Researcher

Dr Ranita Kirubakaran

Fields of Research (FoR)

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmacogenomics

Biography

Ranita Kirubakaran is a Clinical Pharmacist and an Adjunct Lecturer of the St Vincent’s Clinical School, University of New South Wales. Her research program involves clinical and experimental pharmacology, pharmacometrics, pharmacogenomics and quality use of medicines particularly on Immunosuppressant therapy in solid organ transplantation.


My Qualifications

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hon), Master of Pharmacy (Clinical...view more

Ranita Kirubakaran is a Clinical Pharmacist and an Adjunct Lecturer of the St Vincent’s Clinical School, University of New South Wales. Her research program involves clinical and experimental pharmacology, pharmacometrics, pharmacogenomics and quality use of medicines particularly on Immunosuppressant therapy in solid organ transplantation.


My Qualifications

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hon), Master of Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy)PhD in Clinical Pharmacology (Pharmacometrics, Pharmacogenomics): UNSW Medicine                                                                  


My Awards

  • 2022 - Higher Degree Research (HDR) Thesis Award (Winner)
  • 2021 - ASCEPT Twitter Competition – best “conference with a view”
  • 2021 - Twelfth American Conference on Pharmacometrics (ACoP12) Trainee Communication Challenge (Winner)
  • 2021 - ASCEPT Student Forum Symposium (Second prize)
  • 2021 - IATDMCT Best Young Scientist Poster Award
  • 2021 - ASCEPT Student Registration Grant
  • 2021 - APSA Student Registration Grant
  • 2021 - UNSW Thesis Allowance Grant
  • 2021 - UNSW HDR Completion Scholarship
  • 2021 - 3 Minutes Thesis Competition, UNSW Faculty of Medicine and Health Heat (First Prize)
  • 2021 UNSW International Student of the Year Award (Finalist) 
  • 2021 Postgraduate Research Student Support (PRSS) 
  • 2021 Greening Hospitals Mini-Hackathon, UNSW Faculty of Medicine and Health (First prize)
  • 2018/21 International Postgraduate Award (UIPA) – PhD Scholarship                                                                 
  • 2018/21 Applied Medical Research (AMR) PhD Scholarship Supplementation                                                           
  • 2020 Australian Research Council (ARC) UNSW Postgraduate Research Student Award
  • 2020 Pharmacometrics Japan Conference International Travel Grant
  • 2019 ASCEPT Travel Award (New Zealand)
  • 2019 PAGANZ Nick Holford Prize for best oral presentation in clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics (New Zealand)
  • 2019 PAGANZ Travel Award (New Zealand)
  • 2019 St. Vincent’s Clinical School HDR Travel Award (New Zealand)
  • 2018 ASCEPT Clinical Pharmacology Special Interest Group Prize for best poster presentation in Clinical Pharmacology (Australia)
  • 2018 ASCEPT Neville Percy Prize Finalist for best poster communication (Australia)
  • 2016 ESMO Travel Grant (Singapore)

My Research Activities

  • Pharmacometrics
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring 
  • Clinical Pharmacology

My Research Supervision


Supervision keywords


Areas of supervision

Undergraduate and Postgraduate in Pharmacy, Medical Sciences & Medicine

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