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Faculty and Staff


Dr. Srinivasan Ramamurthy

Assitant Professor

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences


Contact


s.ramamurthy@ustf.ac.ae

+971543908947

Education

Ph.D. in Pharmacy/ Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2009
JSS College of Pharmacy/The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India

M.Pharm of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2002
Shri G.S. Institute of Technology and Science/ Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal, India

B.Pharm in Pharmacy, 1999
SRM College of Pharmacy/The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India

Employment History

Assistant Professor, 2018 - Present

University of Science and Technology of Fujairah, UAE

Senior Lecturer & Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2008 - 2018

International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Officer, R&D, 2007 - 2008

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Baroda, India

Executive, R&D, Mar 2007 - Nov 2007

Macleod’s Pharmaceutical Limited, Mumbai, India

Junior & Senior Research Fellow, 2004 - 2007

JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, India

Executive, R&D, 2002 - 2004

The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India

Academic Experience

Job Rank Place & Address of Work Date
Assistant Professor
University of Science and Technology of Fujairah
UAE
2018 - Present
Senior Lecturer & Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
2008 - 2018

Research Areas & Interests

  • Natural Products
  • Analytical/Bioanalytical Method Development & Validation
  • Health Professions Education

The Journal Publications in the Last Five Years

Articles (Selected)

  • Punniyakoti Veeraveedu Thanikachalama, Srinivasan Ramamurthy, Poojitha Mallapu , Sudhir Rama Varma, Jayaraj Narayanan, Prashant Kesharwani (2023), Modulation of IL-33/ST2 signaling as a potential new therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases. Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews, volume 71-72, 94-104. (Impact Factor: 13) Tier: Q1

  • Ebenezer Chitra, Srinivasan Ramamurthy, Shar Mariam Mohamed, Vishna Devi Nadarajah (2022). Study of the impact of objective structured laboratory examination to evaluate students’ practical competencies. Journal of Biological Education, 56(5), 560-60. (Impact Factor: 1.1) Tier: Q2

  • Bipul Ray, Girish Ramesh, Sudhir Rama Verma, Srinivasan Ramamurthy, Sunanda Tuladhar, Arehally Marappa Mahalakshmi, Musthafa Mohamed Essa, Saravana Babu Chidambaram (2021). Effects of Telmisartan, an AT1 receptor antagonist, on mitochondria-specific genes expression in a mouse MPTP model of Parkinsonism. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark 8, 262–271. (Impact Factor: 4.09) Tier: Q1

  • Nireeksha; Varma, S.R.; Damdoum, M.; Alsaegh, M.A.; Hegde, M.N.; Kumari, S.N.; Ramamurthy, S.; Narayanan, J.; Imran, E.; Shabbir, J.; et al (2021). Immunomodulatory Expression of Cathelicidins Peptides in Pulp Inflammation and Regeneration: An Update. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 43, 116–126. (Impact Factor: 2.695) Tier: Q2

  • Bhojaraj Saravanan, Ananda Kumar Thirumoorthy Durai, Ghosh Abhinav Raj, Sushmitha BS, Ramamurthy Srinivasan, Velusamy Thirunavukkarasu, Ramesh Thiyagarajan, Jayanthi MK, Essa Musthafa Mohamed, Chidambaram Saravana Babu, Qoronfleh M. Walid (2021). Biosimilars: An Update. International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases, 11(1), 7-16. (Impact Factor: 0.5) Tier: Q3

  • Amitha Ramesh, Sudhir Rama Varma, Srinivasan Ramamurthy, Maher al Shayeb, Moyad Shahwan, Abed M. Atia Elkaseh, Al Moutassem Billah Khair, Adil Mageet, Madeeha Arif, Biju Thomas, Pavithra Jaganathan, Suchetha Shetty, Sharmila K.P (2021). Role of sToll-like receptors 2 and 4 in stage 2 periodontitis patients with and without type 2 diabetes: A Randomized clinical control trial. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 14(1):397-404. (Impact Factor: 0.410) Tier: Q2

  • Parolia A, Kumar H, Ramamurthy S, Madheswaran T, Davamani F, Pichika MR, Mak, KK, Fawzy AS, Daood U, Pau A (2021). Effect of Propolis Nanoparticles against Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm in the Root Canal. Molecules, 26, 715. (Impact Factor: 3.267) Tier: Q

  • Abhishek Parolia, Haresh Kumar, Srinivasan Ramamurthy, Fabian Davamani, Allan Pau (2020). Effectiveness of chitosan-propolis nanoparticle against Enterococcus faecalis biofilms in the root canal. BMC Oral Health 20, 339. (Impact Factor: 1.461) Tier: Q

  • Alqahtani AM, Kumarappan C, Kumar V, Srinivasan R, Krishnaraju V (2020). Understanding the genetic aspects of resistance to antidepressants treatment. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences: 24: 7784-7795. (Impact Factor: 3.024) Tier: Q2

  • Bansal G, Veeraveedu Thanikachalam P, Maurya RK, Chawla P, Ramamurthy S (2020). An overview on medicinal perspective of thiazolidine-2,4-dione: A remarkable scaffold in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Journal of Advanced Research: 23:163-205. (Impact Factor: 5.045) Tier: Q1

  • Mamat NH, Nadarajah VD, Er HM, Ramamurthy S, Pook PCK (2019). Student evaluation of the learning environment in an undergraduate pharmacy programme: Lessons for educators. Medical Teacher: 9 Sep 6:1-8. (Impact Factor: 2.706) Tier: Q1

  • Ramamurthy S, Er HM, Devi Nadarajah V, Radhakrishnan AK (2019). Medical students' orientation toward lifelong learning in an outcome-based curriculum and the lessons learnt. Medical Teacher: Aug 13:1-6. (Impact Factor: 2.706) Tier: Q1

  • Teik Hwa Ong, Ebenezer Chitra , Srinivasan Ramamurthy, Catherine Chong Sze Ling, Stephen Periathamby Ambu, Fabian Davamani (2019). Cationic chitosan-propolis nanoparticles alter the zeta potential of S. epidermidis, inhibit biofilm formation by modulating gene expression and exhibit synergism with antibiotics. PLoS ONE 14(2): e0213079. (Impact Factor: 2.766) Tier: Q1

  • Kit-Kay Mak, Joe-Jen Tan, Puvaneswari Marappan, Madhu Katyayani Balijepalli, Hira Choudhury, Srinivasan Ramamurthy and Mallikarjuna Rao Pichika. Galangin’s potential as a functional food ingredient. (2018). Journal of Functional Foods, vol.46; 490 - 503. (Impact Factor: 3.144) Tier: Q1

  • Qian Yi Eng, Punniyakoti Veeraveedu Thanikachalam and Srinivasan Ramamurthy. Molecular understanding of Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. (2018). Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol.210; 296 - 310. (Impact Factor: 2.981) Tier: Q1

  • Thanikachalam PV, Ramamurthy S, Wong ZW, Koo BJ, Wong JY, Abdullah MF, Chin YH, Chia CH, Tan JY, Neo WT, Tan BS, Khan WF, Kesharwani P. Current attempts to implement microRNA-based diagnostics and therapy in cardiovascular and metabolic disease: a promising future. (2018). Drug Discovery Today.23 (3); 460-480. (Impact Factor: 6.369) Tier: Q1