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Jayasri Das Sarma, Ph.D.

Current Position:

(2004 �Current)

Assistant Professor

Department of Neurology

Thomas Jefferson University

900 Walnut Street,

300 JHN, Room # 302

Philadelphia, PA -19107

USA

Telephone:

(215) 955-9412 (Office)

(215) 955-8910 (Lab)

Fax:

(215) 503-5848

E-mail:

[email protected]

Professional Education:

1991-1995

Ph.D (Biochemistry/Immunology), Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India

1989-1991

Master of Philosophy (M. Phil), Calcutta University, India

1987-1989

Master of Science (M. Sc.), Calcutta University, India

1986-1987

Bachelor of Education (Professional Teacher�s Training) Calcutta University, India.

1983-1986

Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.), Calcutta University, India

Other Professional Positions:

2003-2004

Senior Research Investigator, Department of Microbiology and Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.

2001-2002

1999-2000

Research Associate, Institute for Environmental Medicine and Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.

Post Doctoral Researcher, Institute for Environmental Sciences and Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

1997-1998

Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.

1/1996-12/1996

Research Associate, Rockefeller Foundation Program, MRDG, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

Awards and Honors

2001

Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship Award: National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Grant No FA 1431-A-1, 07/01/2001 through 06/30/2004. Major goals: study the role of gap junction intercellular communication in Mouse Hepatitis Virus induced demyelination.

1993

Senior Research Fellowship, Indian Statistical Institute, India.

1992

Lectureship � Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grants Commission, Govt. of India.

1991

Junior Research Fellowship � Indian Statistical Institute, India.

1990

Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering Fellowship � Ministry of Human, Govt. of India, India.

Travel Awards:

2003

Young Scientist Travel Grant � IX^th International Symposium of Nidoviruses, Netherlands.

2002

Dale McFarlin Travel Award � National Multiple Sclerosis Society, USA.

1999

Travel Grant � American Society for Virology, Amherst, USA.

1998

Travel Grant � American Society for Virology, Vancouver, Canada.

1994

Young Scientist Fellowship � XVI^th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Delhi, India.

1) Esther Scheen entitled �Selection and characterization of a recombinant mouse hepatitis virus expressing enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein� (2000-2001).

2) Nicole Larmone entitled �Differential targeting of gap junction protein Connexin 43 and 46 in rat osteosarcoma cells� (2001-2002).

3) Lilli Gard entitled �Surface expression of three different coronavirus spike protein� (2004).

Membership in Professional Associations

American Society for Cell biology (USA), 2000 - till date.

American Society for Virology (USA), 1997 - till date.