Dr. M.Saboora Beegum

Professor

MBBS, MD

Area of Interest

  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolic Medicine
  • Clinical Biochemistry & laboratory Medicine 

Additional Responsibilities

  • Professor in charge of PG studies 
  • Member Board of Studies PG – KUHS
  • Member Board of Studies PG – University of Kerala
  • Member Board of Studies UG– KUHS
  • Member Board of Studies UG – University of Kerala
  • Member Pass Bord – UG & PG – University of Kerala & KUHS
  • Convener of PG Examinations
  • Chief Superintendent UG & PG Examinations 
  • QP Setter of various Universities 
  • External Examiner UG & PG of various Universities 
  • QP Setter of Apex Medical Institutions 
  • Vice Principal (Rtd)- Govt Medical College, Trivandrum 
  • Head of the Department of Biochemistry in various Govt Medical Colleges – Govt. Medical Colleges Trivandrum, Kottayam, Kozhikkode & MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna
  • PhD Guide of Biochemistry/Medicine – University of Kerala
  • No of PGs Guided : More than 15
  • No of PhDs Guided : 6 

Achievements, Memberships, Awards

  • 36 years of Teaching & Research Experience in Biochemistry
  • Life Member – AMBI 
  • Life Member – IMA
  • Life Member – RGMCTA
  • Subject Expert – Public Service Commission, Govt of Kerala
  • Nominee of DME in the Interview Board for various medical specialties of PSC 
  • Question Paper setter for competitive Exams, LBS
  • Principal (Rtd) – Govt Medical College, Manjeri

Publications

Title

Journal/Book

Publication details

Authorship(1st,2nd/other)

State/Nat/Int

Indexed in

Effect of antihypertensive drugs on glucose tolerance and lipid profile in hypertensives with and without diabetes 


JMSCR.

2017;5(1):15727-15736.

1st

Int

CrossRef

Depression in hypothyroidism and risk factors 

J Med Sci Cli Res

2017;5(3): 19478-19484.

Other

Int

CrossRef

Plasma vitamin D status in obese and non-obese individuals: A comparative analysis.  

J Med Sci Cli Res

2016;14(12):page14349-14354

2nd

Int

CrossRef

Study of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in female hypothyroid patients-a cross sectional study 


J Med Sci Cli Res

2016;4(11):14229-14234

2nd

Int

Crossref

Obesity is a modifiable risk factor for incipient nephropathy in Type2 diabetes mellitus 

International Journal of Recent Trends in Science and Technology,

2017;21(3):231-235

2nd

Int

Index Copernicus

Serum C-Peptide level in obese and non-obese patients with type2 diabetes mellitus 

J Evolution Med Den Sci

2016;6(5):227

2nd

Int

Index Copernicus

EBSCO

Open j Gate

Glycosylated hemoglobin levels and lipid profile in children with asthma using low dose and high dose inhaled cortisosteroids 

Journal of allergy, asthma and immunology

2015; 29(1):p 28-31

Other

Int

EBSCO

Burden of dengue in Kerala using disability-adjusted life years from 2006 to 2016 

Indian J Public Health.

2019; 63(2):107-113

Other

Int

Pub Med

Incidence and outcomes of dengue in a cohort of pregnant women from an endemic region of India: obesity could be a potential risk for adverse outcomes. 

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg.

2019:113(5):242

Other

Int

Pub Med

Nitric oxide in preeclampsia and its association with thyroid hormone levels-A case control 

Int J Clin Biochem Res. 

2018;5(2);292-295.  

2nd

Int

Index Copernicus

OpenJGate

Cross Ref

Serum Cystalin C compared to serum creatinine as an early marker of renal failure 

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sc.

6(2):1687-1693

1st

Int

Index Copernicus

Cross Ref

Serum paraoxonase activity and its relation to serum lipids in coronary artery disease 

Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences

2015;4(80):13943

Other

Int

EBSCO

Open J Gate

Index Copernicus

Estimating district specific dengue burden in Kerala using disability adjusted life years (DALY)

JMedSciClinResearch

2018;6(1)

Other

Int

Cross Ref

Vitamin D deficiency in ambulant children on carbamazepine or Sodium Valproate monotherapy

Indian Pediatrics 

2018:55915),307-310

Other

Int

Pub Med

EMBASE

Scopus

Exploring the family factors associated with suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults: a qualitative study 

Indian Journal of Psychology Med. 

2021; 43(2);113-118

Other

Int

PubMed

Validation of Malayalam version of everyday abilities scale for India

Indian J Psychol Med 

2021:43(4):325-329

2nd

Int

PubMedCentral

Scopus

ESCI

Vitamin D3 status of women with osteoporosis attending a tertiary care hospital 

International Journal of Scientific Research

2022:11(4),2277-8179


2nd

Int

Pub Med

Index Medicus

Oxidative stress in Acne Vulgaris

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

2022;14(11):pp73-78

2nd

Int

Index Copernicus

Open J Gate

Serum Omentin-1 levels in patients with type2 diabetes mellitus and their correlation with lipid profile: A case control study

National j of Lab Med

2023;12(4):BO13-16

2nd

Int

DOAJ

Genetics of adolescent suicide: A literature review

Journal of Indian Association of Child Adolescent and Mental Health. 


2021;17(2):135-161.

Other


Scopus

EMBASE

ESCI

Association between serum albumin and hypothyroidism in pre-eclampsia; A case control study 

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

2021; 15(6):BC26-30.

2nd


EMBASE

DOAJ

Web of Sci

Late-onset depression: A risk factor for major neurocognitive disorder

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health.

2022(15)10033

2nd


Scopus

DOAJ

Genetic predictors of attempted suicide among south Indian adolescents and young adults: A case control study

Biomarkers in Neueropsyshicatry

2025(12)

Other

Int


Pub Med, DOAJ, Crossref


Presentations

Research Projects

Project

Completed/Ongoing

Funded Y/N

Collaborated Y?N

Published

Y/N

Maternal determinants of pre-term labor

Completed

N

N

Y

Incidence and outcomes of Dengue in pregnancy in Thriruvananthapuram

Completed

N

N

Y

Stress among antenatal woman attending the government hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram

Completed

N

N

Y

Late-onset depression as a risk factor for major neurocognitive disorder: A case control  

Completed

N

N

Y

Prediction model for attempted suicide among adolescents and young adults

Completed

N

N

Y

Prevalent of osteoporosis among working women aged between 40 to 60 in Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Completed

N

N

Y