Professional Overview
Current Role at Stanford
Senior Research Scientist. Research Team leader of the brain tumor and human neural stem cell research group in the Weissman and Cheshier Labs.
Research collaborator with Stanford Center for Children's Brain Tumor.
Professional Interests
Cancer Stem Cells,
Development of antibody therapeutics against brain tumors,
Identification of the developmental hierarchy in human fetal brain development
Education and Certifications
| Ph.D.: | University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Molecular and Cellular Biology (2005) |
| M.S.: | SUNY Buffalo, Molecular Cell Biology (2002) |
| M.Sc. (Hons): | Panjab University, India. Basic Medical Sciences (Honors School), Biophysics (Honors) (1999) |
| B.Sc. (Hons): | Panjab University, India. Basic Medical Sciences (Honors School), Biophysics (Honors) (1997) |
Professional Affiliations and Activities
- Member, Society for NeuroOncology (2009 - present)
- member, American Association of Cancer Research (2007 - present)
- Member, American Society for Cell Biology (2004 - present)
Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis (3/1/2005 - 12/31/2006)
Publications
- Coregulation of multiple signaling mechanisms in pp60v-Src-induced closure of Cx43 gap junction channels. J Membr Biol. 2012; (8): 495-506
- Expression of epidermal growth factor variant III (EGFRvIII) in pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas. J Neurooncol. 2012; (3): 395-402
- Heterogeneous reallocation of presynaptic efficacy in recurrent excitatory circuits adapting to inactivity. Nat Neurosci. 2012; (2): 250-7
- The CD47-signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPa) interaction is a therapeutic target for human solid tumors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012; (17): 6662-7
- Hedgehog-responsive candidate cell of origin for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011; (11): 4453-8
- The role of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase 2-α-isoform in non-small cell lung carcinoma tumorigenesis. Oncogene. 2011; (2): 234-44
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