Faculty & Staff Directory
Anupama Rani, PhD
Anupama Rani, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Jha Laboratory in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Rani’s expertise is in biochemistry and molecular biology. She is a member of the American Neurological Association.
Dr. Rani earned her doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India, where she also received a master’s degree in zoology. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Norton Thoracic Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, where she studied the epigenetic mechanisms underlying renal fibrosis.
Dr. Rani’s current research interest is traumatic brain injury pathology. She primarily studies the role of Sur1 expression and edema endophenotypes in mouse models of traumatic brain injury.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Norton Thoracic Institute, Renal Fibrosis, 2020-2021
- PhD, Banaras Hindu University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2017
- MSc, Banaras Hindu University, Zoology, 2010
- BSc, St. Xavier’s College, Zoology, 2008
- American Neurological Association
- Top Scoring Poster Award, American Neurological Association 147th Annual Meeting, 2022
- Travel Award, American Neurological Association 147th Annual Meeting, 2022
- Young Investigator Travel Award, Western Neurotrauma, 2022
- Best Presentation Award, Global Hypoxia Summit & Fourth International Conference on Chronic Hypoxia, 2012
- Ramakrishna Reddy Memorial Prize, 2010
- M.S. Kanungo Medal, 2010
Polygenic Vulnerability to Intracranial Hypertension, Hemorrhage Progression, and Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 11/2025
Authors: Margaux E. Miller, Benjamin E. Zusman, Chia-Ling Phuah, Erin McNally, David O. Okonkwo, Matthew Pease, Shashvat M. Desai, Anupama Rani, Nasathapot Namphol, Aditya Kumar, Raemier A. Javelosa, Adam T. Eberle, Semeon Afework, Joshua Catapano, Charles S. Cox, Patrick M. Kochanek, Yvette P. Conley, Ava M. Puccio, Ruchira M. Jha
Sexually Dimorphic Responses Reveal Multifaceted Benefits of Glibenclamide in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu P. Raikwar, Wonsuk Yoo, Saif Ahmad, Vincent A. Vagni, Keri L. Janesko-Feldman, Shaun W. Carlson, Adam Eberle, Margaux Miller, John Helm, Joshua Catapano, Benjamin E. Zusman, Shashvat Desai, Raemier Anne Javelosa, Semeon Afework, Erin Audrey McNally, Gary Kohanbash, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Michael F. Waters, Andrew Ducruet, Ashutosh Jadhav, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Patrick M. Kochanek, Ruchira M. Jha
A single-cell atlas deconstructs heterogeneity across multiple models in murine traumatic brain injury and identifies novel cell-specific targets.
Date: 07/2024
Authors: Ruchira M Jha, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Chaim Sneiderman, Brent T Schlegel, Casey O'Brien, Zujian Xiong, Keri Janesko-Feldman, Ria Trivedi, Vincent Vagni, Benjamin E Zusman, Joshua S Catapano, Adam Eberle, Shashvat M Desai, Ashutosh P Jadhav, Sandra Mihaljevic, Margaux Miller, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Anupama Rani, Jarrod Rulney, Shima Shahjouie, Itay Raphael, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Ethan A Winkler, Dennis W Simon, Patrick M Kochanek, Gary Kohanbash
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Diagnosis and the Prognostication of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Anant Naik, Olufunmilola Adeleye, Stefan W. Koester, Ethan A. Winkler, Joelle N. Hartke, Katherine Karahalios, Sandra Mihaljevic, Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Jarrod D. Rulney, Shashvat M. Desai, Lea Scherschinski, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Joshua S. Catapano, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Ruchira M. Jha
Precision Effects of Glibenclamide on MRI Endophenotypes in Clinically Relevant Murine Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Benjamin E. Zusman, Yijen Wu, Patrick M. Kochanek, Vincent E. Vagni, Keri Janesko-Feldman, Volodymyr Gerzanich, J Marc Simard, Katherine Karahalios, D. G. Karahalios, Sandra Mihaljevic, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Anupama Rani, Jarrod Rulney, Shashvat M. Desai, Joshua Catapano, Joshua S. Catapano, Ruchira M. Jha, Ruchira Menka Jha
Anupama Rani, PhD
Anupama Rani, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Jha Laboratory in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Rani’s expertise is in biochemistry and molecular biology. She is a member of the American Neurological Association.
Dr. Rani earned her doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India, where she also received a master’s degree in zoology. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Norton Thoracic Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, where she studied the epigenetic mechanisms underlying renal fibrosis.
Dr. Rani’s current research interest is traumatic brain injury pathology. She primarily studies the role of Sur1 expression and edema endophenotypes in mouse models of traumatic brain injury.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Norton Thoracic Institute, Renal Fibrosis, 2020-2021
- PhD, Banaras Hindu University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2017
- MSc, Banaras Hindu University, Zoology, 2010
- BSc, St. Xavier’s College, Zoology, 2008
- American Neurological Association
- Top Scoring Poster Award, American Neurological Association 147th Annual Meeting, 2022
- Travel Award, American Neurological Association 147th Annual Meeting, 2022
- Young Investigator Travel Award, Western Neurotrauma, 2022
- Best Presentation Award, Global Hypoxia Summit & Fourth International Conference on Chronic Hypoxia, 2012
- Ramakrishna Reddy Memorial Prize, 2010
- M.S. Kanungo Medal, 2010
Polygenic Vulnerability to Intracranial Hypertension, Hemorrhage Progression, and Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 11/2025
Authors: Margaux E. Miller, Benjamin E. Zusman, Chia-Ling Phuah, Erin McNally, David O. Okonkwo, Matthew Pease, Shashvat M. Desai, Anupama Rani, Nasathapot Namphol, Aditya Kumar, Raemier A. Javelosa, Adam T. Eberle, Semeon Afework, Joshua Catapano, Charles S. Cox, Patrick M. Kochanek, Yvette P. Conley, Ava M. Puccio, Ruchira M. Jha
Sexually Dimorphic Responses Reveal Multifaceted Benefits of Glibenclamide in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu P. Raikwar, Wonsuk Yoo, Saif Ahmad, Vincent A. Vagni, Keri L. Janesko-Feldman, Shaun W. Carlson, Adam Eberle, Margaux Miller, John Helm, Joshua Catapano, Benjamin E. Zusman, Shashvat Desai, Raemier Anne Javelosa, Semeon Afework, Erin Audrey McNally, Gary Kohanbash, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Michael F. Waters, Andrew Ducruet, Ashutosh Jadhav, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Patrick M. Kochanek, Ruchira M. Jha
A single-cell atlas deconstructs heterogeneity across multiple models in murine traumatic brain injury and identifies novel cell-specific targets.
Date: 07/2024
Authors: Ruchira M Jha, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Chaim Sneiderman, Brent T Schlegel, Casey O'Brien, Zujian Xiong, Keri Janesko-Feldman, Ria Trivedi, Vincent Vagni, Benjamin E Zusman, Joshua S Catapano, Adam Eberle, Shashvat M Desai, Ashutosh P Jadhav, Sandra Mihaljevic, Margaux Miller, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Anupama Rani, Jarrod Rulney, Shima Shahjouie, Itay Raphael, Aditya Kumar, Chia-Ling Phuah, Ethan A Winkler, Dennis W Simon, Patrick M Kochanek, Gary Kohanbash
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Diagnosis and the Prognostication of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Anant Naik, Olufunmilola Adeleye, Stefan W. Koester, Ethan A. Winkler, Joelle N. Hartke, Katherine Karahalios, Sandra Mihaljevic, Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Jarrod D. Rulney, Shashvat M. Desai, Lea Scherschinski, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Joshua S. Catapano, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Ruchira M. Jha
Precision Effects of Glibenclamide on MRI Endophenotypes in Clinically Relevant Murine Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Benjamin E. Zusman, Yijen Wu, Patrick M. Kochanek, Vincent E. Vagni, Keri Janesko-Feldman, Volodymyr Gerzanich, J Marc Simard, Katherine Karahalios, D. G. Karahalios, Sandra Mihaljevic, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Anupama Rani, Jarrod Rulney, Shashvat M. Desai, Joshua Catapano, Joshua S. Catapano, Ruchira M. Jha, Ruchira Menka Jha