Dr. Navanita S K

• Natural Products Research
• Ethnopharmacology
• Nutraceutical Product Development
• Herbal Cosmeceutical Formulation and Development
• Venom Biology and Antivenom Research
• Toxicology and Preclinical Pharmacology
• Bioassay-Guided Fractionation
• Molecular Docking and In Silico Drug Design
• Molecular Biology

• Jayaraman Rajangam, V., Palanimuthu, V.R., Upadhyay, D.K., Mohapatra, L., Sivaramakumar, N., Palei, N.N. and Soni, P. (2024). Adoptive T-Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer. Springer Nature.
• Mydin, R.B.S.M.N., Alam, M., Raman, S., Parumasivam, T., Shanker, K., Mohd Noor, S.N.F., Kamaruddin, A.F., Navanita, S.K., Hadi, M.A., Vemireddy, B.G.R., Kumar, Y.G., Huda, N. and Saravanan, C. (2024). An Overview of Gellan Gum Sources, Properties, and Its Targeted Applications. Elsevier.
• Govindan, R. and Sivaramakumar, N. (2022). A Promising Herbal Concoction in the Amelioration of Lithiasis. Lambert Academic Publishing.
• Govindan, R., Meenakshisundaram, T., Sivaramakumar, N., Naresh, P., Basavan, D. and Palanisamy, D. (2021). Impact of Vitamins and Minerals Enriched Flora in the Management of Calciphytoliths: A Special Focus on Vitamin E. IntechOpen.

Fellowship

• Recipient of the Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Single Girl Child Fellowship awarded by UGC, New Delhi, in 2022–23 for a five-year tenure to pursue Ph.D. research

Best poster/oral award

• Best paper for oral presentation entitled “Deproteinization of Seed Polysaccharide by Simple Techniques” at the Two-Day International E-Conference on Expanding Frontier of Pharmaceutical Research Towards Global Exigency, held on 15 & 19 October 2020.
• Best poster presentation entitled “Anti-Urolithiatic Activity of Basella rubra Leaves” at the 9th Annual International Virtual Convention of the Association of Pharmacy Professionals, organized by APP Rajasthan State Branch in collaboration with SunRise University, Alwar, Rajasthan, India, during 18–20 December 2020.
• Best paper for oral presentation entitled “Preliminary Docking Studies on Herbal & Marine-Based Formulations as Anti-Snake Envenomation” at the Three-Day National Conference on Recent Advancements in Pharmaceutical Research, held at RBVRR Women’s College of Pharmacy from 22–24 September 2022.
• Best paper for oral presentation entitled “In Silico Docking, Pharmacokinetic and Toxicity Study Targeting Alpha Bungarotoxin and Alpha Cobra Toxin for Snake Envenomation” during the National Symposium on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome & Menstrual Health Awareness, organized by TIFAC CORE in Herbal Drugs and the Department of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, on 20 December 2022.
• Best E-poster presentation entitled “Fangs and Flora: Preliminary Screening of Folklore Medicinal Plants as Inhibitors of Daboia russelii Venom” at the Three-Day International Conference on Global Collaboration in Pharmaceuticals: Bridging Borders, Breaking Barriers & Indo-Australian Symposium on Pharmacy Practice for Improved Patient Care – Global Perspectives for Regional Practice, held from 15–17 March 2024 at JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty.
• Best poster presentation entitled “From Polyvalent to Mono Herbal: Harnessing Medicinal Plants as Inhibitors Against Snake Venom” at the Research Scholars Conference in Health Sciences and Life Sciences, organized by the Research Division, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, on 27–28 February 2025.

National Conference Papers

• Presentation on “From Polyvalent to Mono Herbal: Harnessing Medicinal Plants as Inhibitors against snake venom” at Research scholars conference in Health sciences and Life sciences, organized by the Research Division, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research on 27th & 28th February 2025.
• Presentation on “Targeting snake venom metalloproteinase toxin with Indian medicinal plants: An in silico docking study and to develop emergency loading dose of oral disintegrating granules for ophitoxaemia at Venom and Toxins 2023 held on 22-24 August 2023.
• Presentation on “In silico docking, pharmacokinetic and toxicity study targeting alpha bungarotoxin and alpha cobra toxin for snake envenomation” during the National symposium on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome & Menstrual Health Awareness, organized by TIFAC CORE in Herbal drugs & Department of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, ooty on 20th December 2022.
• Presentation on “ Preliminary docking studies on herbal and marine based formulations as anti-snake envenomation” at Three day National conference on Recent advancements in pharmaceutical research at RBVRR Women’s College of Pharmacy from 22-24th September 2022.
• Presentation on “In-vitro study of hydroalcoholic stem pod extract of Basella rubra for inhibition of calcium oxalate crystallization” at 1st National Congress on Herbal Medicine & Nano Technology Inspired Novel Formulations. An Emerging Therapeutic Target for Cancer & Neurodegenerative Disorders, Organized by JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, Department of Pharmacognosy during 25th & 26th March 2022.
• Presentation on “The fate of a sacred herb “Aristolochia indica” overview” at AICTE sponsored National Online Conference Seven Hills College of Pharmacy during September 17-18 2021.
• Presentation on “Phytopharmacology of Amrita folia – A review” at National Level Research Competition “Solution Challenge on Covid-19 Herbal Drug Research” jointly organized by Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune, Start up and Innovation Cell in collaboration with Phytosynergy, Pune during December 2020.
• Presentation on “Screening of in vitro calcium phosphate crystal inhibition potential of Basella rubra crude concoction” at Research Project – Virtual Contest 2020 organized by JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty & IPA Nilgiri Local Branch during October 12 & 13, 2020.
• Presentation on “Calciphytoliths inhibition property by dietary Basella rubra organs” at Virtual Pre – Satellite Workshop and Two Days National Conference on Genotoxic Impurities in Essential Medicine – Impact on Public Health & Current Regulatory Challenges organized by Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty during October 10 - 12, 2020.
• Presentation on “An herbal concoction identified against renal calculi” at National Conference on Herbal Medicine Research & Global Health – An Ethical Analysis organized by the Faculty of Pharmacy, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore during March 12 & 13, 2020.

International Conference Papers

• Presentation on “Turning over a New Leaf: Harnessing Medicinal Plants as Inhibitors Against Russell’s Viper Envenomation” at the International Conference on Toxinology, held from 6–8 December 2024 at Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre, Madurai, India.
• Presentation on “Fangs and Flora: Preliminary Screening of Folklore Medicinal Plants as Inhibitors of Daboia russelii Venom” at the Three-Day International Conference on Global Collaboration in Pharmaceuticals: Bridging Borders, Breaking Barriers & Indo-Australian Symposium on Pharmacy Practice for Improved Patient Care – Global Perspectives for Regional Practice, held from 15–17 March 2024 at JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty.
• Presentation on “An Emergency Life Saving Drug for Snake Envenomation” at the APP 11th Annual International Convention organized by APP Haryana State Branch and APP Switzerland International Branch in collaboration with APP IP-DRA & MolPharm Divisions and APP Hyderabad Local Branch at St. Paul’s College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Abdullapurmet, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Telangana, during 16–17 December 2022.
• Presentation on “In-silico Screening of Pentacyclic Triterpenoids Against Vascular Dementia Targets” at the 5th World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics, and Neurodegenerative Disease Research, organized by the Bioinformatics & Human Electrophysiology Laboratory, Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Zakynthos, Greece, during 20–23 October 2022.
• Presentation on “Inhibition of Calcium Oxalate Crystallization by Hydroalcoholic Extract of Basella rubra” at the 9th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (SFEC-2022), held at JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India, during 22–24 April 2022.
• Presentation on “A Stoichiometric Determination of the Effect of Boiling on the Oxalate of Traditional Medicinal Herbs” at the Two-Day Virtual International Conference on Recent Advances in Drug Discovery (QSAR Modelling, Molecular Docking, Molecular Simulation), organized by Dr. Rajendra Gode Institute of Pharmacy, during 15–16 December 2021.
• Presentation on “Effect of Steaming on the Antioxidants of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) Sprout” at the 8th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (SFEC-2021), organized by SFE India Pune Chapter, Bharati Vidyapeeth Poona College of Pharmacy, and All Pharmacy Colleges of Pune Region, during 27–29 August 2021.
• Presentation on “Haemostatic Effect of Leaves of Two Medicinal Plants” at the Virtual International Conference on Pharma Industry 4.0, organized by the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, on 15 July 2021.
• Presentation on “Amelioration of Lactose Intolerance by Chamomile Petal Infusion” at PharmaNEST'21 International Virtual E-Tech Fest on Data Science, Computational Tools, Artificial Intelligence and More Novel Technologies: Evolution and Contribution in Pharmaceutical Research, organized by Operant Pharmacy Federation, from 26 May to 12 June 2021.
• Presentation on “Deproteinization of Seed Polysaccharide by Simple Techniques” at the Two-Day International E-Conference on Expanding Frontier of Pharmaceutical Research Towards Global Exigency, held on 15 & 19 October 2020.
• Presentation on “Anti-Urolithiatic Activity of Basella rubra Leaves” at the 9th Annual International Virtual Convention of the Association of Pharmacy Professionals, organized by APP Rajasthan State Branch in collaboration with SunRise University, Alwar, Rajasthan, India, during 18–20 December 2020.
• Presentation on “Study of Sunscreen Activity of Basella Plants” at the International Conference on Current Regulations for Medical Devices & In-vitro Diagnostics, organized by the Department of Pharmaceutics – Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, during 18–19 October 2019.

National/ International Journal Papers

• Itang, S.I., Sivaramakumar, N., Samanta, A., Kumar, M. and Sunagar, K. (2026). Comparative venomics and preclinical evaluation of antivenoms against Nigeria's “Big Three” snakes: Naja nigricollis, Bitis arietans, and Echis ocellatus. Toxicon, 281, p. 109194.
• Sivaramakumar, N., Dugar, N., Palanimuthu, V.R., Karri, V.V.V.S.N.R. and Raman, R. (2025). In silico evaluation of phytochemicals as inhibitors of snake venom toxins. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 29(8), pp. 30–35.
• Navanita, S.K., Karri, V.V.S.N.R., Yoganandam, G.P., Shanker, K. and Vasanth Raj, P. (2024). From a global perspective towards an integrated approach for ophitoxaemia. Journal of Natural Remedies, 24(7), pp. 2320–3358.
• Sivaramakumar, N., Gokul Nanda, G., Govindan, R. and Palanisamy, D.S. (2023). Evaluation of nutritional and antinutritional components of Basella rubra leaf and stem pod in the management of phosphate lithiasis. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 16(11), pp. 5155–5160.
• Sivaramakumar, N., Ganesh Kumar, Y., Mathew, B., Bondu, V.K.R., Sekhar, M.C., Abdul Hadi, M., Vemireddy, B.G.R., Penke, V.B. and Shanker, K. (2023). In vitro and in vivo antidiabetic activity of Ag nanoparticles mediated from Gymnemic Acid I and II. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 57(3), pp. S710–S717.
• Thamotharan, S., Sivaramakumar, N., Pillai, K.R., Ganesh Kumar, Y., Abdul Hadi, M., Bondu, V.K.R., Vemireddy, B.G.R. and Shanker, K. (2023). In silico docking, pharmacokinetic and toxicity studies of selected phytoconstituents: Targeting colon cancer. European Chemical Bulletin, 12(5), pp. 3616–3622.
• Geetha, P., Navanita, S.K., Ganesh Kumar, Y., Boyina, H.K., Bondu, V.K.R., Vemireddy, B.G.R., Abdul Hadi, M. and Shanker, K. (2023). Development of plant-mediated silver nanoparticles and their pharmacological evaluation. European Chemical Bulletin, 12(5), pp. 3623–3631.
• Huy, R.N.A., Govindan, R., Sivaramakumar, N., Raman, R., Jayaraman, S., Basavan, D. and Palanisamy, D.S. (2022). Inhibition of calculi forming oxalate by dietary Basella rubra organs: Litholytic activity. Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 58, e20582.
• Shaik, S., Navanita, S.K., Ganesh Kumar, Y., Abdul Hadi, M., Penke, V.B., Boyina, H.K., Bhargavi, P.D., Bondu, V.K.R. and Shanker, K. (2022). Development of herbo-nanospheres and evaluation of antioxidant activity using Ginkgo biloba and Bacopa monnieri. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results, 13(10), pp. 2933–2938.
• Bhargavi, P.D., Lolla, S., Abdul Hadi, M., Nayak, B.V., Bondu, V.K.R., Navanita, S.K., Yogambica, L. and Shanker, K. (2022). Evaluation of efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors in diabetic nephropathy. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results, 13(10), pp. 2928–2932.

• Registered pharmacist in Tamil Nadu Pharmacy Council (28867/A1).