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Funding Agency NIH, NIDCR Title Epigenetic regulation in Sjogerns syndrome Status Active Period 8/2017 - 7/2022 Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail The long-term goal of this project is to elucidate the role of epigenetic regulations in the onset of Sjogren`s Syndrome. Funding Agency NIH, NIGMS Title Center for Excellence In-Host Pathogen Interactions (relinquished as moved to UT Health San Antonio) Status Active Period 5/2016 - 5/2021 Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail The long-term goal of this program project grant (COBRE) is to establish a center for host pathogen interaction. Funding Agency NIH, NIDCR Title TRPC1 calcium and exocrine function Status Active Period 7/2005 - 9/2026 Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail The long term-goal of this project is to identify and elucidate the mechanism of the role of TRPC1 function in salivary glands secretion and regulation. Funding Agency NIH, NIAID Title Lung innate immunity against bacterial infection Status Active Period 9/2012 - 8/2022 Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail The goal of this project is to determine the role of ATG-7-mediated autophagy in protection against gram-negative bacteria in bacterial clearance by alveolar macrophages. Funding Agency NIH, NIHES Title Environmental toxins and stem cell epigenetic remodeling Status Complete Period 9/2012 - 8/2018 Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail The long-term goal of this project is to identify the relationship between environmental toxins and epigenetic regulation in Parkinson`s disease. Funding Agency NIH, NIDCR Title Galectins as novel alarmins in salivary gland inflammation Status Complete Period 7/2015 - 6/2018 Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail The long-term goal of this project is to identify the role of alarmins in regulating inflammation. Funding Agency NIH NIAID Title Role of STIM1 in E.coli Pneumonia sepsis. Status Complete Period 12/2015 - 11/2017 Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail (Subcontract $70,000)The long-term goal of this project is to evaluate the role of STIM1 and calcium entry in sepsis.
Ahamad, N and Singh, B.B (2021). Calcium channels and their role in regenerative medicine. World Journal of Stem Cells 13 (4): 260-280
Nemani, N, Dong, Z, Daw, C.C, Madaris, T.R, Enslow, B.T, Rubannelsonkumar, C.S, Shanmughapriya, S, Mallireddigari, V, Maity, S, SinghMalla, P, Kalimuthusamy, N, Hooper, R, Shannon, C.E, Tourtellotte, W.G, Singh, B.B, and Madesh, M (2020) Mitochondrial pyruvate and fatty acid flux modulate MICU1-dependent control of MCU activity. Science Signaling. Apr 21;13 (628). pii: eaaz6206. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.aaz6206.