Educational Qualification

• PhD (Anatomy) 2005, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education(Manipal University), India
• MSc (Medical Anatomy) 1998, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education(Manipal University), India
• BSc (Microbiology, Chemistry) 1995, St Aloysius College, Mangalore University, India

Experience

• Professor and Chairperson in Department of Anatomy at Ras Al khaimah College of Medical Sciences, UAE from September 2023.
• Professor in Department of Anatomy at Ras Al khaimah College of Medical Sciences, UAE from September 2022.
• Associate Professor in Department of Anatomy at Ras Al khaimah College of Medical Sciences, UAE from August 2016 -August 2022.
• Senior Lecturer in Department of Human Biology, Anatomy Division at International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 2012 till July 2016.
• Associate/Assistant Professor of Gross Anatomy, Embryology &Histology at St. George's University, School of Medicine, St. George's, Grenada from August 2007 to June 30th, 2012.
• Assistant Professor of Human Anatomy at Saba University School of Medicine, SABA Netherland Antilles, Dutch West indies from March 2006 to August 2007.
• Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer of Human Anatomy at Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, India from September 1998 to March 2006.

Courses Taught

• MHA-114 Human anatomy – MD year 1 
• MCB-123 Cell Biology – MD Year 1 
• MMI-308 Musculoskeletal and Integumentary System- MD Year 3
• MCV 308- Cardiovascular - MD Year 3
• MRS 305- Respiratory System- MD Year 3
• MGI 306- Gastrointestinal System- MD Year 3
• MGU 307- Genitourinary System-MD Year 3
• MNB 407-Neurology and Behavioral Sciences Module.-MD Year 4
• MED 404-Endocrine Module:MD Year-4
• DAH126: Anatomy-Head & Neck and Cell Biology-BDS
• NAN 7103: BSNursing
• PHA103: Anatomy- BPharm

Publications    

• Hussain MS, Gupta G, Afzal M, Alqahtani SM, Samuel VP, Hassan Almalki W, Kazmi I, Alzarea SI, Saleem S, Dureja H, Singh SK, Dua K, Thangavelu L. Exploring the role of lncrna neat1 knockdown in regulating apoptosis across multiple cancer types: A review. Pathol Res Pract. 2023 Dec;252:154908. 
• Bhat AA, Afzal O, Afzal M, Gupta G, Thapa R, Ali H, Hassan Almalki W, Kazmi I, Alzarea SI, Saleem S, Samuel VP, Gubbiyappa SK, Subramaniyan V. MALAT1: A key regulator in lung cancer pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting. Pathol Res Pract. 2024 Jan;253:154991.
• Hussain MS, Gupta G, Samuel VP, Almalki WH, Kazmi I, Alzarea SI, Saleem S, Khan R, Altwaijry N, Patel S, Patel A, Singh SK, Dua K. Immunopathology of herpes simplex virus-associated neuroinflammation: Unveiling the mysteries. Rev Med Virol. 2024 Jan;34(1):e2491. doi: 10.1002/rmv.2491. Epub 2023 Nov 20. PMID: 37985599.Name of the Publication
• GBD 2021 Nervous System Disorders Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Neurol. 2024 Apr;23(4):344-381. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00038-3. Epub 2024 Mar 14. Erratum in: Lancet Neurol. 2024 Mar 18;: PMID: 38493795; PMCID: PMC10949203.
• GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators. Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950-2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024 Mar 8:S0140-6736(24)00476-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00476-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38484753.
• GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024 Mar 19:S0140-6736(24)00550-6. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00550-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38521087.
• Samuel VP, Vollala VR. Unusual pectoralis major muscle: the chondroepitrochlearis. Anat Sci Int. 2008 Dec;83(4):277-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-073X.2007.00204.x. PMID: 19159358
• Samuel VP, Gupta G, Dahiya R, Jain DA, Mishra A, Dua K. Current Update on Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Resveratrol, a Naturally Occurring Phenolic Compound. Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr. 2019;29(6):529-537. doi: 10.1615/CritRevEukaryotGeneExpr.2019027836. PMID: 32422008.

Achievements

• Nominated for a 2022 Osmosis(Elsevier) Raise the Line Faculty Award.
• First prize in supervising MBBS Year 1 students in clinical session at Ninth Undergraduate Research Competition conducted by Abu Dhabi University
• Won awards for guiding undergraduate students at the RAKMHSU students scientific conference 
• Best Lecturer award in the School of Medical Sciences, International Medical University(IMU), Malaysia for the year 2016. Awarded by the IMU Scholarship committee during the Faculty Appreciation Week
• Best Lecturer award in the School of Medical Sciences, International Medical University(IMU), Malaysia for the year 2015. Awarded by the IMU Scholarship committee during the Faculty Appreciation Week
• Best Lecturer award in the School of Medical Sciences, International Medical University(IMU), Malaysia for the year 2014. Awarded by the IMU Scholarship committee during the Faculty Appreciation Week