About Me:
Born in India
Marital Status: Married, 2 children and 3 grand children
Education:
Degree | Major | Year | College / University |
---|---|---|---|
BSc (Ag.) | Agricultural Science | 1968 | Agricultural College, Bapatla (AP) India |
MSc (Ag.) | Biochemistry | 1971 | G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (Pantnagar (UP) India) |
Ph.D. | Biochemistry | 1977 | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore India |
Positions held in Penn State since 1994:
- In the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology:
- Teaching Professor, 1/2018 till now; Senior Lecturer II, 2012-2017; Senior Lecturer I, 2009-2016
- Lecturer, 2004-2009; Instructor, 2001-2004
- Prior to joining BMB department, I worked as a Senior Research Associate in Veterinary Science department in Penn State 1994-2001.
- Teaching Professor, 1/2018 till now; Senior Lecturer II, 2012-2017; Senior Lecturer I, 2009-2016
- Before I started at Penn State I worked as :
- Senior Scientist in Ciba Corning Diagnostics, Oberlin, Ohio, 1988-1993.
- Assistant Professor, department of Biochemistry, University Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine, 1986-1988
- Post-doctoral Research Associate at the Hormel Institute, Univ. MN, Austin, MN, 1979-1986
- Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, MI, 1978-1979
- Senior Scientist in Ciba Corning Diagnostics, Oberlin, Ohio, 1988-1993.
Courses Taught:
- BMB- 212,342/442, 437, 443W for the past 18 years.
- In addition, BMB 401 and BMB 411 for one semester.
- BiSci 1 and BMB444 for 3 semesters.
Honors and Awards:
- Mrs. C. V. Hanumantha Rao Medal awarded by the Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, for the best publication in the Science faculty during 1978-79.
- Althouse Outstanding Teaching Award -2005/2006
Selected Publications:
- Padala V. Reddy, V. Natarajan, and P.S. Sastry (1976) Hydrolysis of sphingomyelin with hydrofluoric acid. Chem. Phys. Lipids 17, 373-377.
- Padala V. Reddy and P.S. Sastry (1978) Effect of undernutrition on the metabolism of phospholipids and gangliosides in developing rat brain. Brit. J. Nutr. 40, 403-411.
- Padala V. Reddy and P.S. Sastry (1978) Effect of malnutrition on Na-K-Mg ATPase in developing rat brain. Ind. J. Biochem. Biophys. 15, 490-492.
- Padala V. Reddy, A. Das, and P.S. Sastry (1979) Quantitative and qualitative changes in myelin of undernourished and protein malnourished rat brains. Brain Res. 161, 227-235.
- Padala V. Reddy and P.S. Sastry (1979) Studies on neurotransmitter stimulated phospholipid metabolism with cerebral tissue suspension. A possible biochemical correlate of synaptogenesis in normal and undernourished rats. Brain Res. 168, 287-298.
- Padala V. Reddy, S. Azhar, and K.M.J. Menon (1980) Multiple inhibitory actions of LHRH agonist on LH/HCG receptor mediated ovarian responses. Endocrinology 107, 930-936.
- Padala V. Reddy and K.M.J. Menon (1981) Existence of multiple molecular forms of LH in rat: Differences in immunological and biological activities between stored and circulating forms. Acta Endocrinol. 97, 33-41.
- Padala V. Reddy and H.H.O. Schmid (1981) On the role of long chain aldehydes in mammalian plasmalogen biosynthesis. J. Neurochem. 37, 238-242.
- V. Natarajan, Padala V. Reddy, P. C. Schmid, and H.H.O. Schmid (1981) On the biosynthesis and metabolism of N-acylethanolamine phospholipids in infarcted dog heart. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 664, 445-448.
- V. Natarajan, Padala V. Reddy, P.C. Schmid, and H.H.O. Schmid (1982) N-Acylation of ethanolamine phospholipids in canine myocardium. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 712, 342-355.
- Padala V. Reddy, V. Natarajan, P.C. Schmid, and H.H.O. Schmid (1983) N-Acylation of dog heart ethanolamine phospholipids by transacylase activity. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 750, 472-480.
- Padala V. Reddy, P.C. Schmid, V. Natarajan, and H.H.O. Schmid (1983) The role of cardiolipin as an acyl donor in dog heart N-acylethanolamine phospholipid biosynthesis. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 751, 241‑246.
- P.C. Schmid, Padala V. Reddy, V. Natarajan, and H.H.O. Schmid (1983) Metabolism of N‑acylethanolamine phospholipids by a mammalian phosphodiesterase of the phospholipase D type. J. Biol. Chem. 258, 9302-9306.
- V. Natarajan, P.C. Schmid, Padala V. Reddy, M.L. Zuzarte-Augustin, and H.H.O. Schmid (1983) Biosynthesis of N-acylethanolamine phospholipids by dog brain preparations. J. Neurochem. 41, 1303‑1312.
- V. Natarajan, P.C. Schmid, Padala V. Reddy, and H.H.O. Schmid (1984) Catabolism of N‑acylethanolamine phospholipids by dog brain preparations. J. Neurochem. 42, 1613-1619.
- Padala V. Reddy, P.C. Schmid, V. Natarajan, T. Muramatsu, and H.H.O. Schmid (1984) Properties of canine myocardial phosphatidylethanolamine N-acyltransferase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 795, 130-136.
- V. Natarajan, P.C. Schmid, Padala V. Reddy, and H.H.O. Schmid (1985) Catabolism of N‑acylethanolamine phospholipids in fish brain and spinal cord. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 835, 426-433.
- Padala V. Reddy and H.H.O. Schmid (1985) Selectivity of acyltransfer between phospholipids. Arachidonoyl transacylase in dog heart membranes. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 129, 381-388.
- Padala V. Reddy and H.H.O. Schmid (1986) Co-enzyme A dependent and independent acyl transfer between dog heart microsomal phospholipids. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 879, 369-377.
- Padala V. Reddy and H.H.O. Schmid (1987) Acylation of dog heart lysophosphatidylserine by transacylase activity. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 922, 379-385.
- Z. Qian, Padala V. Reddy, and L.R. Drewes (1990) Guanine nucleotide binding protein regulation of microsomal phospholipase D activity of canine cerebral cortex. J. Neurochem. 54, 1632-1638.
- D.J. Nazir, L. Mori, Padala V. Reddy, Reba K. Wright, and M.J. McQueen (1993) Evaluation of a turbidimetric procedure for estimation of Apolipoproteins A1 and B on Ciba Corning 550 Express. Clinical Biochemistry 26, 477-482.
- Y-Z. Cao, A.M. Mastro, M.L. Eskew, G. Hidenbrandt, Padala V. Reddy, and C.C. Reddy (1995) The Mechanism of Sphingosine enhancement of Phorbolester-mediated Phospholipase D Activation in Lymphocytes. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 217: 908-915.
- R.W. Scholz, Padala V. Reddy, A.D. Liken, and C.C. Reddy (1996) Inhibition of Rat Liver Microsomal NADPH Cytochrome P-450 Reductase by Glutathione and Glutathione Disulfide. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 226, 475-480.
- Yu-Zhang Cao, Padala V. Reddy, Lorraine M. Sordillo, George Hildenbrandt, and C. Channa Reddy (1996) Evidence for G-protein-dependent and G-protein-independent Activation of Phospholipase D in Lymphocytes. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 229, 630-634.
- R.W. Scholz, Padala V. Reddy, Andrew D. Liken, Eric Gumprict, Mark K. Wynn Kenneth S. Graham, and C.C. Reddy (1997) Glutathione-dependent Factors and Inhibition of Rat liver Microsomal Lipid peroxidation. Free Rad. Biol. & Med. 23: 815-828.
- K.S. Prabhu, Padala V. Reddy, E. Gumpricht, G. Hildenbrandt, R.W. Scholz and C.C. Reddy (2001) Microsomal glutathione S-transferase A1-1 with Glutathione Peroxidase activity from sheep liver: Molecular Cloning, Expression and Characterization. Biochem. J. 360: 345-354
- F. Zamamiri-Davis, Y. Lu, J. T. Thompson, K. S. Prabhu, Padala V. Reddy, L. M. Sordillo and C. C. Reddy (2002). Nuclear factor-kappaB mediates over-expression of cyclooxygenase-2 during activation of RAW264.7 macropahges in selenium deficiency. Free Radic. Biol. Med. 32(9):890-97.
- K. S. Prabhu, Padala V. Reddy, A.D. Liken, E.C. Jones, H.P. Yennawar and C. C. Reddy (2003) Identification, characterization, and properties of a class alpha microsomal glutathione S-transferase. Adv Exp Med Biol. 525: 189-192.
- K. S. Prabhu, Padala V. Reddy, E.C. Jones, A.D. Liken, and C. C. Reddy (2004) Characterization of a Class Alpha Glutathione S-Transferase with glutathione Peroxidase Activity in Human Liver Microsomes. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 424: 72-80.