D. Venkat Ratnam

Education

• M.S. Pharm (Pharmaceutics) 2006 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, India

• B. Pharmacy 2004 Kakatiya University, Warangal, India

   

Awards/Scholarships/Other Recognition

• Research work was discussed in ‘Nature India’ news with title ‘Honey, I shrunk the antioxidants’.

• Review article ‘D. Venkat Ratnam, D.D. Ankola, V. Bhardwaj, D.K. Sahana, M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Role of antioxidants in prophylaxis and therapy: A pharmaceutical perspective, Journal of Controlled Release  (2006) 113, 3, 189-207’ was placed at 1^st position among the articles of Journal of Controlled Release and 18^th among the Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutical sciences category during July-Sep 2006.

• 1^st prize for oral presentation in 2^nd year post graduate students category on research day (June 3^rd, 2008) at Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS), University of Strathclyde for the presentation entitled ‘Nanoparticulate approach to combat hyperlipidemia using statins and antioxidants’.

• GATE (Graduate aptitude test of engineering) qualified with 98.32 percentile in year 2004

• 1999, Prathibha Award, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India

Patent

• M. N. V. Ravi Kumar, D. Venkat Ratnam, Kiran Sonaje, V. Bhoomi, V. Bhardwaj and P. Ramarao, Nano-co-encapsulated antioxidant particles (NanoCAPs). (1691/Del/2006)

Publications

• D. Venkat Ratnam, G. Chandraiah, K. Sonaje, B. Viswanad, V. Bhardwaj, P. Ramarao and M.N.V. Ravi Kumar. A potential therapeutic strategy for diabetes and its complications in the form of co-encapsulated antioxidant nanoparticles (NanoCAPs) of ellagic acid and coenzyme Q₁₀: Preparation and evaluation in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology (2008) 4 33–43.

• A. K. Meena, D. Venkat Ratnam, G. Chandraiah,  D.D. Ankola, P. Rama Rao and M.N.V. Ravi Kumar. Oral nanoparticulate atorvastatin calcium is more efficient and safe in comparison to Lipicure^® in treating hyperlipidemia. Lipids (2008) 43 231-241.

• D. Venkat Ratnam, V. Bhardwaj, M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Simultaneous analysis of ellagic acid and coenzyme Q10 by derivative spectroscopy and HPLC, Talanta 70 (2006) 387-391.

• D. Venkat Ratnam, D. D. Ankola, V. Bhardwaj, D. K. Sahana, M. N. V. Ravi Kumar, Role of Antioxidants in Prophylaxis and Therapy: A Pharmaceutical Perspective, Journal of Controlled Release 113 (2006) 189-207.

Conference Presentations

• D. V. Ratnam, G. Chandraiah, P. Ramarao, and M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Co-encapsulated antioxidant nanoparticles (NanoCAPs) of ellagic acid and coenzyme Q10 assuage dyslipidemia in rats, Proceedings of 35th Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, July, 2008, New York, USA

• J. Shaikh, D.V. Ratnam, D.S.Chauhan, V.Beniwal, and M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Development and optimization of curcumin containing biodegradable nanoparticles for oral administration Proceedings of 35th Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, July, 2008, New York, USA

• D. V. Ratnam, G. Chandraiah, K. Sonaje, B. Viswanad, V. Bhardwaj, P. Ramarao and M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Development of co-encapsulated nanoparticles of ellagic acid and coenzyme Q10 (NanoCAPs) and their evaluation in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats, Proceedings of 34^th Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, July 07-12, 2007, Long Beach, USA

• A. K. Meena, D. V. Ratnam, G. Chandraiah, B. Viswanad, P Rama Rao and M. N. V. Ravi Kumar, Deign of biodegradable nanoparticles of atorvastatin calcium (nano-statin) for oral delivery and their evaluation in high fat diet fed rats for improved efficacy with reduced toxicity, Proceedings of 34^th Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, July 07-12, 2007, Long Beach, USA

• G. Sharma, D. V. Ratnam, G. Mittal, G Chandriah, P Rama Rao and M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Insulin-Coenzyme Q10 coencapsulated PLGA nanoparticles for oral delivery: A better regimen for treatment of diabetes mellitus and its complications, Proceedings of 34^th Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, July 07-12, 2007, Long Beach, USA

• D. V. Ratnam, Dhawal D. Ankola, Viswanad Bhoomi, Godugu Chandraiah, Majeti Naga Venkata Ravi Kumar. Nano-co-encapsulated antioxidant particles (NanoCAPs) BioAsia 2007–The Global Bio-Business Forum, Hyderabad International Convention Centre, February 15-17^th 2007, Hyderabad, India.

• D. V. Ratnam, G.Chandraiah, V. Bhoomi, V. Bharadwaj, P. Rama Rao, M. N. V. Ravi Kumar. NanoCAPs: a novel antioxidants delivery approach for diabetic complications. Poster submitted at 4th International Nanotechnology and drug delivery symposium, Nebraska, Omaha, USA.

• D. K. Sahana, D.V. Ratnam, V. Bhardwaj and M. N. V. Ravi Kumar, Estradiol nanoparticles intended for oral delivery: Influence of organic solvents on nanoparticle formation and drug release behavior, Proceedings of 33rd Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, July 22-26, 2006, Vienna, Austria

• D. V. Ratnam, V. Agrawal, J. Italia, V. Bhardwaj, N. Roy and M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Determination of IC50 value of poorly water soluble polyphenolic compound ellagic acid in yeast cells, Indo-Italian Workshop on chemistry and biology of antioxidants, Department of Chemistry University of Delhi and Embassy of Italy, 8-9 January’ 2006, New Delhi, India.

Professional Activities

Seminars Delivered

• Potential of Biodegradable Nanoparticles in Oral drug delivery, Advances in Medical Diagnostics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 11^th September 2008

Conferences and Workshops Attended

• 40^th Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society organized by National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, INDIA, 1^st to 3^rd November, 2007.

• 34^th annual meeting of controlled release society (CRS), Long Beach, California, USA July 7-11, 2007.

• First summer school in advanced drug delivery, organized by National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, 1^st to 5^th May, 2007.

• International conference on nanomedicine, organized at Institute of life sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, INDIA from 22^nd to 24^th February, 2007.

• BioAsia 2007 held from 15^th to 17^th February, 2007 at Hyderabad, INDIA.

• International NanoBioscience Conference (INBC), Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, INDIA held from August 6-8, 2006.

• Two Days Conference on Nanotechnology in Advanced Drug Delivery (NIPER-NANO-2006), organized at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, February 17-18, 2006.

• Indo-Italian workshop on chemistry and biology of antioxidants organized by Department of chemistry, University of Delhi, INDIA on Jan 8^th to 9^th, 2006.

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