Seena Ajit
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology & Physiology
Drexel University College of Medicine
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Ajit is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology at Drexel University College of Medicine. Completed PhD in Rutgers University. Dr. Ajit's research focus is to understand the molecular mechanisms of pain with emphasis on epigenetics. She is interested in pursuing various aspects of epigenetics, such as DNA methylation, histone modifications and small noncoding RNAs called microRNAs (miRNAs).
Research Interest
Molecular mechanisms of neuropathic pain, epigenetic regulation, microRNA expression and regulation, biomarkers
Publications
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Manners MT, Ertel A, Tian Y, Ajit SK. Genome-wide redistribution of MeCP2 in dorsal root ganglia after peripheral nerve injury. Epigenetics & chromatin. 2016 Jun 7;9(1):23.
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McDonald MK, Ramanathan S, Touati A, Zhou Y, Thanawala RU, Alexander GM, Sacan A, Ajit SK. Regulation of proinflammatory genes by the circulating microRNA hsa-miR-939. Scientific reports. 2016 Aug 8;6:30976.
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Shenoda BB, Ajit SK. Modulation of immune responses by exosomes derived from antigen-presenting cells. Clinical medicine insights. Pathology. 2016;9(Suppl 1):1.
