Brief Curriculum Vitae

Name : R.Raveendran

Current Position : Professor of Pharmacology

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
Pondicherry - 607 402

Educational Qualifications : 1. MBBS (1982) – Madras University

2. MD (1987) – Madras University
3. Dip. Clinical Pharmacology (1991)– London University

Experience : Senior Resident, JIPMER, Pondicherry:1987-1990

Faculty member, Dept of Pharmacology, JIPMER:
1993 - 2024
Head of Pharmacology, JIPMER: 2016-2019
Dean (Research): 2018-2021

Areas of Interest : 1. Toxicology

2. Pre-clinical studies of plant products
3. Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) & Teaching

Number of Publications : Research Papers – 64

Books – 2
Software – 6
Major achievements:

1. Editor of journals for 30 years:

Chief Editor, Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics (2008 onwards), Chief Editor, Indian
Journal of Pharmacology (2001 to 2006); Assistant/Associate Editor, Indian Journal of Pharmacology
(1993-2000)

2. Published software packages for teaching and research. These packages are used all over India.
ExPharm, authored by myself is recognized by the MCI and all over India for replacing animals in
teaching and used by a number of medical and pharmacy colleges India and abroad. The current version
myCALPharm is available at www.mycalpharm.com.
3. Conducted more than 50 workshops on research methodology, statistics and biomedical
communication all over India. Teaching research methodology and statistics for all PG students from
1996 onwards. Designed a hands-on research methodology workshop and conducted the same in 1996
for PG students. It was repeated every year for PGs from 1996-2016. Designed a hands-on workshop
for basic statistics and conducted it in 1999 for pharmacologists in Tirupathi during Southern Regional
Indian Pharmacological Society conference. It was repeatedly conducted for PGs and faculty members
many times at various places in India

4. Published a book (‘A practical approach to PG dissertation’) on research methodology for PG students
which is used by a lot of PG students in India. It has been recommended for PG students by many
universities.

5. Worked on a plant (Cleistanthus collinus) for 25 years, elucidated its receptor mechanism, and
described its actions on various body systems.

6. Best poster award – Dorenkamp-Zbinden Poster Prize 2009 for the poster “Software controlled
artificial animal models for teaching animal experiments by CR Patil and R.Raveendran” presented at
7th World Congress on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences, Aug 30-Sept 3, 2009, Rome,
Italy.

7. Chaired a session and delivered invited lectures in two international conferences (a) 8th World
Congress on Alternatives & Use of Animals in the Life Sciences held in Montreal, Canada from 21 to
25 August 2011. (b) 6th World Congress on Alternatives & Use of Animals in the Life Sciences in
Tokyo, Japan from 21-28 Aug 2007..

8. Organised about 25 hands-on national/regional workshops in from 2016-2019 on various subjects such
as Cell culture techniques, Zebrafish models, Pharmacokinetics, Biomedical communication, Statistics,
Pharmacogenomics, Drug discovery, Soft skills for the benefit of PG students in the department of
Pharmacology and other colleges.

9. Dean (Research), JIPMER from 2018 to 2021 and introduced many changes in the research
administration, introduced a scheme for innovation and development projects, and drafted many
guidelines and SOPs for conducting research projects in JIPMER.

10. Institute Body member, Standing Academic Committee member, Standing Finance Committee
member, Standing Selection Committee member for AIIMS, Mangalagiri, AP from 2019 to 2024.
 CURRICULUM VITAE

Col(Dr) Arun Prasad B

Present Designation: Senior Advisor and Head of the Department
Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology
Command Hospital (Southern Command)
Pune.
Professional Qualifications:
MBBS from Thanjavur medical college 1997- 2003
MD in Radiodiagnosis from Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi
DM (Neuroimaging and Neurointerventional Radiology), from SCTIMST,
Trivandrum.
Journey in Armed Forces:
Joined as Short service Commissioned Officer in 2003
03 Months Basic training in OTC, Lucknow
Served as a Regimental medical officer in Counter insurgency environment
Departmental Permanent Commission in 2006
Served as a medical officer in UN Level III Hospital, DR Congo
Post graduate Degree in Radiodiagnosis from Army Hospital (R&R), New
Delhi.
Served as a Radiologist in various Military Hospitals
Superspeciality in Neuroradiology and Interventional Radiology
Served as a Superspecialist in Command Hospitals
Military Qualifications and Achievements
Basic Course: ‘A’ Grading – second in course
Junior Command Course – First in Course
Senior Command Course – Third in course
Commendation card by General Officer commanding – Southern Command

Professional Achievements:
First in Post Graduate course
First in Superspeciality course
Presented and published various Novel research papers in national and
international conferences including RSNA
Awarded Best oral paper in ISNR 2020
Unique experience:
Helped save lives of critically wounded soldiers.
Delivered medical aid in far flung places in J&K and DR Congo, where there is
lack of transport and basic amenities.
Served as a nodal officer during Chennai Floods for disaster relief.
Dr. Aravind kumar Rengan is currently an Associate Professor at IIT Hyderabad. He had a successful
start in academics, obtaining merit seat for his M.B.B.S at Thanjavur Govt. Medical College (Tamilnadu
Dr.M.G.R Medical University). During his medical internship, he was captivated by research in the
emerging field of nanoscience and technology. This made him to take up Master in Nano-medical
sciences at Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular medicine-DST Centre of Excellence. Owing
to his competitive academic performance he was able to secure University rank and Department of
Science and Technology (DST) fellowship. Immediately after his masters in nanomedical sciences he
was selected for his PhD at IIT Bombay. Dr. Aravind is an aggressive learner of nanomedicine and its
practical application in biomedical research. Dr. Aravind was instrumental in getting the “The Bill and
Melinda Gates” project on “Transdermal TB drug delivery – TB NANODOTS” during his PhD tenure.
Dr. Aravind through his research work was able to synthesize a biodegradable nanosystem for
photothermal therapy of cancer and proved its in-vivo biodegradability. His work has been
published in reputed international high impact journals (Nanoletters, Nanoscale, ACS -AMI,
Biomacromolecules, etc,). Dr. Aravind was instrumental in securing the “The Bill and Melinda Gates”
project on “Transdermal TB drug delivery”. His research work has won several awards including the
INSA & NASI Young Scientist, INAE Young Engineer, DBT IYBA, etc. Dr. Aravind’s project on “ Affordable
kit for detection of Cervical Cancer” has gained significant momentum and could be used as a
screening test (GYTI Award 2017). Dr. Aravind is among the few Indian Biomedical Engineers with
inter-disciplinary background (MBBS with M.Tech & PhD in BME), who stand proof for performing
excellent bioengineering research by working in India itself.