Journal of Phylogenetics & Evolutionary Biology

Venkat Venkataraman

Assistant Professor Cell Biology School of Osteopathic Medicine Rowan University, USA

Biography

Venkat Venkataraman is working as Assistant Professor at Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University in USA. His major area of interest is cell communication – how cells receive signals and decipher them to respond in an appropriate fashion. He is particularly interested in communication in neuronal cells – both central and peripheral.

Research Interest

 My major area of interest is cell communication – how cells receive signals and decipher them to respond in an appropriate fashion.  I am particularly interested in communication in neuronal cells – both central and peripheral.  My current programs, based on this work, include:

1. Signaling in neurodegenerative diseases:  I am using Alzheimer’s disease as a model to understand the signaling events that occur during neuronal degeneration. 
2. Signaling in biological clocks:  I am studying the signaling molecules in defining the circadian rhythm in mammals using rat and mouse as model systems. 
3. Signaling in Fascia:  I am studying the role of calcium signaling in the fascia .
4. Retinal signaling:  I am investigating the role of membrane guanylate cyclases and NCS proteins in non-photoreceptor signaling in the retina