Dr Sumana Chakravarty | Neuroscience | Best Researcher Award

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Dr Sumana Chakravarty |  Neuroscience | Best Researcher Award 

Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, India

📚 👩‍🔬 Dr. Sumana Chakravarty is a Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad. With over two decades of experience in chemical and biomedical research, she has made significant contributions to the understanding of psychiatric and neurological disorders, focusing on sexual dimorphism in disease mechanisms. 🧬 Her work is pivotal in advancing drug discovery for gender-specific treatments.

Professional Profile:

Education

🎓 Ph.D. in Zoology (Male Reproductive Physiology) – Banaras Hindu University, 1997
🎓 M.Sc. in Zoology/Reproductive Physiology – Banaras Hindu University, 1988
🎓 B.Sc. (Honors) in Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, and English – Banaras Hindu University, 1986

Professional Experience

🔬 Senior Principal Scientist – Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad (2021-Present)
📚 Principal Scientist – Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad (2016-2021)
👩‍🏫 Associate Professor – AcSIR (2016-Present)
🔬 Scientist in Quick Recruitment Scheme – IICT, Hyderabad (2013-2016)
📚 Assistant Professor – AcSIR (2013-2016)
👩‍🏫 Guest Faculty – NIPER-Hyderabad (2012-2018)
🔬 Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellow – IICT, Hyderabad (2009-2013)
👩‍🏫 Instructor (Junior Faculty) – UTSW Medical Center, Dallas, USA (2005-2008)
🔬 Postdoctoral Fellowships – UTSW Medical Center, Dallas, USA (1999-2005)
🔬 Research Associate – ICGEB, New Delhi (1997-1998)
📚 Research Scholar – Banaras Hindu University (1989-1997)

Awards and Honors

🏆 2024 – WSN Award in Science and Research
📝 2024 – Guest Editor, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
📚 2024 – Editorial Board Member, Neuromolecular Medicine
🌟 2023 – Member, American Psychological Association
📚 2022 – Associate Editor, Frontiers in Neuroscience
🌐 2022 – Ambassador, ALBA Network
🌟 2022 – Inspiring Women Leader, Merck India
📖 2021 – Featured by The Life of Science
🏅 2021 – SERB-POWER Fellowship Award
🌟 2020 – Featured in Million in STEM
🏆 2008 – Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship
🌟 2005 – Instructor, Dept. of Psychiatry, UTSW Medical Center
🏅 2003 – Departmental Representative, UTSW Medical Center
🏅 2000 – NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, UTSW Medical Center
🎓 1997 – Research Associate, Talwar Research Foundation
🎓 1991 – UGC Fellowship, BHU
🎓 1989 – BHU Research Fellowship

Research Focus

🔬 Biomedical Research – Focus on sexual dimorphism in psychiatric and neurological disorders
🧬 CNS Disorders – Stress-induced behavioral disorders, cerebral ischemia models
🐭 Animal Models – Mouse and zebrafish models for neuro-disease research
🌿 Natural Products – Identifying neuroprotective compounds
💡 Drug Discovery – Developing new targets and biomarkers for CNS disorders

Publications: 

  • Molecular adaptations underlying susceptibility and resistance to social defeat in brain reward regions
    • Authors: V Krishnan, MH Han, DL Graham, O Berton, W Renthal, SJ Russo, …
    • Journal: Cell
    • Year: 2007
    • Volume and Issue: 131 (2)
    • Pages: 391-404
    • Cited by: 2451
    • 🧠
  • Mania-like behavior induced by disruption of CLOCK
    • Authors: K Roybal, D Theobold, A Graham, JA DiNieri, SJ Russo, V Krishnan, …
    • Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    • Year: 2007
    • Volume and Issue: 104 (15)
    • Pages: 6406-6411
    • Cited by: 921
    • ⏰
  • Genome-wide analysis of chromatin regulation by cocaine reveals a role for sirtuins
    • Authors: W Renthal, A Kumar, G Xiao, M Wilkinson, HE Covington, I Maze, …
    • Journal: Neuron
    • Year: 2009
    • Cited by: 416
    • 🧬
  • CREB regulation of nucleus accumbens excitability mediates social isolation–induced behavioral deficits
    • Authors: DL Wallace, MH Han, DL Graham, TA Green, V Vialou, SD Iniguez, …
    • Journal: Nature Neuroscience
    • Year: 2009
    • Cited by: 366
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  • Knockdown of Clock in the ventral tegmental area through RNA interference results in a mixed state of mania and depression-like behavior
    • Authors: S Mukherjee, L Coque, JL Cao, J Kumar, S Chakravarty, A Asaithamby, …
    • Journal: Biological Psychiatry
    • Year: 2010
    • Cited by: 244
    • ⏰
  • Attenuation of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and hepatic oxidative stress by resveratrol in fructose-fed rats
    • Authors: PK Bagul, H Middela, S Matapally, R Padiya, T Bastia, K Madhusudana, …
    • Journal: Pharmacological Research
    • Year: 2012
    • Cited by: 237
    • 🍇
  • The influence of ΔFosB in the nucleus accumbens on natural reward-related behavior
    • Authors: DL Wallace, V Vialou, L Rios, TL Carle-Florence, S Chakravarty, A Kumar, …
    • Journal: Journal of Neuroscience
    • Year: 20087
    • Cited by: 225
    • 🎯
  • Chronic unpredictable stress (CUS)-induced anxiety and related mood disorders in a zebrafish model: altered brain proteome profile implicates mitochondrial dysfunction
    • Authors: S Chakravarty, BR Reddy, SR Sudhakar, S Saxena, T Das, V Meghah, …
    • Journal: PloS One
    • Year: 2013
    • Cited by: 189
    • 🐟
  • Role of nuclear factor κB in ovarian hormone-mediated stress hypersensitivity in female mice
    • Authors: Q LaPlant, S Chakravarty, V Vialou, S Mukherjee, JW Koo, G Kalahasti, …
    • Journal: Biological Psychiatry
    • Year: 2009
    • Cited by: 152
    • 🌼
  • Androgens augment proximal tubule transport
    • Authors: A Quan, S Chakravarty, JK Chen, JC Chen, S Loleh, N Saini, RC Harris, …
    • Journal: American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
    • Year: 2004
    • Cited by: 152
    • 🚰