Abhik Sen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute
Email: asen@brni.org
Phone: 304-293-9222
Fax: 304-293-7536
Education:
Ph.D (2009) University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
M.Sc (2002) University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
Research Interests:
Dr. Sen’s research is to study the mechanism of PKC activation in respect to activators of PKC (bryostatin) and its role in Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, he works in collaboration with Dr. Nelson in his search for discovery of additional PKC activators. This study has immense clinical importance, as to date there is no treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The PKC inducing molecules study has immense importance and probability for future drug discovery potential.
Areas of Expertise:
Molecular biology and Biochemistry
Recent Publications:
Abhik Sen, Nabendu Sekhar Chatterjee, Md. Akbar Ali, Nilay Nandi, and Pradeep Das. The 29-Kilodalton Thiol-Dependent Peroxidase of Entamoeba histolytica Is a Factor Involved in Pathogenesis and Survival of the Parasite during Oxidative Stress. Eukaryotic Cell. 6(4): 664-673. (2007)
Nilay Nandi, Abhik Sen, Rajdeep Banerjee, Sudeep Kumar, Vikash Kumar and Pradeep Das.Hydrogen Peroxide Induces Apoptosis like Death in Entamoeba histolytica Trophozoites. Microbiology. (Accepted 2010)