Embedded Files
Assistant Professor
Phone: +91 416 228 4268
Fax: +91 416 226 2788
E-mail: kawinpadmaja@cmcvellore.ac.in
Educational Qualifications
Professional Experience
Research Interests
Isolated tissue experiments, toxicology, cell culture
Awards
Won the third prize in faculty oral presentation during the 15th Annual Research Day conducted by CMC Vellore on October 30 and 31, 2025.
Won the Rabindra Mendanha prize for best research paper among basic science postgraduates in November 2021.
Publications
Padmaja, K., Parameswaran, R., Srisangeetha, G., Zachariah, S.M., Prince, N., Amirtham, S.M., Beifuss, U., Conrad, J., Subramani, S., 2023. Cleistanthin A causes peripheral vasoconstriction and myocardial depression in isolated tissue preparations. Toxicol Mech Methods 33, 719–731. https://doi.org/10.1080/15376516.2023.2237581
Vinod, E., Padmaja, K., Ramasamy, B., Sathishkumar, S., 2022. Systematic review of articular cartilage derived chondroprogenitors for cartilage repair in animal models. J Orthop 35, 43–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2022.10.012
Padmaja, K., Amirtham, S.M., Rebekah, G., Sathishkumar, S., Vinod, E., 2022. Supplementation of articular cartilage-derived chondroprogenitors with bone morphogenic protein-9 enhances chondrogenesis without affecting hypertrophy. Biotechnol Lett 44, 1037–1049. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-022-03280-9
Vinod, E., Padmaja, K., Livingston, A., James, J.V., Amirtham, S.M., Sathishkumar, S., Ramasamy, B., Rebekah, G., Daniel, A.J., Kachroo, U., 2021b. Prospective Isolation and Characterization of Chondroprogenitors from Human Chondrocytes Based on CD166/CD34/CD146 Surface Markers. Cartilage 13, 808S-817S. https://doi.org/10.1177/19476035211042412
Amirtham, Soosai Manickam, Kachroo, U., Francis, D.V., Padmaja, K., Vinod, E., 2021. An improved method for processing chondroprogenitor pellets following chondrogenic differentiation for histology and immunohistochemical staining using agarose. Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery, SI: Foot and Ankle 8, 269–275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jajs.2021.05.005
Vinod, E., Padmaja, K., Kachroo, U., 2021c. Effect of human articular chondroprogenitor derived conditioned media on chondrogenic potential of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells. Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation 28, 22104917211006885. https://doi.org/10.1177/22104917211006885
Google Sites
Report abuse