Dr. Daphne Santhosh

• Social Media Behaviors and Lifestyle Changes in Young Adults (Ages 18-28 years) During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis From an International Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Primary care and Community health. Sage Publications. Jan 2025 Wiciak, M.T., Shazley, O., and Santhosh, D.
  https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319241228117
• Unmasking the psychological impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic in young adults: Results from a cross-sectional online survey.. Frontiers in Psychiatry, March 2025 Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1521395. Shazley, O., Wiciak, M., and Santhosh, D.
• An analysis and highlight of demographic discrepancies of sedentary behavior and nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic in young adults ages 18-28: Results from an online international cross-sectional study. Lifestyle Medicine 2023. Wiciak, M.T., Shazley, O., & Santhosh, D

Grants:
1. Was the recipient of a National Grant award from Department of Science and technology (DST) in India to work on neural stem cell regeneration.
2. Was awarded the seed money from the Institutional research committee of Manipal University (formerly called as Manipal University of Higher Education, MAHE- a deemed university under the UGC act); to conduct research for the DST (Department of Science and Technology of India) grant obtained for neuroimmunology and stem cell research.

Achievements:
3. Established a BSL-2 functional laboratory for research in immunomodulatory effects and the efficacy of conjunctive therapy in the hippocampus during bacterial (pneumococcal) meningitis. This was equipped for fully functional processing of clinical specimens for research in Microbiology, infectious diseases and neuroimmunology along with histopathology involving stereotaxy and microtome sections of paraffin-embedded brain tissue.
4. Successfully defended an open public defense for my dissertation project on CD44-HA signaling causing neovascularization and angiogenesis during cancer metastasis at the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) under the auspices of Dublin University. Dublin, Ireland for my Masters in Molecular Medicine.
5. Was instrumental in diverting receptor-specific response during cancer metastasis for CD44 signaling by blocking anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10 using blocking antibodies, IgG to make the flow cytometric analysis specific to CD44 receptor and its cognate ligand, HA (Hyaluronic acid); which was appreciated and accepted for collaboration with the receptor/ VEGF lab under Dr. Fitzgerald at the Royal College of Surgeons during the year 2004-2005.
6. Was appointed the task manager for spear-heading the task force involved in integrating basic sciences with systems-based spiral curriculum at Melaka Manipal Medical College, (MMMC) along with the ISO certification quality assurance group for Manipal University for a successful LAN accreditation in early 2012 for the Malaysian twinning program.

I would like to share the knowledge that I have accrued during the years of my teaching and research. There is immense joy and satisfaction in training students to achieve their goals of making their standing in the field of medicine with a thorough, strong foundation as their back-bone. Most importantly in becoming well-rounded physicians who have a humane, kind and generous nature with great integrity of character.

Students should look forward to an interactive and an intellectually, charged environment for their learning in integrating aspects of medical science.

I love to read and research on topics related to eschatology. I am an avid student of this field. Another passion is interior designing with modern contemporary ideas along with embroidery and clay modeling.