Mayurika  Lahiri,                               Ph.D. 
                               
                              Assistant Professor  
                           
                         
                                  
         
                                                    
                                                    
                            Indian Institute of Science Education and Research 
                           
                                                                              
                            Genome Integrity Lab 
                           
                                                                              
                            Sai Trinity Complex, Garware Circle 
                           
                                                    
                            Pune - 411 021                                 
                           
                                                    
                            Maharashtra                                 
                           						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                            E-mail: mayurika.lahiri@iiserpune.ac.in 
                           
                                                                              
                            Phone: + 91-20-2590-8056 
                           
                                                    
                            Fax: + 91-20-2589-9790  
                           
                  
                          
                               
                           
                          
                            URL:   http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/~mayurika.lahiri/About_Me.html  
                           
                          
                          						  
                              
                           
						  
	                             
                            Positions Held:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                
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                                  Assistant Professor  
                                  Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India 
                                  
								   
                                 
                                                                
                                  Post Doctoral Fellowship  
                                  Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and MGH Cancer Center, USA 
                                  
								   
                                 
                                                                
                                  Post Doctoral Fellowship  
                                  Department of Biology, Tufts University, USA 
                                  
								   
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                                              
                            Area of Specialization:  
                           
                          
                          
                          
  
     
    Cancer Biology 
   
    
                          
                        
                           
                           
                         
                         
                                                    
                                                    
                          
                             
                           
                                                    
                             Research Summary:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Understanding the DNA damage response mechanisms of cells to maintain Genome Integrity 
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                    
                            Publications:  
                           
                          
                            
	
		
			
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				Freudenreich, C. H. and Lahiri, M.   Structure-forming CAG/CTG repeat sequences are sensitive to breakage in the absence of Mrc1 checkpoint function and S-phase checkpoint signaling: implications for trinucleotide repeat expansion diseases. Cell Cycle.  2004.  3, 1370-1374. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Lahiri, M. , Gustafson, T. L., Majors, E. R. and Freudenreich, C. H.  Expanded CAG repeats activate the DNA damage checkpoint pathway. Molecular Cell.  2004.  15, 287-293. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Lahiri, M.   and Martin, JHJ. Nitric Oxide decreases motility and increases adhesion in human breast cancer cells. Oncology Reports  21 . 2009. 2. 275-281. 
		 
		
			
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				Lahiri, M . , Warren, P., Murray, PG. and Nelson, PN. A novel multiplex RT-PCR system detects human endogenous retrovirus-K in breast cancer. Archives in Virology  .  2005. 1. 150, 177-184. 
		 
		
			
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				Lahiri, M .  and Martin, JHJ. Reduced expression of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthase in a multi-drug resistant variant of the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line. Oncology Reports  . 2004, 12, 5. 1007-1011. 
		 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                
 
                      
                          
                            
                                                                 
                                   
                             
                            
                                
                             
                            
                              
                                  
                                     
                                   
                                  
                                                                            
                                        
                                                                                    
                                            Education  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Ph.D.                                                    in Cancer Biology, 				
				 
                                                    School of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, UK                                                                        
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            M.Sc.                                                    in Pharmacology and Biotechnology, 				
				 
                                                    Sheffield Hallam University, UK