Rate My Professor Karuna Priyachitra

Dr. Karuna Priyachitra serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology at Tagore College of Pharmacy, located at Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road, Rathinamangalam, Chennai. She earned her B.Pharm from Swamy Vivekananda College of Pharmacy, Thiruchengode in 2007, M.Pharm from SASTRA University, Thanjavur in 2010, and Ph.D. from Krishna University, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 2021. With 13.9 years of teaching experience in pharmaceutical sciences, her broad research areas encompass screening of antidiabetic activity and anti-inflammatory activity. Dr. Priyachitra has contributed extensively to the field through 30 publications, one book, one book chapter, two published patents, and two granted patents. Her academic profiles include ORCID ID 0000-0003-3915-0201, Scopus Author ID 36705604800, Web of Science Researcher ID HJZ-2201-2023, and a Google Scholar profile.

Key publications by Dr. Priyachitra include 'Evaluation of Preliminary Trial Batches of Formulations Containing Oral Hypoglycemic Drugs Metformin Hydrochloride and Canagliflozin' (2023, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research), 'Synergistic Hepatoprotective Effect of Methanolic Extracts of Urtica Dioica LINN. Leaves and Silymarin on CCl4-Induced Hepatic Damage in HEPG2 Cells' (2023, Journal of Advanced Zoology), 'Evaluating the Neuropsychopharmacological Profiling of a Calcium Channel Blocker Verapamil on Sleep, Depression, and Locomotion in Mice' (2024, Frontiers in Health Informatics), 'Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Mouthwash of Acacia Nilotica Gum' (2024, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Applications), and 'An Appraisal and Evaluation of FRAP Antioxidant Power and Hepatoprotective Activity of a Herbal Blend Comprising Two Cold Macerated Methanol Extracts of Litsea Polyantha Linn and Angelica Sinensis in HepG2 Cells' (2024, Educational Administration Theory and Practice). She has received the International Best Researcher Award in Pharmacy at the ISSN International Science & Technology Awards Congress 2023 and the MRB Faculty Award from the Pharmacy Alumni Association, Madurai Medical College for exceptional mentoring. Additionally, she holds life membership in the Antiviral Research Society (LM/41/2024).