Dr. Ravi Kanth Kamlekar

Dr. Ravi Kanth Kamlekar was born in the MahabubNagar. He has joined as a Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Center, Bijapur from 2023 to till date. After his schooling and Intermediate studies, he graduated in science from Osmania University (1995), and B. Ed. from Kakatiya University (1996). He did his M. Sc. from Sri Krishna Devaraya University (1999) & M.Phil from the University of Hyderabad (2001), and subsequently, he did a Ph. D.  in chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Musti. J Swamy, University of Hyderabad (2007). He was awarded  CSIR-JRF & CSIR-SRF by the CSIR, India.

After his Ph.D., he joined Prof. Rhoderick. E. Brown’s research group at the Hormel Institute (University of Minnesota, Austin, MN USA) as a Hormel Fellow (2007-2011). There, his research is focused on elucidating the molecular basis of the decreased transfer activity of Glycolipid transfer protein-containing point mutations in their ligand sites and biophysical studies of sphingolipid binding/transfer proteins. 

In 2011, he joined as a Research Scientist at Zydus Research Center, Ahmedabad, India. There he established a Molecular Biophysics lab and developed binding/screening assays for Protein-Small Molecule Interactions, Biosimilars, and Therapeutic Proteins. In 2013, he joined as an Asst. Professor (Sr.) in the Chemistry Dept., School of Advanced Sciences (SAS), VIT Vellore, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2022.   

Besides Bio-active Membrane Lipid Biophysical Studies, Lipid-Protein Interaction, and Lipid Transfer Proteins, his areas of research interests include Small Molecule Synthesis, Liposome Drug Delivery, and Protein Biochemistry. He has authored/co-authored over 35 research papers, reviews, and book chapters in these areas. He has also contributed a textbook (Engineering Chemistry -I Concepts & Applications).