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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Rao B

09167536660 / 09987096875, [email protected]

Registration number: 86596 [08/03/2010, Karnataka medical council]

Summary of professional experience:

Position Name and Location (Start/Stop Dates as

applicable)

Industry Internship Merck Serono, Worli, Mumbai 16 November 2013 to

15 December 2013

Sub-Investigator Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel,

Mumbai.

12 September 2013 to

11 November 2013

PG Cum Tutor Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM

Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.

19 May 2012 to

31 April 2015

Duty Doctor Health Camps at Shivaji Park, Mumbai in collaboration with department of

Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai.

December 2012

Duty Doctor Department of Respiratory Medicine, Attavar Hospital, Kasturba Medical College,

Mangalore.

01 March 2010 to

31 August 2010

Educational details:

Name and Location of Institution Degree and Year Awarded Level of study

1. Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400012. Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

M.D Pharmacology – May 2015 Postgraduate degree

2. Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University.

MBBS - February 2010 Undergraduate degree

3. St. Aloysius Pre University College, Mangalore.

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - April 2004

Junior College

4. New Mangalore Port Trust School, Mangalore

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) – April 2002

Higher Secondary Schooling


Participation in clinical trials:

Trial Position

1. A Phase II/III, Randomized, Multi-centric, Comparator-controlled

Study of Safety and Neutralizing Activity of a Human Monoclonal

Antibody to Rabies (SII RMAb) Administered in Conjunction with

Rabies Vaccine for Post-exposure Prophylaxis in Patients following

Potential Rabies Exposure

Sub – Investigator at

Department of Clinical

Pharmacology, Seth G.S.

Medical College & KEM

Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.

Research experience: Pre-clinical studies

SL. NO Title Position

1. Effects of an Indian medicinal plant on learning and memory performances in animals. (M.D. Dissertation)

Principal Investigator

2. Effect of Ashwagandharishta on Learning and Memory in Experimental Models of Scopolamine Induced Amnesia.

Co-investigator

3. Comparative Evaluation of Effects of Tinospora cordifolia and Terminalia chebula on Learning and Memory Performance in

Animals.


Research experience: Clinical studies

SL. NO Title Position

1. Awareness amongst Physicians of a Tertiary Care Hospital regarding Rational Use of Medicine (RUM): A Questionnaire based Study.


2. Study of drug utilisation and adverse events of antipsoriatic drugs in a Tertiary Care Hospital.


3. Adverse Effects Surveillance in a paediatric department of a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Co-investigator

Protocol development:

For Abbott Nutrition India: Study entitled - To test efficacy of Ensure in adult patients

(30-50 years) with mild to moderate malnutrition: A randomized controlled clinical study

- June 2012.


Academic study entitled - Safety and efficacy of Terminalia chebula to potentiate the

gastrointestinal protective barrier in patients suffering from chronic hepatitis and

cirrhosis of liver.

Publications: (Papers under review)

Rao RP, Shetty YC, Kulkarni UJ, Khopkar US, Rege NN. Awareness amongst Physicians of

a Tertiary Care Hospital regarding Rational Use of Medicine (RUM): A Questionnaire

based Study. Under review with ‘Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology’.

Shirolkar S, Raut SB, Rao RP, Marathe PA, Rege NN. Effect of Ashwagandharishta on

Learning and Memory in Experimental Models of Scopolamine Induced Amnesia. Under

review with ‘Ancient Sciences of Life’.

Rao RP, Rege NN, Marathe PA. Comparative Evaluation of Effects of Tinospora cordifolia

and Terminalia chebula on Learning and Memory Performance in Animals. Under review

with ‘Indian Journal of Pharmacology’.

Awards Won:

FIRST PRIZE, “Dr. U. K. Sheth award” for oral presentation in clinical trials/studies

category at South Asian Chapter of American College of Clinical Pharmacology (SAC-

ACCP), Seventh international Annual Conference: “Clinical Pharmacology – Translational

Research: Patient to Public Health”- Mumbai, April 2014 for the study: Rao RP, Shetty

YC, Kulkarni UJ, Khopkar US, Rege NN. Awareness amongst Physicians of a Tertiary Care

Hospital regarding Rational Use of Medicine (RUM): A Questionnaire based Study.

Postgraduate Thesis Grant, from the Prestigious Diamond Jubilee Society Trust,

Mumbai for the conduct of study: Rao RP, Rege NN, Marathe PA. Effects of an Indian

medicinal plant on learning and memory performances in animals.

Presentations in competitions:

For Oral presentation competition: Shirolkar S, Raut SB, Rao RP, Marathe PA, Rege NN.

Effect of Ashwagandharishta on Learning and Memory in Experimental Models of

Scopolamine Induced Amnesia. At Update Ayurveda Conference: Technology meets

Tradition- Mumbai, December 2014

For Oral presentation competition: Rao RP, Shetty YC, Kulkarni UJ, Khopkar US, Rege NN.

Awareness amongst Physicians of a Tertiary Care Hospital regarding Rational Use of

Medicine (RUM): A Questionnaire based Study. South Asian Chapter of American College

of Clinical Pharmacology, Seventh international Annual Conference: “Clinical

Pharmacology – Translational Research: Patient to Public Health”- Mumbai, April 2014.

Conferences/ Workshops /CME’s:

SL. NO

CONFERENCES/ WORKSHOPS /CME’S

1. Participation as delegate: Update Ayurveda Conference: Technology meets Tradition-

Mumbai, December 2014


2. Participation as delegate: South Asian Chapter of American College of Clinical

Pharmacology, Seventh international Annual Conference: “Clinical Pharmacology –

Translational Research: Patient to Public Health”- Mumbai, April 2014.

3. Participation as delegate: Workshop on ‘Basic Workshop in Research Methodology’,

organized by Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth GS Medical College and

KEM Hospital, Mumbai, February 2014.

4. Participation as delegate: 46th Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society: Translating Research into Therapy- Bengaluru, December 2013

5 Participation as delegate: Workshop on ‘Good Clinical Practices- a few essentials’,

organized by Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, April, 2013.

6. Participation as delegate and part of the organizing committee: Workshop ‘Pharmatech 2013: Drug Development: Opportunities and Challenges’ in Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, April, 2013

7. Participation as delegate: Workshop on ‘Recent strategies in CNS Drug Development’,

organized by Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, October 2012.

8. Participation as delegate: Workshop on ‘Pharmacovigilance’, organized by Lokmanya Tilak

Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, October 2012.

9. Participation as delegate: Maharashtra Pharmacologists Conference 2012 – Ahmednagar,

organized by Dr. Vikhe Patil Medical College & Hospital, Ahmednagar, July 2012.

10. Participation as delegate: Advanced Good Clinical Practices workshop, organized by

Clininvent Research Pvt. Ltd, at Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M.Hospital, Mumbai

June 2012.

11. Participation as faculty: ‘Good Clinical Practice and Statistics & Research Methodology’ at

Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital—August 2012

Co-curricular activity: (Industry posting)

Experience gained during industry posting at Merck Serono, Worli: November-December 2013,

and outsourced Merck Serono assignments to Department of Pharmacology, Seth. G.S. Medical

College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.

Preparation of Therapeutic Rationale for various single drug formulations and Fixed

Dose Combinations for submission to DCGI (Rosuvastatin 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 mg;

Rosuvastatin 5, 10 mg plus Fenofibrate 160 mg tablets; Inoxaparin injections)

Literature search, database creation and PowerPoint presentation creation on

“Partnership models in biosimilar trials”.

Database creation pertaining to biosimilar roundtable meeting consisting of following

events:

I. Building-up the Discussion – The Big Idea II. Partnering through to launch III. Case study – Examples IV. Group Discussion

Literature search, database creation and PowerPoint presentation creation on

“Advantages of Indian collaboration in biosimilar trials”, “Global trends in biosimilar


trials”, “Good business abroad for Indian companies in biosimilar” and “Biosimialar

advantage in Indian Market”.

Literature search and database creation on “How academia and Pharmaceutical industry

can work together” and “Stumbling blocks in biosimilar trials”.

Preparation of survey plans to assess future prospects in biosimilar development in

Indian market.

Preparation of slide kits for internal use pertaining to various aspects of Clinical

Pharmacology.

Medical representative training programme for Merck Serono- December 2012.

Co-curricular activity: (Clinical pharmacology posting)

Conduct of clinical trial (Human Monoclonal Antibody to Rabies), patient recruitment,

Informed consent form administration, screening of patients, follow up and ADR

detection/monitoring.

Pharmacovigilance in Medicine, ophthalmology, skin and paediatrics departments, PvPI

form filling and reporting using Vigiflow software.

Managing Therapeutic Dose Monitoring (TDM) OPD and TDM for routine antiepileptic

drugs and lithium.

Development of institutional SOPs.

Training in HEOR and Pharmacoeconomics studies.

Review of NDAC proposals in endocrinology and Oncology for approval by DCGI.

Co-curricular activity: (Organisational skill and Public speaking)

Organised ‘Mock NDAC session’ under the guidance of Dr. Urmila Thatte, in

Pharmatech-2015, at Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital.

Volunteered to speak on the topic, ‘Effective Literature search’ in GCP training

programme at Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital.

Volunteered to speak on the topic, ‘Body Language in an interview’ at Pharmatech 2015,

at Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital.

Extracurricular activities

1. First prize: Extempore competition at Annual function, New Mangalore Port Trust High school, Mangalore 2002.

2. First prize: Chess competition at Annual function, New Mangalore Port Trust High school, Mangalore 2002.

3. First prize: Carrom competition at Annual function, New Mangalore Port Trust High school, Mangalore 2001

4. Third prize: Table tennis competition at Annual function, New Mangalore Port Trust High school, Mangalore 2001


Computer skills:

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, Graphpad Prism, Adobe After

Effects CS6 etc

Personal details:

Name : Dr. Rajendra Prasad Rao B Gender : Male Date of Birth : 23 December 1986 Age : 28 years Fathers Name : Vasanth Rao B Mothers Name : Laxmi V Rao Nationality : Indian Marital Status : Unmarried Languages Known : English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu, Marathi and Sanskrit. Hobbies : Web designing, Cooking, Football, Painting and Music. Current Address : 101, Wing7, Mahadewachi wadi, Ambekar Marg, Parel, Mumbai -

400012. Permanent Address : Mayura, D/no 3-165(4)5, Kulai, Mangalore – 575019, Karnataka.

References:

1. Dr. Nirmala N Rege, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai. Email: [email protected]

2. Dr. Urmila Thatte, Professor and Head, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai. Email: [email protected]

Declaration

I do hereby declare that the statements furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Place: Mumbai Date: 26 June 2015 (Dr. Rajendra Prasad Rao B)

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