MSACL 2023 Abstract

LCMS Method for the Branched Chain Amino Acids and their Keto-acids for the Detection of MSUD from Neonatal Dried Blood Spot

Sudheer Moorkoth (1), Arya Raveendran (1), Bhim Bahadur Chaudhary (1), Leslie S. Lewis (2)
(1) Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. (2) Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.

Sudheer Moorkoth, MPharm, PhD (Presenter) Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Presenter Bio: Dr Sudheer Moorkoth is Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal. He completed 26 years of teaching Pharmacy students and has received award for excellence in teaching in 2014 and Good teacher award in 2017. His research area of expertise is in LCMS analytical method development and validation for diagnostic and pharma applications. He has guided 6 PhD students. He has published about 52 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is the recipient of “Grand Challenges” grant from the Canadian government to study the need and viability of newborn screening programme in India. He has established a newborn screening lab under the “Centre for excellence in inborn errors of metabolism” at MAHE with funding from Government of Karnataka under the CESEM scheme of VGST. Currently working on an ICMR funded project to develop a formulation for the eradication of H.pylori.

Relevant Financial Disclosures (within past 24 months, reported on Apr 01, 2025) Grant/Research Support Grand Challenges Canada Salary Manipal Academy of Higher Education Conflict mitigation NOT REQUIRED.

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