Curriculum Vitae

DR. BONTHA VENKATA SUBRAHMANYA LOKESH

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
    Faculty of Pharmacy
  • drlokesh.bontha
  • 0379677833

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION


  • PhD.Pharm.Sc, (Science Pharmacy)
    Andhra University, India
  • M.Pharm.Sc, (Science Pharmacy)
    Andhra University, India
  • B.Phar.Sc, (Science Pharmacy)
    Andhra University, India

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES


  • Editorial Board member for 3 years
    08 Nov 2024 - 08 Nov 2027 (International)
  • Curriculum Review -B. Pharmacy program
    15 May 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Curriculum Review -B. Pharmacy program
    15 May 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Master of DDD program curriculum member
    15 May 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Course Coordinator
    06 Oct 2025 - 18 Jan 2026 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Course Coordinator
    06 Oct 2025 - 18 Jan 2026 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Department Quality Manager
    01 Nov 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 (Department)
  • Quality Manager
    01 Nov 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 (Department)
  • Chief Auditor
    21 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2025 (Dean Office, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Postgraduate programme by course work.
    14 Oct 2024 - 21 Feb 2025 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Department Quality Manager
    01 Sep 2023 - 21 Feb 2025 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • SHE course coordinator- Introduction to Medicinal plants (GQO0064)
    07 Oct 2024 - 03 Feb 2025 (University Malaya)
  • Academic year 2024/25-Sem I-OIA2012-course coordinator
    07 Oct 2024 - 03 Feb 2025 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Course coordinator for PG course-OQB7001
    07 Oct 2024 - 03 Feb 2025 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Quality Manager
    02 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2024 (Department)
  • Chief Auditor
    30 Jul 2024 - 30 Jul 2024 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • OIA2007-Pharmacognosy
    04 Mar 2024 - 11 Jul 2024 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Head of Unit
    01 Jun 2023 - 21 Feb 2024 (University Malaya)
  • Head of Section
    01 Dec 2022 - 21 Feb 2024 (Dean Office, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Course Coordinator
    09 Oct 2023 - 02 Feb 2024 (Department)
  • Course Coordinator
    09 Oct 2023 - 02 Feb 2024 (Department)
  • Course Coordinator
    09 Oct 2023 - 02 Feb 2024 (Department)
  • Course Coordinator
    09 Oct 2023 - 01 Feb 2024 (Department)
  • Coordinator
    14 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2023 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Coordinator
    01 Mar 2022 - 31 May 2023 (University Malaya)
  • SURAT LANTIKAN AHLI JAWATANKUASA KESELAMATAN DAN KESIHATAN PEKERJAAN KECIL (JKKPK)
    20 May 2021 - 19 May 2023 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Course Coordinator
    17 Oct 2022 - 01 Feb 2023 (Department)
  • Course Coordinator
    17 Oct 2022 - 01 Feb 2023 (Department)
  • Acting Head of Unit
    25 Jan 2023 - 26 Jan 2023 (Department)
  • Chief Auditor
    01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 (University Malaya)
  • Committee Members
    08 Dec 2022 - 09 Dec 2022 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Acting Head of Unit
    01 Nov 2022 - 30 Nov 2022 (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Manager
    01 Feb 2022 - 01 Nov 2022 (Department)
  • Head of Level/level Head
    01 Feb 2022 - 31 Oct 2022 (Dean Office, Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • Course Coordinator
    13 May 2022 - 30 Jul 2022 (Department)
  • Course Coordinator
    11 Mar 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 (Department)
  • Training Section Manager
    26 Mar 2022 - 27 Mar 2022 (National)

WORKING EXPERIENCE


  • 18 Nov 2002 -
    07 Dec 2020-
    Assistant Professor- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Ucsi University
  • 16 Nov 1998 -
    05 Jul 2002-
    Lecturer- School of Pharmacy
    Addis Ababa University
  • 10 Oct 1995 -
    19 Nov 1998-
    Group Leader- Analytical R&d-pharmaceutical Industry
    Cheminor Drugs Limited-pharma Division (dr. Reddy's Generics)

MEMBERSHIPS


  • ASSOCIATION OF PHARMACY PROFESSIONALS INDIA, LIFE MEMBER
    Since 2015 (International)
  • ASSOCIATION OF PHARMACY PROFESSIONAL INDIA (APP) LIFE MEMBER SINCE 2015, MEMBER
    Since 2015 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP


  • Long Service Award
    2017, UCSI University,  (University)

PUBLICATIONS


Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Lokesh, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya; Sreedharan Nair, Rajesh; Mohd Hashim, Najihah Binti; Maw Shin, Gareth Sim (2025). Targeted respiratory viral infection therapy using mucoadhesive nanodrug-polymer conjugates: a comprehensive review, JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION. . doi:10.1080/09205063.2025.2574939
  2. Razak, Fashli Syafiq Abd; Bin, Liew Kai; Rahman, Shamima Abdul; Rashid, Nurul Izzah Amirah Abdul; Malek, Nurul Akmar Abd; Lokesh, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya; Kamal, Wan Hamirul Bahrin Wan; Dooalaanea, Abd Almonem; Awang, Mohamed; Safa'at, Mohamad Faizal; Kumar, Panairajan Vijayaraj (2025). Investigation on the Effect of Alginate Concentration and Flow Rate on Production of Nanoparticle Loaded with Naringenin Using Electrospray Method, INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 59(3), 995-1006. doi:10.5530/ijper.20256682
  3. Shrivastava, Preeti; Bhaliya, Jaydip D.; Solanki, Mitesh; Subramanya, Lokesh Bontha Venkata; Patel, Gautam; Krishnan, Soundarajan (2025). Exploring N-acetyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoline derivatives against Alzheimer's disease: ADMET, molecular docking, and DFT analysis, LETTERS IN DRUG DESIGN & DISCOVERY. 22(7). doi:10.1016/j.lddd.2025.100102
  4. Shrivastava, Preeti; Lokesh, Bontha Venkata Subramanya; Krishnan, Soundarajan; Patel, Gautam M. (2025). A Review on the Synthesis and Biological Significance of Oxadiazole (OXD) Derivatives: Sustainable Green Approaches and Applications (vol. 51, pg. 2351, 2025), RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 51(7), 3153-3153. doi:10.1134/S1068162025951219
  5. Shrivastava, Preeti; Lokesh, Bontha Venkata Subramanya; Krishnan, Soundarajan; Patel, Gautam M. (2025). A Review on the Synthesis and Biological Significance of Oxadiazole (OXD) Derivatives: Sustainable Green Approaches and Applications, RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 51(6), 2351-2369. doi:10.1134/S1068162025600886
  6. Thorat, B. R.; Mali, S. N.; Shah, Umang; Garg, A.; Agrawal, R.; Arvindekar, S. A.; Cruz, J. N.; de Oliveira, M. Santana; Shaik, A. B.; Lokesh, B. V. S. (2025). Hydrazide-Hydrazone Derivatives and Their Antitubercular Activity, RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 51(1), 35-52. doi:10.1134/S1068162025010054
  7. Chen, Chow Jie; Lokesh, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya; Akowuah, Gabriel Akyirem (2024). Quantitative Applications of ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy with Chemometrics for the Estimation of Amikacin in Amikacin Sulphate Injections, CURRENT ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 20(3), 201-208. doi:10.2174/0115734110278516240129174949
  8. Chew, Yik-Ling; Lee, Hon-Kent; Khor, Mei-Ann; Liew, Kai-Bin; Lokesh, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya; Akowuah, Gabriel Akyirem (2022). Forced Degradation of Flibanserin Bulk Drug: Development and Validation of Stability Indicating RP-HPLC Method, INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 56(1), 32-42. doi:10.5530/ijper.56.1.5
  9. Lagu, Surendra Babu; Yejella, Rajendra Prasad; Nissankararao, Srinath; Bhandare, Richie R.; Golla, Venu Sampath; Lokesh, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya; Rahman, M. Mukhlesur; Shaik, Afzal Basha (2022). Antitubercular activity assessment of fluorinated chalcones, 2-aminopyridine-3-carbonitrile and 2-amino-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile derivatives: In vitro, molecular docking and in-silico drug likeliness studies, PLOS ONE. 17(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0265068
  10. Shaik, Afzal B.; Bhandare, Richie R.; Nissankararao, Srinath; Lokesh, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya; Shahanaaz, Shaik; Rahman, M. Mukhlesur (2021). Synthesis, and biological screening of chloropyrazine conjugated benzothiazepine derivatives as potential antimicrobial, antitubercular and cytotoxic agents, ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY. 14(2). doi:10.1016/j.arabjc.2020.102915
Scopus
  1. Lokesh B.V.S., Sreedharan Nair R., Mohd Hashim N.B., Maw Shin G.S. (2025). Targeted respiratory viral infection therapy using mucoadhesive nanodrug-polymer conjugates: a comprehensive review, Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. . doi:10.1080/09205063.2025.2574939
  2. Razak F.S.A., Bin L.K., Rahman S.A., Rashid N.I.A.A., Malek N.A.A., Lokesh B.V.S., Kamal W.H.B.W., Dooalaanea A.A., Awang M., Safa'at M.F., Kumar P.V. (2025). Investigation on the Effect of Alginate Concentration and Flow Rate on Production of Nanoparticle Loaded with Naringenin Using Electrospray Method, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research. 59(3), 995-1006. doi:10.5530/ijper.20256682
  3. Thorat B.R., Mali S.N., Shah U., Garg A., Agrawal R., Arvindekar S.A., Cruz J.N., Oliveira M.S.D., Shaik A.B., Lokesh B.V.S. (2025). Hydrazide-Hydrazone Derivatives and Their Antitubercular Activity, Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry. 51(1), 35-52. doi:10.1134/S1068162025010054
  4. Ahmad W.N.I.W., Liew K.B., Lokesh B.V.S., Rashid S.A. (2023). FORMULATION AND IN VITRO EVALUATION OF A NOVEL MEFENAMIC ACID TOPICAL CREAM, Indian Drugs. 60(1), 33-43. doi:10.53879/id.60.01.13273
  5. Chew Y.-L., Lee H.-K., Khor M.-A., Liew K.-B., Lokesh B.V.S., Akowuah G.A. (2022). Forced Degradation of Flibanserin Bulk Drug: Development and Validation of Stability Indicating RP-HPLC Method, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research. 56(1), 32-42. doi:10.5530/ijper.56.1.5
  6. Lagu S.B., Yejella R.P., Nissankararao S., Bhandare R.R., Golla V.S., Lokesh B.V.S., Mukhlesur Rahman M., Shaik A.B. (2022). Antitubercular activity assessment of fluorinated chalcones, 2-aminopyridine-3- carbonitrile and 2-amino-4H-pyran-3- carbonitrile derivatives: In vitro, molecular docking and in-silico drug likeliness studies, PLoS ONE. 17(6 June). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0265068
Others
  1. 13.Khang Wen Goh, Jie Ji, Lokesh Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya, Hemant Kuman Singh Yadav, Phie Er Kee, Siew-Keah Lee, Ashok Kumar Janakiraman, Long Chiau Ming, Kai Bin Liew (2025). Investigation of Tumor-Inhibitory Effect and Anti-Colorectal Cancer Mechanism BuShenFung on Nude Mice with Subcutaneously Transplanted Tumours. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 8(1), a0000472.
  2. Preeti Shrivastava1*, Jaydip D. Bhaliya, Mitesh Solanki, Lokesh Bontha Venkata Subramanya, Gautam Patel, Soundarajan Krishnan. (2025). Exploring N-Acetyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoline Derivatives Against Alzheimer's Disease: ADMET, Molecular Docking, and DFT Analysis. Letters in Drug Design& Dis.
  3. Preeti Shrivastavaa.*, Bontha Venkata Subramanya Lokesh, Soundarajan Krishnanc, Gautam M Patel'A Review on Synthesis and Biological Significance of Oxadiazole (OXD) Derivatives: Sustainable Green Approaches and Applications (accepted)(June 2025)
  4. Razak FSA, Bin LK, Rahman SA, Rashid NIAA, Malek NAA, Lokesh BVS, et al., (2025). Investigation on the Effect of Alginate Concentration and Flow Rate on Production of Nanoparticle Loaded with Naringenin Using Electrospray Method. Indian J of Pharmaceutical Education and Research. 59(3), 1-10.
  5. Jie C. Chow, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh* and Gabriel A. Akowuah (2024). Quantitative Applications of ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy with Chemometrics for the Estimation of Amikacin in Amikacin Sulphate Injections, Current analytical Chemistry, 20(2):XX-XX
  6. Suraj, M., Babu T., Umang S., Akash G., Agarwal R., Arvindekar S., Jordy C., Mazaria Santana D O.,Shaik A.B., and Lokesh B V S. (2024) Hydrazide-Hydrazone derivatives and their anti-tubercular activity. Russian J Bioorganic Chem., Volume XX, Issue XX, Page: XXX-XXX(accepted-Aug 2024)
  7. Bontha V S Lokesh(2024) How to ensure the Quality of Medicines in Developing Countries- An Editorial review., Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
  8. Forced Degradation of Flibanserin in Bulk Drug: Development and Validation of Stability Indicating RP-HPLC Method
  9. Shaik Shahanaaz M. Mukhlesur Rahman. Afzal Basha Shaik*, Richie R. Bhandare Srinath Nissankararao, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh. Design, synthesis, and biological screening of chloropyrazine conjugated benzothiazepine derivatives as a potential antimicrobial, antitubercular and antiproliferative agents. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2021, 14(2): 102915-102930
  10. Gan Ee How and Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh*Simultaneous Determination of Dapagliflozin and Saxagliptin in Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) by Q-Absorbance Ratio Method. Indian Drugs, 2020, 57(11): 63-75.
  11. Loh Kent Hon, Chew Yik Ling*, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh, New Stability Indicating Method for Estimation of Purity of Flibanserin Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, Indian drugs Journal, 2020, 57, 04, 40-44.
  12. Yau Xin Yi, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh*, Gabriel Akyirem Akowuah, Limitations and remedial approaches on analytical methods for selected classes of non-chromophore pharmaceuticals. Journal of Global Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020, 11 (4), 8713-8734.
  13. Yau Xin Yi, Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh, Gabriel Akyirem Akowuah, ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy Methods for Determination of Aminoglycoside Antibiotics in Ophthalmic and Parenteral Preparations with Full Partial Least Squares Algorithm. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy 2020 Vol. 14 (5): 38-54.
  14. Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh*, Y Rajendra Prasad and Afzal Basha Shaik, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Molecular Docking Studies of New Pyrazolines as an antitubercular and cytotoxic agents, Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, 2019, 19(3): 303-314.
  15. Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh, Rajendra Prasad Y, Afzal Basha S. Novel pyrimidine derivatives from 2,5-Dichloro-3-acetyl thienyl chalcones as antifungal, antitubercular and cytotoxic agents: Design, Synthesis, Biological Activity and Docking study. Asian J. Chem., 2019, 30, 6, 1212-20.
  16. Yau Xin Yi and Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh*, Quantitative Analysis of Aspirin in tablets using Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy with full spectrum PLS Algorithms. Indian drugs Journal, 2019. 56, 10, 50-56.
  17. Lokesh BVS*, Prasad YR, Shaik AB. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Novel 2,5-Dichloro-3-Acetylthiophene Chalcone Derivatives. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research. 2017; 51(4S): S679-S690.
  18. Sabbagh B, Lokesh B V S*, Akowuah G A. Validated RP-HPLC and UV Spectroscopy Methods for the Estimation of Dapagliflozin in Bulk and in Tablets, Indian drugs Journal, 2017, 54(03):44-51.
  19. Sabbagh B., Lokesh B. V. S*. and Akowuah G. A. Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) Method for the Determination of Dapagliflozin in Tablets; Indian Drugs Journal, 2017, 54(10):52-57.
  20. Kiran, T.N.R., Alekhya, Ch.S., Lokesh, B.V.S., Latha, A.V.S.M., Prasad, Y.R. and Mounika, T.N. (2015) Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Screening of Ferulic Acid Derivatives. Journal of Cancer Therapy, 6, 917-931.
  21. Lokesh, B. V. S., & Kumar, P. V. Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Conjugated Sirolimus on MCF-7(Estrogen Positive) and MDA MB 231(Estrogen Negative) Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Int J Pharm 2014; 4(1): 42-51.
  22. Palanirajan Vijayaraj Kumar and Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh. Designing and In-Vitro Characterization of Micelle Forming Amphiphilic PEGylated Rapamycin Nanocarriers for the Treatment of Gastric Cancer. Current Drug Delivery, 2014, 11(5): 613-620;
  23. B V S Lokesh* (2012) An overview on the lack of proper evaluation and standardized analytical methods of currently marketed herbal products- a remedial approach, International Journal of Research in Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics,2012,1: 71-76.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Bontha Venkata Subrahmanya Lokesh, Program & Abstract Book (2023). Non-destructive Analytical Methods for Quantification of Weak Chromophore molecules using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy with PLS algorithm. 54.
Other Publications
  1. Lokesh BVS, Reprocess and Repurpose of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) from Expired Pharmaceutical Products (EPPs) -An Eco-Friendly Approach-Mini Review (2022). PANACEA, pg. 29-32 - Framework