Munmun Chattopadhyay, M.Sc, Ph.D.

Personal Information

Munmun Chattopadhyay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and Chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at TTUHSC El Paso. Dr. Chattopadhyay received her MS degree in Zoology and Ph.D. in Neurosciences from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India. After her post-doctoral training in Molecular Genetics at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India, she joined the University of Pittsburgh as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Neurology. She became a junior faculty in the Department of Neurology at the University of Michigan in 2010 and joined TTUHSC El Paso as an Assistant professor in 2014. Her research is focused on determining the impact of inflammatory mediators on the pathogenesis of diabetic complications. Her lab is currently investigating on the novel early biomarkers of inflammation and epigenetic modulators (histone modifications) involved in the progression of neuropathy, cardiac dysfunction, and gastroparesis in diabetic animals and human subjects. She is also investigating how natural compounds and exercise could alter the progression of these complications. Dr. Chattopadhyay has been funded by NSF, NIH, ADA, and other foundations; published more than 43 articles and 2 book chapters. Dr. Chattopadhyay received the Faculty Service Award from Student Government Association, TTUHSC El Paso (2020), Women Worth Watching in STEM (2022) by Profiles in Diversity Journal, and was nominated for 3D Printing Industry (2021). She serves as an associate editor and editorial board member in a number of peer-reviewed journals and as a panel member in several grant review committees, including NIH, ADA, DoD, NSF, and other international review panels, including NIHR.

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Research Interests

• Diabetic complications: Neuropathy, GI disorders, Cardiovascular and Neurovascular.
• Nerve injury, Pain, Inflammation, Oxidative stress.
• Epigenetic mechanisms, Biomedical Sciences.
• Tissue engineered disease models, Space biology, and health.

Future Research Collaboration Interests

• Bioinformatics
• Translational research

Awards & Honors

• Faculty Service Award, Student Government Association, TTUHSC El Paso for the year 2020.
• 3D Printing for a Better World (nominated), 3D Printing Industry Awards for the year 2021.
• Women Worth Watching in STEM in Profiles in Diversity Journal for the year 2022.