• Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology
Dr. Srividhya Iyer

Educational Background

  • Post-doctoral fellow, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2010-2016.
  • Ph.D., Genetics, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, India, 2004-2011.
  • M.S., Biotechnology, M.S. University, India, 2002-2004.
  • B.S., Biochemistry with Vocational Biotechnology, Gujarat University, India, 1999-2002.

Research Interests

    • Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis in the context of skeletal health
    • Orthopedics 
    • Fracture Healing
    • Cell Biology
    • Physiology
    • Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Selected Publications

  • Iyer S and Adams D. Bone and the Unfolded Protein Response: In Sickness and in Health. Calcif Tissue Int. 2023. PMID: 37243756. doi: 10.1007/s00223-023-01096-x
  • Iyer S, Melendez-Suchi C, Han L, Baldini , Almeida M, Jilka L. Elevation of the unfolded protein response increases RANKL expression. FASEB Bioadv. 2020. PMID: 32259048. DOI: 10.1096/fba.2019-00032
  • Trentzsch M, Nyamugenda E, Miles TK, Griffin H, Russell S, Koss B, Cooney KA, Phelan KD, Tackett AJ, Iyer S, Boysen G, Baldini G. Delivery of phosphatidylethanolamine blunts stress in hepatoma cells exposed to elevated palmitate by targeting the endoplasmic reticulum. Cell Death Discov. 2020. PMID: 32123584. DOI: 10.1038/s41420-020-0241-z