1007/s42770-025-01763-1.
  4. Hegde PS, Agni MB, Rai P, Sadananda M, Mirajkar AM, Kumar BM, Ranade AV, Gowda KD. Unravelling the synergistic effects of Astaxanthin and DHA on perinatal undernutrition-induced oxidative stress and cognitive deficit. Learning & Behaviour. 2025 Dec;53(4): 397-414.doi: 10.3758/s13420-025-00673-4.
  5. Rai D, Lobo AE, Rao N. Divyashree M. Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, a natural microbial predator in the fight against pathogens—one health approach. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 2025 Dec;35(12):3735-3751. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2025.2495197.
    6. 6. Rohit A, Dsouza C, Prasad M, Akshay SD, Irusan D, Jenifer A, Dorairajan SK, Boahen CK, Karunasagar I, Kumar V. Age-Specific Predictive Modelling of Sepsis Mortality: The Diagnostic Utility of CRP and Serum Creatinine. Respiratory Medicine. 2025 Dec: 250:108530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108530
  6. Iyer S, Sheshappa MB. Formulation and Characterisation of Lutein Nano-Bilosomes for Enhanced Absorption. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 2025 Dec;62(12):2381-2389. https://doi: ttp://dx. doi.org/ 10.1007 /s13 197 -024 06182-y
  7. Prasanth MI, Mallya AR, Cho WC, Mundekkad D. Nano-structured Strategies in Combatting Neurodegeneration. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.2025 Dec;13:1638668. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1638668
  8. Premanath R, Gowda VR, Suresh S, Bhavya JN, Naik A. Contamination of shopping carts and baskets with ESKAPE pathogens: A study from Mangaluru, India. Food and Humanity. 2025 Dec; 5 ;100715. https:// doi.org/ 10.1016/ j. foohum.2025.100715
  9. Manjunatha Kavitha G, Tracy Prathibha, Abhirami Somasekharan, Shrikrishna Isloor, Dilip Lakshman, Praveen Rai, Akhila D.S Development of Reverse Transcriptase Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for the Detection of Rabies Virus. Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal. 2025 Oct-Dec;19(4):420-426. https://doi.org/10.4103/bbrj.bbrj_331_25
  10. Sujana Prabell, Sarika Suresh, Ramya Premanath, Juliet Roshini Mohan Raj,  Phage-Mediated Degradation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exopolysaccharides. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU, 2025 Oct- Dec;15(4));470-478. https://doi:10.25259/JHS-2024-9-16-R1-(1508)
  11. Rai A, Rai P , Karunasagar I, Teerthanath S, Adiga R Abstracts of the 9th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research (ICPvR). Molecular analysis on drug-resistant genes of malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax isolated from Mangaluru, India Malaria Journal 2025 Dec, 24(Suppl 1):423(T1-P7) https:// doi.org/ 10.1186/s 12936-025-05498-0
  12. Vachan M.M., Panchami Bhat, Anoopkrishna Rai, Shruthi P., Praveen Rai, Rama Adiga. Abstracts of the 9th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research (ICPvR);A novel isothermal-based recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay for rapid detection of Plasmodium vivax India Malaria Journal 2025 Dec, 24 (Suppl 1):423(T1-O11). doi.org/ 10.1186/s 12936-025-05498-0
  13. Le KT, Keur N, Middelkamp H, Linh Do T, van den Berg A, Orlova V, Joosten LA, Netea MG, Wijmenga C, Jonkers I, Withoff S.Vinod Kumar Cytokine-induced memory-like responses in endothelial cells link chronic inflammation to vascular disease risk. Molecular Omics. 2025 Nov 1;21(6):706-22.
  14. Ranu Y, Nayak S, Ajakkala PB, Prabhu C, DSouza C, Maiti B. Comparative analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates between antibiotic-resistant and antibiotic-sensitive strains using polymerase chain reaction-based genotyping and protein profiling. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2025 Nov:238: 107265. https://doi:  10.1016 /j.mimet. 2025. 107265. 
  15. Manjunatha KG, Sannejal AD, Srinivasa MG, Bc R, Devegowda D, Pradeep S, Shivamallu C. Computational Design of a Multiepitope Vaccine Targeting Rabies Virus Glycoprotein. Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry. 2025 Nov;24(9):1227-44. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2737416525500188
  16. Sushma,, Mohanraj Roshni Juliet, Bhat Nanditha, Revanasiddappa Bistuvalli Chandrashekharappa and Sharmila Kameyanda Poonacha. In silico and in vitro Antimicrobial Assessment of Oroxylum indicum (L). Kurz stem bark extract against four Bacterial and Fungal Species. Research Journal of Biotechnology. 2025 Oct; 20(10):241-249. https://doi.org/10.25303/2010rjbt2410249;
  17. Rwezawula P, Mwanja WW, Raj JR, Karunasagar I, Bossier P, Vanrompay D. Phenotypic and safety exploration of indigenous bacterial strains for probiotic applications in aquaculture. BMC Microbiology. 2025 Oct 2;25(1):614. https:// doi:10. 1186/s12866-025-04157-3.
  18. Shetty VP, Shravya R, Rohit A, Deekshit VK. Novel Class 1 Integron in Clinical Isolates of Burkholderia cepacia Complex. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU. 2025 Oct; 15(4);542-547. https://doi:10.25259 / JHS-2024-10-4-R1-(1604) 
  19. Vittal R, Aishwarya KG, Kalladka K, Mohan M, Ravindra J, Chakraborty A, Chakraborty G. Toxicity profiling of phenazopyridine in zebrafish: An emerging pharmaceutical contaminant in the environment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2025 Oct 15; 305:119208. https://doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.119208
  20. Prerana S, Kumar BK, Kumar A, Rai P. Isothermal amplification for rapid and sensitive detection of hepatitis B virus: what we know so far, and way forward. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2025 Sep 2;25(9): 575-90. https://doi: 10.1080/14737159.2025.2527634.
  21. Kishore R, Kille SN, Kishore R, Chakraborty G, Rajendra VK, D'Cruz A, Chakraborty A. Non-invasive saliva-based profiling of TP53 codon 72 polymorphism in oral cancer patients by droplet digital PCR. Gene Reports. 2025 Sept;40(102256) https:// doi.org /10.1016 /j.genrep.2025.102256
  22. Harshitha M, D’souza DL, Rakshitha BT, Karunasagar I, Chakraborty A, Maiti B. Oral delivery of recombinant outer membrane protein 23-based nanovaccine can minimize Aeromonas hydrophila infection in Oreochromis niloticus. Microbial Pathogenesis. 2025 Sept; 206:107765. https:// doi.org /10.1016 /j.micpath. 2025. 107765
  23. Mallanagoudra P, M Ramakrishna SS, Jaiswal S, Keshava Prasanna D, Seetharaman R, Palaniappan A, Kini S. Progressive Hydrogel Applications in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management: Phase-Dependent Healing Strategies. Polymers. 2025 Aug 26;17(17):2303. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17172303
  24. Naik A, Nirmala BJ, Kumar S, Srinivasa MG, BC R, Premanath R. Interference of selected essential oils in modulating quorum sensing mechanism in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Microbial Pathogenesis. 2025 August; 205:107679. https://doi.org /10.1016 /j.micpath.2025.107679
  25. Yogaraju DS, Sony VS, Satyaprasad AU. Exploiting protein-glycan interactions to design precision nanoparticles to inhibit viral infections: A Review. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 2025 August; 110(107074)
  26. Shetty P, Bhat R, Padavu S, Rai P, Kumar BK, Shetty S. Molecular profiling of antibiotic resistance genes in acute and chronic irreversible pulpitis: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics. 2025 Aug ; 28(8):814-20.  DOI:  10.4103 /JCDE. JCDE_ 311_25
  27. Chakraborty S, Dinakaran I, Karunasagar A, Ahmed W, Raj JM, Karunasagar I, Vashisth M, Chauhan A. WGS of a lytic phage targeting biofilm-forming carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae prevalent in a tertiary healthcare setup. Microbial Pathogenesis. 2025 August:205(107680). https:// doi.org /10.1016 /j. micpath. 2025. 107680
  28. Akyeh ML, Morita M, Tandhavanant S, Kumar BK, Anh PH, Hien TT, Linh PT, Tu ND, Hien VT, Takemura T, Terashima H. Virulence Potential of Nonclinical Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates from Vietnam: Evidence for Functional T3SS2‐Mediated Enterotoxicity. Microbiology and Immunology. 2025 August:69(8); 429-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/1348-0421.13229
  29. Mary Yanglem, Shetty Sukanya, Bhandary Roopa, Chakraborty Gunimala and Kulkarni Vineet. Association of FBN1 genetic variant(rs370096856) with serum Asprosin level among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study. Res.J.Biotech.2025.August; 20(8):219-225.https://doi.org/10.25303/208rjbt 2190225
  30. Kenjar AR, Girisha BS, Jayaraman J, Deekshit VK, Raj JR, Bhat R, Karunasagar I. Resistance & virulence traits in dermatophytes isolated from Mangaluru, India. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2025 July;162(1):95. https://doi: 10.25259/IJMR_283_2025.
  31. Mini P, Prithvisagar KS, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I. Assessing genetic diversity of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 utilising microsatellite DNA markers. Indian journal of fisheries. 2025 July-sept;72(3):83-90. doi: 10.21077 /ijf.2025.72.3.164411-09
  32. Singha A, Chakraborty A, Sil SK. Lupeol: ethnopharmacological insights and therapeutic potential in human health. 3 Biotech. 2025 Jul;15(7):199. https:// doi.org /10. 1007/s 13205-025-04325-2
  33. Adesiji YO, Deekshit VK, Odunola RA, Karunasagar I, Daodu OB, Ahmad AM. Virulence‐Encoding Genes Conserved in Salmonella Isolated from Humans, Poultry, and Seafood. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2025 July:1139253. https:// doi.org /10.1155 /jotm/1139253
  34. Anees TM, Shetty AV, Mehandale SG, Karnaker VK, Deekshit VK. Comprehensive Analysis of Biofilm Formation in Intensive Care Unit Isolates: Biofilm-associated Genes (mrkA, fimA, bap, and ompA) of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii. Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal (BBRJ). 2025 Jul 1;9(3):335-44. Doi.10.4103/bbrj.bbrj_214_25
  35. Satheesan N, Madhyastha H, Sakai K, Kini S. Magnetic Nanoparticle Capture and Quantum Dot Labeling for Rapid and Quantitative Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. ACS Omega. 2025 Jul 1:10 (29), 32189-32201. DOI: 10.1021 /acsomega. 5c03973
  36. Thillai BD, Aditya V, Kini S, Ballamoole KK, Deekshit VK. Synergistic effects of antibiotics and efflux pump inhibitors on multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2025 Jul ;136 (7): lxaf169. https: //doi. Org /10. 1093 /jambio /lxaf169
  37. Mohanty B, Mohan M, Nanjappa DP, Shenoy RD, Hosmane GB, Chakraborty G, Chakraborty A. Biomedical Models: Use of Zebrafish as a Multi‐Utility In Vivo Tool Box. WIREs Mechanisms of Disease. 2025 Jul;17(4): e70002. https:// doi.org /10.1002/ wsbm.70002
  38. Shetty VP, Akshay SD, Devi Thilai B, Deekshit VK. Biomedical waste management: navigating the challenges to achieve the promise of Sustainable Development Goal 3. Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy. 2025 Jun 2025;7(2): 303-321. https:// doi.org/ 10. 1007/s42768-025-00231-8
  39. Shetty NS, Othayoth V, Satyaprasad AU. Target-Induced Nanoparticle Assemblies: A Comprehensive Review on Strategies for Nucleic Acid Functionalization, Biosensing, and Drug Delivery Applications. Analytical Methods.  2025 May; 19: 3847 – 4096. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5AY00413F
  40. Padavu S, Sharan P, Kumar BK, Kumar A, Kabekkodu SP, Sonkusare S, Karunasagar I, Rai P. Development of rapid and sensitive RPA-CRISPR-Cas12a assay for HPV16 detection to aid in point-of-care cervical cancer screening. Microchemical Journal. 2025 May; 212:113447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2025.113447
  41. Sarika Suresh, Gayathri Sathyanath, Akshatha Naik, Bhavya J. N., Ramya Premanath. Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem- and Colistin-Resistant Genes in Clinical Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Diabetic Patients. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU. 2025 April; 15(2):177-182. https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1789212
  42. Felicitus S, Nanjappa DP, Kalladka K, Mohan M, Chakraborty G, Chakraborty A. Poly (A)-Specific Ribonuclease Deficiency Leads to Deregulated Expression of Genes Involved in Sex Determination and Gonadal Maturation in Zebrafish. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU. 2025 April 15(2);204-208. https://doi:10.1055/s-0044-1791273
  43. Kumar S, D'Souza LC, Shaikh FH, Rathor P, Ratnasekhar CH, Sharma A. Multigenerational immunotoxicity assessment: A three-generation study in Drosophila melanogaster upon developmental exposure to triclosan. Environmental Pollution. 2025 April ; 370:125860. https:// doi.org /10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125860
  44. Nayak S, Apurva VG, Ajakkala PB, Disha S, Raj JM, Deekshit VK, Maiti B Bacteriophage induces modifications in outer membrane protein expression and antibiotic susceptibility in Acinetobacter baumannii. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2025 April; 298:139589. https:// doi.org/ 10.1016/ j.ijbiomac. 2025. 139589
  45. Harshitha Mave, Ruveena D’souza, Somanath Disha, Uchangi Satyaprasad Akshath, Saurabh Dubey, Hetron Mweemba Munang’andu, Anirban Chakraborty, Indrani Karunasagar, and Biswajit Maiti. (2025) Polylactic-Co-glycolic Acid Polymer-Based Nano-Encapsulation Using Recombinant Maltoporin of Aeromonas hydrophila as Potential Vaccine Candidate. Molecular Biotechnology.2025 Mar;67(3):1178-1187. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-024-01117-6
  46. Thomas MR, Badekila AK, Pai V, S N, Bhandary Y, Rai A, Kini S. Navigating Tumor Microenvironment Barriers with Nanotherapeutic Strategies for Targeting Metastasis. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2025 Mar;14(7): 2403107.   https :// doi.org/ 10.1002/adhm. 202403107 
  47. Prabhu C, Satyaprasad AU, Deekshit VK. Understanding Bacterial Resistance to Heavy Metals and Nanoparticles: Mechanisms, Implications, and Challenges Journal of Basic Microbiology. 2025 Feb;65(2): e2400596. https:// doi.org/ 10.1002/ jobm.202400596
  48. Agrawal R, Agarwal H, Mukherjee C, Chakraborty B, Sharma V, Tripathi V, Kumar N, Priya S, Gupta N, Jhingan GD, Bajaj A. Phosphorylated BLM peptide acts as an agonist for DNA damage response. Nucleic Acids Research. 2025 Feb 28;53(4):gkaf106.  https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf106
  49. Khyahrii AS, Shetty S, Kushalan S, Hegde S. Enhanced Curculigoside and Phenolic Compounds Elevate Antioxidant Activity in C. orchioides Gaertn In Vitro Under Exogenous Augmentation with Elicitors Salicylic Acid (SA) and Polyethene Glycol (PEG) 6000. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU. Jan 15(01): 125-131. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788808
  50. Kumar M, Ashok AK, Bhat T, Ballamoole K, Gollapalli P. Computational-driven discovery of AI-2 quorum sensing inhibitor targeting the 5′-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase (MTAN) to combat drug-resistant Helicobacter pylori. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2025 Jan; 184:109409. https:// doi.org /10. 1016 /j.compbiomed.2024.109409
  51. DCruz AM, Shetty P, Shetty UA, Dechamma PN, Kamath V, Bhat SM, Chakraborty A. Use of Oral Rub and Rinse Technique for Oral Cancer Screening: Results from a Community-based Program in an LMIC. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention: APJCP. 2025 January; 26(1):91–99. https:// doi.org/ 10.31557/ APJCP.2025.26.1.91
Book Chapters
  1. Varsha Prakash Shetty, Rajeshwari Vittal, Gunimala Chakraborty, Anirban Chakraborty. Animal Models to Study Host-Pathogen Interactions: A Focus on Zebrafish. Immunity Across the Lifespan: Systems Approaches to Aging and Infectious Diseases. 2025. Salubris
  2. George G, Stoy AC, Gopinath V, Kishore N, Baruah K, Gopalakrishnan A, Prithvisagar KS, Karunasagar I. Climate Change as Drivers of Microbial–Algal Interactions and Their Implications. InNavigating Climate Change: Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Resilience 2025 Oct 1 (pp. 61-79). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  3. Pandey A, Chouhan HS, Chowdhuri DK, Sharma A. Environmental Chemical-Induced Heat Shock Proteins in Toxicology: Past, Present, and Future Trends. Environmental Toxicants and Lifestyle Diseases. 2025.Oct. Springer Nature Singapore
  4. Chakraborty G, Mohanraj J, Mohan M, Vittal R. Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay (LAMP) for Detection of Staphylococcus aureus in Meat. InFoodborne Pathogens: Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Protocols 2025 Jun 15 (pp. 83-90). New York, NY: Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-4526-0_7
  5. Divyashree M., Shubha JR, Exploitation of Microbes as a Means for Biofortification of Zinc in Crop Plants. InZinc in Soil-Plant Continuum 2025 May 11 (pp. 163-179). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4253-3_7
  6.  Divyashree M, Rai D, Neeksha, Shubha JR, Shama Prakash K. Microbes as Tools for the Amelioration of Zinc Phytotoxicity. InZinc in Soil-Plant Continuum 2025 May 11 (pp. 277-297). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4253-3_11
  7. Maiti B, Ananya B, Apurva VG, Raj JM, Deekshit VK, Karunasagar I. Strategies for Control of AMR Pathogens in Shrimp Farming: One Health Approach. InShrimp Culture Technology: Farming, Health Management and Quality Assurance 2025 Feb 4 (pp. 185-207). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8549-0_10
  8. Praveen Rai. Akhila DS, Shruthi P, Athira AP, Prerana S, Krishna Kumar B, Karunasagar I, Recent Advances in Shrimp Disease Diagnosis. Shrimp Culture Technology: Farming, Health Management and Quality Assurance. 2025 Feb 4:155-183. Springer. 
  9. Praveen Rai, Shruthi Padavu , Anoop Kumar, , Cytokine response against Rotavirus infection. In Cytokine Response Against Major Human Viral Infections 2025 Jan 1 (pp. 99-111). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15283-2.00006-3
  10. Apoorva R Kenjar, Anusha Karunasagar, Vinod Kumar. Dissecting Sepsis Heterogeneity: Systems Biology Approaches to a Complex Syndrome. "Immunity Across the Lifespan: Systems Approaches to Aging and Infectious Diseases.2025. Salubris
  11. Ballamoole Krishna Kumar, Vijaya Kumar Deekshit, Gollapalli Pavan. Dr Anirban Chakraborty and Dr Mihai Netea Dysbiosis of Gut Microbiome as a Driver of Immunoaging and Susceptibility to Infectious Diseasesin "Immunity Across the Lifespan: Systems Approaches to Aging and Infectious Diseases Salubris
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