Education

• DVM Equivalent, Kerala Agricultural University - Kerala, India, 2004
• MS (Animal Sciences: Muscle Biology), University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2005
• Research Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Urology, 2005-07

Current Research Interests:

• Molecular Pathology of Diabetes
• Smooth Muscle Biology
• Histological and Molecular Characterization of Uterine Leiomyomas in Nonhuman Primates

Publications:

Deng M, Mohanan S, Polyak E, Chacko SK. 2007. Caldesmon is necessary for maintaining actin and intermediate filaments in cultured bladder smooth muscle cells. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 2007 Dec;64(12):951-65.

Ingham SC, Searls G, Mohanan S, Buege DR. 2006. Survival of Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes on vacuum-packaged beef jerky and related products stored at 21 degrees C. Journal of Food Protection., 69:2263-2267.

Abstracts and Presentations:

Mohanan S, Wagner JD, Kock ND, Kavanagh K, Cline JM. 2008. Hepatic Mallory-Denk body Formation in a Streptozotocin treated Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops). Society of Toxicologic Pathology Symposium, San Francisco.

Zheng YM, Malkowicz SB, Mohanan S, et al. 2008 Generation of a human detrusor smooth muscle cell line. Journal of Urology 179, 537-538. (Meeting abstract).

Boopathi E, Mohanan S, Zheng Y, Wein AJ, Chacko SK. 2007. Urologic complications of diabetes: High glucose-induced oxidative stress activates the transcriptional factor NF-κB in the detrusor smooth muscle cells. Journal of urology 177 (4): 324-324 Suppl. S Apr 2007 (Meeting Abstract)

Marx JO, Basha M, Mohanan S, Hypolite JA, Chang S, Hu E, Sulpizio A, Malkowisz B, Wein AJ, Chacko SK. 2007. Rho-kinase inhibitor decreases spontaneous activity oin detrusor smooth muscle with partial bladder outlet obstruction. Journal of urology 177 (4): 325-326 Suppl. S Apr 2007 (Meeting Abstract)

Claus J, Mohanan S, Russell R. 2005. Biochemical and physical properties of ten different beef muscles in relation to meat color. 51st International Congress of Meat Science and Technology. Proceedings and poster. Abstract 11611. August 7-12. Baltimore, MD.

Honors and Awards:

• 2008: Society of Toxicologic Pathology Student Travel Award Winner, STP Annual Symposium, San Francisco, CA.
• 2006: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• 2005: Member of product development prize-winning team, representing University of Wisconsin- Madison, in the International Conference in Meat Science and Technology, Baltimore, MD
• 2004: Research Assistantship - Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison.