Sharmila Bhattacharya
Senior Scientist
Space Biosciences Research Branch
NASA Ames Research Center
United States of America
Biography
Sharmila Bhattacharya is the principal investigator for the space shuttle flight experiment, Fly Immunity and Tumors (FIT), which flew on STS-121 on July 4, 2006. The experiment was completed successfully with samples returned in excellent condition. She and her team are currently analyzing the flight and ground data relating to immune changes induced by spaceflight. She holds master’s and doctorate degrees in molecular biology from Princeton University and has conducted post-doctoral research in neurobiology at Stanford University.Her research at NASA has involved studying immune system changes during spaceflight and the effects of radiation and altered gravity on living systems.
Research Interest
Effects of the spaceflight environment on biological systems Effects of altered gravity on the immune response of the fly host coupled with changes in the pathogenicity of microbes.
Publications
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Hosamani R, Leib R, Bhardwaj SR, Adams CM, Bhattacharya S. Elucidating the “Gravomeâ€: Quantitative Proteomic Profiling of the Response to Chronic Hypergravity in Drosophila. Journal of proteome research. 2016 Oct 10;15(12):4165-75.
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Straume T, Slaba T, Bhattacharya S, Braby LA. Radiation Information for Designing and Interpreting Biological Experiments Onboard Missions Beyond Low Earth Orbit.
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Heavner ME, Ramroop J, Gueguen G, Ramrattan G, Dolios G, Scarpati M, Kwiat J, Bhattacharya S, Wang R, Singh S, Govind S. Novel Organelles with Elements of Bacterial and Eukaryotic Secretion Systems Weaponize Parasites of Drosophila. Current Biology. 2017 Sep 7.
