Professor
Department of Pharmacy
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. (Pharmaceutics) | BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus | 2008 |
M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics) | BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus | 2002 |
B. Pharm | BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus | 2000 |
Professional Experience
Professor | BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus | June 2021 - till date |
Associate Professor | BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus | Feb 2015 – May 2021 |
Assistant Professor | BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus | July 2009 – Jan 2015 |
Assistant Professor | BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus | Aug 2008 – June 2009 |
Lecturer | BITS, Pilani, Pilani Campus | June 2003 – July 2008 |
Asst. Lecturer | BITS, Pilani, Pilani Campus | June 2002 – May 2003 |
Project Asst. | BITS, Pilani, Pilani Campus | June 2000 – May 2002 |
· Involved in research from 2001
· Involved in teaching from 2002
· Worked as Project Student in Formulation Development Division at Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat from June 1999 – December 1999.
· Worked as Project Student in Formulation Development and Analytical Division at Parke Davis India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh from May 1998 – July 1999.
The following short term courses were designed and are being taught to executives of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.:
Ph.D. Students (Currently Pursuing Ph.D.)
1. Ms. Ekta Prasanthi Bommireddy, M Pharm
Institute Fellowship
E-mail: p20150415@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
E-mail: krishna.mullapudi@acubiosys.com
E-mail: pradeep.rawat@sandoz.com
Lady Tata Memorial Trust – Junior Research Fellow
E-mail: mdkhanshareef@gmail.com
DST Inspire Fellowship
E-mail: p20200469@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Research Fellow
1. Dr. Aditya.N, M Pharm, Ph.D.
E-mail: adityamurthy1212@gmail.com
E-mail: rahulvats1983@gmail.com
E-mail: shailender.joseph@gmail.com
E-mail: rashmin@drreddys.com
DST Inspire Fellowship
E-mail: rmpdiwan@gmail.com
6. Dr. Dalvi Avantika Vijay, M Pharm, Ph.D.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – Senior Research Fellow
E-mail: avantidalvi@gmail.com
7. Dr. Chandra Teja Uppuluri, M Pharm, Ph.D.
Lady Tata Memorial Trust – Senior Research Fellow
E-mail: u.chandrateja@gmail.com
Sl No. | Title of Project | Funding Agency | Amount (Rs) | Date of sanction and Duration |
1 | Evaluation of Novel Transdermal Device for Controlled Delivery of a Drug | Medicen Devise Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad | Rs 18.7 Lakhs | Nov 2020, 1.5 Years |
2 | Design and Evaluation of Novel Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems | Transform SciTech Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad | Rs 19.1 Lakhs | Nov 2020, 2 Years |
3 | Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetic Studies | Acubiosys Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad | Rs 10 Lakhs | August 2017, 3 Years |
Sl No. | Title of Project | Funding Agency | Amount | Date of sanction and Duration |
1 | Technical and Knowledge Support for Preparation and Filing of Drug Master File (DMF) as per Common Technical Document (CTD) for Sennosides USP including the Analytical Requirements | Shasi Phytochemicals Ltd., Alwar, Rajasthan | 5.74 Lakhs | September 2016, 2 Years |
2 | Design, Characterization and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Nanocarriers for Antiretroviral Drug Delivery in the Effective Treatment of HIV/AIDS | DST | 23.10 Lakhs | April, 2012; 3 years |
3 | Design, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Nanocarriers for Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) Delivery in the Effective Treatment of Post-menopausal Osteoporosis | UGC, New Delhi | 7.83 Lakhs | Feb 2011; 3 years |
4 | Preformulation and oral pharmacokinetic studies of Rifaximin | Daewoong Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Hyderabad | 5.79 Lakhs | 1 Year |
5 | In-vivo evaluation of Nasal Moisturizer | TTK LIG Ltd., Chennai | 50,000 | 1 week |
6 | Development of a Stable Formulation for Selected Combination of Drugs | IPCA Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai | 11 Lakhs | 2 years |
7 | GMP System Implementation in Production Facility at Shashi Phytochemical Industries | Sashi Phytochemicals Ltd., Alwar, Rajasthan | 4 Lakhs | 6 months |
Chandra Teja Uppuluri, Punna Rao Ravi, Avantika V. Dalvi. Design, Optimization and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Piribedil Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Dispersed in Nasal In Situ Gelling System for Effective Management of Parkinson’s Disease. International Journal of Pharmaceutics; 2021,606, 120881; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120881. (IF 5.88)
1. Punna Rao Ravi, Udaya Kant Kotreka, Ranendra N. Saha. Design and evaluation of oral controlled release tablet formulations of Lamivudine prepared using Ethyl cellulose and Carbopol-971P. The AAPS Journal, 9(S2), 2007
2. Punna Rao Ravi, R. Vats, K.U. Reddy. Validation of a Simple, Rapid and Sensitive LC Method for Quantification of Riluzole in Rat Plasma and its Pharmacokinetic Application. Journal of Bianalysis and Biomedicin. S6:007, 2012.
3. Punna Rao Ravi, Udaya Kant Kotreka, Ranendra N. Saha. Design and evaluation of oral controlled release tablet formulations of Zidovudine prepared using Ethyl cellulose and Carbopol 971P. The AAPS Journal; 8(S2), 2006.
4. Punna Rao Ravi, Sindhura G., Ranendra N. Saha. Design and evaluation of oral controlled release tablet formulations of Lamivudine. The AAPS Journal; 7(S2), 2005.
5. Punna Rao Ravi, Amit Mishra, Ranendra N. Saha. Design of oral controlled release formulations of Zidovudine using hydroxypropyl methylcellulose based tablets. The AAPS Journal; 6(S1), 2004.
6. Punna Rao Ravi, Ranendra N. Saha. A new rapid, simple and validated UV spectrophotometric method for estimation of Zidovudine in bulk, formulations and dissolution samples. The AAPS Journal; 6(S1), 2004.
1. Punna Rao Ravi, Sajeev Chandran. Application of polynomial & composite methods to optimize the design & development of controlled release oral drug delivery system; In: Mathematical Modeling- Application Issues & Analysis, Eds. Mishra BK., Satpathi DK, Anne Books India, New Delhi, 2006, p15-21.