Sunitha Featured on Postdoc Corner

Sunitha Rangaraju is a Research Associate with a Muscular Dystrophy Association Development Grant Fellowship in the lab of Dr. Michael Petrascheck. She was elected and currently serves as the Career Development Co-Chair of the Society of Fellows, at TSRI La Jolla

campus.

What is your background?

I obtained my Ph.D in Biomedical Sciences from University of Florida, Gainesville (Hello, TSRI peers in Florida!). During my Ph.D, I identified protein quality control pathways of therapeutic potential in neurodegenerative disease models. I also determined key pathways that deteriorate with age and worsen disease condition and identified drug candidates to ameliorate the disease phenotypes and biomarkers.

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