Sharmila A. Bapat,                               Ph.D. 
                               
                              Scientist D  
                           
                         
                                  
         
                                                    
                                                    
                            National Centre for Cell Science 
                           
                                                                                                        
                            NCCS Complex, Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind 
                           
                                                    
                            Pune - 411 007                                 
                           
                                                    
                            Maharashtra                                 
                           						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                            E-mail: sabapat@nccs.res.in, sabapat@hotmail.com 
                           
                                                                              
                            Phone: +91-20-25708074, 25708089, 25708000 
                           
                                                    
                            Fax: +91-20-25692259  
                           
                  
                          
                               
                           
                          
                            URL:   http://www.nccs.res.in/DrBapat/DrBapat.html  
                           
                          
                          						  
                              
                           
						  
	                                                       
                            Area of Specialization:  
                           
                          
                          
  
     
    Molecular Biology 
   
     
                          
                        
                           
                           
                         
                         
                                                    
                                                    
                          
                             
                           
                                                    
                             Research Summary:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Ovarian cancer stem cells 
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Epigenetic changes in ovarian cancer  
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Combination of bioinformatics and biological approaches  to identify transcription factor binding site 
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Systems network modeling in ovarian cancer 
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                    
                            Publications:  
                           
                          
                            
	
		
			
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				Sharma, N., Mali, A. M. and Bapat, S. A.   Spectrum of CREBBP mutations in Indian patients with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. Journal of Biosciences.  2010.  35, 187-202. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bapat, S. A. , Jin, V., Berry, N., Balch, C., Sharma, N., Kurrey, N., Zhang, S., Fang, F., Lan, X., Li, M., Kennedy, B., Bigsby, R. M., Huang, T. H. and Nephew, K. P.  Multivalent epigenetic marks confer microenvironment-responsive epigenetic plasticity to ovarian cancer cells. Epigenetics .  2010.  5, 716-729. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bapat, S. A. , Krishnan, A., Ghanate, A. D., Kusumbe, A. P. and Kalra, R. S.  Gene expression: protein interaction systems network modeling identifies transformation-associated molecules and pathways in ovarian cancer. Cancer Research.  2010.  70, 4809-4819. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bapat S. A.   Human ovarian cancer stem cells. Reproduction.  2010.  140, 33-41. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Sharma, N., Jadhav, S. P. and Bapat, S. A.  CREBBP re-arrangements affect protein function and lead to aberrant neuronal differentiation. Differentiation.  2010.  79, 218-231. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Kusumbe, A. P. and Bapat, S. A.   Cancer stem cells and aneuploid populations within developing tumors are the major determinants of tumor dormancy. Cancer Research.  2009.  69, 9245-9253. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Kurrey, N. K., Jalgaonkar, S. P., Joglekar, A. V., Ghanate, A. D., Chaskar, P. D., Doiphode, R. Y. and Bapat, S. A.   Snail and slug mediate radioresistance and chemoresistance by antagonizing p53-mediated apoptosis and acquiring a stem-like phenotype in ovarian cancer cells. Stem Cells.  2009.  27, 2059-2068. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Kusumbe, A. P., Mali, A. M. and Bapat, S. A.   CD133-expressing stem cells associated with ovarian metastases establish an endothelial hierarchy and contribute to tumor vasculature. Stem Cells.  2009.  27, 498-508. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Berry, N. B. and Bapat, S. A.   Ovarian cancer plasticity and epigenomics in the acquisition of a stem-like phenotype. Journal of Ovarian Research.  2008.  1, 8. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Wani, A. A., Rangrez, A. Y., Kumar, H., Bapat, S. A. , Suresh, C. G., Barnabas, S., Patole, M. S. and Shouche, Y. S.  Analysis of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant defenses in complex I deficient patients revealed a specific increase in superoxide dismutase activity. Free Radical Research.  2008.  42, 415-427. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Wani, A. A., Ahanger, S. H., Bapat, S. A. , Rangrez, A. Y., Hingankar, N., Suresh, C. G., Barnabas, S., Patole, M. S. and Shouche, Y. S.  Analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences in childhood encephalomyopathies reveals new disease-associated variants. PloS One.  2007.  2, e942. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bapat S. A.   Evolution of cancer stem cells. Seminars in Cancer Biology.  2007. 17, 204-213. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Balch, C., Nephew, K. P., Huang, T. H. and Bapat, S. A.   Epigenetic "bivalently marked" process of cancer stem cell-driven tumorigenesis. BioEssays.  2007.  29, 842-845. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Wani, A. A., Sharma, N., Shouche, Y. S. and Bapat, S. A.   Nuclear-mitochondrial genomic profiling reveals a pattern of evolution in epithelial ovarian tumor stem cells. Oncogene.  2006. 25, 6336-6344. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bapat, S. A.  and Mishra, G. C.  Stem cell pharmacogenomics: a reality check on stem cell therapy. Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics.  2005.  7, 551-556. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bapat, S.  and Galande, S.  Association by guilt: identification of DLX5 as a target for MeCP2 provides a molecular link between genomic imprinting and Rett syndrome. BioEssays.  2005. 27, 676-680. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bapat, S. A. , Mali, A. M., Koppikar, C. B. and Kurrey, N. K.  Stem and progenitor-like cells contribute to the aggressive behavior of human epithelial ovarian cancer. Cancer Research.  2005.  65, 3025-3029. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bapat, S. A.  and Mishra, G. C.  Stem cell pharmacogenomics. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry.  2004. 4, 1371-1383. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                    
                            Book Chapters:  
                           
                          
                             
                           
                          
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Bapat, S.A., Cancer Stem Cells: Identification And Targets, Editor. John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA.          
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                                                    
                              
                           
                                                
 
                      
                          
                            
                                                                 
                                   
                             
                            
                                
                             
                            
                              
                                  
                                     
                                   
                                  
                                                                            
                                        
                                                                                    
                                            Education  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Ph.D.                                                    in Biochemistry, 				
				 
                                                    University of Pune, Pune, India,                             1987-1992                                            
 
                                           
                                                                                    
                                            Honors and Awards  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            2008, Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award