Personal profile
Research interests
Vector-borne Diseases
Surviellance & Outbreak investigations
Host-Pathogen interactions
Spatial-Epidemiology
One Health
Professional Information
• Currently working as Lecturer, Manipal Institute of Virology, MAHE, Manipal
• Worked as Research Officer, Manipal Institute of Virology, MAHE, Manipal
• Worked as Specialist-Entomologist, Manipal Centre for Virus Research, MAHE, Manipal
• Worked as Intern, ICMR-Vector Control Research Center, Puducherry
Experience
• Specialized in Entomology and Virology
• Public-health surveillance and investigations
• Application of Geographical information system in Public Health
• Disease modelling and predictions
• Rickettsiae and Rickettsioses including scrub-typhus
• Host Immune response (Luminex & Flow-cytometry)
• In-silico & In-vitro antiviral design and evaluation
• Public Health Pesticides
Awards and recognition:
* Awarded with an internship at ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry
* Stakeholder in the Global Health Symposium (MAHE, Maastricht University, McMaster University, Ahfad University for Women, Thammasat University and Universidad del Rosario).
* Global Outreach - Contributing Member of the American Society for Microbiology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Challenges in combating tick-borne disease transmissions in India: Emphasizing the importance of a one-health approach
Babu N, N., Kadni, T. S., R Rao, S., Arunkumar, V. S., Nepali, I., Saha, A., Varamballi, P. & Mudgal, P. P., 12-2025, In: One Health. 21, 101199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Clinical and molecular epidemiology of chikungunya outbreaks during 2019–2022 in India
Babu N, N., Jayaram, A., Shetty, U., Varamballi, P., Mudgal, P. P., Suri, V., Singh, M. P., Kamaljeet, K., Agrawal, S., Kaneria, M., Kini, S., Dey, A., Das, D. S., Mahilkar, S., Mathur, G., Chaudhary, S., Kumar, P. S., Singh, S., Pani, S. S. & Chattopadhyay, S. & 5 others, , 12-2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 27280.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of climatic and land use factors on post-monsoon distribution of Aedes mosquito vectors in Udupi taluk
Nayak, P. P., Pai B, J., Govindan, S. & Babu N, N., 12-2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 36649.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plaque Characteristics of Circulating Chikungunya Virus Clinical Isolates Correlate With Initial Viral Load, Antibody, and Immune Mediators as Indicators of Disease Outcome
Mahilkar, S., Mathur, G., Ibemgbo, S., Babu, N., Jayaram, A., Shetty, U., Varamballi, P., Jagadesh, A., Chattopadhyay, S., Ratho, R. K., Mishra, B., Agrawal, S., Shastri, J. S. & Sunil, S., 12-2025, In: Journal of Medical Virology. 97, 12, e70663.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Temporal Dynamics of the Immune Response in Severe Cases of Human Kyasanur Forest Disease Virus (KFDV) Infection
Naren Babu, N., Gupta, N., Pattanaik, A., Mukhopadhyay, C. & Devadiga, S., 11-2025, In: Journal of Medical Virology. 97, 11, e70697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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