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Alok Bhushan, PhD
Professor
Chair Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Contact Information
901 Walnut Street
9th Floor, Suite 915
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-503-5039
215-503-3082 fax
Professor
Chair Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education
PhD, Punjab Agricultural University, India, 1982
MS Chemistry, University of Delhi, India, 1977
Publications
- Amino acid transporter LAT1 (SLC7A5) promotes metabolic rewiring in TNBC progression through the L-Trp/QPRT/NAD+ pathway
- Correction: Amino acid transporter LAT1 (SLC7A5) promotes metabolic rewiring in TNBC progression through the L-Trp/QPRT/NAD+ pathway (Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, (2025), 44, 1, (190), 10.1186/s13046-025-03446-z)
- Combination Treatment of Biochanin A and Atorvastatin Alters Mitochondrial Bioenergetics, Modulating Cell Metabolism and Inducing Cell Cycle Arrest in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
- New Insights into HIV Life Cycle, Th1/Th2 Shift during HIV Infection and Preferential Virus Infection of Th2 Cells: Implications of Early HIV Treatment Initiation and Care
- Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (Hiv-1) transcriptional regulation, latency and therapy in the central nervous system
Postgraduate Training
Johns Hopkins College of Medicine, Baltimore, MD:
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1983-1984;
Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Pediatrics, Charleston, SC:
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1984-1987;
University of Vermont, Department of Pharmacology, Burlington, VT:
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1987-1988
Professional Organizations
American Association of Cancer Research
American Association of College of Pharmacy
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
American Association for Advancement of Science
Sigma Xi Scientific Society
Research/Clinical Interests
Cancer Pharmacology and Signal Transduction focused on Treatment and Prevention