India’s very first two double hand transplants were carried out successfully at the Amrita Hospital, Kochi, in September 2014 and January 2015, respectively. Now, just over a year later, the. . .
Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine’s research paper titled Graphene oxide nanoflakes incorporated gelatin-hydroxyapatite scaffolds enhance osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem authored by Dr. Manitha B. Nair, Nancy D., Amit G. Krishnan, G. S. Anjusree, Sajini Vadukumpully and Dr. Shantikumar V. Nair, was published in Nanotechnology, the first journal solely dedicated to science and technology at the nanoscale.
The scheduled Amrita Medical Entrance Examination – 2016 on 15th May 2016 for MBBS / BDS courses stands cancelled with immediate effect. Students who have applied for Amrita Medical Entrance Examination 2016 need to write National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) to be conducted by GOI/MCI/CBSE on 24-07-2016. You may check CBSE website for further information in the matter.
Dr. Akshay Omkumar, second-year MCh resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Amrita School of Medicine, won the first prize in the Prof. R. N. Sinha Memorial Essay Competition 2015 for the topic “Toe Transfer v/s Allotransplantation in Bilateral Amputees at Below Elbow Level”. Dr. Akshay received the award at the Kerala Plastic Surgery State Conference held at Trivandrum on April 23, 2016.
Dr. Anura Jayasumana, a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, USA, visited the Kochi and Amritapuri campuses in early 2016.
The School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, organized ‘Kayikamritam’, a two day sports event, in the campus from April 21-22, 2016.
Forest and Wildlife Department along with the student and staff volunteers Mathrubhumi SEED club of the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus organized a Nature Camp at Athirapally – Vazhchal on April 18, 2016.
A Nature cum Art Camp was organized by the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, in collaboration with Mathrubhumi SEED, Kochi to Athirapalli and Vazhachal on April 18, 2016.
The Department of Visual Media and Communication, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, organized a three-day Art and Portfolio Extravaganza, Dakshina 2016, in the campus from April 11-13, 2016.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was featured in the International Comparative Research Base (2009-14) – A Bibliometric Analysis.