Dr. Dominic Augustine

• Oral Cancer & Oral Pre-Cancer involving Immunohistochemistry, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Diagnostic Pathology - Laboratory Investigations pertaining to Oral Cancer, Odontogenic Tumors/Cysts, Sarcomas, Bone/Skin Diseases, Salivary Gland Tumors, Cell Culture & Cell Lines Research - In-vitro and In-vivo Experimental Studies, Anti-Cancer Research - In-vitro and In-vivo Assays, Animal studies, Drug Discovery/Development - Research on Natural/Synthetic Extracts, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Oral Cancer & Pre-Cancer - Protein Interactions/Prognostic Correlation, Computational Biology in Oral Cancer – Homology Modelling, Docking Studies, Pharmacologic Simulation - In-silico analysis, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Oral Microbiology

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• Awarded Best Paper at “63rd Annual Conference of National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)”, held by Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, 6th-8th October, 2023
• Awarded Overall Best Research Paper Award in the 5th Annual Conference of TRIPLE O Kerala, hosted by Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences on 09th and 10th March 2023, for “Application of State-of-the-art In-silico Computational Biology Strategies to Demonstrate Mechanism of Oral Cancer Cell Death by Natural Peptide”
• Awarded Exemplary Faculty Award – 2022, at “Teacher’s Day Celebration on 12th October 2022, hosted by Management of Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore”
• Awarded Best Sessional Scientific Paper at “19th National Conference of the Indian Association of Forensic Odontology, hosted by G Pulla Reddy Dental College & Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, 2022”
• Awarded Best Scientific Paper at “4th International Conference of Forensic Odontology and Child Abuse, King George Medical University, Lucknow, 2022”
• Awarded Best Scientific Paper (Edward Kennedy Memorial Award) at “5th World Cancer Congress & 5th World Congress on Drug Discovery and Development - Delhi Healthcare Summit, Delhi 2021” (Virtual Conference)
• Awarded Best Overall Research Paper at AIMST International Dental e-conference by AIMST University, Malaysia, 2021
• Awarded Best Sessional Scientific Paper at AIMST International Dental e-conference by AIMST University, Malaysia, 2021
• Awarded Best Scientific Paper (Huggins Memorial Award) at 2nd Edition of Global Cancer Summit - 2021 (Virtual Conference), Kolkata, 2021
• Awarded Best Scientific Poster Award at Conference on Drug Design & Discovery Technologies –in association with Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), Bangalore, 2019
• Awarded Best Scientific Paper (Asima Chaterjee Memorial Award) at "2nd World Cancer Congress & 2nd World Congress on Drug Discovery and Development" - Bangalore Healthcare Summit, Bangalore, 2018
• Awarded Best Scientific Paper Award at Seminar on Medical Science and Biomedicine - Karnataka Cancer Society, Bangalore, 2016
• Awarded Best Scientific Paper Award at 13th National Triple O Symposium, Bangalore, 2015

International

• Augustine D, Rao RS, Surendra L, Patil S, Yoithapprabhunath TR, Albogami S, Shamsuddin S, Basheer SA, Sainudeen S. Histopathologic Feature of Hyalinization Predicts Recurrence of Conventional/Solid Multicystic Ameloblastomas. Diagnostics. 2022 Apr 29;12(5):1114.
• Augustine D, Rao RS, Surendra L, Gupta B, Yoithapprabhunath TR, Yadalam PK, Mushtaq S, Ahmed ZH, Patil S. Subepithelial Hyalinisation Predicts Recurrence of Unicystic Ameloblastomas. Diagnostics. 2022 Mar 20;12(3):756
• Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Gujjar N, Pushpalatha C, Haragannavar VC. Role of Nanozymes in Oral Cancer the Road Ahead. Topics in Catalysis. 2022 Nov 23:1-1.
• Augustine D, Rao RS, Lakshminarayana S, Prasad K, Patil S. Sub-epithelial hyalinization, incomplete cystic lining, and corrugated surface could be a predictor of recurrence in Odontogenic Keratocysts. Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research. 2021;11: 423–429.
• Augustine D, Rao RS, Patil S. Hyalinization as a Histomorphological risk predictor in oral pathological lesions. Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research. 2021; 11:415–422.
• Khan W, Haragannavar VC, Rao RS, Prasad K, Sowmya SV, Augustine D, Patil S. P-Cadherin and WNT5A expression in assessment of lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Clin Oral Invest 2022; 26, 259–273.
• Maladkar SR, Yadav P, Muniraja AN, Uchil GS, George LV, Augustine D, Rao RS, Patil S, Sowmya SV, Haragannavar VC. Erosive Effect of Acidic Beverages and Dietary Preservatives on Extracted Human Teeth—An In Vitro Analysis. European Journal of Dentistry. 2022 Apr 18.
• Augustine, D., Rao, R.S., Anbu, J., Chidambara Murthy, K.N., (2019) In vitro cytotoxic and apoptotic induction effect of earthworm coelomic fluid of Eudrilus eugeniae, Eisenia foetida, and Perionyx excavatus on human oral squamous cell carcinoma-9 cell line, Toxicology Reports, 6, pp. 347-357
• Augustine D, Sekar B, Murali S, Ramesh M, Madhavan RN, Patil SG, et al. Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in carcinomas and sarcomas affecting the oral cavity. South Asian J Cancer 2015; 4:78-82.
• Khan W, Augustine D, Rao RS, Sowmya SV, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar S. Stem Cell Markers SOX-2 and OCT-4 Enable to Resolve the Diagnostic Dilemma between Ameloblastic Carcinoma and Aggressive Solid Multicystic Ameloblastoma. Adv Biomed Res 2018; 7:149
• Prasad K, Rao R, Augustine D, et al. Pathway based prognostic gene expression profile of buccal and gingivo‐buccal oral squamous cell carcinoma in smokeless tobacco chewers. Head & Neck. 2019; 41:388–397. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25494
• Raju K, L., Augustine, D., Rao, R., S V, Sowmya., Haragannavar, V., Nambiar, S., Prasad, K., Awan, K., Patil, S. Biomarkers in Tumorigenesis Using Cancer Cell Lines: A Systematic Review. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2017; 18(9): 2329-2337
• Singh P, Augustine D, Rao RS, Patil S, Sowmya SV, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar S. Interleukin-1beta and Caspase-3 expression serve as independent prognostic markers for metastasis and survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Biomark. 2019;26(1):109-122.
• Abraham M, Augustine D, Rao RS, Sowmya SV, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar S, Prasad K, Awan KH, Patil S. Naturally Available Extracts Inhibiting Cancer Progression: A Systematic Review. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2017 Oct;22(4):870-878
• Abraham M, Augustine D, Sagar P, Rao RS, Prasad K, Sowmya SV, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar S. Diagnostic Panel of Markers CD45, CD20, CD3, CD138, and CD56 for Oral Solitary Plasmacytoma of Bone. World J Dent 2018;9(1):53-58.
• Abraham, M., Sowmya, S.V., Rao, R.S., Haragannavar, V.C., Patil, S., Augustine, D. and Nambiar, S., 2018. Stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase: A diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in patients with oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Translational Research in Oral Oncology, 3, p.2057178X18782512.
• Augustine D, Sekar B, Murali S. Large ameloblastic carcinoma: A rare case with management. Dent Res J 2013; 10:809-12.
• Augustine Dominic, KJ Sundaresh, N Manish, Rachappa Mallikarjuna. Atypical histiocytic granuloma of tongue BMJ Case Reports 2013: BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jun 3;2013. pii: bcr2013009617. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009617.
• Haragannavar VC, Patil SB, Rao RS, Nambiar SK, Augustine D, Sowmya SV. Troubleshooting in Immunohistochemistry with Their Remedies. World J Dent 2018;9(4):333-341.
• Khan W, Haragannavar VC, Rao RS, Patil S, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Nambiar KS. Lipid Metabolism - An Aberrant Shift in Cancer: A Narrative Review. World J Dent 2018;9(2):162-167.
• Kumari K, Ghosh S, Patil S, Augustine D, Venkatesiah SS, and Rao RS. Expression of type III collagen correlates with poor prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Invest Clin Dent. 2017; 8: e12253.
• Lakshminarayana S, Augustine D, Rao RS, Patil S, Awan KH, Venkatesiah SS, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar S, Prasad K. Molecular pathways of oral cancer that predict prognosis and survival: A systematic review. J Carcinog 2018; 17:7
• Lavanya A, Sowmya SV, Rao RS, Augustine D, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar S. Troubleshooters in Light Microscopy. World J Dent 2017; 8(6):511-518.
• Marin Abraham, Shwetha Nambiar, Vanishri C Haragannavar, Dominic Augustine, SV Sowmya, Ashok Babu, Roopa S Rao. Comparison of Staining Efficacy between Turmeric and Eosin: A Histological Study J Clin Diagn Res 2017 ;11 (11): ZC05 - ZC08.
• Patil, S., Rao, R., Raj, A., Venkataswamy, P., Haragannavar, V., Nambiar, S., Augustine, D., Samudrala Venkatesiah, S., Sarode, S., & Sarode, G. (2017). Insights into the pathogenesis and clinicopathological spectrum of oral vegetable granuloma. Case series with literature review. Clinics and Practice, 7(4). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ cp.2017.1008
• Pavithra V, Nambiar S, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Kumar KV, Prasad K, Rao RS. Oral Tuberculosis with Advanced Diagnostic Trends. World J Dent 2016; 7(4):203-207.
• Pavithra V, Sowmya SV, Rao RS, Patil S, Augustine D, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar S. Tumor associated Collagen Signatures: An Insight. World J Dent 2017; 8(3):224-230.
• Singh P, Nambiar KS, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Rao RS. Differential Stains for Identification of Normal and Pathological Hard Tissues using Hematoxylin and Eosin, Masson’s Trichrome, and Modified Gallego’s Stains: A Comparative Study. World J Dent 2018;9(5):372-376.
• Singh P, Sowmya SV, Rao RS, Augustine D, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar S. Koilocytes in Oral Pathologies. World J Dent 2018;9(2):149-153.
• Surendra L, Nambiar KS, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Babu A, Rao RS. Staining Efficacy of Rose Extract in Comparison with Eosin Stain: A Histological Study on Oral Tissues. World J Dent 2018;9(6):500-504.
• Surendra, L., Haragannavar, V.C., Rao, R.S., Prasad, K., Sowmya, S.V., Augustine, D. and Nambiar, S., 2018. Prognostic significance of Cep55 in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Translational Research in Oral Oncology, 3, p.2057178X18781972.
• Lavanya A, Khan W, Singh P, Augustine D, Rao RS, Sowmya SV, et al. PECAM‑1 overexpression signifies aggressive biologic behavior of oral lichen planus – A pilot study. Indian J Dent Res 2020; 31:277-81.
• Mallika L, Augustine D, Rao RS, Patil S, Alamir AWH, Awan KH, Sowmya SV, Haragannavar VC, Prasad K. Does microbiome shift play a role in carcinogenesis? A systematic review. Transl Cancer Res 2020;9(4):3153-3166.
• Rao RS, Raju K L, Augustine D, Patil S. Prognostic Significance of ALDH1, Bmi1, and OCT4 Expression in Oral Epithelial Dysplasia and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Control. 2020 Sep 4;27(1):1073274820904959.
• Hegde U, Sreeshyla HS, Sowmya SV, Augustine D, Panakaje MS, Ramesh A, Haragannavar VC, Harshitha N. Cell Block Technique in The Diagnosis of Oral Lesions–A Methodical Assessment. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine. 2023;10(1):2297-2306.

National

• Augustine Dominic, Sekar, B. Murali, S. Invasive Aspergillosis of the maxilla — An unusual report. Journal of International Oral Health 2012; 4(2): 47 – 52
• Vayapuri Ravi, B Sekar, Dominic Augustine, S Murali. Dentigerous cyst involving an inverted mesiodens — a rare report with unusual findings Indian Journal of Dentistry 2012; 3(1): 37 – 40
• Augustine Dominic, Sekar, B. Murali, S Clear cell variant of mucoepidermoid carcinoma – A rare report with special staining Indian Journal of Dentistry 2013; 4(4):215 – 218
• Narayan, M., Augustine, D., Jacob, T., Shrivastava, K. C., Shrivastava, D. & Narayan, S. Does Clinical Staging and Histological Grading Show Parallelism in Oral Submucous Fibrosis? A Retrospective Study from an Indian City. J Interdiscipl Histopathol 2014; 2 (3): 145 – 149
• Ghosh S, Nambiar S, Patil S, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Rao RS. Allergic and immunologic response of the oral mucosa: An overview. Int J Clin Den Sci 2015; 6:1 – 7.
• Augustine D, Roopa SR, Manish N, Shankargouda P, Jacob ET (2016) Commentary on Clinical Staging and Histological Grading in Oral Submucous Fibrosis. J Med Surg Pathol 1: 114. doi:10.4172/jmsp.1000114
• K N Shwetha, H C Vanishri, A Dominic, SV Sowmya, R S Roopa. Recent advances in diagnosis of oral cancer Journal of Dental & Oro-facial Research 2016; 12 (1) :19 – 21
• Nambiar KS, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Rao RS. Diagnostic aids in detection of oral precancer and cancer: Past to present. Int Dent Med J Adv Res 2016; 2:1 – 7.
• K. Shwetha Nambiar, Vanishri C. Haragannavar, Dominic Augustine, S. V. Sowmya, Roopa S. Rao, ​“Adverse effects of radiotherapy on oral tissues: A review,” Int J Contemp Dent Med Rev, vol.2016, Article ID: 020816, 2016. doi: 10.15713/ins.ijcdmr.105
• Shwetha Nambiar K, Vanishree C. Haragannavar, Dominic Augustine, Sowmya S. V, Roopa S. Rao5, Karuna Kumari, Pavithra V. Immunohistochemistry: A Brief Review Journal of Dental & Oro-facial Research 2016; 12(2): 25 – 29
• Agarwal A, Rao RS, Sowmya SV, Augustine D, Patil S. Estimation of salivary immunoglobulin A and serum immunoglobulin A in smokers and non-smokers: A comparative study. J Int Oral Health 2016; 8(11):1008 – 1011.
• Ghosh S, Rao RS, Nambiar S, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Patil S. Quest for biofriendly xylene substitutes in histopathology: A comparative study. J Int Oral Health 2016; 8(12):1 – 4.
• Karuna Kumari, Shwetha Nambiar, K., Vanishree C Haragannavar, Dominic Augustine, Sowmya, S.V. and Roopa S Rao, 2016. ​“Plasma cells in health and disease, International Journal of Current Research, 8, (12), 42994 – 42999.
• Ghosh S, Rao RS, Nambiar KS, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV. Sericin, a dietary additive: Mini review. J Med Radiol Pathol Surg 2017; 4:13 – 17.
• V. Pavithra, Karuna Kumari, Vanishri C. Haragannavar, Roopa S. Rao, Shwetha Nambiar, Dominic Augustine, et al. Possible role of bcl‑2 expression in metastatic and non-metastatic oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Sep;11(9): ZC51-ZC54. S
• Lavanya Mallika, Dominic Augustine, Parimala Sagar, Kavitha Prasad, Roopa S Rao. Pleomorphic adenoma masquerading as odontogenic lesion in the maxilla. J Clin Diagn Res 2017; 11(8): ZJ01 — ZJ02 P, S
• Rao RS, Augustine D, Nambiar S, Vanishri CH, Sowmya SV. E-cigarettes in India — An invite to oral cancer. J Adv Clin Res Insights 2017; 4:136 – 138.
• Raju KL, Nambiar KS, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Rao RS. Immunopathogenesis of pemphigus vulgaris: A brief review. J Med Radiol Pathol Surg 2017; 4:14 – 16.
• Augustine D, Rao RS, Anbu J, Chidambara Murthy K N. In vitro antiproliferative effect of earthworm coelomic fluid of Eudrilus eugeniae, Eisenia foetida, and Perionyx excavatus on squamous cell carcinoma‑9 cell line: A pilot study. Phcog Res 2017; 9, Suppl S1:61 – 6.
• N Sudarshini, Spoorthi Ravi Banavar, Shwetha K Nambiar, Dominic Augustine, SV Sowmya, Vanishree C Haragannavar, et al. Immunohistochemical stain phosphohistone h3: Most specific mitotic marker J Clin Diagn Res. 2018;12(2): ZC18- ZC21.
• Abraham M., Shwetha K. N., Vanishri H. C., Roopa R. S., Dominic A. and Sowmya S. V. Vaccine for Dental Caries — An Imminent Target Journal of Dental & Oro-facial Research 2018;14 (1):49 – 54.
• Augustine D, Rao RS, Anbu J, Chidambara Murthy KN. Anticancer prospects of earthworm extracts: A systematic review of in vitro and in vivo studies. Phcog Rev 2018; 12:46- 55.
• Singh P, Nambiar KS, Rao RS, Shridhar P, Prasad K, Sowmya SV, Augustine D, Haragannavar V. A pediatric odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla: A case report and review. J Adv Clin Res Insights 2018; 5: 88 – 91.
• Lavanya A., Shwetha K. N., Vanishri H. C., Roopa R. S., Dominic A. and Sowmya S. V. Origin of Cancer Stem Cells – A Short Review. Journal of Dental & Oro-facial Research 2018;14 (2):76 – 79.
• Augustine D, Rao RS, Jayaraman A, Chidambara Murthy K N. Anti-proliferative activity of earthworm coelomic fluid using oral squamous carcinoma KB 3 – 1 Cells: An In vitro study with serine protease analysis. Phcog Mag 2018; 14:528 – 34

• Member of International Association of Oral Pathology (IAOP)
• Member of Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (IAOMP)
• Fellow-Member of Pierre Fauchard Academy - India Section
• Member of Indian Society of Dental Research (ISDR)
• Member of Indian Dental Association – Karnataka (IDA)
• Member of Karnataka Cancer Society (KCS)

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