Srinivas Nammi
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PhD
Dr Srinivas Nammi is is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology at the Discipline of Medical Sciences, School of Science, Western Sydney University (WSU), Australia. Dr Nammi holds a doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, specialized in Pharmacology from Andhra University, India. Before joining the WSU, he worked at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney after gaining extensive postdoctoral experience as DAAD Fellow at the University of Tübingen, Germany and at the University of Manitoba, Canada. Dr Nammi also worked as a Lead Pharmacologist in an industry where he was instrumental in establishing a new pharmacological research laboratory.
Dr Nammi has distinguished track record in Ayurvedic and Western herbal medicines research for more than 20 years and has made significant contributions to both basic and applied research related to drug discovery, biological evaluation and mechanistic studies with a special focus on metabolic disorders. Dr Nammi has attracted competitive research funds from national (ARC, AISRF, NICM) and international (India - UGC & CSIR; Germany - DAAD), institutional (USYD; WSU) and industrial (Purapharm) bodies. He has 1 international patent and published over 90 scientific papers, 10 editorials, 1 edited book and 5 book chapters. Dr Nammi has also contributed over 50 research abstracts published in the proceedings of National and International Conferences, Symposia and Seminars. Dr Nammi’s research has been cited so far in over 5000 publications with an H-index of 34. He has supervised 9 PhD, 8 Masters, and 15 Honors projects to completion.
Dr Nammi has significant professional outreach through his contributions in academic and scholarly activities. He is serving as Secretary for the Australian DAAD Alumni Association. He is frequently invited to talk and chair at national and international conferences and to adjudicate PhD theses from Australian and overseas universities. He is an international expert reviewer of a number of national (NHMRC, Diabetes Australia) and international research grant bodies. He sits on the editorial and review boards of a number of reputed biomedical journals. He is also frequently invited to guest edit journal special issues and to edit/contribute to books/book chapters. He has been awarded a number of fellowships and awards including the prestigious DAAD Fellowship, Germany; SESQUI Postdoctoral Fellowship, Australia; and CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship, India. He has been honored with Marquis biographical listings in Who’sWho in Science & Engineering, Who’sWho of Professionals, Who’sWho in Asia, and Who’sWho in the World. He has also been awarded Research Excellence Award by the School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University for his outstanding contributions in research.
Research focus
- Endocrine and cardiovascular pharmacology
- Metabolic syndrome
- Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance
- Cell dysfunction
- Lipid disorders
- Fatty liver disease
- Drug-drug and herb-drug interactions
Projects and grants
Dr Nammi's research has been supported by numerous external funding agencies including industry and professional associations.
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Awards and recognition
- 2006 Sesquicentenary (SESQUI) University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellowship, Australia
- 2003 Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Fellowship, Germany
- 2002 Best Presentation Award, Seminar on Pharmaceutical Research in the New Millennium, India
- 2000 Best Paper Award, 52nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, India
- 1999 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Senior Research Fellowship, India
- 1996 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Fellowship, India
- Editorial board member of Journal of Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Peer reviewer for biomedical journals including Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine, BMC Pharmacology, Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, Indian Journal of Pharmacology, Journal of Diabetes
- Examiner for honours/masters/PhD theses from domestic and overseas universities
Education
- 2003 PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, India
Publications
For a full listing of publications please see:
- WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PROFILE (opens in a new window)
- ORCID (opens in a new window)
- GOOGLE SCHOLAR (opens in a new window)
- RESEARCHGATE (opens in a new window)
