Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Instructor in the Department of Pathology
·
2026 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Medical Instructor in the Department of Pathology
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Core Values: Does Clusterin Functionally Link HCV Core Protein Signaling to Malignant Phenotypes in HCV-Associated HCC?
Journal article Dig Dis Sci · March 10, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteCD36-mediated endocytosis of proteolysis-targeting chimeras.
Journal article Cell · June 12, 2025 Passive diffusion does not explain why many drugs are too large and/or too polar for rule-breaking membrane penetration, such as proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs, generally of a molecular weight > 800 Da). Here, using biotinylated chemical-probe-bas ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteALDH4A1 functions as an active component of the MPC complex maintaining mitochondrial pyruvate import for TCA cycle entry and tumour suppression.
Journal article Nat Cell Biol · May 2025 MPC1 and MPC2 are two well-known components of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) complex maintaining MPC activity to transport pyruvate into mitochondria for tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle entry in mammalian cells. It is currently unknown whether th ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Identification and inhibition of the novel downstream effectors of mutant Ras for mutant Ras-driven cancer targeting
ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031Identification of a novel targetable cancer stem cell regulator promoting cancer progression and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer
ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2023 - 2028Regulation of oncogenic Akt ubiquitination and activation by diverse mechanisms in cancer
ResearchPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education
National Centre for Cell Science (India) ·
2017
Ph.D.