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Office
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-355-6058- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2010 - 2013
- Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2007 - 2010
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2013 - 2020
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- K08 Research Award NIDDK, 2016
- International Research Scholar Award in Neurogastroenterology American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), 2015
- George Ferry Young Investigator Award NASPGHAN, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsRET Signaling Persists in the Adult Intestine and Stimulates Motility by Limiting PYY Release From Enteroendocrine Cells.Laurence Feinstein, Svetlana Sabel, Daniella Rastelli, Esther Mezhibovsky, Lynley Matthews, Anoohya Muppirala, Ariel Robinson, Karina R Sharma, Abrahim ElSeht, Daniel ...> ;Gastroenterology. 2024 Mar 1
- 2 citationsC. difficile intoxicates neurons and pericytes to drive neurogenic inflammation.John Manion, Melissa A Musser, Gavin A Kuziel, Min Liu, Amy Shepherd, Siyu Wang, Pyung-Gang Lee, Leo Zhao, Jie Zhang, Ravi K R Marreddy, Jeffrey D Goldsmith, Ke Yuan, ...> ;Nature. 2023 Oct 1
- 3 citationsMini-Review: Enteric glial regulation of the gastrointestinal epithelium.Aleksandra Prochera, Meenakshi Rao> ;Neuroscience Letters. 2023 May 14
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Journal Articles
- Advances in Enteric Neurobiology: The “Brain” in the Gut in Health and DiseaseLaren Becker, Meenakshi Rao, James Bayrer, The Journal of Neuroscience
Press Mentions
- AGA Research Foundation Announces 2016 Class of Research Award WinnersMay 18th, 2017
Grant Support
- Microbial reactivation of sex steroids and visceral painNational Institutes of Health - NIDDK2022–2027
- Androgen Regulation of Colonic MotilityNational Institutes of Health - NIDDK2020–2022
- Enteric Glia, Sexual Dimorphism and GI MotilityNational Institutes of Health - NIDDK2016–2022
Professional Memberships
- Member
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)Member
- Society for NeuroscienceMember
- American Neurogastroenterology and Motility SocietyMember
- Society of Pediatric ResearchMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Boston Children's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
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