Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Rayalam is the recipient of the first ‘Virbac Animal Health - Soloxine Award’ for her work on feline thyrotropin during her doctoral program and is a Morris Animal Foundation Fellow. Before joining PCOM, Dr. Rayalam worked as a research faculty in the Dept. of Animal and Dairy Science at the University of Georgia. Her major research interests are in the fields of obesity, post-menopausal osteoporosis and phytochemicals. Dr. Rayalam has authored/co-authored over 30 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed several chapters to the text/reference books for DVM and graduate students. Her work on phytochemicals and obesity is patented and has been cited in several magazines including Women’s World.
Teaching has always been a passion for Dr. Rayalam. She primarily teaches physiology and pathophysiology to first-year PharmD students and is also involved in teaching multiple courses across the PharmD curriculum.
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About Srujana Rayalam
Dr. Rayalam is the recipient of the first ‘Virbac Animal Health - Soloxine Award’ for her work on feline thyrotropin during her doctoral program and is a Morris Animal Foundation Fellow. Before joining PCOM, Dr. Rayalam worked as a research faculty in the Dept. of Animal and Dairy Science at the University of Georgia. Her major research interests are in the fields of obesity, post-menopausal osteoporosis and phytochemicals. Dr. Rayalam has authored/co-authored over 30 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed several chapters to the text/reference books for DVM and graduate students. Her work on phytochemicals and obesity is patented and has been cited in several magazines including Women’s World.
Teaching has always been a passion for Dr. Rayalam. She primarily teaches physiology and pathophysiology to first-year PharmD students and is also involved in teaching multiple courses across the PharmD curriculum.
| Present | Associate Professor, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ‐ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2017 - Present | Synergistic anti-obesity effects of immunomodulatory glycans and phytochemicals |
| CSRO | |
| Role: PI | |
| $10,000 | |
| 2016 | Role of AMPK pathway in xanthohumol induced anti-obesity effects |
| CSRO | |
| Role: PI | |
| $13,000 | |
| 2016 | Synergistic effects of phytochemicals and immunomodulatory glycans LNFPIII on the beiging of adipocytes: a novel therapeutic approach for obesity |
| CCDA | |
| Role: PI | |
| $9,600 | |
| 2014 | Anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory and pro-osteogenic effects of phytochemicals plus vitamin D in post-menopausal rat model |
| PCOM | |
| Role: PI | |
| $9,600 | |
| 2014 | The search for compounds that stimulate thermogenesis and induce transdifferentiation of white to beige adipocytes |
| PCOM | |
| Role: PI | |
| $8,600 | |
| 2012 | Phytochemicals induce transdifferentiation of white to brown like adipocytes |
| PCOM | |
| Role: PI | |
| $16,500 | |
| 2012 | Vitamin D and Phytochemicals for Prevention of Obesity and Osteoporosis |
| CCDA | |
| Role: PI | |
| $9,600 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science | Member, American Society for Nutrition | Member, American Veterinary Medical Association | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Biochimie | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of animal science and biotechnology | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Lipids in health and disease | Grant Review Panel, National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) Exploratory Research program | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Nutrients | Ad Hoc Reviewer, PLOS One | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Physiological Research | Member, Phytomedicine | Member, The Endocrine Society | Member, The Obesity Society |
Honors and Awards
- Teacher of the Year 2016, PCOM School of Pharmacy
- Educator of Excellence - Champions of Healthcare – PCOM GA Campus, 2015
- Teacher of the Year 2015, PCOM School of Pharmacy
- Peach Award 2013, PCOM School of Pharmacy
- Virbac Animal Health - Soloxine Award for achievement in excellence of endocrinology
- Morris Animal Foundation Fellow
- Veterinary Medical Experiment Station Fellowship, University of Georgia, 2002
- Indian Association of Lady Veterinarians-Chapter Book Prize, 2001
- Teacher of the Year 2018, PCOM School of Pharmacy
Courses
- Anatomy Lab
- Integrated Therapeutics IV
- Immunology and Microbiology
- Physiology and Pathophysiology I and II
| PhD, University of Georgia | ||
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| BVSc&AH (DVM), Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University | ||
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Contact Information
P: 678-407-7358
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