Dr.Sangappa Virupaxappa Kashinakunti

Professor & HOD

M.B.B.S, MD,PhD.

KMC Reg No : 56464

MBBS, MB, PhD

  1. Pro-angiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), placental growth factor (PIGF), anti-angiogenic factor, soluble FMS like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and genetic expression of VEGF in maternal blood in preeclampsia – A case control study.
  2. Maternal serum Malondialdehyde (MDA) and Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) levels in Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) women and healthy pregnant women -A Hospital based Case-control study.
  3. Effects of Micronutrient levels on the maternal mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-CN) in apparently healthy term pregnant women (≥37 weeks) and in turn its effect on birth weight of the baby-A Mixed Methods Research Study.

Study of VEGF, sFlt1, PIGF and Ca 125 levels along with PIGF gene expression in early pregnancy loss.

  • Lab director integrated research laboratory SNMC, Bagalkot
  • In-charge of Biochemistry central clinical laboratory SNMC, Bagalkot.
  • Associate editor, Medica Innovatica, Indexed international medical Journal
  • Member, Department of Medical education, SNMC, Bagalkot
  • Member of Thalassemia society (Reg) SNMC, Baggalkot.
  • Master trainer for ECLS workshop, RGUHS Bangalore, University of Utah USA.
  • Former vice-president Association of Medical Biochemist of India Karnataka Chapter

 

 

  1. Pursued  PhD in medical biochemistry from BLDE University 
  2. Sangappa Virupaxappa Kashinakunti, Basavaraj Devaranavadgi, Manjula R Ashalata Mallapur. Diagnostic accuracy of placental growth factor (PIGF) in preelampsia – A case control study. UNESCO/UNITWIN network web seminar 2020, August 6th and 7th 2020, Received CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.
  3. Sangappa Virupaxappa Kashinakunti, Basavaraj Devaranavadgi, Manjula R Ashalata Mallapur. Diagnostic accuracy of maternal endothelial derived nitric oxide synthase in preeclampsia- A Case control study. Received the FIRST PRIZE at 41st Annual conference of Indian association of Biomedical scientists, International virtual conference12th to 14th march 2021.
  4. Jeeva Raksha – Health care citizen striving to save lives.

 
  1. Sangappa Virupaxappa Kashinakunti, Basavaraj Devaranavadagi, Manjula Rangappa, Ashalata Mallapur Comparison of serum nitric oxide levels with case severity in pre-eclampsia – A case control study. Biomedicine: 2021; 41(1): 42-45.

 

  1.  Sangappa Virupaxappa Kashinakunti, Basavaraj Devaranavadagi, Manjula Rangappa, Ashalata Mallapur. Diagnostic accuracy of maternal serum endothelial-derived nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and its correlation with birth outcomes, in preeclampsia - a case-control study. (Award paper). Biomedicine: 2021; 41(2) Supplementary issue: 344-8.

 

  1.  Manjula R. Udgiri R, Mallapur A, Kashinakunti SV, Patil S. A study of correlation between pre-pregnancy weight, gestational weight gain, erythropoiesis-related micronutrient levels in term pregnant women and the birth weight of the baby. Biomedicine 2022;42(6):1356-60.

 

  1.  Manjula R, Udgiri R, Mallapur A, Kashinakunti SV, Hiremath K, Patil S. Effects of maternal blood selenium and zinc levels on mitochondrial DNA copy number at term and in-turn their effect on the birth weight of the baby. Biomedicine: 2023; 43(1): 323-8.