FACULTY PROFILE
Dr. K. Vali pasha
Professor & Head
08562-225437 (O)
kotwal4@yogivemanauniversity.ac.in
Qualification :
M.Sc., Ph.D.
PDF/Teaching experience :
Professor : Department of Biochemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa from 2007 – till date.
Associate Professor : Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, A.P from 1997-2007.
Assistant Professor : Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, A.P from 1993-1997.
Lecturer, Hamdard University, New Delhi from 1990-1993.
Post Doctoral Fellow, USA from 1989-1990
Area/s of research interests :
Clinical Biochemistry and diagnostics.
Neurochemistry & Neuropeptides.
Herbal drugs and Anti-oxidants.
Administrative & Statutory Positions held :
1. Principal, YVU College, Kadapa,2008 to 2010
2. Dean, College Development Council,2010 to till date.
3. Dean, School of Life Sciences, YVU Kadapa-2008.
4. Chief Warden, Men & Women Hostels, YVU,2008 to2010.
5. Chairman, YVUCET, Kadapa, 2008-2009.
6. Member, Works & Building Committee, YVU 2008 to 2010.
7. Member, Central Purchase Committee, YVU 2008 to till date.
8. Head, Dept. of Biochemistry, YVU 2007 to till date.
9. Chairman, Board of Studies in Biochemistry, YVU 2008 to till date.
10. I/c Quality Control, Dept. of Biochemistry,NIMS, Hyderabad 1993 to 2007.
Membership in Professional Societies/Bodies :
1. Member, Society for the study of reproduction, USA.
2. Member, Society for biological chemists, India.
3. Member, Indian society of general and comparative endocrinology, India.
4.Member, Indian society for the study of reproduction and fertility, India.
5. Member, New York Academy of Sciences, USA.
6. Member, Association of Clinical Biochemistry of India (ACBI), India
Achievements/Awards :
1. National Merit Scholarship, 1975.
2. Monthly fellowship of State Govt. at Degree level, 1977-80.
3. Dept. of Science & Technology, New Delhi – JRF & SRF.
4. NIH – Post doctoral fellowship, USA.
5. Member, Executive Council, YVU, Kadapa.
6. Member, Academic Council, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.
Memorandum of Understanding :
The Dept. of Biochemistry, Yogi Vemana Univesity, Kadapa entered into MoU with Dept of Biochemistry, RIMS, Kadapa to provide better clinical biochemistry services to patients, research, teaching and training.
Workshops / Advance training programs :
Attended workshop on “Protein purification, chemistry, enzyme kinetics, physico-chemical techniques and immunochemistry, VP Chest Insttitute, Delhi 1984”.
Particpated in Second Group Monitoring Workshop on DST funded projects in Medical Biology, Jan 4-5, 1988, Amla cancer Research Centre, Trichur, Kerela.
Workshop on use of Computers in Clinical Biochemistry, NIMS, Hyderabad, 1993.
Attended workshop on DNA probes in disease diagnosis, NIMS, Hyderabad, 1993.
Workshop on Laboratory Accreditation, CDR Hospitals, Hyderabad, November 2000.
ICMR Workshop on “Biomedical Communication”, NIMS, Hyderabad, September 2005.
Projects/ Clinical Mile stones/ Clinical Duties / Revenue Generated :
Ongoing Project with Dr. Ch. Mohan Rao, Director, CCMB – On the role of small Heat Shock protein, αB crystallin in Health & disease (to be completed)
Agri-Science Project – Food safety & Analysis, Afflatoxins & Bt evaluation in Agriculture products. 2008 to till date
“Effect of Drugs on human renal system – Doxorubysin” one of the team members, NIMS Project, Hyderabad.
successfully performed and supervised over 40 lakhs investigations on blood and body fluids of patients in 14 years time at NIMS, Hyderabad
successfully looked after quality control programme (Both internal QC and External QC) at NIMS, Hyderaba
managed the 24-hour emergency laboratory for nine years
Generated approximately Rs. 20.00 crores for NIMS as reflected by statistics of Biochemistry Investigations & duty rosters of the department.
Details of significant paper publications :
1. K. Vali Pasha & B.Sadasivudu Intracellular content of thiol compounds, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and gammaglutamyl transpeptidase in rat brain during anoxia. Neuroscience lett. 46, 209 (1984).
2. K. Vali Pasha and E.Vijayan Glutathione distribution in rat brain at different ages and the effect of intraventricular glutathione on gonadotropin levels in OVX / steroid primed rats. Brain Res. Bull. 22, 617, 1989.
3. K. Vali Pasha and E.Vijayan GSH levels and gamma - glutamyl transpeptidase activity in adult female rat brain after intraventricular injection of LHRH and somatostatin. Biochem.International.21(2),209-217,1990.
4. K. Vali Pasha and E.Vijayan Acute and short term effect of intraventricular somatostatin and LHRH injection on glutamate and GABA levels of rat brain. Biochem International 26, 7-15,1992.
5. M.Nadeem, P.C.Dandiya, K.V.Pasha, M.Imran, D.K.Balani and S.B.Vohra Hepatoprotective activity of some herbal formulations available in India, Indian Drugs, 33, 390, 1996.
6. M.Nadeem, P.C.Dandiya, K.V.Pasha, M.Imran, D.K.Balani and S.B.Vohra Hepatoprotective activity of Solanum nigrum fruits Fitoterapia, Volume LXVIII-N.3, 245-251,1997
7. K. Vali Pasha, Mahesh MRU & T. Malati Prolaction: Clinical significance. Clin.Proc. NIMS, 11,15,1996.
8. K. Vali Pasha, T. Malati, I. Dinakar & A.K.Sinha, Hyperprolactenmia in a case of giant internal carotid artery aneurysm. Clin.Proc. NIMS, 11,35,1996.
9. Rachel Jacob, K. Vali Pasha, Priscilla Chandran, TMalati, PV Rao, Vivekayra, T. Gangadhar, S.Jayatha Evaluation of Gonedo trophins, reproductive hormones in Indian Children. Singapore Association of Clinical Biochemistry News Letter 80, Jan 2006.
10. K. Vali Pasha Involvement of glutathione in puberty and FSH release. Neuroscience Letters, 423:78-81, 2007
Books / Book-Chapters :
K. Vali Pasha Author of prescribed text book for B.Sc. (Biochemistry) III year, published by Telugu Academy, First Edition 2010.
K. Vali Pasha & K. Seshagirirao – Unani and Homeopathy in Post-Graduate Diploma in Medicinal Botany Course-DMB 411. Editors Kottapally Seshagirirao, VS Raju & P. Apparao 71: 2006.
K. Vali Pasha & K. Seshagirirao – Quality Control & Certification of Medicinal Plants in Post-Graduate Diploma in Medicinal Botany Course-DMB 421.
K. Vali Pasha A book Chapter “What we know & What it does Cholesterol” in Medical Wonders 17: 2002.