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Mrs. Vijayalakshmi S
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Faculty of Pharmacy
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Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Mrs. Vijayalakshmi S is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry under the Faculty of Pharmacy at RUAS. She is an alumna of the institute having completed her B.Pharm and M.Pharm here. She also holds a PG Diploma in Patents law from NALSAR University, Hyderabad and is currently working on completing her Ph.D. from KLE College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru with a research focus mainly on synthetic chemistry.
Her experience includes working as a Research associate with Analytica Chemie Inc, Bangalore in Scientific Support Division of R&D and as an Assistant professor in East West college of Pharmacy.
She has expertise in preparation of schemes by searching literature in Sci-finder, Reaxys, Patent search for Active Pharmaceutical Intermediates or impurities as reference standards. During her teaching experience she has developed innovative teaching methods that helped students achieve good results and played an important role in evaluating and mentoring students. She has also supervised and supported non-teaching staff. She also has hands on experience of in-vitro anticancer studies (cell line studies) related to Ph.D. from IBAB, Bengaluru.
Her research interests are varied in nature and include synthesis and evaluation of new chemical entities. She is also a Registered Pharmacist under Karnataka State Pharmacy Council.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
KLE College of Pharmacy, Ongoing
- 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 Experience7 Years 8 Months
Academic Experience
- 5 Years 2 Months
Industry Experience
- 2 Years 6 Months
Training Experience (With Topics)
- Underwent training on Continuing Education Program for Pharmacy Teachers organized by Acharya and BM Reddy College of Pharmacy, sponsored by PCI and recognized by Indian Pharmaceutical Association from 6-8 September 2018.
- Completed a course on Health Research Fundamentals by NPTEL 2020.
- Workshop on “Docking, QSAR and molecular dynamics” jointly organized by Department of Biotechnology, Ramaiah Institute of Technology and Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, RUAS, Bengaluru from 29-31 July 2020.
- Attended an “IP Awareness/Training program” under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission organized by Intellectual Property Office, India on 6th June 2022.
- Hands-on experience of in-vitro anticancer studies related to Ph.D. at Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bengaluru.
- Workshop on Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD-2023) organized by Centre for Advanced Computational Chemistry Studies, New Delhi from 6th to 12th April 2023
- Synthesis and evaluation of new chemical entities
- 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 Papers
- 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
- 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
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
- Registered Pharmacist under Karnataka State Pharmacy Council
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