Research Assistant Scientist

Publication Summary Total publications: 24 peer-reviewed articles First-author publications: 9 Co-author publications: 15 Research areas: Ocular pharmacology, glaucoma metabolomics/lipidomics, ocular infections, antimicrobial therapeutics, and translational ophthalmic research. First author articles: Gowtham L et al. Profiling lipidomic variations in primary open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma patients. Exp Eye Res. 2025. Gowtham L et al. Untargeted metabolomics in the aqueous humor reveals the involvement of TAAR pathway in glaucoma. Exp Eye Res. 2023. Gowtham L et al. Evaluation of ADRB2 and OATP2A1 genetic polymorphisms in Indian patients with POAG. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2024. Gowtham L et al. Elevated histamine levels in aqueous humor of patients with glaucoma. Mol Vis. 2021. Gowtham L et al. Efficacy of a novel antibiotic drug combination toward multidrug-resistant ocular pathogens. Cornea. 2024. Gowtham L et al. In vitro efficacy of miltefosine against clinical isolates of Acanthamoeba spp. Semin Ophthalmol. 2025. Gowtham L et al. Efficacy of 265 nm UVC light in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas keratitis. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2025. Gowtham L et al. HILIC-LC-MS/MS method for 4-hydroxy isoleucine quantification. J Sep Sci. 2022. Co-author articles: Warjri GB, Gowtham L, Venkatraman V, Velpandian T, Dada T, Angmo D. Role of endocannabinoids in glaucoma: A review. J Curr Glaucoma Pract. 2025. Bagga B, Sharma S, Gowtham L. Pythium insidiosum: The organism that mimics fungal keratitis. Community Eye Health. 2024. Bagga B, Gowtham L, Djalilian AR, Sharma S. Clinical recommendations for the management of Pythium insidiosum keratitis. Ocular Surface. 2025. Vishwakarma P, Gowtham L, Sheba E, Joseph J, Bagga B. Fungal keratitis: Does antifungal resistance influence the outcome? International Ophthalmology. 2025. Maiti S, Gowtham L, Rudraprasad D, Dave VP, Joseph J. Age-associated alterations in the metabolome of human vitreous in bacterial endophthalmitis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2024. Angmo D, Mahalingam K, Gowtham L, Elancheliyan P, Velpandian T, Sihota R, Dada T. Analysis of systemic exposure of mitomycin C used in glaucoma filtering surgery among women of reproductive age. Current Eye Research. 2023. Mohanty A, Sharma S, Gowtham L, Bagga B. Role of topical fumagillin 0.007% in the management of microsporidial stromal keratitis. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2025. Kumar S, Gupta N, Velpandian T, Gupta V, Vanathi M, Vashist P, Gowtham L, Saxena R, Tandon R. Myopia, melatonin and conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence. Current Eye Research. 2021. Mukherjee A, Gowtham L, Kabra SK, Lodha R, Velpandian T. PK-PD analysis of second-line anti-tubercular drugs in Indian children with multidrug resistance. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2025. Velpandian T, Gowtham L, Nath M, Tuli A, Sharma G, Halder N. Human oral pharmacokinetics of 4-hydroxy isoleucine and dosage simulation studies in diabetes. Indian Journal of Pharmacology. 2025. Bagga B, Ali MH, Jain KS, Gokhale T, Joseph J, Duwal P, Mohanty A, Gowtham L, Sharma S. Confocal microscopic differentiation of Pythium insidiosum and fungal filaments. Ocular Surface. 2025. Bagga B, Gowtham L, Ahirwar LK, Sen D, Jakati S, Ali MH, Sharma S. Photodynamic therapy with Rose Bengal for Acanthamoeba keratitis. Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection. 2025. Velpandian T, Halder N, Nath M, Das U, Moksha L, Gowtham L, Batta SP. Unsegregated waste disposal and antimicrobial contamination in water sources. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2018. Angmo D, Warjri GB, Gowtham L, Velpandian T, Dada T. Endocannabinoids and cortisol in plasma, aqueous humor, and tears in PACG. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025. Joshi V, Salman M, Prasad D, Gowtham L, Krishna V, Raut AK, Pati F, Singh V, Basu S. Proteomic mapping of human Tenon’s fascia for corneal stromal reconstruction. Experimental Eye Research. 2026.