Academic Staff/Faculty Member Profile for: [Venugopala], [Katharigatta] [Narayanaswamy], [Dr]
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Academic Staff/Faculty Member Profile
for Certification Self-Study Reports Quality Criterion 14
Personal Information:
Name: Venugopala, Katharigatta Narayanaswamy, Dr
Title(s)/Position(s): Dr/Asst. Professor
Primary Department/ Division: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Academic Rank: Asst. Professor
Years in Current Academic Rank: [2]
Gender: Male
Previous Academic Position: [Durban Univeristy of Technology, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, 2]
Primary Academic/Practice Discipline: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences/Medicinal Chemistry
Degrees and Other Credentials:
Degrees Awarded: [Note: List highest degree awarded first]
Sl. No
Degree
Institution
Year
1
Ph.D
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
2008
2
M.Pharm
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
2001
3
Post Graduate Diploma in
Bangalore University
1999
Bangalore University
1997
Marketing Management
4
B.Pharm
Other credentials currently held or training completed:
1. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Durban University of Technology, South Africa 2013
2. Postdoctoral Fellowship University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 2011
Pharmacy Degree: India
Professional Licensure (if applicable): [Registered pharmacist, Karnataka, India]
Prior Academic Experience: (list most recent first)
Sl. No
Institution
City, Country
Position/Title
Year - Year
1
Al-Ameen College of
Bangalore, India
Assistnat professor
2008-2009
Bangalore, India
Lecturere
2001-2008
Pharmacy
2
Al-Ameen College of
Pharmacy
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Appointment with the College or School of Pharmacy:
Type of appointment: Full-Time
Tenure Status: [Not Applicable]
Current Year Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) at college of school of pharmacy (in terms of contract): [1.0 FTE]
Other relevant employment/practice site (if applicable): Nil
Of FTE in college or school of pharmacy, specify percent effort in the following categories:
Sl.
Discription
%
1
Teaching (didactic, lab, etc.) in professional degree program (PharmD, etc.):
60
2
Research/scholarly activity:
30
3
Service/committee assignments:
--
4
Professional Practice:
--
5
Administration:
--
6
Precepting:
--
7
Academic staff/faculty member mentoring:
--
8
Student advising:
5
9
Professional/personal development:
5
10
Teaching (didactic, lab, etc.) in other school program, e.g., post-graduate:
0%
11
Teaching (didactic, lab, etc.) in “pre-professional” years
0%
12
Other:
--
Total percent effort:
100%
No
Teaching responsibilities (current academic year): [For all degree programs, enter a names and number of courses
taught, labs, practice experience oversight, etc.]
Medicinal Chemistry I, 2010212, 2nd Year, 1st Semester
Medicinal Chemistry II, 2010222, 2nd Year, 2nd Semester
College, school, or university committee assignments: [For each committee specify if a college/school committee or
a university committee. Include position on committee (e.g. Co-Chair, member etc), if applicable.]
Nil
Research, Scholarly, Professional and Scientific Activity:
No. of publications in peer-reviewed journals during the past 3 years: [26] [List is attached]
No. of books/ book chapters published in the past 3 years as author or co-author: [Nil ]
No. of invited presentations during past year at prof. or scientific meetings and conferences: [Nil ]
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No. of research presentations or posters during past year at prof. or scientific meetings and conferences: [01]
Academic staff/faculty member has participated as a Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator, or Researcher in the
following categories of extramural grants received during the past year:
Federally-funded research
[NO]
State, province or regionally funded research
[NO]
Industry (pharmaceutical manufacturer, device manufacturer, biotech company, etc.):
[NO]
Current professional/scientific interests, memberships, and activities:
InPharm Association 2008/Member (2008).
Indian Society for Technical Education/Member (2002).
Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India 2001/Member (2001).
Publications
1. Venugopala K. Narayanaswamy, Raju K. Chalannavar, Raquel M. Gleiser, Bharti Odhav. Antimosquito
Property
of
2-Substitutedphenyl/benzylamino-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methoxycarbonyl-4-methyl-3,6dihydropyrimidin-1-ium chlorides against the Anopheles arabiensis Mosquito. Medicinal Chemistry 2012
(BSP-MC-2012-141, in press).
2. Venugopala K. Narayanaswamy, Renuka T. Prasanna, Bharti Odhav.. Trifluoroacetic acid: An efficient
catalyst for Paal-Knorr pyrrole synthesis and its deprotection. Asian J Chem 2013;25(15):8685-8689.
3. Venugopala K. Narayanaswamy, Manjula Krishnappa, Susanta K. Nayak, Bhat K. Subrahmanya,
Jayashankaragowda P. Vaderapura, Raju K. Chalannavar, Raquel M. Gleiser, Bharti Odhav. Synthesis and
antimosquito property of 2,6-substituted benzo[d]thiazole and 2,4-substituted benzo[d]thiazole analogues
against Anopheles arabiensis. Eur J Med Chem 2013;65:295-303.
4. Shalini S., Girija1 C. R., Venkatesha T.V., Jotani M.M., Srinivasa Murthy M., Venugopala K.N.. The weak
intermolecular interactions in 2,6-bis(4-isopropylbenzylidene) cyclohexanone: insights from crystallographic
studies and semi-empirical quantum chemical calculations. Ind J Adv Chem Sci 1 (2) (2013) 88-93.
5. Raju K. Chalannavar, Venugopala K. Narayanaswamy, Himansu Baijnath and Bharti Odhav. Chemical
constituents of the essential oil from leaves of Psidium cattleianum var cattleianum. J Med Plant Res
2013:7;13:783-789.
6. Venugopala K.N, Rashmi V, Odhav B. Review on natural coumarin lead compounds for their
pharmacological activity. BioMed Research International 2013;963248.v1:1-15.
7. Venugopala K. Narayanaswamy, Susanta K. Nayak, Melendhran Pillay, Renuka Prasanna, Yacoob M.
Coovadia, Bharti Odhav. Synthesis and antitubercular activity of 2-(substitutedphenyl⁄benzyl-amino)-6-(4chlorophenyl)-5-(methoxycarbonyl)-4-methyl-3,6-dihydropyrimidin-1-ium chlorides. Chem Biol Drug Design
2013;81:219-227.
8. Shalini S, Girija, CR, Prashantha Karunakar, Jotani, MM, Venugopala KN, Venkatesha TV. Synthesis,
characterization, docking analysis and biological evaluation of-α,α-bis(p-dimethylaminobenzylidene)-methylcyclohesanone. Ind J Chem 2013;52B:282-288.
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9. Raju K. Chalannavar, Venugopala K. Narayanaswamy, Himansu Baijnath and Bharti Odhav. Chemical
composition of essential oil of Psidium cattleianum var. lucidum (Myrtaceae). African Journal of
Biotechnology 2012, 11(33), 8341-8347.
10. Venugopala Katharigatta Narayanaswamy, Fernando Albericio, Yacoob Mohamed Coovadia, Hendrik G.
Kruger, Glenn EM Maguire, Melendhran Pillay, Thavendran Govender. Total synthesis of a depsidomycin
analogue by convergent solid phase peptide synthesis and macrolactonization strategy for anti-tubercular
activity. J Pep Sci 2011;17:683-689.
11. Aakanksha Joshi, Venugopala Katharigatta Narayanaswamy, Gopal Krishna Rao, Kalpana Devi, Arun
Pathak. Synthesis of 3-[4-(6-bromo-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-2-(substituted phenyl) 1,3thiazolidin-4-ones and their biological activity. Ind J Het Chem 2011;20:295-296.
12. Susanta K. Nayak, Venugopala KN, Deepak Chopra, Guru Row TN. Insights in to conformational and
packing features in a series of aryl substituted ethyl-6-methyl-4-phenyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine5-carboxylates. Cryst Eng Comm 2011;13:591-605.
Crystallographic Publications
13. K. N. Venugopala, Susanta K. Nayak and B. Odhav. {2-[(1,3-Benzothiazol-2-yl)methoxy]-5-chlorophenyl}(4chlorophenyl)methan-one. Acta Cryst. (2013). E69, o1124.
14. K. N. Venugopala, Susanta K. Nayak, Thavendran Govender, Hendrik G. Kruger and Glenn E. M. Maguire.
{2-[(1,3-Benzothiazol-2-yl)methoxy]-5-fluorophenyl}(4-chlorophenyl)methanone. Acta Cryst. (2013). E69,
o1007–o1008.
15. Venugopala K. N., Susanta K. Nayak, Bharti Odhav. (2-(Benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylmethoxy)-5-bromophenyl)
(phenyl)methanone. Acta Crystallographica 2013. E69, 984.
16. Venugopala K.N, Susanta K. Nayak, Bharti Odhav. 2-((4-Bromophenyl)amino)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-5(methoxycarbonyl)-4-methyl-3,6- dihydropyrimidin-1-ium chloride. Acta Cryst E 2013:69;518-519.
17. Susanta K. Nayak, Venugopala KN, Bharti Odhav. Methyl 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-iodo-2-methyl-6-oxo-1,6dihydro-4H-pyrimido-[2,1-b]quinazoline-3-carboxylate. Acta Cryst E 2013;69:123-124.
18. Susanta K. Nayak, Venugopala KN, Thavendran Govender, Hendrik G. Kruger, Glenn EM. Maguire, [2(1,3-Benzothiazol-2-ylmethoxy)-5-bromophenyl](4-chloro-phenyl)methanone. Acta Cryst E 2013;69:70.
19. Venugopala KN, Susanta K. Nayak, Thavendran Govender, Hendrik G. Kruger, Glenn EM. Maguire. (2(Benzo[d]thiazol-2yl-methoxy)-5-chlorophenyl)(phen-yl)methanone. Acta Cryst E 2012;68:3125.
20. Venugopala KN, Susanta K. Nayak, Bharti Odhav. Methyl (E)-2-[(3-chloro-4-cyanophenyl)imino]-4-(4chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate. Acta Cryst E 2012;68:2977-2978.
21. Venugopala KN, Susanta K. Nayak, Bharti Odhav. Methyl 2,6-diphenyl-1-p-tolyl-4-(p-tolylamino)-1,2,5,6tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylate. Acta Cryst E 2012;68:2392–2393.
22. Susanta K. Nayak, Venugopala KN, Thavendran Govender, Hendrik G. Kruger, Glenn EM. Maguire, Guru
Row
TN.
Ethyl-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-6-methyl-2-sulfanylidene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5carboxylate. Acta Cryst E 2011;67:3069-3070.
23. Sunayna Pawar, Venugopala Katharigatta, Thavendran Govender, Hendrik G. Kruger, Glenn EM. Maguire.
2-[(1R,3S)-6,7-Dimethoxy-1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl]-4-phenyl-1,3-thiazole. Acta Cryst E
2011;67:2722.
24. Harish Kumar HN, Sudarshan Mahapatra, Venugopala KN, Kittappa Mariswamy Mahadevan. 3-(2Bromoacetyl)-6-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one. Acta Cryst E 2011;67:2264.
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25. Meenaxi M. Maste, Sudarshan Mahapatra, Krishna Kumar Ramachandran, Venugopala KN, Bhat AR. N(2-Amino-3,5-dibromobenzyl)-N-methylcyclohexan-1-aminium
p-toluenesulfonate.
Acta
Cryst
E
2011;67:2032.
26. Susanta K. Nayak, Venugopala KN, Thavendran Govender, Hendrik G. Kruger, Glenn EM Maguire, Guru
Row T.N. Ethyl-6-methyl-2-thioxo-4(4-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1,2,3,4- tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate.
Acta Cryst E 2011;67:1559-1560.