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Data Science Institute

Purpose

The Data Science Institute (DSI), launched publicly in September of 2018, advances scholarship in key domains of computational sciences by innovating through academic excellence and impactful research to enhance the health care and technology communities in Nashville and beyond, connecting to key health care industries, businesses, influencers, and thought leaders in the areas of computational science, and serving the technology community as well as society at large.

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Data Science Institute Administration Team

Ashutosh Singhal, PhD

Medical Research Data Scientist, Data Science Institute
School of Graduate Studies and Research

(615) 327-6499
asinghal@mmc.edu

Fortune Mhlanga, PhD

Executive Director, Data Science Institute
School of Graduate Studies and Research

fmhlanga@mmc.edu

Data Science Institute Research Team

Julie Gray, DDS, MA

Assistant Professor
School of Dentistry
Center for Health Policy, Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health, Center for Educational Development & Support, Data Science Institute, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence

(615) 327-6076
jgray@mmc.edu

Pandu Gangula, PhD

Professor
School of Dentistry
Center for Women's Health Research, Data Science Institute, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence, Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience

(615) 327-6511
Pgangula@mmc.edu

Data Science Institute Team Publications

COVID-19 and Cancer Comorbidity: Therapeutic Opportunities and Challenges.
Pathania AS, Prathipati P, Abdul BA, Chava S, Katta SS, Gupta SC, Gangula PR, Pandey MK, Durden DL, Byrareddy SN, Challagundla KB

Porphyromonas gingivalis infection alters Nrf2-Phase II enzymes and nitric oxide in primary human aortic endothelial cells.
Sampath C, Okoro EU, Gipson MJ, Chukkapalli SS, Farmer-Dixon CM, Gangula PR

Inhibition of GSK-3β restores delayed gastric emptying in obesity-induced diabetic female mice.
Sampath C, Srinivasan S, Freeman ML, Gangula PR

Role of sex hormones and their receptors on gastric Nrf2 and neuronal nitric oxide synthase function in an experimental hyperglycemia model.
Sprouse J, Sampath C, Gangula PR

Supplementation of 17β-Estradiol Normalizes Rapid Gastric Emptying by Restoring Impaired Nrf2 and nNOS Function in Obesity-Induced Diabetic Ovariectomized Mice.
Sprouse JC, Sampath C, Gangula PR

Activation of Nrf2 attenuates delayed gastric emptying in obesity induced diabetic (T2DM) female mice.
Sampath C, Sprouse JC, Freeman ML, Gangula PR