Faculty Biography

Aramandla Ramesh, PhD

Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation, Professor of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology
Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology
Office for Research and Innovation
(615) 327-6486 | aramesh@mmc.edu | Biosketch

Center Affiliations

Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence, National Center for Medical Education Development & Research

Research Themes

Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Disease, Environmental Health, Gastrointestinal Diseases

Active Research Projects

1. Academic units for primary care enhancement HRSA UH1 HP30348 01 00 (PI: Matthews-Juarez; Senior Research Scientist: Ramesh) 7/1/2016-6/30/21

2. Using a Total Environment Framework to Assess Life-long Health Effects of Chemical Exposure. EPA G17D112354237 (PI: Juarez; Co-Investigator: Ramesh) 1/1/18-12/31/21

Goals Schematic

Colon cancer schematic

Publications

The Effects of Social, Personal, and Behavioral Risk Factors and PM2.5 on Cardio-Metabolic Disparities in a Cohort of Community Health Center Patients.
Paul D Juarez, Mohammad Tabatabai, Robert Burciaga Valdez, Darryl B Hood, Wansoo Im, Charles Mouton, Cynthia Colen, Mohammad Z Al-Hamdan, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Maureen Y Lichtveld, Daniel Sarpong, Aramandla Ramesh, Michael A Langston, Gary L Rogers, Charles A Phillips, John F Reichard, Macarius M Donneyong, William Blot

Training to reduce LGBTQ-related bias among medical, nursing, and dental students and providers: a systematic review.
Matthew Morris, Robert Lyle Cooper, Aramandla Ramesh, Mohammad Tabatabai, Thomas A Arcury, Marybeth Shinn, Wansoo Im, Paul Juarez, Patricia Matthews-Juarez

Alteration of benzo(a)pyrene biotransformation by resveratrol in ApcMin/+ mouse model of colon carcinogenesis.
Ashley C Huderson, P V Rekha Devi, Mohammad S Niaz, Samuel E Adunyah, Aramandla Ramesh

Altered expression of histone deacetylases, inflammatory cytokines and contractile-associated factors in uterine myometrium of Long Evans rats gestationally exposed to benzo[a]pyrene.
Archana Laknaur, Terri-Lee Foster, Lesley E Bobb, Aramandla Ramesh, Gwinnett M Ladson, Darryl B Hood, Ayman Al-Hendy, Chandrasekhar Thota


Keywords

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, colon cancer, bioaccessibility, bioavailability, pharmacokinetics

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