Dr. Kali Kishore Reddy Tetala

Designation : Associate Professor Grade 2
School / Centre : Centre for Bio Separation Technology
Department : Biotechnology

Educational Details

Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Ph.D.
BioAnalytical Chemistry - Thesis title: Microfluidic devices for sample clean-up and screening of biological
Graduated in 2009

Southampton University, U. K.

M.Phil
Organic Chemistry - Thesis title: Palladium catalysed synthesis of α, β-unsaturated amidines and imidates
Graduated in 2004

K.G.R.L college, Andhra University, India

M.Sc
Organic Chemistry
Graduated in 2002

A.V college, Osmania University, India

UG
Maths, Physics, Chemistry
Graduated in 1999

Post Doctoral Experiences

1. 01/07/2012-31/06/2013; Inorganic membrane group, University of Twente, The Netherlands. Develop Solvent resistant nanofiltration membranes 2. 01/04/2009-30/06/2012;Biomaterials Science and Technology group, University of Twente, The Netherlands. Development of polymeric particle embedded diversed poly mixed matrix membrane platform for the adsorption of valuable oligosaccharide components from complex food streams 3. 01/10/2008-31/03/2009; Food and Bioprocess Engineering group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Micro-structured devices for affinity separation of oligosaccharides from food process streams

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Material (polymer; nano & hybrid) development
  • (Bio)molecule separation
  • (Bio)molecular sensors
  • Microfluidic device development
  • Surface chemistry

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Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Synthesis of boquet dendrimers for drug delivery systems Role: Co-PI. 27/12/2016-01/04/2019; Fund: Rs. 80 Lakhs KAUST, Saudi Arabia
Identification of the efficient dose for tumor regression using PEO dendrimer drug conjugate delivery system Role: Co-PI. 15-11-2022. to 15-05-2023; Fund. Rs. 16,38,756 KAUST, Saudi Arabia

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
A simple, rapid and affordable vitamin D diagnostic microfluidic strip. Role: PI; 12/2022-Present; Fund: Rs. 20.14 Lakhs ICMR, India

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Immobilized Metal-ion Affinity (IMA) microfluidic system for probing proteins at molecular and cellular levels Role: PI; 06/2015-06/2018; Fund: Rs. 25.97 Lakhs SERB, India (under Young scientist scheme)
A simple and robust microchip to screen post translational modifications in Human Plasma. Role: PI. 14/03/2019-13/09/2022; Fund: Rs. 28.60 Lakhs SERB, India (CRG grant)
A simple microfluidic diagnostic chip for rapid and sensitive evaluation of Vitamin D deficiency. Role: PI. 24/09/2019-23/09/2022; Fund Rs. 36.45 Lakhs DBT, India
Development of Benzothiazole-derivatives grafted microfluidic device for screening of Amyloids Role: Co-PI. 12/2020-06/2022; Fund Rs. 10 Lakhs ICMR, India
Structure based inhibitors design for Lpx-H (UDP-diacylglucosamine pyrophosphohydrolase) involved in Gram-negative bacterial lipid A biosynthesis Role: Co-PI. 08/2019-07/02/2023; Fund: Rs. 32.11 Lakhs ICMR, India

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
Tetala, K. K. R., Lokesh Kumar, A sensor electrode for vitamin D3 detection and a process of preparation thereof. Status: Patent Published. Date: 16-04-2025 (Filed date). 202541036766
Tetala, K. K. R., Lokesh Kumar, Metal oxide nanoparticle based ferricyanide nanocomposite redox mediator for biosensor applications. Status: Patent Published. Date: 31-05-2024 (Filed date) 202441042587
Priyankar Sen, Tetala, K. K. R., Miracalin P, Device and method for detecting amyloids in a sample. Status: Patent published. Date: 27-01-2025 (Filed date). 202541006380
Tetala, K. K. R., Megala U, A sensor for vitamin D detection and process for fabrication thereof. Status: Patent filed. Date: 15-07-2024 (Filed date) 202411051686

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Chapter title: Nanomaterial grafted microfluidic columns for biomolecule separation at analytical scale. Konala, A., Tetala, K. K. R. Book Title: Nanomaterials in chromatography: Current Trends in chromatographic research technology and techniques. Editor: Chaudery, M. H.. ISBN no. 9780128127926 Elsevier 2018
Chapter title: Bioaffinity monolith microfluidic chromatography. Tetala, K. K. R. Book Title: Affinity Chromatography, Methods and protocols: Editors: B. Vijayalakshmi Ayyar, Sushrut Arora. ISBN no. 9781071621769 Springer Nature 2022
Chapter title: Development of Drug resistance. Divyapriya Karthikeyan, Sudhir Kumar Pal, Mukesh Kumar, Kali Kishore Reddy Tetala, Punit Kaur, Sanjit Kumar. Book title: Current Developments in the Detection and Control of Multi Drug Resistance. Editors: Sanket Kaushik, Nagendra singh ISBN no. 9789815049886 Bentham Science Publishers Ltd 2022
Chapter title: Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and new targets to address current drug resistance. Divyapriya Karthikeyan, Sudhir Kumar Pal, Mukesh Kumar, Kali Kishore Reddy Tetala, Punit Kaur, Sanjit Kumar. Book title: Current Developments in the Detection and Control of Multi Drug Resistance. Editors: Sanket Kaushik, Nagendra singh. ISBN no. 9789815049886 Bentham Science Publishers Ltd 2022

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • • Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Advisory Award at VIT, Vellore for the Scheme: Fast track research Initiative (FTRI-2019), VIT, Vellore (2019)
  • • “Young Scientist Award” in International conference on Antibiotic resistance breakers and Diagnostic biomarkers (ICARB), BSAR Crescent University, Chennai, India (2017)
  • • Gold Medal for “outstanding performance in Academics” from K.G.R.L College, Bhimavaram (1999-2001)
  • • IAAM Young Scientist Award from International Association of Advanced Materials, 24 Sep 2024, Jodhpur, India.
  • • Our Analytical Methods paper (2023) was selected as Outside front cover page

International Collaborations

  • Dr. Teris A. van Beek, Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry department, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
  • Dr. Dimitrios Stamatialis, Professor, Advanced Organ bioengineering and Therapeutics (TNW-BET-AOT), University Twente, The Netherlands
  • Dr. Yves Gnanou, Professor, KAUST, Saudi Arabia

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