Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences

About the Centre (CMNS):
The Centre was emerged from the Nanomedicine and Drug Discovery Lab in 2012 at the University campus to accomplish the goal of enhancing advanced research in the area of nanomedicine and drug discovery. Further the lab was expanded as Molecular and Nanomedicine Research Unit in 2014. The leading area of research includes Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative disorders, Infectious Disease Biology, Nutritional Physiology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cancer Biology, Organic Chemistry, Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology. In recognition of the research progress and academic activities the Molecular and Nanomedicine Research Unit has been elevated as Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences from 2019 for further research developments. In addition to research, the Centre also conducts training programs, workshops and conferences. The Centre is undertaking research and development projects from various agencies and research organizations in India and abroad.


Mission:
To facilitate advanced research in various fields of Science & Technology at Molecular and Nanomedical leading to the development of innovative products for societal benefits.
Vision:
To establish technologies for developing high throughput screening of small drug molecules, 3D organoids, translational research in the field of Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences through Research, Awareness and Consultancy.

Research activities:

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Research activities of Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences:
Current research :

  •  Cancer Biology Lab: Studying the molecular mechanism of angiogenesis development in breast cancer using Rat and mouse breast cancer models and also discovering novel drugs from marine sponge associated symbionts.
  •  Neuroscience Lab: Studying the role of the phytochemical - ar-turmerone in neural stem cell regeneration and targeting Parkinson's disease.
  • Synthetic Biology Lab: Targeting microbial therapeutic enzymes and extremozymes (streptokinase (SK), tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), urokinase (UK) and nattokinase, Lipases and proteases, using latest synthetic biology techniques.
  • Regeneration and Stem cell Biology Lab: Developing serum free alternative for Fetal Bovine serum for animal cell culture using earthworm coelomic fluid. 
  • Providing scientific molecular evidences for traditional medicines practised in southern India.

Future research directions:

  • Cancer Biology Lab: Finding new therapies to reduce the side effects caused by conventional cancer therapies and exploring their molecular mechanisms using different cancer model systems.
  • Regeneration and Stem cell Biology Lab: To develop organoid model for understanding the molecular mechanism of regeneration for testing preclinical drug candidates.
  • Ex-vivo organ culture, regeneration augmentation, stem cells regulation, apoptotic induced compensatory proliferation, photobiology and molecular docking studies.
  • Neuroscience Lab: Exploring neural stem cell-based therapy and developing disease models, particularly cerebral organoids for neurodegenerative disorders.
  • Synthetic Biology Lab: Development the plant and Microbial protein based therapeutic Peptides and Peptidomimetics for Cardiovascular Diseases.
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Faculty:

1.    Dr. A. Dayanandan    Professor - Research    MSc., PhD.,
2.    Dr. A. Madan Kumar    Assistant Professor - Research    MSc., PhD.,
3.    Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel    Associate Professor - Research    MSc., PhD.,
4.    Dr. S. Jackson Durairaj    Associate Professor - Research    MSc., PhD.,
5.    Dr. M. Rajasekar    Assistant Professor - Research    MSc., PhD.,
6.    Dr. Y, Beryl Vedha    Assistant Professor - Research    MSc., M.Phil., PhD.,

Scientific Assistant:

1) Mr. Nandhagopal S
2) Mr. Carlton Ranjith W.A
3) Mr. Saravanakumar V

Research Fellow:

  1. Ms. Dhanalakshmi    Research Fellow    M.Sc, 
  2. Dr. Arjun Pitchai    CSIR - SRF    M.Sc. PhD
  3. Dr. S. N. Nagabhishek    ICMR-Senior Research Fellow    MSc, PhD
  4. Dr. K. Gayathri    DBT – SRF    MSc, PhD
  5. Ms.S. Chinmye Sri Amulya    JRF    MSc
  6. Mr. CV. Niranjan    Junior Research Fellow    M.Sc, M.Phil., 
  7. Mrs. G. Mijithra    Junior Research Fellow    M.Sc, M.Phil., 
  8. Mr. V. Saravanakumar    Junior Research Fellow    M.Sc, 
  9. Mr. S. Ravichandran    Junior Research Fellow    M.Sc, 
  10. Ms. Melinda Grace    Junior Research Fellow    M.Sc, 
  11. Mrs. Janice .R    Junior Research Fellow    M.Sc, 
  12. Ms. Catherine  Stephan    Junior Research Fellow    M.Sc, 
  13. Mr. S.C Karthikeyan     DHR - Young Scientist    M.Sc., M.Phil
  14. Mr. R. Kamarajan     Senior Research Fellow    M.Tech
  15. Mr. Jenif Leo Anandharaj    Project Associate    M.Sc.,
  16. Ms. Sushmitha    Junior Research Fellow    M.Sc, 
  17. Mr. Arulananth    Junior Research Fellow    M.Sc, 
     

National – Post Doctoral Fellows:

  1. Dr.Sundar Raj (2018-2020) - DST
  2. Dr.D.Jayakar Santhosh (2017-2019) - DST
  3. Dr.N.Jhansi Rani (2017-2019) - DST
  4. Dr.M.V.Sujitha (2017-2019) - DST
  5. Dr.M.Rajasekar (2016-2018) - DST
  6. Dr.N.Nagasundaram (2016-2018) – DST

ICMR Research Associateship:

Dr. Y. Beryl Vedha (2019-2022) – ICMR

Consultancy:

Consultancy Services: (Consultancy forms attached separately)

Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences is providing following consultancy services for academics and industries;

1.    RT-PCR 
2.    Nanopore Sequencer
3.    ChemiDoc XRS+ System and Western Blotting
4.    Cell Culture Facilities and Assays
5.    Qubit Fluorometer
6.    GC-FID
7.    HPLC-PDA
8.    Stereo Microscope with Fluorescence
9.    Toxicity assay in Zebrafish
10.    Proximate Analysis
11.    Nanodrop
12.    Development of Transgenic Zebrafish development
 

Projects:

SL

No

Title of Project

Funding Agency

Principle investigators

Start and End Date

Approved cost

1

Screening and molecular characterization of Flk-1 inhibitor(s) from marine sponge symbionts and real time molecular imaging studies

Department of Science and Technology -SERB

Dr. A. Madan Kumar

March-2015 to March 2018

25,00,000

2

Studies on the anticancer mechanisms of PI3K inhibitor(s) from marine sponge symbionts

Department of Biotechnology - Govt. of India

Dr. A. Madan Kumar

April-2016 to Septembar-2019

28,67,000

3

Nanoparticle based Biosensor for deduction of leptospira from environmental and clinicalsamples

Department of Science and Technology -SERB

Dr. Jayakar Santhosh & Dr.A. Madan Kumar

June -2016 to May-2018

16,20,000

4

Anticancer activity of crude extracts from T.violacea on human oral cancer cells

DST- RTF-DCS

Ms. Samkeliso & Dr.A. Madan Kumar

June-2017 to June 2018

2,70,000

5.

 Sustainable livelihood development through the production of high quantity and quality meat from the backyard poultry farming using enzymes

DST

A.Dayanandan

Sanctioned

 Rs.67,72,460

6.

Preserving the tribal practice and exploring the molecular level evidence behind the use of spider web for wound healing and abscess.

DST-SHRI

Dr. S. Jackson Durairaj

28-03-2022 to

27-03-2024

Rs 20,80,000/-

7.

Analysis of atrazine induced pathological variation associated with Alzheimers disease using a zebrafish genetic model.

SERB-OVDF

Dr. S. Jackson Durairaj

11-01-2022 to

09-07-2023

Rs 31,20,000/-

8.

In-vitro functional organ model development for prostate cancer and its molecular characterization.

Department of Health Research (DHR)

Dr. S. Jackson Durairaj

05-08-2020 to 04-08-2023

Rs 29,85,000/-

9.

Identification and Characterization of molecular link between lamin A and Telomere in the context of aging.

SERB

Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel

04/04/2016 to 04/07/2019

Rs 27,50,000/-

10.

 Understanding the angiogenesis during regeneration of earthworms using foldscope.

DBT

Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel

24/05/2018 to 19/09/2019

Rs 8,00,000/-

11.

Molecular mechanism and multicolour imaging of ar-turmerone on neuro-regeneration.

ICMR-RA

Mentor: Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel

05/03/2019 to 04/03/2022

Rs 22,59,600/-

12.

Characterization of targeted small molecules for drug development, isolated from regenerating earthworms having potential wound healing and anti-bacterial properties.

ICMR

Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel

09-04-2020

to

08-04-2021

Rs

8,34,118/-

13.

Production, characterization and scaling-up of earthworm coelomic fluid based serum-free cell culture medium for animal cell culture

BIRAC

Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel

21-11-2020 to

20-11-2022

Rs 27,00,000/-

14.

Exploring an extinct heritage food “Marunthu Kulambu” used for rejuvenating the health of postpartum women and evaluating its scientific importance.

DST

Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel

23-03-2022 to

22-03-2024

Rs 15,69,282/-

15.

Molecular mechanistic role of ar- turmerone, a promising drug candidate for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

SERB

Dr. Y. Beryl Vedha

2022- 2025

Rs   

27,13,425/-

16.

Foldscope: Multicolor imaging of zebrafish brain using fluorescent

sorbitol conjugates.

DBT

Dr. M. Rajasekar

24/05/2018 to

19/09/2019

Rs 8,00,000/-

17.

Development of venom based antiepileptic peptide targeting Na

channels and deciphering the mode of action in Zebrafish model.

ICMR

Dr. RP. Rajesh

2020-2022

Rs 20,00,000/-

Patents:

1) Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel and Dr. S. Jackson Durairaj are the lead inventor of the Indian patent, entitled on, ‘Alternative supplement for serum in animal cell culture medium”, Application number 201941009691 – 11/12/2019.
2) Dr. M. Rajasekar is the lead Inventor in Indian patent entitled on “Synthesis of Naringenin and analogues with biocompatibility studies in zebrafish for therapeutic potential” E-101/5704/2020-CHE, 10/03/2020.
3) Madan Kumar and S.N. Nagabhishek “Monocolin x from marine sponge as an apoptosis inducing molecule” - R20194010495.
4) Madan Kumar. Active PI3K inhibitor molecule from marine sponge associated bacillus pumilus AMKI - R20194010499.
5) Dr. S.Jackson Durairaj et al., Indian patent entitled on “A deep root watering system” Application number 202241036037.
6) Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel et al., Indian patent, entitled on, ‘Earthworm Coelomic fluid as a potential blocking agent in western blotting experiments.”, Application number 202041055479 – 21/12/2020.

Publications:

1.    Prathiba Gnansekaran, Anitha roy, Nagabhishek Sirpu Natesh, Varshini Raman, Priyanka Ganapathy, A. Madan Kumar. Removal of microbial pathogens and anticancer activity of synthesized nano-thymoquinone from Nigella sativa seeds. Environmental Technology and Innovations, 24 (2021) 102068 (impact Factor – 7.758). 
2.    Ronald Merckx, Gopala Krishnan Durairaj, Saravanan, A. Madan Kumar, Themmila Khamrang, Hoogenboom Richard, Mani Ganeshpandian. N,N-Ru(II)-p-cymene- poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) surface functionalized gold nanoparticles: from organorutheium complex to nanomaterial for antiproliferative activity. Dalton Transaction, (2021) 50, 8232-8242 (Impact Factor- 4.39). 
3.    Palanisamy Govindasamy, Nora Hamad Al-shaalan, Bhuvaneswari Kandasamy, Bharathi, Govindan, A. Madan Kumar, A. Elmarghany. An efficient and magnetically recoverable g-C3N4/ZnS/CoFe2O4 nanocomposite for sustainable photodegradation of organc dye under UV-visible light illumination. Environmental Research 201, (2021) 111429 (Impact Factor – 8.431). 
4.    M. Rajasekar, Review of photoresponsive and glycoside dendrimers in biomaterials and sensors applications. RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 35123-351505.
5.    M. Rajasekar, InCl3-Catalyzed One-Pot Three-Component Aza-Friedel-Crafts Reactions (AFCR) of 3-Substituted Indole Derivatives and its in-Silico Mcl-1 Inhibition Studies. J. Org. Inorg. Chem, 2022, 8, 1-5.
6.    M. Rajasekar, Gel Scaffolds and emerging applications in biomedicine. RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 15925-15949.
7.    M. Rajasekar, Spirobifluorene derivatives and their biomaterial applications: Current Trends, J. Mol. Struct., 2022, 12, 132406.
8.    M. Rajasekar, Identification and characterisation of novel wasp mastoparans and chemotactic peptides from the venom of social wasp Polistes stigma (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae), J. Venom. Res, 2021, 11, 16-20.
9.    M. Rajasekar, Adverse effect of synthesized Naringenin derivatives investigates with Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embroys. Results. Chem., 2020, 2, 100039
10.    M. Rajasekar, Self-assembly of sugar-based glyco-lipids: Gelation studies of partially protected β-glucose derivatives. Mater. Sci. Eng. C., 2018, 93, 776-781
11.    M. Rajasekar, In vivo safety evaluation of antibacterial silver chloride nanoparticles from Streptomyces exfoliates ICN25 in zebrafish embryos. Microb. Pathog, 2017, 112, 76-82
12.    Sirpu Natesh Nagabhishek, A Madan Kumar, Sambhavi B, Anandan Balakrishnan, Suvro Chatterjee. A marine sponge associated fungal metabolite monacolin X suppresses angiogenesis by down regulating VEGFR2 signaling. RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 26646-26667 (Impact Factor-3.049). 
13.    13.Theerthagiri J, Sunitha Salla, R A Senthil, P Nithyadharseni, A Madankumar, Prabhakarn Arunachalam, T Maiyalagan and Hyun-Seok Kim. A review on ZnO nanostructured materials: energy, environmental and biological application. Nanotechnology 30 (2019) 392001 (27pp) (Impact Factor-3.3). 
14.    14.Elamathia, A. Madankumar, Werner Kaminsky, R. Prabhakarana. Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and biological evaluations of copper(I)/(II) metallates containing nitrogen heterocycles. Inorganica Chimica Acta 496 (2019) 119039 (Impact Factor- 2.450). 
15.    Mariadhas V A, A. Madankumar, J. Theerthagiri, Sunitha Salla, S. Prabu, Hyun-Seok Kim, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Selvaraj Arokiyaraj, Veeramuthu Duraipandiyan. Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoflakes anchored carbon nanoplates for antioxidant and anticancer activity in MCF7 cell lines. Materials Science & Engineering C 102, 2019. 536–540 (Impact Factor- 4.959). 
16.    Gayathri karanam, A Madankumar, S N Nagabhishek. Anticancer Effect of Marine Sponge‐ Associated Bacillus pumilus AMK1 Derived Dipeptide Cyclo (‐Pro‐Tyr) in Human Liver Cancer Cell Line Through Apoptosis and G2/M Phase Arrest. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, pp 1–13, 2019 (Impact Factor- 1.219). 
17.    Elamathi, C. Madan Kumar A. Werner Kaminsky, R. Prabhakaran, Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and biological evaluations of copper(I)/(II) metallates containing nitrogen heterocycles. Inorganica Chimica Acta. Volume 496, 2019, 119039. ISSN 0020-1693. 
18.    Karanam, G., Madan Kumar A*. Sirpu Natesh, N. Combination of ZnO Nanoparticle with Marine sponge derived Dipeptide for enhances anticancer efficacy in Liver cancer cells and their toxicity evaluation in embryonic zebrafish. Current analytical chemistry. 2020. 
19.    SN Nagabhishek, Madan Kumar A *, Gayathri karanam. Apoptotic role of marine sponge symbiont Bacillus subtilis NMK17 through the activation of caspase-3 in human breast cancer cell line. Molecular Biology Reports, 2018. (PMID: 30414102) 
20.    Antony V. Samrot, B. Suvedhaa, Chamarthy Sai Sahithya, Madan Kumar A. Purification and Utilization of Gum from Terminalia Catappa L. for Synthesis of Curcumin Loaded Nanoparticle and Its In Vitro Bioactivity Studies. Journal of Cluster Science, 2018, Volume 29, Issue 6, pp 989–1002 
21.    Madan Kumar. A, Tamilarasi. S, Premkumar. T, Gopikrishnan M, Nagabhishek. N, Devaki T. Geraniol attenuates 4nqo induced tongue carcinogenesis through downregulating the activation of NF-κB in rats. Mol Cell Biochem. 2017. (PMID: 28397014)
22.    Seung Jun Lee, Jayaraman Theerthagiri, Palaniyandy Nithyadharseni, Prabhakarn Arunachalam, Dhandapani, A Madan Kumar, Jagannathan Madhavan, Vikas Mittal, Myong Yong Choi. Heteroatom-doped graphene-based materials for sustainable energy applications: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 143 (2021) 11084. (Impact Factor-16.799). 
23.    Antony Samrot, Lavanya Agnes Angalene, A. Madan Kumar and SureshKumar. Purification, characterization and exploitation of Azadirachta indica gum for the production of drug loaded nanocarrier. Materials Research Express, 7 (2020) 055007. (Impact Factor-1.41). 
24.    Gayathri Karanam, A. Madan Kumar. Reactive oxygen species generation and mitochondrial dysfunction for the initiation of apoptotic cell death in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells by a cyclic dipeptide Cyclo(-Pro-Tyr). April (2020). Molecular Biology Reports (Impact Factor-2.107). 
25.    Durairaj G.K, Chezhiyan S, A. Madan Kumar, Nattamai S.P, Suvankar G, Priyadip D, Mani Ganeshpandian. Encapsulation of Ru(n6-p-cymene) complex of the antibacterial drug trimethoprim into a polydiacetylene phospholipid assembly to enhance its in vitro anticancer and antibacterial activities. New J. Chem., (2020) 44, 20047-20059 (Impact Factor – 3.591). 
26.    Chennakrishnan, F. R. Fronczek, A. Madan kumar and R. Prabhakaran. Synthesis and spectral characterizations of water soluble Cu(II) complexes containingNheterocyclic chelates: cell-proliferation, antioxidant and nucleic acid/serum albumin interactions. New J. Chem., (2020), DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ04136B. (Impact Factor-3.591). 
27.    Gayathri Karanam, A. Madan Kumar. Combination of ZnO Nanoparticle with Marine Sponge Derived Dipeptide for Enhanced Anticancer Efficacy in Liver Cancer Cells and their Toxicity Evaluation on Embryonic Zebrafish. January 2020. Current Analytical Chemistry (Impact Factor-1.242). 
28.    10.Elamathi, R. J. Butcher, A. Mohankumar, P. Sundararaj, A. Madankumar, P. Kalaivanie and R. Prabhakaran. A quinoline-based probe for effective and selective sensing of aspartic acid in aqueous medium: in vitro and in vivo live cell imaging. Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019, 6, 3237 (Impact Factor-5.165). 
29.    11.Antony V.Samrot, Lavanya AgnesAngalene, Roshini, Stefi, A. MadanKumar, SureshKumar. Purification, characterization and utilization of polysaccharide of Araucaria heterophylla gum for the synthesis of curcumin loaded nanocarrier. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Volume 140, 2019, Pages 393-400 (Impact Factor-4.784). 
30.    Saleem S, Kannan RR. Zebrafish: A Promising Real-Time Model System for Nanotechnology-Mediated Neurospecific Drug Delivery. Nanoscale Research Letters. 2021 Dec;16(1):1-4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-021-03592-1 IF: 4.46
31.    Sundarraj S, Sujitha MV, Alphonse CR, Kalaiarasan R, Kannan RR. Bisphenol-A alters hematopoiesis through EGFR/ERK signaling to induce myeloblastic condition in zebrafish model. Science of The Total Environment. 2021 Sep 15; 787:147530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147530 IF: 10.7
32.    Mary TR, Kannan RR, Iniyan AM, Vincent SG. Statistical optimization of fermentation media for beta lactamase inhibitor kalafungin production from marine Streptomyces sp. SBRK1. Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology. 2021 Apr 20;9(3):8-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.7324/JABB.2021.9312 IF: 0.85
33.    Kesh S, Kannan RR. Neuroprotective Effect of Tephrosia purpurea Against Mitochondrial Dysfunction by Regulation of the Caspase3/9 and Pink1/Parkin Complexes. International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases. 2021 Apr 1;11(2):137. https://www.ijnpnd.com/text.asp?2021/11/2/137/314375 IF: 0.62
34.    Mary TR, Kannan RR, Iniyan AM, Ramachandran D, Vincent SG. Cell wall distraction and biofilm inhibition of marine Streptomyces derived angucycline in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Microbial Pathogenesis. 2021 Jan 1; 150:104712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104712 IF: 3.738
35.    Kesh S, Kannan RR, Sivaji K, Balakrishnan A. Hesperidin downregulates kinases lrrk2 and gsk3β in a 6-OHDA induced Parkinson’s disease model. Neuroscience Letters. 2021 Jan 1; 740:135426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135426 IF: 2.81
36.    Kesh S, Kannan RR, Balakrishnan A. Naringenin alleviates 6-hydroxydopamine induced Parkinsonism in SHSY5Y cells and zebrafish model. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology. 2021 Jan 1; 239:108893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108893 IF: 3.22
37.    Nathan J, Kannan RR. Antiangiogenic molecules from marine actinomycetes and the importance of using zebrafish model in cancer research. Heliyon. 2020 Dec 1;6(12): e05662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05662 IF: 
38.    Pitchai A, Kannan RR, Mani R, Nagarajan N. Molecular interaction of human acetylcholinesterase with trans-tephrostachin and derivatives for Alzheimer's disease. Heliyon. 2020 Sep 1;6(9): e04930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04930 IF: 2.85
39.    Persia Jothy T, Kannan RR, Subramoniam T. Lipid and carotenoid metabolism in the developing embryos of the intertidal anomuran crab, Emerita asiatica (Milne Edwards). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development. 2019 Jul 3;63(3):135-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2019.1608325 IF: 1.68
40.    Saleem S, Kannan RR. Zebrafish: an emerging real-time model system to study Alzheimer’s disease and neurospecific drug discovery. Cell death discovery. 2018 Oct 3;4(1):1-3. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-018-0109-7 IF: 4.53
41.    Pitchai A, Nagarajan N, Vincent SG, Kannan RR. Zebrafish bio-assay guided isolation of human acetylcholinesterase inhibitory trans-tephrostachin from Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. Neuroscience Letters. 2018 Nov 20; 687:268-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2018.09.058 IF: 2.81
42.    Nagarajan N, Chellam J, Kannan RR. Exploring the functional impact of mutational drift in LRRK2 gene and identification of specific inhibitors for the treatment of Parkinson disease. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 2018 Jun;119(6):4878-89. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.26703 IF: 4.429
43.    Nagasundaram N, Wilson Alphonse CR, Samuel Gnana PV, Kannan RR. Molecular dynamics validation of crizotinib resistance to ALK mutations (L1196M and G1269A) and identification of specific inhibitors. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 2017 Oct;118(10):3462-71. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.26004 IF: 4.429
44.    Carlton Ranjith W.A.; Rajesh Kannan, R.; Nagarajan, N. PITRM1 Interaction Studies with Amyloidogenic Nonapeptide Mutants of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease. J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn. 2022, 1–12, doi:10.1080/07391102.2022.2092554.(IF 5.23)
45.    Carlton Ranjith W. A.; Rajaretinam, R.K. Habituation and Behavioural Response of Confinement-Induced Anxiety Conditions in a Zebrafish Model. Appl. Biosci. 2022, Vol. 1, Pages 315-323 2022, 1, 315–323, doi:10.3390/APPLBIOSCI1030020.
46.    Sundarraj, S.; Sujitha, M. V; Carlton Ranjith W. A, Kalaiarasan, R.; Kannan, R.R. Bisphenol-A Alters Hematopoiesis through {EGFR}/{ERK} Signaling to Induce Myeloblastic Condition in Zebrafish Model. Sci. Total Environ. 2021, 787, 147530, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147530. (IF 10.75).
47.    Sundarraj, S.; Muneeswaran, S.; Carlton Ranjith W. A.; Sujitha, M. V.; Soundharapandiyan, N.; Rajendran, V.; Kannan, R.R. The UV-B Protective Effect of a SiO2 Doped TiO2 Thin Film Regulates Pitx3 and Sparc Expression during Embryonic Development of Zebrafish. Environ. Sci. Nano 2022, 9, 3809–3820, doi:10.1039/d2en00236a. (IF 9.47).
48.    Haridevamuthu, B.; Manjunathan, T.; Carlton Ranjith W. A.; Kumar, R.S.; Thanigaivel, S.; Kishore, S.C.; Sundaram, V.; Gopinath, P.; Arockiaraj, J.; Bellucci, S. Functionalized Sulfur-Containing Heterocyclic Analogs Induce Sub-G1 Arrest and Apoptotic Cell Death of Laryngeal Carcinoma In Vitro. Molecules 2023, 28, 1856, doi:10.3390/molecules28041856. (IF 4.92).
49.    Kundu, B.K.; Pragti; Carlton Ranjith W. A.; Shankar, U.; Kannan, R.R.; Mobin, S.M.; Bandyopadhyay, A.; Mukhopadhyay, S. Cancer-Targeted Chitosan–Biotin-Conjugated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as Carriers of Zinc Complexes to Achieve Enhanced Chemotherapy In Vitro and In Vivo. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2022, 5, 190–204, doi:10.1021/acsabm.1c01041. (IF 3.95)
50.    Haridevamuthu, B.; Manjunathan, T.; Guru, A Carlton Ranjith W. A.; Boopathi, S.; Murugan, R.; Gatasheh, M.K.; Hatamleh, A.A.; Juliet, A.; Gopinath, P.; et al. Amelioration of Acrylamide Induced Neurotoxicity by Benzo[b]Thiophene Analogs via Glutathione Redox Dynamics in Zebrafish Larvae. Brain Res. 2022, 1788, 147941, doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2022.147941. (IF 3.61)
51.    Pushpabai, R.R.; Carlton Ranjith W. A.; Mani, R.; Apte, D.A.; Franklin, J.B. Diversity of Conopeptides and Conoenzymes from the Venom Duct of the Marine Cone Snail Conus Bayani as Determined from Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analyses. Mar. Drugs 2021, 19, 202, doi:10.3390/md19040202. (IF 6.08)
52.    Sivaji, K.; Kannan, R.R.; Nandhagopal, S.; Carlton Ranjith W. A.; Saleem, S. Exogenous Human Beta Amyloid Peptide Interferes Osteogenesis through Sox9a in Embryonic Zebrafish. Mol. Biol. Rep. 2019, 46, 4975–4984, doi:10.1007/s11033-019-04948-8. (IF 2.74)
53.    Premachandran, K.; Srinivasan, T.S.; Carlton Ranjith W. A.; In Silico Approach on Sequential and Structural Variability in Oryzacystatin and Its Interaction with Cysteine Protease Enzymes of Insect. Phytochemistry 2021, 186, 112728, doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112728. (IF 4.04)
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61.    Nathan JR, Kurmi B, Soundharapandian N, Kannan RR. In vivo molecular validation of VEGF inhibitor extracted from marine Actinomycetes in zebrafish embryos. 2020. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/54941 IF: 0.414
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