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Hire Dr. Ranga R.

United States

Profile Summary

Innovative scientist with 8+ years experience of developing elegant solutions to important problems in pharmacology and cell biology. Extensive working knowledge of microscopy, flow cytometry and biochemical assays. Advanced expertise in antibiotics, cell signaling and aging. Passionate about science communication, including writing, editing, peer reviewing and outreach. Our cells detect myriad environmental cues and mount appropriate responses. Breakdown of cellular signaling leads to several diseases. Understanding the ability of cells to communicate with their surroundings is the central goal of my research interests. In post doctoral research, I am developing a multi-disciplinary approach to determine the mechanisms of aging-related changes in cell signaling. My graduate research focused on determining the sequence of events involved in antibiotic action on single bacterial cells. In addition to research, I am passionate about scientific mentoring and have advised 3 undergraduates and 1 graduate student on their original research projects. Several of my popular science articles have been published on websites, newspapers and science magazines. As Science Ambassador of the Morehead Planetarium at UNC Chapel Hill, I have conducted live science demos for middle school kids as well as the general public. As a peer reviewer, I have reviewed original research manuscripts for several journals, including the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Cytometry
• ☆ Antibiotic Development
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Product Development

Work Experience

Post Doctoral Research Associate

university of north carolina at chapel hill

January 2016 - Present

Post Doctoral Research Associate

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

January 2016 - Present

Post Doctoral Research Associate

University of Wisconsin Madison

September 2015 - January 2016

Education

Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin Madison

August 2009 - December 2015

Graduate student (Chemistry)

University of Wisconsin Madison

August 2009 - August 2015

Graduate student (Chemistry)

University of Wisconsin Madison

August 2009 - August 2015

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Heejun Choi, Nambirajan Rangarajan, James C. Weisshaar(2016). Lights, Camera, Action! Antimicrobial Peptide Mechanisms Imaged in Space and Time . Trends in Microbiology. 24. (2). p. 111--122. Elsevier {BV}

S. Bakshi, H. Choi, N. Rangarajan, K. J. Barns, B. P. Bratton, J. C. Weisshaar(2014). Nonperturbative Imaging of Nucleoid Morphology in Live Bacterial Cells during an Antimicrobial Peptide Attack . Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80. (16). p. 4977--4986. American Society for Microbiology

Nambirajan Rangarajan, Somenath Bakshi, James Carl Weisshaar(2014). Localized Permeabilization of E. Coli Membranes by the Antimicrobial Peptide Cecropin A . Biophysical Journal. 106. (2). p. 442a. Elsevier {BV}

Nambirajan Rangarajan, Somenath Bakshi, James C. Weisshaar(2013). Localized Permeabilization of E. coli Membranes by the Antimicrobial Peptide Cecropin A . Biochemistry. 52. (38). p. 6584--6594. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

G V Pavan Kumar, N Rangarajan, B Sonia, P Deepika, Nashiour Rohman, Chandrabhas Narayana(2011). Metal-coated magnetic nanoparticles for surface enhanced Raman scattering studies . Bulletin of Materials Science. 34. (2). p. 207--216. Springer Nature

A. Sundaresan, R. Bhargavi, N. Rangarajan, U. Siddesh, C. N. R. Rao(2006). Ferromagnetism as a universal feature of nanoparticles of the otherwise nonmagnetic oxides . Physical Review B. 74. (16). American Physical Society ({APS})