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
Affiliation
Time Period
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:
1.
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]
2.
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]
3.
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]
4.
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]
5.
Pathak, B. R. , Jagtap, D. D. and Mahale, S. D. Is 37LRP cell surface receptor for PSP94? Asian Journal of Andrology. 2011. [PubMed]
6.
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]
7.
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:
Project Title
Role
Funding Agency
Sanction Number
Sanction Date
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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Ph.D.
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.