The Saveetha Health Summit 2025, an international conference on advanced biomedical research and healthcare innovation, took place on 17 December 2025 at Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai. Organised by COMManD and AGAR, the summit brought together academicians, clinicians, researchers, and students to discuss emerging technologies shaping the sector. Distinguished guests, including Dr. N. M. Veeraiyan and Dr. Shishta Nadda Basu, highlighted interdisciplinary collaboration and translational research in the inaugural session. The event featured three keynote lectures, attracted around 600 delegates, and included 475 oral and e-paper scientific presentations. Awards were given to outstanding work, while the summit successfully promoted research excellence, collaboration, and innovation among participants.
Edify Session titled "Saveetha’s Metacognitive Approach for Reasoning and Thinking"
The Centre of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics (COMManD), Department of Biochemistry, hosted the Edify session titled “SMART (Saveetha’s Metacognitive Approach for Reasoning and Thinking)” on 4th December 2025, at Decennial Hall, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals. The session was chaired by Pro-Chancellor Dr. Deepak Nallaswamy, Registrar (Academics) Dr. Sheeja Varghese, and Dean (Faculty), Dr. N.D. Jayakumar. Prof. V. Vishnu Priya moderated the Edify session and presented the video to all faculty members. The video focused on cognitive training for first-year BDS students to strengthen their clinical biochemistry skills. Following the insightful video presentation, an engaging discussion ensued in which faculty members shared perspectives on innovative pedagogical strategies and the practical applications of metacognitive techniques in the dental curriculum. The session emphasised the importance of fostering analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities among students, aiming to bridge conceptual understanding with clinical practice. The Edify session was concluded with the presentation of awards. Dr. Selvaraj, Professor, received the Workaholic Award and Dr. F. Arul Prakash, Associate Professor of our department, received the Punctuality Award
PATENT-Granted
Our Faculties Dr. Arul Prakash F and Dr. Kavitha S has received a product patent on “Curcumin loaded polymannose patch for sustained drug delivery“
Publications - Review Article
Our Faculty Dr. Kaviyarasi Renu has published a review article entitled “Is Periodontitis triggering an inflammatory response in the liver and does this reaction entail oxidative stress” in Odontology A Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Science and Clinics
PATENT
Our faculty Dr. Kavitha S has published a patent on “Development of amino acid conjugated vanillin copper (II) complexes with antidiabetic activity“
PATENT-Granted
Our Faculty Dr. J. Selvaraj has received a patent on “Comparative evaluation of social and hormonal factors in female patients with and without Lichen planus“
PATENT
Our faculty Dr. Kavitha S has published a patent on “Development of Metal Complexed Dehydrozingerone-amino acid conjugated anticancer agents“
Invited Lecture
Our Faculty Prof. Selvaraj Jayaraman has delivered a scientific lecture on “Advanced Molecular Techniques” at Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospitals”
Innovation Award
Our Faculty Dr. J. Selvaraj has received “Best Innovative Young Researcher Award-2024” for his contribution in Research from Tamil Thaai Foundation
PATENT
Our Faculties Dr. P. Veerakumar and Prof. V. Vishnu Priya have published a patent on “Microwave-Assisted Biosynthesis of Iron oxide Nanoparticles with excellent activity for flavonoid oxidation“
Publications - Review Article
Our Faculty Prof. P. Veerakumar has published a review article entitled “Recent trends and Perspectives in Rhenium-based nanomaterials for sustainable” in Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Publications - Research Article
Our Faculty Prof. Selvaraj Jayaraman, has published a research article entitled “Molecular profiling of oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma using next generation sequencing” in the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Patent
Our Faculties Prof. Ullas Mony, Prof. E. Rajalakshmanan, and yProf. V. Vishnu Priya has published a patent on “A Method for formulating 3D printable Bioink for Bio-Medical Applications”
Patent
Our Faculties Prof. V. Vishnu Priya, Prof. E. Rajalakshmanan, and Prof. Ullas Mony has published a patent on “A Method of Fabricating Biphasic Scaffolds for Bio Medical Applications”
Patent
Our Faculties Prof. V. Vishnu Priya, Prof. E. Rajalakshmanan, and Prof. Ullas Mony has published a patent on “Wound healing patches nanofibres preparation method thereof“
Publications - Research Article
Our Faculty Prof. Selvaraj Jayaraman has published a research article entitled “The evaluation of tumor budding in oral squamous cell carcinoma arising in the background of oral submucous fibrosis” in Cureus
Publications - Research Article
Our Faculty Dr. P. Veerakumar has published a research article entitled “Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of biogenic Ag3PO4@NS-rGO@AgNDs nanocomposite for pharmaceutical and photodegradation applications“ in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Patent
Our Faculties Prof. E. Rajalakshmanan, Prof. Ullas Mony and Prof. V. Vishnu Priya has published a patent on “A Novel Injectable Modified Chitosan Hydrogels“
Publications - Research Article
Our Faculties Dr. F. Arul Prakash, Dr. R. Gayathri, Dr. V. Vishnu Priya and Dr. S. Kavitha have published a research article entitled “Identification of potential lead compound from Thuja occidentalis as an inhibitor of FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) in acute myeloid leukemia through virtual screening” in Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Publications - Research Article
Our Faculties Prof. V. Vishnu Priya and Dr. F. Arul Prakash have published a research article entitled “Glucose-capped fisetin silver nanoparticles induced cytotoxicity and ferroptosis in breast cancer cells: A molecular perspective“ in Inorganic Chemistry Communications