Rajneesh Pathania, DVM, MS, PhD, DACLAM
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Division of Division of Discovery Science
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor & Clinical Veterinarian, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Division of Division of Discovery Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | Medical college of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, US, Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, PhD |
| 2008 | Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN, Pharmacology and Toxicology, MS |
| 2006 | College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur, IN, Veterinary Medicine, DVM |
Postgraduate Training
| 2015-2019 | Research Fellowship, Cancer Cell Biology and Metastasis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS/NIH), Durham, North Carolina |
Board Certifications
| 2023 | Diplomate American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
| 2016 | Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Faculty, Department of Graduate School of Biomedical Science (GSBS), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - 2029
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Special volunteer status, Cancer Biology, NIEHS/NIH, Durham, NC, 2019 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant, Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 2009 - 2015
Junior Research Fellow, Pharmacology and toxicology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 2006 - 2008
Internship: Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur, HP, 2006 - 2006
Institutional Committee Activities
Alternate member, IACUC, 2024 - Present
Voting member, Institutional Biosafety Committee, 2023 - Present
Veterinary reviewer, IACUC meetings, 2022 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | Diplomate, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, |
| 2017 | Fellow Award for Research Excellence, National Institute of Health |
| 2013 | The Dean's Diary, Augusta University |
| 2012 | R. August Roesel Memorial Award, Augusta University |
| 2012 | Oral presentation award, International Conference on Stem Cells and Cancer, New Delhi, India |
| 2010 | University Merit certificate, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University |
| 2009 | Junior Research Fellowship, ICAR (Indian council of agricultural research) |
| 2008 | Junior Research Fellowship, ICAR (Indian council of agricultural research) |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Bridges AE, Ramachandran S, Pathania R, Parwal U, Lester A, Rajpurohit P, Morera DS, Patel N, Singh N, Korkaya H, Manicassamy S, Prasad PD, Lokeshwar VB, Lokeshwar BL, Ganapathy V, Thangaraju M. RAD51AP1 Deficiency Reduces Tumor Growth by Targeting Stem Cell Self-Renewal. Cancer Res 80(18):3855-3866, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32665355.
- Yang P, Humphrey SJ, Cinghu S, Pathania R, Oldfield AJ, Kumar D, Perera D, Yang JYH, James DE, Mann M, Jothi R. Multi-omic Profiling Reveals Dynamics of the Phased Progression of Pluripotency. Cell Syst 8(5):427-445.e10, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31078527.
- Pathania R, Ramachandran S, Mariappan G, Thakur P, Shi H, Choi JH, Manicassamy S, Kolhe R, Prasad PD, Sharma S, Lokeshwar BL, Ganapathy V, Thangaraju M. Combined Inhibition of DNMT and HDAC Blocks the Tumorigenicity of Cancer Stem-like Cells and Attenuates Mammary Tumor Growth. Cancer Res 76(11):3224-35, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27197203.
- Sangani R, Periyasamy-Thandavan S, Pathania R, Ahmad S, Kutiyanawalla A, Kolhe R, Bhattacharyya MH, Chutkan N, Hunter M, Hill WD, Hamrick M, Isales C, Fulzele S. The crucial role of vitamin C and its transporter (SVCT2) in bone marrow stromal cell autophagy and apoptosis. Stem Cell Res 15(2):312-21, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26210298.
- Pathania R, Ramachandran S, Elangovan S, Padia R, Yang P, Cinghu S, Veeranan-Karmegam R, Arjunan P, Gnana-Prakasam JP, Sadanand F, Pei L, Chang CS, Choi JH, Shi H, Manicassamy S, Prasad PD, Sharma S, Ganapathy V, Jothi R, Thangaraju M. DNMT1 is essential for mammary and cancer stem cell maintenance and tumorigenesis. Nat Commun 6(None):6910, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25908435.
- Elangovan S, Pathania R, Ramachandran S, Ananth S, Padia RN, Lan L, Singh N, Martin PM, Hawthorn L, Prasad PD, Ganapathy V, Thangaraju M. The niacin/butyrate receptor GPR109A suppresses mammary tumorigenesis by inhibiting cell survival. Cancer Res 74(4):1166-78, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24371223.
- Elangovan S, Pathania R, Ramachandran S, Ananth S, Padia RN, Srinivas SR, Babu E, Hawthorn L, Schoenlein PV, Boettger T, Smith SB, Prasad PD, Ganapathy V, Thangaraju M. Molecular mechanism of SLC5A8 inactivation in breast cancer. Mol Cell Biol 33(19):3920-35, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23918800.
- Pathania R, Sharma SK. Pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin in Escherichia coli lipopoh saccharide-induced febrile buffalo calves. The Indian journal of animal sciences 80(7):601-604, 2010. PMID: None.
- Pathania R, Sharma SK. Pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of moxifloxacin in buffalo calves. Research in veterinary science 89(1):108-112, 2010. PMID: 20202656.
Other Articles
- Kaur R, Pathania R Drug Resistance in Food Animals - A Public Health Concern. Vet scan Vol. 5(No. 1, Article 48):None, 2010. PMID: None.
Book Chapters
- Pathania R, Ganapathy V, Thangaraju M. Translating mammary stem cell and cancer stem cell biology to the clinics. In: Stem Cells and Human Diseases. None. None, 2012.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified November 20, 2024