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Narayanan K Narayanan

Narayanan K Narayanan
Department of Environmental Medicine
New York University School of Medicine, USA

Biography

Dr. Narayanan K Narayanan has obtained his PhD from University of Madras, Chennai and postdoctoral training from Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. He is an Assistant Professor at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Narayanan is working for the last 12 years on various aspects of molecular carcinogenesis and cancer prevention research, such as, cancer biomarkers, cancer genomics, including microRNAs and proteomics, and molecular bioinformatics in several cancers, prostate, colon, breast and lung. He has an extensive history of investigating the anticancer mechanisms of anti-inflammatory drugs, such as celebrex, exisulind, and licofelone, and nutritional bioactive food components, which include omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil), plant-derived pholyphenols, such as curcumin (active component of turmeric) and resveratrol (abundant in grapes and grape products such as red wine) in preclinical models of prostate cancer and has great enthusiasm in clinical translational research approaches. His research activities are funded by NIH/NCI and private foundations. To his credential, Dr. Narayanan has more than 35 peer-reviewed publications, in addition to several abstracts, and book chapters and reviews.

Research Interest

Dr. Narayanan has great enthusiasm in clinical translational research approaches and molecular carcinogenesis and cancer prevention research such as, cancer biomarkers, cancer genomics, including micro RNAs  and proteomics, and molecular bioinformatics in several cancers, prostate, colon, breast and lung.