Dr. Ravi Chandra Sekhara Reddy Danduga

Qualification              : M. Pharm., Ph.D.

Specialization             : Pharmacology

E mail                         : ravichandra.danduga@nmims.edu

Phone                         : 022-42332000 (Extn-2029)

Experience                 : 13

Dr. Ravi Chandra Sekhara Reddy Danduga has completed Under Graduation (B. Pharmacy) from Acharya Nagarjuna University and Post Graduation (M. Pharmacy) from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. He is an academic professional with 13 years of UG- B.Pharmacy and 10 years of PG- M.Pharmacy, (Pharmacology) teaching experience in the subjects like Anatomy and Physiology, Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, Pharmacological and Toxicological Screening Methods, Drug Discovery, Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance. In his research, he focused on identifying novel molecules for the therapeutic application of neurological complications like Cerebral Stroke, Epilepsy, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Neurotoxicity, and their associated behavioral alterations in various animal models.

Interest areas:

• Targeting neurological complications like Cerebral Stroke, Epilepsy, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Neurotoxicity and their associated behavioral alterations in various animal models.

Research

• Publications – Total number (International- 14, National-7)
• Book Chapters-1
• Patents-1
• Presentations- Total number (International- 5, National-6)

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars attended- 20.

Academic activities

He has guided 22 no. of M.Pharm. students for their research projects.

 Awards

• Presented a paper on "A Prognostic Study on the Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion-Induced Stroke and won the best presentation award at the Virtual International Conference on Novel and Alternative Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases Mediated Through Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) organized by School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, India, sponsored by International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) in association with Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology (TNSCST) was held from 20th September to 23rd September
• Presented a paper on "Cardioprotective effect of Terminalia paniculata against ischemic reperfusion injury at the international conference on Advances in plant and microbe research (ICAPMR 2016), organized by the Department of Botany and Microbiology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, during 6^th to 8^th January 2016. (Elected as Best Poster).
• Best International Research Paper (Acharya Nagarjuna University) for the academic year 2018-2019.

Professional Memberships

• Andhra Pradesh Pharmacy council of India, Registration no: 86527/A1
• Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India (APTI) lifetime member since 28-11-2014 (AP/LM-1134)
• Laboratory Animal Scientists' Association (India) lifetime member (Reg no: 576) since 2017
• Associate fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences since 2021

Recent Publications

• Mamidi SR, Danduga RCSR. Neuroprotective role of morin hydrate in stress–re-stress (SRS) rat model of PTSD: mitigation of cognitive dysfunction, anxiety, and depression via regulation of oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Neurochem Res. 2026. doi:10.1007/s11064-026-04713-x. (IF=3.8)
• Danduga RCSR, Kurapati AS, Shaik RA, Kola PK, Konidala SK, Varada HB. Synergistic amelioration of letrozole-induced polycystic ovary syndrome in rats: a therapeutic approach with apple cider vinegar and metformin combination. Reprod Sci. 2024;31(9):2861–2876. doi:10.1007/s43032-024-01545-4. (IF=2.5)
• Danduga RCSR, Shaik HB, Polopalli S, Kola PK, Kanakaraju VK, Kandaswamy S. Tetramethylpyrazine contributes to the neuroprotection in a rodent epileptic model of pentylenetetrazole-induced kindling. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2023;75(9):1163–1176. doi:10.1093/jpp/rgad022. (IF=3.2)
• Polopalli S, Yetukuri AR, Danduga RCSR, Kola PK. A prognostic study on the effect of post-traumatic stress disorder on cerebral ischaemia reperfusion-induced stroke. World J Biol Psychiatry. 2022;23(2):136–150. doi:10.1080/15622975.2021.1935318. (IF=3.8)
• Raj CTD, Kandaswamy DK, Danduga RCSR, Rajasabapathy R, James RA. COVID-19: molecular pathophysiology, genetic evolution and prospective therapeutics—a review. Arch Microbiol. 2021;203(5):2043–2057. doi:10.1007/s00203-021-02183-z. (IF=2.6)