Vibhuti Srivastava, Ph.D.
School of Health Professions, Division of Education & Training
About Dr. Vibhuti Srivastava
Dr. Vibhuti Srivastava is Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director for the Molecular Genetic Technology Program (MGT) in the School of Health Professions (SHP) at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. She has a Ph.D. in Human Genetics, with board certification in Molecular Biology. At SHP, she is responsible for instructing and assessing didactic and clinical courses in the Molecular Genetic Technology discipline curriculum, integration of accreditation and instruction standards and current professional practice standards in the design of education programs, didactic teaching for Molecular Genetics Technology Program along with objective development and strategic assessment. She has developed a bioinformatics-based curriculum that integrates molecular genetics, lab technique concepts, and information retrieval and analyses from biomedical database navigation to promote independent research, application and critical thinking among the undergraduate students.
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2008 | University of Delhi, Delhi, IND, PHD, Human Genetics |
Postgraduate Training
| 2011-2014 | Research Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2008-2011 | Research Fellowship, National Institute on Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Rockville, MD |
Board Certifications
| 2014 | MB(ASCP)CM |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, School of Health Professions Interdisciplinary Case Studies (IDCS) team, 2021 - Present
Member, School of Health Professions Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Creative team, 2021 - 2022
Member, School of Health Professions MGT Admissions Committee for undergraduate prog, 2015 - Present
Member, School of Health Professions MGT Advisory Committee for undergraduate prog, 2015 - Present
Member, MDACC Alumni & Faculty Association Steering Committee, 2014 - 2015
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Gitik M, Srivastava V, Hodgkinson CA, Shen PH, Goldman D, Meyerhoff DJ. Association of Superoxide Dismutase 2 (SOD2) Genotype with Gray Matter Volume Shrinkage in Chronic Alcohol Users: Replication and Further Evaluation of an Addiction Gene Panel. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 19(9), 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27207918.
- Fujii S, Srivastava V, Hegde A, Kondo Y, Shen L, Hoshino K, Gonzalez Y, Wang J, Sasai K, Ma X, Katayama H, Estecio MR, Hamilton SR, Wistuba I, Issa JP, Sen S. Regulation of AURKC expression by CpG island methylation in human cancer cells. Tumour Biol 36(10):8147-58, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25990457.
- Srivastava V, Sen S. Genetic variation in coding region of Aurora kinase A gene leads to cancer susceptibility. Cancer Epidemiol 38(2):109-10, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24685408.
- Huang JT, Wang J, Srivastava V, Sen S, Liu SM. MicroRNA Machinery Genes as Novel Biomarkers for Cancer. Front Oncol 4:113, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24904827.
- Kukshal P, Kodavali VC, Srivastava V, Wood J, McClain L, Bhatia T, Bhagwat AM, Deshpande SN, Nimgaonkar VL, Thelma BK. Dopaminergic gene polymorphisms and cognitive function in a north Indian schizophrenia cohort. J Psychiatr Res 47(11):1615-22, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23932573.
- Hong LE, Hodgkinson CA, Yang Y, Sampath H, Ross TJ, Buchholz B, Salmeron BJ, Srivastava V, Thaker GK, Goldman D, Stein EA. A genetically modulated, intrinsic cingulate circuit supports human nicotine addiction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107(30):13509-14, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20643934.
- Hodgkinson CA, Enoch MA, Srivastava V, Cummins-Oman JS, Ferrier C, Iarikova P, Sankararaman S, Yamini G, Yuan Q, Zhou Z, Albaugh B, White KV, Shen PH, Goldman D. Genome-wide association identifies candidate genes that influence the human electroencephalogram. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107(19):8695-700, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20421487.
- Srivastava V, Buzas B, Momenan R, Oroszi G, Pulay AJ, Enoch MA, Hommer DW, Goldman D. Association of SOD2, a mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme, with gray matter volume shrinkage in alcoholics. Neuropsychopharmacology 35(5):1120-8, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 20043000.
- Srivastava V, Deshpande SN, Thelma BK. Dopaminergic pathway gene polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia among north Indians. Neuropsychobiology 61(2):64-70, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 20016224.
- Thomas P, Srivastava V, Singh A, Mathur P, Nimgaonkar VL, Lerer B, Thelma BK, Deshpande SN. Correlates of response to Olanzapine in a North Indian Schizophrenia sample. Psychiatry Res 161(3):275-83, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 19000940.
- Thelma B, Srivastava V, Tiwari AK. Genetic underpinnings of tardive dyskinesia: passing the baton to pharmacogenetics. Pharmacogenomics 9(9):1285-306, 2008. PMID: 18781856.
- Srivastava V, Deshpande SN, Nimgaonkar VL, Lerer B, Thelma B. Genetic correlates of olanzapine-induced weight gain in schizophrenia subjects from north India: role of metabolic pathway genes. Pharmacogenomics 9(8):1055-68, 2008. PMID: 18681781.
- Srivastava V, Varma PG, Prasad S, Semwal P, Nimgaonkar VL, Lerer B, Deshpande SN, BK T. Genetic susceptibility to tardive dyskinesia among schizophrenia subjects: IV. Role of dopaminergic pathway gene polymorphisms. Pharmacogenet Genomics 16(2):111-7, 2006. PMID: 16424823.
Other Articles
- Srivastava V Looking East: Familial support as a crucial predictor of treatment management in psychiatric illnesses?. Current Science 96:10-11, 2009.
- Srivastava V Reporting science correctly: Who is responsible?. Current Science, 2004.
- Srivastava V Milestones in schizophrenia research. Current Science, 2003.
Abstracts
- Srivastava V., Hu P. Newsham I. Laboratory-based Next Generation sequencing didactics in an undergraduate environment. The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics(11):1567-1649, 2021.
- Srivastava V., Zhou Z., Hodgkinson C., Yuan Q., Shen PH., Roy A., Goldman D. Association of Neuropeptide Y Pathway Gene Polymorphisms With Addictions in Two Diverse Populations. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, 2010.
- Vibhuti Srivastava, L. Elliot Hong, Beata Buzas, Reza Momenan, Colin A Hodgkinson, Mary-Anne Enoch, Daniel W Hommer, Elliot A Stein, David Goldman. Association of Common Genetic Variants with Structural and Functional Brain Alterations in Alcohol and Nicotine Dependent Individuals. Biological Psychiatry, 2010.
- Vibhuti Srivastava, Beata Buzas, Reza Momenan, Gabor Oroszi, Mary-Anne Enoch, Daniel W Hommer, David Goldman. Variations in SOD2, a gene implicated in oxidative stress, predicts brain gray matter shrinkage in chronic alcoholics. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, 2009.
Book Chapters
- Vibhuti Srivastava and David Goldman. Imaging genetics and addictions. In: Neuroimaging in the Addictions, 2011.