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Dr. Gayathri Baburaj

Research Scientist, Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Kochi

Qualification: Ph.D, PharmD
gayathribaburaj@pharmacy.aims.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Clinical Pharmacy, Precision Oncology, Translational research, Liquid biopsy

Bio Publications Education Awards and Fellowship
Bio

Dr. Gayathri Baburaj joined as a Research Scientist in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the  School of Pharmacy, Kochi in August 2025. She obtained her PharmD from NITTE (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, India, in 2018 and has completed her PhD from the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India, supported by the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship, in 2025.

Her primary research focus is on cancer, with specific interests in PCR-based molecular biology techniques, liquid biopsy, mutation analysis, in-silico genomic tools, translational research, and clinical pharmacy. She has published multiple research articles in reputable journals.

Education
  • 2012 – 2018: PharmD
    NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
  • 2019-2025: Ph. D. (Pharmaceutical Science)
    Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India

Title: Identification of Circulating Tumor DNA Mutations  in Indian Lung Cancer Patients under the supervision of Dr. Mahadev Rao (Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India)

Awards and Fellowship
  • Gold Medal and Merit Certificate for securing the highest aggregate marks in PharmD, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India (2018).
  • DST-INSPIRE Fellowship for PhD, awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2019, 11th Advertisement, 2018), for the period 2019–2021 (JRF) and 2021–2024 (SRF).
  • First prize in poster presentation titled “Survival analysis of non-small cell lung cancer patients: A non-parametric time-to-event model” at the 2nd International Global Cancer Consortium Conference, 07 January 2023.
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