Bhattacharya, Rohan | Scholars@Duke

Rohan Bhattacharya
Student

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Student

Biomedical Engineering/ Nephrology

2019-Present

Current Research Interests

My research project focuses on the application of in vitro stem cell-based models to model human kidney function and disease states, with the goal of uncovering disease mechanisms and identifying new therapeutic targets.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Student, Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

Contact Information

Recognition
Awards & Honors
Research
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Duke Scholars in Molecular Medicine (DSMM) Program, in the Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease Track (DSEC) awarded by Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute 2022 - 2023
- NIH T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein (Lew's) Fellowship awarded by Centre for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering 2020
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Burt MA, Kalejaiye TD, Bhattacharya R, Dimitrakakis N, Musah S. Adriamycin-Induced Podocyte Injury Disrupts the YAP-TEAD1 Axis and Downregulates Cyr61 and CTGF Expression. Acs Chemical Biology. 2022 Dec;17(12):3341–3351.
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  - Karmakar K, Bhattacharya R, Sharma A, Parmar K, Nath U, Nataraja KN, N E, Sharma G, Chakravortty D. Lysinibacillus macroides-mediated control of cellulose-producing morphotype of Salmonella. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2022 Nov;102(14):6491–6501.
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  - Majood M, Shakeel A, Agarwal A, Jeevanandham S, Bhattacharya R, Kochhar D, Singh A, Kalyanasundaram D, Mohanty S, Mukherjee M. Hydrogel nanosheets confined 2D rhombic ice: a new platform enhancing chondrogenesis. Biomedical Materials (Bristol, England). 2022 Sep;17(6).
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  - Mou X, Shah J, Bhattacharya R, Kalejaiye TD, Sun B, Hsu P-C, Musah S. A Biomimetic Electrospun Membrane Supports the Differentiation and Maturation of Kidney Epithelium from Human Stem Cells. Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland). 2022 Apr;9(5):188.
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  - Kalejaiye TD, Bhattacharya R, Burt MA, Travieso T, Okafor AE, Mou X, Blasi M, Musah S. SARS-CoV-2 Employ BSG/CD147 and ACE2 Receptors to Directly Infect Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Kidney Podocytes. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022;10:855340.
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  - Kalejaiye TD, Bhattacharya R, Burt MA, Travieso T, Okafor AE, Mou X, Blasi M, Musah S. BSG/CD147 and ACE2 receptors facilitate SARS-CoV-2 infection of human iPS cell-derived kidney podocytes. Biorxiv. 2021 Nov 17;
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  - Roye Y, Bhattacharya R, Mou X, Zhou Y, Burt MA, Musah S. A Personalized Glomerulus Chip Engineered from Stem Cell-Derived Epithelium and Vascular Endothelium. Micromachines. 2021 Aug;12(8):967.
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  - Singh A, Kochhar D, Jeevanandham S, Kar C, Bhattacharya R, Shakeel A, Mukherjee M. Emergence of Heptazine-Based Graphitic Carbon Nitride within Hydrogel Nanocomposites for Scarless Healing of Burn Wounds. Acs Applied Polymer Materials. American Chemical Society (ACS); 2020 Dec 11;2(12):5743–5755.
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  - Burt M, Bhattachaya R, Okafor AE, Musah S. Guided Differentiation of Mature Kidney Podocytes from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Under Chemically Defined Conditions. Journal of Visualized Experiments : Jove. 2020 Jul;(161).
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  - Shakeel A, Bhattacharya R, Jeevanandham S, Kochhar D, Singh A, Mehra L, Ghufran M, Garg P, Sangam S, Biswas S, Tyagi A, Kalyanasundaram D, Chakrabarti S, Mukherjee M. Graphene Quantum Dots in the Game of Directing Polymer Self-Assembly to Exotic Kagome Lattice and Janus Nanostructures. Acs Nano. 2019 Aug;13(8):9397–9407.
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  - Singh A, Bhattacharya R, Shakeel A, Sharma AK, Jeevanandham S, Kumar A, Chattopadhyay S, Bohidar HB, Ghosh S, Chakrabarti S, Rajput SK, Mukherjee M. Hydrogel nanotubes with ice helices as exotic nanostructures for diabetic wound healing. Materials Horizons. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC); 2019;6(2):274–284.
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  - Sangam S, Gupta A, Shakeel A, Bhattacharya R, Sharma AK, Suhag D, Chakrabarti S, Garg SK, Chattopadhyay S, Basu B, Kumar V, Rajput SK, Dutta MK, Mukherjee M. Sustainable synthesis of single crystalline sulphur-doped graphene quantum dots for bioimaging and beyond. Green Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC); 2018;20(18):4245–4259.
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  - Musah S, Bhattacharya R, Bonner M. Harnessing developmental plasticity to pattern kidney organoids.
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- Book Sections
  - Kalejaiye TD, Holmes JA, Bhattacharya R, Musah S. Reconstitution of the kidney glomerular capillary wall. Regenerative Nephrology. 2021. p. 331–351.
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  - Okafor AE, Bhattacharya R, Musah S. Models of kidney glomerulus derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells. iPSCs in Tissue Engineering. 2021. p. 329–370.
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Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Awards & Honors

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Presentations & Appearances