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Dr. Vijayalakshmi S
Assistant Professor
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Faculty of Pharmacy
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Department
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Dr. Vijayalakshmi S. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (RUAS), Bengaluru. She is an alumna of the university, having completed her B.Pharm and M.Pharm from Ramaiah. She obtained her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from KLE College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru, and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Patent Law from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
Before joining RUAS, she worked as a Research Associate at Analytica Chemie Inc, Bengaluru, in the Scientific Support Division of Research and Development, and later served as an Assistant Professor at East West College of Pharmacy.
Her expertise includes medicinal chemistry, synthetic route design, scientific literature retrieval using SciFinder and Reaxys, and patent searches related to active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), pharmaceutical intermediates, and impurity reference standards. She also has hands-on experience in in vitro anticancer research involving cell line studies carried out during her doctoral research at IBAB, Bengaluru.
Dr. Vijayalakshmi is actively involved in teaching and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students, including those enrolled in B.Pharm, Pharm.D, and M.Pharm programmes. She is committed to outcome-based education and adopts innovative teaching methodologies that promote student engagement and academic excellence. She has also guided student research projects and contributed to academic administration through student evaluation, mentoring, and laboratory management.
She plays an active role in institutional quality assurance initiatives and contributes to NAAC and NBA accreditation activities, supporting continuous academic and institutional improvement.
Her research interests include the design, synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation of novel heterocyclic compounds and other new chemical entities with potential therapeutic applications, particularly in anticancer drug discovery. She is also a Registered Pharmacist with the Karnataka State Pharmacy Council.
Qualifications
- P.G. Diploma in Patents Law
NALSAR University, 2016
- M.Pharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
M S Ramaiah College of Pharmacy, 2012
- B.Pharm
M S Ramaiah College of Pharmacy, 2009
Experience
Total Years of Experience9 Years 11 Months
Academic Experience
- 7 Years 5 Months
Industry Experience
- 2 Years 6 Months
Training Experience
- Attended a course on Practical Aspects of Drug Discovery by The University of Dundee with InStem in Bengaluru from 30th November to 5th December 2025.
- Hands-on experience in in-vitro anticancer studies related to Ph.D. at the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bengaluru.
- Attended a Workshop on Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD-2023) organized by the Centre for Advanced Computational Chemistry Studies, New Delhi, from 6th to 12th April 2023.
- Attended an “IP Awareness/Training Program” under the National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission, organized by the Intellectual Property Office, India, on 6th June 2022.
- Underwent training in the Continuing Education Program for Pharmacy Teachers organized by Acharya and B.M. Reddy College of Pharmacy, sponsored by PCI and recognized by the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, from 6th to 8th September 2018.
- Synthesis and evaluation of new chemical entities
Mahasin Khan, Vijayalakshmi S, Judy Jays, Damodar Nayak (2026). Computational Tools and AI for Target-Specific Metabolite Prediction from Endophytes. In Parasuraman Pavadai, Prabu Kumar Seetharaman, K. Selvaraj, Simone Carradori (eds) Endophyte Derived Metabolites in Cancer Therapy—From Discovery to Delivery. (Springer, Production stage)
- Secured 8th rank in Human Anatomy and Physiology in 2006 under RGUHS
- Secured All India Rank: 3730 in GPAT 2010
Ph.D. Dissertation
- Synthesis of curcumin analogues for their anticancer activity: An in-vitro study
National Conference Presentations
- Presented an e-poster by attending an “E-Symposium on Integrated Approaches to Drug Discovery and Development – An Update” held between 25th -27th July 2022 organized by Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MAHE, Manipal
- Presented an oral presentation by attending a “Convention on drug discovery and development” held on 18th and 19th October 2023 organized by College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru
International Journal Papers
- Sanchez-Michael, L.A.; Sudarshan, V.; Elias, A.; Gutierrez, D.A.; Lopez-Saenz, J.A.; Pena-Zacarias, J.; Torres, G.C.; Varela-Ramirez, A.; Kumar, S.; Karki, S.S.; et al. Functional Characterization of VS-186B, a Novel HDAC Inhibitor with Anticancer Activity. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26:11354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms262311354
- Vijayalakshmi Sudarshan, P. Shyamjith, Sujeet Kumar, Febina Ravindran, Nishith Teraiya, Bibha Choudhary, Subhas S. Karki, Assessing the anti-leukemic efficacy of a curcuminoid in cellular and animal models, Eur. J. Med. Chem., 300, 2025, 118177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2025.118177
- Sudarshan, Vijayalakshmi, P. Shyamjith, Sujeet Kumar, Febina Ravindran, Bibha Choudhary, and Subhas S. Karki. Investigation of Anti-Cancer Properties of Novel Curcuminoids in Leukemic Cells and Dalton Lymphoma Ascites Model. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26(7): 3186. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26073186
National Journal Papers
- Suma BV, Vijayalakshmi S, Madhavan V, Anita M. Synthesis and anticonvulsant activities of some novel 1, 3, 4-Thiadiazole derivatives. Med Chem Drug Discovery. 2013;4(2):100-7
Abstracts published in journals
- Laura Sanchez-Michael ∙ Allison Elias ∙ Denisse Gutierrez ∙ Vijayalakshmi S ∙ Armando Varela ∙ Sujeet Kumar ∙ Renato Aguilera. Abstract 3482 Discovery and Mechanistic Characterization of VS-186B, a Selective Anti-Leukemic HDAC Inhibitor. J. Biol. Chem. 2026; 302(5):111602.
- Allison Elias, Denisse A Gutierrez, Jose A Lopez-Saenz, Jaqueline Pena-Zacarias, Gabriela C Torres, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Vijayalakshmi S, Subhas S Karki, Renato Aguilera, Laura A Sanchez-Michael. Abstract C030: Functional characterization of VS-186B, a novel HDAC inhibitor for cancer treatment. Mol. Cancer Ther. 2025; 24(10): C030.
- Laura Sanchez-Michael, Gabriela Torres Quesada, Denisse Gutierrez, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Vijayalaxmi S, Subhas Karki, and Renato Aguilera. Abstract 2391 Novel HDAC Inhibitors as Potential Anticancer Drugs. J. Biol. Chem. 2024; 300(3):106134.
- Registered Pharmacist under Karnataka State Pharmacy Council
- Association of Pharmacy Professionals
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