Academic Title(s)

• Associate Professor of Integrative Medical Sciences

Administrative Title(s)

• Co-Director, Integrated Pharmaceutical Medicine Graduate Program
• Chair, IACUC
• Chair, KSU-BMS Pharmacology Graduate Program

Bio

• July 2017-present Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, NEOMED
• Oct 2009-June 2017 Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, NEOMED
• March 2010-present Graduate Faculty, School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University
• 2008-2009 Project Staff, Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic
• 2003-2008 Research Associate, Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic
• 2002-2003 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
• 2000-2002 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
• 1999-2000 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University

Area of Expertise/Research Interests

Overall research interest: Non-lipid Causes of Vascular Disease.

Ongoing projects include:

1. O-GlcNAc signaling and abnormal glucose metabolism in etiology of diabetic vascular disease;
2. Role of leptin and TSP-1 in vasculopathy associated with metabolic syndrome;
3. Mechanistic link between Metabolic dysfunction and Alzheimer’s Disease.

We utilize a variety of techniques including biochemical assays, cellular and molecular biology approaches, invasive and non-invasive procedures of lesion detection, metabolic phenotyping and cell-culture studies in conjunction with in vivo mouse models of diabetes, obesity and atherosclerosis, including transgenic mouse lines.

Educational Background

• Bachelor of Pharmacy, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India (1990)
• Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacology), Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India (1992)
• Ph.D. in Pharmacology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA, USA (1999)

Courses

Didactic Courses

• Instructor and Co-Course Director: Physiological Basis of Medicine (M1/P1), 2011-Present
• Instructor: Molecules to Cells (M1/P1), 2015-Present
• Instructor: Clinical Epilogue and Capstone (M4), 2014-Present
• Instructor: Principles of Medical Sciences (M2), 2010-Present
• Instructor and Course Director: Molecular Pharmacology (MS/PhD), 2013-Present
• Instructor and Course Director: Introduction to Pharmacology (MS/PhD), 2013-Present
• Instructor: Cell Signaling (MS/PhD), 2013-Present
• Instructor: Microcirculation (MS/PhD), 2013-Present

Longitudinal Courses

• Group Leader: Prologue (M1/P1), 2012-2016
• Group Leader: Evidence-Based Medicine (M1/P1), 2011-Present
• Group Leader: Practice-based Learning and Improvement (M3), 2013-Present

Teaching Activities:

• Instructor: Human Architecture and Composition (HAC), M1
• Instructor: Cardiovascular Pulmonary and Renal Systems (CPR), M1
• Instructor: Gastroenteric, Reproductive and Endocrine Systems (GRE), M1
• Instructor: Diagnosis and Treatment, M2
• Instructor: Clinical Epilogue and Capstone, M4
• Instructor and Course Director: Molecular Pharmacology, MS/PhD
• Instructor and Course Director: Introduction to Pharmacology, MS/PhD
• Instructor and Course Director: Cellular and Molecular Signaling, MS/PhD
• Instructor: Microcirculation, MS/PhD

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Ad hoc reviewer: Circulation Research, American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology, Journal of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Current Pharmaceutical Design, Cardiovascular Research, Cell Biology and Toxicology, Application of Clinical Genetics, Basic Research in Cardiology, Biological Trace Element Research, Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, International Journal of Cardiology, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Genes and Nutrition, Scientific Reports, Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Food and Nutrition
• Editorial Board Member, International journal of Cardiology 2017-present, Scientific Reports 2018-present
• American Heart Association Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) grant reviewer 2017-present