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Sudha Chaturvedi

Sudha Chaturvedi

Research Scientist, Wadsworth Center, Fungal and Parasitic Disease
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Biomedical Sciences

Ph.D., Fungal biology and pathogenesis (1990)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Postdoctoral Training: Fungal pathogenesis and parasite cell biology
University of Cincinnati and Yale University

E-mail: schaturv@wadsworth.org

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  • Chaturvedi, S., Dyavaiah, M., Larsen, R.A., Chaturvedi, V. 2005. Cryptococcus gattii in AIDS patients in Southern California. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11:1686-1692.
  • Chaturvedi, S., Ren, P., Narasipura, S.D., Chaturvedi, V. 2005. Selection of optimal host strain for molecular pathogenesis studies on Cryptococcus gattii. Mycopathologia, 160:207-215.
  • Narasipura, S.D., Chaturvedi, V., Chaturvedi, S. 2005. Characterization of Cryptococcus neoformans variety gattii SOD2 reveals distinct roles of the two superoxide dismutases in fungal biology and virulence. Molecular Microbiology, 55:1782-1800.
  • Narasipura S., Ault, J.G., Behr, M.J., Chaturvedi, V., Chaturvedi, S. 2003. Characterization of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene knockout mutant of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii: role in biology and virulence. Molecular Microbiology, 47:1681-1694.
  • Chaturvedi, V., Fan, J., Stein, B., Behr, M.J., Samsonoff, W.A., Wickes, B.L., Chaturvedi, S. 2002. Molecular genetic analyses of mating pheromones reveals intervariety mating/hybridization in Cryptococcus neoformans. Infection & Immunity 70:5225-5235.
  • Chaturvedi, S. Hamilton, A.J., Hobby, P., Zhu, G., Lowery, C.V., Chaturvedi, V. 2001. Molecular cloning, phylogenetic analysis and three-dimensional modeling of Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) from three varieties of Cryptococcus neoformans. GENE, 268:41-51.
  • Liendo, A., Stedman, T.T., Ngo, H.M., Chaturvedi, S., Hoppe, C., Joiner, K.A. 2001. Toxoplasma gondii ADP-ribosylation factor 1 mediates enhanced release of constitutively secreted dense granule proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276:18272-81.
  • Chaturvedi, S., Rodeghier, B., Fan, J., McClelland, C.M., Wickes, B., and Chaturvedi, V. 2000. Direct PCR of Cryptococcus neoformans MATα and MATa pheromones to determine mating type, ploidy and variety: a tool for epidemiological and molecular pathogenesis studies. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 38:2007-2009.
  • Chaturvedi, S., Huilin, Qi, Coleman, D., Rodriguez, A., Hanson, I., Striepen, B., Roos, D.R., Joiner, K.A. 1999. Constitutive calcium-independent release of Toxoplasma gondii dense granules occurs through the NSF/SNAP/SNARE/rab machinery. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274:2424-2431.
  • Chaturvedi, S., and Newman, S.L. 1997. Modulation of the effector function of 18. human macrophages from Histoplasma capsulatum by HIV-1. Role of Envelope glycoprotein gp120. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 100:1465-1474.

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E-mail: schaturv@wadsworth.org
Phone: (518) 474-7563