Dr. K. Sujatha

Designation: Renowned Academician

Experience: 27 years in Teaching and Research

Profile Summary

Dr. K. Sujatha is a distinguished academician with an extensive experience of 27 years in teaching and research. Her scholarly contributions include 65 research publications and 4 granted patents. Her expertise spans across:

  • Conventional synthesis
  • Analytical method development and validation
  • Phytochemical quantification using advanced spectroscopic analysis
  • Computational methodologies for drug discovery

She has actively participated and presented research papers in numerous national and international conferences. She was honored with a certificate of appreciation for the best research paper in the Dr. P.D. Sethi Annual Award – 2011.

Dr. Sujatha has received the GATE Young Faculty Researcher Grant from SRIHER (DU) and a grant from Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for conducting Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) programs. She is also recognized as a subject expert in Pharmaceutical Chemistry by the National Board of Examinations (NBE), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.

Research Interests

  • Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel heterocyclic compounds
  • Development of antidiabetic and antiviral herbal nanoparticles
  • Analytical method development and validation

Team

Current Members

  • Ms. K. Sravani – Research Fellow – Assessing the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance from pharmaceutical effluents in South India
  • Mr. Chakkali Ayyana – Research Fellow – Brain targeted novel flavonoid formulation for the treatment of cognitive impairment
  • Ms. Deepika B. – Research Fellow – Formulation and evaluation of matrix type sustained release drug delivery systems
  • Ms. P. Sravani – Research Fellow – Design and characterization of pulmospheres for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • Mr. Jainendra Kumar Jain – Research Fellow – Development and validation of liquid chromatography analytical method for the simultaneous determination of kinase inhibitors including cleaning validation in pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Ms. Yemi Reddy Padma – Research Fellow – Synthesis, characterization, anti-sarcoma and anti-tubercular evaluation of pyridinethiazole containing azetidinone and thiazolidinone derivatives
  • Ms. Sindhu – Research Fellow – Exploring the association of ESR1 and ESR2 gene polymorphisms with metabolic syndrome in peri- and post-menopausal women
  • Mrs. Racha Umadevi – Research Fellow – Design and synthesis of quinoxaline bearing hybrid molecules targeted for anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities

Projects

Current Projects

  1. Title: Targeting ER-positive metastatic breast cancer with coumarin-sulfonamide scaffolds as steroidal sulfatase inhibitors in the treatment of breast cancer

    Funding Agency: SRIHER (DU)

    Duration: 2024–2025

    Description: Receiving a grant of ₹1.0 Lakh from SRIHER (DU) as the Co-Investigator, with Dr. Srimathi from SRFOP, SRIHER, as the Principal Investigator.

  2. Title: Exploring the association of ESR1 and ESR2 gene polymorphisms with metabolic syndrome in peri- and post-menopausal women

    Funding Agency: SRIHER (DU)

    Duration: 2024–2025

    Description: Receiving a grant of ₹1.0 Lakh from SRIHER (DU) as the Co-Investigator, with Dr. Sindhu from SRFOP, SRIHER, as the Principal Investigator.

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