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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 471 6277
Email
niranjan.ramesh@otago.ac.nz
Position
Teaching Fellow
Department
Department of Anatomy
Qualifications
B Tech (India) MSc (Sheffield) PhD (Otago)
Research summary
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering; Use of AI in Teaching; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL)
Teaching
  • HUBS 191 and HUBS 192 Human Body Systems
  • BIOA 201 Biocultural Human Skeletal Biology
  • ANAT 241 Human Biology: Cells to Systems
  • NEUR 202 Systems Neuroscience
Memberships
  • European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
  • Australasian Society for Biomaterials & tissue Engineering (ASBTE)
  • Anatomy Teaching Management Committee
  • Anatomy Equity, Diversity & Belonging Committee
  • Otago Teaching Focussed Academic Network
  • Clinical Anatomy Research Group (CARG)
  • Emerging Researchers Group (ERG)

Research

Niranjan's expertise lies in translational research in biomaterials and regenerative medicine. He maintains a keen interest in developing novel biomaterials derived from both natural and synthetic resources and modifying them to improve their functionality and biocompatibility to promote tissue regeneration. Niranjan also focusses on research into the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Additional details

Niranjan is passionate about mental health awareness and regularly runs half marathons to raise funds for the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand.

Publications

Dias, S. N. G. P. J., Ratnayake, J., & Niranjan, R. (2026). Ion-substituted bovine hydroxyapatite for bone regeneration. (12,539,350). United States. Intellectual Property

Ratnayake, J., Ramesh, N., Gould, M. L., Mucalo, M. R., & Dias, G. J. (2025). Silicate-substituted bovine-derived hydroxyapatite as a bone substitute in regenerative dentistry. Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/22808000251314302 Journal - Research Article

Ratnayake, J., Gould, M., Ramesh, N., Mucalo, M., & Dias, G. (2024). A porous fluoride-substituted bovine-derived hydroxyapatite scaffold constructed for applications in Bone Tissue Regeneration. Materials, 17, 1107. doi: 10.3390/ma17051107 Journal - Research Article

Ajay Sharma, L., Ramesh, N., Sharma, A., Ratnayake, J. T. B., Love, R. M., Alavi, S. E., Wilson, M. J., & Dias, G. J. (2023). In vitro effects of wool-derived keratin on human dental pulp-derived stem cells for endodontic applications. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 61, 617-622. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.08.240 Journal - Research Article

Snoddy, A. M. E., Vlok, M., Wheeler, B. J., Ramesh, N., Standen, V. G., & Arriaza, B. T. (2023). Reply to Mays and Brickley, 2023 "Dietary calcium versus vitamin D in rickets: A response to Vlok et al." American Journal of Human Biology, 35(4), e23882. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23882 Journal - Research Other

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