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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 7292
Email
rajesh.katare@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor and Head of Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences
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

Sinha, S., Andimadam Madana Saravanan, J., Ali, A., & Katare, R. (2026). Fabrication and characterization of silk-fibroin, polyvinyl alcohol, and natural compounds-derived bioscaffold to accelerate wound healing. Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark, 31(5), 50459. doi: 10.31083/fbl50459 Journal - Research Article

Yue, Y., Katare, R., Deng, J., Alencar da Costa, D., & Manning, P. (2026). Circulating microRNA signatures reveal core and reversible dysregulation in obesity via machine learning. Journal of Physiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1113/jp290345 Journal - Research Article

Katare, R., Erickson, J. R., & Schwenke, D. O. (2026). Ghrelin protects against cell death in myocardial ischaemia: Emerging role of microRNA. Experimental Physiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1113/ep093314 Journal - Research Other

Katare, R. (2025, November). A roller coaster journey through the molecules of the heart. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture]. Other Research Output

Papannarao, J. B., Coffey, S., Gray, A., Williams, M., & Katare, R. (2025). Serial measurement of circulating cardiovascular-enriched microRNAs in patients with ischaemic heart disease: A five-year longitudinal study. Bioscience Reports, 45(12), 809-814. doi: 10.1042/bsr20253835 Journal - Research Article

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