Shyamali Mukherjee
Assistant Professor
Department of Professional and Medical Education
Division of Integrated Didactics

615-327-6299/6973
Meharry Medical College
West Basic Sciences - 2114
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN  37208

smukherjee@mmc.edu

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1974 B.Sc., (Honors). Biological Sci., Physiology (Hons), University of Calcutta, India
1976 M.Sc., Physiology, Endocrinology (as Special Paper), University of Calcutta, India
1984 Ph.D., Physiology, University of Calcutta, India
1982 Andrology and Endocrinology; certification, National Institute Health & Family Welfare, Delhi, India.

Dr. Mukherjee is involved in teaching biochemistry and pharmacology to medical and dental students.  As a collaborator of Dr. S.K. Das, Dr. Mukherjee studies the mechanisms by which environmental toxicants, induced oxidative stress causes inflammatory diseases, particularly pulmonary, cardiovascular and reproductive diseases. 

Mukherjee S., Koner, BC, Ray S. and Ray A. (2006) Environmental Contaminants in Pathogenesis of Breast Cancer. Indian J. Exp. Biol. 44: 597-617 ( Review)

Saunders, CR, Das SK, Ramesh A, Shockley DC and Mukherjee S. (2006) Benzo(a)pyrene-induced Acute Neurotoxicity in the F-344 rat: role of Oxidative Stress. J. Appl. Toxicol 26: 427-438.

Mukhopadhyay, S. Veera Rajaratnam, Mukherjee, S., Smith, M and Das SK (2006) Modulation of the Expression of Superoxide Dismutase Gene in Lung Injury by 2-Chloroethyl Ethyl Sulfide, A Mustard Analog. J. Biochem Mol. Toxicol. 20: 142-149.

Mukhopadhyay, S. Mukherjee, S., Kabir SM and Das SK (2006). Increased Expression of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor (PBR) in Dimethylbenz{a}Anthracene-Induced Mammary Tumors in Rats. Glycoconjugate J. 23: 201-209.