Dushani L. Palliyaguru, Ph.D.
Baltimore, MD, Maryland, United States
of America
Toxicologist | Aging, Nutrition and
Metabolism Research Scientist | Systems
Biologist
Experience
National Institute on Aging
Intramural Research Program,
Translational Gerontology
Branch
IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow,
K99/R00 Grant
Recipient / September, 2018 —
Present
-Leading, managing and
coordinating large population
longitudinal studies within US
Federal Government and
Industry partnerships -
Successfully writing,
submitting, and managing
grants and manuscripts to
ensure continuity of research
initiatives -Hiring,
mentoring, and supervising
research fellows and
technicians -Applying
epidemiological, machine
learning and data science
methods to multi-omics data to
characterize biomarkers of
aging and aging-related
diseases -Testing nutritional
and pharmacological compounds
for lifespan extension, and
prevention of chronic diseases
(eg. Alzheimer’s)
University of Pittsburgh,
Department of Pharmacology and
Chemical Biology
Postdoctoral Fellow / May, 2016 —
September, 2018
Identified a novel urinary
biomarker of cruciferous
vegetable intake in cancer
prevention clinical trials
using liquid chromatography
mass spectrometry -Led and
managed project that showed
broccoli-derived sulforaphane
prevented breast cancer
through altering gene
expression and lipidomics
profiles
Healthcare Ready
Health Policy Fellow / January, 2017 —
January, 2018
-Synthesized data, mined
literature and wrote Toolkits/
Issue Brief on “Pharmacy and
Emergency Preparedness: A
Landscape Analysis”
University of Pittsburgh,
Department of Environmental and
Occupational Health
Graduate Student
Researcher / August, 2010 —
May, 2016
-Identified gene and protein
expression profiles and
pharmacodynamic properties of
novel chemopreventive
compounds -Studied the global
geographical overlap of liver
cancer risk factors -
aflatoxin exposure and
hepatitis viruses with public
health data -Evaluated the
molecular basis of organ
toxicity induced by
acetaminophen, diquat and high
fat diet and tested how
interventions can prevent or
minimize these toxicities
UMASS Medical School, Department
of Pathology
Research Technician / May, 2009 —
May, 2010
-Investigated the role of the
immunoproteasome in antigen
presentation in the adaptive
immune system
UMASS Medical School, Department
of Cancer Biology
Research Intern / May, 2007 —
May, 2009
-Studied the role of insulin
receptor substrate (IRS) in
breast cancer metastasis in
cell lines and tumors using
bioinformatics software
Research Expertise
Nutrition
aging
Oncology
Hematology
Molecular Biology
And 12 more
About
· Highly productive
scientist with 13 years of
multidisciplinary experience in
toxicology, molecular nutrition, and
aging/ disease biomarkers
· Excellent communicator
with proven record of advanced writing
and presentation skills - manuscripts,
conference presentations, and grants
· Extensive experience in
large study design, supervision and
coordination, big data analysis, and
management of junior scientists