Dr Santhosha Devadiga
Assistant Professor
Manipal Institute of Virology
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teaching virology, molecular biology and cell biology, immunology subjects and practical for master students of MIV.
- Resource person for short courses/workshops on basic and advanced virological techniques, molecular diagnostic techniques, cell culture techniques, biosafety & biosecurity.
- Guiding MSc. students in MIV.
- Actively involved in organising workshops and trainings at MIV Manipal.
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 | 2024 - Present | |
| Father Muller Medical College | Assistant Professor | 2021 - 2023 | |
| Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine | Research Scientist I | 2020 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Infectious disease diagnosis, diagnostic assay development & validation, cellular immune response to viruses, immunotherapeutics
Area of Expertise
Specialization in Clinical Virology. Trained in Next-generation sequencing and data analysis, Luminex Technology, and hybridoma technology for monoclonal antibody production and application in immunodiagnostics, from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, USA, and the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka respectively.
Area of Research
Actively participates as a principal investigator in research projects in the development of computationally optimized broadly reactive multi-subunit peptide arboviruses and their diagnostic application funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research and RGUHS.His research at the Manipal Institute of Virology (MIV), MAHE is focused on the design and validation of molecular and immunodiagnostics, Immuno-therapeutics, and antiviral therapeutics. He was also involved in disease diagnosis. He has several publications in scientific journals of repute and received research funds from various external funding agencies.
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Travel fellowship by International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) to attend Hybridoma technology for monoclonal antibody production and application in immunodiagnostics at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Indian Virological Society Travel fellowship 2019
- Life member of Society for Biosafety, India from 26 August 2016 LM0273/2016
- Life member of Indian Virological Society (LM-236/IVS/2020) from 14th January 2020
1. Devadiga S, Arunkumar G. Kinetics of human infection with Kyasanur forest disease virus. Journal of Infection. 2022 Aug 1;85(2):161-6.
2. Bandla SS, Devadiga S, Bhatt R, Dsa OC, Govindakarnavar A. Molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus among children and adults in India 2016 to 2018. Virus genes. 2021 Dec;57(6):489-501
3. Bandla SS, Bhatt R, Devadiga S. Reclassification of respiratory syncytial virus genotypes in India. VirusDisease. 2022 Nov 27:1-4 (Corresponding author)
4. Devadiga S, McElroy AK, Prabhu SG, Arunkumar G. Dynamics of human B and T cell adaptive immune responses to Kyasanur Forest disease virus infection. Scientific Reports. 2020 Sep 17;10(1):1-9
5. Arunkumar G, Devadiga S, McElroy AK, Prabhu S, Sheik S, Abdulmajeed J, Robin S, Sushama A, Jayaram A, Nittur S, Shakir M. Adaptive immune responses in humans during Nipah virus acute and convalescent phases of infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2019 Oct 30;69(10):1752-1756
1. Determining the diagnostic utility of urine samples forvKyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) by Real-time RT PCR, 2017
2. Sero-prevalence of CCHF Virus among AFI cases in India, 2018
3. Molecular Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus among hospital-based Acute Febrile Illness surveillance study cases in India 2019