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S. Karthik, B.Pharm., M.S. (by Research),
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
- Email: karthiks.mmc@gmail.com.
Overview
He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at C. L. Baid Mehta College of Pharmacy, Chennai–97. He is a biochemist, computational biologist, and molecular biologist with 17 years of experience in engineering and purifying enzymes, particularly HIV-1 protease, p53, and p73 enzymes. He has expertise in molecular dynamics simulation, drug design, and the development of small molecule inhibitors for HIV-1 protease, with in-vitro evaluation of inhibitor potential.
• Pterostilbene-mediated Nrf2 activation: mechanistic insights on Keap1:Nrf2 interface (Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2016, IF 3.64, citations 90), Dynamic flaps in HIV-1 protease adopt unique ordering at different stages in the catalytic cycle (Proteins, 2011, IF 2.6, citations 39),
• The Bone Fracture–Healing Potential of Ormocarpum cochinchinense, Methanolic Extract on Albino Wistar Rats (Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, 2013, IF 1.2, citations 34), and In vitro synthesis of calcite crystals from Ormocarpum cochinchinense (American Journal of Plant Physiology, 2011, citations 4), totaling 167 citations, h-index 4, and i10-index 3 according to Google Scholar.
• “Frontiers in Chemical Biology – FMCB” at JNCASR (2009).
• “Structure and Dynamics of Chemical and Biomolecular Simulation” at IIT Kanpur (2023), online mini-symposia on therapeutic targeting of p53 (2021–2023),
• 98th Indian Science Congress at SRMIST (2011), annual conventions of the Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (2012–2018),