•  UG: "1998, Acharya Nagarjuna University (AP)"
• PG: "2000 , Andhra University"
•  Phd: "2010, JNU (New Delhi)"

• Associate Professor in Microbiology at Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences UNIVERSITY OF DELHI (from 1-7-2020 to till date)
• Assistant Professor in Microbiology at Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences UNIVERSITY OF DELHI (from 14-5-2009 to 30-6-2020)
• Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Biochemistry
  Organization: V. S. Lakshmi Degree & P.G. College (Andhra University), Kakinada, INDIA.
  Duration: 22nd Nov.2000 – 30th Apr.2002
• Assistant/Trainee Microbiologist
  Organization: Sarvotham Care Ltd.,, a subsidiary of Amway India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India
  Duration:Jun.2000 – Nov.2000

Received an award from Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd & Value Life Foundation (Delhi) for organizing a workshop on “Road Safety Awareness and Emergency Care Training Program” on 5th February 2026 at Bhaskaracharya College (DU).
 

• Sneha Latha Gujjarlapudi, Narendra Kelam, Nalla Vijaya Kumar, Babu Kakumanu, Mallikarjuna Kokkanti (2025). Temperature-induced photophysiological and carbon concentration mechanism responses in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol XX, No. X (XXXX), 1-12, DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/203059
• Kelam Narendra, Gujjarlapudi Sneha latha, ,Maragani Madahvilatha, Gemmeli Venkata Rao , Nalla Vijay kumar and Kokkanti Mallikarjuna (2024) Deciphering the Impact of Gamma Radiation on Photosynthesis and Cell Viability in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, African journal of Biological sciences, 6 (13) (2024) 136-145 (https://doi.org/10.48047/afjbs.6.13.2024.136-145)
• Kelam Narendra , Gujjarlapudi Sneha latha , Maragani Madahvilatha, Gemmeli Venkatarao , Nalla Vijay kumar and Kokkanti Mallikarjuna (2024) ALGAL EXTRACTS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN PROMOTING PLANT GROWTH, African journal of biological sciences, 6 (13) 2024,1146-1163 (https://doi.org/10.33472/afjbs.6.13.2024.1146-1163)
• Srivastava S,Debnath A, Nalla VK (2024) Decalepis arayalpathra:Ethnobotany, Scientific interventions and Prospects. Open Access J Botanic Insights 2024, 2(1): 000111. https://doi.org/10.23880/oajbi-16000112 OR (https://www.medwinpublishers.com/article-description.php?artId=12328)
• Srivastava S., Nalla VK, Singh VP., Ram Prasad (2022) Optimization of in vitro micropropagation and root establishment through combinatorial approaches for enhanced production of secondary metabolites in the endangered species Decalepis arayalpathra KMA 05 clones. Brazilian Journal of Botany (https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-022-00815-2)
• Nalla VK, Chuhan N., Sharma B., et al., (2019) Microbial contaminants in commercial beverages: health concerns and suggestive preservative methods. Research & Reviews: A journal of Microbiology and Virology 9(1):1-9 http://medicaljournals.stmjournals.in/index.php/RRJoMV/article/view/542
• Manchanda T, Tyagi R, Nalla VK, Chahar S, Sharma DK (2018) Power generation by algal microbial fuel cell along with simultaneous treatment of sugar industry wastewater. J Bioprocess Biotech 8: 323.Doi:10.4172/2155-9821.1000323 https://www.omicsonline.org/peer-reviewed/power-generation-by-algal-microbial-fuel-cell- along-with-simultaneous-treatment-of-sugar-industry-wastewaterp-101632.html
• Nalla VK, Srivasatava S, Sirohi S, Khanduri D., Sen Gupta A., Sridevi T (2016) Synthesis of a novel microbial consortium useful in treatment of synthetic polymers & municipal solid wastes and its effect on the plant growth and environmental engineering. Int. J. of Multidisciplinary and Current Research (ISSN:2321-3124), Vol. 4: 1210-1215. http://ijmcr.com/synthesis-of-a-novel- microbial-consortium-useful-in-treatment-of-synthetic-polymers-municipal-solid-wastes-and-its- effect-on-the-plant-growth-and-environmental-engineering/
• Nalla VK, Khanduri D, Jha MK, Chahar S., and Sen Gupta A., (2015) Role of a novel microbial consortium in treatment of human waste and its effect on the plant growth and yield- A study on Tomato crop. Journal of Agroecology and Natural Resource Management (p-ISSN: 2394- 0786, e-ISSN:2394-0794) 2(5):337-340 http://www.krishisanskriti.org/vol_image/16Dec201511122629%20%20%20%20%20%20%20% 20%20%20Vijay%20Kumar%20N%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20337-340.pdf
• Nalla VK*, Kamthan M*, Ruhela D, Kamthan A, Maiti P, et al. (2014) Characterization of a Putative Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Kinase Mps1, Suggests Its Involvement in Cell Division, Morphogenesis and Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Candida albicans. PLoS ONE 9(7): e101517. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101517 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0101517 (*First Equal Author)
• Nalla VK (2016) Enhanced Tomato plant growth in presence of a novel microbial consortia useful in bio-organic waste degradation- a pilot level field study. Int. J. of Science (ISSN: 2455- 0108)
  https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bae7/a61234d3d599ef5c4cb2efaaa3607e6c3737.pdf