Polly Lama
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Dr Polly Lama

Female Doctor of Philosophy
Professor
Sikkim
Expertise: Cell and Tissue Engineering
29 Publications
8 Projects
519 Scopus Citations
445 CrossRef
13 Years Total Experience
Publications
29 Total
Articles
15
Books
2
Chapters
12
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519 Citations
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445 Citations
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Professional Recognition

Dr TMA Pai Research Grant Award
2020
TMA Pai Research Grants
Nation Builder Award for excellence in teaching & research
2019
SKEF Foundation
Post Doctoral Fellowship Additional Salarial Support/Award
2016
RSBO Oral and Bone Health Network
Shriners Hospital
2016
McGill Post Doctoral Fellowship Award
Research Fund Award by Indian Council for Medical Research
2016
ICMR- Indian Counicl for Medical Research India
ISSLS Best Poster Award
2014
ISSLS- International Society for the Study of Limbar Spine
Global Spine Congress - Best oral Paper
2013
Global Spine Congress
Ph.D Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
2010
University of Bristol
Alumni Foundation Travelling Fellowship
2013
Alumni Foundation Bristol, UK
Best Oral Poster Paper
2021
UKSSB British Spine Society

Community & Membership

Academic Quality Assurance
Co-ordinator
Jan 2020
Standing Committee for Check services- Internal Audit
Chairperson
Jan 2020
Rate Contract and Tendering Committee
Member Secretary
Jan 2020
Society for Back Pain Research United Kingdom
Research Member
Jan 2012
Canadian Connective Tissue Society
Research Member
Jan 2016
Anatomical Society of United Kingdom & Ireland
General
Jan 2021

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2013
Florida Atlantic University, USA
Master of Science
2006
ICMR RMRC,NE, DIBRUGARH
Bachelor of Science
2003
SECONDARY TEACHER'S TRAINING COLLEGE, Visnagar, Mahesana
Professor
Jul 2023 – Present
Unknown Organization
Associate Professor
Jul 2020 – Jul 2023
Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok | Department of Anatomy (SMIMS)
Assistant Professor - Senior Scale
Feb 2018 – Jun 2020
Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok | Department of Anatomy (SMIMS)
Project Scientist
Mar 2016 – Feb 2018
McGill University
Assistant Professor
Apr 2014 – Mar 2016
Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok | Department of Anatomy (SMIMS)
Research Fellow
Sep 2013 – Apr 2014
University of Bristol, England
Medical and Health Sciences
Cell and Tissue Engineering

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Scholarly Work

Novel therapeutic targets: SLRPs as DAMPS
Other
Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research Role: Principal Investigator
Focal Uncoupling of Cell Matrix Interactions
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Hands on Cadavers Wokshop on Pelvic pain and pathologies for postgraduate and final year medical students
Completed
Role: Other
1st Annual student research Colloquium
Completed
Role: Other
The role of alarmins in structurally deformed scoliotic facet Joints
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Towards personalized surgical spine reconstruction post tumour
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Cell cluster in intervertebral disc degeneration and its relevance behind disc regeneration
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Cellular Origins of Discogenic Pain
Completed
Role: Other

Spatial localization and immunohistochemical significance of the glycoproteins complex in degenerated and non-degenerated human intervertebral disc

University Sikkim Manipal Unievrsity
Year 2023
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Articular Cartilage Degeneration In Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

University McGill University
Year 2022
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Scholarly Publications

Aberrant dual origin of the dorsal scapular nerve and its communication with long thoracic nerve: An unusual variation of the brachial plexus

Open Access
Journal Article
Authors: Shilal, P.; Sarda, R.K.; Chhetri, K.; Lama, P.; Tamang, B.K.

High origin of dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve and variations in its branching pattern and distribution: A case report

Open Access
Journal Article
Year: 2009. Volume: 2 , Issue: 12 .
Authors: Polly Lama; Bhagath K Potu; Kumar MR Bhat

Chondrohumeralis and axillary arch of langer: A rare combination of variant muscles with unique insertion

Journal Article
Year: 2010. Volume: 51 , Issue: 2 , Pages: 395-397 .

Do intervertebral discs degenerate before they herniate, or after?

Journal Article
The Bone & Joint Journal. Year: 2013. Volume: 95 B , Issue: 8 , Pages: 1127-1133 .
Authors: P. Lama; C. L. Le Maitre; P. Dolan; J. F. Tarlton; I. J. Harding; M. A. Adams

Significance of cartilage endplate within herniated disc tissue

Journal Article
European Spine Journal. Year: 2014. Volume: 23 , Issue: 9 , Pages: 1869-1877 .
Authors: Polly Lama; Uruj Zehra; Christian Balkovec; Henry A. Claireaux; Luke Flower; Ian J. Harding; Patricia Dolan; Michael A. Adams

Why do some intervertebral discs degenerate, when others (in the same spine) do not?

Review
CLINICAL ANATOMY. Year: 2015. Volume: 28 , Issue: 2 , Pages: 195-204 .
Authors: Michael A. Adams; Polly Lama; Uruj Zehra; Patricia Dolan

Morphometry and aberrant morphology of the adult human tricuspid valve leaflets

Journal Article
Anatomical Science International. Year: 2016. Volume: 91 , Issue: 2 , Pages: 143-150 .
Authors: Polly Lama; Binod Kumar Tamang; Jyoti Kulkarni

Facet joint degeneration in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Open Access
Journal Article
JOR Spine. Year: 2018. Volume: 1 , Issue: 2 .
Authors: Daniel G. Bisson; Polly Lama; Fahad Abduljabbar; Derek H. Rosenzweig; Neil Saran; Jean A. Ouellet; Lisbet Haglund
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