Biography
Manisha Tripathi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock. Dr. Tripathi received her Ph.D. from the Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville. Dr. Tripathi did her Post-Doctoral training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. Dr. Tripathi’s research focuses on the cross-talk between the epithelia and cells of tumor microenvironment in Prostate Cancer progression.
Research Interest
Role of the Tumor Microenvironment (TME) including immune cells in Prostate Cancer progression, Cross-talk between the epithelia and Cancer Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs) in Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC), Role of the TME in mediating drug efficacy in Prostate Cancer, Role of TME in drug resistance to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in Prostate Cancer
Scientific Activities
2018 - present |
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Dept. of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA. |
2016-2018 |
Project Scientist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. |
2011-2016 |
Postdoctoral Scientist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. |
2004-2011 |
Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA. |
2002-2003 |
Project Assistant, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India. |
2000-2001 |
Project Trainee, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India. |
Honors/Awards
2018: Recognition for exceptional effort towards teamwork from the Department of Neuroscience, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2017: Award of Recognition for Outstanding Performance, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2015: Poster Presentation Award, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2009: Poster Presentation Award, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
2008: Travel Award, Society for Basic Urologic Research, USA.
2004: Fellowship, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
2000: Dissertation Research Scholarship, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, M.P., India.
1999: Gold Medal, Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa, M.P., India.
Membership
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) USA
Society for Basic Urologic Research (SBUR) USA