Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 103 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3170
Fax: (323) 442-2981
dn_333@usc.edu
Education
Experience
Publications
Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
B.S., 2012
Biotechnology
Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
M.Sc., 2014
Biotechnology
Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ph.D., 2021
Neuroscience
- 2024 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- 2022 – 2023 – Postdoctoral Researcher – Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea
- 2017 – 2018 – Visiting Faculty – Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Namgyal D, Ali S, Hussain MD, Kazi M, Ahmad A, Sarwat M. (2021) Curcumin Ameliorates the Cd-Induced Anxiety-like Behavior in Mice by Regulating Oxidative Stress and Neuro-Inflammatory Proteins in the Prefrontal Cortex Region of the Brain. Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Oct 27;10(11):1710. doi: 10.3390/antiox10111710. PMID: 34829581; PMCID: PMC8614802.
- Namgyal D, Chandan K, Ali S, Ahmad A, Hashim MJ, Sarwat M. (2021) Aberrant Lighting Causes Anxiety-like Behavior in Mice but Curcumin Ameliorates the Symptoms. Animals (Basel). 2021 Sep 3;11(9):2590. doi: 10.3390/ani11092590. PMID: 34573555; PMCID: PMC8466876.
- Namgyal D, Ali S, Mehta R, Sarwat M. (2020) The neuroprotective effect of curcumin against Cd-induced neurotoxicity and hippocampal neurogenesis promotion through CREB-BDNF signaling pathway. Toxicology. 2020 Sep;442:152542. doi: 10.1016/j.tox.2020.152542. Epub 2020 Jul 28. PMID: 32735850.
- Namgyal D, Chandan K, Sultan A, Aftab M, Ali S, Mehta R, El-Serehy HA, Al-Misned FA, Sarwat M. (2020) Dim Light at Night Induced Neurodegeneration and Ameliorative Effect of Curcumin. Cells. 2020 Sep 13;9(9):2093. doi: 10.3390/cells9092093. PMID: 32933226; PMCID: PMC7565558.
- Namgyal D, Chandan K, Ali S, Mehta R, Sarwat M. (2020) Curcumin Improves the Behavior and Memory in Mice by Modulating the Core Circadian Genes and Their Associated Micro-RNAs. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics. 2020;11(2):44-52. doi:10.4103/jpp.JPP_86_20.
- Namgyal, D., Chandra, A., Reddy, G.B., & Kumar, K. (2017) Biosorption of Heavy Metal Using Bacteria Strain and Its Optimization. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 3, 683-691.