Rate My Professor D. Saravanan

Dr. D. Saravanan, born on 19 May 1979, serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Tagore College of Pharmacy, Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road, Rathinamangalam, Chennai-600127. He obtained his B.Pharm from Pallavan Pharmacy College, University, Guindy in 2000; M.Pharm from Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu in 2008; and Ph.D. from VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu in 2017. Additionally, he holds MBA and PGDMM qualifications. Dr. Saravanan brings 14.11 years of teaching experience and 0.8 years of industrial experience to his role, and he has guided one Ph.D. scholar.

Dr. Saravanan's research specializations encompass phytochemistry and medicinal chemistry. He has an extensive publication record comprising 41 papers, 6 books—including 'Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-I' published by Rubatosis Publications in 2023—one book chapter, one published patent, and one granted patent. His patents include 'Isolation of Compounds from Extracts of Actinodaphne Madaspatana Bedd and Their Cytotoxic & Hepatoprotective Activities' (Application No. 202141056244, Patent No. 430492, 2023) and a design patent for 'Spectrophotometer' (Design No. 408666-001, 2024). Key publications are 'Molecular docking study of ferulic acid' (with S. Deivam, J. Padmavathy, P. Balaji, K.K. Pillai; International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, 2023, 4(1):1-7), 'Developments in Novel Drug Delivery System of Anti-Inflammatory Agents isolated from Natural Products-Review' (with J. Padmavathy et al.; African Journal of Biomedical Research, 2024, 27(4S):4976-4992), and 'Ethnobotanical Survey of Anti-Mycotic plants Indigenous to Tamil Nadu' (with V. Kiruthik et al.; Cuest.fisioter., 2025, 54(3):5180-5197). He has attended 6 conferences/seminars and 2 workshops/FDPs, and holds researcher profiles on ORCID, Scopus (Author ID: 57193950848), Web of Science (Researcher ID: AAX-3125-2020), and Google Scholar.