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He got a Ph.D. from the University of Hyderabad (2010 - May 2016). He worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Hyderabad (Jun 2016 - Jan 2020) and at the AIG Hospital, Hyderabad (Dec 2020 - Oct 2021). Later, he worked as a Research and Facility Manager at Transcell Oncologics Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad (Nov 2021-Mar 2022). He joined GITAM in April 2023 as an Assistant Professor. His main research area of interest is on Bioinspired Lipids and Natural Sugar Polymers, and their application.
Research Publications
- Ch. Ravindar†, D. Sivaramakrishna†, S. K. Choudhury, K. Manasa, S. K. Cheppali, Musti J. Swamy*. Structure, self-assembly and phase behavior of neuroactive N-acyl GABAs: Doxorubicin encapsulation in NPGABA-DPPC liposomes and release studies. († - Equal Contribution). ACS Langmuir 40, 2024, 7883-7895.
- S. T. Reddy†, D. Sivaramakrishna†, K. Mamatha, and Musti J. Swamy*. Packing polymorphism in N, O-Diacylethanolamines with fixed O-acyl chains and varying N-acyl chains investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. (†-Equal contribution). Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 2021, 25264-25277.
- D. Sivaramakrishna, B. Bhuvanachandra, M. K. Mallakuntla, S. N. Das, B. Ramakrishna, and A. R. Podile*. Pretreatment with KOH and KOH-urea enhanced hydrolysis of α-chitin by an endo-chitinase from Enterobacter cloacae. Carbohydrate Polymers 235, 2020, 115952.
- D. Sivaramakrishna, Muvva D. Prasad and Musti J. Swamy*. A homologous series of apoptosis-inducing N‑acylserinols: Thermotropic phase behavior, interaction with cholesterol and characterization of cationic N‑myristoylserinol-cholesterol-CTAB niosomes. BBA-Biomembranes 1861, 2019, 504-513.
- D. Sivaramakrishna, and Musti J. Swamy*. Self-assembly, supramolecular organization, and phase behavior of L-alanine alkyl esters (n = 9-18) and characterization of equimolar L-alanine lauryl ester/lauryl sulfate catanionic complex. ACS Langmuir 31, 9546, 2015.
Ongoing Research Projects
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GITAM SRG Project: 2023/0256 - Spacer, α-amino, and carboxyl groups' role on noncovalent interactions of arginine/guanidine-based molecules
Expertise
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Amphiphiles Biophysical Characterization, Amphiphile-based Nanosomes Applications, Biochemical Characterization of Proteins/Enzymes, Pretreatment followed by Enzyme Hydrolysis, Various Biophysical Techniques
