Dr. Sonika Patial
Assistant Professor
Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBS)
Biography:
Dr. Patial received her DVM (1998-2003) from College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur (India) and MVSc (2003-2005) from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (India). She received her PhD (Cell and Molecular Biology) from Michigan State University in 2010. Thereafter, she completed her postdoctoral fellowship (2011-2016) at The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, North Carolina; and residency in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology. Dr. Patial Joined LSU as an Assistant Professor in 2017. Dr. Patial is a Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP).
Teaching Interests:
Microscopic Anatomy (VMED 5132)
Problem Based Learning (PBL 5001)
Biomedical Cell and Molecular Biology (CBS 7103)
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Host Responses to Infection (PBS 7003)
Research Interests:
Post-transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression in Inflammation, hepatotoxicity, and Cancer
Innate immunity is a highly conserved response that quickly detects and attempts to clear pathogens and harmful environmental stimuli by inducing inflammatory responses. These responses are orchestrated via temporal and highly coordinated regulation of a number of genes. In addition to regulation at the transcriptional level, a majority of these genes are also regulated by post-transcriptional mechanisms that modify mRNA stability and/or translation. The focus of our research is to understand the association between environmental stimuli, post-transcriptional mechanisms of gene expression, and disease pathogenesis. We are specifically interested in:
1) Investigating how post-transcriptional mechanisms of gene expression regulate the pathogenesis of acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome.
2) Understanding the biochemical mechanisms of hepatotoxicity and carcinogenesis in the context of post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression.
Training Positions Available
Positions are available for motivated, research career-oriented undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral trainees. Interested candidates may email their CVs to spatial@lsu.edu
Contact
E-mail: spatial@lsu.edu
Phone: 225-578-9884
Office: 2518 VetMed
Lab: 2503, 2547 VetMed