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Dr. Jaikanth C

Dr. Jaikanth

Dr. Jaikanth earned his Ph.D. in 2018 from the School of Medical Sciences, JIPMER (Pondicherry University – Central University) under the CSIR-SRF fellowship.
He also qualified GPAT twice and secured the first rank in the All India entrance exam conducted by Pondicherry University for the Doctoral program in Pharmacology.

In 2018, he joined as an Associate Professor at PSG College of Pharmacy and established a Cancer Stem Cell Laboratory funded by DST-FIST.
In 2021, he joined SPTM, NMIMS University (NIRF 11), where he served for two years.

On October 8, 2022, he joined Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Pharmacy, SRIHER (DU) as an Associate Professor.
After joining, he has established a Cell Culture Lab and is currently in the process of setting up a Molecular Pharmacology Lab.

Research

Our laboratory investigates the kinome landscape in cancer pathogenesis to identify disruptive inhibitors for oncology treatments.
We utilize cutting-edge technologies such as phosphoproteomics with MS/MS and Python-based AI for drug discovery.

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Team

Current Members

  • Dr. Manasa: Project Research Scientist I – Postdoctoral Researcher working on protein kinases and drug discovery.
  • Mr. Rajesh: Research Fellow – Identification of plant-based anticancer leads using metabolomics and AI.
  • Ms. Dhanushya: Research Fellow – Chemoinformatics and machine learning-driven kinase drug discovery.
  • Ms. Preethi: Research Fellow – Exploration of novel CHK1 inhibitors for cancer therapy.
  • Ms. Nehal: Project Research Assistant – Impact of kinase inhibitors on off-target signaling in TNBC (Triple Negative Breast Cancer).

Projects

Current Project

  • Title: Harnessing Off-Target Mechanisms for Personalized Therapeutics in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Identifying New Biomarkers and Combination Treatments
  • Funding Agency: ICMR
  • Duration: 2024–2027
  • Description: Receiving a grant of ₹1.15 Crores from ICMR as the Principal Investigator, with Dr. T. S. Ganesan from Oncology, SRIHER, as a Co-Investigator.
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