Dr Sudheesh N

Assistant Professor

Manipal Institute of Virology

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Teaching MSc students of MIV
    • Resource person for the series of training programmes (workshops) in Virology (Basic and advanced virological techniques, cell culture and PCR techniques) conducted by Manipal Institute of Virology
    • Guiding MSc. Clinical Virology students' short term research projects in MIV
    • Actively involved in inter-departmental teaching at MIV. 

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Basic Virology 1st semester
Systematic virology: II 1st semester
Virological Techniques 1st semester
Disaster Management 4th semester
Analytical methods 4th semester

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD Virology Manipal Institute of Virology 2021

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Manipal Institute of Virology Assistant Professor January 2022- Present
FNDR Doddaballapura, Bengaluru Research Scientist-1 (Virology) May 2021- December 2021
Manipal Institute of Virology Senior Project Associate February 2021- May 2021
Manipal Institute of Virology Laboratory Manager October 2015- January 2021
Manipal Institute of Virology Research Assistant October 2012- September 2015

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Public health virology; Emerging and remerging viral diseases; Development of diagnostic assays and viral vaccines; Antiviral drug development; Biosafety and Biosecurity

Area of Expertise

Virology laboratory design; Development and validation of serological and PCR assays for viruses; Antiviral screening; Clinical & Diagnostic virology; Laboratory biorisk management system; working in biosafety level-3 lab

Area of Research

Antiviral assays; Development and validation of assays; Molecular virology and viral vaccines.

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1. Molecular Epidemiology of Human Metapneumovirus in India during April 2016 - August 2018

2. Exploring the antiviral for Chikungunya virus (in silico and in vitro approach)

3. Molecular Characterization of hemagglutinin gene of Influenza A (H3N2) viruses circulating in India during 2014 - 2016