Research

Publications

  • Panula, S., Reda, A., Stukenborg, J. B., Ramathal, C., Sukhwani, M., Albalushi, H., . . . Hovatta, O. (2016). Over Expression of NANOS3 and DAZL in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. PLoS One, 11(10).
  • Reda, A., Albalushi, H., Montalvo, S. C., Nurmio, M., Sahin, Z., Hou, M., . . . Stukenborg, J. B. (2017). Knock-Out Serum Replacement and Melatonin Effects on Germ Cell Differentiation in Murine Testicular Explant Cultures. Ann Biomed Eng, 45(7), 1783-1794.
  • Al-Mukhaini, N., Ba-Omar, T., Eltayeb, E., Al- Shihi, A., Al-Riyami, N., Al-Belushi, J., and Al-Adawi, K. Liver and Kidney Toxicity Induced by Afzal Smokeless Tobacco Product in Oman. Tissue and Cell Journal – Jan. 2017.
  • Al Jabri R. Investigating the Role of Yap and Taz in the Development of Neural Crest in Zebrash.International Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research Conference (Denver. Co August 2017).
  • Petratou K.,Sosa K.C., Al Jabri R., Nagao Y., & amp; Kelsh R.N. . Neural Crest Methodologies in Zebrafish and Medaka: Transcript and protein detection methodologies for neural crest research on whole mount zebrafish and medaka.In methods relevant to Neural Crest Research. Springer (2017).
  • M Al Mushaiqri, J. Meyer, L. Filgueira, D. Kandiah, I. Inuwa (2017). The use of dissection for anatomy teaching in medical schools with limited access to cadavers: the status in the medical schools of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Proceedings of the Anatomical Society Summer Meeting at Brighton and Sussex medical Schools. Journal of Anatomy 2017; 230: 354-372.
  • Jyotsna JK, Divya P, Sirasanagandla SR, Bhat Kumar MR. Role of Cissus quadrangularis on Homeostasis of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Diabetic Condition. Advanced Science Letters. 2017;23: 1925-1929.
  • Sirasanagandla SR, Nayak SB, Pamidi N. Paramedian ectopic thyroid gland and unusual origin of superior thyroid artery-a case report and review of literature. Erciyes Medcal Journal. 2017;39(1):37-9.
  • Sirasanagandla SR, Varna T, Mohammed Al Mushaiqri. Bilateral morphological variation of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons: a cadaveric case report with clinical perspective. J Surg Acad; Vol 7 (1):55-58
  • Nayak SB, Bincy G, Snigda M, Sirasanagandla SR, Surekha D. Surgical and radiological importance of a rare cysto-duodeno-colic peritoneal fold. Anatomy & cell biology. 2017;50(2):159-61.
  • Sirasanagandla S R, Habbal O, Al Mushaiqri M (2018). An Anomalous Digastric Muscle in the Carotid Sheath: a Case Report with its Embryological Perspective and Clinical Relevance. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Clinical and medical Case Reports. Medical Case Reports 2018; 4, DOI: 10.21767/2471-8041-C1-003.
  • Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, Satheesha B Nayak, Mohamed Al Mushaiqri (2018). Unusual type of hand preaxial polydactyly. Journal of Morphological Sciences. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675571
  • Sirasanagandla SR, Al Dhuhli H, Al Abri A, Salmi A, Jayapal SK, Sara C, Jaju S. Prevalence of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis among elderly subjects referred for radiological investigation in tertiary hospital at Oman. Anatomy & Cell Biology. 2018;51(3):174.
  • Yap CG, Naidu R, Jin KD, Sirasanagandla SR, Pamidi N. Pleiotropic effects of metformin in managing type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome: evidences from experimental mouse model. Biomedical Research (0970-938X). 2018;29(17).
  • Anjaneyulu K, Bhat KM, Sirasanagandla SR, Devkar RA, Henry T. Beneficial Role of Hydro-alcoholic Seed Extract of Trigonella foenum graecum on Bone Structure and Strength in Menopause Induced Osteopenia. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2018;28(6):787-794.
  • Sirasanagandla SR, Nayak SB, Mushaiqri Al M. Unusual Type of Hand Preaxial Polydactyly. J Morphol Sci 2018; 35(03): 177-179.
  • Sirasanagandla SR, Taranikanti V, Jetti R.A Complex Cross Link between the Tendons of Flexor Hallucis Longus and Flexor Digitorum Longus. J Morphol Sci. 2018;35:177-179.
  • Nayak SB, Kumar N, Sirasanagandla SR, Srinivas SP, Pamidi N, Shetty SD. Solitary osteochondroma in the body of the pubic bone: a cadaveric case report. Anatomy & Cell Biology. 2018;51(2):136-8.
  • Halima Albalushi, Magdalena Kurek, Leif Karlsson, Luise Landreh, Kristín Rós Kjartansdóttir, Olle Söder, Outi Hovatta, and Jan-Bernd Stukenborg. Laminin 521 Stabilizes the Pluripotency Expression Pattern of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Initially Derived on Feeder Cells,” Stem Cells International, vol. 2018, Article ID 7127042, 9 pages, 2018. 
  • Sirasanagandla SR, Nayak SB, Mushaiqri Al M. Unusual Type of Hand Preaxial Polydactyly. Journal of Morphological Sciences Vol. 2018;35(3).
  • Sirasanagandla SR, Taranikanti V, Jetti R.A Complex Cross Link between the Tendons of Flexor Hallucis Longus and Flexor Digitorum Longus. Journal of Morphological Sciences 35 (03), 177-179.
  • Nayak SB, Kumar N, Sirasanagandla SR, Srinivas SP, Pamidi N, Shetty SD. Solitary osteochondroma in the body of the pubic bone: a cadaveric case report. Anatomy & Cell Biology. 2018 Jun 1;51(2):136-8.
  • Shetty AS, Jetti R, Sirasanagandla SR, Nelluri V. A case report of atlanto-occipital assimilation. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2018 Jan 1; 17(1):169-71.
  • Sirasanagandla SR, Omar Habbal, Mushaiqri Al M, Sadhana R. An Anomalous Digastric Muscle in the Carotid Sheath: a Case Report with its Embryological Perspective and Clinical Relevance. 8th Edition ofInternational Conference on Clinical and Medical Case Reports, London, May 28-29, 2018.
  • Albalushi, H., Kurek, M., Karlsson, L., Landreh, L., Kjartansdottir, K. R., Soder, O., . . . Stukenborg, J. B. (2018). Laminin 521 Stabilizes the Pluripotency Expression Pattern of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Initially Derived on Feeder Cells. Stem Cells Int, 18(7127042).
  • Stukenborg, J. B., Alves-Lopes, J. P., Kurek, M., Albalushi, H., Reda, A., Keros, V., . . . Jahnukainen, K. (2018). Spermatogonial quantity in human prepubertal testicular tissue collected for fertility preservation prior to potentially sterilizing therapy. Hum Reprod, 33(9), 1677-1683.
  • Albalushi, H., Sahlin, L., Akesson, E., Kurek, M., Kjartansdottir, K. R., Lindh, R., . . . Stukenborg, J. B. (2019). Hormone Production by Human First-Trimester Gonads in a Functional In Vitro System. Endocrinology, 160(1), 133-142.
  • Panula, S., Kurek, M., Kumar, P., Albalushi, H., Padrell Sanchez, S., Damdimopoulou, P., . . . Stukenborg, J. B. (2019). Human induced pluripotent stem cells from two azoospermic patients with Klinefelter syndrome show similar X chromosome inactivation behavior to female pluripotent stem cells. Hum Reprod, 34(11), 2297-2310.
  • Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, Shaher Ali Al-Kaabi, Humoud Al Dhuhli, Ghaliya Al-Hinai, Mohamed Al Mushaiqri, Sanjay Jaju (2019). Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of Cervical Spine Among Omani Patients referred for CT scan at Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman. Oman Med J. 2019 Sep;34(5):438-443. doi: 10.5001/omj.2019.80.
  • Al Mushaiqri M, Meyer J, Filgueira L, Kandiah D, Inuwa I (2019). Teaching anatomy in an integrated medical curriculum: anatomists’ perspective. Med & Health 2019; 14(1) (Suppl): 1-250.
  • Petratou KCamargo-Sosa KAl Jabri RNagao Y, Kelsh RN. Neural Crest Methodologies in Zebrafish and Medaka. Methods Mol Biol. 2019;1976:167-184. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9412-0_13.
  • Abdellatif H .Time Spent in Practicing Dissection Correlated with Improvement in Anatomical Knowledge of Students: Experimental Study in an Integrated Learning Program. Cureus. 2020 12(4): e7558. doi:10.7759/cureus.7558.
  • Kurek, M., Albalushi, H., Hovatta, O., & Stukenborg, J. B. (2020). Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in Reproductive Science-a Comparison of Protocols Used to Generate and Define Male Germ Cells from Pluripotent Stem Cells. Int J Mol Sci, 21(3).

Research projects

  • The effects of pre and perinatal exposure to Bisphenol-A on the development of atherosclerosis in adult offspring. Project Code: IG/MED/ANAT/18/01 (Principle investigator- Dr Srinivasa Rao S, Co-Principle investigator- Dr. Mohamed Al Mushaiqri.Project Value: OMR 9000. Project Funder: Sultan Qaboos University)
  • Investigating medical student approaches to learning anatomy at Sultan Qaboos University (2018). Principal investigator: Dr. Mohamed Al Mushaiqri. Project Funder: Unfunded.
  • Morphological variations of sesamoid bones in hand and foot: a retrospective study at a tertiary care hospital in Oman (2018). Principle investigator: Dr Srinivasa Rao S, Co-Principle investigator: Dr. Mohamed Al Mushaiqri.
  • The impact of integration on medical student approaches to learning anatomy (2019). Principal investigator: Dr. Mohamed Al Mushaiqri. Project Funder: Unfunded.
  • Learning human anatomy in the digital era: The use of digital anatomy learning resources by medical students at SQU (2019). Principal investigator: Dr. Mohamed Al Mushaiqri. Project Funder: Unfunded.
  • Radiological assessment of congenital anomalies of anterior and posterior arches of atlas in Oman (2018). Principle investigator: Dr Srinivasa Rao S
  • Radiological study on sesamoid bones of the foot among Omani subjects (2019). Principle investigator: Dr Srinivasa Rao S
  • Prevalence and Radiological characteristics of fabella in Omani subjects (2019). Principle investigator: Dr Srinivasa Rao S
  • Distribution of sesamoid bones in hand: a radiologic a radiographic study in Omani subjects (2019). Principle investigator: Dr Srinivasa Rao S
  • A surface anatomical study of peroneus tertius muscle in Omani population (2019). Principle investigator: Dr Srinivasa Rao S
  • Evaluation of the prediction power of radiomic features from CT scans combined with clinicopathological data for treatment response in metastatic colorectal cancer. Principle investigator: Dr Adhari Al-Zaabi
  • Proteomics as Minimal Residual Disease Assessment in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (TRC Grant, 2018). Co-principle investigator: Dr Adhari Al-Zaabi
  • Team based learning, a transformative use of small group teaching in integrated modules. Principle investigator: Dr Adhari Al-Zaabi
  • Perception and attitude of medical and nursing students toward interprofessional education. Principle investigator: Dr Adhari Al-Zaabi
  • Physician and medical student’s perception and Confidence in the use of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. Principle investigator: Dr Adhari Al-Zaabi
  • Natural language processing in Breast cancer clinical data extraction. Principle investigator: Dr Adhari Al-Zaabi
  • Assessment of Endometrial Health in tamoxifen-treated Breast Cancer Women in Oman. Principle investigator: Dr Adhari Al-Zaabi
  • Attitude and perception of cancer patients along with their families and healthcare providers towards breaking bad news at SQUH. Principle investigator: Dr Adhari Al-Zaabi
  • Baseline Knowledge of Cancer, Cancer Related Factors and Communication Channels Among Omanis – HINTS survey. Principle investigator: Dr Adhari Al-Zaabi