Dr. Saleena Ummer Velladath
Associate Professor - Senior scale
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Is the PG coordinator
- Delivers lectures and practical classes for MSc MLT and BSc MLT students
- Guides postgraduate dissertations
- Supervise Doctoral projects
- Moderates PG seminars, scientific presentations and journal clubs
- Initiates the process of curriculum development and modification
- Counsels students
- Organising various other academic and professional developmental activities of the department.
Dr Saleena Ummer is Associate Professor-Senior scale of the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology at MCHP, Manipal.
She:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Subject code | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Biochemistry | II MSc MLT | |
| Applied Biochemistry | II MSc MLT | |
| Molecular Biology | I MSc MLT | |
| Clinical Biochemistry I | I sem MSc MLT | |
| Applied genetics | I MSc MLT | |
| Integrated case studies | I BSc MLT,II BSc MLT, III BSc MLT | |
| Clinical Biochemistry | II MSc MLT | |
| Metabolic regulations and Inborn errors of metabolism | II MSc MLT | |
| Clinical Biochemistry II | III sem MSc MLT ( Spln: Clinical biochemistry) |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) | Clinical Biochemistry | School of Allied Health Sciences | 2014 |
| Certificate in Biostatistics and Research Methodology | Biostatistics and Research Methodology | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 2007 |
| MSc MLT (Master of Science - Medical Lab Technology) | Clinical Biochemistry | School of Allied Health Sciences | 2006 |
| BMLT (Bachelor of Medical lab Technology) | School of Allied Health Sciences | 2001 | |
| DMIE (Diploma in Medical Instrumentation Engineering) | Biomedical engineering | Board of Technical Education, Kerala Government | 1994 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Non-communicable diseases, Toxicology
Area of Expertise
Nephrotoxicity, Complications of Diabetes mellitus
Area of Research
Complications of Diabetes mellitus, Autism spectrum disorders
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Participated and presented a paper entitled “Evaluation of Urinary biomarkers for the early Diagnosis Acute Kidney Injury due to Cisplatin Chemotherapy” at the International conference on Medicine and Health Sciences held in Indonesia, Jakarta, Dec. 2015. (Best paper award for the platform presentation)
- 2. Presented a paper on Serum NSE variations in patients with Diabetic peripheral neuropathy after low level laser therapy, at the 43rd National Conference of Association of Clinical Biochemists of India, at Mangalore on December 2016
- 3. Conducted a session as invited speaker on “Emerging Biomarkers in Diabetic Foot Syndrome” In the International Conference of Physiotherapy, MIPCON 2017, for the post Conference workshop on Comprehensive approach to Diabetic Foot, December 2017.
- 4. Participated and presented in the Manipal Research Colloquium ( was the evaluator for the scientific poster presentations) held at MU, Manipal on April 2016
- 5. Participated in the National Consultation on Built Environment and Health organized by the Manipal FAIMER Institute at Manipal on May 2017
- 6. Participated and presented a paper at the Public Health Evidence South Asia(PHESA) Colloquium on February 2015 at Manipal.
- 7. Organized and attended the 13th EXPLORE the annual CME on Clinical Laboratory Science - an Update, March 2015 at Manipal
- 8. Participated as Judge for the mentored student project (MSP) poster presentations of Under Graduate Medical students organized by Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal, held on May 2017
- 9. Participated in the National Consultation on Addressing the WHO sustainable development goals using inter professional approaches and intersectoral action organized by the Manipal FAIMER Institute at Manipal, July 2018.
- 10. Participated in the International conference on Bologna-In, the Manipal Higher education Meet organized by the department of European studies, MAHE, Manipal on July 2018
- 11. Participated and presented a paper at the International NCD meet organized by Departments of Medicine and Community Medicine, KMC, Manipal, 2014
- Received best paper award for the Platform presentation of the paper entitled “Urinary α- Glutathione-s-transferase variations in cisplatin treated cancer patients with and without kidney injury” in the International Conference on Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, at Chennai in 2012
- Received best poster award (second prize) for the paper entitled “Evaluation of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase as a predictor of tuberculous pleuritis presentation at SYMBIOT’09 National biotechnology symposium, at Manipal, in 2009
- Lifetime member of the Association of Clinical Biochemists of India (since 2008)
- Voluntary Service Organisation, Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Faculty Coordinator, 2013.
TRAINING / WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. SMILE (Synergic Manipal Integrated Leadership Engagement)2 program, MAHE Manipal
2. Workshop on Framework for action on interprofessional education and practice by TMA Pai Chair in IPE and Practice, at Manipal. November 2016
3. Attended workshop on Case Based Learning organized by Manipal Centre for Personal and Professional Development at Manipal on Feb 2018
4. Futura pedagogica, a workshop on technologies that support classroom teaching and assessment by MCPD at Manipal, December 2016
5. Workshop on pre Analytical Quality Management in the Clinical Laboratory organized by the TMA Pai Chair in Laboratory Quality Management at Manipal on July 2015.
6. Workshop on Homology modeling and structure identification of proteins , at the National workshop on Multidisciplinary approach in clinical Lab Research, March 2018
7. Workshop on fundamentals of Clinical Laboratory Management for analytics organized by the TMA Pai Chair in Laboratory Quality Management at Manipal, August 2015
8. Attended workshop on Flow Cytometry organized by the Department of Pathology. KMC Manipal, January 2016
9. Attended the workshop on Post Analytical Errors in Clinical Laboratory organized by the TMA Pai Chair in Laboratory Quality Management at Manipal on September 2015
10. Attended awareness program on integrated Management system organized by the Q&C committee SOAHS, on January 2015
11. Participated and completed the training program on “Nurturing an effective work place” for the Heads of Departments of Manipal University conducted by TAPMI, Manipal on October 2014
12. Attended the National Grant writing workshop for Health Professionals organized by Dr.TMA Pai Endowment Chair in Excersise and Health Promotion at Manipal on November, 2014
13. Attended the hands on training on wet lab and bioinformatics analysis for whole human exome and targeted resequencing of gene panel using Next Generation Ion Torrent sequencing conducted by School of Life Sciences, MAHE with Thermo Fisher Scientific at Manipal on February 201
Evaluation of urinary tubular enzymes for the detection of early kidney injury due to cisplatin chemotherapy
Saleena U V, M S Athiyaman, Donald F, BM Vadhiraja, R Prabhu, Nalini K. Evaluation of urinary tubular enzymes for the detection of early kidney injury due to cisplatin chemotherapy. International Journal of Biological and Medical Research. Vol 3, (2012). ISSN: 0976 – 6685
Urinary α- Glutathione-s-transferase variations in cisplatin treated cancer patients with and without kidney injury
2012-01-01 Saleena U V Athiyamaan M S Vadhiraja B M R Prabhu Nalini K
Urinaryα-Glutathione-s-transferase variations in cisplatin treated cancer patients with and without kidney injury. IPCBEE (2012), vol. 31 pp. 32-36, ISSN: 2010-4618
Biomarkers for therapeutic response in cervical cancer
2012-01-09 Asha Das
Biomarkers for Therapeutic Response in Cervical Cancer. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research. 2012 Sep 1;3(9):3036.
Evaluation of urinary α-glutathione -s-transferase(α-GST) as a marker of early cisplatin induced kidney injury
2012-01-01 Saleena U V M S Athiyamaan B M Vadhiraja R Prabhu K Nalini
Evaluation of urinary α-glutathione -s-transferase(α-GST) as a marker of early cisplatin induced kidney injury IJBBB (2012), vol. 2(4)
Erythrocyte Glutathione-S-Transferase Activity in Diabetics and its Association with HBA1c
2011-01-02
Saleena Ummer Velladath, Asha Das, Rishikesh Kumar R, Nalini K. Erythrocyte Glutathione-S-Transferase Activity in Diabetics and its Association with HBA1c WebmedCentral Clinical Biochemistry 2011;2(7):WMC002004
Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on serum vitamin D and magnesium levels in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy–A pilot study
2019-01-01 Anju M Chacko L Chettupalli Y Maiya AG Saleena UV
Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on serum vitamin D and magnesium levels in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy–A pilot study. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews. 2019 Jan 18.
Evaluation and Comparison of Blood Parameters in Diabetic Patients with and without Peripheral Neuropathy
2018-01-07 Ranjith KP Potu B Anju M Velladath SU Hande M
Evaluation and Comparison of Blood Parameters in Diabetic Patients with and without Peripheral Neuropathy. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2018 Jul 1;12(7
Exploring Time Management Skills of First Year Undergraduate Medical and Allied Health Science Students
2018-01-10 A Abraham Rr Velladath SU Elman Be Ezreen Z Bin Mohamad Sobri Lu Saha B Syahmi Md Ghazali B Sofia M Bakar Ba & Aslam A
Exploring Time Management Skills of First Year Undergraduate Medical and Allied Health Science Students. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2018 Oct 1;12(10).
Effect of Acrylamide Ingestion on Reproductive Organs of Adult Male Wistar Rats
2018-01-12 Kalaivani M Velladath SU Kamath KG Kumar PY Nayak D M
Effect of Acrylamide Ingestion on Reproductive Organs of Adult Male Wistar Rats. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2018;12(11):1-5
Correlation of serum adenosine deaminase activity with that of creatine kinase in various clinical conditions
Sharda Y Prabha Anju Jijesh Vinod
2nd Year MSc MLT (PG)
Evaluation of erythrocyte GST activity in diabetics and its association with HbA1c
Asha Das Rishikesh K
2nd Year MSc MLT (PG)
Evaluation of urinary Gamma-glutamyl transpetidase in patients with acute febrile illness
Arun G Bony Venkitesh N Jyosthna B
2nd Year MSc MLT (PG)
The proportion of kidney injury in post cardiac surgery - A comparison of eGFR with AKIN criteria
Rinu JM Nikhil R
2nd Year MSc MLT (PG)