Dr Vetriselvan is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and coordinator of the Master’s and PhD programmes at MAHSA University. His area of research expertise is ethanol-induced metabolic disorders and target therapy. He has more than thirteen years of teaching and research experience with different universities. He is associated with the Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS), the Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP), the Malaysian Scientific Association (MSA), the Indian Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (IACP), the Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology (MSPP), and the Einstein Research Academy (ERA).
Pharmacology is the scientific discipline that involves drugs, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic implications. It is a multidisciplinary science that encompasses professionals with a wide variety of scientific skills, including Medicine, Pharmacy, Biomedical Science, and Nursing.
While Dr Vetriselvan’s experiences in undergraduate and postgraduate studies have been diverse, he has found research to be unquestionably the most essential and rewarding component of his career. Committing himself to scientific research has instilled an investigative mindset, a passion for the scientific process, and an appreciation for pharmacological research studies. Research has proven to be a fantastic supplement to his postgraduate coursework, strengthening his conceptual understanding of his academic and research performance. Participating in research and the consequent interactions with his peers and advisors has provided him with a hard and soft skills toolbox that has paid dividends in his coursework and professional relationships. He first began his research as a freshman in Dr Manavalan's lab in the Annamalai University Department of Pharmacy, investigating the mechanism of drug dissolution in different hypoglycemic drugs.
He primarily assisted with graduate students’ research projects and various tasks throughout the laboratory investigating the biochemical interactions of test drugs. His previous research experience allowed him to pursue a Master's and research studies. In addition, having time to learn the techniques while being closely mentored in the lab provided a valuable opportunity to increase his efficiency and gain confidence in his work at the lab bench. Taking additional time to understand the scientific background, purpose, and significance of his new lab skills also helped immensely in his related scientific coursework.
Recent work has shown ethanol-associated liver disease and treatment strategies, essential to identifying the targeted therapy. He designed the ethanol consumption with different percentages for this project to detect metabolic abnormalities and cytotoxicity mechanisms. Successful completion of this research provided a high-throughput method of finding to identify the pathogenesis markers and holding the potential to lead to promising new therapeutic plans and forms of drug delivery for the treatment of diseases related to metabolic disorders, such as hepatitis. In 2007, he also wrote a detailed scientific proposal to use his screen to discover ethanol-induced toxicity in the rat model, performed in Natural Remedies Research Centre, Bangalore. He researched this project to continue through 2006-2016 at SASTRA and OPJS University to pursue these goals. In addition, his experience presenting his work to a scientific audience greatly improved his ability to communicate his ideas in research and exchange innovative thoughts and concepts with his peers.
Although he found the research in Professor Dr Victor Rajamaickam's lab stimulating, he sought work more closely related to toxicity studies. Because of his interest in phytopharmacology research, his research has focused on two similar projects, both involving the toxicity models and related therapeutic studies. Working with Joshua lab allowed him to view how scientists can directly apply analysis to the clinic. In addition, the results of this project were presented at the International scientific conference, Masterskill University College of Health Sciences, Malaysia; November 2 and 4, 2011. As a result, additional scientist guidance has contributed several different skills to his growing toolbox of research skills, including proficiency in the handling of small animals, drug administration, and surgical techniques, which has given him a wonderful experience. The ability to see his research directly impacting the treatment strategies with metabolic diseases has been incredibly rewarding to him. His work on this research area has resulted in several abstracts and presentations at international conferences in the years 2011-2020.
With his research experience, he was allowed to participate in the experimental design process collaboratively. In both Victor’s and Joshua’s labs, he has had the opportunity to work with his mentors to draft and submit scientific research proposals. Moreover, this has provided valuable practice expressing his ideas to peers to support his work. Working from these labs while taking a full course schedule for the entire year helped him with time-management skills, as he was required to constantly communicate with members of both labs and to prioritise tasks based on their relative importance. Subsequently, he recently published book chapters, many scientific papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals, and filed research patents in different countries.
Currently, he holds the position of an executive member of the Indian Pharmacological Society (overseas) and Vice President of APP (Malaysia).
MAHSA University's MSc and PhD by Research programme enables students to embark on research topics such as Biological Science, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Biomaterial Science, Tissue Engineering, Clinical, Dentistry, Drug Discovery, and Social Medicine, among others that relate to Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, and Health Science.
More Info: https://mahsa.edu.my/pdf/MAHSA_MSc_PhD_Research.pdf
CONTACT DETAILS:
Dr Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, PhD, Cert. Health Res (CHRF)
Associate Professor
Postgraduate and PhD programme (By Research) Coordinator
Department of Pharmacology
Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience & Nursing
MAHSA University
EC Member (overseas), Indian Pharmacological Society
Level 7, Main Building, Bandar Saujana Putra, 42610 Jenjarom, Selangor. Malaysia.