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DR. DHOOLAPPA MELINAMANI

College name : Veterinary College, Shivamogga

Department : Veterinary Anatomy

Designation and address:

Assistant Professor,
Department of Veterinary Anatomy
Veterinary College, Shivamogga

Qualifications
B.V.Sc. & A.H.,
M.V.Sc (Veterinary Anatomy)
Ph.D (Veterinary Anatomy & Histology)
 INSA Visiting Fellow
PGDHRM

Contact
Office : 890405238
Mobile: 09448160837
Email:  drdsm2011@gmail.com

 

Fields(s) of specialization
  • Gross Anatomy, Histology and Histochemistry
Current Projects

Project title

Role in the project

Fund outlay

Funding agency

Development of vascularized biomaterial from Basella rubra leaves for tissue engineering applications

PI

0.50 lakh

KVAFSU (No.DR/Pre & para/02/18-19/KVAFSU/Staff-Research Project/2018-19/3300dt.15/10/2018)

Completed Projects

Project title

Role in the project

Fund outlay

Funding agency

Gross anatomy of bones of Mudholhound dog (No. DR/KVAFSU/SRP/preclisc/10/14-15)

Co-PI

0.22 lakh

KVAFSU

Development of Scaffold Technology for Industrial Progress, Societal Benefit and Environmental Safety

Co-PI

1.00 lakh

Grant-award by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)-SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions) 

vide ref No.: BIRAC-SRISTI/PMO/0170 dated 4th May 2016
Proposed research programmes as PI:

Title of Project

Funding Agency

Fund outlay

Development of a cost effective, environment friendly scaffold Technology for wound healing application
(Proposal ID: 2016-0130)

Grant-In-Aid Scheme of Department of Health Research(DHR), ICMR, GOI

78.66 Lakhs

Chicken Feather Waste Recycling into Value-Added Products for Societal Benefit and Environmental Safety!!!...                                               ...An Innovative Sustainable Technology

DBT &IC-IMPACTS vide DR office No:. KVAFSU/Project/2019-20/          Date: 11-05-2019

131.44 Lakhs

Development of nanoKeratin from chicken feathers and its assessment for biomedical applications                                                                                                           ………a step towards Sustainability

Funding under Staff Research Grant of KVAFSU (videNo. KVAFSU/VCS/VAN//Staff Res Grant/2019-20/39/1054             Date: 22-08-2019)

5.00 Lakhs

Recent Research Publications (from 2017  to 2019)

1.

The patent office journal No. 09/2018 dt.02/03/2018; Method of Processing of Decellularized Extra Cellular Matrix (dECM) for Bio-Medical Applications (Application No.: 201641029234) by Dhoolappa Melinamani, et al.

2.

The Patent Office Journal No. 49/2017 Dated 08/12/2017; Rapid test for qualitative & semi-quantitative detection of adulterants in milk (application no: 201641012071) by  Nagappa Karabasanavar, Prashanth S. Bagalkote, Santosh A. Sajjan, Dhoolappa Melinamani and R.V. Prasad.

3.

The Patent Office Journal No. 17/2018 Dated 27/04/2018; Sustainable Bioproducts From Keratin Based Materials For Multiple Applications and Method of Their Processing (Application No.: 201641036418)

4.

Transfer of BioInsole technology for commercialization to BioDPol Scientific Pvt Ltd.  vide  sanction order from the Registrar: No: R/KVAFSU/TPC/e-proc-30/2017-18/923A dated: 13-11-2017 MoU dated 24-11-2017

 

Full length papers published in referred scientific journals:

1.

Dhoolappa Melinamani, R.V. Prasad, K.V. Jamuna, H.D. Narayana Swamy, B. N. Nagaraja, V. Chandrashekar Murthy and K.T.Lakshmishree. 2017. Biometry of hoof in dairy animals and its clinical implications for designing of cowslips. Int. J. Livestock Res. 7(6): 186-191

2.

M. Dhoolappa, R.V. Prasad, K.T.Lakshmishree and Triveni T. 2018. Morphology of hoof in buffaloes and its implications for desighning of boots to protect the hoof. Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 30(1):26-28

3.

Lakshmishree K.T., Mutturaj R. P., Dhoolappa M.,  Prasad R.V.,  GangaNaik S. 2017. Gross morphology and morphometry of Femur in Indian Elephant(Elephas maximus indicus). Journal of Wild life Research  5(1): 6-9

4.

Lakshmishree K.T., Prasad R.V. and Dhoolappa M. 2018.  Histomorphological studies on rumen of black buck (Antelope cervicapra). Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 30(1):45-48

5.

K.T.Lakshmishree RV Prasad, M. Dhoolappa, KV Jamuna  and Triveni T. 2018 Gross morphology of interior of rumen in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Frontier Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 7(2): 79-83

6.

Triveni T. K.T.Lakshmishree M. Dhoolappa, Kavitha rani B and Nagappa K. 2018. Comparative morphological studies on beak and feet in some birds. Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 30(2): 104-107

7.

K.T.Lakshmishree, T. Mayakannan, M. Dhoolappa, P. Mohan and Ravi Raidurg. 2019. Gross morphology and radiographic anatomy of Kyphosis and Arthrogryphosis of a fetal monster causing dystocia in malnad gidda cow. International Journal of Livestock Research Vol: 9 (02) : 260- 265

8.

T. Mayakannan, K.T.Lakshmishree, M. Dhoolappa, SS manjunath, Jayaramu GM  and S Vinay 2019. Gross morphology and  morphometrical  studies on the vertebral column of Indian Giant flying Squirrel (Petaurista philippensis). International Journal of Livestock Research Vol: 9 (02) : 138- 153

Honours & Awards

Sl.No

Awards/Fellowships

Year

1

Jindal Merit Fellowship

1996

2

Junior Research Fellowship-ICAR, New Delhi

2000

3

Best Oral Paper Presentation @ IAVA National Symposium, Pantnagar

2001

4

Gold Medal-UAS, Dharwad

2002

5

Best Poster Presentation @ IAVA National
Symposium, Bombay

2002

6

Senior Research Fellowship-ICAR, New Delhi

2008

7

Indian Academy of Science-Summer Research Fellowship

2013

8

Indian National Science Academy (INSA)- Summer Research Fellowship

2015

9

1st prize Winner of 8th Bangalore INDIA NANO-2016 and International Conference held from 3rd to 5th of March, 2016 organized by the Department of IT, BT and Science & Technology, Govt of Karnataka in collaboration with JNCASR, Bangalore

2016

10

Dr G Rajeshwar Rao memorial award and medal for Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics during @ XXXI IAVA National Symposium, Hyderabad on Dec 21-23,

2016

11

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)-SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions)  appreciation award-2016 for his outstanding PhD research work

2016

12

2nd prize winner of  BZZWINGS-2016, an open business plan competition as a part of international business summit 2016 held at Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru (IIMB) on 24-09-2016

2016

13

First Runner-Up  JUGAAD-A-THON-2017, an open competition in a Global Demo Day & National Final held at New Delhi on June 17, 2017 hosted by Consortia for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech-X) a unit of MASSACHSETS GENERAL HOSPITAL (MGH), for the development of prototype ‘BioLarvicidal-Floats’ for Sustained release to nip the problem of mosquitoes in budding stage.

2017

14

Travel Fellowship for National Symposium on Nano Science and Technology (NSNST-2017) at Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore from 02.07.2017 to 04.07.2017

2017

15

International Society for Bio Fabrication (ISBF) Travel Award for the 2017 Biofabrication International Conference, Beijing, Oct. 15-18, 2017.

2017

16

Indian National Science Academy Visiting Fellowship-2017 @ Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

2017

17

Tata Social Enterprise Challenge-2018 nominated as top 20 team ‘BioPatch’ a supervision-free transdermal patch to deliver iron to combat Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in women and children, for having good techno-commercial potential at Innovation Park, Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata on 4-6th Jan, 2018

2018

18

International Travel Grant Award to present an innovative concept of WelfareGraphy; a non-invasive device to monitor welfare of animals activities at International Conference, “Recent Advances in Animal Welfare Science VI” held at Centre for Life, Newcastle, UK, on 28-06-2018 sponsored by Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, London.

2018

19

Winner of Lead Talaash-2018 award with seed-funding for the project ‘BioBindi’ a supervision-free transdermal patch to deliver iron to combat Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in women and children, for having good techno-commercial potential at Lead Talaash-2018 grand finale, KLEIT, Hubli on 5th May, 2018

 

20

Selection for the Travel Fellowship to demonstrate and  showcase the BioLarvicide Technology/ product in the “Rural Innovators Startup Conclave - 2018” (RISC) held on 30 and 31st  August 2018 at National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayath Raj, Hyderabad, Government of India , which was very much appreciated by Hon’ble Vice President of India.

2018

21

Winner of INFOCOM Future Leadership Awards (IFLA)-2018 held on Dec- 08, 2018 at ITC sonar hotel organized by INFOCOM Calcutta 2018 for developing Organic Anti Mosquito Cake to combat mosquito borne diseases under Original Start-up Ideas-General Category.

2018

22

Finalist for Start-Up India Karnataka Yatra-2018 Grand Finale a flagship programme of Start-Up India, Dept of Industrial Policy and Promotion, GoI  held on 18-19, Dec, 2018 at K-Tech Innovation Hub, Bangalore for demonstrating Organic Anti Mosquito granules to combat mosquito borne diseases.   National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Govt of India, Udupi/Shimoga

2018

Others achievement

We are working on development of biobased products from livestock based waste/ renewable resources for various biomedical applications and filed 3 patents, out of which one technology are transferred to BioDPol Scientic Pvt Ltd, Bangalore for commercialization. The innovative bioproducts such as biocompsite, bioinsole, bioscaffold and biolarvicide etc.