Sunish Mohanan, MS DVM

Veterinary Pathology Resident; ARP Training Program

Tel: 336-713-7397
E-mail: smohanan@wakehealth.edu

Education

• BVSc (DVM equivalent), Kerala Agricultural University - Kerala, India, 2004
• MS (Animal Sciences: Muscle Biology), University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2005
• Research Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Urology, 2005-07

Current Research Interests:

• Uterine neoplasms in nonhuman primates
• Type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic diseases
• Smooth muscle biology and pathology 

Publications:

Link to PubMed Database

Published Abstracts:

Mohanan S, Ethun K, Gee M, Cline JM, and Kock ND. 2009. Adrenocortical Adenoma Associated with Cushing’s-Like Syndrome in a Type 2 Diabetic Cynomolgus Macaque (Macaca fascicularis). American College of Veterinary Pathologists 60^th Annual Meeting Abstract and Poster. Vet Pathol 46:5 pp 1038.

Mohanan S, Cann J, Borgerink H, Vidal JD, Tarara RP, Cline JM. Uterine Trophoblastic Tumors in Cynomolgus Macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Society of Toxicalogic Pathology Symposium, Washington DC, 2009.

 Mohanan S, Wagner JD, Kock ND, Kavanagh K, Cline JM. Hepatic Mallory-Denk body Formation in a Streptozotocin treated Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops). Society of Toxicologic Pathology's 27th Annual Symposium Presentations Toxicol Pathol. 2009. 37:123-54.

Zheng YM, Malkowicz SB, Mohanan S, et al. 2008 Generation of a human detrusor smooth muscle cell line. Journal of Urology 179, 537-538.

Boopathi E, Mohanan S, Zheng Y, Wein AJ, Chacko SK. 2007. Urologic complications of diabetes: High glucose-induced oxidative stress activates the transcriptional factor NF-κB in the detrusor smooth muscle cells. Journal of urology 177 (4): 324-324 Suppl. S Apr 2007.

Marx JO, Basha M, Mohanan S, Hypolite JA, Chang S, Hu E, Sulpizio A, Malkowisz B, Wein AJ, Chacko SK. 2007. Rho-kinase inhibitor decreases spontaneous activity oin detrusor smooth muscle with partial bladder outlet obstruction. Journal of urology 177 (4): 325-326 Suppl. S Apr 2007.

Claus J, Mohanan S, Russell R. 2005. Biochemical and physical properties of ten different beef muscles in relation to meat color. 51st International Congress of Meat Science and Technology. Proceedings and poster. Abstract 11611. August 7-12. Baltimore, MD.

Honors and Awards:

• 2008: Society of Toxicologic Pathology Student Travel Award Winner, STP Annual Symposium, San Francisco, CA.
• 2006: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• 2005: Member of product development prize-winning team, representing University of Wisconsin- Madison, in the International Conference in Meat Science and Technology, Baltimore, MD
• 2004: Research Assistantship - Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison.