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1	Name:		Dr. BANAPPA S UNGER
2	Father Name:		Sri. Shantappa N Unger
3	Educational Qualification		M.Pharm., Ph.D
4	Address:		Present: Dr.Banappa S Unger, Associate Professor & Head In-Charge, Department of Pharmacology KLE University College of Pharmacy, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum-590010, Karnataka (ii) Permanent:_ Dr.Banappa S Unger, S/o Shantappa N Unger, R/o Hiretumkur, Tq.Shahapur, Dist. Yadgir-585355, Karnataka
5	Contact Mobile No: 09916379018 e-mail: [e-mail]
6	Date of Birth: 22/07/1975 (Twenty Two July Nineteen Seventy Five)
7		Details of Educational Qualification: Examination or Degree obtained Year of Passing Subject taken Class/Division Matriculation/SSLC 1992 Kannada, English, Hindi Science, Mathematics, Social Sciences Pass (48.16%) D.Pharm 1995 Pharmacy 1^st Class (61.66%) B.Pharm 2001 Pharmacy 1^st Class (64.18%) M.Pharm 2004 Pharmacology 1^st Class (71.14%) Ph.D 2009 Pharmacology
8		Fellowship/Scholarship Received: Sl. No Name of Awards/Fellowship Year Awarded by 1 HRD Fellowship 2012 ICMR, Dept of Health Research, Govt of India 2 Summer Research Fellowship 2010 Jointly by 3 National Science Academies (INSA-NASI- IASc) 3 Research Fellowship 2005 RD Birla Smarak Kosh, Medical Research Centre, Bombay Hospital Avenue, Mumbai. 4 Scholarship 2004 Navalgund Sirasangi Trust, Belgaum 5 Scholarship 2004 Veerasaiva Welfare Foundation, Bangalore
9	Post Doctoral Research training obtained Received training in “Genetic Toxicology Techniques” at National Center for Preclinical Reproductive and Genetic Toxicology, NIRRH- ICMR, Mumbai 10^th July to 9^th October 2012. Received training in experimental technique “Radioreceptor Assay An Experimental Tool in Pharmacology & Toxicology” at Dept of Biochemistry , North Eastren Hill University(Central University) shillong, India 16^th Sept 2010 to 16^th Nov 2010 Participated in UGC-NRCBS winter school on “Gene Silencing”, held at UGC-Networking Resource Centre in Biological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India. 27^th Jan- 10^th Feb 2010 Participated in UGC-NRC winter school on “Emerging Areas in Pharmaceutical Sciences” , held at UGC-Networking Resource Centre, UIPS,UGC Centre of Advanced Study, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. 11^th Jan - 16^th Jan 2010 Additional qualification/ training obtained Participated in “Molecular Biology- A laboratory training course”, held at B V Patel PERD center, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, India 6-10^th July 2009 Participated in workshop on Drug Discovery and Development in New Millennium-2 (D3NM-2) Interfacing with in Silico, Cell Based Assay& Pharmacological Experimentation held on Feb-28-Mar-03, 2005 at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S Nagar Punjab, India.
10		Experience: Name of employer & address Date from Date to Designation Salary last drawn & scale of pay KLE University College of Pharmacy, Hubli 27/08/2007 31/03/2008 Lecturer Rs.16767/- (8000-275-13500) 01/04/2008 09/03/2010 Senior Scale Lecturer Rs.23658/- (10000-325-15200) KLE University College of Pharmacy, Belgaum 10/03/2010 31/01/2011 Assistant Professor Rs.30770/- (12000-420-18300) 01/02/2011 To date Associate Professor Rs.44687/- (32400-67000) Total Research Experience with details in each area: Total 10 years of research experience, Recognized PG & Ph.D Guide Guided 15 Pharmacology Post-Graduate students & 12 Agada Tantra, Rasa Shastra & Bhaishaja Kalpana (Ayurveda) Post-Graduate students as Co-guide. Presently guiding: 1 Ph.D (Pharmacy) & 5 Pharmacology Post-Graduate students
11	Membership of National and International Bodies-: National: 1. Life Member Society of Biological Chemists (India) 2. Life Member Indian Society of Hypertension 3. Treasurer, Association of Physiologist & Pharmacologist India (APPI) Belgaum local branch. 4. Member of Dissection Monitoring Committee JNMC KLEUniversity Belagavi 5. Member Secretary Dissection Monitoring Committee KLES College of Pharmacy, KLE University, Belagavi. International: Invited Member Advisor ADInstruments Ltd. New Zealand
12		Research Funding/Grants Received Sl. No. Title of Project Year Funding Agencies and Amount/ Sheme Level of Participation 1 Optimization & Assessment of Predictive Utility of Zebrafish Embryo Genotoxicity Test – A Promising Alternative Test 2014 Department of Health Research-ICMR, Ministry of Health & family Welfare, Govt. of India Rs. 13,87,000/- Research Startup Grant Principal Investigator 2 National Seminar on Alternatives to Animals in Pharmacology &Toxicology Teaching & Research 2013 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) NewDelhi Rs.2,00,000/- Seminar Grant Coordinator 3 Role of vascular NAD(P)H oxidase in vascular disorders in animal model of insulin resistance & diabetes. 2005 Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. Rs.50000/- Research Grant Co-Principal Investigator 4 Anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory effects of Shallaki: Possible modulation of nitric oxide & oxygen derived free radical generation. 2003 Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, Karnata. Rs.50000/- Research Grant Co-Principal Investigator
13	Major academic /other achievements: Received Post Doctoral Research Training Fellowship from National Science Academies & ICMR- DHR Govt of India Organized several human resource development programs (AICTE sponsored Quality Improvement programs) as co-ordinator Organized international & national conferences/ symposiums/ seminars/ workshop/Continuing Medical Education (CMEs) programs as co-ordinator/ organizing committee member Successfully completed funded research projects as Co-Principal investigator Received AICTE - Grant for conducting National Seminar on Alternatives to Animals in Pharmacology &Toxicology Teaching & Research Served as resource person in several human resource development programs ICMR-Sponsored GLP workshop & AICTE sponsored Quality Improvement programs , Faculty Development Programs & Research Methodology Workshops etc) Published quality research in journals of repute & which contributed significantly to the knowledge (were cited 32 times) Served as reviewer for several international journals i.e.,, Pharmaceutical Biology, Evidence Based Complimentary & Alternative Medicine, and Biomed Research International etc Other relevant information Well Experienced in handling Computerized Data acquisition softwares such as Biopac MP35,Biopac MP 100 & Labchart pro(PowerLab), Metasystem-Metafer for chromosomal aberration & Comet Analyzer for capturing & analysis of data for DNA damage. Well Experienced in recording /acquiring, analysing & interpretation of biopotential data from small animals such ECG, Blood Pressure, Vascular & other muscle reactivity. Well experienced in handling various pharmacological instruments & biochemical analyser, plate reader, UV spectrophotometer. Well experienced in laboratory animal handling, drug administration through various routes & blood sampling techniques. Experienced in cell culture technique, molecular biology & gene silencing (siRNA) technique. Knowledge of future promising alternative animal models such as Zebrafish & c.elegans as tool for Pharmacology & Toxicology research/ drug discovery. Well experienced in using of computer applications such word, excel & powerpoint. Well experienced in using various statistical softwares such as Graph Pad Prism, SPSS. Acquired additional Post doctoral research/ teaching experience in herbal medicine, experimental Pharmacology & drug safety. Served as invited reviewer for journals of international repute viz., Pharmaceutical Biology, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and BioMed Research International Serving as FULBRIGHT campus representative for the Fulbright commission in India, The United States- India Educational Foundation (USIEF).
14	Details of Postgraduate work/Publication Publication as First Author and/or Corresponding Author in indexed journals : 04 Publication as Co-author in indexed journals: 09 Papers in Books, Proceedings & non indexed journals: 18 Banappa S Unger, Basanagouda M Patil . Apocynin Improves Endothelial Function and Prevents the Development of Hypertension in Fructose Fed Rat. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2009;41(5):208-212 10 times CITED Banappa S Unger, Basanagouda M Patil. Apocynin inhibits elevated vascular superoxide production associated with fructose induced hypertension. Advances in Pharmacolology Toxicolology 2009;10(2):49-55. Banappa S Unger, Basanagouda M Patil. NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitor improves endothelial dysfunction and prevents the development of hypertension in fructose fed rats. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2008; 79: S55-S55 Banappa S Unger, Basanagouda M Patil. NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitor improves endothelial dysfunction in streptozotocin induced diabetes in rats. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2008; 79: S55-S55Z. Basanagouda M Patil, Nagaraj M Kulkarni, Banappa S Unger. Elevation of systolic blood pressure in an animal model of olanzapine induced weight gain. European Journal of Pharmacology 2006;551:112-115. Impact Factor: 2.592, 20 times CITED Hemalatha K, Kiran A S, Banappa U, Satyanarayana D. Analgesic activity of caesalpina sappan heart wood. Pharmaceutical Biology 2007; 45(5):360-362. Impact Factor: 1.206,  2 times CITED B Veeresh, Basanagouda M Patil, SV Veeresh Babu, Neelakanth M Jeedi, Banappa S Unger. Involvement of nitric oxide in 5-HT 3 receptor agonist-induced fluid accumulation in jejunum and colon of anesthetized rats. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2009;41(5):221-223. Shivkumar, Ganachari M S, Banappa , Nagoor V S . Ant-inflammatory activity of Ziziphus jujube Lam. Leaves extract in rats. Journal of Natural Remedies 2004;4:2. Mali, D. S., Nanjwade, B. K., Unger, B. S. Manvi, F. V In-Vivo Study of Tissue Distribution of Tamoxifen Loaded Stealth Liposomes In Mammary Tumor. Journal of Cell and Tissue Research 2013; 13(1:) 3451-3454 Nivedita. B. Karpurashetti, S. K. Hiremath, Banappa S Unger . Effect Of Gunja (Abrus Precatorius Linn) Seed Powder On Organs Acute Toxicity Study. Pharma Science Monitor 2014; 5(1):147-150 Shilpa S. Hukkeri, M.P. Savalagimath, Banappa Unger . Evaluation Of Effect Of Cyfluthrin In Pregnancy In Swiss Albino Mice. Pharma Science Monitor 2014; 5(1):188-191 Shilpa S. Hukkeri, M.P. Savalagimath, Banappa Unger Role Of Dooshivishari Agada On Teratogenic Effect Of Cyfluthrin In Experimental Model W.S.R. Fetal Weight And Height. Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine 2014; 2(2):5-12 Vineela Pandi, Vivek Kumar, Banappa S. Unger . Fructose Consumption Promotes Onset and Severity of Environmental Carcinogen Induced Mammary Tumorygenesis in Female Rats. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2013; 45 : Supplement S215 Shankar G. Alegaon, Kallanagouda R. Alagawadi, D. Vinod, Banappa Unger, N. A. Khatib. Synthesis, pharmacophore modeling, and cytotoxic activity of 2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one derivatives. Medicinal Chemistry Research 12/2014; 23(12)
15	Conferences/Seminars/Workshop/QIP /CME organized Co-ordinator and Resource person AICTE sponsored QIP on “Recent Advances in Pharmacology: Challenges & opportunities” held from 18^th-29^th march 2014 at KLEU College of Pharmacy, Belgaum Karnataka. Co-ordinator and Resource person AICTE sponsored National seminar on “Alternatives to animals in Pharmacology & Toxicology” held from 10^th-11^th Jan 2014 at KLEU College of Pharmacy, Belgaum Karnataka. Member of Organizing Committee “National Symposium on Pharmacovigilance” 12^th April 2011 Organized by KLE University,Belgaum, RMRC-ICMR, Belgaum and Indian Pharmacological Society, Belgaum branch. Member of Scientific committee “15 Annual Conference and First International Convention of Society of Pharmacognosy” Feb2011 organized by KLE University and RMRC-ICMR, Belgaum. Co-ordinator and Resource person AICTE sponsored National seminar on “Experimental techniques in cardiovascular research” held from 15^th-17^th Feb 2009 at KLES College of Pharmacy, Hubli, Karnataka. Participation as Resource Person in Seminars/Workshop/QIP /CME Resource person AICTE sponsored QIP programme on “Trends in Pharmacology, Clinical trials and Toxicology” held from 1^st July-14^th July 2006, sponsored by AICTE, at K.L.E.Society’s College of Pharmacy, Belgaum Resource person state level seminar & workshop on experimental study PRAYOGIKA-2005 held on 13^th Aug 2005 at Sri D.G.M Ayurvedic Medical College, Gadag. Karnataka. Resource person in workshop “Application of Research Langendorff” KLE University College of Pharmacy Hubli on19^th Oct 2013 Resource person in workshop “ Good Laboratory Practices” on 22^nd Dec 2014 and 19^th Jan 2015, organized by JN Medical College Belgaum sponsored by ICMR-Newdelhi.