糖心原创

School of Pharmacy

Image of MariKannan Maharajan

MariKannan Maharajan

Associate Professor,

Contact

Biography

MariKannan Maharajan received his PhD in pharmacy (2014), master's degree in pharmacy practice (2006), and bachelor's degree in pharmacy (2004). After completing his master's he started his career in academia as a lecturer and gained significant professional experience in teaching from various universities across countries. In his academic career, he was holding a variety of appointments and demonstrated experience in teaching.

Dr Kannan has significant experience of scientific research, works in a wide range of interprofessional collaborative research within the field of public health, patient safety, behavioral science and pharmacy education. He has over 50 publications to date in international journals. He has a special interest in technology-enhanced learning and received various awards for his innovation in teaching. He also held the posts of director of postgraduate programme in pharmacy practice and led various initiatives such as interprofessional learning, patient safety education and student mobility programme.

Teaching Summary

Dr Kannan aims to train competent and compassionate healthcare professionals through constructivism and active learning strategies in his teaching. He teaches undergraduate and graduate students in… read more

Research Summary

Currently, Dr Kannan is working closely with researchers from various departments and schools locally and internationally to establish a research network to design and execute research projects in… read more

Recent Publications

  • GOPINATH, DIVYA, KOE, KIM HOE, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN and PANDA, SWAGATIKA, 2023. A Comprehensive Overview of Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and the Management of Herpes Labialis. Viruses. 15(1),
  • RAJADURAI, SHAMALA GOPAL, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, VEETTIL, SAJESH K. and GOPINATH, DIVYA, 2022. LIFE-BASEL. 12(4),
  • TEMPEST, ADELAIDE, VEETTIL, SAJESH K, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, EARL, JACOB CRAIG, NGORSURACHES, SURACHAT and CHAIYAKUNAPRUK, NATHORN, 2022. Multiple sclerosis and related disorders. 63, 103834
  • CHONG, KAH MUN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON, CHONG, DAVID and MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, 2022. Frontiers in medicine. 9, 884482

Dr Kannan aims to train competent and compassionate healthcare professionals through constructivism and active learning strategies in his teaching. He teaches undergraduate and graduate students in pharmacy with various innovative technology-enhanced teaching methods. To promote meta-cognition of learners, he creates opportunities for learners to reflect on their learning and to help them to take responsibility for their own learning.

Courses and Assessments involved

PHAR 1033 Fundamental of Pharmacy PHAR 1034 Human Life Cycle PHAR 1035 Digestive System PHAR 2048 Renal PHAR 2049 Endocrine PHAR 2051 Cardiovascular LIFE 3111 Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Informatics ZPHA 1007 Professional Competencies ZPHA 1004 Case presenatation ZPHA 1010 OSCE

Current Research

Currently, Dr Kannan is working closely with researchers from various departments and schools locally and internationally to establish a research network to design and execute research projects in evidence-based medicine, which can be extended to the context of Pharmacoepidemiology.

Past Research

Dr Kannan is passionate about research in the field of pharmacy and public health. He has significant research experience in cardiovascular pharmacology, examined molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular complications in myocardial infarction in his doctoral research. He recognised the challenges of promoting health while treating complex diseases, especially infectious diseases and its prevention. His research projects focussed the preparedness of healthcare professionals against some of the infectious diseases such as COVID-19, Ebola, and Zika virus diseases.

Future Research

Dr Kannan aims is to apply the evidence-based practice approach for the clinical decision-making to promote rational use of medicines.

  • GOPINATH, DIVYA, KOE, KIM HOE, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN and PANDA, SWAGATIKA, 2023. A Comprehensive Overview of Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and the Management of Herpes Labialis. Viruses. 15(1),
  • RAJADURAI, SHAMALA GOPAL, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, VEETTIL, SAJESH K. and GOPINATH, DIVYA, 2022. LIFE-BASEL. 12(4),
  • TEMPEST, ADELAIDE, VEETTIL, SAJESH K, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, EARL, JACOB CRAIG, NGORSURACHES, SURACHAT and CHAIYAKUNAPRUK, NATHORN, 2022. Multiple sclerosis and related disorders. 63, 103834
  • CHONG, KAH MUN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON, CHONG, DAVID and MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, 2022. Frontiers in medicine. 9, 884482
  • BRABAHARAN, SHARMILA, VEETTIL, SAJESH K., KAISER, JENNIFER E., RAO, VROSHA RAU RAJA, WATTANAYINGCHAROENCHAI, RUJIRA, MAHARAJAN, MARIKANNAN, INSIN, PUTSARAT, TALUNGCHIT, PATTARAWALAI, ANOTHAISINTAWEE, THUNYARAT, THAKKINSTIAN, AMMARIN and CHAIYAKUNAPRUK, NATHORN, 2022. JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 5(1),
  • GOPINATH, DIVYA, HUI, LAI MONG, VEETTIL, SAJESH K., BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, ATHIRA and MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, 2022. JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE. 12(8),
  • TEY, YIN YEE, CHING, SIEW MOOI, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, LEE, KAI WEI, CHOW, ZHEN YEE, CHUA, PEI WEN, TAN, CHIN XUAN, LIM, SHI NIE, TAN, CHUN HAN, THEW, HUI ZHU, RAMACHANDRAN, VASUDEVAN and HOO, FAN KEE, 2022. Prevalence and factors associated with sexual dysfunction among middle-aged women in a multi-ethnic country: A cross sectional study in Malaysia. Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia. 17(2), 56-63
  • XIN, TAN YU, RAJIAH, KINGSTON and MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, 2022. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 19(14),
  • MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON, POGULA, BHARATH, CHIGURUPATI, SRIDEVI and KATRAGADDA, SUJITHA, 2022. Pharmaceutical, biological agents, and vaccines under clinical trials for COVID-19 and roles of pharmacists to combat COVID-19, an update JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PHARMACY. 26(6), 1513-1526
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN and MARICAR, FAREEZA MARICAN ABU BACKER, 2022. Students as Partners: How the Student-centred Active Learning Concept May Help Indian Pharmacy Education INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 56(4), S620-S626
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, CHONG, DAVID, CHIEN, SHEE CHIAO and LI, EILEEN ONG XIAO, 2021. BMJ OPEN. 11(12),
  • RAJADURAI, SHAMALA GOPAL, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, VEETTIL, SAJESH K. and GOPINATH, DIVYA, 2021. JOURNAL OF FUNGI. 7(8),
  • AL-RUDAYNI, ALI HATEM MANFI, GOPINATH, DIVYA, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, VEETTIL, SAJESH KALKANDI and MENON, ROHIT KUNNATH, 2021. CURRENT ONCOLOGY. 28(4), 2852-2867
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, RAMAYA, HEMAWATHI and WAN AB RAHMAN, WAN NUR ASYIKEN, 2021. FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 8,
  • AL-RUDAYNI, ALI HATEM MANFI, GOPINATH, DIVYA, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, VEETTIL, SAJESH K. and MENON, ROHIT KUNNATH, 2021. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 18(14),
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, SIVARASA, SHREETA and MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, 2021. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 18(9),
  • CHING, SIEW MOOI, MOKSHASHRI, NAIDU RAGUBATHI, KANNAN, MAHARAJAN MARI, LEE, KAI WEI, SALLAHUDDIN, NURIN AMALINA, NG, JUN XUN, WONG, JIE LIN, DEVARAJ, NAVIN KUMAR, HOO, FAN KEE, LOO, YEE SHEN and VEETTIL, SAJESH K., 2021. BMC COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AND THERAPIES. 21(1),
  • AL-ZOOBAEE, FARAH WASIM ARIBI, SHEN, LOO YEE, VEETTIL, SAJESH K., GOPINATH, DIVYA, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN and MENON, ROHIT KUNNATH, 2020. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 17(23),
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, INGLE, PRAVINKUMAR VISHWANATH, THIRUCHELVAM, LAVINYAA, GUNASAGARAM, RAYNUGAH, KANAGARAJ, KIRTHANA and KRISHNAMURTHI, TAMILARASI, 2020. PHARMACY EDUCATION. 20(1), 273-281
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, WOO, MAY YEE, YEE, YEW WING, CHEAH, SHI MUN and ZHE, MAI YA, 2020. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE. 13(7), 314-321
  • MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON, BELOTINDOS, JO-ANN SINGCO and BASA, MARILOU S., 2020. FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 8,
  • AL-RUDAYNI, ALI HATEM MANFI, GOPINATH, DIVYA, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN and MENON, ROHIT KUNNATH, 2020. TRANSLATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH. 9(4), 3126-3134
  • YEYE, EMMANUEL OLORUNTOBA, KANWAL, KHAN, KHALID MOHAMMED, CHIGURUPATI, SRIDEVI, WADOOD, ABDUL, REHMAN, ASHFAQ UR, PERVEEN, SHAHNAZ, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, SHAMIM, SHAHBAZ, HAMEED, SHEHRYAR, ABOABA, SHERIFAT A. and TAHA, MUHAMMAD, 2020. Syntheses, in vitro alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase dual inhibitory activities of 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole derivatives their molecular docking and kinetic studies BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. 28(11),
  • MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, YONG, YU JING, YIP, HONG YANG, WOON, SZE SHEE, YEAP, KAR MON, YAP, KHAI YENG, YIP, SHUEN CHI and YAP, KAI XIAN, 2020. JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA. 34(1), 95-103
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, YIN, PUA YIN, YEE, YAP WEI, LIN, WONG WAN and KEAN, CHEW HUI, 2019. MICROORGANISMS. 7(3),
  • CHIGURUPATI, SRIDEVI, SELVARAJ, MANIKANDAN, MANI, VASUDEVAN, MOHAMMAD, JAHIDUL I., SELVARAJAN, KESAVANARAYANAN K., AKHTAR, SHAIKH S., MARIKANNAN, MAHARAJAN, RAJ, SUTHAKARAN, TEH, LAY K. and SALLEH, MOHD Z., 2018. MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH. 27(3), 807-816
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, YEEN, SI JEN and LEW, SARA, 2017. NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY. 48(3-4), 131-137
  • MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON, TAM, AI MAY, CHAW, SIEW LING, ANG, MAY JING and YONG, MEI WAN, 2017. PLOS ONE. 12(4),
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN and JANARDANAN, PRASHANTHINI, 2017. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 8(1), 67-69
  • MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON and SHANMUGAVELU, SHALINI, 2017. Predictors and factors associated with academic career decision-making among pharmacy students PHARMACY EDUCATION. 17(1), 87-94
  • MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON, FANG, KELLY NUM SZE and LUI, LAI YUN, 2017. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION. 32(1), 166-174
  • MAHARAJAH, MARI KANNAN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON, KHOO, SUAN PHAIK, CHELLAPPAN, DINESH KUMAR, DE ALWIS, RANJIT, CHUI, HUI CING, TAN, LUI LEE, TAN, YEE NING and LAU, SHIN YEE, 2017. PLOS ONE. 12(1),
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, FANG NUM, KELLY SZE and HOW KOH, RAYMOND CHEE, 2017. Knowledge about Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer: Predictors of HPV Vaccination among Dental Students Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 18(6), 1573-1579
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, SAMSUDIN, SARAH ZAKIAH BINTI, TAN, CHOO LIN, PEI, ADELINE TAN YEN and YING, AUDREY WONG SAN, 2016. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL. 44(12), 1720-1722
  • MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, RANJAN, ARUNA, CHU, JIAN FENG, FOO, WEI LIM, CHAI, ZHI XIN, LAU, EILEEN YINYIEN, YE, HEUY MIEN, THEAM, XI JIN and LOK, YEN LING, 2016. CLINICAL REVIEWS IN ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY. 51(3), 383-394
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN and NAIR, SHASHINA, 2016. SAUDI PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL. 24(5), 600-604
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, KHOO, SUAN PHAIK, CHELLAPPAN, DINESH KUMAR, DE ALWIS, RANJIT, CHUI, HUI CING, TAN, LUI LEE, TAN, YEE NING and LAU, SHIN YEE, 2016. EDUCATION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 2016,
  • SIVANANDY, PALANISAMY, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON, WEI, TAN TYNG, LOON, TAN WEE and YEE, LIM CHONG, 2016. PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE. 10, 1317-1325
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON and MAHARAJAN, MARIKANNAN, 2016. INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 50(2), 238-245
  • KANNAN, MARI M., KINGSTON, R., NUM, KELLY S., CHIN, SUE N., YONG, JIN N., LUI, YUN L. and HOW, RAYMOND K. C., 2015. VALUE IN HEALTH. 18(7), A475-A476
  • RAJIAH, KINGSTON, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, CHIN, NANG SUE and NUM, KELLY SZE FANG, 2015. Awareness and acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccination among health sciences students in Malaysia VirusDisease. 26(4), 297-303
  • MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, RAJIAH, KINGSTON, NUM, KELLY SZE FANG and YONG, NG JIN, 2015. Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus Infection, Cervical Cancer and Willingness to pay for Cervical Cancer Vaccination among Ethnically Diverse Medical Students in Malaysia. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 16(14), 5733-9
  • KANNAN, M. MARI and QUINE, S. DARLIN, 2013. METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL. 62(1), 52-61
  • POGULA, BHARATH KUMAR, MAHARAJAN, MARI KANNAN, ODDEPALLI, DIVYA REKHA, BOINI, LAVANYA, ARELLA, MOUNIKA and SABARIMUTHU, DARLIN QUINE, 2012. JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY. 68(3), 433-446
  • KANNAN, M. MARI, QUINE, S. DARLIN and SANGEETHA, T., 2012. JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY. 26(7), 270-275
  • KANNAN, MAHARAJAN MARI and QUINE, SABARIMUTHU DARLIN, 2012. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 45(1), 1-8
  • KANNAN, M. MARI and QUINE, S. DARLIN, 2012. CARDIOVASCULAR TOXICOLOGY. 12(1), 56-63
  • KUMAR, BHARATH P, KANNAN, MARI M and QUINE, DARLIN S, 2011. Litsea deccanensis ameliorates myocardial infarction in wistar rats: evidence from biochemical and histological studies. Journal of young pharmacists : JYP. 3(4), 287-96
  • KANNAN, M. MARI and QUINE, S. DARLIN, 2011. CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS. 193(2), 154-161
  • KANNAN, M. MARI and QUINE, S. DARLIN, 2011. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 659(1), 45-52

School of Pharmacy

糖心原创
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

For all enquiries please visit: