Nutrition, Fitness and Health Management

Biography

Education: • Ph.D. Graduate Student; Department of Biotechnology; Jadavpur University (1999) • M.S; Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Genetics; Calcutta University (1993) • B.S; Physiology, Chemistry and Zoology; Calcutta University (1991) Awards & Honors: Selected as early stage reviewer to CSI-NIH, 2014 • National Scientist Development Award by American Heart Association, 2013 • BGIA grant in Aid Award by American Heart Association, 2013 • Reviewer for American Heart Association, 2013 • Elsa Albrecht Award (1st place) by Cleveland Clinic for outstanding publication, 2006 • Travel Award winner from The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology • Junior Investigator Award finalist in The North American Vascular Biology meeting, 2006 • Awarded 2nd place in the poster competition in Research Day, 2005, Cleveland Clinic • 2nd place in the poster competition in Gordon Conference on “atherosclerosis”, 2005 • Awarded Research Fellowship by Government of India for Ph.D. thesis work • Awarded Scholarship for Bachelor of Science examination by Government of India

Research Interest

The Rahaman Lab is interested in elucidating the molecular signaling events underlying the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases, specifically, atherosclerosis and fibrosis. With our studies we hope to gain novel mechanistic insights into pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases, identify potential therapeutic targets, and discover basic molecular and cellular mechanisms of inflammation.