Samir P. Bhagwat, Ph.D.

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Contact

University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 850
Rochester, New York 14642

Office: 585 273-3509

Lab: 585 275-5099

Portrait

Dr. Bhagwat's research interests are monoclonal antibodies for the study of P. carinii, lung damage from P. carinii: pathogenesis and prevention, and chemokine regulation of immune cell recruitment during Pneumocystis pneumonia.

Specialty

Infectious Diseases

Current Appointments

Education
PhD Microbiology/Immunology Medical College of Ohio 2000
MSc Microbiology Institute of Science, University of Mumbai 1991
BSc Microbiology Wilson College, University of Mumbai 1989
Post-Doctoral Training & Residency
Pediatrics Fellowship, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 2001 - 2003
Center for Oral Biology Fellowship, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 1999 - 2001
Fellowship Awards
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Mentors: Dr. Francis Gigliotti and Dr. Terry Wright 2001 - 2003
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Center for Oral Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Mentor: Dr. Robert Burne 1999 - 2001
Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH 1992 - 1999
Recent Journal Articles
Showing the 5 most recent journal articles. (7 available)
Pryhuber GS; Huyck HL; Bhagwat S; O'Reilly MA; Finkelstein JN; Gigliotti F; Wright TW. "Parenchymal cell TNF receptors contribute to inflammatory cell recruitment and respiratory failure in Pneumocystis carinii-induced pneumonia." Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 2008; 181(2):1409-19.
Wang J; Gigliotti F; Bhagwat SP; Maggirwar SB; Wright TW. "Pneumocystis stimulates MCP-1 production by alveolar epithelial cells through a JNK-dependent mechanism." American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 2007; 292(6):L1495-505. Epub 2007 Feb 16.
Bhagwat SP; Gigliotti F; Xu H; Wright TW. "Contribution of T cell subsets to the pathophysiology of Pneumocystis-related immunorestitution disease." American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 2006; 291(6):L1256-66. Epub 2006 Aug 04.
Gigliotti F; Crow EL; Bhagwat SP; Wright TW. "Sensitized CD8+ T cells fail to control organism burden but accelerate the onset of lung injury during Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia." Infection and immunity. 2006; 74(11):6310-6. Epub 2006 Aug 28.
Wang Z; Foye A; Chang Y; Chess PR; Wright TW; Bhagwat S; Gigliotti F; Notter RH. "Inhibition of surfactant activity by Pneumocystis carinii organisms and components in vitro." American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 2005; 288(6):L1124-31.