Email

adwaitaramesh.parab@bcm.edu

Addresses

BCM Cullen Building (BCMC) (Lab)

RM 549E
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

BS from University of Oklahoma

05/2019 - Norman

Microbiology

MS from University of Oklahoma

05/2021 - Norman

Microbiology

Professional Interests

• Aging
• Immune cell dysfunction
• Metabolism

Professional Statement

I am an impact-driven scientist in training and currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine. My ultimate goal is to find key molecular mechanisms underlying diseases and hence develop targeted therapies. With this in mind, I am pursuing my Ph.D. under the mentorship of Professor Indira Mysorekar, and studying metabolic alterations that drive aging in the female urinary bladder and increase susceptibility to urinary tract infections (UTIs) in postmenopausal women.

Selected Publications

• Adwaita R Parab, Diane Thomas, Sharon Lostracco-Johnson, Jair L Siqueira-Neto, James H McKerrow, Pieter C Dorrestein, Laura-Isobel McCall "Dysregulation of Glycerophosphocholines in the Cutaneous Lesion Caused by Leishmania major in Experimental Murine Models." Pathogens. 2021 May; Pubmed PMID: 34068119
• Alison S Wang, Nicholas J Steers, Adwaita R Parab, Frédéric Gachon, Matthew J Sweet, Indira U Mysorekar "Timing is everything: impact of development, ageing and circadian rhythm on macrophage functions in urinary tract infections." Mucosal Immunology. 2022 Nov; Pubmed PMID: 36038769
• Adwaita R. Parab, Laura-Isobel McCall "Tryp-ing up metabolism: role of metabolic adaptations in kinetoplastid disease pathogenesis." Infection and Immunity. 2021 Mar; Pubmed PMID: 33526564
• "Mapping of host-parasite-microbiome interactions reveals metabolic determinants of tropism and tolerance in Chagas disease." Sci Adv. 2020 Jul; Pubmed PMID: 32766448

Memberships

ASM TMC Chapter

Young Biologist Program Coordinator

Skills

Metabolomics

Organoid development

Immunofluorescence