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Ranjith Kumar Chellian, PhD

Research Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences | College of Dentistry
Contact Groups and Affiliations

Biography

Career History

October 2025- Present: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, U.S.A.

May 2024 – September 2025: Biological Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, U.S.A.

Aug 2018 – July 2023: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, U.S.A.

Nov 2013 – Jun 2016: Research Assistant, Department of Pharmacology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mar 2012 – Nov 2013: Research Executive, Department of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery Research; Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Education

  • Ph.D., Pharmacology University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • M. Pharm., Pharmacology The Erode College of Pharmacy and Research Institute, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
  • B. Pharm., Pharmaceutical Sciences Adhiparasakthi College of Pharmacy, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India

Publications

2025 Cannabidiol Reduces Oxycodone Self-Administration While Preserving Its Analgesic Efficacy in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain

Bruijnzeel AW, Behnood-Rod A, Chellian R, Malphurs W, Caudle RM, Febo M, Setlow B, Murphy NP, Neubert JK. Cannabidiol Reduces Oxycodone Self-Administration While Preserving Its Analgesic Efficacy in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain. bioRxiv. 2025 Apr 25:2025-04.

2025 Persistent Anhedonia After Intermittent Long-Access Nicotine Self-Administration in Rats

Chellian R, Behnood-Rod A, Bruijnzeel AW. Persistent Anhedonia After Intermittent Long-Access Nicotine Self-Administration in Rats. bioRxiv. 2025 Mar 19.

2025 The role of glucocorticoid and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the reward-enhancing effects of nicotine in the ICSS procedure in male and female rats
Chellian R, Behnood-Rod A, Bruijnzeel AW. The role of glucocorticoid and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the reward-enhancing effects of nicotine in the ICSS procedure in male and female rats. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2025 Feb 1;267:112531.