Awards and Achievements

congratulations to Dr. Vinitha Ramanath Pai & Dr Vaishali Rai M for the successful patent grant of invention "ANTICANCER COMPOUND AND A PROCESS FOR ISOLATING THE SAME".
The present disclosure relates to an anticancer composition and a process for preparing the same. The present disclosure envisages an anticancer composition having urticic acid methyl ester, derived from Leucas linifolia, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The anticancer composition of the present disclosure can be used for treating breast cancer.

Dr. Manjunath Shenoy Professor of Dermatology, YMC, has delivered the prestigious Suresh Chandra C. Sheth Oration at the Maharashtra State IMA conference MAHA-DERMA-IMA-CON in December 2025.
The title of the oration was “Managing Fungal Infections in 2025.”

Dr. Amar Sunil Lobo, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore has bagged two silver medals in Triple jump and Javelin throw events in Interdistrict Masters Athletic Meet held at Mangala stadium on 15-12-2025, organized by D.K Masters Athletic Association, Mangalore.

Dr. Soujanya Kaup, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, on her appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health at the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, USA

A provisional patent application has been successfully submitted for a "Passive Ankle Exo-Skeleton Orthotic Device" by Yenepoya (Deemed to be University). The inventor is Dr. Minna Basheer (Medical Intern, 2020 MBBS batch), and the inventor team includes Sanjeed Saalam Alungal and Vishnu R Madathil.

Ms. Abhirami T A, PhD Scholar, Department of Forensic Medicine, YMC has been awarded the *Best Poster Award* in the "Chemical and Biological Hazard" category at the 31st ICFoST National Conference, organized by AFSTI, Thanjavur (18–20 December 2025).
Study title: “Hepatotoxic effect of Synthetic Food Colorants in Developing Chick Embryos”

Ms. Feba Parackal Mahuthy, Medical Intern (MBBS 2020), YMC on securing 1st Prize in the Poster Presentation at “Vedam 2025” – The Annual Academic Conference, held during 13–16 December 2025 at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, titled “The Sinister Sinus: An Unusual Lower Limb Fistula Leading to the Diagnosis of Colon Carcinoma"

Ms. Feba Parackal Mahuthy, Medical Intern (MBBS 2020 Batch), Yenepoya Medical College, on securing First Prize in the Poster Presentation at the International Conference YENBIOCON 2025, held on 18–19 December 2025 at Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore.