Dr. Ramadass Balamurugan

Dr. Ramadass Balamurugan

Addl. Prof
Biochemistry

biochem_ramadass@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in

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Dr. Ramadass Balamurugan

Addl. Prof

Biochemistry

Degree / Diploma Year of Passing Subject Name of the University/ Institution
B.Sc. 1995-98 Medical Laboratory technology JIPMER
M.Sc. 1998-2001 Medical Biochemistry JIPMER
Ph.D. 2004-2008 Medical Biochemistry CMC, Vellore/ Tamilnadu DR.MGR Medical University
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Microbiome
  • Healthy Aging
  • Gut Biology
  • Malnutrition
  • Anemia
  • Bone Health
  • Environmental enteric Dysfunction

Awards & Scholarships Sponsoring Institute/ Meeting Period
Junior Research Fellowship ICMR (Competitive exam)

 

 2002
Indo-French Ph.D. Sandwich scholarship French Attaché, India / EGIDE, Paris

 

 2005-2006
Best Poster Certificate Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Jaipur.

 

 2004
Indo-French Post-Doctoral

Fellowship

 French Attaché, India / EGIDE, Paris

 

 2007
Best Poster Certificate Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Bangalore.

 

 2007
Travel Award Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Travel Award to attend Abelson Symposium on Microbiomes and 21st Century Medicine in AAAS, Washington DC.

 

 2012
GIDR Fogarty Fellowship Fogarty/ Research Trainee at Prof. Relman’s group at Stanford University& with Prof. Honorine Ward’s Lab at TUFTS Medical Center.

 

 2012-2013

 
Host to Bravo! Fellow NIH / University of Arizona

Undergraduate Biology Research Program

 2013
Host to Flinders University Graduate Student Flinders University

Ms. Elissa Mortimer

 

 2020
 

 

Short-term ICMR-DHR International Fellowship

for Senior Indian Bio-medical Scientists 2022-23

  

 

4 Weeks to collaborate with Dr LB Solomon, Royal Adelaide Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia.

  

 

 

2023

  1. Technical Evaluation Committee:
    1. Technical Expert Committee (TEC) of the Biotechnology Support Programme of the North Eastern Region (NER) by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
    2. Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) on Women & Child Health and Nutrition by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
  2. Scientific Advisory Group for “Maternal and Child Health Programs” supported under the Grand Challenges India initiative.
  3. ICMR Expert Committee member for the Gut Microbiome Research in India.

  • Anirvan P, Khan ZH, Bhuyan P, Dixit S, Dash R, Mishra P, Venugopal G, Balachander GM, Bharali P, Gogoi M, Panigrahi MK, Ranjit M, Ramadass B, Singh SP. Gut Microbiota and Genetic Polymorphisms Appear to Drive Disease Expression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Lean Individuals. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2025 May-Jun;15(3):102503. Epub 2025 Jan 13. PMID: 39996103.
  • Rout S, Dash R, Satish V, Venugopal G, Rao BN, Bandhyopadhyay D, Bhoi SK, Ramadass B. Exploring the role of acylated ghrelin and gut microbiome in delineating cognitive health in the elderly. Aging (Albany NY). 2025 Feb 7; Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39927883.
  • Sharma DK, Ramadass B, Callary SA, Meade A, Dash R, Clothier R, Atkins GJ, Solomon LB, Ramasamy B. The effect of prebiotic fibre on the gut microbiome and surgical outcomes in patients with prosthetic joint infection (PENGUIN) – study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (ACTRN12623001273673). Nutr J. 2024 Oct 25;23(1):132. PMID: 39455990.
  • Venugopal G, Dash R, Agrawal S, Ray S, Kumar Sahoo P, Ramadass B. A Novel Nutraceutical Supplement Lowers Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Levels upon a Carbohydrate-Rich Meal or Sucrose Drink Intake in Healthy Individuals-A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Feeding Study. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 11;16(14):2237. PMID: 39064681.
  • Mishra P, Singh SC, Ramadass B. Drug resistant epilepsy and ketogenic diet: A narrative review of mechanisms of action. World Neurosurg X. 2024 Feb 25;22:100328. PMID: 38444870.
  • Vivekanandan V, Khan ZH, Venugopal G, Musunuru B, Mishra P, Srivastava S, Ramadass B, Subhadra B. VagiBIOM Lactobacillus suppository improves vaginal health index in perimenopausal women with bacterial vaginosis: a randomized control trial. Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 9;14(1):3317. PMID: 38336815.
  • Venugopal G, Khan ZH, Dash R, Tulsian V, Agrawal S, Rout S, Mahajan P, Ramadass B. Predictive association of gut microbiome and NLR in anemic low middle-income population of Odisha- a cross-sectional study. Front Nutr. 2023 Jul 13;10:1200688. PMID: 37528994.
  • Sarkar S, Routhray S, Ramadass B, Parida PK. A Review on the Nasal Microbiome and Various Disease Conditions for Newer Approaches to Treatments. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Apr;75(Suppl 1):755-763. Epub 2022 Dec 8. PMID: 37206729.
  • Sarkar S, Magne F, Venugopal G, Purkait S, Mutha NVR, Maiti R, Sharma P, Ramadass B. Altered Nasal Microbiome in Atrophic Rhinitis: A Novel Theory of Etiopathogenesis and Therapy. Microorganisms. 2022 Oct 22;10(11):2092. PMID: 36363684.
  • Muppa V, Sahoo JS, Bakhara S, Balamurugan R, Gulla KM, Satapathy AK. Tissue Plasminogen Activator (t-PA) in a Neonate with Hypernatremic Dehydration. Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Jul 26. PMID: 35881215.
  • Panigrahi MK, Kaliaperumal V, Akella A, Venugopal G, Ramadass B. Mapping microbiome-redox spectrum and evaluating Microbial-Redox Index in chronic gastritis. Sci Rep. 2022 May 19;12(1):8450. PMID: 35589904.
  • Mukherjee D, Dash P, Ramadass B, Mangaraj M. Nanocurcumin in Oral Squamous Cancer Cells and Its Efficacy as a Chemo-Adjuvant. Cureus. 2022 May 2;14(5): e24678. PMID: 35663647.
  • Nasker SS, Nanda A, Ramadass B, Nayak S. Epidemiological Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Dynamics in the State of Odisha, India: A Yearlong Exploratory Data Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 25;18(21):11203. PMID: 34769722.
  • Ramasamy B, Magne F, Tripathy SK, Venugopal G, Mukherjee D, Balamurugan R. Association of Gut Microbiome and Vitamin D Deficiency in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: A Pilot Study. Nutrients. 2021 Apr 13;13(4):1272. PMID: 33924396.
  • Sanjeevi R, Jamwal KD, Dhar Chowdhury S, Ramadass B, Gayathri R, Dutta AK, Joseph JA, Ramakrishna BS, Chacko A. Assessment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in chronic pancreatitis patients using jejunal aspirate culture and glucose hydrogen breath test. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2021 Mar 17:1-6. PMID: 33730978.
  • Rajendiran E, Ramadass B, Ramprasath V. Understanding connections and roles of gut microbiome in cardiovascular diseases. Can J Microbiol. 2021 Feb;67(2):101-111. Epub 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33079568.
  • Magne F, Gotteland M, Gauthier L, Zazueta A, Pesoa S, Navarrete P, Balamurugan R. The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio: A Relevant Marker of Gut Dysbiosis in Obese Patients? Nutrients. 2020 May 19;12(5):1474. PMID: 32438689.
  • Sasidharan BK, Ramadass B, Viswanathan PN, Samuel P, Gowri M, Pugazhendhi S, Ramakrishna BS. A phase 2 randomized controlled trial of oral resistant starch supplements in the prevention of acute radiation proctitis in patients treated for cervical cancer. J Cancer Res Ther. 2019 Oct-Dec;15(6):1383-1391. PMID: 31898677.
  • Balamurugan R, Pugazhendhi S, Balachander GM, Dharmalingam T, Mortimer EK, Gopalsamy GL, Woodman RJ, Meng R, Alpers DH, Manary M, Binder HJ, Brown IL, Young GP, Ramakrishna BS. Effect of Native and Acetylated Dietary Resistant Starches on Intestinal Fermentative Capacity of Normal and Stunted Children in Southern India. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Oct 15;16(20). pii: E3922. PMID: 31618992.
  • Giriprasad V, Mechenro J, Balamurugan R, Ramakrishna BS. Frequency of HLA celiac disease risk alleles and haplotypes in healthy adults in Tamil Nadu. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2019 Apr;38(2):178-182. PMID: 31025255.
  • Chowdhury SD, George G, Ramakrishna K, Ramadass B, Pugazhendhi S, Mechenro J, Jeyaseelan L, Ramakrishna BS. Prevalence and factors associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease in southern India: A community-based study. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2019 Feb;38(1):77-82. PMID: 30790137.
  • Venugopal G, Mechenro J, Makharia G, Singh A, Pugazhendhi S, Balamurugan R, Ramakrishna BS. Sequential testing with different tissue transglutaminase antibodies, a new approach for diagnosis of celiac disease. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2017 Dec 22. PMID: 29270909.
  • Kalipatnapu S, Kuppuswamy S, Venugopal G, Kaliaperumal V, Ramadass B. Fecal total iron Concentration is inversely associated with Fecal Lactobacillus in preschool children. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Jan 11. PMID: 28076655.
  • Sandya RB, Ramadass B, Ramakrishna BS. Molecular analysis of the human fecal archaea in a southern Indian population. J. Biosci. Mar 2017;42(1): PMID:28229970.
  • Ramadass B, Rani B S, Pugazhendhi S, John K R, Ramakrishna BS. Faecal microbiota of healthy adults in south India: Comparison of a tribal & a rural population. Indian J Med Res 2017; 145:237-46: PMID:
  • Dinh DM, Ramadass B, Kattula D, Sarkar R, Braunstein P, Tai A, Wanke CA, Hassoun S, Kane AV, Naumova EN, Kang G, Ward HD. Longitudinal Analysis of the Intestinal Microbiota in Persistently Stunted Young Children in South India. PLoS One. 2016 May 26; 11(5): e0155405. PMID: 27228122.
  • Ramakrishna BS, Makharia GK, Chetri K, Dutta S, Mathur P, Ahuja V, Amarchand R, Balamurugan R, Chowdhury SD, Daniel D, Das A, George G, Gupta SD, Krishnan A, Prasad JH, Kaur G, Pugazhendhi S, Pulimood A, Ramakrishna K, Verma AK. Prevalence of Adult Celiac Disease in India: Regional Variations and Associations. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jan; 111(1):115-23. PMID: 26729543.
  • Balamurugan R, Chandragunasekaran AS, Chellappan G, Rajaram K, Ramamoorthi G, Ramakrishna BS. Probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria present in homemade curd in southern India. Indian J Med Res. 2014 Sep; 140(3):345-55. PMID: 25366201.
  • Kabeerdoss J, Ferdous S, Balamurugan R, Mechenro J, Vidya R, Santhanam S, Jana AK, Ramakrishna BS. Development of the gut microbiota in southern Indian infants from birth to 6 months: a molecular analysis. J Nutr Sci. 2013 Jun 19; 2: e18. PMID: 25191566.
  • Balamurugan R, Magne F, Balakrishnan D, Suau A, Ramani S, Kang G, Ramakrishna BS. Faecal bifidobacteria in Indian neonates & the effect of asymptomatic rotavirus infection during the first month of life. Indian J Med Res.2010 Dec; 132:721-7. PMID: 21245621.
  • Ramadass B, Dokladny K, Moseley PL, Patel YR, Lin HC. Sucrose co-administration reduces the toxic effect of lectin on gut permeability and intestinal bacterial colonization. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Oct; 55(10):2778-84. PMID: 20686845.
  • Pélissier MA, Vasquez N, Balamurugan R, Pereira E, Dossou-Yovo F, Suau A, Pochart P, Magne F. Metronidazole effects on microbiota and mucus layer thickness in the rat gut. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2010 Sep; 73(3): 601-10. PMID: 20579100.
  • Ramadass B, Chittaranjan S, Subramanian V, Ramakrishna BS. Fecal polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis IS6110 to distinguish Crohn’s disease from intestinal tuberculosis. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jul; 29(4):152-6. PMID: 20577845.
  • Balamurugan R, Mary RR, Chittaranjan S, Jancy H, Shobana Devi R, Ramakrishna BS. Low levels of faecal lactobacilli in women with iron-deficiency anaemia in south India. Br J Nutr. 2010 Oct; 104(7):931-4. PMID: 20447323.
  • Balamurugan R, George G, Kabeerdoss J, Hepsiba J, Chandragunasekaran AM, Ramakrishna BS. Quantitative differences in intestinal Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in obese Indian children. Br J Nutr. 2010 Feb; 103(3):335-8. PMID: 19849869.
  • Nanda Kumar NS, Balamurugan R, Jayakanthan K, Pulimood A, Pugazhendhi S, Ramakrishna BS. Probiotic administration alters the gut flora and attenuates colitis in mice administered dextran sodium sulfate. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Dec; 23(12):1834-9. PMID: 19120873.
  • Pugazhendhi S, Amte A, Balamurugan R, Subramanian V, Ramakrishna BS. Common NOD2 mutations are absent in patients with Crohn’s disease in India. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008 Sep-Oct; 27(5):201-3. PMID: 19112191.
  • Balamurugan R, Janardhan HP, George S, Chittaranjan SP, Ramakrishna BS. Bacterial succession in the colon during childhood and adolescence: molecular studies in a southern Indian village. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Dec; 88(6):1643-7. PMID: 19064526.
  • Balamurugan R, Balaji V, Ramakrishna BS. Estimation of faecal carriage of Clostridium difficile in patients with ulcerative colitis using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Indian J Med Res. 2008 May; 127(5):472-7. PMID: 18653911.
  • Balamurugan R, Rajendiran E, George S, Samuel GV, Ramakrishna BS. Real-time polymerase chain reaction quantification of specific butyrate-producing bacteria, Desulfovibrio and Enterococcus faecalis in the feces of patients with colorectal cancer. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Aug; 23(8 Pt 1):1298-303. PMID: 18624900.
  • Balamurugan R, Janardhan HP, George S, Raghava MV, Muliyil J, Ramakrishna BS. Molecular studies of fecal anaerobic commensal bacteria in acute diarrhea in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008 May; 46(5):514-9. PMID: 18493205.
  • Balamurugan R, Selvaraj N, Bobby Z, Sathiyapriya V. Increased glycated haemoglobin level in non-diabetic nephrotic children is associated with oxidative stress. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2007 Apr-Jun; 51(2):153-9. PMID: 18175659.
  • Balamurugan R, Venkataraman S, John KR, Ramakrishna BS. PCR amplification of the IS6110 insertion element of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in fecal samples from patients with intestinal tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 May; 44(5):1884-6. PMID: 16672431.
  • Balamurugan R, Bobby Z, Selvaraj N, Nalini P, Koner BC, Sen SK. Increased protein glycation in non-diabetic pediatric nephrotic syndrome: possible role of lipid peroxidation. Clin Chim Acta. 2003 Nov; 337(1-2):127-32. PMID: 14568188.
  • Without PMID
  • Banik S, Ramadass B. Fecal microbiota transplantation: Applications and challenges in India. Gastroenterol Hepatol Endosc Pract 2023;3:44-8.
  • Venkatesh K, Ramadass B. A perspective on gut health: The redox potential and pH. Gastoentrol Hepatol Endosc Pract 2023;3: 12-6.
  • Premkumar K, Ramadass B, Ramakrishna BS. Fecal microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease: Studies of lactobacillus and bifidobacteria diversity. Gastroenterol Hepatol Endosc Pract 2022; 2:91-5.
  • Sahu, S., Taywade, M., Ramadass, B. et al.Expanding the collation of urinary biomarkers in improving the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries (2021).
  • S Sahu, M Taywade, GK Saharia, B Ramadass; Uromodulin-Glycated Hemoglobin ratio plays the Trump in Diabetic Nephropathy Detection-A Case-Control Study. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine 12 (1) Jan/Feb 2021, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p7-11. 5p.
  • Mahajan PB, Ramakrishna BS, Kapil U, Ramadass B. Supplementation of higher doses of Iron in programmes to control anaemia is a double-edged sword. Indian J Comm Health. 2018; 30, Supp: 04-08.
  • R Balamurugan, Sucharita PC, C Aarthi Merlin, and BS Ramakrishna. Molecular detection of the butyrate-producing ruminal bacterium, Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, in the feces of rural South Indians. Microb Ecology in Health and Disease, 2009; 21; 38-43.
  • PRJVC Boopalan, Samuel BC, Balamurugan, N.S. Nandakumar, A. Sabareeswaran and M Mohanty. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) treatment for fracture healing. Current Orthopaedic Practice, 20(4):423-428, Aug 2009.

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Areas of Interest
    • Clinical Nutrition
    • Microbiome
    • Healthy Aging
    • Gut Biology
    • Malnutrition
    • Anemia
    • Bone Health
    • Environmental enteric Dysfunction