Educational Qualification

• PhD (Medical Microbiology) 2012. The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), India.
• MSc (Medical Microbiology)- Faculty of Medicine 2003. Kasturba Medical College (KMC), MAHE. Mangalore, India
• BSc (Chemistry, Botany and Zoology) 1998, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore University, India

Professional Career

Achievements/Publications/Awards

Publications

Research gate score: 34.69 [higher than 92.5% of Research Gate members] (www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr_Godfred_Menezes)

Selected publications

• Solomon PJ, Margaret P, Shirley SA, Rajendran R, Revathy AR, Menezes GA, Lee SJ, Seong M, Park SS, Seol D, and Seo SH. A Case Report and Literature Review of Fanconi Anemia (FA) Diagnosed by Genetic Testing. Italian Journal of Pediatrics (IJP). December 2015, 41:38.
• Menezes GA, Harish BN, Khan MA, Goessens W, Hays JP. Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Blood Culture Positive Salmonella Paratyphi A Isolates from Pondicherry, India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM) 2016 Apr-Jun; 34(2):222-7.
• GA Menezes, BN Harish, S Sujatha, K Vinothini, SC Parija. Emergence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus species in southern India. Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) 2008; 57 (7), 911-912.
• GA Menezes, BN Harish, MA Khan, WHF Goessens, JP Hays. Antimicrobial resistance trends in blood culture positive Salmonella Typhi isolates from Pondicherry, India, 2005-2009. Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI) 2012; 18 (3), 239-245.
• GA Menezes, MA Khan, BN Harish, SC Parija, W Goessens, K Vidyalakshmi, S Baliga, JP Hays. Molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance in non-typhoidal salmonellae associated with systemic manifestations from India. Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) 2010; 59 (12), 1477-1483.
• GA Menezes, BN Harish, SC Parija. A case of fatal acute pyogenic meningitis in a neonate caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Salmonella group B. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases (JIDC) 2008; 61 (3), 234.
• BN Gokul, GA Menezes, BN Harish. ACC-1 ?-Lactamase producing Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi, India. Emerging infectious diseases 2010; 16 (7), 1170.
• S Ghosh, R Kaushik, K Nagalakshmi, SL Hoti, GA Menezes, BN Harish, HN Vasan. Antimicrobial activity of highly stable silver nanoparticles embedded in agar-agar matrix as a thin film. Carbohydrate research 2010; 345 (15), 2220-2227.
• Harish BN, Menezes GA. Determination of Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella spp. Methods in Molecular Biology 01/2015; 1225:47-61.
• Khan S, Menezes GA, Dhodapkar R, Harish BN. Seroprevalence of syphilis in patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Southern India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 11/2014; 4(12):995-997.
• Ganesan V, Harish BN, Menezes GA, Parija SC. Detection of Salmonella in Blood by PCR using iroB gene. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 11/2014; 8(11):DC01-DC03.
• MJC Noyal, GA Menezes, BN Harish, S Sujatha, SC Parija. Simple screening tests for detection of carbapenemases in clinical isolates of nonfermentative Gram-negative bacteria. Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR) 2009; 129 (6), 707.
• BN Harish, GA Menezes. Antimicrobial resistance in typhoidal salmonellae. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM) 2011; 29 (3), 223.
• BN Harish, GA Menezes, K Sarangapani, SC Parija. Fluoroquinolone resistance among Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A in Pondicherry. Indian J Med Res (IJMR) 2006; 124, 585-587.
• BN Harish, GA Menezes, S Shekatkar, SC Parija. Extended-spectrum ?-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from blood culture. Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) 2007; 56 (7), 999-1000.
• BN Harish, GA Menezes, K Sarangapani, SC Parija. A case report and review of the literature: Ciprofloxacin resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in India. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (JIDC) 2008; 2 (04), 324-327.
• BN Harish, GA Menezes. Preserving efficacy of chloramphenicol against typhoid fever in a tertiary care hospital, India. WHO Regional Health Forum 2011; 15 (1), 93.
• SB Shekatkar, BN Harish, GA Menezes, SC Parija. Clinical and serological evaluation of Leptospirosis in Puducherry, India. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (JIDC) 2010; 4 (03), 139-143.
• RM Parveen, MA Khan, GA Menezes, BN Harish, SC Parija, JP Hays. Extended-spectrum ?-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from blood cultures in Puducherry, India. The Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR) 2011; 134 (3), 392.
• RJ Hassing, GA Menezes, W van Pelt, PL Petit, PJ van Genderen, WHF Goessens. Analysis of mechanisms involved in reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Salmonella enterica serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi A isolates from travellers to Southeast Asia. International journal of antimicrobial agents (IJAA) 2011; 37 (3), 240-243.

Awards

1. King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) for research grant in 2015-16 from the Govt. of Saudi Arabia " As Principal Investigator (PI). Title: "Evaluation of synergistic activity of lactoferrin with antibiotics against drug resistant bacterial pathogens".
2. King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) for research grant in 2016-17 from the Govt. of Saudi Arabia as Co-Investigator (CI). Title:"Oral bacterial flora in periodontitis cases in Ha'il region of Saudi Arabia: Correlation between biofilm production and antimicrobial resistance".
3. 3. University of Ha'il, KSA, research grant in 2016-17 from the Govt. of Saudi Arabia as Co-Investigator (CI). Title: "Correlation between antibiotic resistance and biofilm production in oral pathogen from dental caries cases in Ha'il region of Saudi Arabia".
4. RGYI 2012: To the Young Investigators - Research Grant from Department of Biotechnology - (DBT), New Delhi, Govt. of India- As Principal Investigator (PI). Title: " Antimicrobial resistance in typhoidal and non-typhoidal/ gastroenteritis causing salmonellae"
5. International travel grant from CSIR for travel to China to attend a conference in 2012. Invited speaker in BIT's 2nd Annual World Congress of Microbes-2012. WCM-2012, held during July 30  August 1, 2012 in Guangzhou, China.
6. International travel grant from DST, Govt. of India, for travel to Thailand to attend a conference with a paper presentation in 2012. Paper presentation in 15th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID), held in Bangkok, Thailand on June 13-16, 2012.
7. International travel grant for Non ICMR scientists from ICMR, Govt. of India  awarded on 29-5-2012 for travel to Thailand to attend a conference.  But not availed.
8. Prize winner at the 1st Global forum on Bacterial infections. New Delhi, September 2011. Molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance in blood culture positive Salmonella Typhi isolates from Pondicherry, India, 2005 - 2009. Coordinated by PHFI and CDDEP, USA.
9. For Recognition for medical teaching and research activities: Marquis Who's Who has printed my biography in 2011 onwards Edition of Who's Who in the World, the world-renowned reference directory by the publisher of Who's Who in America. (Marquis Who's Who VIP Number is: 35535126).
10. Editor-in-chief of an indexed journal - Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences (JPBMS), in its 5th year of publication.
11. Associate editor of Thomson Reuter/ ISI indexed journal - Current Research in Bacteriology, in its 9th year of publication.
12. Assistant Editor of an indexed journal - Internet journal of medical update (IJMU), in its 8th year of publication.
13. Recognized PhD guide under Bharathiar University (State Govt.) for Medical Sciences.
14. Three (03) scientific publications of his in his domain are among the top 20 articles since 2010 (BioMedLib, LLC.).
15. Recently accepted abstracts for International conference ECCMID 2016 (as co-author): 1. Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from renal hemodialysis (HD) patients. 2. Outbreak of CTX-M-15 and SHV-12 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) co-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia.
16. Won Elsevier Raffle at the MedEd DXB Conference, at MedEdDXB 2017. Conference held between 2nd & 3rd March 2017. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Other Professional Contributions

(Memberships/ Offices/Committees /Examinerships) 

1. Member of European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
2. The International Association of Medical and Biomedical Researchers
   (IAMBR, Mauritius).
3. International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID, USA).
4. The Science Advisory board (Arlington, Texas).
5. Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR).
6. Editorial board member of more than dozen journals.
7. Life member of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists
   (IAMM).
8. Recognized PhD guide under Bharathiar University (State Govt.) for
   Medical Sciences.
9. Life member of NMMTA, India
10. External International examiner of PhD thesis.

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