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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 7292
Email
rajesh.katare@otago.ac.nz
Position
Associate Professor and Head of Department
Department
Department of Physiology
Qualifications
MBBS PhD
Research summary
Cardiovascular disease; diabetes
Teaching
  • Teaching PHSL 232, ELM 2, PHSL 471, HUBS 192
  • Special topics: BIOE 404, BIOE 405
Memberships
  • Physiological Society of New Zealand
  • American Heart Association
  • Association of Physiologists of India
  • HeartOtago
  • Pain at Otago

Research

My research interests include:

  • Molecular mechanisms involved in the development of cardiovascular complications in diabetes
  • Role of microRNAs in cardiovascular diseases
  • Development of novel genetic therapies for the treatment of ischemic and non-ischemic cardiovascular complications

Projects include:

  • Pathological role of microRNAs in the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy
  • Circulating microRNAs as potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of cardiovascular complications
  • Investigating the role of suicidal autophagy in diabetic hearts
  • Mechanistic therapies for the treatment of diabetic ulcer
  • Nanoparticle mediated delivery of RNA for the treatment of cardiovascular disease

Publications

Varghese, L. N., & Katare, R. (2024). Exploring the link between metabolic remodelling and reactive oxygen species in the aged and diseased heart. Frontiers in Bioscience, 29(7), 249. doi: 10.31083/j.fbl2907249 Journal - Research Other

Rai, A. K., Sanghvi, S., Muthukumaran, N. S., Chandrasekera, D., Kadam, A., Kishore, J., … Katare, R., & Garikipati, V. N. S. (2024). Role of mitochondrial ribosomal protein L7/L12 (MRPL12) in diabetic ischemic heart disease. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 222, 531-538. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.07.003 Journal - Research Article

Deng, X., Gould, M. L., Katare, R. G., & Ali, M. A. (2024). Melt-extruded biocompatible surgical sutures loaded with microspheres designed for wound healing. Biomedical Materials, 19(5), 055007. doi: 10.1088/1748-605X/ad5baa Journal - Research Article

Bir, P., Bellae Papannarao, J., & Katare, R. (2024). Role of miRNA-1 in diabetes. Proceedings of the 47th New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting. OP7. Retrieved from https://www.nzssd.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Caporali, A., Anwar, M., Devaux, Y., Katare, R., Martelli, F., Srivastava, P. K., … Emanueli, C. (2024). Non-coding RNAs as therapeutic targets and biomarkers in ischaemic heart disease [Review]. Nature Reviews Cardiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41569-024-01001-5 Journal - Research Article

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