Omar Bagasra, M.D., Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Omar Bagasra, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Biology Director South Carolina Center for Biotechnology Claflin University Orangeburg, SC 29115
E-mail:[email protected] [email protected] Links: www.omarbagasra.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Bagasra
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CURRICULUM VITAE Personal Information
Name: Omar Bagasra, M.D., Ph.D.
Current Titles: Professor of Biology (with Tenure) Director, South Carolina Center for Biotechnology 400 Magnolia Street, Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC 29115, USA
Clinical Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, SC 29208. 2002-2016
Adjunct Professor. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics School of Public Health, Univ. of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208, USA 2002-2016
Adjunct Professor Department of Pathology Dow University of Health Science Karachi, Pakistan 2011-present Visiting Professor Microbiology & Immunology Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico 2006-2012
Office: TEL: 803-535-5253 FAX: 803-535-5776 Cell: 803-707-8933 (for private calls) E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Home Address: 205 Hawk Chase Drive Orangeburg, SC 29115 Tel: 803-516-9758
Citizenship: The United States of America (since 1981)
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Place of Birth: Bagasra (Junagadh State), India
Education
1968 B.Sc in Microbiology University of Karachi, Pakistan
1970 M.Sc. in Biochemistry University of Karachi, Pakistan
1979 Ph.D. in Microbiology & Immunology University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1985 M.D. in Medicine Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México
Residencies and Fellowships
Residency Pathology (1992-93) Department of Pathology Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA 19133
Residency Pathology (1986-87) Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Hahnemann University Philadelphia, PA 19102
Fellowship Clinical Laboratory Immunology Department of Pediatrics, Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Temple University, Front & Erie Streets Philadelphia, PA 19134
Fellowship Infectious Disease Department of Clinical Microbiology & Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208
Licensure and Certification
2013 Case Base Learning, Harvard University 2008 ABI Human Identification on ABI 3130 system (May 6-10, 2008) 1999 Certificate: Harvard Medical School, Internal Medicine 1999 Forensic Examiners (certification #2483) 1999 Diplomate: American Board of Forensic Medicine; #383 1998 Diplomate: American College of Forensic Examiners;#2483 1995 Diplomate: American Board of Forensic Examiners; #680
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1993 Diplomat: American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology; Certificate #125 (since 1993) 1994 Board eligible: Anatomic/Surgical Pathology 1986 FMGEMS (unrestricted) Permanent Certification from “Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates” tested July 23, 1985, #382-688-0, valid indefinitely #79158 (7/10/1986).
Previous University Appointments
1998-2001 Professor of Biology, Director Laboratories of Transgenic & Recombinant Vaccines Lincoln University, PA 19352
1990-1997 Associate Professor/ Full Professor of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Director of the Molecular Retrovirology Laboratory Section Chief, Molecular Diagnostics Center for Human Virology
1997-1998 Full Professor of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Director of the Molecular Retrovirology Laboratory Section Chief, Molecular Diagnostics Center for Human Virology
Laboratory Director of the Immunology Laboratory ACTG-TJU-University of Penn. Consortium;
Section Chief Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Human Virology
1991-95 Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Temple University School of Medicine Front & Erie Streets Philadelphia, PA 19134
1987-90 Associate Professor of Microbiology University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Camden, NJ 08103-1505
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1980-81/85-87 Assistant (leave of Absence for 2-year to complete Basic Medical Education at Mexico) Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Patents
1996 U.S. Patent #5,589,333, issued Dec. 31, 1996. In situ PCR- Basic Technology.
1998 U.S. Patent #5,750,347, issued May 12, 1998. In situ PCR- Automation Technology.
2006 Genetically engineered Pyrococcus furosis microorganism to produce bio-fuels and other chemicals from carbohydrates in a single bioreactor.
2007 Genetically engineered thermophile/hyperthermophile microorganism to produce bio-fuels and other chemicals from carbohydrates in a single bioreactor
2008 U.S. Patent # 021396/0640 August 15, 08 miRNA Triplex Formations for the downregulation of HIV replication.
2008 U.S. Patent # 018293-00006 Hyperthermophile microorganisms to produce Bio- Fuels and other chemicals from carbohydrates in a single bioreactor.
2009 U.S. Patent #018293.000006D. Fusion of Bacterial Protoplast of Clostritridium Spps. to Produce Biofuel.
2010 U.S. Patent. Fusion of Bacterial Protoplasts of Five Strains of Clostridium to Produce a Unique Thermophilic that Produces Bio-fuels and Other Chemicals Like Butanole in a Single Bioreactor.
2012 U.S Patent # 018293.00016 HIV replication inhibition using viral gene fragments and homologous microRNAs.
2014 U.S. Patent (#8,669,082 B1). Methods of Producing Butanol by a Unique Thermophile that Produces Biofuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass.
2017 U.S. Patent (pending) A novel method to produce a new class of antibiotics
2017 U.S. Patent (pending) An immunodiffusion test to identify young children with high risk for ‘regressive autism’
Major Awards and Honors:
1996: Awarded the first patent on in situ PCR Technology by the US Patent Office 2002: Received AACR Faculty Scholar Award in Cancer Research 2003: Invited to be the guest co-editor for the Journal of Molecular Histology
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2004: Nomination for the 2005 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Science 2005: Received the Outstanding Teacher Award by Claflin University. 2005: Elected “member of the Nominating Committee for the 2005-2006 AACR- MICR-Jane Cook Wright Lectureship.” 2006: Co-Winner of the South Carolina Governor’s Award for Science Awareness 2006: Winner of the Link Award 2007: Keynote Speaker, at the Microbiology Golden Jubilee Celebration. 6th International Biennial Conference of Microbiology, March 18-21, Islamabad, Pakistan. 2007: Awarded the Exemplary Teacher Award by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church and By Claflin University President. 2007: Elected Associate Editor of the Libyan Journal of Medicine 2007: Elected in the Editorial Board, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2007: Awarded the outstanding Teacher Award from the SC Independent Colleges and Universities. 2007: Recognized and Awarded “Leadership in Research” by the Claflin University, Center for Excellence. 2008 Winner of James E. Hunter Award for outstanding performance in teaching & Educational Development. Claflin University May 10th 08. 2009 Member, Editorial Board, World Journal of Biological Chemistry (World J Biol Chem, WJBC, online ISSN1949-8454, DOI: 10.4331). 2009: Deputy Editor: Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2009: Senior Associate Editor: Journal of Infections in Developing Countries 2010: Editorial Board Member Associate Editor of "The Open Vaccine Journal” 2010: Nominated for “The 2010 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry” Award 2010: Nominated for the SC Governor’s Professor Award in Excellence in Science 2011: Nominated for the Council of Independent Colleges Professor Award 2011: Member, DoD Prostate Cancer Grant National Review Panel 2011: Recognition Certification from the American Society of Microbiology for “Outstanding Service to Minority Mentoring Program 2012-present: Member, IBC, University of South Carolina 2012: Winner of the First James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Leadership Award 2012- Served in the Review Panel for NIMHD for R24 proposals. 2013: Panelist for DOD-CDMRP Prostate Cancer 2013: Panelist for NIH/NIHID “Immune Mechanism of Virus Control (U19) 2013: Panelist for Penn Tobacco Settlement Grant Review 2013: Reviewer for New Forensic Science Text Book 2013: Member, IRB, Carolina HealthCare, Inc. 2013: Chair, Grievance Committee, Claflin University 2013: Ad-Hoc Committee member for the Faculty Handbook. 2014: Panelist for Penn Tobacco Settlement Grant Review, cycle 7 2014: Winner of Attorney William H. and Annette B. Johnson Endowed Annual Faculty Award for Innovative Scientific Research
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2014: Panelist for DoD-CDRPM Cell and Molecular Biology Study Section (Nov 16-18, Washington, DC). 2014: Panelist for San Antonio, UTX Grant proposals 2014: Panelist for Penn Tobacco Settlement Grant Review, cycle 8 2015: Member, Editorial Board, Integrative Molecular Medicine (IMM) 2015: Ad Hoc Member, Post Tenure Review Committee, CU 2015: Winner of Minority Cancer Scholar Award from AACR 2015: Filming of False Positive Documentary from FOX13 Tampa TV by Gloria Gomez 2015: Study Panel. NIH DNA Vaccine 2015: Member, CU Matriculation Committee, 2015-16 2016: Student Affairs Committee 2016-18: Chair, Intellectual property Committee 2016: Filming and release of documentary on the Field Drug Testing (March 2016) 2016: Member of the review panel for the State of Florida Zika Research Initiative (Dec 2016). 2017: Member, Review Panel Impact, Prostate Cancer, DoD-CDMRP (Nov 2017)
C. Research Funded Projects i) Current Support
Grant SC EPSCoR/IDeA Stimulus Research Program “Intersection of epigenetic regulation and mitochondrial function in autism,” PI: Jeffrey Twiss Role: Co-PI ($33K/year for 2 years) Total $150K/yr for 2 year From Jan 2018-Dec 2019
Grant Number: 1R25CA193088-01 South Carolina Cancer Health Equity Consortium (SC CHEC): Summer Undergraduate Research Training Program PI: M. Ford (MUSC) Role: PI at Claflin University (5%) Period: 2015-2020 Amount: ~250K/year Plus Indirect
Grant Number: Department of Education HBCU Master in Biotechnology Program Role: Faculty Mentor PI: V Tisdale Amount: $2.5M for 5 years
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PENDING
DoD-CDMRP: Development and characterization of a new class of antibiotics against multiple-drug resistant bacteria for Military Period 2018-2019 Role: PI Amount: $350K for 18 months
DoD-CDMRP: Molecular Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease plaques in post- traumatic brain injury and their disaggregation PI: O. Bagasra Amount: $500K/3 year DoD-CDMRP: Functionalized Silica-Coated Gold Nanoparticles as Theranostic Platforms in Treatment of Dialysis Related Amyloidosis (DRA) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Co-PI: Amount $600,000/3 year
P30: NIH: The Carolina Center on Alzheimer’s Disease and Minority Research (CCADMR) PI: Sue Lovkoff (USC) Role: Co-investigator/Collaborator Total Amount for CU: $43,524.
Recently Completed Research Support
NIH (RO1): “MiR-183-96-182 cluster, prostatic zinc homeostasis and carcinogenesis” PI: Larisa Noon Role: Collaborator (5%) Period: 2012-2017 $21K starting May 2015
DOD-DARPA 12.910 Defense Sciences Research and Technology 10% PI. Rebecca Bullard-Dillard Co-investigator: O Bagasra $4 M for 4 years
DOJ: Grant Number: 570314374. Grant Name: Claflin University Forensics DNA Laboratory Proposal. Grant Period: 9-01-2011 to 12-31-2012. PI; O. Bagasra Amount $1,000,000.
DoD: The Detection & Remediation response to Biological & Chemical warfare” 10% $3.6 M for three years
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2008-2012 Co-PI: O Bagasra
DE-EM0000479: EPA CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PI. Rebeccal Bullard-Dillard Co-investigator: O Bagasra $1M for one year
DoD/CDMRP PC074307. September 08 to Sept 30th 2012 20% Differential expression of hZIPs in the prostate epithelia of various racial groups. PI: O Bagasra Total direct: $1,105,525 for 3 yrs.
EPS-044760 (supplement) 06/01/2009 – 05/31/2011 10% NSF EPSCoR “South Carolina Research Infrastructure Improvement: Biofabrication The objective of this grant is to build biofabrication project at Claflin Univ. PI. V. Tisdale Co-investigator: O Bagasra $1.25M for 5 years
DoD Biodefense. August 08-July 10 Battlefield Detection and Remediation Response to Biological and Chemical Weapons” $2,000,000.00
1P20MD001: NIH/NIMHD: 07/01/2005 – 06/31/2010 25% “EXPORT Center on HIV/AIDS & HPV”, Saundra Glover, University of South Carolina (Total $12.5M) PD, Omar Bagasra, Co-PIs. $2,000,000.00.
2P2RR16461: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources, INBRE 06/01/2006-05/31/2009 -
EPSCoR“Development of Biotechnology at Claflin” Submitted as sub-project as part of the State of South Carolina INBRE consortium grant application. Dr. John Baynes, University of South Carolina $2,213,185.00 as Claflin sub-contract. Co-Investigator: O. Bagasra Sub-award 7/01/2005 – 6/31/2007
EPS-044760(Bagasra) 06/01/2005 – 05/31/2008 10% NSF EPSCoR $1,838,438 “South Carolina Research Infrastructure Improvement”
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The objective of this grant is to build research infrastructure in biotechnology and bioengineering at the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, South Carolina State University, the Medical University of South Carolina and Claflin University. University of South Carolina Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, W.K. Kellogg Foundation $141,850 “Differential Expressions of Zinc Transporters in Beta Cells from Various Ethnic Groups The objective of this study is to detect any differences among various ethnic populations with regard to the expression levels of zinc transporter proteins on Beta islet cells of the pancreas. PI: O. Bagasra
03/01/2006 – 06/15/2007 5% USAID: Culturally Sensitive HIV/AIDS Reduction, Intervention Training Project in India. $100,000 for one year PI. O. Bagasra
NIH/NCI 10/01/03-9/30/06 $1,000,000 for three years “Training grant for Claflin University Students” In collaboration with USC Cancer Center Role in Project: PI: O. Bagasra
Department of Labor Orangeburg-Calhoun Area Biotechnology Consortium Role in the Project: Project Coordinator $750,000 for 2 yrs Started date: June 2005
DAMD 17-02-1-0233 04/2002-09/2005 Department of Defense, $240,000/year Total $982,000 “Role of zinc in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer” Role in Project: PI: O. Bagasra
NIH/NCRR: 06/01/02-5/31/03 $75,000 “Use of in situ PCR in Determination of the Molecular Pathogenesis of HPV” Role in Project: PI: O. Bagasra at CU BRIN Award (Year 2): P20 RR16461-03 The goal of this project is to optimize in situ RT/PCR methodology in human cells and tissues for the validation of potential biomarkers of cervical cancer progression.
NIH/NCRR: BRIN-Supplemental; $300,000 for two years NIH Supported Special Program. 06/01/03-5/31/04 Role in Project: PI: O. Bagasra at CU BRIN Supplement: 3 P20 RR16461-03S1
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The goal is to establish a DNA genotyping & sequencing laboratory at Claflin University. This will be achieved in collaboration with SC State University which will establish a proteomic laboratory.
NIH/MIHID: R01 AI 39147 09/30/95 to 8/30/02 Role in Project: PI NIH/NIAD: Mechanisms of vertical transmission of HIV $95,000/year for 5 years The major goal is to analyze the mechanisms of vertical transmission of HIV utilizing various molecular methods.
CA75903 & CA76958 “Kaposi’s Sarcoma in África” PI. Charles Wood; Role in Project: co-PI. Subcontract to O. Bagasra. $60,961/yr. 4/1999-2003. Total Amount: $1.8 million for 4 years The major goal was to determine the prevalence of KS in sub-Sahara Africa. iv) Previous Grants as the Principal Investigator
NIH/NIAID: R01 AI 39147 09/30/95 to 8/30/02 NIH/NIAD: Mechanisms of vertical transmission of HIV $95,000/year The major goal is to analyze the mechanisms of vertical transmission of HIV utilizing various molecular methods.
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer “Seminar Series on Molecular Aspects of Viral diseases” total direct $50,000/yr.1997-98.
Tanox Biosystems, Inc. Houston, TX. $50,000/yr direct cost (July 1996-1997).
NIHLB/NIAID: RO1: “Viral determinant of HIV-1 Associated Thrombocytopenia” (PI Lee Rattner at Washington Univ. St. Louis) at TJU $56,000/yr. for 2 yrs 1995-1997.
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals “Role of Chemokines in Cardiac Transplantation Rejection” Total direct 40,000/yr, 1996-97. PI: O Bagasra
NIH/ NIAID: RO1: “Immunobiology of Experimental Syphilis” 1984-87, Total amount $296,000 for 3 yrs. PI: O. Bagasra
W.W. Smith Foundation: “Role of Placenta in the Transmission of HIV-1” $58,000/yr. 1993-95
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Mary L. Smith Trust. “Quantitation of HIV-1 Infected Cells in Early Infancy”. Total Amount $58,000/yr., 1992-1993
NIH/NIAAA: RO1 “Role of Alcohol in the Development of AIDS”. Total Amount $173,342, 1988-91.
NIH/NIAAA: RO1 “Role of Alcohol in the Development of AIDS” Supplemental $33,100, 1989-91 iv) Previous Grants as a Co-Principal Investigator
Stanley Foundation: “Assessment of the Potential Roles of Nitric Oxide (NO) and Humoral Immunity in Schizophrenia” (PI: H. Hopper, TJU) $72,000/yr 8/1/97 to 7/30/98
Program Project. NIH/Neurological Inst. (PI. Kamil Khalili: Jefferson Cancer Institute) “Viral-Induced CNS Damage” $134,075/yr. 1994-1999.
NIAID-NEURO INST. Program Project (PI. Neal Nathanson, Univ. of Penn) Molecular and Cellular Biology of HIV Encephalopathy: $94,000/yr. for the CO-PI’s Lab, 1994- 1999.
NIH/NIAID: RO1: “HIV-1 Transmission in vivo” (PI. Roger J. Pomerantz, TJU) $94,000/year, 1994-1999.
ACTG 267: Phase 1, “Thalidomide in HIV-1 infected patients.” (PI: Heddy Teppler, TJU) Protocol co-Chair: O. Bagasra.
ACTG 248/891: Phase II: “Study of IL-2 in HIV-1 Infected Patients”, (PI: Heddy Teppler, M.D. TJU) protocol co-Chair O.Bagasra.
Major Committee Assignments & Tasks
2015-present Chair, IT Committee 2015-present Member- Founder’s Day, Matriculation and Commencement Committees 2015-present Member-Faculty Handbook revision Committee 2015-present Member, Ad Hoc Post Tenure Review Committee 2014-15 Member, Claflin Commencement Committee 2014-15 Member, Claflin IP committee 2013-15 Member, IRB, North Carolina Research, Inc 2012-14 Institutional Biosafety Committee, USC. 2013-14 Comprehensive Globalization Committee
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2013-14 Chairman of Biology Nomination Committee 2012-2013 Provost Nomination Committee 2011-2014 Chair, Peer Review Committee 2011-2014 Chair, Faculty Grievance Committee 2010-11 Member, Faculty Affairs Committee 2010-11 Member, Intellectual Property Committee 2009-2011 Member Intellectual Property Conflict of Interest Committe 2008-2011 Member, Nomination committee 20009-present Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee 2008-2010 Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee 2007-08 Members, Faculty Counsel Nomination Committtee 2006-2007 Member, Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC) 2006-07 Chair, Ad Hoc Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee 2006-2010 Member, University BioSafety Committee 2006- 2008 Member, End-of-Life Studies and Research 2005 Member, VP for Academic Affairs Committee 2001-present Director of SC Biotechnology Center, Claflin University 200 2008-present Claflin Science & Biotechnology Construction and Planning 2003-2006 Member, Faculty Affairs Committee, Claflin Univ. 2004-2008 Member, Patent and Instinctual Property Committee 2003-Present Home Land Security Special Project Reviewers and Screener 1998- 2001 Continuing Education Certificate, Lincoln University 2000-2001 Member, Global Center, Lincoln University 1998-2001 Member, Research Committee, Lincoln University 1997-1998 Member, Research Committee, Thomas Jefferson University 1991-1998 Member, Traditional Pathogen Committee, Jefferson Med College 1991-1998 Member, Biosafety Committee, Jefferson Med College 1987-1990 Member, Biohazard Committee, UMDNJ 1986-1987 Member, Biohazard Committee, Hahnemann University 1986-1987 Member, Admissions Committee, Hahnemann University 1985-1987 Coordinator, Departmental Seminars & Grand Rounds: Hahnemann University
Publishing & Review Appointments
Editorial Boards
1999-present Applied Immunohistochemistry and molecular morphology (AIMM: Lippincot Publishing Press, Medline Cited) 1994-1998 Cell Vision - Journal of Analytic Morphology (Eaton) 1989-90.1.1 Molecular Andrology 1990-91 Archives of AIDS Research 2002-2012 Elected Member of Council of ISAMM (2002-2004) 2002-2005 Elected Member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Minority in Cancer Research (MICR) Counsel.
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2003-2005 Elected Chair of the Membership Committee for AACR-MICR and a co-chair of the Visiting Professorship Committee. 2002-2005 Chair of the bylaws committee for SC Cancer Alliance (SCCA). 2002-2011 Co-chair of the Research Task Force in the SCCA.
Present:
1999-present Applied Immunohistochemistry and molecular morphology (AIMM: Lippincot Publishing Press, Medline Cited) 1998-present J American International Health Council (in Arabic/English) 2007-present Associate Editor, Libyan Journal of Medicine 2007-Present Section Editor, Journal of infection in developing countries (JIDC) 2008-present Journal of Biotech Research 2009-present Deputy Editor, Ibnosina Journal of Medicine 2009-present: Editorial Board of Biotechnology Journal 2010-present; Editorial Board, J Biotechnology Research 2010-present World J Biological Chemistry 2009-present: Member, editorial board of the Open Virology Journal 2011-present: Member of Editorial Board, Open Pathology Journal 2011-present: Member of Editorial Board, J Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2012-present: Member of Editorial Board, Conference Papers in Immunology. 2013-present: Austin Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 2012-present Editorial Board, Annals of Virology and Research 20013-present Member of Editorial Board, Open Vaccine Journal 2013-present J Translational Medicine & Epidemiology 2014-present Annals of Virology and Research 2012-present Chinese Journal of Biology
Guest Editor:
Journal of Molecular Histology 2004-5 AIDS Targeted Research, March, 1998 Ibnosina J Medicine & BioMed Sciences 2009-2010 (co-founder)
Reviewer (in Reverse Chronological Order):
Journal of Infections in Developing Countries (Section Editor)
Nature Medicine Molecular Cancer Journal of Molecular Histology Journal of Cell Biology & Mol Biol Mitocondria Prostate Cancer Research Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
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BioTechniques Nucleic Acids Research AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses American Journal of Clinical Pathology American Journal of Forensic Pathology American Journal of Pathology American Journal of Physiology Clinical Immunology & Immunopathology Cytokine The Forensic Examiner Human Pathology Hybridoma Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry Journal of Infectious Diseases Immunopharmacology Infection & Immunity Int. Journal of Immunopharmacology & Toxicology Life Sciences Trends in Biotechnology J American International Health Council (Member of Advisory Comm) Frontier in Science (Member of Advisory Committee) Applied Immunohistochemistry and molecular morphology (Member of the Editorial Board) European J of Cancer Microbiological Review BMC Genetics JIDC (Section Chief) Future Medicine Open Pathology J Open Virology J Bioessays International J of Infectious Diseases Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health & many other journals
Grant Reviewer:
2017- Prostate Cancer Panel DoD.CDMRP 2013-2014: Prostate Cancer Panel DoD.CDMRP 2013: NIH Panel on Innate Immune Response to Viruses (U19)(reviewed a proposal from a Nobel Laureate) 2013: PA Review Panel on Tobacco Settlement grant application 2012: NIMHD, Review Panel on P20 application 2011: Member, DoD Prostate Cancer Research Study Peer Review Panel 2009: Member, DoD Prostate Cancer Research Peer Review 2008: Member, DoD Breast Cancer Research Peer Review
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2005: Pennsylvania Tobacco Grant Peer Review 1991-96: NIH-SBIR Study Section 1996: NCRR (ad hoc) 1995: North Carolina Biotechnology Center 1995 1994-95: NIH, MBRS Program 1993: Member Site Visit Team-Howard University 1993: National Institute of Health, 1989-90.2 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (ad hoc) 1991-present Reviewer of numerous PhD theses, grants for different organizations, especially for Pakistani Universities.
Clinical Trials Coordinator:
Staff-member, Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children: Subunit of AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG); were involved in three protocols related to pediatric AIDS.
Scientific Society Memberships
American Association of Immunologist (elected, 1983) American Society for Advancement of Science (since 1985) American Society for Clinical Immunology (elected, 1987) American Society of Microbiology (elected, 1994) Reticuloendothelial Society (elected, 1981) International AIDS Society (1988) Research Society of Alcoholism (elected, 1989) American Society of Clinical Pathology (elected, 1993) American Society of Surgical Pathology (elected, 1993) American Board of Forensic Examiners (elected, 1994) American Medical Association (elected, 1993) American Society of Microbiology (elected, since 199American College of Forensic Examiners (1995) American Board of Forensic Medicine (1995) American Society of Molecular Pathologists (since 1997) International Society of Analytical & Molecular Morphology (elected since 1998) American Association of Cancer Research (since 2001) SC Cancer Research Network (since 2002) SC Cancer Alliance (since 2003) And many more…..
Founder or Co-Founder of Organizations
Ibonasina Journal of Medicine 2009 Libyan Journal of Medicine 2006 The South Carolina Center for Biotechnology (Claflin University) -2002
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The Center for Transgenic & Recombinant Vaccine Research Laboratories (Lincoln University) 1998 The International Society of Molecular Morphology (ISMM) (1996) Natick, Massachusetts. The International Society of Analytical & Molecular Morphology (ISAMM): Oklahoma, OK (1998). SC Cancer Alliance (2003)
Teaching Responsibilities
Throughout my academic career, I have had teaching responsibilities at the undergraduate, graduate, post graduate levels, as well as at medical schools. I also supervised and trained over 30 post-doctoral fellows. The numbers of courses in which I have participated are simply too numerous to list comprehensively; however, some of the courses in which I am currently involved are listed below. My lectures are primarily in the field of molecular biology, virology, and basic and clinical immunology and immunopathology. In addition to this, I have taught courses on retroviruses and the clinical & social aspects of AIDS. I have taught a number of laboratory courses, with a focus on molecular biology methods including PCR, in situ PCR and in situ hybridization, as well as more general bioanalytical techniques. For the last 14 years I have been teaching Biotechnology and Forensic Science courses at Claflin University. These are full courses with laboratories courses that includes every aspects of biotechnology and forensic. I initiated a Forensic DNA course that involves DNA Fingerprinting and is based on standards set by the FBI and the National Forensic DNA groups. This involves the whole gamete of Forensic DNA described in John Butler Book that I use as the Course Guidelines. This generally includes extensive training on STR analyses using ABI 310, 3100, 3130 and now state of the art ABI 3500. Furthermore, I have conducted workshops, worldwide to teach postdocs and senior scientists in in situ PCR, RT-PCR, and Real Time PCR techniques. The locations include Institute Pasture, Karolinska Institute, Cold Spring Harbor, and numerous top universities. I have given lectures on various topics in systemic and general pathology, molecular virology, microbiology and immunology at all three major medical schools, where I had worked. Currently, I am one of the instructors for UAG School of Medicine and Dow Health Science University, where I teach the whole Immunology and Forensic Biology Courses as a guest lecturer, once a year.
Lecturer/Course coordinator:
Clinical Immunology (director of the course): Hahnemann University General & Systemic Pathology: Summer Course, Hahnemannn University Introduction to Clinical Medicine: Jefferson Medical College (TJU) Microbiology & Immunology-TJU Laboratory Techniques in Molecular Biology-TJU Bioanalytical Techniques- TJU Laboratory Techniques in Molecular Biology: Full course, Lincoln University (LU). Introduction to Immunology-LU.
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Introduction to Genetic Engineering with lab, Full course-LU. Molecular Genetics: Full course with lab-LU Introduction to Genetics: Full course with lab-LU Pathobiology: Full Course with Lab-LU Introduction to Microbiology: Full course with Lab-LU Junior/Senior Seminar: Co-Instructor -LU Research I: Full Research Course with Projects- LU Research II: Full Research Course with Projects -LU Research III: Full Research Course with Projects -LU Research IV: Full Research Course with Projects -LU Research Course at Claflin University (CU) Biology for Majors (4 credits)-CU Biology for minors (4 credits)- CU Immunology: An Inroduction-CU (4 credits)-CU BioTechniques in Molecular Biology (4 credits) -CU. Advanced Methods in Microbiology (2 credit. 2005) Pathobiology/Immunology (for MS in Biotechnology Graduate Program: 2006) Advanced Immunology (for MS in Biotechnology Graduate Program: 2006) Advanced Microbiology (4 credit course, 2006, 08) Seminars in Biotechnology (2006-9) Forensic DNA- graduate level course (2006-present) Introduction to Forensic Science (2006-present) Immunology/Pathobiology, graduate level. Full course with Lab (2007-present) HIV/AIDS Biology and Sociology (2008-present) Cancer Biology (2014-present) Intro to Forensic Science (online 2015) DNA Forensic Science (online Fall 2016) Graduate Research I , II , II, and IV
Advisor
Hahnemann University, Graduate Student Advisor, (Medical students, MS, and Ph.D.) Thomas Jefferson University, (post-doctoral fellows, M.S., Ph.D. and Medical students) UMDNJ and St. Christopher’s Hospital (M.S., Ph.D., Medical students) Undergraduate & Graduate Student Advisor, Lincoln University (BS, MS, MEd, MHS) Ph.D. Thesis Advisor- University of Karachi PhD Thesis Advisor –USC, School of Medicine Undergraduate and graduate student advisor, Claflin University Undergraduate and Graduate Student Advisor, University of Puerto Rico. Ph.D thesis Advisor, University of Hawaii. PhD. Adviser, Quaid-e-Azam Univ. Islamabad, Pakistan Ph.D. Advisor, Karachi University, Pakistan Ph.D. Advisor, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi Ph.D. Balochistan University, Pakistan Ph.D, M. Phil Advisor, Dow University for Health Sciences
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Publications (Peer-reviewed Articles) (Citations from Google Scholar, until Oct 2013)
1. Mansfield JM, O Bagasra. 1979. Lymphocyte Function in Experimental African Trypanosomiasis. I. B Cell Responses to T-Cell Independent and Dependent Antigens. J Immunology 120:759-765. (Cited 57 times)
2. Schell RF, JL LeFrock, JK Chan, O Bagasra. 1980. LSH Hamster Model of syphilitic Infection. Infection and Immunity 28:909-913. (Cited 25 times)
3. Schell RF, JK Chan, JL LeFrock, O Bagasra. 1980. Endemic Syphilis: Transfer of Resistance to Treponema pallidum strain Bosnia with Enriched T-Cell Suspension. J Infec Diseases 141, 752-758. (Cited 19 times)
4. Bagasra O, RF Schell, JL LeFrock. 1981. Evidence of Depletion in Ia Bearing Population of Macrophages and Associated Immunosuppression in African Trypanosomiasis. Infection & Immunity 32:188-193. (Cited 28 times)
5. Bagasra O, I Damjanov. 1982. Ability of Macrophages to Process and Present Treponema pallidum Antigens in Experimental Syphilis of Syrian Hamsters. Infection & Immunity 36, 176-183. (Cited 7 times)
6. Bagasra O, I. Damjanov. Detection of plaque-forming cells by a latex bead technique. J Immunol Methods. 1982 Mar 26;49(3):283-92. (Cited 2 times)
7. Damjanov I, O Bagasra, Dominis, D Solter. 1982. Embryo Derived Teratocarcinoma IV. The Role of Immune Factors in the Regulation of Teratocarcinogenesis. Int. J. Cancer 30: 759-762. (Cited 5 times)
8. Oosterhuis JW, O Bagasra, N Fox et. al. 1983. The effects of regional factors on the growth rate and the differentiation of mouse teratocarcinoma . Brit. J. Cancer 47:407- 411. (Cited 4 times)
9. Bagasra O, Eppright BM, Damjanov I. Latex bead technique for detection of the plaque- forming cell response to teratocarcinoma tumor antigens. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 1983;15(1):27-31 (Cited 1 time)
10. Bagasra O, S Hashemi, H Kushner. 1985. Lymphocyte Function in Experimental Syphilis of Syrian Hamsters. Immunology 56:9-21. (Cited 10 times)
11. Bagasra O, WJ Berman, Hashemi, A. Howeedy, H Kushner. 1985. in Vitro Cloning of Tumor Stem Cells in Semisolid Media Containing Agar and Agarose. Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy 20:55-60. (Cited 1 time)
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12. Bagasra O, Currao L, DeSouza LR, Oosterhuis JW, Damjanov I. Immune response of mice exposed to cis-diamminedichloroplatinum. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 1985;19(2):142-7. (Cited 19 times)
13. Bagasra O, D Tabor. 1986. Irradiation and Cyclophosphamide Induced Alterations in Syrian Hamster’s T-cell Population Activity. J. Leuk. Biology 39:183-192. (Cited 9 times)
14. Bagasra O. 1986. In vitro cloning of human stem Cells in “SeaPrep” agarose. Resolution 2 (3), 1-3.
15. Tabor D, O Bagasra, RF Jacobs. 1986. Treponema Infection Specifically Enhanced Node-T Cell Regulation of Macrophage Activity. Infection & Immunity 54:21-27. (Cited 5 times)
16. Bagasra O, A. Howeedy, R. Dorio, A. Kajdacsy-Balla. 1987. Functional Analysis of T Lymphocytes and its Subsets in Experimental Chronic Alcoholism in Rats. Immunology 61:63-69. (Cited 78 times)
17. Kajdacsy-Balla A, A Howeedy, O Bagasra. 1987. Animal Model of Human Venereal and Congenital Syphilis. Am. J. Pathology 126: 599-601. (Cited 11 times) (Only animal model of congenital syphilis)
18. Bagasra O. 1987. Possible problems with vaccine for AIDS. Clinical Immunology Newsletter 8: 20-22.
19. Bagasra O, AK Balla. 1988. Ethanol-induced immunomodulations in chronic alcoholism. Clin. Immunology Newsletter 9: 9-13.
20. Balla-KA, EM Dio, O Bagasra. 1987. Activation of Factor B of the Alternate Pathway of Complement by Rocket Immunoelectrophoresis. Am. J. Clin. Pathology 88:66-73 (Cited 21 times)
21. Bagasra O, A. Howeedy, A Balla-Kajdacsy. 1988. Macrophage Functions in Chronic Experimental Alcoholism: Modulation of Surface Receptors and Phagocytosis. Immunology 65, 405-409. (Cited 105 times)
22. Bagasra O, H. Lischner. 1988. Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Activity of Dextran Sulfate and Other Polysaccharides. J. Infectious Diseases 158: 1084-1087 (Cited 92 times).
23. Bagasra O, M Freund, J Weidman, G Harley. 1988. Interaction of Human Immunodeficiency Virus with Human Sperm in vitro. J. Acquired Immunodeficiency 1:431-435. (Cited 88 times)
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24. Bagasra O, TR Bagasra, JW Fitzharris. 1988. Neopterin: an early marker of development of Pre-AIDS conditions in HIV+ individuals. Clinical Immunology Newsletter 9: 197-199. (Cited 9 times)
25. Bagasra O, LJ Forman. 1989. Functional Analysis of Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Experimental Cocaine Abuse. I. Dose Dependent Activation of Lymphocyte Subsets. Clin. Expt. Immunology 77:289-93. (Cited 58 times)
26. Bagasra O, A Kajdacsy-Balla, HW Lischner. 1989. Effects of Alcohol Ingestion on in vitro Susceptibility of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells to Infection with HIV and of Selected T-Cell Functions. Alcoholism: Clin & Expert Research 13:636-43. (Cited 46 times)
27. Bagasra O, Editorial Notes: Polymerase Chain Reaction in situ. In “Amplification”. 1990, March pp. 21-22 (the first report on in situ PCR that was used for the patent application) (Cited 18 times).
28. Bagasra O, M Freund, D Condoluci, B Heins, P Whittle, J Weidman, J Comito. 1990. Presence of HIV-1 in the Sperm of Patients with HIV/AIDS. Molecular Andrology 2:109-125. (Cited 21 times)
29. Glick M, M Trope, O Bagasra, ME Pliskin, CM Croce. 1991. Human immunodeficiency virus infection of fibroblasts of dental pulp in seropositive patients. Oral Surgery, Oral Med. Oral Path. 71:733-36. (Cited 45 times)
30. Raphael SA, L Price, HW Lischner, W Grover, J Griffith, O Bagasra. 1991. Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in a Child with Symptomatic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. J. Pediatrics 118: 242-245. (Cited 20 times)
31. Bagasra O, P Whittle B Heins and R Pomerantz. 1991. Anti-HIV-1 Activity of Sulfated Monosaccharides: Comparison with Sulfated Polysaccharides and Other Polyions. J. Infect Diseases 164:1082-1090. . (Cited 31 times)
32. Bagasra O, LJ Forman, A Howeedy, P Whittle. 1992. A Potential Vaccine for Cocaine. Immunopharmocology, 23:173-179 (Cited 59 times. The first article on possibility of vaccine for cocaine).
33. Bagasra O, SP Hauptman, HW Lischner, M Sachs and RJ Pomerantz. 1992. Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 in Mononuclear Cells by in situ Polymerase Chain Reaction. New England J. Medicine 326:1385-1391. (Cited 335 times. The first article on high percentage of HIV infected lymphocytes. This changed the paradigm of HIV/AIDS)
34. Bagasra O, A Howeedy and RJ Pomerantz. 1992. Adenosine-Deaminase-Associated Immunodeficiency. I. Differential Sensitivities of Lymphocyte Subpopulations
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Exposed to 2-Deoxycoformycin. Clin. Expt. Immunology 88:383-388. (Cited 9 times).
35. Bagasra O, SD Wright, T Seshamma, J Oakes, RJ Pomerantz. 1992. CD14 is involved in control of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 expression in latently infected cells by lipopolysaccharide. Proceedings of Natl Acad. Science (USA) 89:6285-6289. (Cited 71 times)
36. Bagasra O. In situ PCR in Molecular Research (review). Cell Vision - The Journal of Analytic Morphology 3: 197-199 (Cited 33 times)
37. Taylor PJ, RJ Pomerantz, O Bagasra, M Chowdhury, et. al. 1992. Identification of a Novel Tat-Responsive Element in HIV-1 that is Functional in CNS-Derived Cells. The EMBO Journal, 11:3395-3403. (Cited 107 times)
38. Seshamma T, O Bagasra, JW Oakes, RJ Pomerantz. 1992. A Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase-PCR Demonstrate Rapid Accumulations of High Levels of HIV-1 RNA from Few Integrated HIV-1 Proviruses. J. Virology Methods 40:331-346 (Cited 43 times).
39. Bagasra O, RJ Pomerantz. 1992. Detection of HIV Provirus by in situ PCR. New England J. Medicine. 327:1529-1530 (Let). (Cited 30 times)
40. Bagasra O, K Khalili, T Seshamma, JP Taylor and RJ Pomerantz. 1992. Tar- Independent Replication of HIV-1 in Glial Cells. J Virology. 66:7522-7528. ( Cited 49 times)
41. Seshamma T,O Bagasra, D Trono, D Baltimore and RJ Pomerantz. 1992. Blocked Early-Stage Latency in the Peripheral Blood Cells of Certain HIV-1-Infected Individuals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 89:10663- 10667 (Cited 96 times. The first article on HIV RNA load and initiated a new understanding of HIV latency)
42. Forman LJ, O Bagasra. 1992. Demonstration of in situ Hybridization of the Proopiomelanocortin Gene in Rat Heart. Brain Res. Bullet 28:441-445. (Cited 19 times)
43. Bagasra O, A Kajdacsy-Balla, H W Lischner and RJ Pomerantz. 1993. Alcohol Intake Increases HIV-1 Replication in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. J Infectious Disease. 167:789-797. (Cited 103 times)
44. Balla, AK, A Howeedy, O Bagasra. 1993. Experimental Model of Congenital Syphilis. Infection & Immunity 61:3556-3561. (Cited 5 times)
45. Winslow B, RJ Pomerantz, O Bagasra, D Trono. 1993. HIV-1 Latency Due to the Site of Proviral Integration. Virology 196:849-854. (Cited 65 times)
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46. Bagasra O, RJ Pomerantz. 1993. Increased HIV-1 Replication in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in the Presence of Cocaine. J Infectious Diseases 168:1157-1164. (Cited 105 times)
47. Bagasra O, P Whittle and R Pomerantz. 1993. The Role of CD8+ Lymphocytes on Unstimulated Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes to Infection with HIV-1. Immunol Letters. 35:83-92 (Cited 5 times). The first article on role of CD8+cells in HIV protection. It was later called HIV Resistance Factor.
48. Bagasra O, T Seshamma, and RJ Pomerantz. 1993. Polymerase Chain Reaction in situ: Intracellular Amplification and Detection of Specific Genes. J. Immunol. Methods 158:131-145. (Cited 92 times).
49. Bagasra O and RJ Pomerantz. 1993. HIV-1 Provirus is demonstrated in Peripheral Blood Monocytes in vivo: A Study Utilizing an in situ PCR. AIDS Research and Human Retrovirology. 9:69-76 (Cited 55 times).
50. Bagasra O, Seshamma T, J Oakes, RJ Pomerantz. 1993. High Percentage of CD4- Positive Lymphocytes Harbor the HIV-1 Provirus in the Blood of Certain Infected Individuals. AIDS 7:1419-1425. (Cited 38 times).
51. Bagasra O, T Seshamma, J Oakes, RJ Pomerantz. 1993. Frequency of Cells Positive for HIV-1 Sequences Assessed by IS-PCR. AIDS (supplement) 7: S7-11 (Cited 11 times).
52. Duan L, JW Oakes, A Ferraro, O Bagasra, and RJ Pomerantz. 1994. Molecular Mechanisms of Restricted HIV-1 Replication Differ in Various Cell-Types. Virology 199; 474-78. (Cited 22 times).
53. Oakes JW, Bagasra O, Duan L and Pomerantz RJ.1994. Alterations in Nuclear Factor- Kappa B Moieties are Associated with HIV-1 Proviral Latency in Certain Monocytic Cells. AIDS Res & Human Retroviruses 10: 1213-1219. (Cited 13 times)
54. Bagasra O, H. Farzadegan, T. Seshamma, J.W. Oakes, A. Saah and RJ Pomerantz. 1994. Detection of HIV-1 Proviral DNA in Sperm from HIV-1- Infected Men. AIDS 8: 1669-74. (Cited 171 times)
55. Bagasra O, Seshamma T and Pomerantz, RJ. 1994. In Situ PCR: Applications in the Pathogenesis of Diseases. Cell Vision - The Journal of Analytic Morphology 1; 13- 16. (cited 9 times)
56. Zhang H, Bagasra O, Nikura M, Poiesz B, R J Pomerantz. 1994. Intravirion Reverse Transcipts in the peripheral blood plasma of HIV-1-infected individuals. J. Virology 68: 7591-7597. (Cited 57 times)
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57. Balla AK, Lischner HW, Pomerantz RJ, Bagasra O. Human studies on alcohol and susceptibility to HIV infection. Alcohol. 1994;11:99-103 (Cited 36 times)
58. Schwartz D, Sharma U, Busch M, Weinhold K, Lieberman J, Birx D, Farzedagen H, Margolick J, Quinn T, Davis B, Leitman S, Bagasra O, Pomerantz R and Viscidi R. 1994. Absence of Recoverable Infectious Virus and Unique Immune Responses in an Asymptomatic HIV + Long Term Survivor. AIDS and Human Retroviruses 10: 1703-1711. (Cited 87 times)
59. Pestaner J P, Bibbo M, Bobroski L, Seshamma T, Bagasra O. 1994. Potential of in situ Polymerase Chain Reaction in Diagnostic Cytology. Acta Cytologia 38: 676-680 (Cited 37 times).
60. Mehta A, Maggioncalda J, Bagasra O, Thikkavarapu S, Saikumari P and Block T. 1994. Detection of Herpes Simplex Sequences in the Trigeminal Ganglia of Latently Infected Mice by in situ PCR Method. Cell Vision - The Journal of Analytic Morphology 2: 110-115. (Cited 129 times).
61. Bibbo M, Pestaner JP, L Bobroski, T Seshamma, O Bagasra. 1994. Case Report: Surfactant Protein An mRNA Expression Utilizing the Reverse Transcriptio in situ Polymerase Chain Reaction for Metastatic Adenocarcinoma. Cell Vision- The Journal of Analytic Morphology 1:290-295 (Cited 97 time).
62. Bagasra O, T. Seshamma, J. Henson, L. Bobroski, P. Saikumari and RJ Pomerantz. 1994. Application of in situ PCR Methods in Molecular Biology. I. ISPCR Protocol for General use. Cell Vision-- The Journal of Analytic Morphology 1: 324-336. (cited 6 times)
63. Duan, L., Oakes, J. W., Ferraro, A., Bagasra, O. and Pomerantz, R. J. (1994). Tat and rev differentially affect restricted replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in various cells. Virology, 199(2), 474-478. (Cited 30 times)
64. Qureshi MN, Barr CE, Seshamma T, Reedy J, Pomerantz RJ and Bagasra O. 1995. Infection of Oral Mucosal Cells by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I in Seropositive Subjects J. Infect Diseases 171:190-193. (Cited 57 times)
65. Pereira RF, KW Halford, MD O’Hara, DB Leeper, BP Sokolov, MD Pollard, O Bagasra and DJ Prockop. 1995. Cultured Stromal Cells from Marrow Serve as Stem Cells for Bone, Lung and Cartilage in Irradiated Mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 92:4857-4861 (Cited 1085 times).
66. Lattime EC, Mastrangelo MJ, O. Bagasra, Berd D. 1995. Expression of Cytokine mRNA in Human Melanoma Tissue. Cancer Immunol & Immunother.41: 151-156. (Cited 73 times)
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67. Mehta A, Maggioncalda J, Bagasra O, Seshamma T, Saikumari P, Valyi-Nigel FW, and Block T. 1995. In situ PCR and RNA Hybridization Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Sequences in Trigeminal Ganglia of Latently Infected Mice. Virology 206: 633-640. (Cited 111 times)
68. Bagasra O, T. Seshamma, J. Henson, L. Bobroski, P. Saikumari and RJ Pomerantz. 1995. Application of in situ PCR Methods in Molecular Biology II. Special applications of ISPCR. Cell Vision-- The Journal of Analytic Morphology 2: 61-68.
69. Bagasra O, Michaels F, Zheng Y M, Bobroski L, Spitsin S V, Fu Z F, Koprowski H. 1995. Activation of the Inducible form of Nitric Oxide Synthetase in the Brains of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (USA) 92: 12041-45. (Cited 500 times)
70. Bagasra O, P.J. Pestaner, L. Bobroski, T. Seshamma, and RJ Pomerantz. 1995. Localization of HIV-1 in Cardiac Tissue Utilizing in situ PCR. Cell Vision-The Journal of Analytic Morphology 2: 6-11. (cited 31 times)
71. Bagasra O, Lavi U, Bobroski L, Khalili K, Pestaner JP, RJ Pomerantz. 1996. Cellular Reservoirs of HIV-1 in the Central Nervous System of Infected-Individuals: Identification by the Combination of in situ PCR and Immuno-histochemistry. AIDS 10:573-585. (Cited 428 times)
72. Bagasra O, Hui Z, Bobroski L, Seshamma T, Saikumari P, RJ Pomerantz. 1996. One Step Amplification of HIV-1 mRNA and DNA at a Single Cell level by in situ pPolymerase Chain Reaction. Cell Vision -- The Journal of Analytic Morphology 2: 425-1573.
73. Bagasra O, Bachman SE, Jew L, Tawardos R, Cater J, Boden G, Ryan I, PJ Pomerantz. 1996. Increased HIV-1 Replication in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Induced by Ethanol: Potential Immunopathologic Mechanisms. J. Infectious Disease. 173:550-558. (Cited 109 times)
74. Niikura M, G Doradula, H Zhang, M. Mukhtar, L. Duan, K Khalili, O Bagasra, R J Pomerantz. 1996. Mechanisms of Transcriptional Transactivation and Restriction of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 Replication in an Astrocyti Glial Cell. Oncogene 13: 313-322. (Cited 28 times)
75. Harrington W Jr., Bagasra O, Sosa CE, Baum M, Bobraski L, Cabral L, Wen XL, Byrne G, Wood C. 1996. Human herpesvirus type 8 DNA sequences in cell-free plasma and mononuclear cells of Kaposi's sarcoma patients. J. Infect Diseases 174: 1101-1105 Cited 87 times).
76. Maggioncalda J, Mehta A, Bagasra O, Fraser N, Block TM. 1996. A Herpes Simplex Virus Mutant with a Deletion Immediately Upstream of the LAT Locus Establishes Latency and Reactivates from Latently Infected mice with normal kinetics. J.
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NeuroVirology 2:268-78. (Cited 19 times).
77. Bagasra O. 1996. Use of in situ PCR for Measuring Viral Burden. The AIDS Reader 6: 43-47.
78. Robinovici R, Feuerstein G, Abdulla F, Whiteford M, Bororoglu P, Sheikh E, Phillip DR, Ovadia P, Bobroski L, Bagasra O, and Neville LF. 1996. Locally- Produced TNF- a Mediates IL-2-Induced Lung Injury. Circulation Research 78:3329-336. (Cited 47 times).
79. Wu Y, Duan L-X, Zhu M, Hu B, Kubota S, Bagasra O, and Pomerantz RJ. 1996. Binding of Intracellular Anti-Rev SFv to Different Epitopes of HIV-1 Rev: Variations in Viral Inhibition. J. Virology. 70: 3290-97. (Cited 46 times).
80. Strayer DS, Duan L-X, Ozaki I, Milano J, Bobroski LE, and Bagasra O. 1997. Titering Replication-Defective Virus for Use in Gene Transfer. BioTechnique 22:447-451 . (Cited 28 times).
81. Mukhtar M, Duan L-X, O. Bagasra, Pomerantz RJ. 1996. Evaluation of Relative Promoter of HIV-1 LTR and RSV Chimeric LTR in CEM Cell Line and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. Gene Therapy 3: 725-730 (Cited 6 times).
82. Bagasra O, Bobroski LE, Sarker A, Bagasra A, Saikumari P, RJ Pomerantz. 1997. Absence of the Inducible form of Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Brains of patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. J Neurovirology 3:153-167. (Cited 18 times)
83. Bagasra O, M. Amjad, R.J. Pomerantz. 1997. Increased HIV-1 Replication in human peripheral blood mononuclear Cells induced by ethanol: Potential immunopathologic mechanisms. Medical Updates (Section on Therapy, Diagnosis & Prevention) 1 (2): 43-47 (Cited 48 times).
84. Hacker G W., I Zebhe, J Hainfeld, J Sallstrom, C Hauser-Kronberger, A-H Graf, H Su, O Dietze and O Bagasra. 1996. High-Performance NanogoldTM in situ hybridization and in situ PCR. Cell Vision 3: 209-216. (Cited 9 times).
85. Hooper DC, O. Bagasra, JC Marini, A Zborek, ST Ohnishi, R Kean, JM Champion, AB Sarker, L Bobroski, JL Farber, T Akaike, H Maeda and H Koprowski. 1997. Prevention of Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis by Trageting Nitric Oxide and Peroxynitrite: Implications for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 94: 2528-2533. (Cited 360 times)
86. Qureshi MN, CE Barr, I Hewlitt, R Boorstein, F Kong, O Bagasra, LE Bobroski, B Joshi. Detection of HIV in Oral Mucosal Cells. Oral Diseases 3:573-578 (Cited 42 times).
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87. Bagasra O and RJ Pomerantz. 1997. Human Herpesvirus 8 DNA Sequences in CD8+ T-Cells (Let). J. Infect Diseases 176:541. (Cited 29 times)
88. Towardros R, Merchandani H, White G and Bagasra O. 1997. Identification of Skeletonized Remains by DNA Typing: A Comparison of DNA from a Tooth of Unknown Remains with DNA from Putative Mother and Biopsy Specimens from Putative Deceased Father Using PCR Techniques. The Forensic Examiners 6: 22-23. (Cited 1 time)
89. Neville LF, G. Mathiak and O. Bagasra. 1997. The Immunobiology of Interferon- Induced Protein 10kD (IP-10): A Novel Pleiotropic Membrane of the -Chemokine Superfamily. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 8: 207-219. (Cited 301 times).
90. Dornadula G, H Zhang, O. Bagasra, RJ Pomerantz. 1997. Natural Endogenous Reverse Transcriptase (NERT) of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV). Virology 227: 260267. (Cited 13 times).
91. Man Y-G, Z Zhuang, G L Bratthauser, O. Bagasra, F.A. Tavassoli. 1997. A Detailed Protocol for Preserving Morphology and Confining Products of in situ PCR in Routinely Processed Paraffin Sections. Cell Vision 3:389-396. (Cited 10 times)
92. Bagasra O. and M. Amjad. 1997. Natural immunity against HIV-1: Prospect for AIDS vaccine. Frontier in Bioscience 2:387-402 (Cited 10 times). The first article that alluded to miRNA based protection against HIV).
93. Sullivan DE, L.E Bobroski, O. Bagasra and M Finney. 1997. Self-Seal Reagent: Evporation Control for Molecular Histology Procedure without Chambers, Clips or Fingernail Polish. BioTechniques. 23: 320-225. (Cited 19 times)
94. Hsu T-C, Scott K., T. Seshamma, O. Bagasra and PN Walsh. 1998. Molecular Cloning of Plateletr Factor XI, an Alternative Splicing Product of the Plasma Factor XI. J. Biol Chemistry 273:13787-93. (Cited 48 times)
95. Bagasra O, Steiner RM, Ballas SK, Castro O, Dornadula G, Embury S, Jungkind D, Bobroski L, Kutlar A, Burchott S. Viral burden and disease progression in HIV-1- infected patients with sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol. 1998;59(3):199-207. (Cited 22 times).
96. Bagasra O. 1998. Is Infection with HIV-1 Possible During Delivery and Breastfeeding? (Editorial) AIDS Targeted Information 12: R1-2 (Cited 27 times).
97. Bagasra, O. 1999. Potent inhibition of HIV-1 Replication by an Intracellular Anti-Rev Single Chain Antibody. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 95: 10344 (Let). (Cited 194 times).
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98. Bagasra, O. 1999. Workshop on HIV-1 and Gametes (Editorial). J. Reproductive Immunology 41:373-377). (Cited 3 times).
99. Pellett PE, T. Spira, O. Bagasra, C Boshoff, L Corey, L Lillis, M-L Huang, J-C Lin, S Matthews, P Monini, P Rimessi, C Sosa, C Wood, and J A Stewart. 1999. Multicenter Comparison of Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Human Herpesvirus 8 DNA in Semen. J. Clin Microbiol. 37:1293-1301. (Cited 103 times)
100. Bobroski, L., Sison A, Pestaner, JP, Alexander U Bagasra, Deepa Patel, P. Saikumari, Matthew Memoli, Charles Wood, Carlos Sosa, O. Bagasra. 1999. Mechanism of Vertical Transmission of HIV-1: Role of Intervillous Space. Applied Immunochem and Molecular Morphology 7:271-279. (Cited 7 times)
101. Bagasra O, M. Amjad. 2000. Protection against retroviruses is owing to a different form of immunity: A RNA-based molecular immunity hypothesis. Applied Immunochem and Molecular Morphology 8:133-146. (Cited 17 times)
102. Ewida, A.S., S. Raphael, O. Bagasra. 2002. The presence of IL-2 and IL-10 cytokines in the skin lesions of Blau Syndrome. Applied Immunochem and Mol Morphol 10:171-177. (Cited 4 times).
103. Rishi I, Baidouri H, Abbasi JA, Bullard-Dillard R, Kajdacsy-Balla A, Pestaner JP, Skacel M, Tubbs R, Bagasra O. Prostate cancer in African American men is associated with downregulation of zinc transporters. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2003;11:253-60 (Cited 70 times. The first article on zinc transporters and racial disparity at molecular level).
104. Alhatou MI, J.T. Sladky, O Bagasra, and J D. Glass. 2004. Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Dermatomyositis: Characteristic Pattern of Neuropathology. J Molecular Histology 35:615-619. (Cited 13 times)
105. Bagasra O, & K.P Prilliman. 2004. RNA Interference: the molecular immune system. J Molecular Histology 35:545-553. (Cited 168 times)
106. Bagasra, O. 2004. RNAi: Tip of the Iceberg. Pakistan Journal of Microbiology 9, 110-19.
107. Bagasra, O. 2004. Citrate Sours the Malignant Intent of Prostate Epithelia (editorial) Mitochondria 4:339-341 (Cited 53 times).
108. Costello, LC, R.B. Franklin, P Feng, M Tan, O. Bagasra. 2005. Zinc and Prostate Cancer: A critical scientific, medical and public interest debate! Cancer Causes and Control 16:901-15. (Cited 101 times)
109. Bagasra O. 2005. RNAi as an anti-HIV therapy. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 5(11):1463- 74. (Cited 29 times)
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110. Quraishi I, Collins S, Pestaner JP, Harris T, Bagasra O. 2005. Role of zinc and zinc transporters in the molecular pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus. Med Hypotheses. 65(5):887-92. (Cited 42 times).
111. Franklin RB, Feng P, Milon B, Desouki MM, Singh KK, Kajdacsy-Balla A, Bagasra O, Costello LC. 2005. hZIP1 zinc uptake transporter down regulation and zinc depletion in prostate cancer. Mol Cancer. 9; 4:32 (Cited 185 times).
112. Bagasra O, Patel D, Bobroski L, Abbasi JA, Bagasra AU, Baidouri H, Harris T, El- Roeiy A, Lengvarszky Z, Farzadegan H, Wood C..2006. Localization of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 in Human Semen by in situ PCR. J Molecular Histology 36:401- 12. (Cited 31 times)
113. Bagasra, O, Stir AE, Pirisi-Creek L, Creek KE, Bagasra AU, and Lee JS. 2006. Role of miRNAs in regulation of lentiviral latency and persistence. Applied Immunochem and Molecular Morphology 14:166-90. (Cited 18 times)
114. Bagasra O. 2006. A unified concept of HIV-1 Latency. Expert Opin Biol Ther 6: 1135- 1149. (Cited 59 times).
115. Bagasra O, Harris T. 2006. Latest development in in situ PCR. Methods Mol Biol 334: 221-40 (Cited 5 times).
116. Bagasra O, Harris T. 2006. In situ PCR protocols. Methods Mol Biol. 334:61-78. (Cited 4 times)
117. Chowdhury K, Bagasra O. 2007. Edible vaccine for malaria using transgenic tomatoes of varying sizes shapes and colors to carry different antigens. Medical Hypotheses 68:22-30. (Cited 31 times)
118. Alsayari, M., O. Bagasra. 2007. Libyan HIV outbreak. Libyan Journal of Medicine. Epub Feb 3rd 07. (Cited 4 times).
119. Bagasra O, M Alsayari, R Bullard-Dillard, M. Daw. 2007. Libyan HIV outbreak: How to find the Truth? Libyan Journal of Medicine. Epub March 20th 07. (Cited 3 times).
120. Bagasra O. 2007. Protocols for the in situ PCR-amplification and detection of mRNA and DNA sequences. Nature Protocols. 2:2782-95. (Cited 44 times)
121. Hakim ST, Kazmi SU, Bagasra O. 2007. Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C Genotypes Among Young Apparently Healthy Females of Karachi-Pakistan? Libyan Journal of Medicine. Epub Oct 07. (Cited 27 times).
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122. Hakim S.T., M. Alsayari, A. K. Addanki, D. C. McLean, O. Bagasra. 2008. A large numbers of the primate MicroRNAs target lentiviruses, RE and endogenous retroviruses. Biochemical Biophysical Research Communication (BBRC), 369; 357– 362 (Cited 37 times)
123. Bagasra, O. 2008. In situ polymerase chain reaction and hybridization to detect low- abundance nucleic acid targets. Curr. Protoc. Mol. Biol. 82:14.8.1-14.8. (Cited 26 times).
124. Pace G, O. Bagasra. 2008. NACO and the world bank are correct in their crackdowns. Nature Medicine.14: 588. (Cited 1 time).
125. Mahalingam K., O Bagasra. 2008. Bioinformatics Tools: Searching for Markers in DNA/RNA Sequences. Biocomp. Vol II {g 612-615. Proceedings of Computer Science Computer Engineering and Applied Computing” July 14-21. 2008. Los Vegas, NV. (Cited 7 times)
126. Pace DG, O. Bagasra. 2008. NACO must stop the phoney NGOs. Indian J Med Res. 128:87-8 (Cited 1 time).
127. Addanki KC, Pace DG, O Bagasra. 2008. A Practice for All Seasons: Male Circumcision and the Prevention of HIV Transmission. Journal of Infection in developing countries (JIDC). 2008; 2:328-334. (Cited 11 times)
128. Noorali S, ST Hakim, D McLean, SU. Kazmi, O Bagasra. Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus genotype D in females in Karachi, Pakistan: a review of 180 cases. Journal of Infection in developing countries (JIDC) 2008; 2(5): 373-378. (Cited 11 times)
129. Bagasra O. DG Pace. 2008. Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant: Reflections on Dr. Montagnier’s Nobel Prize for the Discovery of HIV-1. JIDC 2(6): 479-482. (Cited 6 times).
130. Noorali, S., Rotar IC, C Lewis, JP Pestaner, DG Pace, A Seson and O Bagasra. Role of HERV-W syncytian-1 in placentation and maintenance of human pregnancy. Applied Immunochem & Molecular Morphology 2009;17(4):319-28. (Cited 28 times)
131. Bagasra O. Inaugural Editorial. Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. July 2009;1:1-2.
132. Bagasra. O, Pace DG. A New Perspective on HIV Vaccine Design: A View Point. Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. 2010; 2:1-13. (Cited 1 time)
133. Kanak MA, Alseiari MA, Addanki KC, Aggarwal M, Noorali S, Kalsum A, Mahalingam K, Panasik, N. Donald Gene Pace and O. Bagasra. 2010. Triplex Forming microRNAs Form Stable Complexes with HIV-1 provirus and Inhibit Its
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Replication. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2010; 18:532-45. (Cited 22 times)
134. Hakim ST, S Noorali, M. Ashby, A. Bagasra, SU Kazmi, O. Bagasra. 2010. Seroprevelance of co-infection of hepatitis B and hepatitis C genotypes among adult female population of Karachi, Pakistan. British Journal of Medical Practitioners. 2010; 3:a335-42. (Cited 3 times)
135. Noorali S, D G Pace, and O Bagasra. Of Lives and Livers: Emerging Responses to the Hepatitis C Virus. JIDC 2011; 5(1):001-017. (Cited 12 times).
136. Johnson LA, M A. Kanak, A Kajdacsy-Balla, J P. Pestaner, and O Bagasra. Differential Zinc Accumulation and Expression of human Zinc Transporter 1 (hZIP1) in Prostate Glands. Methods. 2010;52:316-321 (Cited 14 times).
137. Bagasra O, DG Pace. New Direction for HIV-1 Vaccine. Current Trends in Immunology, 2010; 2: 1-13 (Cited 1 time)
138. Costello, L; Levy, B; Desouki, M; Zou, J; Bagasra O; Johnson, L; Hanna, N; Franklin, R. Decreased Zinc and Down Regulation of ZIP3 Zinc Uptake Transporter in the Development of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Biol Ther. 2011 ;12(4):297-303. (Cited 12 times).
139. Addanki K, M Sheraz, K Knight, K Williams, D G Pace, and O Bagasra. Detection of Anthrax Toxin Genetic Sequences by the Solid Phase Oligo-probes. Indian J of Medical Microbiology, 2011; 29 (4) 372-8. (Cited 6 times).
140. Nonn L, Khramtsova E, Mihelich B, Arva N, Vaishnav A, Johnson D, Antonio A, Martens-Uzunova E, O Bagasra, Kajdacsy-Balla A. miR-183-96-182 cluster is overexpressed in prostate tissue and regulates zinc homeostasis in prostate cells’ J. Biol Chemistry (JBC), 2011; 30; 286(52):44503-11. (Cited 121 times)
141. Kelly JF, Krishna Addanki, O. Bagasra. 2012. The non-specificity of the Duquenois- Levine field test for marijuana. The Open Forensic Science Journal 2012; 5: 4-8. (Cited 4 times).
142. Franklin RB, Levy BA, Zou J, Hanna N, Desouki MM, Bagasra O, Johnson LA, Costello LC. ZIP14 Zinc Transporter Downregulation and Zinc Depletion in the Development and Progression of Hepatocellular Cancer. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2012 Jun;43(2):249-57. (Cited 28 times)
143. Bagasra O, Bagasra AU, Sheraz M, Pace DG. Potential utility of GB virus type C as a preventive vaccine for HIV-1. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2012 Mar;11(3):335-47. (Cited 4 time)
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144. Khokhar A, Noorali, S, M R Khanani, M Sheraz and O Bagasra.. Identification of a unique microRNA-3065 that is Homologous to HIV-1, HCV and HBV Genomes. Libyan J Med. 2012;7. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v7i0.19774. Epub 2012 Dec 31 (Cited 2 Times).
145. Bagasra, O, Z Golkar, M Garcia, L N. Rice and D G. Pace. Role of Perfumes in Molecular Pathogenesis of Autism. Med Hypotheses 2013; 80(6):795-803. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.03.014. (Cited 20 Times). The first article on role of fragrances in development of autism.
146. Bagasra O and Donald Gene Pace. Smell of Autism: Synthetic Fragrances and Cause for Allergies, Asthma, Cancer and Autism. OA Publishing London Reviews. OA Autism 2013 Jun 19;1(2):15. (Cited 3 times)
147. Golkar Z, O. Bagasra, N Jamil. Experimental phage therapy on multiple drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in mice. Journal of Antivirals & Antiretrovirals 2013. S10- 005. doi:10.4172/jaa.S10-005 (cited 10 times)
148. Golkar Z, O. Bagasra, N Jamil. Bacteriophage Therapy: A potential solution for the antibiotic-resistance crisis JIDC 2014; 8(2):129-136. doi:10.3855/jidc.3573. (cited 88 times)
149. Donald Gene Pace and Omar Bagasra. 2015. Circumcision: Good Ethics and Sound Public Policy In 2014 Special Event Monograph.
150. Bagasra O, D. G. Pace. Reassessing HIV Vaccine Strategies. Austin Journal of Vaccine & Therapeutics 2015; 1:1-14.
151. Sealey LA, BW Hughes, A. Steinemann, JP Pestaner, DG Pace and O Bagasra. Role of Environmental Factors in Autism Development and Male Bias: Neuromodifying Effects of Fragrance. Environmental Research. 2015; Sept 23:142;731-738. (cited 40 times) 159. Rizvi ST and O Bagasra. A nonpathogenic strain of Malaria to treat polycythemia Vera and other erythrocytoses. Libyan J Med.2015 Nov 6;10:30003. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v10.30003. eCollection 2015 (cited 6 times).
160. Sealey L.A., Hughes B.W., Sriskanda A.N., Guest J.R., Gibson A.D., Johnson-Williams L., Pace D.G., and Bagasra O. Environmental Factors in the Development of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Environment International.2016;88:288-298. (cited 44 times)
161. Hasan, M, E. McLean, O. Bagasra. A Computation Analyses to Construct a Potential Post Exposure Therapy against Pox Epidemic Using miRNAs. Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense. 2016;7:1- doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.12.021.(cited 2 times)
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162. Golkar Z. L. Rochelle, O. Bagasra. CRISPRs/Cas9 May Provide New Method for Drug discovery and development J Mol Biomark Diagn. 2016;3:1-7.\(cited 1 times)
163. Ford M, O. LN Abrahim, AL Harrison, MS Jefferson, TR Hazelton, Hvarner, K Cannady, CS Frichel, O. Bagasra, L Davis, DE Rivers, SC Slaughter and JD Salley. Mentoring Strategies and Outcomes of Diversity-Focused Cancer Research Training Programs. J Cancer Education. 2016 Jun;31(2):228-35. doi: 10.1007/s13187-015- 0825-0
164. Hughes BW, KC Addanki, A Sriskanda, McLean O. Bagasra. Infectivity of Immature Neurons to Zika Virus: A Link to Congenital Zika Syndrome eBioMedicine 2016;10:66-70. http://www.ebiomedicine.com/article/S2352-3964(16)30282-1/pdf . (cited 11 times)
165. Golkar Z, R Battaria, D G Pace, and O Bagasra. Inhibition of Ebola Virus by Potent anti-Ebola miRNAs in silico. JIDC 2016; 10(6):626-634. doi: 10.3855/jidc.7127 (cited 2 times)
166. Sheraz M, M Kanak, R Bhattarai, M Hasan, M K Mahalingam, L Sealey, R R. Blackwood, Z. Golkar, E McLean and Bagasra O. Use of Flaviviral Genetic fragment- based Vaccine as a Potential Prevention Strategy for HIV-1: A Computational and Molecular Analyses of HIV-1 Silencing Human microRNAs JIDC 2016; 10(8):870- 879. doi:10.3855/jidc.7386.
167. Hughes BW, Sealey LA and O Bagasra. Mechanism of Male Gender Bias in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines Exposed to Fragrances: A Link to Autism Spectrum Disorder. Expert Opinion on Environmental Biology.2016; 5:1-21. doi: 10.4172/2325-9655.1000137
168. Bagasra, O. “The Business of doing good”. Science 2016 (October 21); 354:294.
169. McClean E, Bhattarai R, BW. Hughes, K. Mahalingam, O Bagasra. Computational Identification of Mutually Homologous Zika Virus miRNAs that Target Microcephaly Genes. Libyan J Med. 2017; 12:1304505. doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19932820.2017.1304505. (cited 10 times)
170. Bukhari M. H. S., Y. Raza, S. Batool, T. Razzaki, A. Bukhari, F. Memon, M. A. Rauf, A. Rizvi, and O. Bagasra. DNA Electromagnetic Properties and Interactions. Physic & Biophysics. 2017;1704.06819, pp.1-12. http://arxiv.org/abs/1704.06819
171. Bagasra O, KC Addanki, B W. Hughes, and E McLean. Cellular Targets and Receptor of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2017 Nov/Dec;25(10):679-686.
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172. Zameer Ahmed, Omar Bagasra, Sambreen Zameer, Rukhsana Rubeen, Shamim A. Qureshi, Shahana Urooj Kazmi, M. Rafiq Khanani. Oral Immunization for Antisnake Venom Production in Equine animals. (Submitted LJM).
173. Bagasra O. Social Entrepreneurship – applying the scientific method to solving social problems. (a book reviews). Atlas of Science. Nov 16th 2017 (http://atlasofscience.org/social-entrepreneurship-applying-the-scientific-method-to-solving- social-problems/
174. Omar Bagasra, Leslie Johnson-Williams, Virgilia Macias, Katayoon Rezaei, André Kajdacsy-Balla. Significantly Downregulation of hZIP1 in Prostate Cancer Tissue Microarray of African American as Compared to European American men. (in preparation)
175. Azima Kalsum and Omar Bagasra. Intercellular Communications of microRNAs as mediated by Triplex-Forming Complexes (Submitted to AIMM).
176. Gregrory R. Goodwin, Charles Kilgore and Omar Bagasra. Neurotoxic and Neuromodifying effects of Thiemerosal on Male and Female Neuroblastoma cell lines: A Link to Regressive Autism (In Preparation).
177. Gregory R. Goodwin, Pratima Pandey, Joyce E. Brown, Syeda A. Madiha, Krishna C Addanki, Ajaicia T. Hopkins and Omar Bagasra Male bias in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Roles of fetal Testosterone and RORA/CYP19A1 genes (In Preparation).
Chapters of Scholarly Books
1. Schell RF, JL LeFrock, JK Chan, O Bagasra. 1980. LSH hamster model of syphilitic infection and transfer of resistance with immune T-Cells. In Advances in Experimental Medicine &. Biology Vol. 134: p. 291-300. (ED JW Steilien) Plenum Press.
2. Damjanov I, O Bagasra & D Solter. 1983. Genetic and epigenetic factors regulate the malignancy of embryo-derived teratocarcinoma. Cold spring Harbor Symposium. Vol.10:501-517.
3. Bagasra O. 1987. Functional analysis of lymphocytes in chronic alcoholism. In “Alcohol and Cell Injury” Proceedings of New York Academy of Science. Vol. 492:338-390.
4. Bagasra O, M. Freund. 1989. In Vitro and in vivo studies of HIV-1 and human sperm. In Heterosexual Transmission of AIDS. Wiley-Liss, New York 155-166 Ed Nancy J. Alexander.
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5. Bagasra O, P Whittle, HW Lischner, AK Balla. 1990. Effects of acute alcohol ingestion on in vitro susceptibility of lymphocytes to HIV-1 infection. In Alcoholism, Immunosuppression and AIDS Pub. Alan R. Liss 351-358.
6. Pomerantz RJ, Bagasra O, Baltimore D. 1992. Cellular latency of HIV-1. In “Current Opinions in Immunology” 4:475-480.
7. Bagasra O, Pomerantz RJ. 1993. Mechanisms of increased HIV-1 Replication after exposure to cocaine and alcohol: Prospect for molecular immunity. In: ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND IMMUNOMODULATIONS (AIDS) Ed. Watson RP. Pergamon Press. p. 683-698.
8. Millington WR, Evans VR, Battie CN, Bagasra O, Forman LJ. 1993. Proopiomelanocortin-derived peptides and mRNA are expressed in rat heart. Annals of NY Acad of Sci. 690: 575-78.
9. Bagasra O, Seshamma T, Pomerantz RJ. 1994. In Situ PCR: A powerful new methodology in: In Situ Hybridization and Neurology. p. 143-156. Oxford University Press (Ed. Ebervine, Valentino & Barchas).
10. Bagasra O, Pomerantz RJ. 1994. In situ polymerase chain reaction and HIV-1. Clinics of North America. Vol 142 p351-66. Saunders.
11. Bagasra O, Pomerantz RJ. 1994. In situ PCR for detection of HIV-1 and other genetic sequences in CNS. In PCR in Neuroscience.P 339-357. Ed G. Sarkar: Academic Press.
12. Bagasra O, Pomerantz, RJ, Kajdacsa-Balla, A. 1994. Does Alcohol Alter the Natural Evolution and the Susceptibility to HIV Infection? Drugs of Abuse and Immune Function. Chapter 11, page 165-184.
13. Bagasra O, Pomerantz RJ. 1995. Detection of HIV-1 in the Brain Tissue of Individuals who died from AIDS. PCR in Neuroscience, Edited by Gobinda Sarkar. Academic Press. Ch 23, p 339-357.
14. Bagasra O, Seshamma T, Pastanar JP and Pomerantz R. 1995. Detection of HIV-1 Gene Sequences in the Brain tissues by In Situ Polymerase Chain Reaction. Technical Advances in AIDS Research in the Nervous System. Editor Eugene Majors: Plenum Press, NY. P251-266.
15. Bagasra O, T. Seshamma, J Hansen, L Bobroski, P Saikumari and RJ Pomerantz. 1995. In Situ PCR and Related Technologies: Applications in the pathogenesis of diseases- A practical manual. Edited by J. GU. Ch 2: pages 35-69.
16. Bagasra O, Seshamma T, Hansen J and Pomerantz R. 1995. In situ polymerase chain reaction and hybridization to detect low abundence nucleic acid targets. In Current
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Protocols in Molecular Biology eds Ausubel F, Brent R, Kingston RE et al (Pub Wiley Interscience, New York) Sec 14.8.1-14.8.24.
17. Bagasra O, Seshamma T. PROTOCOL: In situ amplification & Hybridization. MJ Research Publication. 1995: 64 pages.
18. Mukhtar M, O. Bagasra. 1996. Human Gene Therapy: dreams to realization. In Methods in Molecular Biology, Ed Rocky Tuan, Humana Press, pp415-439.
19. Bagasra O, M Mukhtar, RJ Pomerantz. 1996. PCR in situ: A new fronteir in cytology and molecular pathology. In Methods in Molecular Biology, Ed Rocky Tuan, Humana Press, pp275-304.
20. Bagasra O, RJ Pomerantz. 1998. In situ amplification & Hybridization in Cells: A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring Harbor Press. (Ed David Spector).
21. Bagasra O, Seshamma T, Pomerantz R and Hansen J . 1995. In situ Polymerase Chain reaction and hybridization to detect low-abundence nucleic acid targets. In “Short Protocol in Molecular Biology” Ch 14.8.
22. Bagasra O, 1995. In situ hybridization and Immunohistochemistry In “Short Protocol in Molecular Biology” Ch 14.7.
23. Bagasra O, L. Bobroski, M. Amjad, R.J. Pomerantz and John Hansen. 1997. Application of in situ PCR in Molecular Pathology. In In situ PCR hybridization: a practical approach. Ed: C.S. Harrigton, Pub, Chapman & Hill. London, U.K. pp117- 138.
24. Amjad M, M. Mukhtar and O. Bagasra. 2000. Liposomes in gene therapy. In “Gene Therapy: Principles and Applications” Eds Blankenstein/Herrmann. Chapman & Hill Publication.Weinheim, FRG Ch 11.
25. Bagasra O, L. Bobroski, M. Amjad. 2000. Detection of nucleic acids in Cells and tissues by in situ polymerase chain reaction. In: Methods in molecular Medicine. Eds Michael N.L. and J. Kim. Humana Press (in Press Chapter 10: HIV Protocol).
26. Bagasra O, M. Amjad, and S. Reddy. 2001. In situ PCR in cancer biology. In “Morphology Methods: Cell and Molecular Biology Techniques, Ed Ricardo V. Llyod, MD; MayoClinic, Humana Press.
27. Bobroski, L, and Bagasra, O., 2004. Recent development in In-situ PCR. In Frontiers of Molecular Morphology Series. Ed. Professor GH Hacker and R Tubbs. Chapter 12, pg 179-198. (CRC Press)
28. Bagasra O. In situ PCR: New advances. 2008. In Current Protocol in Molecular Biology. Ch 14.8
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29. Bagasra O, DG Pace. 2010. Back to the Soil: Retroviruses and Transposons. In Biocommunication of soil-bacteria and viruses. Guenther Witzany, Ed. Chapter 6. Springer Press (pages 161-188).
30. Bagasra O, DG Pace. Role of GBV-C in HIV-1/AIDS Prevention In “Viruses: Essential Agents of Life”. Guenther Witzany, Ed. Chapter 16. Springer Press 2012, (p363-388).
31. Golkar Z, D.G. Pace. O. Bagasra. “Utility of potent anti-viral microRNAs in Emerging Infectious Diseases.” In RNA Interference. InTech Publishing. 2016; Chapter 16, p326-338.
32. Ewen McLean, Jessica Cole, Ahilia Sriskanda, Brandon Hughes, Bobbie Blake, Omar Bagasra Topically acquired bacterial infections from aquaculture: A synopsis with relevance to the Arabian Peninsula in “The Arabian seas: Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Conservation Measures” Edited by Laith Abd Jalil Jawad. 2018, Publisher: Springer.
33. Bagasra O. Still Unequal and Racially Segregated. Book Chapter in “Globalization of Higher Education: The Case of HBCU. Edited by P. deSouza and S. Evans
Books
1. Bagasra O & John Hansen. “In situ PCR Techniques”. Publisher, John Wiley & Son, New York, NY 1997. (Cited 49 times).
2. Bagasra O. HIV and Molecular Immunity: Prospect for AIDS Vaccine. Eaton publishing, (March 1999). Natic, MA. (Cited 119 times). Reviewed in “Cell”
3. Bagasra O. 1999. Infectious Diseases Section.” Ferri’s Manual for Primary Care Physicians”. Mosby Year Book, Ed. J. Ferrie. Chicago, IL. (A CD-RAM interactive version for the Primary Physicians). (Cited 171 times).
4. D. Gene Pace and O. Bagasra. 2010. Reflection on Public Policy in South Asia: Private Wants or Community Needs? Publisher, Verloag Saarbrucken, Germany
5. Bagasra O and D. Gene Pace. Immunology and the Quest for an HIV Vaccine: A New Perspective AuthorHouse, Jan 2012. (Cited 26 times).
6. Bagasra O and D. Gene Pace. 2013. Reassessing HIV Vaccine Design and Approaches: Towards a Paradigm Shift. Nova Scientific Publications, Inc. May 2013.
7. Pace DG and Bagasra O. 2013. HIV/AIDS for Amateurs: human choices, Immune responses and social burdens. Author House. A Penguin Company, July 2013.
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8. Bagasra O and Pace DG. A Pocket Guide to AIDS. (Taylor & Francis: Blackwell Publication: In Press). March 2017
9. Bagasra O Cherilyn Heggen. 2017. Autism and Environmental Factors (Wiley & Sons Press). May 2018
Invited Workshops, Symposia & Lectures (selected from over 200)
1. National Institute of Mental Health and Mental Health Administration sponsored workshop on “Alcohol and AIDS” Beaver Creek, Colorado, June 14, 1989.
2. NIAAA sponsored conference on “Alcohol and AIDS Network”, April 27-29, 1989, Tucson, Arizona.
3. “American Medical Society of Alcoholism & other drug Dependencies” sponsored Fourth National Forum, February 22-24, 1990, Miami, Florida. 4. II International Conference on ALCOHOL, DRUGS OF ABUSE & AIDS. Tucson, AZ. September 9-12, 1992. 5. Speaker and one-week long workshop coordinator at Pasteur Institute, Paris, France, Dec 1992. 6. PCR and HIV-1. PCR Symposium. NIH, Bethesda, MD. April 1, 1992. 2nd Int Conference on quantitativePCR for HIV-1, Paris France, June 3-5, 1993Int. Conference on “Technical Advances in AIDS research in the human Nervous System. Washington, DCOctober 4-5, 1994. 6. Speaker and mini-workshop coordinator at the XX International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology. Hong Kong Oct 9-14, 1994.
10. “Advanced in situ hybridization & Immunocytochemistry” Course Lecturer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Oct 27-28, 1994.
11. Speaker and Two-week long workshop coordinator at the “first Nordic ISPCR workshop” Uppsala, Sweden, Sept. 1995.
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13. “In situ PCR in molecular Research” at the annual convention of the American Society of Investigative Pathology. New Orlean, June 2nd, 1996.
14. Speaker and mini-workshop coordinator at the 4th conference of The Molecular Morphology. June 2-7, 1996. Montreal, Canada.
15. “In situ PCR in molecular Research” at the international convention of the Latin American Society of Molecular Pathology. Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Nov 4-17, 1996.
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16. “HIV-1 Infection of Placental Layers” at the international Conference on the women and infants transmission (WITS)Sept 8-9, 1997.
17. Bagasra O. In situ PCR of Alu repeats. workshop coordinator at the 5th Int Conf on Molecular Morphoogy, Jacksonville, FL Oct 3-8 1997. (a wet workshop).
18. “Presence of HHV-8 in the sperm of HIV-1 infected individuals. at the international workshop on HIV-1 and Gametes. Oct 14-17, 1997. Siena, Italy.
19. “RT-in situ PCR” at the joint American-Japanise International Histochemical Soc Mtg. July 23-27, 1998, San Diego.
20. Bagasra O. 1998. In situ PCR in molecular detection. NIH. Sept. 16, 1998.
21. Bagasra O. “Role of in situ PCR in the detection of low-abundance nucleic acid targets. Augustusberg Conf. of Advanced Science. From DNA into the Cell. Augustusberg, Germany, Sept 20-22, 1998.
22. Bagasra O. “In situ PCR and Neuropathology” Institute of Neuropathology, Viena School of Medicine, Veina, Austria, Sept. 28, 1998.
23. Bagasra O. 1998. “In Situ PCR”. 6th International Conference of molecular morphology. Oct. 5-10, 1998.
24. Bagasra O. 1999. “In Situ PCR: Detection of maternal Cells in the placental tissues”. 7th International Conference of molecular morphology. January 5-10, 1999.
25. Bagasra O. 1999. “In Situ PCR: Advanced Primer and Probe Designs”. 7th International Conference of molecular morphology. January 5-10, 1999.
26. Bagasra O. 1999. Transplacental Transmission of HIV-1. Int. Symposium on HIV, Leukemia, and opportunistic cancers. Marrakeck, Morocco, May 23-28, 1999 (abst # P6/72).
26. Bagasra O. 1999. Subcelllar localization of HHV-8. Int. Symposium on HIV, Leukemia, and opportunistic cancers. Marrakeck, Morocco, May 23-28, 1999 (abst # POC/71).
27. Bagasra O. 2000. “RT-In Situ PCR: “8th International Conference of molecular morphology. Feb 5-8, 2000, Santa Fe , NM.
28. Bagasra O, Bobroski, L., Alexander U Bagasra, Charles Wood. 2000.localization of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 (HHV-8) in the Kaposi’s Sarcoma Tissues from AIDS- Associated, Endemic, Classical and Transplant KS Individuals by Utilizing in situ Polymerase Chain Reaction. 4th International AIDS Malignancy Conference, May 16- 17, 2000
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29. Bagasra, O. Bobroski, L., Alexander U Bagasra, Deepa Patel, P. Saikumari, Aura R. Davidson, Mad Malbye, A. El- Roiey, and Charles Wood. 2000. Presence of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 in Human Semen by in situ PCR. 4th International AIDS Malignancy Conference, May 16-17, 2000.
30. Bagasra O, R. Bullard-Dillard, I. Rishi, JA Abbasi,, A. Balla, R. Tubbs et al. Down- regulation of hZIP1 and hZIP2 zinc transporters in the prostate cancers tissues from African decent as compared to Causacians. 93 AACR Annual Conf. April 2002. San Francisco, CA. USA.
31. Bagasra.O. RNAi: A new method of vaccine. Univ. of Oklahoma HSC, April 8th, 2002.
32. Bagasra.O. RNAi: A new method of vaccine. Univ. of Oklahoma HSC, April 8th, 2002
33. Bagasra, O. RNAi: A new method of cancer therapy. January 2003, USC Cancer Center.
34. Bagasra O. A Multivalent Vaccine against Class I Pathogens. Pentagon, DOD, January 2003.
35. Bagasra O. Multivalent Vaccine against Smallpox and Anthrax. Touro University, Valello, CA. May 19th 2003
36. Bagasra O. RNAi Based Vaccines. San Francisco State University, CA. May 21, 2003.
37. Bagasra O. RNA-Based Immunity against HIV-1. Federation of Experimental Biology. San Diego, April 2003.
38. Bagasra O. RNA-Based Silencing. Texas Women’s University. 2004.
39. Bagasra O. Molecular Mechanisms of HIV Latency. University of Texas at El Paso. 2005.
40. Bagasra O. A microRNA based vaccine against HIV-1. University of Qatar, Dec 27th 2005.
41. Bagasra O. Role of microRNAs in HIV-1 latency. Karachi University, Jan 3rd 2006.
42. Bagasra O. HIV Prevention methods. Lucknow, India July 22nd 06
43. Bagasra O. HIV/AIDS Prevention. Punjab Agriculture University July 27th 06.
44. Bagasra O. Mechanism of Lentiviral Latency. USC Akien, Oct 6th 06.
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45. Bagasra O. Molecular Mechanism of microRNA Based anti-HIV Vaccine. University of Puerto Rico. Oct 31st 06.
46. Bagasra O. Biotechnology Update. Orangeburg Rotary Club. Nov 6th 06.
47. Bagasra, O. Keynote Speaker at the Microbiology Golden Jubilee Conf. 6th international Biennial Conf of Microbiology, Islamabad, Pakistan. March 18-21 07.
48. Bagasra O, Conducted a workshop on Industry-Academia Linkage for the Development of Science & Technology. March 21st 07. Islamabad, Pakistan
49. Bagasra O. Conducted a three day workshop during the US-Pakistan International Workshop on Molecular Biology A tool for the Future. At Jinnah Univ for Women, March 23-24, 2007. Karachi, Pakistan.
50. Bagasra O, H. Grewal. Conducted 8 workshops in the cities of Luknow, New Delhi and Ludhyana on HIV/AIDS prevention during March 5th to March 16th 07 in India.
51. Bagasra O, SK Verma. Culturally Sensitive HIV/AIDS Prevention and Risk Reduction in India. August 19th 07. UNCSP Annual Convention, Washinton, DC.
52. Bagasra O. Role of zinc in Prostate Cancer. IMPaCT convention (DOD Special Program). Atlanta, GA Sept 8th Sesin # 48.
53. Bagasra O. Role of zinc in the pathohenesis of Prostate Cancer, AARC First Conference on Cancer Heatlth Dispiraty. Nov 12-18, 2007 .
54. Bagasra O. Why there is no Vaccine for HIV? FIU Feb 18th 08.
55. Bagasra O. New microRNA based Vaccine for HIV-1. Clark Atlanta University. March 28th 08.
56. Bagasra O. A new Concept in HIV Vaccine. !st Int. Conf. on Infectious Diseases in the Developing Countries. May 16-21, 2008. Alghero, Italy.
57. Bagasra O. et al. Role of mutually homologous microRNAs in HIV-1 inhibition. 33rdFEBS Congress & 11th IUBMB Conference, Athens, Greece. June 28-July 3rd 2008.
58. Bagasra O. K. Mahalingham. Bioinformatics Tools: Searching for Markers in DNA/RNA Sequences. WORLDCOMP 2008. Proceedings of Computer Science Computer Engineering and Applied Computing” July 14-21. 2008. Los Vegas, NV.
59. Lewis CA, S. Noorali, Rotar I, JP Pestaner, D G. Pace, A Sison O Bagasra. HERV-W env glycoprotein Syncytin-1 Plays Critical role in Immunosuppresion of the Semi- allogenic Fetus and Development of Mammalian Placenta Cleveland Clinic Aspiring Physicians and Scientists Research Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, March 5th-6th, 2008.
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60. Bagasra, O, M. Sheraz: Role of GBV-C specific miRNAs in HIV-1 inhibition. At the 111th ASM Annual Conf. May 21-25, 2011, New Orleans, LA, Oral Presentation, Session #90.
61. Bagasra, O. Comprehensive multiplex methods for determination of medicines in plants. Symposium Cum Workshop on tools in Biomedicinal Plants, March 1-3, 2011, Hyderabad, PK.
62. Bagasra, O. Experimental Design. Keynote Speaker, at the Golden Jubilee of Biochemistry at Karachi University, March 6-8, 2011. Karachi, Pakistan.
63. Bagasra O. Lectures on Forensic and CSI, April 1-8, 2011. Karachi University, PK
64. Bagasra O. Lecture Series on Immunology and Immune Disorder, DUHS, April 3rd to April 12, 2011. Karachi, PK.
65. Bagasra O. Keynote Speaker, at the 2nd Forensic Pathology Conference of Pakistan Forensic Society, Feb 29th 2011.
66. BAGASRA O, M. SHERAZ, M. KANAK, “Role of GBV-C-Specific miRNAs in HIV-1 Inhibition”. Session # 090. 111th General Meeting of ASM. May 19-23, 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana.
67. Bagasra O, M. Sheraz, MA Kanak. GBV-C induced HIV inhibition. 3rd Biotechnology Conference. Feb 10-12, 2014 (Session 1, SL-16).
68. Bagasra O, Z. Golkar, A. Hargrove, J. Robinson. Production of Biofuel from Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Fusion Technology to Create New Thermophilic Clostridia. 3rd Biotechnology Conference. Feb 10-12, 2014 (Session III, SL-62).
69. Bagasra O. Zika Virus, microcephaly and miRNA Connection: A Molecular Pathogenesis Pathway. ASMMicrobe June 19th 2016, Session 334, podium Presentation. Boston, MA.
70. Leanna Sealey and Omar Bagasra. The male gender bias in autism may be due to preferential depletions of oxytocin and arginine-vasopressin receptors positive neurons exposed to certain fragrances during fetal development (LB502). FASEB Annual Meeting, April 2014.Published in FASEB Journal Vol 28: #1 Supplement.
71. Guest, Jasmine. Omar Bagasra. "Investigation in Causes Of Autism Spectrum Disorder". 2014. Claflin University Research Day Symposium Presentation.
72. Hughes W. B. O. Bagasra. Adverse Impact on Human Fetal Brain Development from Exposure to Drilling Fluid Chemicals in the Gulf of Mexico's Marine Life.
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Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC January 10-14, 1016.
73. Hughes W. B., O. Bagasra. Impact of Fragrances on Neuronal Development May Cause Autism Spectrum Disorder and Male Bias. Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM. Washington, DC. February 25-27, 2016.
74. Joyce E. Brown, Syeda A. Madiha, Ajaicia T. Hopkins, Krishna C Addanki, Gregory R. Goodwin, Pratima Pandey and Omar Bagasra. Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM. Washington, DC. March 2017.
Selected Abstracts & Poster Presentations
From over 150 abstracts and podium presentations at scientific meetings in the U.S. and abroad.
1. Bagasra O, Seshamma T, Pomerantz RJ. “Frequency of Cells positive for HIV-1 sequence assessed by in situ PCR.” Workshop in Viral Quantitation of HIV-1. Recherche Pour le Traitement de Seropositifs (ARTS). Paris. June 3, 1993.
2. Hsu TC, Bagasra O, Seshamma T and Walsh PN.1994. “Platelet Factor XI mRNA Amplified From Human Platelets by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction and Detected by In Situ Amplification and Hybridization.” FASEB J. 8:A1375,
3. Bagasra O, Qureshi MN, Joshi B, Hewlett I, Barr CE and Henrad D. “High Prevalence of HIV DNA and RNA and Localization of HIV-Proviral DNA in Oral Mucosal Epithelial Cells in Saliva From HIV (+) Subjects” in 1994 Annual Meeting, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology #742.
4. Bagasra O, Pestaner JP, Jeevanadam V, Elfenbein IB and Goldman BI. “Prognosis of Cardiac Transplant Recipients with Hypersensitivity Myocarditis” in 1994 Annual Meeting United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology #159.
5. Bagasra O. Application of in situ PCR in the study of Pathogenesis of AIDS.” XX International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology. Hong Kong Oct 9-14, 1994.
6. Bagasra O. et al. “Effects of Acute Ethanol Infusion on Susceptibility of PBMC to HIV-1.” 2nd National Conference, Human Retroviruses and Related Infections. January 29- Feb 5. 1995. Washington , DC. #216.
7. Bagasra O et al. “Presence of HIV-1 in placentas of HIV-1 seropositive mothers by in situ PCR.” 2nd National Conference Human Retroviruses and Related Infections. January 29- Feb 5. 1995. Washington, DC. # 440.
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8. Bagasra O., Bobroski L, Bagasra A, Saikumari P, Wood C, Sosa C, RJ Pomerantz. 1996"Localization of HHV8 in the KS Lesions by in situ PCR.” Jan. 1996., 3rd National Conference, Human Retroviruses and Related Infections.# 378
9. Bobroski L, B. Cohen, T. Artary, RJ Pomerantz, Bagasra O. 1996. “Localization of HIV-1 in the Biopsy and Autopsy Specimens from HIV-1 Seropositive Individuals by in situ PCR.” 3rd National Conference on Human Retroviruses and Related Infections. # 501
10. Bagasra O, L Bobroski, AB Sarker, RJ Pomerantz. “Presence of HHV-8 in the sperm of HIV-1-Infected Individuals.” 4th Conference on Retro Viruses and Related Infections. January 22-26, 1997. # 731 (Podium Presentation)
11. Amjad M. RJ Pomerantz, O Bagasra. “Nature of Putative Soluble HIV-1 Suppressive Factors.” 4th Conference on Human Retroviruses and Related Infections. January 22-26, 1997. #100
12. Bagasra O. “Role of HHV8 in the Development of Kaposi’s Sarcoma.” 5th Int . Conf. on Molecular Morphoogy, Jacksonville FL. Oct 3-8 1997.
13. Abbey MV, Freese A, Bagasra O, O'Connor WM, Memoli M, Van Bockstaele E, O'Connor MJ: In situ rtPCR: A novel approach towards evaluating gene expression in human brain tissue. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Abstract 1352, 1999.
14. Mukhatar M, RJ Pomerantz, O. Bagasra. “Transfer and Expression of Transgenes in Various CNS-based Cells.” 5th Conference on RetroViruses ad Related Infections. February 1-6, 1998. # 455.
15. Shaheen F, A. Seson, O. Bagasra, A Geist, RJ Pomerantz. Genettype and Phenotype Characterization of HIV-1 in Blood and Genital Secretion of HIV-1 Seropositive Women.” 5th Conference on Retroviruses and Related Infections. February 1-6, 1998. # 710
16. Bagasra O. “Recent Developments in Molecular Detection of Genes in Intact Tissues.” Picover Institute. Jan 12, 1998.
17. Bagasra O. “New Tools of Gene Detection.” Lilly Workshop, Indianapolis, IN March 15- 17, 1998.
18. Bagasra O. “From Bench to Bedside: New Research in Gene Therapy, Transgenic Animals and Plants.” Lincoln University. March 24, 1998.
19. Davidson A, M. Memoli and O. Bagasra. “Presence of iNOS in the Brains of Alzheimer Pateints.” Sigma Xi Student Research Day, March 26, 1998 (Abst # 12).
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20. Memoli M, O. Bagasra. Spontaneous recombination of envelope defective HIV-1 with SIV9mac in a human T-cell line. Sigma Xi Student Research day, March 26, 1998 (Abst # 43).
21. Abbey M.V., M. O’Connars, M. Memoli and O. Bagasra. Potential role of GABAA receptors in temporal lobe epilepsy. Sigma Xi Student Research day, March 26, 1998 (Abst#1).
22. Abbey M.V., O. Bagasra, M.J. Memoli, W.M. O’Connor, A. Freese, & M.J. O’Connor. The Potential Role of the GABAA Receptor in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. American Association of Neurological Surgeons.April 25-30, 1998 Philadelphia, PA.
23. Bagasra O. “Role of in situ PCR in the detection of low-abundance nucleic acid targets. Augustusberg Conf. of Advanced Science. From DNA into the Cell. Augustusberg, Germany, Sept 20-22, 1998.
24. Bagasra O. “In situ PCR and Neuropathology” Institute of Neuropathology, Viena School of Medicine, Veina, Austria, Sept. 28, 1998.
25. Bagasra O. 1998. “In Situ PCR”. 6th International Conference on molecular morphology. Oct .5-10, 1998.Saltzberg, Austria.
26. Bagasra O. 1999. “In Situ PCR”. 7th International Conference of molecular morphology. January 5-10, 1999, Santa Fe, NM
27. Bagasra O. 1999. Transplacental Transmission of HIV-1. Int. Symposium on HIV, Leukemia, and opportunistic cancers. Marrakeck, Morocco, May 23-28, 1999 (abst # P6/72).
28. Bagasra O. 1999. Subcelllar localization of HHV-8. Int. Symposium on HIV, Leukemia, and opportunistic cancer. Marrakeck, Morocco, May 23-28, 1999 (abst # POC/71).
29. Bagasra O. 2000. “RT-In Situ PCR”. 8th International Conference of molecular morphology..Feb 5-8, 2000.Santa Fe, NM.
30. Bagasra, O. Bobroski, L., Alexander U Bagasra, Deepa Patel, P. Saikumari, Aura R. Davidson, Mad Malbye, A. El- Roiey, and Charles Wood. 2000. Presence of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 in Human Semen by in situ PCR. 4th International AIDS Malignancy Conference, May 16-17, 2000
31. Bagasra O, Bobroski, L., Alexander U Bagasra, Charles Wood. 2000. Subcellular localization of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 (HHV-8) in the Kaposi’s Sarcoma Tissues from AIDS-Associated, Endemic, Classical and Transplant KS Individuals by Utilizing in situ Polymerase Chain Reaction. 4th International AIDS Malignancy Conference, May 16-17, 2000.
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32. Ramkissoon, A., O. Bagasra. Identification of Prion Protein on three human brains who died of “Madcow Disease.” XIth Int. Conf of Histochem & Cytochem. York, UK Sept 3-12, 2000.
33. Bagasra, O. Improved RT-in situ PCR Techniques. Speaker. XIth Int. Conf of Histochem & Cytochem. York, UK Sept 3-12, 2000.
34. Bagasras, O, et al. 2002. Prostate cancer in African American men is associated with the down regulation of zinc transporters. 93rd Annual Meeting of AACR Abst# LB 155.
35. Bagasra, O. New Frontiers in Morphology. 10th International Conference of molecular morphology. Oct 5-8, 2002.Santa Fe, NM.
36. Bagasra, O, et al. 2002. Prostate cancer in African American men is associated with the down regulation of zinc transporters. 93rd Annual Meeting of AACR Abst# LB 155.
37. Bagasra, O. 2002. New Frontiers in Morphology. 10th International Conference of molecular morphology. Oct 5-8, 2002.Santa Fe, NM.
38. Bagasra O. 2003. RNA-Based Immunity against HIV-1. Federation of Experimental Biology. San Diego, April 2003.
39. Bagasra O. 2003. RNA based vaccine against HIV-1. 12th International Conference of molecular morphology. Oct 8-16, 2003.Santa Fe, NM.
40. Bagasra O. 2004. RNAi: a new revolution in molecular biology. Annual Meeting of the Am. Society of Investigative Pathology. Session 275. Trends in Experimental Pathology: Frontiers in Molecular Morphology Translational Research. Wash. D.C., April 18th 2004.
41. Paula D. Perry, Omar Bagasra. Detection of SV 40 Gene Sequences in the Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Tissues. At the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCAMS) Nov 10-14, 2004. Dallas, TX, USA. Abstract #C75..
42. Dyantha Moody, Meaghen Ashby, Naomi Kariuki, Jenica Hemingway, Frank Gooden, Andre' Kajdacsy-Balla and Omar Bagasra. 2005. Effects of various steroid hormones on intracellular zinc uptake in prostate cancer cell lines. 96th Annual Conference of AACR Abstract # 3204. April 2nd to 6th 2005.
43. Stacy Gilliard and Omar Bagasra. 2005. Differential expression of various zinc transporters in human prostate cancer. 96th Annual Conference of AACR Abstract # 3235. April 2nd to 6th 2005.
44. Bagasra O, Pirisi L., Creek KE, Bagasra A.U., Glenn N., and J S. Lee6. Molecular Mechanisms for the Regulation of Lentiviral Replication, Latency, and Persistence: I. Role of Endogenous Small Interfering RNAs. The Joint Meeting of the Three Divisions of the
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International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS 2005). San Francisco, July 23-28 05.
45. A E. Stir, Ashley N. Joe, R McKoll , O Bagasra, Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC; Andre Kajdacsy-Balla, University of Illinois, Chicago, ILL. hZIP1 is significantly more Downreguled of in the prostate glands of African Americans as compared to European Americans. 2006 Annual Meeting of AACR. April 1-5, Washington, DC
46. Brittni Lane, Arina Stir, Maureen Watson, Omar Bagasra. Estrogen and Prolactin Upregulate Zinc Transports and Zinc uptake in the Prostate Cancer Cell Lines. 2006 Annual Meeting of AACR. April 1-5, Washington, DC
47. M Ashby, M Watson, A Stir, and O Bagasra. Effects of Testosterone, Prolactin and b- estrodial on Intracellular Zinc Uptake in Prostate Cancer Cell Lines. ABRCAMS. Abstract # B51. Nov 8-11. 06. Anaheim CA.
48. A Dalton and O Bagasra. Role of Micro-RNA in Regulation of Lentiviral Latency and Persistence ABRCAMS. Abstract # G50. Nov 8-11. 06. Anaheim CA.
49. Renee McKell, Maureen Watson, Ariana Stir., O Bagasra DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESION OF HUMAN ZINC TRANSPORTERS GENES IN NORMAL AND MALIGNANT PROSTATE FROM AFRICAN AMERICANS AND EUROPEAN AMERICANS. ABRCAMS. Abstract #C40. Nov 8-11. 06. Anaheim CA.
50. O Uwagbai, A Stir, O Bagasra. Restoration of Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling through Receptor RI Induction by a Histone Deacetylase in Human Papillomavirus-16 ABRCAMS. Abstract # A45. Nov 8-11. 06. Anaheim CA.
51. Bagasra O, ST Hakim, M Alsayari, SU Kazmi, DC McLean. Role of microRNAs in HIV-1 Protection.. March 18th 07. 6th International Biennial Conf of Microbiology, March 18-21st 07. Islamabad, Pakistan.
52. Bagasra O., S. T. Hakim, M. Al Sayari, D. C. Mclean A Large Number of The Primate Micrornas Target Lentiviruses, Retroelements And Endogenous Retroviruses. Abst# 07- GM-A-1209-ASM. 107th ASM Annual meeting. Toronto, CA May 21-25th 07. (cited 37 times)
53. Bagasra O, SK Verma. Culturally Sensitive HIV/AIDS Prevention and Risk Reduction in India. August 19th 07. UNCSP Annual Convention, Washinton, DC.
54. Lewis C. O. Bagasra. Role of HERV-W in placentation. HBCU-UP annual convention. Charleston, SC Oct 8th 07.
55. Bagasra O. Role of HERV-w syncytin-1 in placentation. SC IdeA Network of BioMed Res Excellence (INBRE) annual Symposium, NIH, Charleston, SC Jan 17-18 2008.
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56. Kiran B. TAM TAM Antonio V. SISON, O. BAGASRA Hima B. TAM TAM, David JASPAN. Identification of Hepatitis C virus in Cervico-Vaginal Secretions of Infected Women. Int Conf on Women’s health. Dallas, TX March 2008.
57. Bagasra. O. “Insight into the Inhibitory Effect of HHV-6, HHV-7 and GBV-C co-infection: Role of Homologous miRNAs in Downregulations of Viral Replications” JIDC Annual Conference. Alghero, Sardinia, It. May 17th 08.
58. Bagasra O. “Why we do not have HIV vaccine yet? Caglieri School of Medicine. May 20th 08. Caglieri, It.
59. Bagasra O, Aggarwal M, Addanki K. “Inhibitory Effect of HHV-6, HHV-7 and GBV-C co- infection: Role of Homologous miRNAs in Downregulations of Viral Replications”. 33rd Feb Meeting in Athene, Greece, Abst # PP5A-1, June 28-July 3rd. 08.
60. Bagasra O. “Downregulation of HIV by homologous miRNAs”. AIDS2008, Mexico. August 3-6, 08.
61. Johnson LA, K Berry, O. Bagasra. Health disparities among African Americans: the role of zinc in pathogenesis of prostate cancer. AACR: The Science of Cancer health Disparities. Abstract # B55. Feb 3-6, 2009.
62. Johnson Leslie (2009). Molecular Pathogenesis of Prostate Cancer in Relation to the African American Community, the Role of Zinc and Zinc Transporters: Environment and Genetic Influences. 2nd Annual James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture: Social Determinants of Health: Framing the Issues at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC
63. Leslie A. Johnson, Kendall Williams, Keaira Berry, Jacob Sterling, Andrea’ Kajdacsy-Balla and Omar Bagasra. Differential Expression of ZIP1 in nonmalignant prostate tissue: Racial Differences. 3rd Annual Prostate Cancer Conference, March 14-16, 2010, Atlanta GA.
64. Kanack MA, MS (BioTech); Alseiari MA, MD; Addanki KC, MS; Aggarwal M, MS (BioTech); Noorali S, PhD; Kalsum A, MS (BioTech); MPh; Mahalingam K, PhD; Pace D.G. PhD and Bagasra O,Triplex Forming microRNAs Form Stable Complexes with HIV-1 provirus and Inhibit Its Replication. 2010 Anti-viral Applications of RNAI. Madrid, Spain, May 4-8. 2010-Antiviral Applications of RNA Interference.
65. Keaira Berry, Omar Bagasra, MD, PhD, Leslie Johnson. The Role of Zinc in the Early Detection of Prostate Cance. Claflin University Export Program. July 11, 2008.
66. Keaira Berry, Omar Bagasra, MD, PhD, Leslie Johnson The Role of Zinc in the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Annual Biomedical Orlando, Florida November 5- 8, 2008 Abstract B71. Page 137. Research Conference for Minority Students (*Won ABRCMS Presentation Award for 2008).
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67. Keaira Berry, Bethany McGonnigal, James Padbury MD. Placental LAT-1 Expression in Healthy and Adverse Pregnancies Abstract G3. Page 364 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students Phoenix, Arizona November 4- 7, 2009.
68. Keaira Berry, Leslie A. Johnson, Kendall Williams, Andrea’ Kajdacsy-Balla, Omar Bagasra Differential expression of Human Zinc Transporters 1 (hZIP1) in nonmalignant prostate tissue: Racial Differences 3rd Annual James E. Clyburn Lecture Series University of South Carolina, Columbia April 9, 2010.
69. Keaira Berry, Leslie A. Johnson, Kendall Williams, Andrea’ Kajdacsy-Balla, Omar Bagasra Differential expression of Human Zinc Transporters 1 (hZIP1) in nonmalignant prostate tissue: Racial Differences Nobel Laureate Chemistry (Dr. Martin Chalfie) Lecture Series Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC April 20, 2010.
70. Bianca Thomas, Jazzmine Clemons, Kendall Williams, Leslie A. Johnson, Joseph P. Pestner, Omar Bagasra. Differential expressions of zinc transporters in β-cells in African Americans. 3rd Annual James E. Clyburn Lecture Series University of South Carolina, Columbia. April 9, 2010.
71. Bianca N. Thomas, Leslie A. Johnson, Jacob Sterling, and Dr. Omar Bagasra. The Effects of Zinc Accumulation pertaining to Diabetes in the African American community vs. other racial populations Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC March 27, 2010. 2nd Annual Open House & Research Day (*won Second Prize in Poster Competition).
72. Jessica Abercrombie, Leslie A. Johnson, Kendall M. Williams, and Dr. Omar Bagasra. The Molecular Relationship between Zinc and the Breast Epithelium: African Americans vs other Racial Populations2nd Annual Open House & Research Day. Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC March 27, 2010.
73. Clara L. Jones, Jessica Abercrombie, Leslie A. Johnson, Kendall Williams, Joseph P. Pestner, & Dr. Omar Bagasra Role of Zinc Transporters and the Role of Zinc in Breast Epithelia of various racial groups. 3rd Annual James E. Clyburn Lecture Series University of South Carolina, Columbia April 9, 2010.
74. Clara L. Jones, Jessica Abercrombie, Leslie A. Johnson, Kendall Williams, Joseph P. Pestaner, & Dr. Omar Bagasra Role of Zinc Transporters and the Role of Zinc in Breast Epithelia of various racial groups Nobel Laureate Chemistry (Dr. Martin Chalfie) Lecture Series Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC April 20, 2010.
75. Keaira Berry, Leslie A. Johnson, Kendall Williams, Andre’ Kajdacsy-Balla, Omar Bagasra Differential expression of Human Zinc Transporters 1 (hZIP1) in nonmalignant prostate tissue: Racial Differences Nobel Laureate Chemistry (Dr. Martin Chalfie) Lecture Series Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC April 20, 2010.
76. Clara L. Jones, Jessica Abercrombie, Leslie A. Johnson, Kendall Williams, Joseph P. Pestner, & Dr. Omar Bagasra Role of Zinc Transporters and the Role of Zinc in Breast
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Epithelia: evaluating the molecular pathogenesis of health disparities in breast cancer. The 5th Annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities. Fort Worth, TX May 27-28. 2010.Abst #132.
77. Noorali, S, O. Bagasra. The role of microRNA in relationship to the protection against the human Papillomaviruses. The 5th Annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities. Fort Worth, TX May 27-28. 2010.Abst #120.
78. Leslie A. Johnson, Keaira Berry Kendall Williams, Andre’ Kajdacsy-Balla, Omar Bagasra. Prostate Cancer: A health disparity among African American men-The racial differences within nonmalignant prostate tissue pertaining to the differential expression of hZIP1. Third AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Miami, FL Sept 30-Oct 3rd. 2010 (Abst # 285).
79. Clara L. Jones, Leslie A. Johnson, Joseph P. Pestaner, & Dr. Omar Bagasra. Zinc transporter activation and the later age of lactation may increase the risk for breast cancer. . Third AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Miami, FL Sept 30-Oct 3rd. 2010 (Abst # 140).
80. Sian Ramlal, Samina Hassanali, Omar Bagasra. The Efficient Donor/Recipient Systematic Analysis of the Major Histocompatibilty knockout in Jurkat T- Cell line using RNAi International Conference on Biofabrication http://mem.drexel.edu/biofabrication, Philadelphia (USA) on the 4th to 6th, of October, 2010 (abstract BF2010-A142).
81. Keaira Berry- G110- Prostate cancer: A health disparity among African American men differential expression of hZIP1 within nonmalignant prostate tissue reveals the role of genes and environment. ABRCAMS Charlotte, 2010 Nov 9-13 ABSTRACT #-G110.
82. Jones C L. Molecular pathogenesis of breast cancer: Differential expression of zinc transporters in breast tissues from various ethnic groups. ABRCAMS Charlotte, 2010 Nov 9-13 ABSTRACT #-G43.
83. Nicoleta C. Arva, Avani Vaishnav, Ekaterina Khramtsova, Omar Bagasra, Andre Kajdacsy- Balla,Larisa Nonn. Disease-race-related differences in microRNAs and zinc transporter-1 in human tissue. Cancer Research 04/2010; 70 (8 Supplement):4034-4034. DOI:10.1158/1538- 7445.AM10-4034 · 9.28 Impact Factor.
84. Ramlal S. S. Noorali, O Bagasra. Silencing of HLA-transcripts expression via RNAi in Jurkat T cell lines. ABRCAMS Charlotte, 2010 Nov 9-13 ABSTRACT #-G41.
85. Thomas B, O Bagasra. The role of zinc and zinc transporters in the pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus: Health disparity addressed on the bases of race and the environment. ABRCAMS Charlotte, 2010 Nov 9-13, ABSTRACT #-A40.
86. Mazhar A. Kanak, Samina Noorali, Muhammad Sheraz, Jacqueline D. Lamar, Areque F. Boroujerdi, and Omar Bagasra. “Rôle of GB virus type C (GBV-C) –Specific miRNAs in
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Inhibition”. Open house research day. Claflin University. March 24, 2011.
87. Sheraz M. O. Bagasra. “The Pre-exposure to GBV-C Allows for the Removal of ARV in HIV-infected CD4+ T-Cells”. ABRCMS. November 9-12, 2011, St. Louis, MO. Abstract # G012 (Cited 6 times)
88. Howard K, Johnson LA, Bagasra O. Differential Expressions of EGFR, VEFGA, PLAU, and MAP2K7 in African American and European American Primary Breast Cancer Cell Lines by PCR Array. AACR: Advances in Breast Cancer Research: Genetics, Biology, and Clinical Applications Special Conference October 12-15, 2011, San Francisco, CA, Abstract# 260207.
89. Jaggers JR, Dudgeon WD, O. Bagasra, G. A. Hand. Effects of acupuncture on pscychologyical stress and viral load in African-Americans living with HIV/AIDS. 139th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition 20111. Conference Paper. 2011.
90. Howard K, Bagasra O. Differential Expressions of Four Genes Linked to Breast Cancer and the Regulatory Role of Homologous miRNAs. ABRCMS. November 9-12, 2011, St. Louis, MO. Abstract # D010.
91. O. Bagasra, M. Sheraz, P. Dave, M. Kanak, Z. Golkar; GBV-C Infection Upregulates HIV- 1 Homologous microRNAs and Induces Resistance to HIV-1. Abstract # 410. 113th General Mtg of ASM May 18-21, 2013. Denver, Co
92. Golkar Z, S. Emelife, O. Bagasra; Production of Butanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Fusion Technology to Create New Thermophilic Clostridia Abst # 1989. 113th General Mtg of ASM May 18-21, 2013. Denver, Co.
93. Howard K, Golkar Z, Johnson L, Bagasra O. Differential Gene Expressions in Breast Cancer Epithelia of African American and European American Women: Health Disparity at the Molecular Level, Environmental Justice and Community conference /2013/USC- Charleston – SC, USA.
94. Kalu VK, Golkar, Z, Bagasra O, Bacteriophage therapy for treatment of Dental infections. Environmental Justice and Community conference /2013/USC- Charleston –SC, USA
95. Kalu VK., Golkar, Z, Bagasra, O. Use of Bacteriophage in Treatment of Dental Diseases. / SE regional IDeA meeting, Oct. 2013 Little Rock, Arkansas- USA.
96. Sealy L. O. Bagasra. Role of Fragrances in Pathogenesis of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Health Disparity. Environmental Justice and Community conference /2013/USC- Charleston –SC, USA.
97. Bagasra O, Howard K, LA Johnson. Differential Gene Expressions in Breast Cancer Epithelia of African American and European American Women: Health Disparity at the Molecular Level. AACR Advances in Breast Cancer Research. San Diego, CA Sept 3-6, 2013.
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98. Sabra H Smith, Shanelle L. Parry, Omar Bagasra, Zhabiz Golkar. CASE REPORT OF A POSSIBLE ELITE CONTROLLER OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS. SC Medical Society Meeting. Oct 12th 2013.
99. Hasan, M, O. Bagasra. Post Exposure Therapy using miRNAs against Smallpox. 3rd Biotechnology Conference. Feb 10-12, 2014.
100. Leanna Sealey and Omar Bagasra. The male gender bias in autism may be due to preferential depletions of oxytocin and arginine-vasopressin receptors positive neurons exposed to certain fragrances during fetal development. Experimental Biology, Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA April 2014.
101. Leanna Sealey and Omar Bagasra. Role of Fragrances in Pathogenesis of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Health Disparity. The James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Conference. Columbia, SC April 11 2014.
102. Livingston, K, O. Bagasra. “Inhibitory Effect of Amygalin on Human Breast Cancer in vitro: A Dose Response Study” 2014 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2014’
103. Heslop, K, O. Bagasra “Inhibitory Effect of Amygalin on Human Prostate Cancer in vitro: A Dose Response Study”2014 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS).
104. Livingston, K, O. Bagasra. “Inhibitory Effect of Amygalin on Human Breast Cancer” 2015 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM on February 19-21, 2015, in Washington, D.C.
105. Andre' Kajdacsy-Balla, Omar Bagasra, Vicky Y. Marcias, Katy Rezaei. A Large Prostate Cancer Tissue Microarray Showed significant Downregulation of hZIP1 in African American as Compared to Caucasian Men.2015 Annual AACR Conference. Philadelphia, PA (April 18-22, 2015)
106. Kareem Heslop, Krystal Livingston, Keneisha Corbett, Amarachi O. Ejiawoko, Leanna Sealey and Omar Bagasra. Inhibitory Effect of Partial Electron Decoupling Agents as an Alternate Therapy for Cancer. 2015 Annual AACR Conference. Philadelphia, PA April 18- 22, 2015).
107. Barnes JN, O. Bagasra. Sea Sponge inspired biomaterial to generate vascular tree from human CD34+ cord blood cells. ABRCMS Annual meeting, Seattle, WA, Nov11-14, 2015.
108. Omar Bagasra, Brandon W. Hughes, Krishna C. Addanki, Ahila N. Sriskanda, Ewen McLean and Infectivity of Immature Neurons to Zika Virus: A Link to Congenital Zika Syndrome. Feb 22-25, First International Conf on Zika Virus, Washington, DC, Feb 22-25, 2017
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109. Bagasra O. McLean, E., Bhattarai R., Hughes B.W., Mahalingham, K. Computational Identification of Mutually Homologous Zika Virus miRNAs that Target Microcephaly Genes. First International Conf on Zika Virus, Washington, DC, Feb 22-25, 2017.
110. Omar Bagasra, Krishna Addanki, Brandon W. Hughes, Pratima Pandey, Ewen McLean Cellular Targets and Receptor of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus. First International Conf on Zika Virus, Washington, DC, Feb 22-25, 2017.
111. Perez-Johnson A. O. Bagasra. Development of antibiotics by a novel Method.13th SCUpstate Research Symposium April 14th 2017: pp-39-41
112. Mitchel MA, Brink SB, O Bagasra. Development of a new class of broad spectrum antibiotic. SCUpstate Research Symposium April 14th 2017: pp-42-43.
113. Goodwin GR, O Bagasra. Evaluation of thimerosal on human fetal brain cell line: molecular pathogenesis of Autism. SC Upstate Research Symposium April 14th 2017: pp- 158-159.
114. Morgan Reese, O. Bagasra. 2018 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM on February 22-24, 2018, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington, DC.
115. Allehay Ransom, O.Bagasra. 2018 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM on February 22-24, 2018, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington, DC.
116. Monai Mitchell, O.Bagasra. 2018 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM on February 22-24, 2018, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington, DC.
117. Kiana Ware, O. Bagasra. 2018 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM on February 22-24, 2018, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington, DC.
118. Monai Mitchell, O. Bagasra, at the 14th Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium, Friday April 13th 2018.
119. Syeda Madiha, O. Bagasra at the 14th Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium, Friday April 13th 2018.
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