Dr. RAJESH KUMAR JHA
 
Scientist C
Endocrinology Division
Central Drug Research Institute
Lucknow 226 001.
 
Phone No. +91-522-2612411-18 Ext. 4306
E- mail rajesh_jha@cdri.res.in
Educational Qualifications M.Sc, Ph.D
Date of Birth

5th September 1978

 
POST DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE
 
DST SERC Fast Track Young Scientist, Division of Molecular Reproduction
Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Trivandrum, Kerala (2008-2010).
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. (November 2006- November 2007).
 
RESEARCH GRANTS
 
DST SERC Fast Track under young scientist scheme (2008- 2011), DST, New Delhi
Cleveland Clinic Research Education Grant (2007-2008), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland,
Ohio, USA.
 
CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST
 
Molecular signaling of embryo implantation
Antifertility - Development of contraceptives for female at embryo development level
Investigation of female fertility/infertility factor from serum proteins
 
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
 
Female uterine remodeling signaling
Embryo implantation biology
Male Reproductive Biochemistry, Andrology and Antifertility
Liver fibrosis signaling mechanism
 
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
 

Aziz N, Sharma RK, Mahfouz R, Jha R, Agarwal A. Association of sperm morphology and the sperm deformity index (SDI) with poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage inhibition. Fertil Steril. 2011 Jun 30;95(8):2481-4. Epub 2011 Apr 20.

Mahfouz RZ, Sharma RK, Kerstin P, Jha R, Paasch U, Grunewald S, Agarwal A. Evaluation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage (cPARP) in ejaculated human sperm fractions after induction of apoptosis. Fertil Steril. 2009 May;91(5 Suppl):2210-20. Epub 2008 May 23.
Jha R, Agarwal A, Mahfouz R, Paasch U, Grunewald S, Sabanegh E, Yadav SP, Sharma R. Determination of Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) homologues in human ejaculated sperm and its correlation with sperm maturation. Fertil Steril. 2009 Mar;91(3):782-90. Epub 2008 Mar 12.
Jha RK, Titus S, Saxena D, Kumar PG, Laloraya M. Profiling of E-cadherin, beta-catenin and Ca(2+) in embryo-uterine interactions at implantation. FEBS Lett. 2006 Oct 16;580(24):5653-60. Epub 2006 Sep 18
Shukla S, Jha RK, Laloraya M, Kumar PG. Identification of non-mitochondrial NADPH oxidase and the spatio-temporal organization of its components in mouse spermatozoa. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Jun 3;331(2):476-83.
Davoodi-Semiromi A, Laloraya M, Kumar GP, Purohit S, Jha RK, She JX. Mutant Stat5b with weaker DNA binding affinity defines a key defective pathway in nonobese diabetic mice. J Biol Chem. 2004 Mar 19;279(12):11553-61. Epub 2003 Dec 29.