Samantha Sharma, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics

Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Samantha Sharma pursued her PhD. in Human Genetics at CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India. After completing her Ph.D. in 2018, she joined as a postdoctoral fellow at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana, USA.

During her Ph.D., she developed bioinformatic skills to handle population data of diverse altitudes to look for variants involved in high-altitude adaptation and complex human diseases. Currently, she is working towards becoming an independent investigator under the guidance of highly well-established scientist Dr. Xiongbin Lu to implement her combination skills in bioinformatics and translational research for tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy research. In addition, she has a productive track- record with several peer-reviewed research and review papers published in high-impact journals, including the Journal of Clinical Investigation and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Throughout the years, she developed in-depth knowledge of handling large-scale genomics and transcriptomics data and implementing those results for translational studies like understanding cancer development and drug development. Her long-term goal is to implement her knowledge and unique skills in bridging multiple disciplines, including DNA damage, hypoxia, and cancer immunotherapy.

Key Publications:

1. Sharma S, Opyrchal M, Lu X. J Clin Invest. 2022.

2. Sharma S. and Aldred MA. Genes (Basel). 2020

3. Chelvanambi S, Hester J, Sharma S, Lahm T, Frump A. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2020

4. Roach RC, Hackett PH, Oelz O, Bartsch P, Luks AM, MacInnis MJ, Baillie JK, and The Lake Louise AMS Score Consensus Committee (Member: Kohli S). High Alt Med Biol. 2018

5. Sarkar PG, Gupta MD, Girish MP, Bansal A, Kohli S, Saijpaul R, Tyagi S, Pasha MAQ. Indian Heart J. 2018

6. Kohli S*, Kumar R*, Gupta, M, Tyagi S, Pasha MAQ. Heart Asia. 2016

7. Jalali S, Kohli S, Latka C, Bhatia S, Vellarikal SK, Sivasubbu S, Scaria V, Ramachandran S. PLoS One. 2015 Mishra A, Kohli S, Dua S, Thinlas T, Mohammad G, Pasha MAQ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015

8. Kumar R*, Kohli S*, Ali Z, Duhan K, Ram R, Gupta M, Tyagi S, Mohammad G, Pasha MAQ. Hypertens Res. 2015.

9. Kumar R*, Kohli S*, Mishra A, Garg R, Alam P, Stobdan T, Nejatizadeh A, Gupta M, Tyagi S, Pasha MAQ. Am J Hypertens. 2015. (*Shared first authorship)

10. Kumar R, Kohli S, Alam P, Barkotoky R, Gupta M, Tyagi S, Jain, SK, Pasha MAQ. PLoS One. 2013

*Shared first author contribution