Full Name MARAKINI SUBRAHMANYA RAVI Gender Male Professional Qualification Degree University   Year of passing B.D.S.   Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India July 1989 M.D.S. (Orthodontics) -Do- Aug.1993 M. Orth. R.C.S.    Royal College   of   Surgeons   of England   and   Royal    College   of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow, England Jan. 2001   PhD   Nitte deemed to be University   Jan.2019     Work Experience: Designation Institution From To Vice Principal A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore   Jan.2025 Till Date Professor and Head of     the Department   -do- June 2016   Till date   Professor   -do- Aug. 2001     June 2016   Associate  Professor   -do- Aug. 1998     July 2001   Reader   -do- Aug. 1996     July 1998   Assistant Professor   -do-   Aug. 1993     July 1996   Chairman, Ethics Committee for Human Research, Mangalore University 2015-2023 Member, Steering Committee , NAAC accreditation, Nitte deemed to be University Chairman, Ethics Committee , K. S. Hegde Medical College, Mangalore, 2013-15 Member, Academic Council, Nitte University, 2010-12, 2016-19 Member, Board of Studies in Orthodontics, Yenepoya University, Mangalore ,2012 Member, IQAC, Fr. Muller Medical College and Fr. Muller Homoeopathy Medical College Member, Board of  Research & PG studies Yenepoya University, Mangalore Member, Board of Studies in Dentistry, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, , 2018-20   Research Activities:   Received a Research Grant of Rs 32,00,000-00 from Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India for research project titled“Design, Development and Validation of Digital Bite Force Measurement Device for Dental Applications” (2022-25) Received a Research Grant of Rs 13,06,000 from Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) , Govt. of India for research project titled ―Biotransformation of Orthodontic appliances by exposing to electron bean irradiation an in vitro study (2011-14)   Financial Support from Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for PG dissertations guided in year 2008 and 2010   Nitte University grant for staff research in the year 2015 and 2018   Actively involved in the process of development of a Clinical Patient Management Software for the Dental Hospitals PhD Project Guidance: 01 completed, 05 on going Post Graduate Dissertation Guidance: 48 (1996 onwards) Patent granted: 01 Patent Published :04   Professional Highlights:   Recognized Post Graduate Guide by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore since 1996.   Appointed as Internal and External Examiner for UG and PG courses by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Tamil Nadu MGR Health University, Goa University, Kerala Health University, Meenakshi University, Chennai, NTR university of Health Sciences, Hyderabad, Maharastra Health University, D.Y Patil University   Success in the Intercollegiate Exams conducted by The Royal College of Surgeons of England and Royal College of Surgeons & Physicians of Glasgow in 2001.   Passed the Exam for Clinical Excellence conducted by Indian Board of Orthodontics     Higher Training / Work Shops Participated:   Workshop on Surgical Orthodontics at Dharwad - Hands on Course on Tip–Edge Technique at Chidambaram  Symposium on Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England –  Training on Surgical Orthodontics at Royal Infirmary, Blackburn, England  University of Zurich, on Cleft Orthodontics and Team management - Work shop on Distraction Osteogenesis at University of Zurich -2   Hands-on Course - Pre-adjusted Edgewise Appliance at Davanagere –  Work shop on Cleft lip& Palate Orthodontics at Hyderabad -. Workshop on Digital Technology in Orthodontics at Dharwad - Workshop on Research Methodology and Bio statistics at Mangalore,  Workshop on Dento-legal aspects at Mangalore  Indo-American Education Summit at Bangalore 2009 International workshop on Evidence Based Education System at Vadodara  Hands on Workshop on Lingual Orthodontics by Dr Kyoun Moon,  Hands on Workshop on molecular biology , Mangalore