Name: Mayur Choudhary  

Email address: mchoudha@wfubmc.edu, choudhary.mayur@gmail.com

Education: B.Tech (Biotechnology), School of Biotechnology, GGSIP University , Delhi, India (2002-2006)

Advisor/Lab: Dr. Linda J. Metheny-Barlow

Current Research: I am working on the hypothesis that tumor cells can alter junctional contacts between endothelial cells and mural cells via degradation or inactivation of Cx43 (which is a gap junction protein). This might prevent mural cells from exerting a growth inhibitory effect on endothelial cells and promote tumor angiogenesis.

Publications:

1. Mallakin, A., Sugiyama, T., Taneja, P., Matise, L.A., Frazier, D. P.,     Choudhary, M., Hawkins, G.A., D’Agostino, R.B., Willingham, M.C., and Inoue, K. Mutually Exclusive Inactivation of DMP1 and ARF/p53 in Lung Cancer. Cancer Cell, 12, 381-394, 2007

2. Taneja, P., Mallakin, A., Matise, L.A., Frazier, D. P., Choudhary, M. and Inoue, K.  Repression of Dmp1 and Arf transcription by anthracyclins: critical roles if the NF-κB subunit p65. Oncogene June 4, 2007 (Epub) 

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Hobbies – Other:   I like playing cricket, softball and volleyball. I also enjoy traveling, cooking and music.