Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 479 7292
- rajesh.katare@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- 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