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Dr. Saketh Ram Thrigulla

Research Officer (Ayurveda)

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Dr. Saketh Ram Thrigulla is currently serving as a Research Officer (Ayurveda) at the CCRAS-National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad, under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India, in New Delhi. He graduated with a BAMS from Dr B.R.K.R Ayurveda Medical College, Hyderabad, in the Year 1998, M.D. (Ayurveda Vachaspati) in Dravyaguna from Government Ayurveda College, Nanded, Maharashtra in the year 2002 and Conferred with a PhD (Ayurveda Vidyavaridhi) in Dravyaguna by NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada in 2014.

Before joining the Council, worked as a Medical Officer and Research Assistant at Annapurna Specialty Hospital of Ayurveda (ASHA) , Snehapuri, Hyderabad (Dec 1998- Nov 1999), Works Manager at Annapurna Bio-Ved Pvt. Ltd (ABVPL), I Village- Injapur, Hayath Nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana (Jan  2003 -Sep 2005), SRF for the IM R Project-“Namatah Anukta (Extrapharmacopoeial Drugs in Ayurveda-EPDA)” at Indian Institute of History of Medicine (IIHM), CCRAS, Hyderabad (Oct-2005 to  Sep-2006) and Senior Research Fellow (SRF-PhD) to research “Non-Native(Exotic) Drugs in Ayurveda- A Medico historic Review at Indian Institute of History of Medicine (IIHM), CCRAS, Hyderabad affiliated to NTR University of Health Science, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh (18th Oct 2006- 16 Oct 2009)

He Joined the Council as a Research Officer (Ayurveda) at the  National Research Institute for Pancakarma (NRIP), CCRAS (19 Oct 2009 to 27 Oct 2010) and continued to work with the same designation at the following places viz., Office of Joint Secretary (Dr. Rakesh Sarwal), Department of AYUSH, Ministy of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.;  CCRAS, HQ (1 Nov 2010 to 15 July 2011), CCRAS-NIIMh, Hyderabad (18 July 2011 07-07-2015), Education and Policy Section, Ministry of AYUSH, Ayush Bhawan, INA, India (13-07-2015 to 01-12-2015), CCRAS Hqrs, New Delhi (02-12-2015 to 12-08-2016), CCRAS-NIIMH, Hyderabaf (16th  August 2016 to 01 December 2022), Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Ayush Grid, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, New Delhi (02 December 2022 to 2nd  April 2024)

Significant Research contributions by Dr. Saketh Ram are as follows:

Since 2006 till date continuous and steady work has been carried out in the field of bringing in the best of the Information Communication  Technology (ICT) solutions for mainstreaming of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and with a special emphasis on Ayurvedic Literary works into public domain in association with ICT professionals, Ayush Scholars. The significant works of this effort are as follows:

  1. Significant Literary Works
  1. Ayurveda Encyclopedia, NIIMH, Hyderabad (2013)
  2. Development of Standardized Ayurveda Terminologies & National Ayurveda Morbidity Codes (NAMC) for Ministry of AYUSH, GoI (2017) & National Unani Morbidity Codes (NUMC) by CCRUM for Ministry of AYUSH, GoI (2017)
  3. EBOOKS: Eleven works mentioned under the section “Books/Manual/Monograph/ Research Bulletins/Extension Bulletins/ Chapters in Scientific Books, Training/Teaching Manuals.” Among these works the e-Samhitas (Caraka, Sushrutha, Madhavanidana and 25-Nighantu hosted at http://niimh.nic.in) are well received by the community and are being used worldwide on regular basis. Further the application has been upgraded to e-Granthasamuccaya and hosted at http://ccras.res.in/ccras_ebooks/ The application has been granted with a copyri
  4. Translation of Sahasrayogam from Sanskrit/Hindi to English. (Work under editing process with external expert)
  5. Ayurveda Diagnostics:
    1. Ayurveda based clinical methods for examination of kasa & shwasa roga
    1. Ayurveda based clinical methods for examination of prameha roga
    1. Ayurveda based clinical methods for examination of grahani roga
  6. Bioinformatics and Network Pharmacology:
      In-silico evaluation of Oroxylum indicum vent compounds in the plausible treatment and prevention of nasopharyngeal cancer (2024)Evaluating therapeutic potential of AYUSH-64 constituents against omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 using ensemble docking and simulations (2024)
    1. In silico evaluation of the compounds of the ayurvedic drug, AYUSH-64, for the action against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (2022)
  • Significant ICT-based Tools for AYUSH Systems
  • The pioneering aggregator work titled “AYUSH RESEARCH PORTAL (http://ayushportal.nic.in)” in vogue since 2010 has resulted in development of rich and well maintained repository of AYUSH research work. It is accessible throughout the world and visitors from 53 countries utilize the services from this portal as of now.
  • Development of Integrated Clinical Decision Support System (ICDSS) from 2010 till date in two phases has created an in house open source platform  for content management of Ayurvedic Diagnostic Systems, Classification of Disorders and development of Standardized Terminologies. The significant works among these are:
  • Principle Investigator: Implementation and Maintenance of National AYUSH Morbidity Codes and Standardized Terminologies Electronic Portal [NAMSTE-P]. The portal has been launched by Hon’ble PM Sh. Narendra Modi on 2nd National Ayurvda Day (17-10-2017).http://namstp.ayush.nic.in
  • Electronic Health Record with Clinical Decision Support based on E.H.R standards 2017, Interoperability standards viz., HL7 and Nomenclature standards viz.. National ASU Morbidity Codes, Standardized Terminologies, ICD-10/11.
  • “Ayur Prakriti Web Portal (http://ccras.res.in/ccras_pas/).
  • Swasthya Assessment Scale (http://ccras.res.in/ccras_sas/)
  • VALIDATION & RELIABILITY TESTING OF AYURVEDIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS (http://ccras.res.in/ccras_vrtadt/)
  • Ayush Manuscripts Advance Repository (AMAR) http://niimh.nic.in/amar
  • Showcase of Ayurveda Historical Imprints (SAHI) http://niimh.nic.in/sahi
  • Actively involved in the conceptualisation and development of AYUSH GRID, which aims at bridging the gaps in terms of the technology divide among AYUSH professionals and other stakeholders and help develop and democratise the utilization of information resources for optimal output and further showcase the contribution of AYUSH to Public health and nation building.  As part of Ayush Grid Initiatives, coordinated the onboarding of the Ministry of Ayush onto PM-Gatishakti- National Master Plan & Ayush GIS Portal, Ayush Education and Learning Management Software (eLMS), AYUSH-Hospital Management Information System (A-HMIS) V.2 with BISAG-N, AyuSoft, Ayush-NGO Portal, Ayush Information Hub etc.,
  • International Assignments:
    • Development of W.H.O International Terminologies of Ayurveda.
  • Development of Module-2 (Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani), Traditional Medicine (Chapter 26), International Classification of Diseases (World Health Organization) [Launched on 10th January 2024]
    • Assisted in the recognition of CCRAS-NIIMH, Hyderabad, as WHO Collaboration Centre.
S. No.Institute/ country visitedPurpose of visit
1.11-04-2015 to 12-04-2015In compliance with Ministry of  AYUSH Letter.  No. L-20020/2/2015-IC (AYUSH) Dated 1st April, 2015, F. No 4031/2009-CCRAS/Estt. Dated 7th Apr 2015 (O/o No. 21/2015/16) the three member AYUSH delegation headed by Shri Anurag Srivatsava, IAS, Joint Secretary, Dr. Manoj Nesari, Advisor (Ay.) Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and Dr. T. Saketh Ram, Research Officer, CCRAS has attended International Ayurveda Congress (IAVC), Theater Hotel De Oranjerie, Roremond, The Netherlands from 11-12 April 2015.
2.12-10-2016 to 14-10-2016In compliance with the Ministry of AYUSH orders vide F.No. M-11027/2015-IC (AYUSH) dated 05.10.2016 & CCRAS O/o No. 781/2016-17. Letter F.No. 93-1/2013-CCRAS/Estt, dated 07-10-2016, as part of two member delegation, the undersigned had accompanied Mr. P.N. Ranjit Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH to attend the “ICD-11 Revision Conference for Member States, hosted by the Collaborating Centre WHO-FIC on 12-14 October 2016 at “Tokyo International Forum,” Tokyo, Japan.
3.17-02-2020 to 19-02-2020“Working group meeting for studies including feasibility studies to establish scientific ground for Oriental Medicine, Asia Health and Wellbeing initiative of Government of Japan, Japan University of Economics, Shibuya, Tokyo.”
4.20-22 September 2022FG-AI4H Workshop and Meeting “P” at University of Helsinki, Finland [AI4Health Focus Group by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and World Health Organization (WHO)]
5.17- 21 October 2022WHO Family of International Classifications Network Annual meeting, Geneva, Switzerland
6.16-18 November 2022ICD-11 Traditional Medicine Chapter, Module 2 Alpha draft review meeting at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7.18th-20th January 20231st G20 Health Working Group Meeting, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
8.21-24 March 2023FG-AI4H Workshop and Meeting “R” at MIT Kresge Auditorium (21 March) and Harvard Innovations Labs at the Harvard Business School (22-24 March) Cambridge, US [AI4Health Focus Group by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and World Health Organization (WHO)]
9.17th – 19th, April 20232nd G20 Health Working Group Meeting, Goa, Kerala
10.3-5 July 202319th meeting of FG-AI4H, ITU, Geneva (Online)
11.6-7th July 2023AI for Good Global Summit, Geneva (Online)
1215-16th August 2023Pre-Summit of Traditional Medicine Global Summit to discuss about WHO TM2 Development, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
13.17th August 20234th G20 Health Working Group Meeting, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
14.17-18 August 2023WHO, Ministry of Ayush-Traditional Medicine Global Summit, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
15.16-20 October, 2023WHO-FIC Network Annual Meeting in Bonn, Germany
16.30 October – 2 November 2023Inaugural meeting of the Global Initiative on AI for Health, Riyadh, SA (Online)
17.6 to 8th December 2023ICD TM2 Beta Draft Review, Kandy, Srilanka
1810th January 2024Launch of the WHO-ICD TM2 (Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani), Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

So far (by Sept 2024), he has published 45 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, 4 Conference papers, and 7 Books.

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