Shukti Chakravarti

  • Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology NYU Langone Health

Biomedical Engineering
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Dr. Chakravarti is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology, and Director of Basic Science Research in Ophthalmology.  Her research group tries to understand how the extracellular matrix (ECM) regulates cellular functions and tissue homeostasis. In their work they use cell cultures and mouse models to gain a better understanding of the role of neutrophil, macrophage and dendritic cell functions in bacterial and viral infections. In addition, they explore the ECM changes and the underlying genetic causes in corneal diseases.

 

 

 

 

Research Interests
Extracellular matrix (ECM) protein functions in macrophages The ECM in innate and adaptive immunity The ECM in corneal inflammation and wound healing Anterior eye diseases Mouse models of anterior eye diseases

1978 BS. Botany Honors. Lady Brabourne College, India

1980 Undergraduate Courseswork. Genetics, Immunology, Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle

1983 MS. Bacterial Genetics. Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, USA

1989 PhD. Extracellular matrix biology. Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh

1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

2000 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

2004 Associate Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

2013 Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

2018 Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York.