Dr. Ch. Venkataramaiah is a faculty at Department of Marine Biology, VSU College of Sciences, Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He worked as a Postdoctoral fellow at School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea from the period 01.12.2019 to 28.02.2024. He obtained his B.Sc. (Biotechnology), M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Zoology from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. In addition, he obtained his B.Ed. (Biological Science) from Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh and M.Ed. (Education) from Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. While working for his Ph.D., Dr. Ch. Venkataramaiah collaborated with Prof. Grigory V. Zyryanov, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia. He has also worked in collaboration with Dr. K. Suresh Babu, Scientist, CSIR- IICT, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on isolation and characterization of phytoconstituents from medicinal plants. Dr. Ch. Venkataramaiah is a University First Rank student at B.Ed., M.Sc. and M.Ed. level. He has received two gold medals at M.Sc. level and one gold Medal at M.Ed. level from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati and Vikrama Simhapuri University, SPSR Nellore for his academic excellence. He has been awarded APSET-2020, DSTINSPIRE- 2012 and CSIR-JRF-2017 Fellowship for pursuing Doctoral degree by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and Department of Science and Technology New Delhi; another certification of Best Outgoing Student of the year (2009-2011) from the Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University for his Outstanding academic performance and Discipline. He has also participated in 51 National and International seminars/symposium/workshops. He has presented his research work in different national, international conferences and awarded with state young scientist (APAS-YS-2020), APAS-Association fellow-2020, KNU-South Korea Young Scientist-2022, best oral (02) and poster (02) presentations to his work of credit. Dr. Ch. Venkataramaiah has an extensive teaching and research experience (10 Years) and published 67 research papers of national and international repute. He has published 08 book chapters at national repute and 04 books at graduate levels. His areas of research interest include: Ethnopharmacology, Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Infection Biology.
Dr. M, Hanuma Reddy is a Head and Associate Professor at Department of Marine Biology, VSU College of Sciences, Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Zoology from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. While working for his Ph.D., Dr. M. Hanuma Reddy collaborated with senior members of National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai. He has also worked in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) and the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam on marine eco-system sustainability and good practices & management. Dr. M. Hanuma Reddy is a University Rank student at B. Sc., and M.Sc. level. He joined in the service as an Assistant Professor at Vikrama Simhapuri University in 2009. Dr. M. Hanuma Reddy served as a Deputy Warden, Co-Ordinator of Student Welfare, and acted as a Member of Board of Studies-Marine Biology etc. Dr. M. Hanuma Reddy received various awards for his academic excellence and research. He organized various activities like Inter- College Youth Festival-2018 & 2022, National Science Day-2019, UGC-Student Induction Programme-2019, Vigilance Awareness Activities-2019. In addition, he organized national and international level seminars and conferences during 2009 and 2025. He has also participated in more than 50 National and International seminars/symposium/workshops. He has presented his research work in different national, international conferences. Dr. M. Hanuma Reddy has an extensive teaching and research experience (15 Years) and published 60 research papers of national and international repute. He has published 05 book chapters at national repute and 04 books at graduate levels. Dr. M. Hanuma Reddy is currently holding various administrative positions like Coding Duties regarding conduction and valuation of UG courses, Chairman, Inspection Committee-Affiliated colleges of VS University, Observer for National Level examination (NEET, NTA, JEE), High-Power Committee in-connection with conduction of examinations etc. His areas of research interest include: Aquatic Toxicology and Immunology, Aquaculture and Nutrition, Neuropharmacology of marine secondary metabolites.
