Name: Dr. Raghu Gogada Associate Professor raghu.gogada@niperhyd.ac.in, gogada07@gmail.com 8978873672 Google Scholar Citations Orcid

ADDRESS, ROOM NO

Department of Biological Sciences
NIPER Hyderabad
Balanagar, Hyderabad-500037, TS, INDIA

QUALIFICATION: (REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

• P.G. Program in AI & Machine Learning (PGPAI-ML) (2021): The University of Texas at Austin (USA) and Great lakes, INDIA
• Ph.D. in Biochemistry (2010): Osmania University, Hyderabad, AP, INDIA
• P.G. Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights (PGDIPR) (2007): Osmania University, Hyderabad, AP, INDIA.
• M.Sc. in Biotechnology (Environmental) (2004):Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, AP, INDIA
• B.Sc. in Biochemistry (2001): Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Anantapur, AP, INDIA

EXPERIENCE

• Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology/Regulatory Toxicology (i.e. Biological Sciences), National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad, INDIA (Nov 2025-Present).
• Assistant Professor of Oncology (Research) and Affiliate Member, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA (April 2024-Nov 2025).
• Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), Scigenebio Private Limited, IDA-Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA (Dec 2022-Apr 2024).
• Principal Scientist (Proteomics), Research and Development, PopVax Pvt Ltd, Atal Incubation Center, Center for Cellular Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology, Complex-II, IDA-Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA (Dec 2021-Dec 2022).
• Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry and Plant Physiology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Parlakhemundhi, Odisha, INDIA (Oct 2020-Dec 2021).
• Associate Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Plant Physiology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Parlakhemundhi, Odisha, INDIA (Jan 2018-Oct 2020).
• DST-INSPIRE Faculty, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA (Feb 2013-Jan 2018): (a) Visiting Faculty Fellow, Uniformed Service University of Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, Maryland, USA (June 2016-July 2017); and (b) Visiting Faculty Fellow, Chemical Genomics Centre (CGC), Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, GERMANY (Oct 2015-Mar 2016)(As a part of INSPIRE Faculty).
• Postdoctoral Fellow (Research Affiliate), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA (July2010-June 2013).
• Junior & Senior Research Fellow (GATE-XL: Life Sciences- DAE & IFCPAR), Department of Biochemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, AP, INDIA {(in collaboration with Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai and University of Lyon, French) (May 2005-May 2010)}.
• Project Trainee, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, AP, INDIA (June 2004-Apr 2005).

COURSES HANDLING(PHD/M.PHARM)

M.Tech. Medical Devices:

• PC 640: M.S. (Pharm.) - Pharmacology & Toxicology
• BT-610: M.Tech. (Biotechnology)
• PC 920, PC 810: Ph.D. (Pharm) - Pharmacology & Toxicology

PHD STUDENTS/MASTERS STUDENTS

PhD: 1 awarded and 1(ongoing)

AWARDS / HONOURS

• Henry M. Jackson Foundation Fellowship for Visiting Fellow at Department of Biochemistry, Uniformed Service University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (July 2016 - July 2017).
• Max-Planck-Institute Fellowship for Exchange Visiting Scholar at Chemical Genomics Centre of Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany (October 2015 - March 2016).
• GMB Young Innovator Award at Global Meet of Biologists International Conference conducted at IICT, Hyderabad, India (December 2012).
• INSPIRE Faculty Award (DST) [IFA12-LSPA-11] (Aug 2012).
• Student Exchange Program Scholarship (Indo-French project), sponsored by DST-IFCPAR, Govt. of India, New Delhi and happened to work at Dr. Agne’s Rodrigue Laboratory (October - November 2009).
• DBT: International Travel Grant for attending International Conference on Water Chemistry of Nuclear Reactor Systems (NPC-08) held in Berlin, Germany (September 2008).
• Best Oral Presentation at 1st A. P. Science Congress held on, conducted at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (November 2008).
• GATE-XL (Life Sciences) Junior & Senior Research Fellowships for pursuing PhD at Department of Biochemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (March-2004).
• Lifetime member in Bioinformatics Club for Experimenting Scientists (BIOCLUES) Society (INDIA) [Life Membership No: Bio-LM-2020-001 (1812-2020)], Since 2021.
• Lifetime member in Society for Neurochemistry (INDIA) (SNCI) [Life Membership No: LM-I- 469 (17-12- 2014)], Since 2014.
• Lifetime member in Society of Biological Chemists (INDIA) (SBC) [Life Membership No: 3175 (03-12- 2013)], Since 2013.

RESEARCH AREAS/INTEREST

The laboratory envisions revolutionizing mitochondrial medicine through integrative platforms targeting dysfunction and unfolded protein stress responses (UPRmt) in oncology (prostate/breast cancers), neurodegeneration (Alzheimer's), and infectious diseases (bacterial/viral pathologies). Our multidisciplinary approach fuses Chemical Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Stress Biology, Mitochondrial and Genome Biology leveraging AI/ML enhanced in-silico tools for high-affinity peptide discovery, CRISPR-engineered organoid models for precise disease recapitulation, and high-throughput in-vitro/in-vivo screening to validate novel chemical entities (NCEs) and bioengineered mAbs/therapeutic peptides. Cancer genomics complements these efforts by elucidating molecular mechanisms across these domains, while mRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vaccine platforms drive rapid bench-to-bedside translation. ​ This vision fosters a collaborative ecosystem of computational biologists, organoid bioengineers, immunologists, and clinician-scientists to deliver precision therapeutics that meet unmet needs via human-relevant disease modeling.

FELLOWSHIPS / GRANTS

• 2012-2018: Received INSPIRE Faculty Award grant from Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India and with which established an independent research program at the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India and have continued to advance basic, applied, and pre-clinical research till date. The project entitled “Characterization of high affinity cobalt transporter genes from Synechocystis sp. PCC6803...” In the area of Biotechnology (Under Specialization: Molecular Biology and Membrane Biology). Details of Research Project: [DST INSPIRE Faculty Award: Raghu Gogada (PI); Total Grant = Rs. 35,00,000 for 5 years; 08/02/2013 - 25/01/2018].

PUBLICATIONS / BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Ramesh B, Ramesh Kande, Shanti Kumari Lunavat, Jaisatya Gowri Gogada, Navya Kalingapatnam, Navya Anthagiri, Abdul Qadeer Mohammed, Sandeepta Burgula, Praveen Boddana, Rajesh Medisetty, *Raghu Gogada. (2025) Biophysical, Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Tridax procumbens. Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2(1-13). DOI: 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.SE.25.02.Art012
2. Lunavat SK, Singh SS, Mohammed AQ, Nakka VP, Phanithi PB, Medisetty R, *Gogada R. (2022) The MreA Metal-Binding Sites C40, H65, and C69 Play a Critical Role in the Metal Tolerance of Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Curr Microbiol. 79(5):142. DOI: 10.1007/s00284-022-02804-w .
3. *Nakka VP, *Gogada R et al., (2022) Post-treatment with apocynin at a lower dose regulates the UPR branch of eIF2α and XBP-1 pathways after stroke. Brain Res Bull. 182:1-11. DOI:  10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.02.003 .
4. Puvvada N, Gunde S, Ramana Devi CV, *Gogada R. (2021) Purification and characterization of recombinant FAD synthetase from Neurospora crassa. Biochem Biophys Rep. (28) :101161. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.101161
5. *Yadav N, *Gogada R et al., (2020) Molecular insights on cytochrome c and nucleotide regulation of apoptosome function and its implication in cancer. Biochem Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res. 1867(1):118573. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.118573 .
6. Shanti Kumari L, Jai Satya Gowri G, Surya Satyanarayana S, Raghu G (2021) Bioinformatic analysis of metal transportomes from Mycobacteria Sp. Open J Bioinform Biostat 5(1): 014-022. DOI:  10.17352/ojbb.000011
7. Gogada et al., (2015) Engineered Deinococcus radiodurans R1 with NiCoT genes for bioremoval of trace cobalt from spent decontamination solutions of nuclear power reactors. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 99(21):9203. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6761-4 .
8. Gogada R et al., (2013) Bim, a Proapoptotic Protein, Up-regulated via Transcription Factor E2F1dependent Mechanism, Functions as a Prosurvival Molecule in Cancer. J Biol Chem. 288(1): 368-81. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.386102 .
9. Gogada et al., (2011) Curcumin induces Apaf-1-dependent, p21-mediated caspase activation and apoptosis. Cell Cycle. 10(23): 4128-37. DOI:  10.4161/cc.10.23.18292.
10. Gogada et al., (2011) Resveratrol Induces p53- independent, X-linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein (XIAP)-mediated Bax Protein Oligomerization on Mitochondria to Initiate Cytochrome c Release and Caspase Activation. J Biol Chem. 286(33): 28749-60. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M110.202440 .
11. M. K. Chattopadhyay, G. Raghu et al., (2011) Increase in Oxidative Stress at Low Temperature in an Antarctic Bacterium. Curr Microbiol. ; 62(2): 544- 6. DOI:  10.1007/s00284-010-9742-y.
12. Gogada et al., (2008) Bioremediation of trace cobalt from simulated spent decontamination solutions of nuclear power reactors using E. coli expressing NiCoT genes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 81(3): 571-8. DOI:1DOI:  10.1007/s00253-008-1741-6.
13. M. K. Chattopadhyay, G. Raghu et al., (2011) Increase in Oxidative Stress at Low Temperature in an Antarctic Bacterium. Curr Microbiol. ; 62(2): 544- 6. DOI: 10.1007/s00284-010-9742-y .

PUBLISHED AND DEPOSITED THE NOVEL SEQUENCES OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OR536221.1/
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OR536222.2/

BOOKS

Editor of the Book: “Pharmaco Biotechnology and Nanotechnology: Therapeutic Applications and Strategies” (Cambridge Publishers, UK); Editors: *Raghu Gogada, Venkata Nakka Prasuja, Pradipta Banerjee and Praveen Boddana, October 15th, 2022; ISBN: 1527589021.

Editor of e-book: “Biotechnology in Crop Improvement”; Edited by: Dr. Rukmini Mishra, Dr. Ranjan Kumar Sahoo and Dr. Raghu Gogada, October 30th, 2020, ISBN: 9798554864513.

PATENTS

1. A method of generating peptide with anti-hypertensive activity. Sandeepta Burgula, Usha Rani Keshapaga, Gulam Mohammed Husain, Raghu Gogada {INDIAN- Patent (The Patent Office Journal No. 20/2024, Publication Dated17/05/2024, 46968)}.

INVITED TALKS

“Apoptosis Cancer Cell Signaling-Molecular tools and Methods” Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop Skill Vigyan Initiative Program sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India in the State of Telangana during at TSCOST- Aranya Bhavan, Hyderabad, India (November 1-4th, 2023).

“Resveratrol Targets Mitochondria for Apoptotic Cell Death in Cancer” Animal Cell Culture technology and applications, FIVE days’ workshop, Department of Microbiology, Hyderabad, India (June 13-17th, 2022). .

“Resveratrol as a therapeutic target’s mitochondria for apoptotic cell death and autophagy in cancer” at international e-Conference on Advances in Microbial Biotechnology and Biotherapeutics (AMBB-2020), Organized under Department of Microbiology, CMFT, RUSA-2.0 and AMI, Hyderabad, India (September 10-12th, 2020).

"Trace 60Co removal from spent decontamination solutions of Nuclear Power Reactors using Bioengineered Microbes" at International Conference on Material Science for Societal Advancement (MSSA-2020), Organized under UGC UPE FAR Program, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (January 20-22, 2020).

SPONSORED PROJECTS

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Laboratory facilities developed for research / teaching.

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ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Board of studies member in Microbiology for designing the M.Sc. Microbiology curriculum and any other academic related information), Department of Microbiology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, TS, INDIA (August 2023 – Present).

External Examiner in Biochemistry for Ph.D. Thesis Adjudication, Osmania University, Hyderabad, TS, INDIA (April 2018 – Present).

Reviewer for extramural research funding from The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (Presently ANRF) is a statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in the Government of India, Since 2015.

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