▪ Ph. D in Microbiology (2023) – University of Mysore, India.
▪ M.Sc. Microbiology (2015) – University of Mysore, India. CGPA 7.99
▪ B.Sc. (2013) – JSS College for Women, Mysore, India. 85% Percentage
▪ P.U.C (2010) – Shastry Composite PU College, Hunsur, India.75.86%
Percentage
▪ S.S.L.C (2008) – St. Joseph’s High School, Hunsur, India. 85.76%
Percentage

• Ph.D.(2023) – Thesis entitled “Actinomycetes mediated synthesis of
nanoparticles and evaluation of biological activities”.
• Project fellow (2015-18) – Project Entitled “Processing, Characterisation
and applications of functional nanomaterials, UGC funded CPEPA (center
with potential for excellence for particular area), University of Mysore,
Mysore.
• M.Sc. (2015)- Project entitled “Antimicrobial activity of non-edible
oilseed against important pathogenic microorganism” Sanctioned under
38th series Student project programme, Karnataka state council for
science and technology (KSCST), Indian Institute of science campus,
Bengaluru -570012.
• M.Sc. (2015) – Project entitled “Probiotic and Hypocholestremic
potential of Lactobacillus strains isolated from traditional fermented
bamboo shoot” under the program Drug discovery at Institution of
excellence (IOE) Mysore.

• Ranjitha, V. R., Kumar, A., & Kaalappa, P. (2025). Bionanoconjugates in
Neurodegeneration: Peptide–Nanoparticle Alliances for Next-Generation
Therapies. Pharmaceutical Research, 1-26.
• Ranjitha VR, Rai VR. Bioassisted Synthesis ofGold Nanoparticles from
Saccharomonospora glauca: Toxicity and Biocompatibility
Study.BioNanoScience. 2021 Jun;11(2):371-9.
• Ranjitha VR, Rai VR. Selenium nanostructure:progress towards green
synthesis and functionalization for biomedicine. Journal of
Pharmaceutical Investigation. 2021 Jan 13:1-9.
• Ranjitha VR, Muddegowda U, Ravishankar Rai V.Potent activity of
bioconjugated peptide and selenium nanoparticles against colorectal
adenocarcinoma cells. Drug development and industrial pharmacy. 2019
Sep 2;45(9):1496-505.
• Popli, D., Anil, V., Subramanyam, A. B., Rao, S. N., Rai, R. V., &
Govindappa, M. (2018). Endophyte fungi, Cladosporium species
mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles possessing in vitro
antioxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-Alzheimer activity. Artificial cells,
nanomedicine, and biotechnology, 1-8.
• Ranjitha, V. R., & Vittal, R. R. (2018). Extracellular synthesis of Selenium
nanoparticles from an Actinomycetes Streptomyces griseoruber and
evaluation of its cytotoxicity on HT-29 cell line. Pharmaceutical
nanotechnology.
• Ranjitha, V. R., & Rai, V. R. (2017). Actinomycetes mediated synthesis of
gold nanoparticles from the culture supernatant of Streptomyces
griseoruber with special reference to catalytic activity. 3 Biotech, 7(5), 2.
• Ranjitha, V. R., & Ravishankar Rai, V. (2023).Actinomycetes mediated
microwave assisted synthesis of nanoselenium and its biological
activities. Particulate Science and Technology, 41(6), 904-914

• Green synthesis of nanoparticles, Characterization and biological
applications.
• Molecular docking and drug discovery.
• Bioconjugation of nanoparticle and peptide.
• Animal cell culture and its techniques
• Molecular biology techniques
• Microbiology techniques
• Zebrafish model and its embryotoxicity

five weeks Hands on training programme on “Fundamental techniques
in modern biology”, sponsored by ‘Department of Health Research,
Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India (ICMR-DHR)’, jointly
organized by ‘Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical sciences,
Satyabhama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai’ held from 12-
11-2025 to 20-12-2025.
• The two-day International Conference on ‘New Challenges and
Innovations in Molecular Medicine’ (NCIMM-2025), organized by the
Department of Studies in Chemistry and Department of Studies in
Organic Chemistry of University of Mysore (UoM) held on 27-05-2025 &
28-05-2025.