Bhakti R. Pathak,                               Ph.D. 
                               
                              Scientist C  
                           
                         
                                  
         
                                                    
                                                    
                            National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health 
                           
                                                                              
                            Jehangir Merwanji Street, Parel 
                           
                                                                              
                            Mumbai - 400 012                                 
                           
                                                    
                            Maharashtra                                 
                           						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                            E-mail: pathakb@nirrh.res.in 
                           
                                                                              
                            Phone: +91-22- 24192014  
                           
                          
                               
                           
                          
                            URL:   http://www.nirrh.res.in/staff/scientific/DrPathak_resume.htm  
                           
                          
                          						  
                              
                           
						  
	                             
                            Positions Held:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                
                                  Position  
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                                  Scientist C  
                                  National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, India 
                                  
								  2007-Present 
                                 
                                                                
                                  Lecturer  
                                  Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Wilson College, Mumbai, India 
                                  
								  2005-2006 
                                 
                                                                
                                  Post Doctoral Fellowship  
                                  University of Texas Health Science Center, USA 
                                  
								  2002-2005 
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                                              
                            Area of Specialization:  
                           
                          
                          
                          
  
     
    Cancer Biology 
   
    
                          
                        
                           
                           
                         
                         
                                                    
                                                    
                          
                             
                           
                                                    
                            Publications:  
                           
                          
                            
	
		
			
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				Garcia, S. N., Kirtane, B. M. , Podlutsky, A. J., Pereira-Smith, O. M. and Tominaga, K.  Mrg15 null and heterozygous mouse embryonic fibroblasts exhibit DNA-repair defects post exposure to gamma ionizing radiation. FEBS Letters.  2007.  581, 5275-5281. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bowman, B. R., Moure, C. M., Kirtane, B. M. , Welschhans, R. L., Tominaga, K., Pereira-Smith, O. M. and Quiocho, F. A.  Multipurpose MRG domain involved in cell senescence and proliferation exhibits structural homology to a DNA-interacting domain. Structure.  2006.  14, 151-158. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Mulherkar, R., Kirtane, B. M. , Ramchandani, A., Mansukhani, N. P., Kannan, S. and Naresh, K. N.  Expression of enhancing factor/phospholipase A2 in skin results in abnormal epidermis and increased sensitivity to chemical carcinogenesis. Oncogene.  2003.  22, 1936-1944. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Kirtane, B. M.  and Mulherkar, R.  Comparison of the activities of wild type and mutant enhancing factor/mouse secretory phospholipase A2 proteins. Journal of Biosciences.  2002.  27, 489-494. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	
		
			
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				Pathak, B. R. , Jagtap, D. D. and Mahale, S. D.  Is 37LRP cell surface receptor for PSP94? Asian Journal of Andrology.  2011.  [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Pathak, B. R. , Breed, A. A., Nakhawa, V. H., Jagtap, D. D. and Mahale, S. D.  Growth inhibition mediated by PSP94 or CRISP-3 is prostate cancer cell line Asian Journal of Andrology.  2010.  12, 677-689. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Jagtap, D. D., Modi, D. N., Kumar, M., Pathak, B. R.  and Mahale, S. D.  High-affinity binding of seminal plasma PSP94 to human immunoglobulin is through the Fab domain. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta.  2010.  1804, 1889-1894. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                    
                            Grant Support:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                  Exploring the regulation and biological significance of alternative splicing of PSP94  
                                   
                                  Department of Science & Technology, Government of India 
                                   
                                  
                                  
								  
								  
								  
								  
								  
								  
								  
								  								   
                                 
                                                              
                                 
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                
 
                      
                          
                            
                                                                 
                                   
                             
                            
                                
                             
                            
                              
                                  
                                     
                                   
                                  
                                                                            
                                        
                                                                                    
                                            Education  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            M.Sc.                                                    in Microbiology, 				
				 
                                                    University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India                                                                        
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                                    Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India                                                                        
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            Honors and Awards  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            1997-2002, Research Fellowship from UGC upon clearing the joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test.