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Education

Ph.D Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2010
M.S. Utkal University, 2002
B.S. Sambalpur University, 2000

Work experience

2020 – present Research Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
2017 – 2020 Post-doctoral Research Associate University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
2016 – 2017 Visiting Scholar University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
2014 – 2016 Assistant Professor (Teaching) School of Life Sciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, India
2012 – 2014 Assistant Professor (Teaching) Delhi University, New Delhi India
2010 – 2012 Post-doctoral Research Associate Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Awards/Honors/Grants

2022 Columbia SHARP Program: Cohort 2022 Careers through Mentoring in Omics and Data for Early-Stage Investigators Program
2024 Research Support Grant
2023 FRG/Healy Award
2021 Research Supprt Grant
2021 Flex Grant for Teaching
2021 AILS-Manning Innovation Award
2020 NIEHS extramural Paper of the Month -March, 2020
2019 The Rays of Hope Center for Breast Cancer Grants (UM Ref. no. 586,)
2019 Travel Grant to Participate in Gordon Research Conference
2018 Travel Grant for BCERP 13th Annual Meeting
2017 Travel Grant for Epigenetics Bootcamp, Columbia University, NY
2016 Travel Grant for BCERP Annual Meeting and EHS FEST
2016 Raman Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award
2016 APCTT-ESCAP Project(UN)
2002 Junior Research Fellowship Award [5- year]
2002 Short-listed for Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship Test

Skills

Skill 1
Skill 2
- Sub-skill 2.1
- Sub-skill 2.2
- Sub-skill 2.3
Skill 3

Publications

Inducible estrogen receptor alpha in normal breast epithelial cells demonstrate estrogen receptor-dependent DNA damage

Prabin Majhi, Amye Black, Aman Sharma, Janhavi Phadkar, Amy Roberts, Puneet Singh, Jeffrey Kane, Kierney O’Dare, Patrick Eijk, Simon Reed, Sallie Schneider, D. Jerry, "Inducible estrogen receptor alpha in normal breast epithelial cells demonstrate estrogen receptor-dependent DNA damage." bioRxiv, 2025.

TATA-binding associated factors have distinct roles during early mammalian development

Xinjian He, Shelby Phillips, Kaito Hioki, Prabin Majhi, Courtney Babbitt, Kimberly Tremblay, Leonid Pobezinsky, Jesse Mager, "TATA-binding associated factors have distinct roles during early mammalian development." Developmental Biology, 2024.

Genetic modifiers of p53: opportunities for breast cancer therapies

Prabin Majhi, Aman Sharma, D. Jerry, "Genetic modifiers of p53: opportunities for breast cancer therapies." Oncotarget, 2023.

Bioorthogonal nanozymes for breast cancer imaging and therapy

Xianzhi Zhang, Yuanchang Liu, Jeerapat Doungchawee, Laura Castellanos-García, Kristen Sikora, Taewon Jeon, Ritabrita Goswami, Stefano Fedeli, Aarohi Gupta, Rui Huang, Cristina-Maria Hirschbiegel, Roberto Cao-Milán, Prabin Majhi, Yagiz Cicek, Liang Liu, D. Jerry, Richard Vachet, Vincent Rotello, "Bioorthogonal nanozymes for breast cancer imaging and therapy." Journal of Controlled Release, 2023.

Interindividual variation contributes to differential PCB 126 induced gene expression in primary breast epithelial cells and tissues

Stephanie Morin, Prabin Majhi, Giovanna Crisi, Kelly Gregory, Renata Franca, Benjamin Schalet, Holly Mason, Jesse Casaubon, Qing Cao, Sandra Haddad, Grace Makari-Judson, D. Jerry, Sallie Schneider, "Interindividual variation contributes to differential PCB 126 induced gene expression in primary breast epithelial cells and tissues." Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022.

Induced mammary cancer in rat models: pathogenesis, genetics, and relevance to female breast cancer

James Miller, Arianna Bartlett, Rebecca Harman, Prabin Majhi, D. Jerry, Gerlinde Walle, "Induced mammary cancer in rat models: pathogenesis, genetics, and relevance to female breast cancer." Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia, 2022.

Genetic modifiers regulating DNA replication and double-strand break repair are associated with differences in mammary tumors in mouse models of Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Prabin Majhi, Nicholas Griner, Jacob Mayfield, Shannon Compton, Jeffrey Kane, Trevor Baptiste, Karen Dunphy, Amy Roberts, Sallie Schneider, Evan Savage, Divyen Patel, Anneke Blackburn, Kim Maurus, Lisa Wiesmüller, D. Jerry, "Genetic modifiers regulating DNA replication and double-strand break repair are associated with differences in mammary tumors in mouse models of Li-Fraumeni syndrome." Oncogene, 2021.

Effects of Benzophenone-3 and Propylparaben on Estrogen Receptor–Dependent R-Loops and DNA Damage in Breast Epithelial Cells and Mice

Prabin Majhi, Aman Sharma, Amy Roberts, Elizabeth Daniele, Aliza Majewski, Lynn Chuong, Amye Black, Laura Vandenberg, Sallie Schneider, Karen Dunphy, D. Jerry, "Effects of Benzophenone-3 and Propylparaben on Estrogen Receptor–Dependent R-Loops and DNA Damage in Breast Epithelial Cells and Mice." Environmental Health Perspectives, 2020.

Genetic variation in sensitivity to estrogens and breast cancer risk

D. Jerry, James Shull, Darryl Hadsell, Monique Rijnkels, Karen Dunphy, Sallie Schneider, Laura Vandenberg, Prabin Majhi, Celia Byrne, Amy Trentham-Dietz, "Genetic variation in sensitivity to estrogens and breast cancer risk." Mammalian Genome, 2018.

MUC16 Regulates TSPYL5 for Lung Cancer Cell Growth and Chemoresistance by Suppressing p53

Imayavaramban Lakshmanan, Shereen Salfity, Parthasarathy Seshacharyulu, Satyanarayana Rachagani, Abigail Thomas, Srustidhar Das, Prabin Majhi, Rama Nimmakayala, Raghupathy Vengoji, Subodh Lele, Moorthy Ponnusamy, Surinder Batra, Apar Ganti, "MUC16 Regulates TSPYL5 for Lung Cancer Cell Growth and Chemoresistance by Suppressing p53." Clinical Cancer Research, 2017.

A meta-analysis of TLR4 and TLR9 SNPs implicated in severe malaria

Gunanidhi Dhangadamajhi, Avishek Kar, Ronnaly Rout, Prabin Dhangadamajhi, "A meta-analysis of TLR4 and TLR9 SNPs implicated in severe malaria." Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2017.

Mucins in Lung Cancer: Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Implications

Imayavaramban Lakshmanan, Moorthy Ponnusamy, Muzafar Macha, Dhanya Haridas, Prabin Majhi, Sukhwinder Kaur, Maneesh Jain, Surinder Batra, Apar Ganti, "Mucins in Lung Cancer: Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Implications." Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2015.

Membrane proximal ectodomain cleavage of MUC16 occurs in the acidifyingGolgi/post-Golgi compartments

Srustidhar Das, Prabin Majhi, Mona Al-Mugotir, Satyanarayana Rachagani, Paul Sorgen, Surinder Batra, "Membrane proximal ectodomain cleavage of MUC16 occurs in the acidifyingGolgi/post-Golgi compartments." Scientific Reports, 2015.

Carboxyl-terminal domain of MUC16 imparts tumorigenic and metastatic functions through nuclear translocation of JAK2 to pancreatic cancer cells

Srustidhar Das, Satyanarayana Rachagani, Maria Torres-Gonzalez, Imayavaramban Lakshmanan, Prabin Majhi, Lynette Smith, Kay-Uwe Wagner, Surinder Batra, "Carboxyl-terminal domain of MUC16 imparts tumorigenic and metastatic functions through nuclear translocation of JAK2 to pancreatic cancer cells." Oncotarget, 2015.

Kinetic and Spectroscopic Characterization of 1-Naphthol 2-hydroxylase from Pseudomonas sp. Strain C5

Vikas Trivedi, Prabin Majhi, Prashant Phale, "Kinetic and Spectroscopic Characterization of 1-Naphthol 2-hydroxylase from Pseudomonas sp. Strain C5." Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2014.

Pathobiological Implications of MUC4 in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Prabin Majhi, Imayavaramban Lakshmanan, Moorthy Ponnusamy, Maneesh Jain, Srustidhar Das, Sukhwinder Kaur, Su Shimizu, William West, Sonny Johansson, Lynette Smith, Fang Yu, Cleo Rolle, Poonam Sharma, George Carey, Surinder Batra, Apar Ganti, "Pathobiological Implications of MUC4 in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer." Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2013.

Paper Title Number 1

Your Name, You. (2009). "Paper Title Number 1." Journal 1. 1(1).

Metabolic Diversity in Bacterial Degradation of Aromatic Compounds

Prashant Phale, Aditya Basu, Prabin Majhi, Jaigeeth Deveryshetty, C. Vamsee-Krishna, Rahul Shrivastava, "Metabolic Diversity in Bacterial Degradation of Aromatic Compounds." OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, 2007.

Prabin Dhangada Majhi

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