Sreeganga Chandra, PhD
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Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Biography
Sreeganga S. Chandra received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Purdue University. In her postdoctoral research, she pursued her interest in neuronal cell biology and neurodegeneration in the lab of Thomas C. Südhof at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience.
Appointments
Neurology
Associate Professor TenureFully JointNeuroscience
Associate Professor TenureFully Joint
Other Departments & Organizations
- Chandra Lab
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
- Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
- Movement Disorders
- Neural Disorders
- Neurology
- Neuroscience
- Neuroscience Track
- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Stem Cell Center
Education & Training
- PhD
- Purdue University (1997)
Research
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ChandraLab.Artin ResearchContest
Many genes in the endolysosomal pathway are genetically linked to Parkinson's disease. We are investigating several genes that function in synaptic vesicle endocytosis.JN-RM-4787-13R2
Synuclein null synapses showing a deficit in HRP-cholera toxin positive vesicles (black vesicles). This experiment in synuclein null neurons supports a physiological role for alpha-synuclein in synaptic vesicle endocytosis.
News
- April 15, 2024
Congratulations, Dr. Chandra!
- January 09, 2024
The Most Popular Neuroscience Stories of 2023
- May 23, 2023
#TraineeTuesday: Risha Chakraborty
- April 19, 2023
Study Uncovers Biological Mechanism Behind Loss of Smell in Parkinson’s Patients