Shivananda Nayak
Name: Shivananda Nayak
Qualification: M.Sc, Ph.D, FAGE, FACB, NRCC-CC, FABM,
Designation : Professor
Department: Biochemistry
Institute name : Subbaiah Institte of Medical Sciences
College address : Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences
Purle, Shivamogga, Karnataka
Publication title: Journal
Paper Title : Evaluation of vitamin D relationship with type 2 diabetes and systolic blood pressure
Journal Name : BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care
Volume : 4
Issue No. : 1
Month of publication : 10
Year : 2016
Page no. : 1-5
About Shivananda Nayak
Professor Shivananda Nayak served at the Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education and the Faculty of Medical Sciences, the University of the West Indies for 14 and 17 years respectively. Currently He is a visiting professor, Department of Biochemistry, Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga and Sree Ramachandra University, Chennai. He has more than 30 years of experience in teaching Medical, Dental, and Allied Health and Pharmacy students and 25 years of experience of Research experience. He served as Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Deputy Dean of Graduate studies and research, The University of the West Indies. Professor Nayak received the UWI/Guardian life premium teaching award in 2010 and Vice chancellors award for excellence in teaching in 2013. He is also a recipient of outstanding Preclinical lecturer award from Trinidad and Tobago Medical Students’ Association continuously for three years (2013, 2014 and 2015). The Movement for the Encouragement of Dharmic Services awarded him twice with outstanding preclinical lecturer award in 2011 and 2012 from the graduating batch of 2014 and 2015 respectively. He has written textbooks for medical, dental, nursing and Allied health students. These books are very popular among the student community in India, Trinidad and other countries. As a Researcher he published more than 140 articles in the area of Type 2 Diabetes and wound healing in national and international journals. He has received several research grants.