AIIMS Professor on Clinical Psychology and its Scope in India
2025-02-12 11:00 - 12:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Zoom
The Department of Psychology at SRM University-AP is organising an invited guest talk by Dr Barre Vijaya Prasad, an distinguished figure in the field of Psychology. Dr Prasad will speak on “Clinical Psychology and its scope in India”. The session will be held virtually on February 12, 2025 is aimed at psychology students and subject enthusiasts. Join the zoom session to get insights on the topic.
About the Speaker:
Dr Vijaya Prasad is a seasoned psychologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology Department of Psychiatry at AIIMS, New Delhi with a doctorate from the Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad.His specialisations include Clinical Psychology, Rehabilitation Psychology & Psychooncology. Dr Prasad is a recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the European Society for Medical Oncology, to name a few. He has to his credit several projects from governmental agencies such as Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Department of Biotechnology and the like. With extensive research experience, Dr Barre Vijaya Proasad focuses on effective psychotherapies and empowerment of differently-abled individuals, contributing significantly to the field through publications and guidance in various projects.

From Mechanisms to Therapies: Expert Talk by Dr Kotla Sivareddy
2025-02-12 15:30 - 16:30 | S209, Level 2, New Academic Block
The Department of Biological Sciences is organising an Expert Talk titled “Senescence-Associated Cardiovascular Dysfunction: From Mechanisms to Therapies.” This session will be delivered by Dr Kotla Sivareddy, an eminent Professor in the Department of Cardiology at the Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
About the Speaker:
Dr Kotla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bangalore India, where he focused on foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) biology, including vaccine efficacy and immune responses.
Dr Kotla’s post-doctoral work at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center centered on redox regulation in vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis, and he was later promoted to Research Instructor. In 2017, he joined MD Anderson, where his research focuses on understanding cardiotoxicity associated with cancer therapies. Using transgenic and knockout mouse models, his work integrates molecular biology, cell-based assays, metabolism, and mitochondrial biology to uncover cardiovascular damage in cancer patients and develop strategies to reduce this toxicity.
In addition to his research, Dr Kotla plays an active role in leadership within several professional societies, including the ATVB Leadership Council, NAVBO, and SFRBM. He has also contributed to the scientific community through his service on peer-review study sections for both the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health, where he recently served as an ad-hoc member of the Radiation Therapeutic Biological (RTB) Study Section.
The talk promises to provide valuable insights into the mechanisms of senescence-associated cardiovascular dysfunction as well as potential therapeutic strategies.
