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Raman Venkataramanan

BS, MS, PhD
Professor
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Raman Venkataramanan

Email:

rv@pitt.edu

Phone:

412-648-8547

Office:

7354 Salk Hall
3501 Terrace St
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Accepting MS and PhD Students
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Biography

Venkat’s research focuses on optimizing drug therapy in pregnancy “prevention of preterm labor by optimizing the use of 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate during pregnancy and Optimizing buprenorphine treatment in pregnancy”; and “optimization of use of medications in organ transplant patients”. Consistently NIH funded for OBGYN pharmacology work for the past 20years.    Biosketch:Raman Venkataramanan, Ph.D; FCP; FAAPS Distinguished Service Professor of Pharmaceutical sciences and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh. Director of clinical pharmacokinetics laboratory Director of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology, UPMCInterim Director of CPPF, HCC, UPMC   Pharmacy degree from University of Madras, India Master of pharmacy from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India; Doctorate from University of British Columbia, Canada. Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of WashingtonFaculty University of Pittsburgh since 1980. Editorial board member for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, and four online journals. Editor for the American Journal of Analytical Chemistry. Reviewer for 10 additional journalsPresented more than 200 lectures/seminars at national/international meetings Published over 450 papers in peer reviewed journalsMentored 39 Ph.Ds; 10 MS; 30 Fellows; 10 FacultyMember in AAPS, ACCP, IATDMCT, ITS and AST.Residency:Solid Organ TransplantResident Position:Preceptor

Education / Training

  • Ph.D.

Honors / Awards

  • C. E. Pippenger TDM award – Banff Canada 2024
  • Distinguished Alumni Award – BITS Pilani 2024
  • Distinguished Investigator – ACCP 2024
  • Distinguished Service Professor – University of Pittsburgh 2023-2024
  • University of Pittsburgh Rho Chi Society Award “Outstanding scholarly Contribution award" 2022
  • HiREC Visiting Endowed Chair at the University of PuertaRico 2021
  • AAPS Distinguished Service Award 2021
  • Graduate Faculty of the year University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy 2022
  • Distinguished Scientist Award AAiPS 2016
  • Graduate Faculty of the Year Award 2015
  • Honored/invited speaker at Agents for change Symposium organized by the 2014 University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada
  • APhA Tyler Award for Stimulation of Research 2011
  • University of Pittsburgh- Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring 2009
  • University of Pittsburgh Rho Chi Society Award “Innovations in Teaching award” 2009
  • ACCP-BMS Award for Mentoring in Clinical Pharmacology 2009
  • University of Pittsburgh Rho Chi Society Award “Outstanding scholarly contribution award" 2007
  • Ranbaxy Research Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences 1997-1998 1998 (Awarded by Ranbaxy Limited India)
  • Distinguished Research Scientist Award. The Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research center and the Institute of Transplantation, Ahmadabad, India 1998
  • Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists 1996
  • Visiting Scientist, K.J. Hospital, Madras, India (5-month period) 1994 – 1995
  • Orator – SLANT - First scientific session of the Sri Lanka Association of Nephrology and Transplantation 1995
  • Medical Research Council, Canada - Special Visiting Scientist 1990 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada
  • Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology 1989 – Present
  • Alberta Heritage Foundation - Visiting Scientist
  • University of Alberta at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1985
  • Canadian Heart Foundation Fellowship, Canadian Heart Foundation, PhD 1978 – 1979
  • British Columbia Heart Foundation Fellowship, British Columbia Heart Foundation1977 – 1978
  • U.B.C. Graduate Fellowship, U.B.C., PhD 1975 – 1977
  • Summer Session Research Scholarship, U.B.C., Master of Pharmacy 1975
  • Graduate Student Teaching Assistantship, U.B.C., Master of Pharmacy, PhD 1974 – 1975
  • Stanley Drug Products Novo Group Scholarship, Master of Pharmacy 1974 – 1975
  • University Grants Commission Junior Fellowship, Master of Pharmacy 1972 – 1974
  • Bashyam Memorial Prize for Best Outgoing Pharmacy Student, University of Madras, B. Pharm 1972
  • National Merit Scholarship, Government of India, During Pre University and Bachelor of Pharmacy 1967 – 1972
  • Best Outgoing Student, SRM High School, Madras, S.S.L.C. 1967

Research / Project

Drug Discovery and Development
Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug Formulations and Delivery
Drug Abuse and Prevention
Pharmacogenetics

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