Rajasekaran Namakkal Soorappan

Rajasekaran Namakkal Soorappan
Associate Professor

Associate Scientist (C), Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center , School of Medicine
Associate Scientist (C), Comprehensive Diabetes Center , School of Medicine
Assistant Professor (S), Dept of Biomedical Engineering , Academic Joint Departments
Associate Professor (P), Molecular & Cellular Pathology , Joint Pathology
Associate Scientist (C), Center for Exercise Medicine , Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB)

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2016	Disruption of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived-2)-like 2 antioxidant signaling: A mechanism for impaired activation of stem cells and delayed regeneration of skeletal muscle. The FASEB Journal. 30:1865-1879. 2016
2016	Abrogation of Nrf2 impairs antioxidant signaling and promotes atrial hypertrophy in response to high-intensity exercise stress. Journal of Translational Medicine. 14. 2016
2015	Reductive potential - A savior turns stressor in protein aggregation cardiomyopathy 2015

Principal Investigator On

Defining the Role of miR-671 in Cardiomyocyte Redox State and Pathology awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS

Reductive Stress Induces Proteotoxic Cardiac Disease awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS

Reductive Stress Induces Proteotoxic Cardiac Disease awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS

Role of Nrf2 Signaling in Myocardial Defense on Aging awarded by American Heart Association

Screening for Nrf2 mutations and circulatory redox state in heart failure patients. awarded by SRI RAMACHANDRA INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND LEARNING

Targeting Oxidative Stress to Prevent Vascular and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction during Disuse awarded by University of Utah

The Human G31R Mutation in Nrf2 (Nrf2G31R) Induces Reductive Stress Cardiomyopathy awarded by American Heart Association

Teaching Activities

BME798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2018)

GBSC700 - Journal Clubs (Fall Term 2016)

GBSC700 - Journal Clubs (Fall Term 2017)

GBSC700 - Journal Clubs (Spring Term 2017)

GBSC700 - Journal Clubs (Spring Term 2018)

GBSC700 - Journal Clubs (Spring Term 2022)

Education And Training

Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of Madras 2001

Full Name

Rajasekaran Namakkal Soorappan