Postdoctoral Fellow
I am a cell biologist primarily interested in understanding the role of cytoskeletal elements in regulation of GPCR trafficking and signaling. To study this, I use various experimental approaches, including biophysical, spectroscopic, chemogenetic, and signaling techniques. Currently, I am NIH IRACDA postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Sivaraj Sivaramakrishnan at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
Ph.D Biological Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar, India, 2021
M.S. Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago, 2013
Selected publications
- Soppina P, Patel N.M., Shewale D, Rai A, Sivaramakrishnan S, Naik P K, Soppina V (2022). Kinesin-3 motors are fine-tuned at the molecular level to endow distinct mechanical output. BMC Biology 20, 177.
- Patel N.M., Siva A, Kumari R, Shewale D, Rai A, Ritt M, Sharma P, Setty SR, Sivaramakrishnan S, Soppina V (2021). KIF13A motors are regulated by Rab22A to function as weak dimers inside the cell. Science Advances 7(6): eabd2054.
- Mittireddi R # , Patel N.M. # , Gautam ARS, Soppina V, Panda E (2021). Non-stoichiometric amorphous TiOx as a highly reactive, transparent anti-viral surface coating. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 881(10): 160610.
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