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Dr. Wanjari Uddesh Ramesh

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Assistant Professor

Department of Biotechnology

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

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Male Reproductive Endocrinology, Toxicology, Oncology, Bioinformatics

Mail: uddesh@sru.edu.in

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2025

PhD in Integrated Biology from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

2021

M.Sc. in Biochemistry from RTMNU, Maharashtra

2017

B.Sc. in Biochemistry from RTMNU, Maharashtra

Professional
Experience

2025

Assistant Professor at Chettinad Academy of Research and Institute, from 2025-12-10 to 2026-01-06.

Key Publications

Mukherjee, A.G., Wanjari, U.R., Renu, K., Vellingiri, B. and Gopalakrishnan, A.V., 2022. Heavy metal and metalloid-induced reproductive toxicity. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, p.103859.

Famurewa, A.C., Renu, K., Eladl, M.A., Chakraborty, R., Myakala, H., El-Sherbiny, M., Elsherbini, D.M.A., Vellingiri, B., Madhyastha, H., Wanjari, U.R. and Mukherjee, A.G., 2022. Hesperidin and hesperetin against heavy metal toxicity: Insight on the molecular mechanism of mitigation. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 149, p.112914.

Famurewa, A.C., Mukherjee, A.G., Wanjari, U.R., Sukumar, A., Murali, R., Renu, K., Vellingiri, B., Dey, A. and Gopalakrishnan, A.V., 2022. Repurposing FDA-approved drugs against the toxicity of platinum-based anticancer drugs. Life Sciences, p.120789.

Majumdar, S., Bhuyan, K., Das, J., Sekar, N., Kannampuzha, S., Mukherjee, A.G., Murali, R., Wanjari, U.R., Sukumar, A., Renu, K. and Gopalakrishnan, A.V., 2023. Synthesis of Iron Nanoparticles from Banana Peel Extract and Its Genotoxic Effect on Human Blood Leukocyte Culture. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 23(2-3), pp.191-200.

Abikar, A., Himaja, K.G., Ramgir, S.S., Bradu, P., Biswas, A., Murali, R., Wanjari, U.R., Renu, K., Mukherjee, A.G. and Gopalakrishnan, A.V., 2023. Y-chromosome Microdeletions Analysis in the AZFc Region and Oxidative Damage Profiling of Oligoasthenoteratozoospermic Patients of South Indian Cohort. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 23(2-3), pp.113-121.

Mukherjee, A.G., Mishra, S., Gopalakrishnan, A.V., Kannampuzha, S., Murali, R., Wanjari, U.R., Stany, B., Vellingiri, B., Madhyastha, H., Deepankumar, K. and Vijayan, M., 2025. Unraveling the mystery of citrate transporters in Alzheimer’s disease: An updated review. Ageing Research Reviews, p.102726.

Wanjari, U.R.; Mukherjee, A.G.; Gopalakrishnan, A.V.; Murali, R.; Dey, A.; Vellingiri, B.; Ganesan, R. Role of Metabolism and Metabolic Pathways in Prostate Cancer. Metabolites 2023, 13, 183.

Wanjari, U.R. and Gopalakrishnan, A.V., 2023. A review on immunological aspects in male reproduction: an immune cells and cytokines. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, p.103984.

Wanjari, U.R., Gopalakrishnan, A.V. Cadmium as a male reproductive toxicant and natural and non-natural ways to tackle it: a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32210-7

Wanjari, U.R. and Gopalakrishnan, A.V., 2024. Blood-testis barrier: a review on regulators in maintaining cell junction integrity between Sertoli cells. Cell and Tissue Research, pp.1-19

Wanjari, U.R. and Gopalakrishnan, A.V., 2025. Exploring the therapeutic effect of melatonin targeting common biomarkers in testicular germ cell tumor, prostate adenocarcinoma, and male infertility: an integrated biology approach. Mammalian Genome, pp.1-16

Wanjari, U.R. and Gopalakrishnan, A.V., 2025. Exploring the blood-testis-barrier dynamics by targeting Laminin-?2: ADMET, molecular docking, and dynamics simulation study. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, p.104819

Ramesh Wanjari, U. and Goutam Mukherjee, A., 2026. Network-based insights into disturbed circadian rhythm, male infertility, and muscular dystrophy. Biological Rhythm Research, pp.1-22.

Wanjari, U.R., 2026. A Review on Molecular Regulation of Male Reproductive Hormones and Signaling Pathways: Emerging Mechanisms and Research Gap. Tissue and Cell, p.103786

Wanjari, U.R., Mukherjee, A.G., Jayaraman, M., Prabhu, D., Jeyaraman, J. and Mataghare, B.C., 2026. Deciphering the multitarget protective mechanisms of melatonin in cadmium-induced male reproductive toxicity via a computational approach. Reproductive Toxicology, p.109354.

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