Research Assistant
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 113 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3403
Fax: (323) 442-2981
psehgal@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
M.S., 2017
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, UP, India
B.S., 2017
Technology, Biotechnology  

  • 2018 – present – Research Assistant – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2015 – 2017 – Graduate Student Researcher – Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA
  1. Zhang M, Guo T, Pei F, Feng J, Jing J, Xu J, Yamada T, Ho T-V, Du J, Sehgal P, Chai Y. ARID1B maintains mesenchymal stem cell quiescence via inhibition of BCL11B-mediated non-canonical Activin signaling. Nat Commun 15, 4614 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48285-2.

  2. Du J, Jing J, Chen S, Yuan Y, Feng J, Ho TV, Sehgal P, Xu J, Jiang X, Chai Y. (2021) Arid1a regulates cell cycle exit of transit-amplifying cells through inhibiting the Aurka-Cdk1 axis in mouse incisor. Development. 2021 Apr 15;148(8):dev198838. doi: 10.1242/dev.198838. Epub 2021 Apr 16. PMID: 33766930; PMCID: PMC8077510.

  3. Wu J, Chen X, Sehgal P, Zhang T, Jackson-Weaver O, Gou Y, Bautch V, Frenkel B, Sun H, Xu J. (2021) Arginine methylation of R81 in Smad6 confines BMP-induced Smad1 signaling. J Biol Chem. 2021 Mar 2;296:100496. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100496. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33667543; PMCID: PMC8050389.

  4. Sharma G, Sharma S, Sehgal P. (2014) Emerging Trends in Epidemiology of Breast, Prostate and Gall bladder cancer. International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Research, 5(7), 329-337.