Principal Investigator
Smita S Patel, Ph.D.
Dr. Patel received her Ph.D. in 1988 in Chemistry at the Tufts University with David Walt and postdoctoral training in enzymology and transient state kinetics in the lab of Kenneth Johnson. She joined the Rutgers University in 1999 after serving as a faculty of Ohio State University. She is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Dr. Patel's research is focused understanding the mechanisms of RIG-I like innate immune receptors involved in viral recognition and DNA and RNA polymerases involved in mitochondrial replication and transcription. The lab utilizes a combination of cell biology, biochemistry, biophysical, and structural approaches to understand the mechanistic basis of viral RNA recognition and transcription/replication of mitochondrial DNA.
Dr. Patel's research is focused understanding the mechanisms of RIG-I like innate immune receptors involved in viral recognition and DNA and RNA polymerases involved in mitochondrial replication and transcription. The lab utilizes a combination of cell biology, biochemistry, biophysical, and structural approaches to understand the mechanistic basis of viral RNA recognition and transcription/replication of mitochondrial DNA.
- Distinguished Professor
- patelss@rutgers.edu
- 732-235-3372
Lab Members
Gayatri Patel M.S.
- Research Scientist
- M.S. University of Kentucky
- patelg2@rwjms.rutgers.edu
- Quantum Si
- Publications
Patel Lab Aumni
Urmimala Basu
Ph.D. 2019
Ph.D. 2019
- B. Sc. University of Calcutta
- M.Sc. University of Calcutta
- basu.urmimala@gmail.com
- Pubmed
- Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University
Aparna Ramachandran Ph.D.
- Post-doc Rutgers - RWJ Medical School
- Ph.D., Biochemistry, Northwestern University
- M.Sc. Biochemistry, Delhi University
- raparna82@gmail.com
- Pubmed
- Currently: Research Investigator, Amicus Therapeutics, Cranbury, NJ
Swapnil Devarkar
Ph.D. 2017
Ph.D. 2017
- B.Tech. Dr. D Y Patil Vidhyapeeth (DPU)
- swapnil.devarkar@gmail.com
- Pubmed
- Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University
Anand Ramanathan
Ph.D. 2013
Ph.D. 2013
- M.Sc., Bangalore University, India
- anandr16581@gmail.com
- Publications
- Sr. Scientist, Syros Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge MA
Shemaila Sultana, Ph.D.
- Post-doc Rutgers - RWJ Medical School
- Ph.D., Biochemistry CUNY Hunter College NYC
- Shemaila@yahoo.com
- Pubmed
- Currently: Licensing Manager, Rutgers University
Manjula Pandey Ph.D.
- Research Scientist RWJ Medical School
- Ph.D. IIT Delhi India
- manjulap17@gmail.com
- Publications
- Currently: Principal Scientist, Quantum-Si Guilford CT
Divya Nandakumar
Ph.D. 2015
Ph.D. 2015
- B.Tech., Anna University India
- Postdoctoral Fellow at U. C. Berkeley
- Scientist at Immatics, Germany
- divya.nandakumar@gmail.com
- Publications
Aishwarya Deshpande
Ph.D. 2014
Ph.D. 2014
- M.Tech., University of Pune, India
- Postdoctoral Fellow at U.C.Berkeley
- Scientist, Novozymes, Bengaluru, India
- aishwarya14@gmail.com
- Publications
Swaroopa Paratkar
Ph.D. 2010
Ph.D. 2010
- B. Tech. University of Mumbai UICT
- swaroopaparatkar@gmail.com
- Publications
- Johnson & Johnson, Merck,
- Bristol Myers Squibb Group Head, Cell therapy CMC Regulatory/ Technical Writing
Vaishnavi Rajagopal
Ph.D. 2009
Ph.D. 2009
- M. Sc. IIT Bombay, India.
- vaishnavi.rajagopal@gmail.com
- Publications
- Lab head, Complement Research, Immunology and Inflammation TA, Sanofi
Vasanti Anand
Ph.D. 2007
B. S. Rutgers University
vasantianand@gmail.com
Publications
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Sciences
Ph.D. 2007
B. S. Rutgers University
vasantianand@gmail.com
Publications
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Sciences
Mikhail Levin
Ph.D. 2002
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
M.S. Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical Technology Russia
mihail.levin@southwestern.edu
Ph.D. 2002
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
M.S. Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical Technology Russia
mihail.levin@southwestern.edu
- gfit (program for global regression analysis of data)
Guo-Qing Tang Ph.D.
Post-doc., RWJ Medical School, NJ
Ph.D. Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto Japan
guoqingt@gmail.com
Publications
Associate Director, Ra Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge MA
Mechanistic Biology Lead UCB
Post-doc., RWJ Medical School, NJ
Ph.D. Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto Japan
guoqingt@gmail.com
Publications
Associate Director, Ra Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge MA
Mechanistic Biology Lead UCB
Yong-Joo Jeong Ph.D.
Post-doc Rutgers - RWJ Medical School
Ph.D. Korea
jeongyj@kookmin.ac.kr
Professor Kookmin University, Seoul Korea
Post-doc Rutgers - RWJ Medical School
Ph.D. Korea
jeongyj@kookmin.ac.kr
Professor Kookmin University, Seoul Korea
Dong-Eun Kim
Ph.D. 2001
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
B. Sc.
kimde@konkuk.ac.kr
Professor Konkuk University, Seoul Korea
Ph.D. 2001
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
B. Sc.
kimde@konkuk.ac.kr
Professor Konkuk University, Seoul Korea
Peter Ahnert
Ph.D. 2000
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
B. S. University of Leipzig Germany
ahnert@uni-leipzig.de
Lab Head of Molecular Diagnostics - Microarray techniques at the Universitat Leipzig Germany
Ph.D. 2000
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
B. S. University of Leipzig Germany
ahnert@uni-leipzig.de
Lab Head of Molecular Diagnostics - Microarray techniques at the Universitat Leipzig Germany
Michael Todd Washington
Ph.D. 1998
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
B. S. The Ohio University
todd-washington@uiowa.edu
Professor University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Ph.D. 1998
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
B. S. The Ohio University
todd-washington@uiowa.edu
Professor University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Yiping Jia
Ph.D. 1998
The Ohio State University BiochemistryPh.D. Student
B. Sc.
yiping.jia@fda.hhs.gov
Research Chemist Food and Drug Administration MD
Ph.D. 1998
The Ohio State University BiochemistryPh.D. Student
B. Sc.
yiping.jia@fda.hhs.gov
Research Chemist Food and Drug Administration MD
Manju Hingorani
Ph.D. 1996
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
B. S. University of Bombay India
mhingorani@wesleyan.edu
Professor Wesleyan University and NSF Program Director
Ph.D. 1996
The Ohio State University Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
B. S. University of Bombay India
mhingorani@wesleyan.edu
Professor Wesleyan University and NSF Program Director