Ravi P Sahu

Wright State University, USA

Biography

Ravi P Sahu has obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Physics and Chemistry from Allahabad University at Allahabad and Master’s degree in Biochemistry from Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University at Faizabad, India. His interest in studying the clinical aspects of human diseases began with his doctoral work at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences at Lucknow, India. He studied the role of genetic mutations in the transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha (HNF-1ï¡), mitochondrial genes and autoantibodies against islet antigens in the etiology of early onset type 2 diabetes mellitus. He began his postdoctoral career determining the role of natural compounds in cancer chemoprevention at University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh, PA and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo, TX. His second postdoctoral work at Indiana University was focused on investigating the impact of various pro-oxidative stressors in the pathogenesis of cutaneous immunity and non-melanoma skin cancer. In 2012, he began his independent research career as an Assistant Professor at Indiana University, Indianapolis and in 2015 he moved to Wright State University at Dayton, OH. His long term research goal is to understand the mechanisms of immunomodulatory effects of environmental and therapeutic pro-oxidative stressors in cancer growth and cancer therapeutic responses, particularly melanoma and lung cancer.