M.V.N.L. Chaitanya
Country (Nationality)
India
Grantee Title
Project: Drug discovery of human dual topoisomerases inhibitor and DNA caspase activator from Rosmarinus officinalis and its formulation development using modern and traditional concepts
Grantee Description
Chaitanya is an academic researcher and pharmacognosist with 10 years’ experience in teaching, quality control and research on traditional medicine, natural products, drug discovery, ethno-pharmacology, isolation and characterisation. Chaitanya completed his PhD in pharmacognosy and phytomedicine from JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (Formerly Known as Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University), Mysuru, India and is currently the Head of Phytomedicine & Phytochemistry division RERDS-CPR at RIPER. His current research interests include discovery of potent anticancer leads and drugs (human dual topopoisons & DNA caspase promoters) from nature like holistic plants, weeds, algae, fungus, crystals and minerals. Chaitanya is recipient of many scientific awards and also serves as an editorial member on various standard publishing groups.
Project: Drug discovery of human dual topoisomerases inhibitor and DNA caspase activator from Rosmarinus officinalis and its formulation development using modern and traditional concepts
Chaitanya is working on the drug discovery and traditional formulation development of anticancer natural drugs, with multi-targeting approach, targeting human DNA topoisomerases and caspases along with Indian and African collaborators. As multi-targeting approach of anticancer drugs is in high demand and biomedical researchers and medical professional world over are working towards developing solutions to aid holistic preventive care. His proposed project at University of Ghana, Ghana in collaboration with Dr. Dorcas Osei-Safo, will lay a platform for the basis of a development of anticancer elixir using modernised traditional concepts.