Dr. Raje Siddiraju Upendra Associate Professor

Specialization

Biotechnology Engineering

Areas Of Interest

Multidisciplinary-Applied Engineering

Programs Organised

• Conferences Organised - 2
• FDP’s Organised - 3
• Workshops Organised - 2
• Seminars Organised - 2

Qualification

Ph.D.

Passing Year

2017

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Experience - 21 Years
• Industry Experience - 1 Years

Awards & Recognition

• Leads DST-funded STI Hub for community empowerment through applied engineering.
• STI Hub recognized by the PMO for transformative rural impact.
• Won 4× “Project of the Year” awards from KSCST (2015, 2016, 2018, 2025).
• Research Excellence Award (BNMIT, 2024).
• REVA Excellence Award (2023).
• Honored with Best Teacher Award (REVA University, 2021).
• Lead Trainer at Biocon-KGI (2016–2017), praised for hands-on molecular engineering mentorship.
• Discovered 3 novel lovastatin-producing fungal strains; data submitted to NCBI GenBank, cultures at MTCC-IMTECH.
• Multiple national/international conference awards and top academic ranks (II rank, M.Tech Biotechnology, JNTU).
• Served on judicial and technical committees, exemplifying leadership in sustainable research.
• Bridges translational bioengineering with sustainable technology innovation.

FDP’s

5

Workshops

3

Conferences FDP's

25

Seminars

10

Workshops / FDP's

8

Training programs

2

Vidwan ID/Profile URL

https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/230790

Scopus ID/Google Scholar ID

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_a9tiDcAAAAJ

Funded Project (amount sanctioned)

• 3.9 Crore (DST-STI Hub, DST-SHRI, VGST-TRIP, KSCST, KSBDB, NRDC).
• Editorial Board Member: Cambridge Scholars Publishers.
• Consultancy – Academic & Research: 20 Lakhs.

PhDs Guided/PhDs Guiding

5 Guiding

Publications In Refereed Journals

124 (Patents: 17, Book Chapters: 11, NCBI-24, International: 40+25, National: 09

Publications In Conferences

10

Patents Copyrights

• Total Patents Published / Granted - Granted (04) + Published (17)
• Copyrights Published - 8

Books Published

Book Chapters: 11,

Consultancy Amount Generated

10,00,000

UG / PG Projects

More than 25