About Dr. Vijay Kanuru

Research Training, Applied to the Questions Patients Actually Ask

PhD, Molecular Nanosciences — University of Cambridge

15 years of Cancer Medicine Research experience, specializing in Nano Drug Discovery, Design and Drug Delivery

Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Immuno-Oncology, Harvard Medical School

A decade of applied practice — over 500 patients supported across active-treatment side effects, remission and recurrence-risk guidance, and advanced-stage nutrition support

Why a Clinical Research Scientist, and Not Just a Standard Dietitian

Cancer research moves faster than almost any other field in medicine — new mechanisms, new resistance pathways, new nutraceutical evidence, published every month. A general nutrition qualification isn't built to interpret pharmacology, drug-nutrient interactions, or clinical-trial evidence at that pace. Dr. Kanuru's background — laboratory research, pharma-side drug development, clinical trials — is built specifically for a field that changes this fast.

This doesn't make Dr. Kanuru a treating physician, and it isn't a substitute for your oncologist's clinical judgment. It's precisely why OncoSupport is framed as a consultancy — a distinct layer of expertise working alongside your medical team.

What This Practice Does Best — and What It Isn't For

This practice's edge is evaluating nutraceutical evidence and drug-nutrient interactions — which compounds have real research behind them, how they interact with your specific chemotherapy, how to read fast-moving research honestly.

Everyday practical nutrition — calorie and protein targets, meal textures, managing taste changes — is your hospital dietitian's territory, and we'll say so rather than stretching to cover it ourselves.

Evaluating whether a specific compound, supplement, or "cancer diet" claim is legitimate and safe alongside your treatment — that's ours.

Background

Dr. Kanuru's doctoral and continuing research sits at the intersection of nanoscience, immuno-oncology, and cancer biology. Hundreds of real conversations alongside clinical research work surfaced a consistent pattern: people who received clear, well-reasoned explanations navigated the road ahead with more steadiness. That observation shaped OncoSupport as much as the research training did.

The Purpose Behind This Practice

Modern AI and data science can now search, cross-reference, and reason across more research than any one clinician could track by hand. Dr. Kanuru's aim with OncoSupport is direct: bring the benefit of these tools out of the lab and into the hands of the patients and caregivers who need them most.

Published Research

Deb S, Bhargava D, Bansal P, Kanuru V. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2022 Jan–Mar;26(1):21–25. doi:10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_267_21
Chandavarkar V, Mishra MN, Bhargava D, Rajashekaraiah PB, Singh S, Kanuru V. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2024 Jan–Mar;28(1):23–28. doi:10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_420_23
Nanoparticulate curcumin spray imparts prophylactic and therapeutic properties against SARS-CoV-2. Emergent Materials. 2024;7(6):2635–2643. doi:10.1007/s42247-024-00754-6

In the Press

Gates Cambridge — "Tackling cancer with nano-drugs"
Indian Express — "Advanced nanomedicine oral cancer treatment developed"
Times of India — "SPPU alumnus develops advanced nano-medicine to treat oral cancer"
Economic Times Health — "Successful clinical trials of HARAS for smokers' lung protection" Covers prior research conducted at Sharda University on HARAS, a curcumin-based formulation. This is separate research — not a current OncoSupport service.
BioVoiceNews — "Use of HARAS resulted in drop in CO levels in smokers" Covers prior research conducted at Sharda University on HARAS, a curcumin-based formulation. This is separate research — not a current OncoSupport service.
NutraIngredients — "Researchers tap curcumin for protection against smoking and air pollution"

Co-Founder

Avinash

Co-Founder — Nutrition Coach

Avinash is a Co-Founder of OncoSupport with 13 years of experience practicing nutrition for metabolic change and improved health outcomes. He is certified in exercise and sports nutrition through Precision Nutrition and holds a diploma in evidence-based nutrition from NFNA, Kolkata. Consultations and clinical guidance on this site are led by Dr. Kanuru; Avinash's focus is on the practice's infrastructure and supporting sustainable nutrition guidance alongside it.