Manoj B Mahimkar,                               Ph.D. 
                               
                              Principal Investigator  
                           
                         
                                  
         
                                                    
                                                    
                            Cancer Research Institute, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer 
                           
                                                                              
                            Manoj Mahimkar Lab 
                           
                                                                              
                            Khanolkar Shodhika 232,Tata Memorial Center, Kharghar 
                           
                                                    
                            Navi Mumbai - 410 210                                 
                           
                                                    
                            Maharashtra                                 
                           						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                            E-mail: mmahimkar@actrec.gov.in 
                           
                                                                              
                            Phone: +91-22-27405049 
                           
                                                    
                            Fax: + 91-22-27405085  
                           
                  
                          
                               
                           
                          
                            URL:   http://www.actrec.gov.in/pi-webpages/ManojMahimkar/manoj-index.htm  
                           
                          
                          						  
                              
                           
						  
	                             
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                                  Principal Investigator  
                                  Cancer Research Institute, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer 
                                  
								  Present 
                                 
                                                                
                                  Post Doctoral Fellow  
                                  New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, New York, USA 
                                  
								   
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                                              
                            Area of Specialization:  
                           
                          
                          
  
     
    Molecular Biology 
   
     
                          
                        
                           
                           
                         
                         
                                                    
                                                    
                          
                             
                           
                                                    
                             Research Summary:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Molecular cytogenetics of Oral Cancers 
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Genetic susceptibility factors in oral Cancers and Molecular Epidemiology 
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Genetic toxicology and Human Bio-monitoring  
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                    
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				Anantharaman, D., Samant, T. A., Sen, S. and Mahimkar, M. B.   Polymorphisms in tobacco metabolism and DNA repair genes modulate oral precancer and cancer risk. Oral Oncology.  2011.  47, 866-872. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	
		
			
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				Ambatipudi, S., Gerstung, M., Pandey, M., Samant, T., Patil, A., Kane, S., Desai, R.S., Schaffer, A.A., Beerenwinkel, N., Mahimkar, M.B . Genome-wide Expression and Copy Number Analysis Identifies Driver Genes in Gingivobuccal Cancers. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2011 (In Press) 
		 
		
			
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				Chuang, S., Agudo, A., Ahrens, W., Anantharaman, D., Benhamou, S., Boccia, S., Chen, C., Conway, D., Fabianova, E., Hayes, R.B., Healy, C., Holcatova, I., Kjaerheim, K., Lagiou, P., Lazarus, P., Macfarlane, G. J., Mahimkar, M.B. , Mates, D., Matsuo, K., Merletti, F., Metspalu, A., Morgenstern, H., Muscat, J., Nicolotti, N., Olshan, A.F., Purdue, M., Ramroth, H., Rudnai, P., Schwartz, S.M., Simonato, L., Smith, E., Sturgis, E.M., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N., Talamini, R., Thomson, P., Wei, Q., Zaridze, D., Zhang, Z., Znaor, A., Brennan, P., Boffetta, P., Hashibe, M. Sequence variants and the risk of head and neck cancer: pooled analysis in the INHANCE consortium. Frontiers in Oncology Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention 2011 1:13. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2011.00013 
		 
		
			
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				Pathare, S., Gerstung, M.,  Beerenwinkel, B. Schäffer, A, A., Kannan, S, Pai P, K. Alok Pathak A.K., Borges, A.M. and Mahimkar, M.B.   Clinicopathological and prognostic implications of genetic alterations in oral cancers. Oncology Letters. 2011.  2: 445-451 
		 
		
			
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				Ambatipudi, S., Gerstung, M., Gowda, R., Pai, P., Borges, A. M., Schaffer, A. A., Beerenwinkel, N. and Mahimkar, M. B.   Genomic profiling of advanced-stage oral cancers reveals chromosome 11q alterations as markers of poor clinical outcome. PloS One.  2011. 6, e17250. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Mahimkar, M. B. , Samant, T. A., Kannan, S. and Patil, T.  Influence of genetic polymorphisms on frequency of micronucleated buccal epithelial cells in leukoplakia patients. Oral Oncology.  2010.  46, 761-766. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Pathare, S., Schaffer, A. A., Beerenwinkel, N. and Mahimkar, M.   Construction of oncogenetic tree models reveals multiple pathways of oral cancer progression. International Journal of Cancer. Journal.  2009. 124, 2864-2871. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Varela-Lema, L., Taioli, E., Ruano-Ravina, A., Barros-Dios, J. M., Anantharaman, D., Benhamou, S., Boccia, S., Bhisey, R. A., Cadoni, G., Capoluongo, E., Chen, C. J., Foulkes, W., Goloni-Bertollo, E. M., Hatagima, A., Hayes, R. B., Katoh, T., Koifman, S., Lazarus, P., Manni, J. J., Mahimkar, M. , Morita, S., Park, J., Park, K. K., Pavarino, B., de, S., Roy, B., Spitz, M. R., Strange, R. C., Wei, Q. and Ragin, C. C.  Meta-analysis and pooled analysis of GSTM1 and CYP1A1 polymorphisms and oral and pharyngeal cancers: a HuGE-GSEC review. Genetics in Medicine.  2008. 10, 369-384. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Anantharaman, D., Chaubal, P. M., Kannan, S., Bhisey, R. A. and Mahimkar, M. B.   Susceptibility to oral cancer by genetic polymorphisms at CYP1A1, GSTM1 and GSTT1 loci among Indians: tobacco exposure as a risk modulator. Carcinogenesis.  2007.  28, 1455-1462. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Huang, Q., Yu, G. P., McCormick, S. A., Mo, J., Datta, B., Mahimkar, M. , Lazarus, P., Schaffer, A. A., Desper, R. and Schantz, S. P.  Genetic differences detected by comparative genomic hybridization in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas from different tumor sites: construction of oncogenetic trees for tumor progression. Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer.  2002.  34, 224-233. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Mahimkar, M. B. , Buch, S. C., Samant, T. A., Kapoor, M. D. and Bhisey, R. A.  Influence of smokeless tobacco exposure on detoxification status and chromosomal damage in male and female habitues. Mutation Research.  2001.  491, 111-117. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Shah, M. D., Ramchandani, A. G., Mahimkar, M. B. , Potdar, P. D., Bhisey, A. N. and Bhisey, R. A.  Effects of an aqueous extract of processed bidi tobacco on the growth of hamster tracheal epithelial cells. Toxicology Letters.  2001.  119, 1-9. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bhisey, R. A., Bagwe, A. N., Mahimkar, M. B.  and Buch, S. C.  Biological monitoring of bidi industry workers occupationally exposed to tobacco. Toxicology Letters.  1999.  108, 259-265. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Mulherkar, R., Goud, A. P., Wagle, A. S., Naresh, K. N., Mahimkar, M. B. , Thomas, S. M., Pradhan, S. A. and Deo, M. G.  Establishment of a human squamous cell carcinoma cell line of the upper aero-digestive tract. Cancer Letters.  1997.  118, 115-121. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Mahimkar, M. B.  and Bhisey, R. A.  Occupational exposure to bidi tobacco increases chromosomal aberrations in tobacco processors. Mutation Research.  1995.  334, 139-144. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                    
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                                  Bagwe, A.N, Buch, S.C., Mahimkar, M.B , Karthikeyan, S., Bhisey, R.A.: (2000) Environmental, biological and health monitoring of tobacco processing factory workers. Proceedings of World Assembly on Tobacco Counters Health - WATCH 2000, Publ. Macmillan India, pp. 160-163      
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Mahimkar, M.B. , Bhisey, R.A. (1997) Genotoxic effects of occupational tobacco exposure in bidi industry workers.  In H. Prasad & PP Reddy, eds Environmental Pollution and Genetic Risk, Institute of Genetics, Osmania University, Hyderabad , pp 103-110      
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Bhisey, R.A., Govekar, R.B., Bagwe, A.N., Mahimkar, M.B. (1991) Biological risk assessment in tobacco chewers: a population at high risk for oral cancer. In: RS Rao & PB Desai, eds. Oral Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre Publ., Bombay, pp.191-199      
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                                                    
                              
                           
                                                
 
                      
                          
                            
                                                                 
                                   
                             
                            
                                
                             
                            
                              
                                  
                                     
                                   
                                  
                                                                            
                                        
                                                                                    
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                                            Ph.D.                                                    in Biosciences, 				
				 
                                                    University of Mumbai                                                                        
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology, IARC, Lyon, France            
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            International Collaborative Study on Genetic Susceptibility to Environmental Carcinogens, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center, USA            
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Editorial Board: Oral Oncology