Neha Paranjape
I come from Pune, a city in Indian western state of Maharashtra. I completed my Bachelors in Microbiology from Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly, University of Pune) and Masters in Virology from the National Institute of Virology, India. My Master’s thesis project was in the field of bat virology and was carried out at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada under the guidance of Prof. Misra where I worked to analyze the effect of intracellular stress responses on the lytic replication of a novel bat gamma herpes virus.
I am glad to have been accepted in the Interdisciplinary Graduate program in Human Toxicology at the University of Iowa. Having developed an interest in applied sciences, and because of the interdisciplinary nature of the field and the vast applicability of it in basic research as well as in industry, I chose to study toxicology for my PhD. I look forward to and hopes to pursue a career in industry after my graduation in toxicology.
Thesis Title: Astrocytes as targets of lower chlorinated biphenyls
Advisors: Hans-Joachim Lehmler, PhD, Jonathan Doorn, PhD
Year of Graduation: 2024
Program: PhD
Current Position: Assistant Research Scientist
Current Organization: Perspective Therapeutics
Publications:
Neha Paranjape, Stefan Strack, Hans-Joachim Lehmler, and Jonathan A. Doorn, Astrocyte Mitochondria Are a Sensitive Target of PCB52 and its Human-Relevant Metabolites, ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2024, 15, 2729−2740
Paranjape, N., Dean, L.E., Martinez, A., Tjalkens, R.B., Lehmler, H.J., Doorn, J.A. (2023) Structure-activity relationship of lower chlorinated biphenyls and their human-relevant metabolites for astrocyte toxicity. Chem. Res. Toxicol. Vol. 36, pp. 971-981, PMCID: PMC10283044
Fatema Currim , Reeya Tanwar , Josephine M Brown-Leung , Neha Paranjape , Jennifer Liu , Laurie H Sanders, Jonathan A Doorn , Jason R Cannon, Selective dopaminergic neurotoxicity modulated by inherent cell-type specific neurobiology, Neurotoxicology. 2024 Jul:103:266-287.
