Prava Venkata Raj Kumar

Associate Professor, GSP, VSP

vprava@gitam.edu |

Dr. Prava Venkata Raj Kumar completed his M.Pharmacy and Ph.D. degrees at Andhra University campus in Visakhapatnam. With extensive experience in analytical and clinical research, he excels in quality systems as an industrial pharmacist. His research focuses on the development, validation, and application of highly sensitive bio-analytical methods for BA/BE regulatory studies using advanced equipment such as LC-MS/MS (Applied Bio-systems).

Research Publications
  • European Journal of Chemistry: Volume: 5(3), Jul-Dec (2014), 469-474.Venkata Raj kumar Prava and Ganapaty Seru. Development and Validation of a new RP-HPLC method for the determination of process-related impurities in Pioglitazone hydrochloride.
  • Indo American Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IAJPS): 2016, 3 (12), 1521- 1533. Raj Kumar Prava, Ganapaty Seru,Jayapal reddy Sama,Arun Satyadev Sidhhanadham. Chiral Liquid Chromatographic Method Development and Validation for separation of Pheniramine Enantiomers.
  • Asian Journal of Chemistry: Vol.20, No.6 (2008), 4493-4497.Venkata Raj kumar Prava, Ganapaty Seru. Iridoid compounds and Antimicrobial activity of the roots of Tecoma stans.
  • Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 16(9): September 2023 A new stability indicating HPLC and LC-APCI-MS methods for the estimation of Dacomitinib in pharmaceutical dosage forms  N S Yamani, Mukthinuthalapati Mathrusri Annapurna*, Prava Venkata Raj Kumar
  • World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (WJPPS): 2017, Volume 5, Issue 5, 168-181. Rajkumar Prava, Ganapathy Seru, Vamsi Krishna Pujala and Surendra Babu Lagu RP-HPLC Method Development and Validation for the Simultaneous determination of Lamivudine, Abacavir and Dolutegravir in Pharmaceutical dosage forms.
Expertise
  • 1) Dr. Prava Venkata Raj Kumar possesses extensive expertise in developing various bio-analytical techniques, such as Solid Phase Extraction (SPE), Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE), and Protein Precipitation (PPT). These techniques are utilized for the analysis of diverse biological fluids, including Plasma and Serum.
  • 2) Extensive practical expertise in operating extremely delicate analytical devices such as HPLC instruments from Shimadzu, Agilent, and Waters 2695 Separations module, as well as LC-MS/MS equipment from Applied Biosystems.
  • 3) Advanced techniques for separating bio-samples involve the utilization of high-speed cooling centrifuges, the operation of deep freezers, and the use of nitrogen evaporators to dry solvents.
  • 4) Maintaining and calibrating high sensitive and accurate analytical pipettes from various companies such as Eppendorf, Thermo Scientific, Tarsons etc.
  • 5) To ensure compliance with GLP and GDP regulations, the analytical laboratory is maintained in accordance with the standards followed by pharmaceutical companies. This is done to meet all regulatory requirements.
Prava Venkata Raj Kumar