{"id":3096,"date":"2017-06-15T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2020-09-22T13:22:09","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T18:22:09","slug":"2017-alston-callahan-md-postdoctoral-scholar-recipient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/2017-alston-callahan-md-postdoctoral-scholar-recipient\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Alston Callahan, MD Postdoctoral Scholar Recipient"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dr. Lenin is a graduate of the University of Madras, India, where she received her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ophthalmology before coming to the United States. Currently, Dr. Lenin is training as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tennessee under the mentorship of Dr. Rajashekhar Gangaraju, who describes this project as an outgrowth of initial studies conducted in his laboratory and that of Dr. Lenin\u2019s PhD thesis work. Dr. Gangaraju\u2019s studies are focused on the investigation of cellular and molecular principles underlying tissue regeneration, angiogenesis and inflammation.<\/p>\n
Dr. Lenin has distinguished herself through professional memberships and academic recognitions. She has presented papers at the ARVO annual conferences and published her work in peer reviewed journals. She is a recipient of the \u201cPostdoc Achievement Award 2017-2018 (junior category)\u201d from the UTHSC Postdoc Association, in appreciation of her consistent commitment and capabilities demonstrated in her area of research.<\/p>\n
Dr. Gangaraju has high praise for Dr. Lenin, which he included in his support letter during the application process for the Callahan Scholar Award, \u201cAs I have interacted with Dr. Lenin over the time of her work here at the University of Tennessee, and during the process of writing this application, I have come to the conclusion that she will become a superb researcher in her own right.\u201d<\/p>\n