Shankar J. Chinta
Assistant Professor
Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Touro University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Chinta is Adjunct Assistant Professor in Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato CA and Assistant Professor of the Department of Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences in Touro University. He has completed his PhD in Neurochemistry (2003) in National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), India.
Research Interest
Role of various molecular mechanisms that cause nerve cell death associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), Elucidating the role of mitochondrial dysfunction, protein aggregation, oxidative stress and neuroinflammation.
Publications
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Cellular senescence and the aging brain. Exp Gerontol. 2014 Oct 1. S0531-5565(14) 00275-7.
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Mitochondrial Quality Control via the PGC1alpha-TFEB Signaling Pathway is Compromised by Parkin Q311X Mutation but Independently Restored by Rapamycin. J Neurosci. 2015 Sep 16;35(37):12833-44.
