Shashank Mishra
Undergraduate Student (2015-2019)
Department of Physiology & Neurobiology
Education
2015-2019
BSc. student in Physiology & Neurobiology
University of Connecticut
Research Experience
2016
Summer internship in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
2016-
Undergraduate Student Researcher in Dr. Zhong’s lab
2017-
Tutor in Q-Center Tutor, Storrs, CT
Honors and Awards
2015-
STEM Scholar
2015-2017
Dean’s List (CLAS)
2017
Babbidge Scholar
2017
Sophomore Honors
2017-2018
An IDEA (Imagine Develop Engage Apply) Grant Award ($4,000) from the Office of Undergraduate Research of the University of Connecticut
2017
Raj and Prem Goyal Rising Star in Medicine Scholarship ($1,000)
Research Interests
Developmental biology, epigenetics, and gene regulation
Extracurricular Activities
2015-2016
Member of iGEM, Storrs, CT
2015-
Shift Leader at America Reads, Storrs, CT
2016-
Mentor in Asian Mentoring Program, Storrs, CT
2016-
Volunteer at Windham Hospital ED, Windham, CT
2017-
Director and volunteer at Johnson Memorial Hospital, Storrs, CT
2017-
Teaching Assistant at UConn PNB and MCB, Storrs, CT
Publications
Pope C, Mishra S, Russell J, Zhou Q, and Zhong XB. Targeting H19, an imprinted long non-coding RNA, in hepatic functions and liver diseases. Diseases, 5(1):11. doi:10.3390/diseases5010011. PMID:28933364. PMCID:PMC5456333.
Pope C, Piekos SC, Chen L, Mishra S, and Zhong XB. The role of H19, a long non-coding RNA, in mouse liver postnatal maturation. PLoS ONE, 2017, 12(11):e0187557. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187557. PMID:29099871.
| shashank.mishra@uconn.edu | |
| Phone | 774-239-7933 |
| Mailing Address | Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3156 Storrs, CT 06269-3156 |
| Office Location | PBB-230A |