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Payel Bhanja, Ph.D.

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Research Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Research Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

pbhanja@kumc.edu

Professional Background

My research is primarily focused on the development of ex vivo and in vivo models to study the normal tissue toxicity as a radiation side effects. We are currently pursuing a project to develop stem and stromal cell based therapies to reduce radiation toxicity in intestine and lung, thus allowing improvements in abdominal and thoracic radiotherapy.

Education and Training
  • PhD, Molecular Biology and Virology, Jadavpur University and Indian Council of Medical Research
  • MS, Physiology, Microbiology, Immunology, University of Calcutta
  • BS, Physiology, Ancillary subjects, Botany, Chemistry , University of Calcutta
Selected Publications
  • Tirado, FR, Bhanja, Payel, Castro-Nallar, E, Olea, XD, Salamanca, Catalina, Saha, Subhrajit. 2021. Radiation induced toxicity in rectal epithelial stem cell contributes to acute radiation injury in rectum. . Stem Cell Res Ther, 15;12 (1):63
  • Chugh, Rishi., M, Bhanja, Payel, Norris, Andrew, Saha, Subhrajit. 2021. Experimental Models to Study COVID-19 Effect in Stem Cells. Cells (7;10(1):91)
  • Tirado , FR , Bhanja, Payel, Castro-Nallar, E, Olea, XD , Salamanca , C , Saha, S. 2020. Radiation induced toxicity in rectal epithelial stem cell contribute to acute radiation injury on rectum