Dr. Aswathy N. Rai
Title
- Assistant Teaching Professor
Contact Information
aswathy.rai@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-3139
251 Herzer Bldg.
Overview
Education
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry
- Array, Master of Science (M.S.), Integrative Biology
- Bharathiar University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Microbiology
Research Interests
Scientific Policy
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Nanduri, B. B., Shack, L. A., Rai, A. N., Epperson, W. B., Baumgartner, W. A., Schmidt, T. B., Edelmann, M. J. 2016. Use of focused ultrasonication in activity-based profiling of deubiquitinating enzymes in tissue. Analytical biochemistry 515:9-13. |
| 2016 | Rai, A. N., Thornton, J. A., Stokes, J., Sunesara, I., Swiatlo, E., Nanduri, B. B. 2016. Polyamine transporter in Streptococcus pneumoniae is essential for evading early innate immune responses in pneumococcal pneumonia. Scientific reports 6:26964. |
| 2015 | Rai, A. N., Epperson, W. B., Nanduri, B. B. 2015. Application of Functional Genomics for Bovine Respiratory Disease Diagnostics. Bioinformatics and biology insights 9(Suppl 2):13-23. |
| 2013 | Rai, A. N., Vargas, M. L., Wang, L., Andersen, E. F., Miller, E. L., Simon, J. A. 2013. Elements of the polycomb repressor SU(Z)12 needed for histone H3-K27 methylation, the interface with E(Z), and in vivo function. Molecular and cellular biology 33(24):4844-56. |
| 2010 | Chen, S., Bohrer, L. R., Rai, A. N., Pan, Y., Gan, L., Zhou, X., Bagchi, A., Simon, J. A., Huang, H. 2010. Cyclin-dependent kinases regulate epigenetic gene silencing through phosphorylation of EZH2. Nature cell biology 12(11):1108-14. |
| 2007 | Schroeder, T. M., Nair, A. K., Staggs, R., Lamblin, A. F., Westendorf, J. J. 2007. Gene profile analysis of osteoblast genes differentially regulated by histone deacetylase inhibitors. BMC genomics 8:362. |
| 2007 | Jensen, E. D., Nair, A. K., Westendorf, J. J. 2007. Histone deacetylase co-repressor complex control of Runx2 and bone formation. Critical reviews in eukaryotic gene expression 17(3):187-96. |
Extension Publications
| Year | Publications |
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Graduate Students
Awards & Honors
- DAFVM Regions Bank Superior Faculty Teaching Award
Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University - Golden Paw Award of Leadership and Excellence for Outstanding Leadership and Mentorship
National Residence Hall Honorary - Ottilie Schillig Special Teaching Projects Award
Center for Teaching and Learning, Mississippi State University - CALS Excellence in Teaching, Upper Division- Undergraduate Teaching Award
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Mississippi State University - CALS Teacher of the Year Award
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Mississipi State University - Undergraduate Faculty Travel Award
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Mississippi State Women’s Soccer Team Teacher Recognition
Mississippi State University Athletics - Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Master of Public Policy and Public Administration
Dept. of Political Science and Public Administration, Mississippi State University - Nominated for Teaching Award
Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society, Mississippi State University, 2021 - Nominated for CALS New Faculty Teaching Award
Mississippi State University - Nominated for CALS New Faculty Teaching Award, Mississippi State University,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Mississippi State University
Society Memberships
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Association for Biochemistry Educators
- North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture