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Puja Agrawal

Puja Agrawal

G4 Student

Faculty Advisor

Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD, Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology) and Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy

Locations

Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

pagrawal@mcw.edu

Education

BS, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California-Berkeley, 2014

Research Interests

Developmental Biology, Functional Genetics

Research Experiences

Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017-present
Advisor: Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD
Project: Mechanism of Enhancer-mediated Gene Expression Regulation (F30DK120152)

University of California-San Francisco, 2012-2015
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Bush
Project: A-type Eph/ephrins in midface development

Publications

Agrawal, P., Wang, M., Kim, S., Lewis, A. E. and Bush, J. O. (2014). Embryonic expression of EphA receptor genes in mice supports their candidacy for involvement in cleft lip and palate. Dev. Dyn. 243, 1470–1476.

Meeting Abstracts

Agrawal, P., Wang, M., Kim, S., Lewis, A. E., and Bush, J. O. The embryonic expression of EphA receptor genes in mice supports their candidacy for involvement in cleft lip and palate. Society of Developmental Biology 73rd Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA. July 17-21, 2014.

Lehmuth, S., Agrawal, P., Fisher, D., Nguyen, A., Roberts, K., Strawa, A. F., Johnson, L. F., and Skiles, J. W. (2009) Comparison of Deep Blue and Land Surface Reflectance in the San Joaquin Valley. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #A41D-0150. San Francisco, CA.

General Interests

Cooking and baking, reading, murder mystery TV shows and crochet