
Anusha Rani Pallapati, PhD
About Me
Dr. Pallapati Anusha Rani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacological Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her research focuses on developing novel therapeutic strategies, including antibodies and small molecules, for chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, obesity, Huntington’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Pallapati has extensive expertise in therapeutic antibody development, naïve immune library generation, protein misfolding and characterization, and RNA aptamer technology. She specializes in bioanalytical method development, IND-enabling preclinical studies, and chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) activities under Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) conditions. With a strong background in cell biology, molecular biology, and immunology, she has led advancements in cell-based potency assays, immunoassays, and biologics development. Certified in both GLP and Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Dr. Pallapati is committed to maintaining high scientific and regulatory standards in her research. In addition to her scientific contributions, she serves as a reviewer and editor for several prestigious journals, contributing to the advancement of biomedical research.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Pharmacological Sciences
Research Topics
Adipose, Alzheimer's Disease, Antibody Development, Antigen Presentation, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Cell Biology, Cell Cycle, DNA Recombination, DNA Repair, Gene Expressions, Gene Regulation, Gene Therapy, Gene editing, Image Analysis, Molecular Biology, Obesity, Protein Degradation, Protein Folding, Protein Translation, Translational Research
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Cancer Biology [CAB], Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutics (DMT), Immunology [IMM], Microbiology [MIC]
Education
Masters, Institute of Pharmaceutical Education (NIPER)
PhD, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SAS Nagar)
Scientist, Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited
Postdoctoral Fellow, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Awards
2024
Xseed Award (Finalist)-Team Member
Cure (Deerfield Mangement)
2019
Young Researcher Award
Society of Young Biomedical Scientist (SYBS)-India
Publications
Selected Publications
- Targeting FSH for osteoporosis, obesity, and Alzheimer’s disease. Funda Korkmaz, Judit Gimenez-Roig, Farhath Sultana, Victoria Laurencin, Fasilet Sen, Liam Cullen, Steven Sims, Anusha Pallapati, Satish Rojekar, Guzel Burganova, Georgii Pevnev, Uliana Cheliadinova, Darya Vasilyeva, Ofer Moldavski, Tal Frolinger, Anisa Gumerova, Orly Barak, Vitaly Ryu, Daria Lizneva, Keqiang Ye, Anne Schafer, Clifford J. Rosen, Tony Yuen, Se Min Kim, Mone Zaidi. Trends in Molecular Medicine
- Gene–dose-dependent reduction of Fshr expression improves spatial memory deficits in Alzheimer’s mice. Funda Korkmaz, Steven Sims, Fazilet Sen, Farhath Sultana, Victoria Laurencin, Liam Cullen, Anusha Pallapati, Avi Liu, Ronald Chen, Satish Rojekar, Georgii Pevnev, Uliana Cheliadinova, Darya Vasilyeva, Guzel Burganova, Anne Macdonald, Mansi Saxena, Ki Goosens, Clifford J. Rosen, Orly Barak, Daria Lizneva, Anisa Gumerova, Keqiang Ye, Vitaly Ryu, Tony Yuen, Tal Frolinger, Mone Zaidi. Molecular Psychiatry
- Efficacy and safety of a therapeutic humanized FSH-blocking antibody in obesity and Alzheimer's disease models. Anusha R. Pallapati, Funda Korkmaz, Satish Rojekar, Steven Sims, Anurag Misra, Judit Gimenez-Roig, Aishwarya Gangadhar, Victoria Laurencin, Anisa Gumerova, Uliana Cheliadinova, Farhath Sultana, Darya Vasilyeva, Liam Cullen, Jonathan Schuermann, Jazz Munitz, Hasni Kannangara, Surabhi Parte, Georgii Pevnev, Guzel Burganova, Zehra Tumoglu, Ronit Witztum, Soleil Wizman, Natan Kramskiy, Liah Igel, Fazilet Sen, Anna Ranzenigo, Anne Macdonald, Susan Hutchison, Abraham J.P. Teunissen, Heather Burkart, Mansi Saxena, Yelena Ginsburg, Ki Goosens, Weibin Zhou, Vitaly Ryu, Ofer Moldavski, Orly Barak, Michael Pazianas, John Caminis, Shalender Bhasin, Richard Fitzgerald, Se Min Kim, Matthew Quinn, Shozeb Haider, Susan Appt, Tal Frolinger, Clifford J. Rosen, Daria Lizneva, Yogesh K. Gupta, Tony Yuen, Mone Zaidi. Journal of Clinical Investigation