Dr. Madhusudhanan Narasimhan

Brief Biography:

I obtained my Ph.D degree in Biochemistry from University of Madras, Chennai, India. Currently working as a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Science Centre, Lubbock, Texas, USA.

Academic positions:

12/2011 – Present Senior Research Associate, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Science Centre, Lubbock, Texas, USA. 07/2009 – 11/2011 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Science Centre, Lubbock, Texas, USA. 08/2008 – 06/2009 Research Fellow, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA. 10/2006 - 08/2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. USA. 03/2006 - 08/2006 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. USA. 01/2004 - 03/2006 Research Associate, Dept. of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Research interests:

My current research activities include therapeutic evaluation of natural, pharmacological compounds against alcohol induced neurodegeneration, gene regulation in brain cortex/neurons in animal model of fetal alcohol syndrome, involvement of miRNA in oxidative stress induced neurodegeneration, development of combinatorial therapy for neuroblastoma and astrocytoma

What I think of the idea behind WebmedCentral:

In this highly competitive modern world, when science is also becoming a quick, result-oriented demanding business, this kind of rapid publishing portal with transparent review processing would enable researchers around the globe to meet productivity challenges and stay in the race effectively.