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Dr. S. Uma

Dr. S. Uma

Assistant Professor (on contract)

Dr. S. Uma

Assistant Professor (on contract)

  • Department of Veterinary Pathology , Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education & Research, Puducherry-605 009.
Academic Qualification(Starting with highest degree Awarded)
Degree Awarded Field of Study Institution / Place Year of completion
Ph.D. Veterinary Pathology Bangalore Veterinary College, Hebbal, Bangalore 2011
M.V.Sc. Veterinary Pathology Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Puducherry 2007
M. Sc. Bioinformatics M. Sc. Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu 2005
B.V.Sc. & A.H. ---- Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Puducherry 2003

Position and Employment(Starting with most recent employment)

Position Institution Place From(Date) To(Date)
Assistant Professor (on contract) RIVER, Puducherry 13/01/2017 Till date

Research Publications

Total no. of Research articles published : 17

  • Sambath Uma, Madhavan Gopalakrishnan Nair, and Khub Chandra Varshney, “Occurrence of Granulomas in Bovines: An Abattoir-Based Study,” ISRN Veterinary Science, vol. 2011, Article ID 756087, 5 pages, 2011. doi:10.5402/2011/756087
  • A.W. Lakkawar, S. Venugopal, R. Kumar, S. Uma, M.G.Nair, M. Sivakumar. (2017). Care and Management of Poultry during monsoon season. European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4 (9): 257-264.
  • Rajalakshmi K., Ramesh G., Usha K., Sivakumar M., Uma S., Lakkawar A.W. (2018) Microanatomy of the parathyroid glands in sheep (Ovies aries). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(3): 988-993.
  • Uma S., Kumar R., Lakkawar A.W., Nair M.G. (2018). Cystolith in a dog: A case report. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(1): 924-927.
  • Nadhiya C., Nair M.G., Kumar R., Lakkawar A.W., Uma S., Alphonse R.M.D. (2018) A study on the occurrence of mammary neoplasms in dogs at Puducherry, India. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 7(7): 271-274.
  • Lakkawar A.W., Kumar R., Venugopal S., Uma S., Sathiyaseelan M., Nair M.G., Sivakumar M. (2018) Pathology and management of gout in Giriraja breeder chicks. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(1): 550-554.
  • Uma S., Narayanaswamy H.D., Suryanarayana T., Gajendragad M.R., Satyanarayana M.L. (2018) Pathological changes and Immunohistochemical characterization of lung lesions in small ruminants naturally infected with Mycoplasma agalactiae. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(6): 894-897.
  • Lakkawar A.W., Kumar R., Uma S., Nair M.G., Rajalakshmi K., Sivakumar M. (2020). Occupational stress and its management among the Veterinary Professionals. International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, 5(2): 29-32.
  • Tamilmaran P., Kumar R., Lakkawar A W., Uma, S., Nair M G. (2020). Occurrence and Pathology of Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) in Commercial Layer Chicken. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 8(2): 1575-1579.
  • Uma S., Tamilmaran P., Nadhiya C., Kumar R., Venugopal S., Sreekumar D., Lakkawar A.W. and Nair M.G. (2020). Sero-prevalence of infectious bronchitis virus in Giriraja flocks at Puducherry, India. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 9(7): 365-367.
  • Nadhiya C., Nair M. G., Kumar R., Lakkawar A.W., Uma S., Alphonse R.M.D. (2020) Occurrence and pathology of canine mammary neoplasms- A prospective study. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 8(4): 1498-1503.
  • Poobitha S., Nair M. G., Kumar R., Varshney K. C., Uma Maheswari D., Uma S., Lakkawar A.W. (2020) Gross and Histomorphology of the Thyroid gland in Goats. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 8(4): 2283-2287.
  • Regha E, Kumar R, Lakkawar AW, Uma S, Das SS and Nair MG. (2020) Pathology of parasitic hepatitis in slaughtered goats. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2020; 8(3): 1583-1586
  • Regha E., Kumar R., Lakkawar A.W., Uma S, Antony P.X, Nair M.G. (2021) Pathology of hepatic granulomas in slaughtered goats. Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 45(2):122- 124.
  • Jayananthan V, Abiramy Prabavathy A, Uma S, Barathiraja S, Rajkumar K, Thanislass J. and Vijayalakshmi P. (2021) Clinico-Biochemical findings associated with stage III and stage IV of Chronic Kidney Disease in dogs. International Journal of Veterinary Science and Research, 7(2): 156-162.
  • Srinivas M.V., Sambath U., Darmalingam S., Vasu J. and Mukhopadhyay H.K. (2023) Molecular detection and genetic analysis of Lumpy Skin disease virus (LSDV) in India. Indian Journal of Veterinary Science and Biotechnology, 19(1), 17-22.
  • Gajendrane K., Caesar K.M.J., Sammantham K., Iyyanar S., Sambath U., Kailasam M., Harikrishnan,H. (2023) Surgical management of vaginal fibromyxoma in a bitch – a case report. Applied Veterinary Research, 2(2), e2023007.

Externally funded Research projects

Total no. of research projects : 2

Ongoing

Sl no Title of the Project Role Duration Amount (Rs in lakhs) Funding Agency
1 Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour (CTVT) Co-PI July 2018– ongoing ---- Collaborative project between the Dept. of VPP, RIVER and Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, U.K.
2 Performance validation of Artificial Intelligence-based solutions in the analysis of peripheral blood smears, urine and semen on samples collected from animals Co-PI Mar 2019 to Dec 2023 ---- Collaborative project between VPP, RIVER and Sig Tuple Technologies, Pvt., Ltd., Bangalore.

Awards & Honors

Name of the Faculty/Student Name of the Award Year of Receiving Award Name of Sponsoring Agency
S. Uma, M.G. Nair, K.C. Varshney, and G. Butchaiah Young Scientist Award 2008 IAVP, Izatnagar
Uma S., Narayanaswamy, H. D., Suryanarayana, T., Gajendragad, M. R., Satyanarayana, M. L., and Prameela Narayanaswamy 2nd Best Poster Award 2011 Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologist, Chennai
Rajan R, Keerthana T, Tharani GB, Uma S, Kumar R, Lakkawar AW, and Nair M G Third Prize - Best Oral Presentation 2020 Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala
Vigneshwaran B., Antoine, and Uma S. Third Best Clinical Case Award 2019 MVC, TANUVAS
Rajan R, Keerthana T, Tharani GB, Uma S, Kumar R, Lakkawar AW, and Nair M G Third Prize - Best Oral Presentation 2020 Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala
Soundhariyaa D., Uma S., Keerthana M., Lakkawar A.W., Nair M.G. Third Prize - Best Oral Presentation 2021 Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala
Rathana Kumar S, Vijayalakshmi P., Uma S. Second Best Clinical Case Award 2023 MVC, TANUVAS