Indrani C Bagchi

Assistant Professor
Biology
The Institute for Genomic Biology
United States of America

Biography

Indrani C Bagchi Professor and Assistant Head, Comparative Biosciences Field Chair in Reproductive Biology.Education MS, India Institute of Technology, India PhD, University of Nebraska Postdoctoral Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine

Research Intrest

1.Hormonal mechanisms regulating uterine biology: Molecular basis of progesterone and estrogen action in the uterus. Identification and functional characterization of estrogen and progesterone receptor-regulated pathways underlying embryo implantation. Analyses of human uterine markers in endometrial diseases, such as endometriosis and infertility.2.Hormonal mechanisms regulating ovarian functions: Molecular basis of progesterone receptor action in the ovary. Identification and functional characterization of progesterone receptor-regulated pathways during ovulation, using knockout mouse models.

List of Publications
Yu J, Boicea A, Barrett K. L., James C. O., Bagchi I. C., Bagchi M. K., Nezhat C, Sidell N, Taylor R. N. (2014) Reduced connexin 43 in eutopic endometrium and cultured endometrial stromal cells from subjects with endometriosis. Mol Hum Reprod. 20: 260-70
Yu J, BergaS. L., ZouW, SunH, Johnston-MacAnannyE, YalcinkayaT, SidellN, BagchiI. C., BagchiM. K., and TaylorR. N. (2014) Gap Junction Blockade Induces Apoptosis in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells. Mol Reprod Dev 81(7): 666-75
Zhao Y, Li Q, Katzenellenbogen B. S., Lau, L, Taylor R. N., Bagchi I. C., and Bagchi M. K. (2014) Estrogen-Induced CCN1 promotes neovascularization during establishment of endometriosis-like lesions. Mol Endocrinol (Epub)