lathika mohanraj

Project: Acute Low Back Pain: Differential Somatosensory Function and Gene Expression

Organized workshops of interest for nursing students to educate them on available career avenues

Appoint and organize committees with the consent of the Executive Council - Act as a liaison between the University administration and the Postdoctoral Association -Organize and oversee events, seminars, discussion boards and social events in collaboration with the members of the executive council and the committees

* Organized seminar events of relevance to International postdoctoral scholars * Actively involved in International Community Outreach programs * Worked in collaboration with the Global Education Office at VCU for Annual International Orientations

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* Participate in strategic planning and priority setting for the chapter * Maintain accurate records of Chapter’s actions * Proof read and edit board meeting minutes and timely distribution of the minutes

* Working on the following projects (i) Studying the role of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 in cardiovascular diseases. (ii) Analyzing the role of microRNA in cancers * Published co-authored peer reviewed manuscript and review articles * Presented posters at the ENDO Annual Meeting and Expo and also at university wide poster symposiums * Presented at the departmental 'Research In Progress' seminar series * Assisted and supervised projects for a Masters student

Research involved studying the role of MDM2, an oncogene in lung cancers and its correlation and involvement in the NF-kB pathway.","- Published co-authored peer reviewed manuscripts.","- Presented talks at the 25th American Cancer Society, Mid-Atlantic Division, Inc. Virginia Cancer Research Seminar and various university wide seminar series and workshops","- Presented posters at various university wide poster sessions"]

Selected for training at the National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai and performed research on 'Genomic DNA Analysis: Applications in identifying mutations/polymorphisms in the follicle stimulating hormone receptor in humans' - Worked on a project to study the 'Quality Assurance of Electrolytes Estimation' and presented it at the International Conference of Quality Health Care, Mumbai,India (2005)

Selected by the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, India for a training fellowship program to research at the Institute of Microbial Technology, India.","- Represented the college in various Inter-collegiate seminars and discussions."]