Akshatha Ganesh Nayak

Assistant Professor

Division of Biochemistry

Qualification: M.Sc. (Medical Biochemistry)

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Akshatha C Pai teaches undergraduate medical, dental and allied health courses. She takes theory and practical sessions for these courses.

    She is a member of University Examination Coordination Committee of MMMC.

     

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Biochemistry First year MBBS and BDS students
Biochemistry 2 and 4 semester of Allied Health students

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD Snake venom research Melaka Manipal Medical college (Manipal Campus), MAHE Currently persuing
M.Sc. Medical Biochemistry Kasturba Medical College Manipal, MAHE 2010

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), MAHE Senior Grade Lecturer August 2011 to till date
St Ann’s Institute of Nursing Sciences, Mulki Lecturer 6 months

Biochemical, hematological and histological investigations into the effectiveness of Andrographis paniculata and andrographolide in neutralyzing the toxicity of Naja Naja venom.

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Planning and execution of active learning strategies for undergraduate medical and dental students

Area of Expertise

Certificate course in research orientation, research methodology, toxicology and scholarly communication, animal research, human research

Area of Research

Corrently working on antisnake venom properties of Andrographis paniculata in neutralizing Naja naja venom (Indian cobra) as a part of Doctoral Resaech.

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Senior Grade Lecturer at Melaka Manipal Medical College, MAHE, Manipal. Actively involved in Research activities.

PBL Trigger Design by Medical Students: An Effective Active Learning Strategy Outside the Classroom. Maya Roche, Indira Kakkunje Adiga, Akshatha G. Nayak

Comparative Assessment of the Effects of Hatha Yoga and Physical Exercise on Biochemical Functions in Perimenopausal Women. Abhishek Chaturvedi, Gayathry Nayak, Akshatha Ganesh Nayak, Anjali Rao.

Efficacy of yoga in balancing the deranged biochemical profile in healthy perimenopausal women hailing from South Kanara district of Karnataka, India. Abhishek Chaturvedi, Gayathry Nayak, Akshatha G Nayak, Vivek Sharma, A. Sapna Devi, Anjali Rao.

Anchoring knowledge in Biochemistry through active learning strategies aimed at recall, correlation and integration. Maya Roche, Akshatha G. Nayak

Serum mineral status and climacteric symptoms in perimenopausal women before and after yoga therapy, an ongoing study. Alok Kumar, E Archana, Akshatha Pai, Gayathry Nayak, Revathi P Shenoy, Anjali Rao

Evaluation of oxidative stress and antioxidant activity in pre and post hemodialysis in chronic renal failure patients from western region of Nepal. Nagamma T, Ahmed S, Pai A, Mohan S, Chathurvedi A, Singh PP

An odyssey through Medical student’s Life- An International experience. Maya R, Reem RR, Akshatha G. N

From Potpourri to Percipience: Developing Problem Solving Skills in Medical Students through a Computer Assisted Active Learning Strategy. Maya Roche, Ronald Aloysius Roche, Akshatha Ganesh Nayak, Shashikiran Umakanth