Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bedanta Roy

Associate Professor and Phase I Coordinator – Faculty of Medicine

Qualifications:

  • M.Sc., Ph.D.

Teaching & Research Experience:

  • TEACHING:

    • 2016 (Sep)– till date – Senior Lecturer, Physiology, Quest International University, Perak
    • 2008 – 2016 (Aug) – Assistant Professor, Physiology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal.
    • 2005-2008 (June) – Assistant Professor, Physiology, National Medical College, Birgunj, Nepal.

    RESEARCH:

    • 2012-2015 – Ph.D. Research scholar, biochemistry, JNU, Rajasthan, India.

Research Interest

  • Stress physiology, hematology, psychopharmacology and medical education
Administrative Appointments /Committee Involvements
  • Boy’s hostel warden, Basic Sciences Campus, MCOMS; 15.8.2014 – till date.
  • Mess committee Chairman [Management, food safety & hygiene] MCOMS; 20.12.2015 – till date.
  • Mess committee In-charge [food safety & hygiene] MCOMS; 10.9.2008 – 10.8.2014.
  • Faculty search
  • M.Sc., Undergraduate curriculum development
  • Coordinating research projects
  • Coordinating/ invigilating examinations
  • Administrative works during inspections by Kathmandu University/ Tribhuvan University/ Medical Council of Nepal.
Selected Research and Publications
  • Banerjee I, Saha A, Sathian B, Roy B, Banerjee I. Evaluation of Medical students perception on Personal Drug Selection for improving prospective Medical Education: A situational Analysis from Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal. Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences. 2015;3(2):89-93.
  • Roy B, Sathian B, Banerjee I. Nepal earthquake 2015 – an overview.  Journal of Biomedical Sciences. 2015;2(1):1-2.
  • Sathian B, De A, Simkhada P, Malla K, Ghosh A, Basnet S, Roy B. Time Trend of Pneumonia in under Five Children of Nepal. American Journal of Public Health Research. 2015;3(4A):27-30.
  • Sathian B, Roy B, Banerjee I. Are the young medical research scientists of Asia in a right direction? Medical Science. 2015;3(2):202-3.
  • Banerjee I, Pugazhandhi B, Banerjee I, Sathian B, Nagpal P, Roy B. Is energy drink safe? A cross sectional study on the effects of
  • energy drink on medical students from a medical school of Nepal. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology. 2015;5(1):444-50.
  • Banerjee I, Sathian B, Chakraborty PK, Banerjee I, Roy B, Jauhari AC et al. Pharmacotherapy of Bipolar Affective Disorder: A Hospital based Study from Sub Himalayan Valley of Nepal. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2014;8(6):HC22-7.
  • Sathian B, Sreedharan J, Roy B, Banerjee I, Supram HS. Relevance of sampling techniques in medical research. Journal of Biomedical Sciences. 2015;2(1):3-6.
  • Roy B, Banerjee I, Sathian B. Neurology as future career medical student’s opinion and factors influenced: A study from Nepal. Neurons. 2014;1(1):23-7.
  • Roy B, Sathian B, Banerjee I, Khan I, Banerjee I. Belonephobia and finger pricking associated pain in hematology laboratory: A cross sectional study among undergraduate medical students in Nepal. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology. 2014;4(5):433-40.
  • Banerjee I, Roy B, Sathian B, Banerjee I, Chakraborty PK, Saha A. Socio demographic profile and utilization pattern of antipsychotic drugs among schizophrenic inpatients: a cross sectional study from western region of Nepal. BMC Psychiatry. 2013; 13:96.
  • Roy B, Hagappa A, Ramalingam YD, Mahalingam N, Shaik Alaudeen A banu. A review on lab-grown meat: Advantages and disadvantages. QIJMHS. 2021;4(1):19-4. Roy B, Chandrasekaran SK, Manzoor S, Ramesh SA, Quan CW, Deshan Bhagya Pathirana GP, Susan Shenes Jayasekara KD. The association between physical activity and emotional intelligence: A cross sectional study from Quest International University, Perak. QIJMHS. 2021;4(1):4-10.
  • Roy B, Ghosh S. Mucormycosis – an opportunistic disease in the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic: Lessons from shreds of evidence. QIJMHS.2021;4(1):1-3.
  • Roy B, Banerjee I. Epileptic seizures in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review of early evidences. JBS. 2021;8(1):33-44. Robinson J, Banerjee I, Roy B, Leclézio A. Novel drug for COVID-19: Virafin a therapeutic breakthrough. JBS. 2021;8(1):12-4.
  • Roy B, Dhillon J, Habib N, Pugazhandhi B. Global variants of COVID-19: Current understanding. JBS.2021;8(1):8-11.
  • Roy B, Roy H. The Delta Plus variant of COVID-19: Will it be the worst nightmare in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic? JBS.2021;8(1):1-2.
  • Sathian B, Asim M, Banerjee I, Pizarro AB, Roy B, van Teijlingen ER et al. Impact of COVID-19 on clinical trials and clinical research: A systematic review. Nepal J Epidemiology. 2020;10(3):878-87.
  • Abdul Halim Anuar AS, Francis NA, Goh YH, Steward Henry Fndo P, Roy B, Chandrakeran SK. Hospital related anxiety, depression among medical students: A cross-sectional study from two Universities of Perak State, Malaysia. QIJMHS. 2020;3(2):52-8.
  • Roy B, Rathakrishnan Naidu C, Perumal V, Vallipuram P, Subramaniam J, Chandrakeran SK, Sugathan S, Jacob L. Quality of life (QoL) among medical students of clinical years in Perak state, Malaysia: A study using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument. QIJMHS. 2020;3(2):24-2.
  • Pillay SS, Roy B. SARS-CoV2 or a Chameleon? An insight into our understanding of the new strain emerged in December 2020. QIJMHS. 2020;3(2):20-1.
  • Roy B. COVID-19 and neurological complications: Is it alarming? JBS.2020;7(2):52-3.
  • Robinson J, Banerjee I, Sathian B, Leclézio A, Roy B. ABO blood groups as determinants to patient outcomes in SARS-CoV-2. JBS.2020;7(1):28-32. Roy B. COVID-19 pandemic: How close are we for an effective therapy?. JBS.2020;7(1):1-3
  • Sathian B, Menezes R, Asim M, Mekkodathil A, Sreedharan J, Banerjee I, van Teijlingen E, Roy B, Subramanya S, Kharoshah M, Rajesh E, Shetty U, Arun M, Ram P, Srivastava V. Cigarette smoking dose-response and suicidal ideation among young people in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. NJE 2020;10(1):821-9.
  • Roy B, Goh N. A review on smoke haze in Southeast Asia: Deadly impact on health and economy. Quest International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 2019;2(2):23-8.
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