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Dr R. Satyanarayana

Dr R. Satyanarayana View All

Professor & HoD

School of Health Sciences

Prof. R. Satyanarayana is an accomplished academician, researcher, and innovator with over 25 years of distinguished experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. He is currently serving at The Apollo University, where he joined in 2019, and has played a pivotal role in advancing interdisciplinary education, research, and global collaborations. He is also associated as a Visiting Professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, USA.

Prof. Satyanarayana has made significant contributions to the fields of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Stem Cell Research, Biomedical Sciences, and Healthcare Technology. He has authored more than 85 research publications, including over 50 papers indexed in SCOPUS journals, reflecting his strong commitment to high-impact scientific research. In addition, he has published two international textbooks and three scholarly book chapters in emerging areas of healthcare and biomedical innovation.

A prolific innovator, Prof. Satyanarayana has been granted eight patents spanning engineering, healthcare technology, and medical sciences. His research excellence has attracted prestigious funded projects from leading Government of India agencies, including Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, University Grants Commission, Department of Biotechnology, and Indian Council of Medical Research. He has successfully completed multiple sponsored research projects with a cumulative value exceeding ₹8.75 Crores.

Prof. Satyanarayana completed his Ph.D. as a Senior Research Fellow under an Indo-German collaborative research programme in Germany, which further strengthened his international research exposure and scientific expertise.

Throughout his academic career, Prof. Satyanarayana has held several key leadership and coordination roles at The Apollo University. These include Coordinator of Academic Affairs and lead coordinator for strategic collaborations with renowned institutions and organizations such as Microsoft, Aurobindo Pharma, University of Hyderabad, Monash University, Australia and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA. He also serves as the Head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences.

An inspiring research mentor, Prof. Satyanarayana has successfully guided eleven Ph.D. scholars, whose theses are archived in Shodhganga under the INFLIBNET Centre, University Grants Commission, Ministry of Education, Government of India.

In recognition of his scholarly expertise, Prof. Satyanarayana serves as a reviewer for reputed international journals published by Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, and SAGE Publications.

    • Graduation In :

      B. PHARMACY

    • Graduation From :

      OSMANIA UNIVERSITY

    • Graduation Year :

      2001

    • Post Graduation In :

      M. TECH BIOTECHNOLOGY

    • Post Graduation From :

      JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVESRITY HYDERABAD

    • Post Graduation Year :

      2005

    • Doctorate In :

      BIOTECHNOLOGY

    • Doctorate From :

      JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

    • Doctorate Year :

      2012

    • The Apollo University, Chittoor from 2019- till date

    • GITAM University, Visakhapatnam from 2010-2019

    • Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad from 2008-2010

    • MIC College of Technology, Vijayawada from 2005 to 2008

    • Assistant Professor & SV College of Pharmacy from 2001 to 2002

    • Satyanarayana Rentala, Ravi Raju Tatapudi, Prasad Gullipalli, Aruna Lakshmi Komarraju et al., High Prevalence of CKD of Unknown Etiology in Uddanam, India, Kidney International Reports (2019) 4, 380–389 (Impact Factor 6.234)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala; Ramakrishna Chintala; Manohar Guda; Madhuri Chintala; Aruna Lakshmi Komarraju; Lakshmi Narasu Mangamoori, “Atorvastatin inhibited Rho-associated kinase 1 (ROCK1) and Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) mediated adhesion and differentiation of CD133+CD44+ prostate cancer stem cells”, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Volume 441, Issue 3, 22 November 2013, Pages 586–592 (Impact Factor 3.57)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala, Prameela Devi Yalavarthi & Lakshmi Narasu Mangamoori “α1 and β1 integrins enhance homing and differentiation of cultured prostate cancer stem cells”, Nature Publishing Group – Asian Journal of Andrology 2010 July; 12 (4): pp.548-55. (Impact Factor 3.3)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala, Murali Mohan Sagar Balla, Satish Khurana and Asok Mukhopadhayay “MDR1 gene expression enhances long-term engraftibility of cultured bone marrow cells” Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2005, , Vol 335 (3). Pages 957-964 (Impact Factor 3.57)
    • Kamaraju, Jahnavi Rama Madhuri; Kanchi, Raghavendra Rao; Borra, Rajesh Kumar; Reniguntla, Padma Suvarna; Rentala, Satyanarayana, Synthesis, characterization and anti-cancer applications of ytterbium doped gadolinium molybdate nanophosphor compound, Materials Express, Volume 9, Number 8, November 2019, pp. 882-894(13) (Impact Factor 2.0)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala, Sagar BM, Gopal PN, Sharma S, Mukhopadhyay A “Fibronectin and laminin enhance engraftibility of cultured hematopoietic stem cells” Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2006 Dec 1;350(4):1000-1005. (Impact Factor 3.57)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala, Vema Reddy Bheeram, Saratchandra Babu Mukkamala et al., Gamma ray enhanced Vis-NIR photoluminescence and cytotoxicity of biocompatible silica coated Nd3+ doped GdPO4 nanophosphors, Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research B 440 (2019) 11–18 (Impact Factor 1.2)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala, Sivarama Prasad Darsi, Sreedhar Surampudi, Ram Reddy Barra, Adi Reddy Kamireddy et al., Differential Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analysis between Embryonic Cells and Aged Cells Confirms that Embryo is a Plethora of Rejuvenating Molecules, J Stem Cell Res Ther, Vol.9 Iss.6 No:1000453 (Impact Factor 2.2)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala and Lakshmi Narasu Mangamoori, “Isolation, Characterization and Mobilization of Prostate Cancer Tissue Derived CD133+ MDR1+ Cells”, Journal of Stem Cells ISSN: 1556-8539, volume 5(2) pp.75-81. (Impact Factor = 2.0) (SCI Indexed)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala,Sudhakar Konada, Ramakrishna Chintala, Lakshmi Narasu Mangamoori,  Suryanarayana Murthy Upadhyayula and Sarva Mangala Dhurjeti, Docking studies of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Damnacanthal and Scopoletin with human lens gamma D-crystalline, 2013; 9(14): 721–724. (Impact Factor = 1.5) (SCI Indexed)
    • Veera Brahmam Alugolu, Satyanarayana Rentala, Aruna Lakshmi Komarraju and Uma Devi Parimi, “Docking studies of piperine-iron conjugate with human CYP450 3A4”, Bioinformation 9(7): 334-338 (2013)  (Impact Factor = 1.5) (SCI Indexed)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala, Immunopathology of chikungunya infection: An overview, MOLECULAR MEDICINE Bench to Bedside and Beyond, 2018, ISBN 978-81-936756-0-1 (Book Chapter),
    • Satyanarayana Rentala, Umamaheswara Rao Ganguru, Prameela Devi Yalavarthy and Lakshmi Narasu Mangamoori, “Artificial Intelligence in Medical Field” – a book chapter in Biomedical Engineering and Information Systems: Technologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Anupam Shukla and Ritu Tiwari, Medical information science reference publishers, IGI Global, 2010, Pages: 259-276. (Book Chapter)
    • Satyanarayana Rentala, Sreedhar Surampudi, and Sivaramaprasad Darsi Stem Cells: A Therapeutic Approach – Niche and Hallmarks of Cancer Stem Cells, published by Shineeks, Deeper Knowledge Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-63278-941-9 Volume 1, 2021     (Text Book)