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Name:
Anasuya Sarkar PhD.
Research Scientist
201 Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute
473 W. 12th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 247-7647
Education:
2004 Ph.D. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, India
Mentor: Mark D. Wewers, MD
Research Interests:
Caspase-1 and atherosclerosis
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of inflammation in sepsis
Focused areas include regulation of IL-1b processing and release, NF-kB signaling, apoptosis, monocyte and macrophage function
Awards and Honors:
2006 DHLRI Research Day Travel Award (post doc)
2006 Pulmonary Research Day Award for best poster (post doc)
2006 DHLRI Distinguished Post Doc Award
2006 OSUMC Research Day Travel Award
2005 NIH Post Doctoral Travel Scholarship to attend Keystone Symposia
Grant Awards:
2006-2007 DHLRI Thematic grant for post doc
2006-2007 Pulmonary post doc grant
2007-2009 American Heart Association Post Doc Grant
Publications:
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Anasuya Sarkar, Judy Hart, Erin Hertlein, Denis Guttridge and Mark D. Wewers. ASC Directs NF-{kappa}B Activation by Regulating Receptor Interacting Protein-2 (RIP2) Caspase-1 Interactions; J. Immunol. (2006) Apr 15;176(8):4979-86.
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Anasuya Sarkar, Mark W. Hall, Mathew Exline, Judy Hart, Nina Knatz, NaTosha Gatson and Mark D. Wewers (2006); Caspase-1 regulates E.coli induced sepsis and splenic B lymphocyte cell apoptosis: a function independent of IL-1b and IL-18. Am. J Resp. Crit. Care Med., 174,1003-1010.
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