Meenakshi Ponnana

Dr,  Sandor Speciality Diagnostics Private Limited 

Location: India

Consulting Services

Journal Manuscript Scientific Writing Biostatistics Grant Submission

Areas Of Interest

Immunology, Transplantation Genetic Association Studies Molecular Biology Nanomaterials Tissue Engineering

Professional Narrative

Employment

Head, Transplantation Diagnostics, Sandor Speciality Diagnostics Private Limited 2022

Education

PhD, Osmania University 2016

Referees

Publications

  1. Jyothi Priya Mandala, Shruthi Thada, Ramya Sivangala, Meenakshi Ponnana, Rajashekar Myakala and SumanLatha Gaddam. Influence of NOD-like receptor 2 gene polymorphisms on muramyl dipeptide induced pro-inflammatory response in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and household contacts. Immunobiology. 2021. 226 (4):152096.
  2. Lakshmi Kiran Chelluri, Yamuna Mohanram, Rashi Jain, Chandra Shekar Mallarpu, Meenakshi Ponnana, Deepak Kumar, Venkata Vamsi Krishna Venuganti,Ravindranath Kancherla, Rao VL Papineni, Rheal Towner, Partha Ghosal. Effect of Engineered Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Targeted Cardiac Precursor Cell Delivery by MRI. Biophysical and Biochemical Research Communications. 541 (2021) 15-21. [IF 2.935].
  3. Chandra Shekar Mallarpu, Meenakshi Ponnana, Sudhir Prasad, Maneendra Singarapu, Jean Kim, Neda Hariripars, Nemanja Bratic, Harvinder Brar, Lakshmi Kiran Chelluria, Charitha Madiraju. Distinct cell death markers identified in critical care patient survivors diagnosed with sepsis. Immunology Letters 231 (2021) 1–10. [IF 2.4].
  4. Meenakshi Ponnana, Sudheer Pydi, Sumanlatha Gaddam. Enumeration of Lymphocyte subsets during follow-up in the pulmonary tuberculosis patients with co morbid diabetes mellitus. Clinica Chimica Acta. 2020. 520, 566-570 .
  5. Meenakshi Ponnana, Sumanlatha Gaddam. Serum vitamin D levels in Diabetes mellitus patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Clin Oncol. 2020; 5: 1716. [IF 1.92]
  6. Meenakshi Ponnana, Sumanlatha Gaddam. Genetic susceptibility of inflammatory genes in household contacts of tuberculosis patients with diabetes mellitus. J Bacteriol Mycol. 2020; 7(5): 1144. [IF 2.1]
  7. Lakshmi Kiran Chelluri., Upasna Upadhyay, Ravindra Nallagonda, Sudhir Prasad, Mohammad Samiuddin, Rajat Mohanty, Chandrashekar Mallarpu, Meenakshi Ponnana, Sindhoora Rawul, Eswara Prasad Chelluri. Safety Study of Autologous Adult Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - Pilot Data. New Horizons in Translational Medicine. 4 (1–4), 2017. [IF 1.80]
  8. Meenakshi P, Ramya S, Madhavi Latha A, Lavanya J, Sumanlatha G (2017) Diverse Pattern of Cytokine Production, their Functional Association and mRNA Expression in Tuberculosis Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and their Household Contacts. J Microb Biochem Technol 9:143-150. doi: 10.4172/1948-5948.1000358 [IF 2.50]
  9. Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Lavanya Joshi, Raju Penmetsa, Mohammed Soheb Ansari, Vijayalakshmi Valluri , Sumanlatha Gaddam. IL-6 and IL-18 Cytokine gene variants of pulmonary tuberculosis patients with co-morbid Diabetes mellitus and their household contacts in Hyderabad. (Gene- In Press Gene 627 (2017) 298–306) [IF 2.319]
  10. P. Usha Shalini, J.V.S. Vidyasagar, Lakshmi Kumari Kona, Meenakshi Ponnana, Lakshmi Kiran Chelluri. In vitro allogeneic immune cell response to mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human adipose in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Cellular Immunology. 2017 Apr; 314:18-25. [IF 3.172].
  11. Shruthi Thada, Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Lavanya Joshi, Madhavi Latha Alasandagutti, Mohd Soheb Sadat Ansari, Ralf R. Schumann, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, and Sumanlatha Gaddam. Polymorphisms of IFN-γ (+874A/T) and IL-12 (+1188A/C) in Tuberculosis Patients and their Household Contacts in Hyderabad, India. Hum Immunol. 2016 Jul;77(7):559-65. [IF 2.837]
  12. Lavanya Joshi , Meenakshi Ponnana , Ramya Sivangala, Lakshmi Kiran Chelluri,Pratibha Nallari, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, Sumanlatha Gaddam. Cytokine production and mRNA expression in pulmonary tuberculosis patients and their household contacts of younger age group (15–25years). Journal of Immunological methods. 2016 May; 432:65-71. [2.005]
  13. Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Lavanya Joshi, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, Sumanlatha Gaddam. Effect of IFN-γ, IL-12 and IL-10 cytokine production and mRNA expression in tuberculosis patients with diabetes mellitus and their household contacts. Cytokine (2016) 81C.pp. 127-136. [IF 3.488].
  14. Joshi L, Ponnana M, Sivangala R, Chelluri LK, Nallari P, Penmetsa S, Valluri V, Gaddam S. Evaluation of TNF-α, IL-10 and IL-6 cytokine production and their correlation with genotype variants amongst tuberculosis patients and their household contacts. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 11; 10(9). [IF 3.057]
  15. Madhavi Latha Alasandagutti, Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Lavanya Joshi, Sagruthi S.R Vijayalakshmi Valluri, Sumanlatha Gaddam. The role of IL-13, IL-13RA1 cytokine gene variants in atopic and non-atopic asthma. International Journal of Engineering, Technology, Science and Research (IJETSR) vol 3, issue 8, Pp. 49-57, 2015.
  16. Madhavi Latha Alasandagutti, Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Shruthi Thada,  Lavanya Joshi,Hidayath Hussain, Soheb Sadath Ansari, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, and Suman Latha Gaddam. Role of IFN- γ and IL-6 cytokines and their association in determining disease susceptibility to Urticaria. Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers, Volume 18, Number 12, 2014.[IF 1.44]
  17. Ramya Sivangala, Meenakshi Ponnana, , Shruthi Thada, Lavanya Joshi, MD Hidayath Hussain, MD Soheb Ansari, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, Sumanlatha Gaddam Association of cytokine gene polymorphisms in Tuberculosis patients and their House hold contacts. Scandinavian journal of Immunology, 2014,79,197-205. [IF 2.2].
  18. Lavanya Joshi, Meenakshi Ponnana, P.S Raju, Prathiba Nallari, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, Sumanlatha Gaddam Serum Vitamin D levels and VDR polymorphisms (BSMI and FokI in patients and their household contacts susceptible to tuberculosis. Scandinavian journal of Immunology, 2014, 79, 113-119. [IF 2.2].
  19. Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala , Shruthi Thada, Lavanya Joshi, MD Hidayath Hussain, MD Soheb Ansari, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, Sumanlatha Gaddam Association of IL-1β +3954 C/T and IL-10 -1082 G/A cytokine gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to Tuberculosis. Scandinavian journal of Immunology, 2013, 78, 92-972. [IF 2.2].
  20. Madhavilatha Alasandagutti, Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Lavanya Joshi, Somashekar Sagruthi, Ansari Soheb Sader, Vijay Lakshmi Valluri, Suman Latha Gaddam. The role of IL-13, IL-4Rα cytokine gene variants in atopic and non-atopic asthma. European Respiratory Journal 46 (Suppl 59): PA1085 · 2015. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015 [IF 7.64].
  21. SumanLatha G, Ramya ST, Meenakshi P, Lavanya Joshi, P.S.Raju&Vijayalakshmi Valluri. Evaluation of cytokine levels in active pulmonary tuberculosis patients their household contacts in response to the r32-Kilodalton antigen of M.bovis BCG. J Clin Cell Immunol 2013, 4:5.ISSN: 2155-9899. [IF 5.66].
  22. Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Lavanya Joshi, Shruthi Thada, Vijaya Lakshmi Valluri, Suman latha Gaddam. Effect of vitamin D levels on natural killer cells in diabetes mellitus patients with tuberculosis. European Respiratory Journal Sep 2014, 44 (Suppl 58)
  23. Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Shruthi Thada, Lavanya Joshi, Vijaya Lakshmi Valluri, Suman Latha Gaddam. A study of immunogenetic markers associated with tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus. European Respiratory Journal Sep 2013, 42 (Suppl 57)
  24. Charitha Madiraju, Chandra Shekar Mallarpu, Sudhir Prasad, Maneendra Singarapu, Meenakshi P, Tanya Debnath, Jean Kim, Neda Haririparsa, Nemanja Bratic, Harvinder Brar and Lakshmi Kiran Chelluri. Distinct Cell Death Mechanisms In Critical Care Patients Diagnosed With Sepsis. January 2019. Critical Care Medicine 47:769. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000552329.33544.ec

Grants,Awards and Certifications

Grants :

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Awards & Prizes :

  • Achieved best poster award (Gold medal) for presenting a poster on “A Study of Immunogenetic Markers Associated With Tuberculosis and Diabetes Mellitus” at Indian Immunology Society CME & National Seminar on Immune interface of Host – Pathogen interactions December 7th and 8th 2013 held at Vizag.
  • Received International Travel Grant funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST) to attend the International conference conducted by the European Respiratory Society, 24th International Congress, at Germany, Munich on 6-10 September 2014.

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Language Proficiency :

English (Excellent Spoken and Written)

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