Position: Advisory Board Member
Dr. Mahajan has presented her research work at National and International conferences and was an invited speaker at several seminars as well as authoring over 108 publications.
Personal Biography
Dr. Mahajan has established herself as an investigator in the area of neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 in the context of drug abuse.
She has established 2D and 3D Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) models, that allow
studying mechanisms of BBB pathophysiology, examine BBB integrity and evaluate permeability of neurotherapeutics across the BBB. She investigates the role of a unique key signaling molecule in the dopaminergic pathway called DARPP-32, that impacts drug addiction, depression and other neurological disorders.
Her focus has always been on collaborative, interdisciplinary partnerships between various Departments within UB that include the Institute of Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, Research Institute of Addiction, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, Dept of Pharmaceutical sciences, Dept of Oral Biology and the Department of Bioengineering and also multiinstitutional collaborations with University of Rochester Medical Center and SUNY Albany. This inclusive strategy has facilitated the emergence of a robust, innovative clinical translational research program that continues to grow steadily.