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PhD Biomedical Scientist | Scientific Writing, Literature Reviews, Manuscript Editing & Research Consulting

Profile Summary

Ph.D. molecular and cell biologist with 10+ years of experience translating complex biomedical research into high-impact scientific and medical writing across neuroscience, neurodegeneration, and cell biology. Author of 12 peer-reviewed publications including first-author papers in Science Advances, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, and FASEB Journal. Peer reviewer for 25+ manuscripts across Springer Nature, MDPI, and Oxford University Press journals. Skilled in end-to-end manuscript development, structured reviewer-response writing, evidence synthesis, regulatory-adjacent document preparation, and scientific communication for mixed audiences. Experienced in NIH-funded research environments with publication timelines, milestone-driven deliverables, and cross-functional author teams.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Proteomics
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cytochemistry
• ☆ Cytogenetics
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Membrane Biology
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Molecular Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Cell Line Engineering
• ☆ Cell Surface Receptors
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Cytometry
• ☆ Cell Aging

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing, Newswriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology

June 2022 - Present

Postdoctoral Reasearch Scientist

Florida Atlantic University

December 2024 - October 2025

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Yale University

September 2021 - June 2022

Education

PhD

Regional Centre for Biotechnology

- Present

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Nicolai Urban, Violeta Gisselle Lopez-Huerta, Srinivasa Subramaniam, Sunayana Dagar, Alexandra Fernandez, Uri Nimrod Ramírez-Jarquín, Chinmayee Mohapatra, Gogce Ceren Crynen, George Tsaprailis, Emaad Mirza, et al. (2026). Membrane-Associated Rhes–Slc4a7 Complex Orchestrates Tunneling Nanotube Formation and Mutant Huntingtin Spread . Science Advances.

Sunayana Dagar, Alexandra Fernandez, Uri Nimrod Ramírez-Jarquín, Violeta Gisselle Lopez-Huerta, Emaad Mirza, Chinmayee Mohapatra, Isabella Zuniga, Nicolai T. Urban, Gogce Crynen, George Tsaprailis, et al. (2026). Membrane-associated Rhes-Slc4a7 complex orchestrates tunneling nanotube formation and mutant Huntingtin spread . Science Advances.

Sunayana Dagar, Manish Sharma, George Tsaprailis, Catherina Scharager Tapia, Gogce Crynen, Preksha Sandipkumar Joshi, Neelam Shahani, Srinivasa Subramaniam (2024). Ribosome Profiling and Mass Spectrometry Reveal Widespread Mitochondrial Translation Defects in a Striatal Cell Model of Huntington Disease . Molecular & Cellular Proteomics.

Sunayana Dagar, Sophia Louise Lucille Park, Uri Nimrod Ramírez-Jarquín, Neelam Shahani, Oscar Rivera, Manish Sharma, Preksha Sandipkumar Joshi, Aayushi Hansalia, Francis P. McManus, Pierre Thibault, et al. (2024). SUMO modifies GβL and mediates mTOR signaling . Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Sunayana Dagar, Srinivasa Subramaniam (2023). Tunneling Nanotube: An Enticing Cell–Cell Communication in the Nervous System . Biology.

Sunayana Dagar, Srinivasa Subramaniam (2023). Tunneling Nanotube: An Enticing Cell–Cell Communication in the Nervous System . Biology.

Sunayana Dagar and Diksha Pathak and Harsh V. Oza and Sivaram V. S. Mylavarapu(2021). Tunneling nanotubes and related structures: molecular mechanisms of formation and function . Biochemical Journal. 478. (22). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3977--3998. Portland Press Ltd.

Sunayana Dagar, Kumari Pushpa, Harsh Kumar, Diksha Pathak, Sivaram V. S. Mylavarapu(2021). The exocyst complex regulates C. elegans germline stem cell proliferation by controlling membrane Notch levels . Development. 148. (15). The Company of Biologists

Sunayana Dagar and Kumari Pushpa and Diksha Pathak and Sarbani Samaddar and Anjana Saxena and Sourav Banerjee and Sivaram V. S. Mylavarapu(2021). Nucleolin regulates 14‐3‐3ζ mRNA and promotes cofilin phosphorylation to induce tunneling nanotube formation . The FASEB Journal. 35. (1). Wiley

Dagar, Sunayana, Pushpa, Kumari, Pathak, Diksha, Samaddar, Sarbani, Saxena, Anjana, Banerjee, Sourav, Mylavarapu, Sivaram V. S. (2021). Nucleolin regulates 14-3-3 zeta mRNA and promotes cofilin phosphorylation to induce tunneling nanotube formation . The FASEB Journal.

Dagar, Sunayana, Pushpa, Kumari, Kumar, Harsh, Pathak, Diksha, Mylavarapu, Sivaram V. S. (2021). The exocyst complex regulates <i>C</i>. <i>elegans</i> germline stem cell proliferation by controlling membrane Notch levels . Development.

Dagar, Sunayana, Pathak, Diksha, Oza, Harsh, V, Mylavarapu, Sivaram V. S. (2021). Tunneling nanotubes and related structures : molecular mechanisms of formation and function . Biochemical Journal.

Amit Sharma and Sunayana Dagar and Sivaram V. S. Mylavarapu(2020). Transgelin-2 and phosphoregulation of the LIC2 subunit of dynein govern mitotic spindle orientation . Journal of Cell Science. The Company of Biologists

Dagar, Sunayana, Sharma, Amit, Mylavarapu, Sivaram (2020). Transgelin-2 and Phosphoregulation of the LIC2 Subunit of Dynein Govern Mitotic Spindle Orientation . Journal of Cell Science.

Rajaiah Pergu and Sunayana Dagar and Harsh Kumar and Rajesh Kumar and Jayanta Bhattacharya and Sivaram V.S. Mylavarapu(2019). The chaperone ERp29 is required for tunneling nanotube formation by stabilizing MSec . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294. (18). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 7177--7193. Elsevier {BV}

Dagar, Sunayana, Pergu, Rajaiah, Kumar, Harsh, Kumar, Rajesh, Bhattacharya, Jayanta, Mylavarapu, Sivaram V. S. (2019). The chaperone ERp29 is required for tunneling nanotube formation by stabilizing MSec . Journal of Biological Chemistry.