Dr. Kumar M R Bhat

Additional Professor

Department of Anatomy

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Additional professor – teaching various branches of human anatomy & embryology to undergraduate and post graduate medical students.

    Designing and conducting intramural and extramural-funded research projects 

    Guiding undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD research projects 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MSc PhD Human anatomy, Embryology, Genetics, Neuroanatomy Kasturba Medical College, Manipal MSc- July 1993, PhD – September 1998

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical Collage, Manipal, MAHE Adjunct Professor April 2023 to September 2023
RAKMSHU, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE Chairperson of RAK College of Medical Science’s research committee October 2021 – September 2023
AK College of Medical Sciences, RAKMSHU, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Director of Foundation Module September 2017 – September 2022
Department of Anatomy, RAK College of Medical Sciences,RAKMSHU, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE Professor and Chairperson August 2016 – September 2023
Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical Collage, Mangalore, India. Adjunct Visiting Faculty August 2017 to July 2019
Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India. Additional Professor July 2012 – July 2016
American University of Antigua, St. Johns, Antigua (On deputation from KMC, Manipal Visiting Facult September 2007 to December 2007
Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India. Associate Professor May 2007 – July2012
Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison WI, USA Associate Researcher (academic staff) July 2006- April 2007
Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison WI, USA Assistant Researcher (academic staff) January 2005 – June 2006
Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA Postdoctoral Research Fellow April 2003 – December 2004
Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India Assistant Professor November 1999 - March 2003
Department of Anatomy, Manipal Collage of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal (On deputation from KMC, Manipal Assistant Professor February 1997 to September 2001
Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India Lecturer September 1993 to November 1999

Effect of Caesalpenia bonduc leave extract in protecting/preventing the hepatotoxicity—Seed money for pilot work from Manipal University grant of Rs.25, 000.

Cissus Quadrangularis Linn. (Asthisamharaka) as a regulator of bone progenitor cells: Cellular and Functional basis for osteogenic regenerative medicine– AYUSH, Govt. of India, granted of Rs 6,00,000. 2011-2013

Biology and Molecular Mechanisms of Melanocyte-Keratinocyte Interaction and Pigmentation – an Approach towards Therapeutic Implications for Vitiligo. DBT, Govt. of India, granted of Rs.18, 50,000 for 3 years. 2010-2013.

Cissus Quadrangularis Lin. (Asthisrinkala) as a regulator of bone progenitor cells in osteoporosis and diabetes induced bone disorders: Molecular and functional basis for osteogenic regenerative Medicine. Center for Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India, Budget-Rs. 15, 00,000. 2014-2015.

Functional, cellular and molecular evaluation of the hepatoprotective role of Caesalpenia bonduc (Kantakikaranja): an in vivo and in vitro study. Indian Council of Medical Research. Budget - Rs. 31, 00,000. 2014-2016

Evaluation of the mechanisms involved in wound healing properties of topical application of few Indian traditional Medicinal Preparations- Histopathological, biochemical, cellular, molecular and biomechanical analysis. Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. Budget -Rs.17,00,000; 2014-2016

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Teaching area - Human gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, Histology, embryology, cell biology, basics of molecular biology & genetics

Area of Research

Human gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, Histology, embryology, cell biology, basics of molecular biology & genetics.

Enhancing the Embryology teaching learning experience in the medical curriculum: a faculty & student lookout

2023 Prabhath S, Sumalatha S, Shetty A, Bhat KMR

 Eur J Anat. 2023; 27 (2): 237-246. 

Morphometric analysis of the palatine triangle in adult human skulls: a potential aid for anthropologists and intraoral bone grafts.

Kumar N, Murlimanju BV, Bhaskar R, Aithal AP, Rao KGM, Bhat KMR

Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology. 2023; Eputub ahead of print.

Bilateral variation in the branching pattern of the subclavian artery: an unusual finding with clinical implications.

2023 Kumar N, Paul VS, Bhat KMR, Aithal AP

J Vasc Bras. 2023;22:e20220147.

Trigonella foenum‑graecum L. seed extract modulates biochemical and histomorphological changes in therapeutic model of high‑fat diet‑fed ovariectomized rats

2023 Nagamma T, Konuri A, Bhat KMR, Udupa PEG, Nayak Y

Biotech. 2023;13 (285), Epub ahead of print.  

“Effects of Water Sorption and Solubility on Degradation of Silorane and Methacrylate Based Dental Composites”

Madhyastha P, Bhat kmr

Submitted to Dental Research Journal

Efficacy of combined supplementation of choline and docosahexaenoic acid during gestation on developmental outcomes of rat pups.

Thomas HR, Bhat KMR, SivaKumar G, Rai KS

Submitted to J Nutrition and health. 

Medicinal value of phytoestrogens in Trigonella foenum-graecum L (Fenugreek) – a Mini review

Bhat kmr, Konuri

Accepted in Biomedical and pharmacology journal

A Biochemical and Molecular Insight to Wound Healing by Traditional Indian Medicines in Normal and Diabetic Rats.

Prabhath S, Bhat KMR, Pai KSR, Kinra M, Gourishetti K, Nayak J

Submitted to Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

A histological and immunohistochemical exploration of diabetic wound healing using Indian traditional medicines in adult albino Wistar rats

2022 Prabhath S, Bhat KMR, Pai KSR, Mallik SB, Gourisheti K, Nayak J

Journal of Anatomy. 2022;240 (4): 813-813.   

Prophylactic efficacy of petroleum ether fraction of Trigonella foenum-graceum L. seed extract in modulation of inflammatory biomarkers and histopathological changes in ovarectomized high-fat-fed rats

2022 Nagamma T, Konuri A, Bhat KMR, Udupa PG, Rao G, Nayak Y.

J of Traditional and complementary medicine. 2022;12(2):131-140.