CURRICULUM VITAE

01. NAME DR. N. RAMACHANDRA SWAMY

02. DATE OF BIRTH 02-06-1955

03 ADDRESS Office Professor & Chairman, Dept. of Biochemistry, Dean Faculty of Science & Director (Ex), College Development Council, Central College, , Bangalore-560001. Cell Phone: 9845419880/9480795950 E-mail: [email protected] Residence No.750/52, 42nd Cross, 13th Main, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore-560010

04. Occupation Professor, Chairman, Dept. of Bio-Chemistry and Dean Faculty of Science, Coordinator (Ex), DST-FIST Programme Bangalore University, Bangalore-560001

05. Marital Status Male-Married, Two Children

06. Nationality Indian

07. Caste Hindu Scheduled Caste

08. Academic Qualifications 1) M.Sc, Ph.D (CSIR –LAB-CFTRI, Mysore) 2) Post – Doctoral Fellow a) University of Georgia, Athens (1989) – Atlanta, USA b) Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo(1990)- New York, USA 09. Teaching Positions held in from 1980 to present day are a) Lecturer in Chemistry at Sree Kongadiappa College, Doddaballapura 1980 to 1983 b) Lecturer in Chemistry – Central College, Bangalore University, Bangalore. 1983 to 1994 c) Reader in Chemistry - Central College, Bangalore University, Bangalore. 1994 to 1998 d) Professor in Chemistry - Central College, c) Affiliated Colleges of Bangalore University. d) University, Mangalore e) , Shimoga f) Mysore University, Mysore g) Public Service Commission

8) Paper Setting. a) CET – Engineering/Medical Entrance, 2001, Chennai, Tamilnadu. b) CET – Engineering/Medical Entrace, 2002, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. c) Screening Test for PG Teachers Selection, 2002, Chennai, Tamil nadu.

9) Member – in various academic/ Administrative Commitees a) NAAC Peer Team b) SC/ST Amelioration Committee, Bangalore University, Bangalore. c) Local Inquiry Committee to grant affiliation and Renewal of affiliation of colleges. d) CPRI – Bangalore, Selection Committee Member e) Member – Advisory committee – PECC – BUB f) Member of UGC Expert committees- SAP, MRP , XI Plan period assessment, Interface meeting and observer UGC for NET examinations.

13. Administrative Experience Post Held Period

a)Chairman, Dept. of Bio-Chemistry, 30-08-2010 to 07-09-2012

b) Director, Collge Develpmemnt Council, 28-02-2006 to 21-08- 2009 Bangalore University, Bangalore

c) Chairman, Dept. of Chemistry, 11-09-2000 to 02-01-2002 Bangalore University, B’lore 02-01-2004 – 02-01-2006

d) Special Officer, SC/ST Cell, 15-07-1996 to 04-04-1999 Bangalore University. UGC award of Rs. 1. Lakh

e) Director of Student Welfare, 29-01-1998 to 04-05-1998 Teachers under the auspicious of Academic Staff College, Bangalore University, Bangalore, during 9th October 2000 to 31 October 2000.and December 2005. e) Workshop { on Biotechnology and Environmental Security, 12th and 13th Jan. 2001, Organizing Committee Member 16. Conferences and Workshops a) 2nd Carbohydrate Conference Dec 21 & 22, 1986 at Atira Attended Ahmedabad. b) International Food Convention at CFTRI, Mysore, 1988 c) 3rd Carbohydrate Conference at CFTRI, Msyore, 1987 d) XIVth International Carbohydrate Symposium at Stockholm Sweeden 14-19, Aug 1988. e) Laboratory workshop on Gene Cloning, at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, from 17th to 24th March 1991. f) Orientation Programme, at A.S.C. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi – 110025 from 8th June to 5th July 1994. g) Workshop on Recruitment and Promotion of Sc/St/OBC Employees in Service at Kanyakumari, from 25th to 29th November 1996. h) Workshop on “Implementation of Reservation Directives for SC/ST/OBC in Services at Udaipura, from 28th July to 1st August 1997 i) National Symposium on University, Institute and Industry Interaction, Bangalore University, Bangalore. – 1999. j) Workshop on Biotechnology and Environment Security, 12th and 13th Jan.2001. k) Workshop on Computer Applications for University Teachers from 2-11-2000 to 10-11-2000, at I.I.Sc., Bangalore. l) American Chemical Society & Chromatographic Society of India. Short Course on How to develop, Validate & trouble shoot G.C.Methods, held on 5th Sept. 2001, Bangalore. m) FAOMB-December 2001, I I Sc. Bangalore n) ACB- Jan 2002 , NIMHA. o) Leader Ship Training Programme – TQM – H E. CLHRD Mangalore, August -2002 p) Refresher Programme - GOA. Computer Training Programme (Refresher programme) Organized by UGC- GOA 2003 a) ASC – BUB b) ASC – S.V. Univeristy, Tirupathi c) Silver jubilee celebrations “Invited –Lecturer series” University of Bhavnagar, Gujarat-2004

20. AWARDS CONFIRMED a) Dr A.P.J. Abdul kalam “Bharatha Shanthi’ -2010 by J S D Trust, Bangalore. b) Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award-2011, by International Integrity Peace and Friendship Society, Bangalore. c) ‘Budha Peace’ National Award-2012, J S D Trust, Bangalore. d) Karnataka Rajyostava Prasashasti Patra-2012, by Viswamanava Charitable Trust (R),Bangalore.

21. REFERENCES- Dr. H.A. Ranganath, Director, NAAC, Bangalore Dr. N.R. Shetty, Former V.C Bangalore University Dr. S.C. Sharma, Former V C,

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

01. N. Ramachandra Swamy and Paramahans V. Salimath (1986) Carbohydrates of red gram (Cajanus cajan). Proceedings of the carbohydrate Conference, ATIRA, Ahamedabad, India.

02. N. Ramachandra Swamy and Paramahans V Salimath (1988) structural features of acidic xylans isolated from red gram (Cajanus cajan) husk, proceedings of XIV International Carbohydrate symposium, Stockholm, Sweden(14 to 19 Aug.1988)

03. N. Ramachandra Swamy and Paramahans V. Salimath (1988) Structural features of arabinan isolated from red gram (Cajanus cajan)husk, Proceedings of III Carbohydrate Conference, CFTRI, Mysore (31 Dec, 1987 to 1 Jan 1988).

04. N. Ramachandra Swamy and Paramahsns V salimath (1990) Structural features acidic xylans isolated from red gram (Cajanus cajan), Carbohydrate Research, 197,327-337.

14. Prabha.M. N.Ramachandra Swamy, V.Ravi and K. Tharantha Shetty (2008) Anaplastic Oligodrendoglioma G-III of Glimoas exhibited similar Carboxyl esterase, Acid and a Alkaline Phosphates enzyme activity to Meningiomas G-I

15. Prabha.M. N.Ramachandra Swamy, V.Ravi and K. Tharantha Shetty (2008) Pineal Gland of elevated hydrolytic enzyme activities and similar carboxyl esterase activity to rest of the brain regions-communicated to Journal of Neurochemistry.

16. Prabha.M. N.Ramachandra Swamy, V.Ravi and K. Tharantha Shetty (2008) Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma G-III of Gliomas similar Carboxyl esterase, Acid and a Alkaline Phosphates enzyme activity to Meningiomas G-I, communicated to Neurochemistry International.

17.Ganesh and N.Ramachandra Swamy(2008) A review of microRNA Communicated to Biological Cybernetics

18. H Ravikumar, S Ananda, K S Devaraju, B M Prakash, S Sampath Kumar, S V Suresh Babu, N. Ramachandra Swamy, and H P Puttaraju (2009) A sensitive assay for ornithine amino transferase in rat brain mitochondria by ninhydrin method, Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 24(3)275-279

19. H. Ravikumar N. Ramachandra Swamy, S Sampath Kumar,B M Prakash, Ananda, J. Uday, C.H. Huchesh, and H.P.Puttaraju (2009) Detection of Wolbachia Endosymbionts in some Indian Mosquitoes (Diptera:culicidae) of Medical importence –envoc HEALTH2009, Internatial Conference on Environment, Occupational & Lifestyle Concerns-Transdisciplinary Approach-Sept.2009.

20. Chandrashekaraiah K S, Siddalinga Murthy K R and N. Ramachandra Swamy N(2009) Purification and characterization of carboxylesterases in the seeds of Mucuna-International Congress of Chemistry and Environment at Thailand-Jan. 2010

21. Ganesh Sathyamurthy and N. Ramachandra Swamy (2009) Computational identification of MicroRNA Homologs from Acyrthosiphon pisum (Pea Aphid), Journal of computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics, Volume 2 Number 2 109- 119

30. T.Subramani, K.C.Manjunath, K.S. Chandrashekaraiah, N. Ramachandra Swamy and K. R. Siddalingamurthy (2011) “Variations in the esterase activity during the germination period of Jatropha curcas seeds”- Journal of Phytology 3(11):01-03 31. H. Ravikumar, N.Ramachandra Swamy and H.P. Puttaraju (2011) – Evidence of Wolbachia symbiont in Aedes mosquitoes from Karnataka, National Journal of Life Sciences volume08, No1, 39-42.

32. Kalyananagar Chikkakariyappa Manjunath, Rohini Sreevastha, Naryanaswamy Ramachandra swamy, Makarala Udaya Kumar (2011) “Expression and specificity of EcNAC1 transcription factor from Eleusine coracana in Escherichia coli” Biotechnol. Bioinf. Bioeng. 1(4):459-464.

33. T.Subramani, K.S. Chandrashekaraiah, N. Ramachandra Swamy and K. R. Siddalingamurthy (2012) “Purification and Characterization of carboxyleserase from the Seedsof Jatropha curcas”-The Protein Journal 31:120-128.

34. Padmashree D and N. Ramachandra swamy (2012) “Regulatory model of miRNA-125 in Leukemia” International Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Research. Volume 3,Issue 4,720-737.

35. M. Prabha, V. Ravi and N. Ramachandra Swamy(2012) “Activity of Hydrolytic Enzymes in Various Regions of Normal human BrainTissue” Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. DOI 10. 1007/s 12291-012-0273-0.

36. Syed Azmal Ali, Grishma Bendre, Shraddha Ojha, V. Krishnamurthy, N. Ramachandrnswarmy, Kempohalli S. Chandrashekharaiah (2013) “Esterases from the Seeds of an Edible Legume, Phaseolus vulgaris L.; Variability and Stability during Germination” American Journal of Plant Sciences. Volume-04, 904-907.

37. Padmashree D and N. Ramachandra swamy (2013) “Molecular signaling cascade of miRNAs in causing Diabetes Nephropathy” journal Bioinformation Volume 9,Issue 8,401-408.

38. Manjunath K.C, Mahadeva A, Rohini sreevaths, Ramachandra swamy. N. and Prasad T.G. "In Vitro Screening and Identification of Putative Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.)Transformants Expressing ECNAC1 Gene by Salt Stress Method"Trends in Biosciences 6 (1): 108-111.