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Dr Pragasam Viswanathan

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Senior Professor, School of Biosciences and Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

Expertise

  • Urology and Nephrology

Publications

Total Articles 96
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Citations 1045
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Professional Recognition

2017

Fellow of Royal Society of Biology

Royal Society of Biology
2014

M.L. Khorana Memorial Award

Indian J Pharmaceutical Sciences
2005

Post -Doctoral Fellowship

National Institute of Health, US
2002

Senior Research Fellowship

Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi

Community & Membership

2009

Institutional Animal Ethical Committee

Member - Biological Sciences
2012

Institutional Ethical Committee for Human Studies

Member - Biological Sciences
2015

Board of studies of Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi

Member - Biological Sciences

Royal Society of Biology

2017
Member

The Biotech Research Society of India

2016
Life Member

Indian Society of Renal and Transplantation Pathology

2014
Life Member

Society for free radical research India

2012
Life Member

Indian Society of Nephrology

2011
Associate Life Member

International Biopharmaceutical Association

2010
Member

Bio

Renal Physiology and pathology. Thrust areas of research are understanding and prevention of kidney stone formation, diabetic nephropathy and acute kidney injury.

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Senior Professor , Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
  • Vellore Institute of Technology
PhD
Other Institute 2005
M.Sc.,
Other Institute 1997
Senior Professor Jun 2008 – Present
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore | School of Biosciences and Technology
Assistant Professor May 1997 – Dec 1999
Sivet College

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Viswanathan

Dr Viswanathan Mohan

Madras Diabetes Research Foundation

Madhumitha

Dr Madhumitha G

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

Mohana

Dr Mohana Roopan S

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

P

Dr P Kalaiselvi

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Scholarly Work

BioNEST

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology-BIRAC

4/2017

4,25,00,000/-

2017 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Management of Intestinal oxalate by probiotic preparation consisting of oxalate degrading bacterial consortium

Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research

3/2017

17,50,000/-

2017 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development of anti-quorum sensing coated catheters to reduce device associated urinary tract infection

Funding Agency: DBT-BIRAC

5/2017

47,00,000/-

2017 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Clinical and Experimental Studies of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and Vitamin D Hydroxylase Gene Expression in Acute Kidney Injury

Funding Agency: Novartis India Ltd

2/2015

1,00,000/-

2015 - 2016

Completed
Nanoparticles in the prevention of calcium oxalate crystal formation and retention in renal epithelium

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology

SERC/LS-0098/2009

14,00,000/-

2010 - 2012

Completed

Nitrosative stress induced structural and kinetic modulation of Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein and amerlioration by L-arginine supplementation

University Dr. ALM PGIBMS, Taramani Campus, University of Madras
Year 2005

Expression level of Cluster of Differentiation 36 (CD36) in experimental diabetic rats and humans progressing to nephropathy

University VIT University, Vellore
Year 2014

Regulation of Urinary antimicrobial proteins and inflammatory markers upon treatment with Chandraprabhavati and Cardamon extracts, in experimentally induced Pyelonephritic mouse model

University VIT University
Year 2014

Reno-protective effect of citrus bioflavonoids and smart polymer for preventing calcium oxalate crystal aggregation and retention in kidneys of experimentally induced hyperoxaluric rats

University VIT University
Year 2016
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Scholarly Publications

Analysis and Characterization of Lactobacillus paragasseri and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei: Two Probiotic Bacteria that Can Degrade Intestinal Oxalate in Hyperoxaluric Rats

Open Access
Article

Combined effect of polyacrylic acid and vitamin E in preventing calcium oxalate crystal deposition in the kidneys of experimental hyperoxaluric rats

Open Access
Article
Authors: Sridharan B.;Jagannathan V.;Rajesh N.G.;Viswanathan P.

Urine Microscopy score and Neutrophil lymphocyte Ratio at Presentation are Good Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Upper Urinary Tract Infection when Assessed in Correlation with Virulence Factors of Escherichia coli and Blood Group Secretor status

Open Access
Article
Authors: Thiagarajan S.;Stephen S.;Kumar S.;Charles P.;Kanagamuthu S.;Ambroise S.;Viswanathan P.;Chinnakali P.;Ganesh R.N.

Early Evidence of Global DNA Methylation and Hydroxymethylation Changes in Rat Kidneys Consequent to Hyperoxaluria-Induced Renal Calcium Oxalate Stones

Open Access
Article

Pre-transplant Ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes of Gut Microbiota as a Potential Biomarker of Allograft Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients

Open Access
Article
Authors: Priscilla C.;Kumar S.;Girish Kumar C.P.;Parameswaran S.;Viswanathan P.;Ganesh R.N.

Biofilm inhibition and antifouling evaluation of sol-gel coated silicone implants with prolonged release of eugenol against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Open Access
Article

Ferrotoxicity and Its Amelioration by Calcitriol in Cultured Renal Cells

Open Access
Article

Long noncoding RNAs in the regulation of p53-mediated apoptosis in human cancers

Open Access
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