Sushela Devi A/P Somanath
Salutation
Dr
School/Centre
School of Medicine
Department
Microbiology and Immunology
Position
Senior Lecturer
Education
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PhD (Microbiology), 1990
University College London
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MSc (Medical Parasitology), 1983
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicene
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BSc (Microbiology), 1982
University College London
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BSc PhD (Microbiology), 1982
University College London
Research Funding
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Quantitative Analysis: Survey Study on Perceived Academic Stress, Sources of Stress, and Coping among Health Profession Undergraduates
IMU Internal Research Grant | 25 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
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Perception of Peer Mentoring Program among Medical Students in IMU: A Qualitative Study
IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2024
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An Online Portal for a Blended Mentoring Program in the IMU- A Pilot Project
IMU | 01 Nov 2019 - 01 Apr 2020
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A Qualitative approach in developing an effective mentoring programme based on
IMU | 19 Apr 2019 - 20 Mar 2020
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Neuroprotective Role of tocotrienols against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) Induced Cytotoxic Damage in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells
MPOB | 01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2022
Publications
Research Articles
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Heterologous DNA prime–crude tachyzoite lysate antigen boost targeting MIC8 confers protection against acute and chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice
VACCINE 2026
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Saliva urea nitrogen for detection of kidney disease in adults: A meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy
PLOS ONE 2025
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Navigating the horizon of mRNA vaccines: Tracing their evolution, ensuring safety, and unveiling therapeutic potential.
INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE & EDUCATION 2023
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Adiponectin as a therapeutic target for diabetic foot ulcer
WORLD JOURNAL OF DIABETES 2023
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A Glimpse into the Genome-wide DNA Methylation Changes in 6-hydroxydopamine-induced In Vitro Model of Parkinson’s Disease
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY 2023
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Unravelling the neuroprotective mechanisms of carotenes in differentiated human neural cells: Biochemical and proteomic approaches
FOOD CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR SCIENCES 2022
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Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction and Levodopa Regulate Proteins Involved in Parkinson’s Disease-Associated Pathways in Differentiated Neuroblastoma Cells: Insights from Quantitative Proteomic Analysis
NUTRIENTS 2022
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Tocotrienols protect differentiated SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells against 6-hydroxydopamine-induced cytotoxicity by ameliorating dopamine biosynthesis and dopamine receptor D2 gene expression
NUTRITION RESEARCH 2022
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6-Hydroxydopamine Induces Neurodegeneration in Terminally Differentiated SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells via Enrichment of the Nucleosomal Degradation Pathway: a Global Proteomics Approach
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE 2022
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Influence of serum concentration in retinoic acid and phorbol ester induced differentiation of SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cell line
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS 2020
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CD40 polymorphism in cervical carcinoma in a subset of Malaysian population
JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH 2017
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Needs of exploring the burden of recent onset seizures due to neurocysticercosis and challenges in southeast Asia focusing on scenario in Malaysia
ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE 2017
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Comparing cytokines related to T-helper subsets and T-regulatory cells in rheumatoid arthritis patients with different das28 score: a pilot study: APL15-0412
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2015
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Ethnic differences in the prognostic utility of rheumatoid factor isotypes and anticyclic citrullinated peptides in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study
MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY 2013
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The prevalence of rheumatoid factor isotypes and anti‐cyclic citrullinated peptides in Malaysian rheumatoid arthritis patients
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2011
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Multidrug resistant yeasts in synanthropic wild birds
ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS 2010
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The relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms of the interleukin‐10 gene promoter in systemic lupus erythematosus patients in Malaysia: a pilot study
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2008
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Comparison of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human interleukin-10 gene promoter between rheumatoid arthritis patients and normal subjects in Malaysia
MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY 2007
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Faculty Perceptions of Problem-based Learning (PBL) at the International Medical University (IMU), Malaysia
**-(TM), 2004
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Analysis of genes of mitochondrial origin in the genus Entamoeba
JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY 2003
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Origin of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is traced by mitochondrial DNA
MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL PARASITOLOGY 2000
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Colicinogenic plasmids and inhibitor sensitivity in Escherichia coli
PQDT-GLOBAL 1991
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Virulence plasmid‐associated sensitivity to rifampicin and novobiocin in Escherichia coli
LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 1986
Other Publications
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Impact of Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) on the Students’ Academic Performance
Ottawa 2024 | 24 Feb 2024
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Introduction to the world of Fungi
Its Time spore some fungi | 22 Mar 2023
Supervisions
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Chan Yi Wei | Undergraduate | 26 Jul 2024 - 28 Sep 2024
Thesis: Current trends:Air Pollution and Its Impact on Respiratory Diseases with A Focus on Asthma in A
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Jasmine Kaur Sidhu | Undergraduate | 02 Jun 2023 - 23 Sep 2023
Thesis: Current trends: Impact of the gut microbiota on mental health
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Reyna Kumaran | Undergraduate | 03 Jan 2023
Thesis: The clinical utility of saliva urea nitrogen (SUN) in diagnosis of kidney diseases in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis
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Eunice Yap | Undergraduate | 17 May 2022 - 30 Sep 2022
Thesis: Safety and therapeutic potential of mRNA vaccines
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Kasturibai Mahalingam | Doctorate | 01 Jan 2018 - 01 Jan 2021
Thesis: testing