Dr.
SHANKAR KUMAR UMAPATHY
Name in full: Dr. SHANKAR KUMAR UMAPATHY
Date & place of birth:
01 April 1964,
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu, India
Sex : Male
Martial
Status :
Married
Nationality
:
Indian
Designation : Senior Research Officer
Field of specialization : Immunology - Immunogenetics
Contact Address
Office :
Institute of Immunohaematology (ICMR),
New Multistoried Building,13th Floor,
K.E.M.Hospital Campus, Parel,
MUMBAI - 400 012.
Tel : 91-22-24138518,91-22-24138519
Fax : 91-22 - 24138521
Residence :
Flat No.704, Nestle Apartments III – A,
Bombay Dying Mills compound,
Pandurang Bhudhkar Marg, Worli,
MUMBAI - 400 013.
Tel: 91-22-24323254
Academic Qualifications:
B.Sc., 1985 -Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
M.Sc., 1987 - Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
Ph.D.,
1994 - Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
(Immunogenetics)
Positions
held:
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Employment :
Lecturer in Microbiology Feb 1994–Nov1995 V.H.N.S.N.College
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu.
Research officer Dec
1995–Dec 2000 IIH (ICMR),KEM
Hospital
campus,
Parel,Mumbai.
Senior
Research officer Dec 2001-till date IIH (ICMR),
KEM Hospital
campus,Parel,Mumbai
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Field of Interest :
Advance studies in Immunogenetics, Molecular Immunogenetics, Studies in
Immunological Mechanisms of antigen presentation, Population Diversity of
HLA, Functional Genomics in selected diseases, Immuno-modulation and Vaccines
design.
Techniques
Known :
HLA tissue typing, Raising reagents for HLA (SerumScreening), MLC, DNA extraction,
PCR, RFLP, Dot Blot Hybridization, Southern blot technique, RLS technique,
PATT technique, ELISA, Micro-platelet ELISA, Cell ELISA, Immunoprecipitation,
Immune complex precipitation, Electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, Western blot technique,
PCR-SSP,PCR-RFLP, Sequence Based Typing, etc.
Research & Teaching Experience:
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year Designation
place
course-taught
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1987-1994 Research scholar M.K.U. Madurai M.Sc
integrated
Biology
1994-1995 Lecturer VHNSN
college M.Sc Microbiology
Virudhunagar
1995-2000 Research Officer IIH (ICMR)
Mumbai.
2001-Date Snr. Res. Officer ,,
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Research
Guidance :
M.Sc.
(Microbiology) degree - 4 - VHNSN college, Madurai Kamaraj University
Research
Awards:
Senior Research fellowship-Council for Industrial and Scientific Research
JAPI Award for best Correspondence article - 2004
Affiliation
to professional Society :
Life member - Indian Immunology Society
Life member - Mumbai Haematology group
Life member - Indian Society of Human Genetics
Life member - Indian Society for Histocompatibility &
Immunogenetics.
Guest
Editor:
1.
U.Shankarkumar 2004. The Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) system – Special
issue International Journal of Human Genetics, KamlaRaj Enterprises, New
Delhi.
Workshops/Symposium/Conference
Attended/Participated :
Feb 1987
:
All India Sym. on Aquatic Org.- Dr.Abdul.Rahman Dept, of Zoology, AVVM Sri
Puspham College, Poondi, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
May 1988
:
National Seminar on Statistics for Biologists Dr.T.J.Pandian Dept, of
Genetics, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Feb 1989 : B - Cell Biology Workshop -Dr.VR.Muthukaruppan Dept, of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
Oct 1990 : DST Monitoring Workshop- Dr.VR.Muthukaruppan Dept, of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
Jan 1992 : Prof.J.B.S.Haldane Birth Centenary celebration, International Symposium on Science & Society and XVII Annual conference of ISHG - Dept, of Anthropology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar Orissa.
Nov 1992 : Indo-French Meriex course - Dr.PA.Cazenave & Dr.VR.Muthukaruppan, at Dept. of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
Jan 1993
:
XIX Annual Conference of IIS and National Symposium on Molecular and Cellular
basis of Allergy and Autoimmunity - Dr.PV.Subba Rao, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore.
Feb 1993 : Indo-Swiss short term training course
on Molecular Identification and Characterisation of Lymphocyte surface proteins
- Dr.Daniel Hoessli and Dr.VR.Muthukaruppan at Dept. of Immunology, School
of Biological Science Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
Nov 1994 : Indo-French Meriex course - Dr.PA.Cazenave & Dr.VR.Muthukaruppan, Department of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
Feb 1996 : XX Annual conference of Bombay Hematology Group Dr.S.C.Gupte, Institute of Immunohaematology (ICMR), Parel Mumbai.12
Jan 1997
:
XXII Annual conference of the Indian Society of Human Genetics - Dr.I.Manorama
Thomas, Division of Human Genetics, St.Jhons National Academy of Health
Sciences, Bangalore .34
Aug 1998 : National Workshop on HLA - Dr.Suraksha
Agrawal Dept of Medical Genetics, S.G.P.G.I.M.S., Lucknow, India.
Jan 2000 : 25th Annual conference of ISHG & 2nd Conference of South Asia pacific society of Human genetics – Dr. V.R.Rao , Anthropological Survey of India, Nagpur.
Jan 2000 : XXVI Annual conference of Indian Immunology Society & Symposium on Cancer Immunology in the new millenium – Dr.K.B.Sainis, BARC & Dr.S.V.Chipulunkar CRI, Parel, Mumbai.
Feb 2001 : XXVI Annual conference of ISHG, Human Genome & Beyond - Dr. Amar Pal Singh CCMB, Hyderabad, India.
Mar 2001 : Inaugural Scientific Meeting of IHSI & Preconference Technology Workshop – Dr.N.K.Mehra, Dept. of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Mar 2001 : FIMSA – IIS Advanced course on Basic and Molecular Immunology - Dr.N.K.Mehra, Dept. of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Feb 2002 : XXVII Annual conference of ISHG, Recent trends in Genomics – Dr.Moniak Banerjee, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Poojappura, Trivandrum.
Mar 2002 : 1st Annual conference of Mumbai Hematology Group - Dr.M.Desai, B.J.Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai.
May 2002 : XIII International Congress of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics – Prof. J.A.Hansen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle, USA.
Mar 2004 : 28th Annual conference & CME of Mumbai Hematology Group – Dr.Mamta Manglani, LTMG Hospital, Sion, Mumbai.
Abstracts submitted & Papers presented :
1.
S.Chockalingam, P.Somasundaram and U.Shankarkumar (1987)
Use of predator Lacotrephes griseus in the management of mosquito species
Culex quinquefaciatus. All India Sym. on Aquatic Organisms, AVVM.Puspham
College, Poondi, Tanjore.
2.
S.Chockalingam, MS.Nalinasundari and U.Shankarkumar (1987)
Insecticide synergists against Culex quinquefaciatus. - All India Sym. on
Aquatic
Organisms, AVVM.Puspham college, Poondi, Tanjore.
3. RM.Pitchappan, K.Balakrishnan, R.ShanthakumariReuben, U.Shankarkumar, M.Sashidar, S.Amutha and V.Brahmajothi (1991) HLA B5 CREG antigens, antigen of choice in South India. XI IHWC, Yokohama, Japan.
4. S. Amutha, V. Brahmajothi, V. Mahendran, R. Shanthakumari, U. Shankarkumar, M.Sashidar and RM.Pitchappan (1992) Identification of anti-HLA antibodies towards class I and class II specificites. Prof.JBS.Haldane centenary celebration Int. Sym. on Science and Society & XVII Ann. Con.of ISHG, Anthropology dept, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.
5.
M. Sashidar, U. Shankarkumar and RM. Pitchappan (1992) PCR-SSOP typing for
HLA class II antigens-Prof.JBS.Haldane centenary celebration Int. Sym. on
Science and Society & XVII Ann. Con.of ISHG, Anthropology dept, Utkal
University, Bhubaneswar.
6. V. Mahendran, U. Shankarkumar and RM. Pitchappan
(1993). Microplatelet ELISA for HLA.XIX Ann.Conf.of IIS & National Sym.
on Molecular and cellular basis of Allergy and Autoimmunity, Ind. Inst.
of Science, Bangalore.
7. U.Shankarkumar and RM.Pitchappan (1995)
Immunogenetics of Leprosy patients from South India. - 9th International
congress
of Immunology, San Francisco, California, USA.
8. RS.Gunapathi and U.Shankarkumar (1995)
HIV positivity in High risk group: prevalence and factors related to transmission
in
South India. - 9th International congress of Immunology, San Francisco,
California, USA.
9. Sharmila Gupte, Uma Chablani, U.Shankarkumar and SC.Gupte (1996) Screening for anti HLA antibodies from Rh positive and negative women sera. XX Annual conference of BHG, IIH (ICMR), Parel, Mumbai, India.
10.
U.Shankar kumar, K.Ghosh, S.Gupte and D.Mohanty (1997)
HLA antigens in Bhils and Pawar tribes from Dhadgaon, Dhule district, Maharashtra.
- XXII Annual conference of ISHG, St.Johans Nat. Academy of Health Sciences,
Bangalore, India.
11. S.Pednakar, U.Shankarkumar, Sharmila Gupte, K.Ghosh and D.Mohanty (1998) HLA association in Ankolysing Spondylitis patients from K.E.M.Hospital, Mumbai. - DAE Symposium on recent advances in Genetic Epidemiology & Population monitoring, Dr.ALMPG Inst. of Basic Medical Sciences, Dept. Genetics, Chennai, India.
12. V.Pradhan, U.Shankarkumar and S.S.Badakare (1998) Presence of antineutrophil antibodies (ANCA) in Leprosy patients. DAE Symposium on recent advances in Genetic Epidemiology & Population monitoring, Dr.ALMPG Inst. of Basic Medical Sciences, Dept. Genetics, Chennai, India.
13.
S.U.Chaya, U.Shankarkumar and M.Panthaki (1998) HLA studies in Jains from
Maharashtra.- 6th AOH and ASEATTA, International MHC symposium - MHC in
Medicine: 21st century, Dept of Histocompatibility, AIIMS, New Delhi. India.
14. U.Shankarkumar, Suchita Pednaker and Sharmila
Gupte (1998) Human Leucocyte antigen frequency in end stage renal failure
patients from Mumbai - 6th AOH and ASEATTA, International MHC symposium
- MHC in Medicine: 21st century, Dept of Histocompatibility, AIIMS, New
Delhi. India.
15. U.Shankarkumar, Suchita Pednakar and Sharmila Gupte (1998) HLA studies in Rho (D) negative women responders vs non- - responders. - 10th International congress of Immunology, IGGEB, New Delhi. India.
16. A.Pawar, K.Ghosh, S.Shetty, A.Khare, U.Shankarkumar, M.Mukerjee, S.Nair, A.Pathare, F.Jijina, M.Madakarikar and D.Mohanty (1999) Prevalence of Factor V Leiden in western Indian population and in various young patients with Thrombotic disorders – 40th Annual conference of ISHTM, Armed forces Medical College, Pune, India.
17. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, S.C.Gupte, Suchita Pednakar and D.Mohanty (2000) HLA antigen frequencies in vatalia prajapatis from Surat – 25th Annual conference of ISHG, Anthropological Survey of India, Nagpur , India.
18. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, R.B.Colah, A.Gorakshakar, Suchitha Pednakar and D.Mohanty (2000) HLA antigen distribution in Parsee population from Mumbai. – XXVI Annual Conference of IIS & Symposium on cancer Immunology, CRI, Parel, Mumbai, India.
19. U.Shankarkumar, Suchitha P, J.P. Devraj, Lilly K, K.Ghosh and D.Mohanty (2001) HLA antigen distribution in Oran tribe residing in Mumbai - XXVI Annual Conference of ISHG, Human Genome & Beyond - Dr. Amar Pal Singh CCMB, Hyderabad, India.
20. U.Shankarkumar, Suchitha P, J.P.Devraj, K.Ghosh and D.Mohanty (2001) Immunogenetics of Maratha community from Mumbai. Western India - Inaugural Scientific Meeting of IHSI & Preconference Technology Workshop – Dr.N.K.Mehra, Dept. of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
21.
U.Shankarkumar, Suchitha P, J.P.Devraj, K.Ghosh and D.Mohanty (2001) Determination
of an appropriate unrelated donor size pool to be registered for HLA matched
kidney and bone marrow transplantation in Mumbai, Western India. –
Inaugural Scientific Meeting of IHSI & Preconference Technology Workshop
–
Dr.N.K.Mehra, Dept. of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics, All India
Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
22. U.Shankarkumar, J.P.Devaraj, K.Ghosh, and D.Mohanty (2002) HLA Class II distribution in Maratha caste from Mumbai, Western India – XXVII Annual conference of ISHG, Recent trends in Genomics – Dr. Moniak Banerjee, Rajiv Gandhi centre for Biotechnology, poojapura, Trivandrum.
23. U. Shankarkumar, J.P. Devaraj, K. Ghosh, M.B. Mukherjee, D. Mohanty (2002) A correlative study of HLA, Sickle cell gene and G6pD deficiency with splenomegaly and malaria incidence among Bhils and Pawra tribes from Dhadgon, Dhule, Maharastra, India – Dr.M.Desai, Mumbai Hematology group – 1st Annual conference, B.J.Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai.
24.
V.Pradhan, S.S.Badakere, J.P.Devaraj, U.Shankarkumar (2002)
Autoantibodies in Malaria - Dr.M.Desai, Mumbai Hematology group –
1st Annual conference, B.J.Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai.
25. U. Shankarkumar, J.P. Devaraj, K. Ghosh, R.B. Colah, and D. Mohanty (2002) Genetic diversity of HLA in selected population groups from Mumbai, India – XIII Intrenational congress of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics – Dr.J.A.Hansen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle, USA.
26. U. Shankarkumar and S. Chhaya (2002) HLA diversity in four selected gujarathi speaking caste groups from Western India - XIII Intrenational congress of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics – Dr. J.A. Hansen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle, USA.
27. U. Shankarkumar, K Ghosh, S. Shetty, D. Mohanty (2002) HLA B*2708 is strongly associated in severe hemophilia patients with chronic synovitis. ASHI 28th Annual Meeting – Nashville, USA.
28. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, S.Badakare and D Mohanty (2002) Novel HLA class I alleles associated in Leprosy patients from Mumbai, India – Annual conference of Indian Immunology Society – Dr.B.Ravindran, RMRC, Bhubaneshwar. India.
29. U.Shankarkumar, V.D.Pradhan, K.Ghosh, S.Badakere (2002) HLA DRB1*03 and DQB1*0302 associated in severe SLE patients from Mumbai, India. 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of ASEATTA, Adelaide, South Australia
30. V.Pradhan, S.S.Badakere, U.Shankarkumar, Y.S.Iyer, K.Ghosh (2002) Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in Malaria – 43rd ISHTM Annual National Conference, Calicut, Kerala, India.
31.
U.Shankarkumar, JP. Devaraj, VD.Pradhan, SS.Badakere (2003).
HLA associations in ANCA positive patients from Mumbai, India. - 29th Annual
Meeting American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Florida,
USA.
32. U.Shankarkumar, JP. Devaraj, K. Seema, V.BabuRao (2003). HLA Class I antigens in patients with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion from India. – 33rd Annual scientific Meeting of Australian Society for Immunology, Perth, Australia.
33. J.P.Devaraj, U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty (2004). Role of HLA in Renal Transplant patients from Mumbai. – 29th Annual conference of ISHG, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
34. U. Shankarkumar, JP. Devaraj, K. Ghosh, D. Mohanty (2004). Molecular diversity of HLA Cw alleles among Maratha community: its implications in Bone Marrow transplantation. – 28th Annual conference of Mumbai Hematology Group, Mumbai.
35. U.Shankarkumar (2004) Autoantibodies and HLA associations in Leprosy patients from Mumbai. – 30th Annual meeting of American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Texas, USA.
36. U.Shankarkumar (2005) HLA and HIV Indian Perspectives – 2nd Indian Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, New Delhi, India.
List of Publications:
1. T. Manoharan, S. Chockalingam, KPS. Jeyachandran and U. Shankarkumar Effect of plant extract Annona squammosa on the hatching of eggs of Pericallia ricini. Proc. Fifth. Ind. Sym. Inv. Rep. 250-254. 1987.
2. S. Chockalingam, MS. Nalinasundari and U. Shankarkumar. Insecticide synergists against Culex quinquefaciatus. Science and Culture. 54(6): 206-207. 1989.
3.
U. Shankarkumar, T. Manoharan and S. Chockalingam. Studies on the biochemical
and enzyme activities of plant extract of Annona
squammosa and Delonix regia on Pericallia ricini. Comp.Physiol.Ecol. 14(1):
7-9. 1989.
4. S. Chockalingam, T.Manoharan and U.Shankarkumar.
Influence of Annona squammosa on the utilization of castor by Pericallia
ricini. J.Curr.Bio.Sci. 8(1): 11-14. 1991.
5. S. Chockalingam, T. Manoharan and U. Shankarkumar. Ovicidal, Larvicidal and Pupicidal activities of an indigenous plant extract against Pericallia ricini. J.Environ.Biol. 13(3): 197-199. 1992.
6. U.Shankarkumar. Predatory behavior of Laccotrephes gresius on Culex quinquefaciatus. J.Environ.Biol. 13(3): 167-175. 1992.
7. U. Shankarkumar, S.Chockalingam and T.Manoharan. Bio efficacy of plant extracts of Annona squammosa and Delonix regia on Pericallia ricini. J. Curr. Biosci. 9(1):13-18. 1992.
8. RM. Pitchappan, S. Amutha, V. Mahendran, V. Brahmajothi, U. Shankarkumar, K. Balakrishnan, R. Shanthakumari, M. Sashidar, S. Amalraj, May Manual and Indra Raja. Collection of anti-HLA antibodies in South India. Indian J.Bio.Sci. 18(3): 373-380. 1993.
9. V. Brahmajothi, RM. Pitchappan, K. Rajaram, U. Shankarkumar, CN.Paramasivam and R.Prabakar. Immune status and Chemotherapy in Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in South India.Lancet conference 1995 Investigator award for Bramajothi (Ref.Lancet 736: 1995)
10. K.Balakrishnan, RM.Pitchappan, K.Suzuki, U.Shankarkumar, R.Shanthakumari and K.Tokunaga. HLA affinities of Iyers a Brahmin population in TamilNadu, South India. Human Biology 68(4): 523-537. 1996.
11. U.Shankarkumar. HLA system and Organ transplantation. National Kidney Foundation NKF (1) No: 19:4-5. 1998.
12. U. Shankarkumar and J.V. Undevia. Donor selection for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. IIH Bulletin vol. 29: 2: 1998.
13. U. Shankarkumar, S.C. Gupte, S.S. Gupte, S.V. Pednekar, K. Ghosh, and D. Mohanty. Frequency and potential application of HLA antibodies from pregnant women in Mumbai. J.Bio.Sci. 23: 5: 601 - 604, 1998.
14. Suchitha Pednakar, S. Gupte, U. Shankarkumar, K. Ghosh and D. Mohanty. HLA A and B antigen distribution in Marathi speaking population from Mumbai. Indian J. Human Genetics 5(sup no: 1) 63:1999.
15. Aruna Pawar, Shrimati Shetty, Sona Nair, S. Anubhavane, K. Ghosh, M. Mukherjee, Reema Survae, U.Shankarkumar and Dipika Mohanty.The prevalence of Factor V Leiden mutation in Indians. Indian J Human Genetics 5(sup no: 1) 74:1999.
16. U. Shankarkumar, K. Ghosh, S. Gupte, M.B. Mukerjee and D. Mohanty. Distribution of HLA antigens in Bhils and Pawars of Dhadgaon, Maharashtra, India. J. Human Ecology 10 (3): 173-178 1999.
17. U. Shankarkumar, S.V. Pednakar, S. Gupte, K. Ghosh and D. Mohanty. HLA antigen distribution in Marathi speaking Hindu population from Mumbai, Maharashtra , India. J. Human Ecology 10 (5-6): 367-372, 1999.
18. U. Shankarkumar and J.V. Undevia. Donor selection for allogenic bone marrow Transplantation. Indian. J. Med. Science 53 (11): 493- 505, 1999.
19.
S.U.Chhaya, M.Panthaki and U.Shankarkumar. HLA antigen distribution in Gujarathi
speaking Hindu population from Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India. Anthropologist 2(1): 7-12, 2000.
20. A.Pawar, K.Ghosh, S.Shetty, U.Shankarkumar, A.Khare, S.Nair and D.Mohanty. A study of distribution of factor V Leiden in Indian population and cases of Thromboembolic disorders. Indian. J. Haemat. Blood Transfus. Vol: XVII supl 1: 5-6, 2000.
21. K.Ghosh, M. Mukherjee, R.Suruvae, U.Shankarkumar, S L Kate, S. Nagtilak R.Colah and D.Mohanty. Splenomegaly and its association in school children from Dahadghoan, Dhule district, Maharastra, Indian. J Malariol. 30: 57- 63, 2000.
22. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh and D.Mohanty HLA Class I antigen profile among Brahmins and related caste groups from Mumbai, Maharastra, India. Indian J Human Genetics – 6 (3&4): 21-28. 2000
23. U. Shankarkumar HLA Matching and problems related to cadaveric renal transplantation in India. Indian. J.Med. Sci. 55 (8); 417 – 420, 2001.
24. U. Shankarkumar. HLA matching and cadaver renal transplantation in India. Br J Biomed. Sci.: 58(4): 255, 2001
25. S.U. Chayya, U. Shankarkumar. HLA antigen distribution in Jain community from Mumbai. Maharastra, India. Indian J Med. Res.: 114: 25 – 29, 2001
26. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty. HLA antigen distribution in Maratha community from Mumbai. Maharastra India. Inter. J. Human Genetics: 1(3): 173- 177, 2001.
27. U. Shankarkumar, K. Ghosh, R.B. Colah, A.C. Gorakshakar, S.C. Gupte, D.Mohanty. HLA Antigen distribution in selected caste groups from Mumbai. Maharastra, India. J.Hum.Ecol., 13(3): 209-215, 2002
28. U.Shankarkumar, V.Mahendran, R.M.Pitchappan . A sensitive Micro-Platelet ELISA technique for screening anti-HLA antibodies. J. Immunoassay Immunochem. : 23(1): 107-17. 2002.
29. U.Shankarkumar, J.P.Devaraj, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty. Seronegative spondarthritis (SSA) and HLA association. Br.J.Biomed. Sci.: 59: 38-41. 2002.
30. K.Ghosh, U.Shankarkumar, D.Mohanty. Common Human Leukocyte Antigen haplotypes in Indians- Its implications in finding unrelated compatible bone marrow donor. Transfus. Med. 12(1): 43-48. 2002.
31. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, S.S.Gupte, S.C.Gupte, D.Mohanty. Role of HLA antigen in Rh(D) alloimmunised pregnant women from Mumbai. J.Biosci: 27(2): 135-141, 2002.
32. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty. The human leucocyte antigen (HLA) system. J.Assoc.Physicians India: 50: 916- 926, 2002.
33. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty. Defining the allelic variants of HLA A19 in the western Indian population. Human Immunol. 63(9): 779-782,2002.
34. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, S.Shetty, D.Mohanty. HLA B*2708 is strongly associated in severe hemophilia patients with chronic synovitis. Human Immunol 63(10) (supple. 1): S58, 2002.
35. U.Shankarkumar, J.P.Devaraj, K.Ghosh, R.B.Colah, D.Mohanty. Genetic diversity of HLA in selected population groups from Mumbai. India. Tissue Antigens. 59 (s2): 50, 2002.
36. U.Shankarkumar, S.Chhaya. HLA diversity in four selected Gujarathi speaking caste groups from Western India. Tissue Antigens. 59(s2): 133, 2002.
37. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty. HLA B27 diversity from Western India. Tissue Antigens. 60(1): 98-101, 2002.
38. V.Pradhan, S.S.Badakere, U.Shankarkumar, Y.S.Iyer, K.Ghosh. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in Malaria. Indian Journal of Hematology & Blood Transfusion 20 (Supple 1): 24, 2002.
39. U.Shankarkumar. HLA A19 and B14 frequencies among Parsis from Mumbai. MHC: 9: 71-77, 2002.
40. K.Ghosh, Mukherjee MB, Shankar U, Kote SL, Nagtilak SB, Kolah RB, Surve RR, Tamankar AA, Sukumar S. Mohanty. Clinical examination and hematological data in asymptomatic & apparently healthy school children in a boarding school in a tribal area. Indian J Public Health 46(2): 61-65, 2002.
41. U.Shankarkumar. XIII International Congress of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (2002). Indian J. Hum. Genet. 8(1): 34-35, 2002.
42. VD.Pradhan, Badakere SS, Shankarkumar U, Iyer YS, Ghosh K, Karnad D. Autoantibodioes in Malaria. Ind J Malariol 39(3-4): 51-59, 2002
43. U.Shankarkumar, Devarj JP, Ghosh K, Karnad D, Ananad K, Mohanty D. HLA associations in severe malaria patients from Mumbai, India. Ind J Malariol. 39(3-4): 76-82, 2002.
44. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, S.S.Badakere, D.Mohanty. HLA DRB1*03 and DQB1*0302 associations in a subset of severely affected SLE patients from Western India. Ann.Rheum.Dis. 62: 92-93, 2003.
45. K.Ghosh, U.Shankarkumar, S.Shetty, D.Mohanty. Chronic synovitis and HLA B27 in patients with severe haemophilia. Lancet; 361 (9361): 933-34, 2003.
46. S.Kankonkar, G.Jeyanthi, BS.Singhal, U.Shankarkumar. Evidence for Novel DRB1*15 allele association among clinically definite Multiple sclerosis patients from Mumbai. Hum. Immunol. 64 (4) : 478-482; 2003
47. U.Shankarkumar, J.P.Devaraj, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty. HLA A*02 allele frequencies and B haplotype associations in Western India. Hum. Immunol. 64(5): 562-566, 2003.
48. U.Shankarkumar, J.P.Devaraj, K.Ghosh, D. Mohanty. HLA DRB and DQB gene diversity in Maratha community. Int. J. Human Genet. 3 (1): 39-43, 2003.
49. U.Shankarkumar. HLA A*02 allele and B associated haplotype diversity in Indians. Br J of Biomed Sci. 60 (2): 109-112, 2003.
50. K.Ghosh, Y.S. Iyer, A.Basu, M.Madkaikar, J.Farah, U.Shankarkumar, D.Mohanty. Virological, serological and haematopoitic colony assays and its correlation with outcome in severe aplastic anemia. The Hematology Journal 4(4): 292-294, 2003.
51. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty. Novel B*2714 and B*2708 allele associations in Seronegative spondarthritis and haemophilia patients with chronic synovitis in India Tissue Antigens 62(2): 175-178, 2003.
52. U.Shankarkumar. Xenotransplantation –Ethics and Immunological Hurdles! Indian J.Med. Sci. 57:311-318, 2003.
53. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, S.Badakere, D.Mohanty. Novel HLA class I alleles associated in Indian Leprosy patients. J.Biomed. Biotech. 3: 208-211, 2003.
54. U.Shankarkumar, Thakar M, Mehendale S, Praranjape RS, Mohanty D. Association of HLA B*3520, B*1801 and Cw*1507 with HIV-1 infection Maharashtra, India. J Acquir Immune defic Syndr 34 (1): 113-114, 2003.
55. U.Shankarkumar. HLA A19 and B loci related haplotype in selected caste groups from the Indian population. Ind. J Hum Genet. 9(3): 93-96, 2003.
56. U.Shankarkumar, B.Sridharan, R.M.Pitchappan. HLA diversity among Nadars: a primitive Dravidian caste of South India. Tissue Antigens. 62(6): 542-547, 2003.
57. U.Shankarkumar. HLA B27 allele diversity in Indians: Impact of ethnic origin and caste system. Br. J.Biomed. Sci. 60(4): 223-226, 2003.
58. U.Shankarkumar. A correlative study of HLA, Sickle cell gene and G6PD deficiency with splenomegaly and Malaria incidence among Bhils and Pawra tribes from Dhadgon, Dhule, Maharastra. Stud. Tribes Tribals 1(2): 91-94, 2003.
59. S.Chhaya, U.Shankarkumar. HLA antigen distribution among selected subcaste from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Int. J. Hum. Genet. 3(3): 135-138, 2003.
60. U.Shankarkumar, D.Prasanavar, V.Pradhan, S.Badakere. HLA associations in ANCA positive patients from Mumbai, India. Human Immunol 64 (10 supp): S80, 2003.
61. V.Pradahan, S.S.Badakere, U.Shankarkumar. Increased incidence of cytoplasmic ANCA (cANCA) and other autoantibodies in Leprosy patients from Western India. Leprosy Review 75(1): 50 –56, 2004.
62. U.Shankarkumar. HLA associations in leprosy patients from Mumbai, India. Leprosy Review 75(1): 79 – 85, 2004.
63. U.Shankarkumar. The Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) system. Int. J. Hum.Genet 4(2): 91-103, 2004.
64. U.Shankarkumar. Diversity among selected caste and tribal groups of Western India: Origin, HLA and Disease association. Int. J. Hum.Genet 4(2): 105-110, 2004.
65. B.Sridharan, U.Shankarkumar. HLA antigens in Nadars a native Dravidian caste group of Tamil Nadu, South India. Int. J. Hum.Genet 4(2): 119-124, 2004.
66. V.D.Pradhan, J.P.Devaraj, U.Shankarkumar, S.S.Badakere. Autoimmune studies and HLA associations in SLE patients from Mumbai. Int. J. Hum.Genet 4(2): 141-146, 2004.
67. J.P.Devaraj, U.Shankarkumar. HLA antigen and haplotype frequencies in renal transplant recipients and donors of Maharashtra (western India). Int. J. Hum.Genet 4(2): 161-165, 2004.
68. U. Shankarkumar, R.M. Pitchappan, S.V. Pethaperumal. HLA associations in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients from South India. Asian Cardiovasc. Thorac. Ann. 12(2): 107-110, 2004.
69.
U.Shankarkumar. “No more leprosy”. The Free Press Journal (Health
&Teen) 75(165):19, 2004
70. U.Shankarkumar, B.Sridharan. HLA DRB1* and DQB1* allelic diversity
among Nadars: a primitive South Indian Dravidian caste group. Hum Immunol
65(8): 847- 854, 2004
71. U.Shankarkumar. HLA-A, -B and -Cw allele frequencies in a Pawra population from Khandesh, India. Human Immunology, 65 (9-10): 952-953, 2004.
72. U.Shankarkumar. HLA-A, -B and -Cw allele frequencies in a Maratha population from Mumbai, India: India Mumbai Marathas. Human Immunology, 65(9-10): 954-956, 2004.
73. U.Shankarkumar. HLA-A, -B and -Cw allele frequencies in a Nadar population from Tamil Nadu, India. Human Immunology, 65(9-10): 958, 2004.
74. U.Shankarkumar. HLA-A, -B and -Cw allele frequencies in a Bhil population from Western India. Human Immunology, 65(9-10): 960-961, 2004.
75. U.Shankarkumar. HLA-A, -B and -Cw allele frequencies in a Parsi population from Western India. Human Immunology, 65(9-10): 992-993, 2004.
76. U.Shankarkumar. Autoantibodies and HLA associations in leprosy patients from Mumbai Human Immunology 65 (9-101001): S107, 2004.
77. U.Shankarkumar. Absence of HLA B46 in Indian Population explains protection from SARS epidemic. J. Assoc. Physicians India. 52: 760-761, 2004
78. U.Shankarkumar. HIV and HLA association Indian scenario. Journal of HIV Therapy. 9 (3): 60-64, 2004.
79. U.Shankarkumar, DN Amarapurkar, S.Kankonkar. HLA allele associations in type 1 autoimmune hepatitis patients from western India. J. Gastroentro. Hepatol.20:193-197, 2005
80. U.Shankarkumar K.Ghosh, V.Pradhan, S.S.Badakere, D.Mohanty. Immunogenetic associations of patients with anitneutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) from Mumbai. Maharashtra India. J. Autoimmunity 24: 227-233, 2005.
81. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty. Molecular diversity of HLA Cw among Maratha community from Mumbai, Maharashtra, Weatern India. International Journal of Immunogenetics. 32: 223-227, 2005.
82. U.Shankarkumar. HLA association in Laprosy patients from South India. In Trends in Immunology Research. Ed. Barabara A Veskler, Nova Science Publishers Inc, USA, 147-157, 2005.
83. Maduhuri R. Thakar, Leena S.B, Samir K.L, U. Shankarkumar, Suvrana S.S. Smita S.K, Bharati A.M. Ramesh S. Paranjape Analysis of HIV-1 specific T cell response and recognition of subtype specific and Cross- clade epitopes in Indian patients infected with HIV-1 subtype C: implications for vaccine design. Journal of Infectious diseases. 2005
84. S.R.Kankonkar, U.Shankarkumar. HLA DRB1 gene study in different population groups from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. International .Journal of Human Genetics. 2005 (In Press)
Papers accepted for Publication:
1.
HLA Class I distribution among the highly inbred Parsi community from Mumbai,
India. U.Shankarkumar, K.Ghosh, D.Mohanty
HLA 2004. Immunobiology of HLA proceedings of 13th IHWC
2. HLA and Forensic Science U.Shankarkumar
In “Textbook of Forensic Medicine” Edited by Bashin et al ,
KamlaRaj Enterprises, New Delhi, India –In Press
3. HLA B*1301 and B*1801 alleles are positively
associated with HPV related cervical cancer in women from Kolkata, Eastern
India. P.Bhattacharya, U.Shankarkumar, S.Sengupta
International Journal of Human Genetics- In press
Communicated papers:
1. Association of HLA Class I and Class II genes with HCV infection in Maharashtra India. A.Tripathy, S.Balaji, U.Shankarkumar, V Arankalle. J of hepatology.
