DIRECTOR’S PROFILE


Dr. Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam
Director 
E-mail :    mkr[dot]mudiam[st]gov[dot]in; director [at] ipft [dot] gov [dot] in
Research Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0fUd3KEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

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Academic background:

  • PhD (2005): Osmania University (Central Forensic Science Laboratory), Hyderabad, India (Advisor: Prof. B S Rao)
  • MSc (1999): Regional Engineering College (Presently National Institute of Technology), Warangal, India
  • BSc (1997): Hindu College, Guntur, India

Professional:

  • July 2023 to present: Director, Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT), Gurugram, India.
  • February 2023 to present: Chief Scientist, Analytical & Structural Chemistry Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India.
  • February 2018 - February 2023: Senior Principal Scientist, Analytical & Structural Chemistry Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India.
  • February 2013 - February 2018: Principal Scientist, Analytical & Structural Chemistry Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad & CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
  • February 2009 - February 2013: Senior Scientist, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India.
  • 2007 –2008: Visiting Scientist, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA
  • February 2005 - February 2009: Scientist, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India.
  • September 2000 to February 2005: Research Fellow(Junior & Senior), Central Forensic Science Laboratory (Osmania University), Hyderabad, India

Research Interests:

Phytometabolomics; Phytochemistry; Food safety; Food Analytical Method Development and Validation; Food Protectants and Infestation Control; Mass Spectrometry based Metabolomics for Toxicology; Analytical Toxicology; Environmental Monitoring & Biomonitoring; Bioanalytical Chemistry; Pharmacokinetics & Impurity Profiling; Untargeted Food and Environmental Contaminants Analysis etc.


Selected publications:

  • Satyanand Konda, Nagendla Narendra Kumar, Mike Williams, Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam*. Investigating pharmaceuticals and personal care products in Musi River: A exploratory study in Hyderabad, India. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2024, 14, 100420. (IF: 7.7).

  • Bala Subrahanyam Seetha, Murali Mohan Bhandi, Asif Shaik, Sujitha Matta, Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam*. Natural hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent based dispersive liquidliquid microextraction followed by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry analysis of multi-class metabolites of pesticides, phthalates and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in animal-originated foods. Microchemical Journal, 2024, 199, 110196 (IF: 5.1)

  • Ramya Thati, Bala Subrahanyam Seetha, Pallavi Alegete, Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam*. Molecularly imprinted dispersive micro solid-phase extraction coupled with highperformance liquid chromatography for the determination of four aflatoxins in various foods. Food Chemistry, 2024, 433, 137342. (IF: 9.8)

  • Murali Mohan Bhandi, Debasish Swain, Srinivas Ragampeta, Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam*. LC-PDA- QTof-MS characterization of the stress degradation products of Zanubrutinib: A novel BTK inhibitor. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research, 2023, 236, 115714. (IF: 3.1)

  • Narendra Kumar Nagendla, Seetha Bala Subrahanyam, Satyanand Konda, Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam*. Development of liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometric method for the quantitative determination of a novel adjuvant, Imidazoquinoline gallamide in aluminium hydroxide gel-Imidazoquinoline gallamide and COVAXIN. Journal of Separation Science, 2023, 46(20), 2300380. (IF: 2.8).

  • GNV Satyanarayana, Anu Kumar, Alok K Pandey, Manisha T Sharma, Manickam Natesan, Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam*. Evaluating chemicals of emerging concern in the river Ganga at two major cities Prayagraj and Varanasi through validated analytical approaches. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, 30, 1520-1539. (IF: 5.8).

  • Ratnasekhar Ch, Amit Kr Singh, Manoj Kr Pathak, Amarnath S, Chandrasekharan N Kesavachandran, Vipin Bihari, Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam*. Saliva and urine metabolic profiling reveals altered amino acid and energy metabolism in male farmers exposed to pesticides in Madhya Pradesh State, India. Chemosphere, 2019, 226, 636-644. (IF: 8.0)

  • Ratnasekhar Ch, MadaviSonane, Aruna Satish, Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam*. Metabolomics reveals the perturbations in the metabolome of Caenorhabditis elegans exposed to titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Nanotoxicology, 2015, 9(8), 994-1004. (IF: 3.4).

  • Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam*, Ratnasekhar Ch. Ultra sound assisted one step rapid derivatization and dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction followed by gas chromatography mass spectrometric determination of amino acids in complex matrices. Journal of Chromatography A, 2013, 1291, 10-18. (IF: 4.0).

  • Mudiam Mohanakrishna Reddy; Velayudhan Suresh; Gurumurthy Jayashanker; Beedu Sashidhar Rao; Rajendra Kumar Sarin. Application of Capillary Zone Electrophoresis in the separation and determination of principal gum opium alkaloids. Electrophoresis, 2003, 24, 1437-1441. (IF: 2.4).


Awards/Honours/Affiliation:

  • Member, Expert Review Panel on Natural Color Additivities at AOAC, USA
  • Member, Research Advisory Panel & Scientific Advisory Committee, BRIC-NIPGR, New Delhi (2025-2028)
  • Convener, Working Group of WG5/FAD14 to review the limits and test methods of pesticides in the IS 10500:2012 – Drinking Water Specification at BIS, New Delhi
  • Member, National Steering Committee (NSC) Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravyas (BND) program at CSIR-NPL, New Delhi (2025-26)
  • Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports (NPG Journal), Journal of AOAC International (Oxford Press) and Academic Editor, PLoS ONE (upto 2022)
  • Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in the year 2024
  • Honorary Fellow, Association of Biotech and Pharmacy (FABAP), 2024
  • Indian Society for Mass Spectrometry (ISMAS) Eminent Mass Spectrometrist Award-2019
  • BRSI Industrial Medal Award.
  • Highest External Cash Flow for Technical Services (2nd prize)
  • Technology Award (First Prize) from CSIR-IICT for innovative work for adjuvant analysis in COVAXIN.
  • Director Special Appreciation Award for Skill Development Activities by CSIR-IICT
  • CSIR Technology Award for Innovation-2021 for developing a cost effective and scalable synthetic and analytical process technology for TLR 7/8 agonist molecule (IMDG) used as an adjuvant in COVAXIN (COVID-19 vaccine).
  • Dr. AK Singh Memorial Young Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences
  • Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences (FAPAS)
  • Fellow of Telangana Academy of Sciences (FTAS)
  • ABAP Senior Scientist Award
  • CSIR-IICT Special Award for Skill Development Team
  • Highest External Cash Flow Award: Technical Services – Industry Projects, Team Award.
  • ABAP Young Scientist Award for Best Oral Presentation (above 30 years category)
  • IRCSET postdoctoral fellowship scheme – 2008”.
  • BOYSCAST Fellowship - 2007
  • CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship,
  • BPRD-Senior and Junior Research Fellowship