CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Gururaja MP
M.Pharm, Ph.D
Asst. Professor
Dept. of Pharmacology
NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Paneer, Deralakatte, Mangalore, DK
Karnataka, INDIA -574160
E-mail: gurureceptor@rediffmail.com,
gurureceptor@gmail.com
Phone: +919448250305
Objective
To work within a quality environment where knowledge can be shared and enriched.
Date of Joining NGSMIPS : 15.05.2007
Area of Specialization : Pharmacology
Academic details
Qualification
Year of
Institution
University
NGSM institute of
Rajiv Gandhi
pharmaceutical
university of health
sciences,Mangalore
sciences, Bangalore.
NGSM institute of
Rajiv Gandhi
pharmaceutical
university of health
sciences,Mangalore.
sciences, Bangalore.
College of pharmaceutical
Rajiv Gandhi
sciences, Manipal.
university of health
Passing
Ph.D
M.Pharm
2012
2006
(Pharmacology)
B.Pharm
2003
sciences, Bangalore
PUC
1999
Vivekananda college ,
PUC Board,,
Puttur
Karnataka
Projects Undertaken:
 Undergone practical industrial training in EROS Pharma Ltd, Bangalore
for a period of approximately 150 hrs during DEC 03 and MAR 04.
 Evaluation of anti ulcer activity of leaves and fruits of Tectona grandis
in rats, 2006.
 “Chemical and Pharmacological investigation of cow urine” under the guidance
of Dr.K Ishwara Bhat (Professor and Head, Dept. of Pharm.Chemistry,
NGSMIPS, Mangalore)
 Evaluation of Anxiolytic activity of some medicinal plants and bioenhancing
potential by a Panchagavya formulation (NITTE University funded project- Rs
31500.00)
M.Pharm Projects Guided:
1. Cephalosporin utilization evaluation in a university teaching hospital: A
prospective study.
2. Ameliorative potential of Eclipta alba on drug induced nephrotoxicity in rats –
ongoing project.
3. A Study on Attenuation of drug induced nephrotoxicity by Cuscuta reflexa Roxb
in rats
Conference Attended
1. Attended AICTE Sponsored national seminar on “Clinical trials: current concepts and
future prospects”, held at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences on August 16th
– 18th, 2007.
2. Attended National workshop on Application of Radioisotopes in biology conducted
by Board of Rediation and Isotope Technology, Department of Automic Energy,
Mumbai held in Mangalore University, Karnataka on 7th -10th March,2008.
3. Presented a paper in the National Conference on role of traditional medicines and
natural products in the management of neurodegenerative disorders, sponsored by
ICMR, New Delhi held on 22nd -24th June, 2008 at Soniya Education Trusts College
of Pharmacy, Dharwad, Karnataka.
4. AICTE sponsored International seminar on Recent advances in LC/MS held at
KMCH college of Pharmacy, Coimbatore on 28-01-2009.
5. Participated in seminar on Qualitative Research Methodology and regulatory affairs
on 8th April 2009 at NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Paneer, Mangalore
6. RGUHS, Bangalore sponsored National symposium on Novel concepts in
Pharmaceutical research held at NGSM Inst. Of Pharm. Sciences, Mangalore on 16
&17th July 2009.
7. Nitte University sponsored National seminar on Basic concepts of CADD & its
applications in Pharmacy at NGSM Inst. Of Pharm. Sciences, Mangalore on 5 th Feb
2010.
8. Nitte University sponsored CDE programme on Applications of Nanotechnology in
medicine held at AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences on 20th Feb 2010.
9.
Nitte University sponsored national workshop on Innovative trends in Pharmaceutical
research held at NGSM Inst. Of Pharm. Sciences, Mangalore on 28 &29th July 2010.
10. Nitte University sponsored national workshop on Basic techniques in experimental
Pharmacology held at NGSM Inst. Of Pharm. Sciences, Mangalore on 17&18thAug
2010.
11. ICMR and NITTE University sponsored two day workshop on “Conservation of
Medicinal plants and Reservation of Traditional medicinal plant knowledge base”
held at NGSM Inst. Of Pharm. Sciences, Mangalore on 04 & 05 AUG 2011.
12. A National seminar on 'Career Frontiers and emerging trends in pharmaceutical
sciences' organised by Sri Adichunchanagiri college of Pharmay on 6-7 march 2014.
13. 2nd Annual National convention ISPOR- Karnataka Manipal chapter organised by
MCOPS ,Manipal on 6-8 March 2015
14. National syposium on 'Animals in Research and testing : A cross-talk between
relevance and ethics' organised by Laboratory animal Science Assosiation of India
(LASAI) and CDRI on 13-14 March 2015 held at CDRI Lucknow. (Poster
presentation : Attenuation of cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity by Eclipta alba in rats)
PAPER PUBLICATIONS
1.
MP
Gururaja,
AB
Joshi,
Himanshu
Joshi,
D
Satyanarayana,
EVS
Subrahmanyam, KS Chandrashekhar, Attenuation of Carbon tetrachloride
induced Hepatotoxicity by cow urine distillate in rats. Biomedical and
Environmental Sciences 22 ; 2009: 345-347.
2. MP Gururaja, AB Joshi, Himanshu Joshi, Anti hepatotoxic effect of cow urine
distillate against acetaminophen induced hepatic damage in rats. Asian J. Chem.
21(2); 2009:1377-80.
3. MP Gururaja, AB Joshi, Himanshu Joshi, EVS Subrahmanyam, D Satynarayana,
Evaluation of Nephroprotective activity of cow urine against gentamycin induced
renal damage in rats. Int. J. Chem. Sciences 7(2);2009:1027-1032.
4. MP Gururaja, AB Joshi, Himanshu Joshi, Ameliorative effect of cow urine
against cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Asian J. Chem. 21(8);2009:595559.
5. MP Gururaja, AB Joshi, Himanshu Joshi, Chandrashekhar KS, Prasanna KS,
EVS Subrahmanyam, D Satyanarayana, Anthelmintic potential of Tectona
grandes Linn leaves. Herbal heritage 1(2); 2009:97-99.
6. Himansh Joshi, AB Joshi, MP Gururaja, Hemlata Sati, Flavonoids of Memecylon
umbellatum (Burm). Asian J. Chem. 21(2); 2009:1639-41.
7. Himansh Joshi, AB Joshi, Hemlata Sati, MP Gururaja, EVS Subrahmanyam, D
Satyanarayana, Hepatoprotective activity of Memecylon umbellatum (Burm) –
roots against Carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Adv.
Pharmacol.Toxicol. 10(1); 2009: 83-88.
8. Chandrashekhar KS, Takeshwar Kumar, Gururaja MP, Himanshu Joshi,
Prashanth Shetty, Prasanna KS, Analgesic activity of Bauhinia purpuria Linn.
Herbal Heritage 1(2); 2009:94-96.
9.
Himansh Joshi, AB Joshi, MP Gururaja, Chandrashekhar KS, Prasanna KS, EVS
Subrahmanyam, D Satyanarayana, Nephroprotective activity of Memecylon
umbellatum (Burm) roots. Herbal Heritage, 1(2); 2009:65-69.
10. Himansh Joshi, AB Joshi, Hemlata Sati, MP Gururaja, KS Chandrashekhar, EVS
Subrahmanyam, D Satyanarayana, Anti Inflammatory potential of Memecylon
umbellatum (Burm) root extract. Int. J. Pharmacol. Biol. Sci. 3(1); 2009: 11-15.
11. Himansh Joshi, AB Joshi, Hemlata Sati, MP Gururaja, EVS Subrahmanyam, D
Satyanarayana, Evaluation of anti pyretic potential of Memecylon umbellatum
(Burm) root extract. Indian J. Nat. Prod. 25(1); 2009: 13-15.
12. Himansh Joshi, AB Joshi, Hemlata Sati, MP Gururaja, EVS Subrahmanyam, D
Satyanarayana, Fatty acids from Memecylon umbellatum. Asian J. Research.
Chem. 2(2); 2009.
13. Ullas Prakash D, Prasanna KS, Chandrashekhar KS, Abhilash B, Gururaja MP,
Himanshu Joshi, Anti microbial activity of Anthocephalus cadamba Miq. Herbal
heritage 1(3); 2009: 146-147.
14. Himansh Joshi, AB Joshi, Hemlata Sati, MP Gururaja, EVS Subrahmanyam, D
Satyanarayana, Divya Mascarenhas, Hypoglycaemic effect of Memecylon
umbellatum roots. Phcog mag 14(15); 2008: 145-148.
15. Himansh Joshi, AB Joshi, Hemlata Sati, MP Gururaja, EVS Subrahmanyam, D
Satyanarayana, Anthelmintic potential of Memecylon umbellatom (Burm) roots.
Adv. Pharmacol.Toxicol. 9(2); 2008: 77-79.
16. Himansh Joshi, AB Joshi, Hemlata Sati, MP Gururaja, Raghunath Pokale, EVS
Subrahmanyam, D Satyanarayana, , Hepatoprotective activity of Memecylon
umbellatum (Burm) roots against acetaminophen induced hepatotoxicity in rats.
J. Res.Edu. Indian Med. 14(2); 2008: 49-54.
17. Gururaja MP, Himanshu Joshi, Ishwara Bhat K , D Satyanarayana, CS Shatry,
Anthelmintic activity of Tectona grandis Linn fruits. International research
journal of Pharmcy 2011; 2(1): 219-21.
18. Himanshu Joshi,Gururaja MP,D Satyanarayana, Sunity singh, CS Shastry,
Analgesic potential of the roots of Memecylon umbellatum. International research
journal of Pharmcy 2010; 1(1): 395-400.
19. Himanshu Joshi, Gururaja MP, Arun B Joshi, sunity Singh, Ullas P D souza, Anti
spasmodic activity of Memecylon umbellatum roots- An Invitro study. The
Pharma review May 2010
20. MP
Gururaja,
AB
Joshi,
Himanshu
Joshi,
D
Satyanarayana,
EVS
Subrahmanyam, KS Chandrashekhar, Anti diabetic activity of Cow urine against
streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Asian Journal of traditional medicine
2011;6(1):8-13.
21. Himanshu Joshi, Gururaja MP, Divya Suares, Calotropis gigantea R. Br
(Asclepiadaceae):A review. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
2011;3(1):10-14.
22. Himanshu Joshi, Gururaja M. P and Sunity Singh, Memecylon umbellatum
(Melastomataceae) : A Review, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Review and Research, 2011, 11(2):54-58.
23. Himanshu Joshi*, Arun B Joshi, D. Satyanarayana, M.P. Gururaja and C.S
Shastry, Analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential of the plant Ervatamia
coronaria (stapf.) International Journal of Pharmaceutical sciences and Research
2013;4(4):1449-52
24. Gururaja MP, Ansu Sarah, Laxminarayana Samaga, Himanshu Joshi, Sreedharan
Nair, CS Shastry, Cephalosporin Utilization Evaluation in a University Teaching
Hospital: A Prospective Study. Journal of Drug Delivery & Therapeutics; 2013,
3(2), 83-87.
25. Muneerudeen J, Himanshu Joshi, Gururaja M.P, Devi Swapna PV, Lekshmi P,
Jipnomon J ,C.S Shastri, Anticancer potential of Bambusa bambos leaf extracts,
International Research journal of Pharmacy 2013;4(4):205-208.
26. Himanshu Joshi , Rajina Mary , Gururaja M. P, Chakrakodi S. Shastry ,Rahul Pathak
, Investigation of In-Patient Prescribing Patternsof Oral Antidiabetic Drugs in a
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, African Journal of Pharmacology and
Therapeutics 2013. 2(2): 54-58
27. Anusha Raj, Gururaja MP, Himanshu Joshi, CS Shastry, Kalanchoe pinnatum
in treatment of gallstones: An Ethnopharmacological review. International
Journal of Pharma Tech Research 2014;6(1):252-61
28. Himanshu Joshi, Gururaja MP, Deepti Joshi, Shreedevi B. Biomedical waste (
MAnagement& Handling) Rules,2011 : An overview. Int J Adv Pharmacy Med
Bioallied Sci 2014 ; 2(2) : 40-44
Subjects Taught
1. Pharmacology (B.Pharm)
2. Pathophysiology(B.Pharm)
3. Advanced Pharmacology and Toxicology(M.Pharm)\
4. Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy(B.Pharm)
Membership:

Life Member of Indian Pharmacological Association (IPS)
Personal Information
Date of Birth
:
27th NOV 1979
Age
:
30 years
Nationality
:
Indian
Sex
:
Male
Languages Known
:
Kannada, English, Hindi and Tulu
Declaration
I hereby declare that the above stated conditions are true to the best of my knowledge.
Date 25-09-2011
Yours Sincerely,
Place: Mangalore.
(Gururaja MP)