Dr. Anuradha Ratnaparkhi
Scientist E
Developmental Biology
Agharkar Research Institute
India
Biography
Her Scientific Career: Scientist E since Dec 2014, Scientist D from 2008 – Nov 2014, Post-doctoral Training: California Institute of Technology, USA, Post-doctoral Training: University of California, Los Angeles, USA. Her broad interest is to understand processes that regulate neural development and degeneration using Drosophila melanogaster as a model system. They are interested in mechanisms regulating axon guidance and synaptogenesis and regulation of glial morphogenesis. They use a combination of molecular and genetic tools to address questions in each of these areas. We also use Drosophila as a model system to understand the molecular mechanism of neurodegeneration in motor neuron disease.
Research Interest
Neural development
Publications
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Ratnaparkhi A, Lawless GM, Schweizer FE, Golshani P, Jackson GR (2008) A Drosophila model of ALS: human ALS-associated mutation in VAP33A suggests a dominant negative mechanism. PLoS One. 2008
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Bugga L, Ratnaparkhi A, Zinn K (2009). The cell surface receptor Tartan is potential in vivo substrate for the receptor tyrosine phosphatase Ptp52F. Mol Cell Biol. (12): 3390-400.
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Ratnaparkhi A. (2013) Signaling by Folded gastrulation is modulated by mitochondrial fusion and fission. J Cell Sci. 126 5369-76.
