Rajeshwara Achur

Adjunct Faculty,  Penn State University 

Location: United States

Consulting Services

Journal Manuscript Scientific Writing Research Consulting Conferences Grant Submission

Areas Of Interest

Malaria Lipase Nanotechnology Phytochemicals

Professional Narrative

I have rich teaching and teaching experience in different areas of biology/biochemistry including analytical chemistry. As a chairman of the department of biochemistry and board of studies,  I have contributed significantly in the design, development and implementation of curriculum for the postgraduate and doctoral studies.  In addition, I have vast experience in conducting research and worked on several funded projects focusing on healthcare. These studies involved working in a collaborative, shared leadership environment and required a strong analytical skills background. Through excellence in research and statistical analysis, the results of these studies have been published extensively in highly reputed peer reviewed journals.  In addition, I have so far guided seventeen students for their Ph.D. who worked on various projects

Employment

Adjunct Faculty, Penn State University, Harrisburg, PA 2021
Professor, Kuvempu University, India 2013
Associate Professor, Kuvempu University, India 2007
Research Associate, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033 1998
Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033 2002
Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 1998

Education

PhD (Biochemistry), Central Food Technological Research Institute, University of Mysore, Mysore, India 1995
M.Sc., (Chemistry), University of Mysore, Mysore, India 1987
B.Sc.,, University of Mysore, Mysore, India 1985

Referees

Channe Gowda, Penn State University.

“Emeritus Professor”

Padmavathi Ponnuru, Penn State University.

“Clinical Research Associate”

Publications

  1. Sudhindra Rao, K., Rajendran, S., Rajeshwara, A.N and Prakash, V (1991) Structural stability of lipase from wheat germ in alkaline pH. J. Protein Chem. 10, 291-299. (ISSN: 1573-4943; Print: 1572-3887)
  2. Rajeshwara, A.N and Prakash, V (1994) Structural stability of lipase from wheat germ. Int. J. Peptide Protein Res. 44, 435-440. (ISSN: 0367-8377)
  3. 3.Rajeshwara, A.N and Prakash, V (1994) Interaction of guanidine hydrochloride and guanidine thiocyanate with wheat germ lipase. Indian J. Biochem. Biophys. 31, 315-321. (ISSN: 0975-0959; Print: 0301-1208)
  4. 4.Rajeshwara, A.N and Prakash, V (1995) Purification and characterization of lipase from rice bran. Die Nahrung. 9, 5/6, 406-418.
  5. Rajeshwara, A.N., Gopalakrishna, K.N and Prakash, V (1996) Preferential interaction of denaturants with rice bran lipase. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 19, 1-7. (ISSN: 0141-8130)
  6. Rajeshwara, A.N and Prakash, V (1996) Effect of denaturants and cosolvents on the stability of wheat germ lipase. J. Agric. Food Chem. 44, 736-740. (ISSN: 1520-5118; Print: 0021-8561)
  7. Rajeshwara N Achur., Valiyaveettil, M., Alkhalil, A., Ockenhouse, C.F and Gowda, D.C. (2000) Characterization of proteoglycans of human placenta and identification of unique chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans of the intervillous spaces that mediate the adherence of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes to the placenta. J. Biol. Chem. 275, 40344-40356. (ISSN: 1083-351X; Print: 0021-9258)
  8. Alkhalil, A., Rajeshwara N Achur., Valiyaveettil, M., Ockenhouse, C.F and Gowda, D.C. (2000). Structural requirements for the adherence of Plasmodium falciparum- infected erythrocytes to chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans of human placenta. J. Biol. Chem. 275, 40357-40364. (ISSN: 1083-351X; Print: 0021-9258)
  9. Valiyaveettil, M., Rajeshwara N Achur., Alkhalil, A., Ockenhouse, C.F and Gowda, D.C. (2001) Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence to human placenta: Evaluation of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin 4-sulfate for binding of infected erythrocytes. Exp. Parasitol. 99, 57-65. (ISSN: 0014-4894; Print: 1090-2449)
  10. O'Neil-Dunne, I., Rajeshwara N Achur., Agbor-Enoh, S.T., Valiyaveettil, M., Naik, R.S., Ockenhouse, C.F., Zhou, A., Megnekou, R., Leke, R., Taylor, D.W and Gowda, D.C (2001) Gravidity-dependent production of antibodies that inhibit binding of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected erythrocytes to chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan during pregnancy. Infect. Immun. 69, 7487-7492. (ISSN: 1098-5522; Print: 0019-9567)
  11. Rajeshwara N Achur, Valiyaveettil, M., and Gowda, D.C. (2003) The low sulfated Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans of human placenta have sulfate group-clustered domains that can efficiently bind Plasmodium falciparum-Infected erythrocytes. J. Biol. Chem. 278, 11705-11713. (ISSN: 1083-351X; Print: 0021-9258)
  12. Sean T. Agbor-Enoh., Rajeshwara N Achur., Valiyaveettil, M., Leke, R., Taylor, D.W and Gowda, D.C (2003) Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan expression and binding of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected erythrocytes in the human placenta during pregnancy. Infect. Immun. 71(5), 2455-2461. (ISSN: 1098-5522; Print: 0019-9567)
  13. Valiyaveettil, M., Rajeshwara N Achur., Muthusamy, A and Gowda, D.C. (2004) Adherence of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected erythrocytes to chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans on the endothelium of human umbilical vein. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 134, 115-126. (ISSN: 0166-6851)
  14. Rajeshwara N. Achur., Muthusamy, A., Bhavanandan, V.P., Fouda, G.G., Taylor, D.W and Gowda, D.C. (2004) Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes adhere both in the intervillous space and on the villous surface of human placenta by binding to the low sulfated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan receptor. Am. J. Pathol. 164, 2013-2025. (ISSN: 0002-9440)
  15. Muthusamy, A., Rajeshwara N. Achur., Valiyaveettil, M., Madhunapantula, S.V, Kakizaki, I., Bhavanandan, V.P and Gowda, D.C. (2004) Structural characterization of the bovine tracheal chondroitin sulfate chains and binding of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes. Glycobiology, 14, 635-645. (ISSN: 1460-2423; Print: ‎0959-6658)
  16. Muthusamy, A., Rajeshwara N. Achur and Gowda, D.C. (2004) Plasmodium falciparum: Adherence of the parasite-infected erythrocytes to chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans bearing structurally distinct chondroitin sulfate chains. Exp. Parasitol. 107, 183-188. (ISSN: 0014-4894; Print: 1090-2449)
  17. Rajeshwara N. Achur., Muthusamy, A., and Gowda, D.C. (2004) Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans of bovine cornea: Characterization and assessment for Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte adherence studies. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1701, 109-119. (ISSN: 1745-7270; Print: 1672-9145)
  18. Valiyaveettil, M., Rajeshwara N Achur., Muthusamy, A and Gowda, D.C. (2004) Matrix proteoglycans of human umbilical cord blood vessels and Wharton’s jelly. Glycoconjugate J. 21, 361-365. (ISSN: 0282-0080; Print: 1573-4986)
  19. Gowda, D.C., Rajeshwara N. Achur., Muthusamy, A and Takagaki, K.  (2004) Low sulfated chondroitin sulfate mediates Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte adherence in human placenta. Trends Glycosci. Glycotechnol. 16,407-420. (Invited Review). (ISSN: 883-2113; Print: 0915-7352.)
  20. Ghislaine Mayer, D.C., Jiang, L., Rajeshwara N. Achur., Kakizaki, I., Gowda, D.C. and Miller, L.H. (2006) The glycophorin C N-linked glycan is a critical component of the ligand for the Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte receptor BAEBL. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 103, 2358-2362. (ISSN: 0027-8424)
  21. Rajeshwara N. Achur., Agbor-Enoh, S.T. and Gowda, D.C. (2006) Rat spongiotrophoblast-specific protein is predominantly a unique low sulfated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan. J. Biol. Chem. 281, 32327-34. (ISSN: 1083-351X; Print: 0021-9258)
  22. Gowda A.S, Madhunapantula S.V, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Valiyaveettil M, Veer BP, Gowda D.C. (2007) Structural basis for the adherence of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes to chondroitin 4-sulfate and design of novel photoactivable reagents for the identification of parasite adhesive proteins. J. Biol. Chem. 282, 916-928. (ISSN: 1083-351X; Print: 0021-9258)
  23. Muthusamy A, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Valiyaveettil M, Botti JJ, Taylor DW, Leke RF, Gowda DC. (2007) Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan but Not Hyaluronic Acid Is the Receptor for the Adherence of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes in Human Placenta and Infected Red Blood Cell Adherence Up-Regulates the Receptor Expression. Am J Pathol. 170(6), 1989-2000. (ISSN: 0002-9440)
  24. Madhunapantula SV, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Bhavanandan VP, Gowda DC. (2007). The effect of substitution of the N-acetyl groups of N-acetylgalactosamine residues in chondroitin sulfate on its degradation by chondroitinase ABC. Glycoconj J. 24(8), 465-473. (ISSN: 0282-0080; Print: 1573-4986)
  25. Madhunapantula SV, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Gowda DC. (2007). Developmental stage- and cell cycle number-dependent changes in characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte adherence to placental chondroitin-4-sulfate proteoglycan. Infect Immun. 75(9), 4409-4415. (ISSN: 1098-5522; Print: 0019-9567)
  26. Rajeshwara N. Achur, Muthusamy A, Madhunapantula SV, Gowda DC. (2008). Binding affinity of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes from infected placentas and laboratory selected strains to chondroitin 4-sulfate. Mol Biochem. Parasitol. 159(1), 79-84. (ISSN: 0166-6851)
  27. Madhunapantula SV, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Gowda DC. (2008). Characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum-infected Erythrocyte Adhesion to Chondrotin Sulfate – Authors reply. Infect Immun. 76 (6), 2808-2809. (ISSN: 1098-5522; Print: 0019-9567)
  28. Achur RN, Kakizaki I, Goel S, Kojima K, Madhunapantula SV, Goyal A, Ohta M, Kumar S, Takagaki K, Gowda DC. (2008). Structural interactions in chondroitin 4-sulfate mediated adherence of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes in human placenta during pregnancy-associated malaria. Biochemistry. 47(47), 12635-12643. (ISSN: 1520-4995; Print: 0006-2960)
  29. Prashith Kekuda T.R, Sudharshan S.J, Chinmaya A, Valleesha N.C, Syed Murthuza, Rajeshwara N Achur. (2009). Central nervous system (CNS) depressant and Analgesic activity of methanolic extracts of Coscinium fenestratum Colebr. and Nardostachys jatamansi DC. Journal of Pharmacy Research. 2(11), 1716-1719. (ISSN: 0974-6943)
  30. Sudharshan SJ, Chinmaya A, Valleesha NC, Prashith Kekuda TR, Rajeshwara N Achur and Syed Murthuza (2009). Central Nervouse System (CNS) depressant and analgesic activity of methanolic extract of Drypetes roxburghii Wall in experimental animal model. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2 (4), 854-857. (ISSN: 0974-360X; Print: 0974-3618)
  31. S.J. Sudharshan, A. Chinmaya, N.C. Valleesha T.R. Prashith Kekuda, Rajeshwara N Achur, M.L. Sujatha, Namitha C. Yadav, S.V. Praveen Kumar. (2009) Studies on Larvicidal, Anthelmintic and Antimicrobial efficacy of Putranjiva roxburghii Wall (Putranjivaceae). Natural Products: An Indian Journal 5(4), 210-214. (ISSN: 0974-7508)
  32. A. Chinmaya, S.J.Sudharshan, N.C. Valleesha, T.R. Prashith Kekuda, Rajeshwara N Achur and Syed Murthuza. (2009). Invitro Antioxidant Activity of Putranjiva roxburghii Wall Seed by DPPH Radical Scavenging Activity; Natural Products: An Indian Journal 5(3), 140-142. (ISSN: 0974-7508)
  33.  A Chinmaya, S.J Sudharshan, N.C. Valleesha, T.R. Prashith Kekuda, Rajeshwara N Achur, Syed Murthuza, S.V. Praveen Kumar. (2009). Phytoconstituents and Antioxidant Activity of Drypetes roxburghii Wall, Coscinium fenestratum Colebr and Nardostachys jatamansi DC: Global Journal of Pharmacology. 3(1), 53-58. (ISSN: 2221-3449; Print: 1992-0075)
  34. S.J Sudharshan, N.C. Valleesha, A., Chinmaya, T.R. Prashith Kekuda, Syed Murthuza, and Rajeshwara N Achur (2010). Radical scavenging activity, Phenol and Flavonoid content of selected traditionally used Indian medicinal plants. Asian J. of Experimental Sciences, Vol 24 (1) 11-15. (ISSN:0971-5444)
  35. Rajeshwara N. Achur, Freeman WM, Vrana KE (2010). Circulating cytokines as biomarkers of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 5(1), 83-91. (ISSN: 1557-1904; Print: 1557-1890)
  36. Goel S, Valiyaveettil M, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Goyal A, Mattei D, Salanti A, Trenholme K.R, Gardiner D.L, Gowda D.C. (2010). Dual stage synthesis and crucial role of cytoadherence-linked asexual gene 9 in the surface expression of malaria parasite var proteins. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A. 107(38):16643-48. (ISSN: 0027-8424)
  37. Mohammed Mohammed Abdu Al-ZaZaee, Shivayogeeshwar Neelgund, Gurumurthy D.M and Rajeshwara A.N. (2011). Identification, Characterization of Novel Halophilic Bacillus Cereus Ms6: a Source for Extra Cellular A-Amylase. Advances in Environmental Biology, 5(5): 992-999. (ISSN: 1998-1066; Print: 1995-0756)
  38. Javeed Ahmed Wani, Rajeshwara N. Achur, R. K. Nema. (2011). Phytochemical Screening and Aphrodisiac Activity of Asparagus racemosus. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research. 3(2): 112-115. (ISSN:  0975-248X)
  39.  Javeed Ahmed Wani, Rajeshwara N. Achur, R. K. Nema. (2011). Phytochemical Screening and Aphrodisiac Property of Tinospora cordifolia. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 3(2): 21-26. (ISSN:  0975 1556)
  40. Mohammed Mohammed Abdu Al-ZaZaee, Shivayogeeshwar Neelgund and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2011) Immobilization of Halophilic A-Amylase from Bacillus Cereus MS6 Bacteria and its Characterization. International Journal of Applied Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 1(4): 361-374. (ISSN: 2248-9886)
  41. Shashiraja Padukone, Shivakumar R Veerabhadraiah, and Rajeshwara Achur (2012) Need for PCR Analysis in Assessing Severe Malaria Infections with Plasmodium vivax.  Journal of Pancreas. 13(3):322. (ISSN: 1590-8577)
  42. Ravindra Puttaswamy, and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2013). The medicinal value of Memecylon umbellatum leaf extract.  Journal of Pharmacy Research 6: 447-451. (ISSN: 0974-6943)
  43. N.B. Thippeswamy, K. Akhilender Naidu, and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2013) Antioxidant and antibacterial properties of phenolic extract from Carum carvi L. Journal of Pharmacy Research. 7: 352-357. (ISSN: 0974-6943)
  44. S. Yallappa, J. Manjanna, S. K. Peethambar, A. N. Rajeshwara and N. D. Satyanarayan (2013) Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Acacia farnesiana (Sweet Acacia) Seed Extract Under Microwave Irradiation and Their Biological Assessment. Journal of Cluster Science 24: 1081–1092. (ISSN: 1572-8862; Print: 1040-7278)
  45. Peethambar S. K, Ravindra Puttaswamy, Vinayaka K. S, Shashiraja Padukone and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2013). Pharmacological and gross behavioral studies on Memecylon terminale Dalz, a medicinal plant from Western Ghats in southern India. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.1 (3):81-92. (ISSN(Print):2321-3310: ISSN (Online): 2321-3086)
  46. Punith B. Devaraju, Shashiraja Padukone, Shivakumar R. Veerabhadraiah, Vijayakumar S. Ramachandrappa, Narayan Panji, Pruthvi B. Chandrappagowda, Maheshmurthy B. Rudrappa, D. Channe Gowda and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2013). Subdural haematoma in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax mixed infection presenting multiple clinical complications. Journal of Medical Microbiology 62: 1902–1904. (ISSN: 1473-5644; Print: 0022-2615)
  47. Ravindra Puttaswamy, Peethambar SK, Vinayaka KS and Rajeshwara N Achur (2013). Anti-Cancer Activity of Memecylon Umbellatum Leaf Extract. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.  2(6): 5997-6000. (ISSN: 2321-3086; Print: 2321-3310
  48. Ravindra Puttaswamy, Peethambar SK, and Rajeshwara N Achur (2013). Hypoglycemic activity of memecylon umbellatum Leaves methanolic extract. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.  2(6): 6202-6211. (ISSN: 2321-3086; Print: 2321-3310
  49. Mohammed Mohammed Abdu Al-ZaZaee, Shivayogeeshwar Neelagund and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2013). Immobilization of Haloalkalophilic Lipase from Bacillus Cereus MS6 Bacteria and its Characterization. International Journal of Applied Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 3(1); 9-23. (ISSN: 2248-9886)
  50. Peethambar S. K, Ravindra Puttaswamy, Vinayaka K. S, Kiran Kumar D and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2014). Antidiabetic potential of Memecylon terminale Dalz, extracts in alloxan induced diabetic rats. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2(1):123-128. (ISSN(Print):2321-3310: ISSN (Online): 2321-3086)
  51. N. B. Thippeswamy and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2014) Inhibitory effect of phenolic extract of carum carvi on inflammatory enzymes, hyaluronidase and trypsin. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2(4): 350-356. (ISSN: 2321-3086; Print: 2321-3310)
  52. Raghu S. Holalkere, Rajeshwara N. Achur (2014). Five years trend analysis of patients admitted to McGann hospital in Shimoga District, Karnataka: A Retrospective Study. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 3(10): 1106-1109. (ISSN: 2278-4357)
  53. K.K. Upreti, S.R. Shivu Prasad, Y.T.N. Reddy, and A.N. Rajeshwara (2014). Paclobutrazol induced changes in carbohydrates and some associated enzymes during floral initiation in mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Totapuri. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology. 19(4):317–323. (ISSN: 0974-0252; Print: 0019-5502)
  54. S. R. Shivu Prasad, Y. T. N. Reddy, K. K. Upreti, and A. N. Rajeshwara (2014). Studies on Changes in Carbohydrate Metabolism in Regular Bearing and “Off” Season Bearing Cultivars of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) During Flowering. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:437–459. (ISSN: 1553-8621; Print: 1553-8362)
  55. Raghu, H. S. and Rajeshwara, N. A. (2015).  Immobilization of α- Amylase (1, 4-α-D-Glucanglucanohydralase) by calcium alginate encapsulation. International Food Research Journal, 22(2): 869-871. (ISSN: 22317546; Print: 19854668)
  56. Jurupula Ramprasad, Nagabhushana Nayak, Udayakumar Dalimba, Perumal Yogeeswari, Dharmarajan Sriram, S.K. Peethambar, Rajeshwara Achur, and H. S. Santosh Kumar (2015). Synthesis and biological evaluation of new imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole-benzimidazole derivatives. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 95: 49-63. (ISSN: 0223-5234)
  57. Raghu S Holalkere, Preethi Shanbhag, Ashok K. Pai, and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2015). A clinical profile of alcoholic subjects in southwestern Karnataka, India. The Pharma Innovation Journal 4(5): 24-27. (ISSN: 2277-7695; Print: 2349-8242)
  58. Nagabhushana Nayak, Jurupula Ramprasad, Udayakumar Dalimba, Perumal Yogeeswari, Dharmarajan Sriram, H.S. Santosh Kumar, S.K. Peethambar and Rajeshwara Achur (2015). Synthesis of new pyrazole-triazole hybrids by click reaction using a green solvent and evaluation of their antitubercular and antibacterial activity. Research on Chemical Intermediates. DOI 10.1007/s11164-015-2241-9.  (ISSN: 0922-6168; Print: 1568-5675)
  59. ME. Veena, P. Niranjana, P. Sharanappa and Rajeshwara N Achur (2015). Phytochemical Screening and evaluation of antioxidant potential of Cryptocarya Stocksii plant extracts.  Int. J. of Res. Pharm. Chem. 5(4), 590-596 (ISSN: 2231-2781)
  60. ME. Veena, P. Niranjana, P. Sharanappa and Rajeshwara N Achur (2016). Analgesic activity of Cryptocarya stocksii plant by hot plate method. International Journal of Herbal Medicine 2016; 4(1): 39-41 (E-ISSN: 2321-2187; P-ISSN: 2394-0514).
  61. ME. Veena, P. Niranjana, and Rajeshwara N Achur (2016). Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of bioactive components from the rhizome extract of Nardostachys jatamansi DC. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 9(3). 115-118.
  62. Kiran K. Dayanand, Kishore Punnath, Valleesha N. Chandrashekar, Srinivas B. Kakkilaya, Susanta K. Ghosh, Sathyanarayan N. Tiwari, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Sudarshan S. Kadambi, and D. Channe Gowda (2016). Malaria Transmission Under an Unusual Circumstance Causing Death in Two Siblings. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 95(1) pp. 155–157 Published online May 2, 2016; doi:10.4269/ajtmh.16-0082.
  63. Megha S.B, Madhavaprasad C.B, Nagappa Karabasanavar, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Shilpa A.G, Prashant S. B, Noor Zeba and Md. Nadeem (2016). Isolation and Characterization of Salmonellae from Backyard Poultry. Frontier J. Vet. Anim. Sci., Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan-June), 21-23.
  64. Noor Zeba, Nagappa Karabasanavar, Madhavaprasad C.B, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Shilpa A.G, Prashanth S. B, Megha S.B, and Md. Nadeem Fairoze (2016). Isolation and Characterization of Salmonellae from Commercial Poultry. Frontier J. Vet. Anim. Sci., Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan-June), 24-27.
  65. Madhusudana S, V Vigneshwaran, Rajeshwara N Achur, Shivashankar S and S N Pramod (2017). Biotic Stress Induced by Bacterocera cucurbitae (Melon Fly) Triggers Defense Related Phenylpropanoid Pathway (PPP) and ROS Detoxifying Enzymes in Cucurbits as Adaptation. Asian Journal of Plant Science and Research, 2017, 7(4):18-29.
  66. Kiptoo Geoffry, and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2017). A novel halophilic extracellular lipase with both hydrolytic and synthetic activities. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 12, 125-130.
  67. Kiran K. D, Punnath Kishore, Valleesha Chandrashekar, Susanta K. Ghosh, Suchetha Kumari and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2017). Retrospective analysis of malaria cases in a tertiary health care center in Karnataka, southwestern India. Eu J. Phar Med Res. 4(11), 483-485.
  68. Kiran K. D, Kishore Punnath, Valleesha Chandrashekar, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Srinivas B. Kakkilaya, Susanta K. Ghosh, Suchetha Kumari and D. Channe Gowda (2017). Malaria prevalence in Mangaluru city area in the southwestern coastal region of India. Malar J. 16:492. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-2141-0.
  69. Shiny Joy, Benudhar Mukhi, Sushanta K Ghosh, Rajeshwara N Achur, Channe Gowda, and Namita Surolia (2018). Drug resistance genes: pvcrt-o and pvmdr-1 polymorphism in patients from malaria endemic South Western Coastal Region of India. Malaria Journal, Vol. 17:40.
  70. Madhusudana S, V Vigneshwaran, Rajeshwara N Achur, Shivashankar S and S N Pramod (2018). Comparison of Cellular Antioxidants, Enzyme Activities in Resistant and Susceptible Cucurbits Fruits Response to Melon Fly infestation to Elucidate Possible Mechanism. Journal of Plant Physiology and Pathology, 2018, 10(3): 55-64.
  71. Raghu Holalkere Sriram, Rajeshwara Achur. Production and consumption of Alcohol Beverages with its Consequence in India: A short Review. International Journal of Science and Qualitative Analysis. 2018; 4(2): 34-37.
  72. Kiptoo Geoffry, and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2018). Screening and production of fungal lipases. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 14; 241-253.
  73. Shiny Joy, Susanta K. Ghosh, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Suchetha Kumari, D. Channe Gowda, Namita Surolia (2018) Analysis of merozoite surface protein-3β in Plasmodium vivax isolates collected from South Western Coastal region of India. Eu J. Phar Med Res. 5(4), 297-299.
  74. Shiny Joy, Susanta K. Ghosh, Rajeshwara N. Achur, D. Channe Gowda, and Namita Surolia. "Presence of novel triple mutations in the pvdhfr from Plasmodium vivax in Mangaluru city area in the southwestern coastal region of India." Malaria journal 17, no. 1 (2018): 167.
  75. Punnath Kishore, Kiran K. Dayanand, Valleesha Chandrashekar, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Srinivas B. Kakkilaya, Susanta K. Ghosh, Suchetha N. Kumari, D. Channe Gowda (2018). C - reactive protein Levels as a Potential Diagnostic Marker during Malarial Infections. Eu J. Phar Med Res, 5(5), 361-367.
  76. Kiran K. Dayanand, Rajeshwara N. Achur and D. Channe Gowda. Epidemiology, Drug Resistance, and Pathophysiology of Plasmodium vivax Malaria.   J Vector Borne Dis., 55, March 2018, pp. 1–8.
  77. Kiptoo Geoffry, and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2018). Optimization of halophilic lipase production from Fusarium solani. Journal of Genetic engineering and Biotechnology. J Genet Eng Biotechnol. 2018 Dec;16(2):327-334.
  78. Raghu H.S, Raghavendra S.N and Rajeshwara N. Achur (2018). Isolation and characterization of chitin from Millipede (Spirobolida). The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology (2018) 79:30.
  79. Kiran K. Dayanand, Punnath Kishore, Valleesha Chandrashekar, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Susanta K. Ghosh, Srinivas B. Kakkilaya, Suchetha Kumari, Satyanarayan Tiwari, Archith Boloor, Rajeshwari Devi, D. Channe Gowda (2019). Malaria severity in Mangaluru City in the southwestern coastal region of India. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 100 (2), 275-279.
  80. Punnath K, Chandrashekar V, Dayanand KK, Achur RN, Kakkilaya S, Kumari SN, D. Channe Gowda (2019). Differential oxidative stress and antioxidant responses in mild and severe malaria. IJSRR., 8(1), 3310-3328.
  81. Valleesha N. Chandrashekar, Kishore Punnath, Kiran K. Dayanand, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Srinivas B. Kakkilaya, Poornima Jayadev, Suchetha N. Kumari, D. Channe Gowda (2019). Malarial anemia among pregnant women in the south-western coastal city of Mangaluru in India. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked. 15 100159.
  82. Punnath K, Dayanand KK, Chandrashekar V, Achur RN, Gowda DC. (2019). Association between inflammatory cytokine levels and thrombocytopenia during Plasmodium falciparum and P.vivax infections in south-western coastal region of India. Malaria Res Treat. vol. 2019, Article ID 4296523, 10 pages, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/4296523.
  83. Punnath K, Dayanand KK, Chandrashekar V, Achur RN, Srinivas B. Kakkilaya, Susanta Ghosh, Suchetha N. Kumari, Gowda DC (2019). Association between inflammatory cytokine levels and anemia during Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections in Mangaluru: A Southwestern Coastal Region of India. Tropical Parasitol. 9(2), 98-107.
  84. Raghavendra SN, Raghu HS, Divyashree K, Rajeshwara Achur (2019). Antifungal efficiency of copper oxychloride-conjugated silver nanoparticles against Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides which causes anthracnose disease. Asian J Pharm Clin Res, Vol 12, (8), 230-233.
  85. Punnath K, Dayanand KK, Chandrashekar V, Achur RN, Suchetha N. Kumari, and Gowda DC (2020). Clinical features and haematological parameters among malaria patients in Mangaluru city area in the south western coastal region of India. Parasitology Research. 119:1043–1056.
  86. Raghavendra Shivamogga Nagaraju, Raghu Holalkere Sriram, Rajeshwara Achur (2020). Antifungal activity of Carbendazim-conjugated silver nanoparticles against anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in mango. Journal of Plant Pathology. 102(1), 39-46.
  87. S.N. Raghavendra, H.S. Raghu, C. Chaithra and Rajeshwara Achur (2020). Potency of Mancozeb Conjugated Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Goat, Cow and Buffalo Urine samples against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing Anthracnose Disease. Nature En. & Poll. Technol. 19(3) 969-979.
  88. B.R Shruthi, Rajeshwara Achur, and T Nayaka Boramuthi (2020) Optimized Solid-State Fermentation Medium Enhances the Multienzymes Production from Penicillium citrinum and Aspergillus clavatus. Current Microbiology, 77(9), 2192-2206.
  89. Praveen Kumar, N.D. Satyanarayan, S.V Madhunapantula, H.S. Santhosh Kumar and Rajeshwara Achur (2020). In silico screening for the interaction of small molecules with their targets and evaluation of therapeutic efficacy by free online tools. European Journal of Chemistry 11(2), 168-178.
  90. Praveen Kumar, C.A. Uthaiah, S.S. Mahantheshappa, N.D Satyanarayan, S.V Madhunapantula, H.S. Santhosh Kumar, Rajeshwara Achur (2020). Antiproliferative potential, quantitative structure-activity relationship, cheminformatic and molecular docking analysis of quinoline and benzofuran derivatives. European Journal of Chemistry 11 (3), 223-234.
  91. Madhusudana Somegowda, S Raghavendra, Shankarappa Sridhara, Rajeshwara Achur,  Pramod, S Shivashankar, Feng Lin, Tarek K Zin El-Abedin, Shabir Hussain Wani, Hosam O Elansary (2021). Defensive Mechanisms in Cucurbits against Melon Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) Infestation through Excessive Production of Defensive Enzymes and Antioxidants. Molecules 26 (21), 6345.
  92. Kishore Punnath, Kiran K. Dayanand, Vishal Midya, Valleesha Chandrashekar, Rajeshwara Achur­, Srinivas Kakkilaya, Susanta Ghosh, Suchetha Kumari, D. Channe Gowda (2021). Acquired antibody responses against merozoite surface protein-119 antigen during Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax infections in South Indian city of Mangaluru. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 45 (1), 176-190.
  93. Veena Hegde, Sandesh K Gowda, Rajeshwara Achur, Nayaka Boramuthi Thippeswamy (2021). Molecular mechanism of Escherichia coli H10407 induced diarrhoea and its control through immunomodulatory action of bioactives from Simarouba amara (Aubl.). Journal of Microbiology, 59(4), 435-447.
  94. Valleesha N. Chandrashekar, Kishore Punnath, Kiran K. Dayanand, Rajeshwara Achur, Suchetha N. Kumari, D. Channe Gowda (2021). Epidemiology of malaria during pregnancy in Mangaluru city in the southwestern coastal region of India. Research Journal of Biotechnology, 16 (6), 103-108.
  95. N Nagaraj, V Hegde, SK Gowda, Rajeshwara Achur, NB Thippeswamy. (2021). Phytochemical analysis of Simaroba glauca DC and its antibacterial activity against MDR Salmonell Typhi. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 13 (6), 351-356.
  96. J Chebet, RS Masarbo, TB Karegoudar, AS Nayak, SJ Gonchigar, Rajeshwara Achur (2021). Studies on decolourisation of azp dye Orange G by bacterium isolated from dye contaminated sites. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1-17.
  97. Madhusudana Somegowda, S Raghavendra, Shankarappa Sridhara, Rajeshwara Achur, Siddanakoppalu N. Pramod, S Shivashankar, Feng Lin, Tarek K Zin El-Abedin, Shabir Hussain Wani, Hosam O Elansar (2021). Defensive Mechanisms in Cucurbits against Melon Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) Infestation through Excessive Production of Defensive Enzymes and Antioxidants. Moleculesm 26 (21), 6345.
  98. Valleesha Chandrashekar, Kishore Punnath, Kiran K. Dayanand, Rajeshwara Achur, Srinivas B. Kakkilaya, Poornima Jayadev, Suchetha N. Kumari, D. Channe Gowda (2022). Impact of oxidative stress in response to malarial infection during pregnancy: complications, histological changes and pregnancy outcomes. Tropical parasitol. 12 (1), 21.
  99. Madhusudana Somegowda, Rajeshwara Achur, S Raghavendra, Siddanakoppalu N Pramod, R Sagar, GN Thippeshappa, Shankarappa Shridhara (2022). Phenylpropanoid Pathway for Lignin Biosynthesis and Protein Defensive Strategy against Melon Fly.  Current Topics on Chemistry and Biochemistry Vol. 3, 173-197
  100. Manjula MV, Chikkappa U, Sujatha MH, SN Pramod, S Venkataramaiah, Rajesh Rangappa, Rajeshwara Achur, Abed Alataway, Ahmed Z Dewidar, Mohamed Al-Yafrsi, Eman A. Mahmoud, Hosam O Elansary, Devaraja Sannaningaiah. (2022). Effect of Biofunctional Green Synthesized MgO-Nanoparticles on Oxidative-Stress-Induced Tissue Damage and Thrombosis Molecules 2022, 27(16), 5162; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27165162
  101. Abdul Rahman, N Prashanth, BN Nippu, HM Kumaraswamy, Rajeshwara Achur, ND Satyanarayan (2022). Synthesis and Anticancer Screening of Some Novel Pd-Catalysed 3-methyl Indole based Analogues on Mia PaCa-2 Cell Line. Journal of Molecular Structure, 133211.
  102. Sayad Hafeez, Rajeshwara Achur, SK Kiran, NB Thippeswamy. (2022). Computational prediction of B and T-cell epitopes of Kyasanur Forest Disease virus marker proteins towards the development of precise diagnosis and potent subunit vaccine. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Oct Issue, pp1-20.
  103. Abdul Rahman, BN Nippu, M.K. Siddappa, Meghana P, HM Kumaraswamy, N.D. Satyanarayan, Rajeshwara Achur, ND Satyanarayan (2023). Synthesis of Palladium-Catalysed C-C bond forming 5-Chloro Quinolines via Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling; Anti-pancreatic Cancer Screening on PANC-1 Cell line. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 20(1).
  104. Praveen Kumar D, Santhosha S.M, Sakthivel B, Satyanarayan N.D and Rajeshwara Achur (2023). Quinoline analogue as a potential inhibitor of COVID-19 main protease: Molecular docking and ADMET analysis. European Journal of Chem. 14(1), 30-38.
  105. Abdul Rahman, BN Nippu, M.K. Siddappa, Meghana P, HM Kumaraswamy, N.D. Satyanarayan, Rajeshwara Achur, ND Satyanarayan (2023). Palladium-Catalysed C-C bond forming 4-Cyanophenyl-nicotinamide conjugates; Anti-Pancreatic cancer screening on Capan-1 Cell line. Chemistry Select (accepted).
  106. Megha G T; Pannaga Shayana H U; Chethan Kumar G R; Sumachirayu C K; Ravikumar H; Rajeshwara Achur; Nagaraju S (2023). Antioxidant, lipid peroxidation and molecular docking investigations of solvent extracts of Argyreia imbricata. (Submitted).

Grants,Awards and Certifications

Grants :

2011-2019:      Co-Principal Investigator - Natiional Institute of Health, USA funded Indo-USA collaborative research project on “Malaria Research Training in South India” with Pennsylvania State University, USA,

2010-2013:      Principal Investigator – Project entitled “Plasmodium vivax Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation and Drug Resistance in Highly Endemic Southwestern Karnataka” -sponsored by University Grants Commission, India

2011-2015:      Co-Principal Investigator – “Kinetics of immunological memory response induced by scorpion toxin Kinetics of immunological memory response induced by scorpion toxin”- sponsored by University Grants Commission, India.

2019-2024       PI, DST-FIST (Level 1) Rs. 117 lakhs, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi.

2019-2021       PI, KFIST (Level 1) Rs. 20 lakhs by the VGST, Govt. of Karnataka, to work on the project entitled “Endemicity of P. vivax malaria in Mangalore”

Awards & Prizes :

  1. 1989-1994: Junior and Senior Research Fellowships by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India to work at CFTRI, Mysore, for the Ph.D programme.
  2. 2003: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Postdoctoral travel award for presenting my work in the experimental Biology meeting, Apr 11-15, 2003, San Diego, CA.
  3. 2004: Fund for the Promotion of International Scientific Research travel award to briefly work with Prof. Takagaki and to attend the scientific meeting to celebrate the institutionalization of Hirosaki University held on September 6, 2004 at Hirosaki, Japan,
  4. 2010: Co-PI, NIH funded collaborative research project between Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA, and Kuvempu University, India.
  5. 2013: Travel award to attend Keystone symposium on malaria during Jan 20-25th, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Keystone Symposia Global Health Series, Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Medicines for Malaria Venture.
  6. 2019: Travel award to attend Keystone symposium on “The Malaria Endgame: Innovation in Therapeutics, Vector Control and Public Health Tools (G1-2020) during Oct 30-Nov 02, 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Keystone Symposia Global Health Series, Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
  7.  2021: Awarded JSPS Invitational Fellowship (Long term) to work with Prof. Richard Culleton, Ehime University, Japan.

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