Ashim Malhotra
Assistant Professor
Pharmacy
Pacific University
India
Biography
Education: 2011 | Research Scientist, NYU School of Medicine in New York, New York 2006-2010 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, NYU School of Medicine in New York, New York 2008 | FPGEE Certification, National Association of the Boards of Pharmacy USA 2006 | Doctor of Philosophy, Life Sciences: Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Saint John’s University in Queens, New York 2003 | Master of Science, Saint John’s University in Queens, New York 2000 | Bachelor of Pharmacy, Hamdard University School of Pharmacy in New Delhi, India
Research Interest
Areas of Research & Specialization: I have two main areas of interest: (1) a pediatric cardiomyopathy called Barth Syndrome and (2) pancreatic cancer. In summary, I employ lipidomics and molecular pharmacology for an elucidation of disease mechanisms.
Publications
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Malhotra A, Edelman-Novemsky I, Xu Y, Plesken H, Ma J, Schlame M, Ren M. Role of calcium-independent phospholipase A2 in the pathogenesis of Barth syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2009 Feb 17;106(7):2337-41.
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Acehan D, Malhotra A, Xu Y, Ren M, Stokes DL, Schlame M. Cardiolipin affects the supramolecular organization of ATP synthase in mitochondria. Biophysical journal. 2011 May 4;100(9):2184-92.
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Xu Y, Malhotra A, Ren M, Schlame M. The enzymatic function of tafazzin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2006 Dec 22;281(51):39217-24.
