Dr. Samatha Bhat
Assistant Professor
Manipal Center for Biotherapeutics Research
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotherapeutics Research, MAHE, Manipal.
- Academic coordinator and MSc course coordinator
- Involved in teaching and research activities at DBR, MAHE, Manipal.
- SLCM coordinator and cultural coordinator at DBR
- Clean room facility in charge at DBR
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Biotherapeutics Discovery and Development | Semester I |
| Bioprocess Engineering | Semester I |
| Biotherapeutic Discovery and Development Lab | Semester I |
| Mini Research Project | Semester II |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Cancer Epigenetics | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | 2015 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Biotherapeutics Research, MAHE | Assistant Professor | Teaching | 2024 -till date |
| Stempeutics Research Pvt Ltd | Deputy Manager and in charge- Production | 2023-2024 | |
| Stempeutics Research Pvt Ltd | Senior Research Scientist and In charge- Production | 2020-2023 | |
| Stempeutics Research Pvt Ltd | Research Scientist- Production | 2015-2020 | |
| School of Life Sciences, MAHE | CSIR Senior Research Fellow | 2014-2015 |
- Investigating the role of miRNAs in regulating stemness properties in cancer
- Understanding epigenetic deregulation in cancer
- Developing methylation-based biomarkers for screening and early diagnosis of cancer
- Understanding and elucidating the signalling pathways, crosstalk’s between key regulatory molecules and their molecular mechanisms in cancer
- Large scale manufacturing of adult stem cells for clinical applications, process development studies, understanding the mechanism of action of mesenchymal stem cells and its applications in treatment of various disease indications
- Cell free therapy- Formulation development studies using secretomes derived from stem cells for biotherapeutic product development for regenerative applications
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Genetics, Molecular biology, Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine, Cell biology, Genetic engineering, Genomics and Proteomics
Area of Expertise
Epigenetics, Cell Signalling, Cell and Molecular Biology, Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Reviewer for BMC Cancer, Journals from Benthemscience.org
Awards and Honors:
- Dr. Vidya Ravi Memorial award for top Women Scientist in Stem Cell Therapy presented by Maruti Hospital, Department of Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, in the year 2024
- Dr. T M A Pai Gold Medal award for outstanding research publication for the year 2023 in appreciation for excellence in research presented by Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
- Dr. T M A Pai Gold Medal award for outstanding research publication for the year 2021 in appreciation for excellence in research presented by Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
- Certificate of appreciation for outstanding research publication for the year 2022 presented by Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
- “Certificate of Recognition” award presented by Stempeutics Research Pvt Ltd in March 2022 for outstanding contribution to the organization.
- “Employee of the Month” award presented by Stempeutics Research Pvt Ltd in August 2018 for excellence, dedication and outstanding performance
- Recipient of CSIR-SRF Fellowship
- “Young investigator award” at the 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Human Genetics held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 5th-8th ,2012, for the paper entitled “Double C2 like domain beta (DOC2B) is down regulated through promoter hyper methylation and acts as a tumor suppressor in cervical carcinoma
- “Best poster award” at Manipal University Scientific meet held on 12th January 2013
- “Best poster award” at 10th Indo-Australian workshop on Epithelial Development, Function and Disease New Frontiers and Therapies held at Manipal University, Manipal from April 11th to13st 2014.
- Invention award, awarded by Intellectual Ventures India, Bangalore
- Travel Grant to attend 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Human Genetics held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 5th-8th, 2012
- Serving as a member of Institutional Ethics Committee of Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital as an “Expert in stem cell research” from September 2024.
- Funding from ANRF, DBT and ICMR, Government of India for financial support for various research projects