Dr. Logesh R

• Ethnopharmacology
• Phytopharmacology
• Enzymes
• Molecular Biology
• Functional Studies
• Digital Health

• Rajan Logesh*, Maruveettill Arjun, Saladula Hima, Prabitha Prabhakaran and Kumarappan Chidambaram. Chapter 9 - Role of Indian traditional knowledge in epigenetic drug discovery. Epigenetic drug discovery and disease management: Principles, current trends, and future perspectives,” to be published by Taylor & Francis, United Kingdom. 2025. (Article in Press)
• Hammad Ullah, Tokpam Reshma Chanu, Siva Arumugam Ramakrishnan, Rajan Logesh*. Chapter -7 - Nutraceuticals and inflammation. Nutraceuticals. Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Genthiner Str. 2024, 13· 10785 Berlin · Deutschland. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111317601-007
• Chaitanya MV, Arora S, Pal RS, Ali HS, El Haj BM, Logesh R. Assessment of Environmental Pollutants for Their Toxicological Effects of Human and Animal Health. In Organic Micropollutants in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments 2024 Feb 28 (pp. 67-85). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48977-8_4
• Saravanan Vivekanandarajah, Logesh Rajan, Vinujan Shanmugalingam, Pholtan Rajamanoharan. Chapter 11 - Recent Antidiabetic Potentials of Selected Cucurbitaceae Family Plant Species. BIYOMIT Publisher. 2023, 204-216.
• Rajan Logesh, Saravanan Vivek Sathasivampillai, Amrendra Kumar Tiwari, Hari Prasad Devkota. Chapter 2 - Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa, Editor(s): Tarun Belwal, Indra Bhatt, Hari Devkota, Himalayan Fruits and Berries, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 13-26, ISBN 9780323855914. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85591-4.00004-0
• Hari Prasad Devkota, Amina Ibrahim Dirar, Md. Mahadi Hassan, Rajan Logesh. Chapter 10 - Cydonia oblonga Mill, Editor(s): Tarun Belwal, Indra Bhatt, Hari Devkota, Himalayan Fruits and Berries, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 91-99, ISBN 9780323855914. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85591-4.00026-X (Citation-03)
• Logesh R, Das N, Devkota HP. Food applications of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) buds. In Clove (Syzygium Aromaticum) 2022 Jan 1 (pp. 209-213). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85177-0.00006-9 (Citation-01)
• Devkota HP, Logesh R, Das N. Health-promoting activities of clove (Syzygium aromaticum). In Clove (Syzygium Aromaticum) 2022 Jan 1 (pp. 195-201). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85177-0.00009-4 (Citation-02)
• Das N, Dey A, Mandal SK, Chatterjee D, Logesh R, Devkota HP. Secondary metabolites of clove (Syzygium aromaticum). In Clove (Syzygium Aromaticum) 2022 Jan 1 (pp. 175-193). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85177-0.00020-3 (Citation-03)
• Hari Prasad Devkota, Anjana Adhikari-Devkota, Rajan Logesh, Tarun Belwal, Bijaya Pant. Orchids of Genus Vanda: Traditional uses, Phytochemistry, Bioactivites and Commercial Importance. Springer Nature. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38392-3_37
• Hari Prasad Devkota, Rajan Logesh, Anjana Adhikari-Devkota, Mukti Ram Paudel. Orchids of Genus Bletilla: Traditional uses, Phytochemistry, Bioactivites and Commercial Importance. Bijaya Pant. Springer Nature. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11257-8_36-1 (Citation-02)
• Hari Prasad Devkota, Anjana Adhikari-Devkota, Tarun Belwal, Rajan Logesh, Niranjan Das, Prakash Poudei, Dhaka Ram Bhandari and Rainer W. Bussmann. Chapter 8: Curcuma aromatic Salisb., Curcuma longa L., Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe, Zingiberaceae. Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Springer Nature. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45597-2_70-1
• Ramu Govindan, Tilak Meenakshisundaram, Sivakumar Karthikeyan, Rajan Karuppusamy, Lakshmaiah Kathari, Logesh Rajan, Duraiswamy Basavan, Dhanabal Palanisamy, Suresh Mohan Kumar. Interventions to Ameliorate Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils Employing Fungal Siderophores. Chapter 6: Fungal Siderophores: From Mineral-Microbe Interactions to Anti-pathogenicity - Springer. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53077-8_6

• Gold Medalist in the Department of Pharmacognosy (M. Pharmacy) and was awarded Dr. K Chinnaswamy Gold medal at JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru in 2015.
• I have received Senior Research Fellow – Indian Council of Medical Research on the research project entitled “Evaluation of Herbal Mediated Therapeutic Activity Against Pancreatic Lipase to Treat Obesity” with ref. no.: 45/43/2018/MP/BMS dt: 05.12.2018 for a total amount of Rs. 14,04,000/-.

National/International Conference Papers

• Logesh, R. (2018) ‘Pharmacognostical, phytochemical screening, free radical scavenging assay and cytotoxicity studies on Baeolepis nervosa (Wight & Arn.) Decne. Ex Moq.’, 3rd International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India: Ethnopharmacology and Evaluation of Medicinal Plants – Global perspectives, India, 19–21 February 2018.
• Logesh, R. (2017) ‘Bacoside-A: a potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor from Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi)’, 4th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India: Healthcare in 21st Century – Perspectives of Ethnopharmacology & Medicinal Plant Research, India, 23–25 February 2017.
• Logesh, R. (2017) One-day Training Programme on National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytopharmacy, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, 24 March 2017.
• Logesh, R. (2017) ‘Network pharmacology-based approach to understand the mechanism of Lagenaria siceraria: a correlative study for the treatment of obesity’, World Congress on Pharmaceutical Science, Goa, India, 5 July 2017.
• Logesh, R. (2017) ‘Systems biology approach to understand the mechanism of Lagenaria siceraria: a correlative study for the treatment of obesity’, International Seminar & Exhibition on Phytopharmaceuticals: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, 11–12 December 2017.
• Logesh, R. (2018) National Workshop on Gene editing using CRISPR-CAS: Hands-on training on its basics and applications in drug discovery, India, 13–14 December 2018.
• Logesh, R. (2019) 6th International Congress of Society for Ethnopharmacology, India, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences – Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research, Manipal, 8 February 2019.
• Logesh, R. (2019) ‘Combating obesity with a plant-derived phytomolecule as pancreatic lipase inhibitor’, 23rd National Convention of Society of Pharmacognosy: International Conference on New Age Opportunities and Challenges for Quality, Safety and GMPs in Herbal Drug Development, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 22–23 February 2019.
• Logesh, R. (2019) ‘Network pharmacology approach for Lagenaria siceraria to combat obesity’, National Seminar on Medicinal Plants Used in Homoeopathic System – Cultivation, Standardization and Quality Control in India, Centre of Medicinal Plants Research in Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Kluney Manor, Ooty, 23–24 March 2019.
• Logesh, R. (2019) ‘Combating obesity with novel plant-derived pancreatic lipase inhibitors’ and ‘Network pharmacology-based approach to understand the mechanism of Lagenaria siceraria: a correlative study for the treatment of obesity’, 4th International Conference on Natural Products Utilization: From Plants to Pharmacy Shelf (ICNPU-2019), Albena, Bulgaria, 29 May – 1 June 2019.
• Logesh, R. (2023) ‘Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macfad.) and its phytochemical inhibits pancreatic lipase enzyme and modulates the saturated fat-induced obesity model’, 52nd International Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru, 22–25 February 2023.

National/International Journal Papers

• Singla, R.K., Mondal, H., Singla, S., De, R., Behzad, S., Găman, M.A., Chandragiri, S.S., Cenanovic, M., Patra, J.K., Depew, J.R., Boyina, H.K., Logesh, R., Atanasov, A.G. and Bairong, S. (2025) ‘Exploring nutritional supplement use for countering respiratory tract infections through an X (formerly Twitter)-based survey’, Current Research in Biotechnology, 15 April, 100282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crbiot.2025.100282
• Lagoa, R., Rajan, L., Violante, C., Babiaka, S.B., Marques-da-Silva, D., Kapoor, B., Reis, F. and Atanasov, A.G. (2025) ‘Application of curcuminoids in inflammatory, neurodegenerative and aging conditions – pharmacological potential and bioengineering approaches to improve efficiency’, Biotechnology Advances, 27 March, 108568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2025.108568
• Bharathi, A.H.M., Prabhakaran, P., Rajan, L., Beeraka, N.M., Mathew, B. and Kumar, B.R.P. (2025) ‘Epigenetic threads of neurodegeneration: TFAM’s intricate role in mitochondrial transcription’, CNS & Neurological Disorders – Drug Targets. https://doi.org/10.2174/1871527325666250212141000
• Logesh, R., Alam, W., Alsharif, K.F., AlBrakati, A., Akkol, E.K. and Khan, H. (2024) ‘Role of terpenes in regulating leukemia: mechanistic and clinical updates’, Medica Minerva Biotechnology and Biomolecular Research, 36(3), pp. 130–143. https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-542X.24.03128-6
• Nag, K., Solanki, D., Peddha, M.S., Mehdi, S., Logesh, R., Roohi, T.F., Kinattingal, N. and Shakeel, F. (2024) ‘Effect of cyclodextrin-complexed lyophilized nanosuspension of Nigella sativa seeds oleoresin on chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS)-induced depression in mice’, Neuroscience Letters, 29 May, 137844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2024.137844
• Kumar, R.M., Rajan, L. and Joghee, S. (2024) ‘Breast cancer derived exosomes: Theragnostic perspectives and implications’, Clinica Chimica Acta, 15 March, 117875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2024.117875
• Ozkan, G., Ceyhan, T., Catalkaya, G., Rajan, L., Ullah, H., Daglia, M. and Capanoglu, E. (2024) ‘Encapsulated phenolic compounds: clinical efficacy of a novel delivery method’, Phytochemistry Reviews, 27 January, pp. 1–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-023-09909-5
• Logesh, R., Hari, B., Chidambaram, K. and Das, N. (2024) ‘Molecular effects of vitamin D and PUFAs metabolism in skeletal muscle combating type-II diabetes mellitus’, Gene, 148216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2024.148216
• Logesh, R., Palaniswamy, D.S. and Mohankumar, S.K. (2024) ‘Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macfad.) and its phytochemical inhibits pancreatic lipase enzyme and modulates the saturated fat-induced obesity model’, South African Journal of Botany, 166, pp. 27–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2024.01.027
• Logesh, R., Prasad, S.R., Chipurupalli, S., Robinson, N. and Mohankumar, S.K. (2023) ‘Natural tyrosinase enzyme inhibitors: A path from melanin to melanoma and its reported pharmacological activities’, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – Reviews on Cancer, 188968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbcan.2023.188968
• Logesh, R., Das, N., Sellappan, G., Piesik, D. and Mondal, A. (2023) ‘Unripe fruits of Litchi chinensis (Gaertn.) Sonn: An overview of its toxicity’, Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises, 11 July. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharma.2023.07.004
• Hari, B. and Logesh, R. (2023) ‘The structural and functional dynamics of vitamin D and its receptor with their associated genes targeting diseases’, Obesity Medicine, 100508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2023.100508
• Logesh, R., Sathasivampillai, S.V., Varatharasan, S., Rajan, S., Das, N., Pandey, J. and Devkota, H.P. (2023) ‘Ficus benghalensis L. (Moraceae): A review on ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities’, Current Research in Biotechnology, 100134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crbiot.2023.100134
• Rajan, L., Das, N., Chakkyarath, V., Natarajan, J., Palaniswamy, D., Shaw, S. and Mishra, S.K. (2023) ‘Pancreatic lipase related protein 1 as a potential target in triglyceride breakdown: A molecular docking study with in vitro appraisal’, Results in Chemistry, 5, 100960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2023.100960
• Logesh, R. and Sathasivampillai, S.V. (2023) ‘A triterpenoid saponin bacoside-A3 from the aerial parts of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst with acetylcholinesterase enzyme combating Alzheimer’s disease’, South African Journal of Botany, 156, pp. 177–185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2023.03.007
• Mandal, S.K., Rath, S.K., Logesh, R., Mishra, S.K., Devkota, H.P. and Das, N. (2022) ‘Capsicum annuum L. and its bioactive constituents: A critical review of a traditional culinary spice in terms of its modern pharmacological potentials with toxicological issues’, Phytotherapy Research, 37(3), pp. 965–1002. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.7660
• Rajan, L., Radhakrishnan, A., Alagarsamy, K.N., Srivastava, A., Dhingra, S., Booker, A., Rolfe, V., Palaniswamy, D. and Mohankumar, S.K. (2022) ‘Green tea polyphenols in cardiometabolic health: A critical appraisal on phytogenomics towards personalized green tea’, PharmaNutrition, 100296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phanu.2022.100296
• Devkota, H.P., Paudel, K.R., Hassan, M.M., Dirar, A.I., Das, N., Adhikari-Devkota, A., Echeverría, J., Logesh, R., Jha, N.K., Singh, S.K. and Hansbro, P.M. (2021) ‘Bioactive compounds from Zingiber montanum and their pharmacological activities with focus on zerumbone’, Applied Sciences, 11(21), 10205. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112110205
• Das, N., Salgueiro, A.C., Choudhury, D.R., Mandal, S.K., Logesh, R., Hassan, M.M. and Devkota, H.P. (2021) ‘Traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of genus Vitex (Lamiaceae)’, Phytotherapy Research, 36(2), pp. 571–671. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.7330
• Rajan, L., Radhakrishnan, A., Sellappan, G. and Mohankumar, S.K. (2021) ‘Susceptible genetic polymorphisms and their association with adverse effects of orlistat therapy’, Obesity Medicine, 25, 100360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2021.100360
• Selvaraj, J., Sundar, P.S., Rajan, L., Selvaraj, D., Palanisamy, D., Namboori, K.P.K. and Mohankumar, S.K. (2021) ‘Identification of (2R,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)chroman-3-yl-3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate as multiple inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 targets: a systematic molecular modelling approach’, RSC Advances, 11, pp. 13051–13061. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA01603B
• Rajan, L., Das, N., Adhikari-Devkota, A. and Devkota, H.P. (2020) ‘Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W. Theob. (Menispermaceae): A review on traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities’, Medicines, 7(11), 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines7110069
• Rajan, L., Palaniswamy, D. and Mohankumar, S.K. (2020) ‘Targeting obesity with plant-derived pancreatic lipase inhibitors: A comprehensive review’, Pharmacological Research, 155, 104681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2020.104681
• Bedikou, E.M., Niamke, S.L., Rajan, L. and Palaniswamy, D. (2020) ‘A rapid technique for plant peptides isolation based on their polarity by using BIOTAGE Isolera One flash chromatography’, Journal of Chromatography & Separation Techniques, 11, 427. https://doi.org/10.35248/2157-7064.20.11.427
• Das, N., Rajan, L., Palaniswamy, D. and Mohankumar, S.K. (2020) ‘Importance of iron absorption in human health: An overview’, Current Nutrition & Food Science, 16. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573401316999200801021752
• Doumbia, I., Rolland, K.G., Rajan, L., Joseph, D.A., Mohankumar, S.K. and Palaniswamy, D. (2018) ‘Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of acetal and hexane extracts of Entandrophragma angolense (Meliaceae) in vitro’, International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Research: Human, 13(1), pp. 106–116.
• Logesh, R., Dhanabal, P., Duraiswamy, B., Chaitanya, M.V.N.L., Dhamodaran, P. and Rajan, S. (2017) ‘Medicinal plants diversity and their folklore uses by the tribes of Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India’, International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Chinese Medicine, 1(3), 114. https://doi.org/10.23880/ipcm-16000114
• Logesh, R., Dhanabal, S.P., Duraiswamy, B., Rajeshkumar, R., Chaitanya, M.V.N.L. and Rajan, S. (2017) ‘Evaluation of anti-microbial potential of Baeolepis nervosa (Wight & Arn.) Decne. ex Moq.’, Der Pharmacia Lettre, 9(9), pp. 45–61.

Conference Proceedings

• Mukherjee, P.K., Kar, A., Goswami, D., Chanda, J. & Logesh, R. (2016) ‘The Third International Congress of Society for Ethnopharmacology, India 2016’, Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 7(3), p.186. (Citations – 1).

• Suman Basavaraju, Anita Singh, Logesh R. Method of extracting Artemisia nilagirica extract. Indian patent filed with application number (202541062044 A) dated: 29.06.2025.