Angshumoy Roy
Resident
aroy@bcm.edu
PGY-II
Awards/Accomplishments:
1. 2006 Milton J. Finegold Graduate Student Achievement Award in
Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine.
2. NIH Travel Support Award for presentation at the American
Society of Andrology - Testis Workshop; Phoenix, AZ, 2003.
3. Junior Research Fellowship at the National centre for
Biological Sciences,
Bangalore, India, 2000.
Publications:
1. Roy A, Yan W, Burns KH, Matzuk MM. Tektin3 encodes an
evolutionarily conserved putative testicular microtubules-related protein expressed preferentially in male germ cells. Mol Reprod Dev 2004;67(3):295-302.
2. Roy A, Lin YN, Agno JE, DeMayo FJ, Matzuk MM. Absence of tektin 4 causes asthenozoospermia and subfertility in male mice. Faseb J 2006.
3. Roy A, Lin YN, Matzuk MM. Shaping the sperm head: an ER enzyme
leaves its mark. J Clin Invest 2006;116(11).
4. Roy A, Matzuk MM. Deconstructing mammalian reproduction: using
knockouts to define fertility pathways. Reproduction 2006;131(2):207-219.
5. Sen K, Roy A. Management of neonatal purpura fulminans with
severe protein C deficiency. Indian Pediatr 2006;43(6):542-5.
6. Yatsenko AN*, Roy A*, Chen R, Murthy LJ, Lamb DJ, Matzuk MM.
Non-invasive genetic diagnosis of male infertility using spermatozoal RNA:
KLHL10 mutations in oligozoospermic patients impair homodimerization. Hum Mol Genet 2006;15(23):3411-3419. *Equal contributors.
7. Lin YN, Roy A, Yan W, Burns KH, Matzuk MM. Loss of zona
pellucida binding proteins in the acrosomal matrix disrupts acrosome biogenesis and sperm morphogenesis. Mol Cell Biol 2007;27(19):6794-805.
8. Roy A, Lin YN, Matzuk MM. Genetics of idiopathic male
infertility: the power of a cross-species approach. Totowa, N.J.: Humana Press; 2007.
9. Roy A, Matzuk MM. Society for Reproductive Biology Founders'
Lecture 2007. Insights into germ cell biology: from the bench to the clinic.
Reprod Fertil Dev 2007;19(7):783-91.
10. Roy A, Lin YN, Agno JE, DeMayo FJ, Matzuk MM. Tektin 3 is
required for progressive sperm motility in mice. Mol Reprod Dev 2008. (In Press).
Presentations:
1. 87th Annual Meeting of Texas Society of Pathologists. (2007).
Houston, TX. Roy A, Leleux TM, Kearney DL, Dishop MK, Goodman JC, Wheeler TM. Pentalogy of Cantrell: a case report of the complete form with pathologic findings.
2. 87th Annual Meeting of Texas Society of Pathologists. (2007).
Houston, TX. Roy A and Lai S. Metastasis Of c-KIT-expressing Prostatic Adenocarcinoma to the testis: a case report.
3. Platform Speaker at the NICHD-SCCPIR Research Meeting. (2007)
Portland, OR. Non-Invasive Genetic Diagnosis of Idiopathic Male Infertility Using Spermatozoal RNA: KLHL10 Mutations in Oligozoospermic Patients Impair Homodimerization.
4. The Utah International Symposium on the Genetics of Male
Infertility. (2006) Salt Lake City, UT. Characterization of the roles of mouse tektins 3 & 4 in sperm motility & male fertility, Roy A, Lin Y-N, DeMayo FJ, Matzuk MM.
5. Future of Male Contraception meeting. (2004) Seattle, WA.
Characterization of the roles of testis-enriched tektins in mammalian reproduction, Roy A, Lin Y-N, DeMayo FJ, Matzuk MM.
6. American Society of Andrology. (2003) Phoenix, AZ.
Characterization of mTektin3, a male germ cell enriched cytoskeletal protein, Roy A, Yan W, Burns KH, Matzuk MM.
Hobbies & Interests:
High-altitude trekking and photography.