Batra

Post-Doctoral Researchers

Sanjay Batra
Senior Research Associate/
Senior Post-doctoral Researcher

Phone: 225-578-9694
Fax: 225-578-9701
sbatra@lsu.edu

Education:
B.S. Lucknow University, Lucknow, India • M.S. Lucknow University • Ph.D. Lucknow University

Previous Positions

08/2007—12/2008

Post Doctoral Research Associate

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas

FIELD OF STUDY: Cancer & Inflammation, Chemoprevention

05/2006—07/2007

Post Doctoral Researcher

Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, USA

FIELD OF STUDY: Cancer & Inflammation, Chemoprevention

01/2002—01/2004

Post Doctoral Researcher (visiting scientist)

Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry & Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

02/1993—05/2006

Junior Biochemist

Department of Biochemistry, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, New Delhi, India
FIELD OF WORK: Routine Clinical Biochemistry, Special Investigations, Supervision, Administration and Research

07/1990—01/1993

Senior Research Fellow (Ph.D.)

Department of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
FIELD OF STUDY: Role and Metabolism of oxygen in helminth parasites and their hosts

06/1987—07/1990

Junior Research Fellow (For Ph.D.)

Department of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India

Selected Publications:

Sahu, R.P., Zhang, R., Batra, S., Shi. Y. and Srivastava, S.K. (2009). Benzyl isothiocyanate mediated generation of reactive oxygen species causes cell cycle arrest and induces apoptosis via activation of MAPK in human pancreatic cancer cells. Carcinogenesis, doi:10.1093/carcin/bgp157, June 23

Sahu, R.P., Batra, S. and Srivastava, S.K. (2009). Activation of ATM/Chk1 by curcumin causes cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells. British Journal of Cancer 100, 1425 – 1433.

Nicholas, C.*, Batra, S.*, Vargo, M.A. *, Voss, O.H., Gavrilin, M.A., Wewers, M.D., Guttridge, D., Grotewold, E., and Doseff, A.I. (2007). Apigenin blocks lipopolysaccharide-induced lethality in vivo and proinflammatory cytokines expression by inactivating NF-ĸB through the suppression of p65 phosphorylation. Journal of Immunology 179 (10), 7121-7127. [*Shared First Authorship]

Voss, O.H. *, Batra, S.*, Kolattukudy, S.J., and Doseff, A.I. (2007). Binding of caspase-3 prodomain to heat shock protein 27 regulates monocyte apoptosis by inhibiting caspase-3 proteolytic activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry 282 (34), 25088-25099. [*Shared First Authorship]

Chandra, J., Jain, V., Narayan, S., Sharma, S., Singh, V., Batra, S. and Dutta, A.K. (2006). Tremors and thrombocytosis during treatment of megaloblastic anaemia. Annals of Tropical Pediatrics 26(2), 101-105.

Huang, W., Batra, S., Korrapati, S., Mishra, V., and Mehta, K.D. (2006). Selective repression of low-density lipoprotein receptor expression by SP600125: coupling of histone H3-ser10 phosphorylation and Sp1 occupancy. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 26(4): 1307-1317.

Ojha, R.K., Singh, S.K., Batra, S., Sreenivas, V. and Puliyel, J.M. (2006). Lactate: creatinine ratio in babies with thin meconium staining of amniotic fluid. BMC Pediatrics 6(13), 1-9.

Huang, W., Batra, S., Atkins, B.A., Mishra, V., and Mehta, K.D. (2005). Increases in intracellular calcium dephosphorylate histone H3 at Serine 10 in human hepatoma cells: Potential role of protein phosphatase 2A-protein kinase CeII complex. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 205(1): 37-46.

Huang, W., Mishra, V., Batra, S., Dillon I., and Mehta, K.D. (2005). Phorbol ester promotes histone H3-Ser10 phosphorylation at low density lipoprotein receptor promoter in a protein kinase C-dependent manner in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. Journal of Lipid Research, 45: 1519-1527.

Arora, P., Kumar, V., Batra, S. (2002). Vitamin A status in children with asthma. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 13: 223-226.

Batra, S.#, Kumar, R., Seema, A.K., Kapoor, A.K., Ray, G.N. (2000). Alterations in antioxidant status during neonatal sepsis. Annals of Tropical Pediatrics 20: 27-33. [# Corresponding Author]

Ray, G.N., Aneja, S., Jain, M., Batra, S.# (2000). Status of free radicals in childhood meningitis. Annals of Tropical Pediatrics 20: 115-120. [ #Corresponding Author]

Ray, G.N., Batra, S., Shukla, N.K., Deo, S., Raina, V., Ashok, S., Husain, S.A. (2000). Lipid peroxidation, free radical production and antioxidant status in Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 1586: 1-10.