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Praful Singru

School: 

Biological Sciences

Designation: 

Associate Professor, Chairperson (SBS)

Education: 

PhD in 2004 from Nagpur University, India
• Research Associate: (2004-2010) Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA
 

Specialisation: 

Neurobiology, Chemical Neuroanatomy, Neuropharmacology

Publications: 

1. Singru PS, Fekete C, Lechan RM. (2005). Neuroanatomical evidence for participation of the hypothalamic dorsomedial nucleus (DMN) in the regulation of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) by alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone. Brain Research 1064: 42-51.
2. Singru PS, Sánchez E, Fekete C, Lechan RM. (2007). Importance of melanocortin signaling system in refeeding-induced neuronal activation and satiety. Endocrinology 148:638-646.
3. Singru PS, Mazumdar M, Sakharkar AJ, Lechan RM, Thim L, Clausen J, Subhedar N. (2007). Immunohistochemical localization of cocaine-and amphetamine- regulated transcript peptide in the brain of the catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linn).Journal of Comparative Neurology 502: 215-235.
4. Singru PS, Sánchez E, Acharya R, Fekete C, Lechan RM. (2008). Mitogen-activated protein kinase contributes to lipopolysaccharide-induced activation of corticotropin-releasing hormone synthesizing neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Endocrinology 149: 2283-2292.
5. Maji SK, Perrin MH, Sawaya MR, Jessberger S, Vadodaria K, Rissman RA, Singru PS, Nilsson KPR, Simon R, Schubert D, Eisenberg D, Rivier J, Sawchenko P, Vale W, Riek R. (2009). Functional amyloids as natural storage of peptide hormones in pituitary secretory granules. Science 325: 328-332.

Research: 

Neural regulation of feeding, stress and reproduction; Neuroendocrine regulation

Phone No.: 

+91-674-2494076

Room No.: 

214

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