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Nadine Bakkar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Bakkar received her doctorate from The Ohio State University in molecular biology in the laboratory of Dr. Denis Guttridge, focusing on NF-kappaB signaling pathways involved in muscle development and regeneration. She completed two postdoctoral fellowships, one at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and one at Barrow Neurological Institute as part of Dr. Robert Bowser’s laboratory.
Dr. Bakkar’s research interests include neurodegenerative diseases specifically amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), focusing on blood brain and blood-CSF barriers disruptions, as well as changes in RNA metabolism and transport that contribute to ALS pathogenesis.
Dr. Bakkar is a member of the Society of Neuroscience (SFN).
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, 2012-2015
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2008-2012
- PhD, The Ohio State University, Molecular Biology, 2008
- MS, American University of Beirut, Biology, Beirut, Lebanon, 2001
- BS, American University of Beirut, Biology, 1999
Nf-κb Inhibition Rescues Cardiac Function By Remodeling Calcium Genes In A Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Model
Date: 12/2018
Authors: Jennifer M. Peterson, David J. Wang, Vikram Shettigar, Steve R. Roof, Benjamin D. Canan, Nadine Bakkar, Jonathan Shintaku, Jin Mo Gu, Sean C. Little, Nivedita M. Ratnam, Priya Londhe, Leina Lu, Christopher E. Gaw, Jennifer M. Petrosino, Sandya Liyanarachchi, Huating Wang, Paul M.L. Janssen, Jonathan P. Davis, Mark T. Ziolo, Sudarshana M. Sharma, Denis C. Guttridge
Artificial Intelligence In Neurodegenerative Disease Research: Use Of Ibm Watson To Identify Additional Rna-Binding Proteins Altered In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Date: 02/2018
Authors: Nadine Bakkar, Tina Kovalik, Ileana Lorenzini, Scott Spangler, Alix Lacoste, Kyle Sponaugle, Philip Ferrante, Elenee Argentinis, Rita Sattler, Robert Bowser
ALS Associated Mutations In Matrin 3 Alter Protein-Protein Interactions And Impede Mrna Nuclear Export
Date: 12/2017
Authors: Ashley Boehringer, Krystine Garcia-Mansfield, Gurkaran Singh, Nadine Bakkar, Patrick Pirrotte, Robert Bowser
Rbm45 Homo-Oligomerization Mediates Association With Als-Linked Proteins And Stress Granules
Date: 09/2015
Authors: Yang Li, Mahlon Collins, Rachel Geiser, Nadine Bakkar, David Riascos, Robert Bowser
Rbm45 Modulates The Antioxidant Response In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Through Interactions With Keap1
Date: 01/2015
Authors: Nadine Bakkar, Arianna Kousari, Tina Kovalik, Yang Li, Robert Bowser
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Nadine Bakkar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Bakkar received her doctorate from The Ohio State University in molecular biology in the laboratory of Dr. Denis Guttridge, focusing on NF-kappaB signaling pathways involved in muscle development and regeneration. She completed two postdoctoral fellowships, one at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and one at Barrow Neurological Institute as part of Dr. Robert Bowser’s laboratory.
Dr. Bakkar’s research interests include neurodegenerative diseases specifically amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), focusing on blood brain and blood-CSF barriers disruptions, as well as changes in RNA metabolism and transport that contribute to ALS pathogenesis.
Dr. Bakkar is a member of the Society of Neuroscience (SFN).

- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, 2012-2015
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2008-2012
- PhD, The Ohio State University, Molecular Biology, 2008
- MS, American University of Beirut, Biology, Beirut, Lebanon, 2001
- BS, American University of Beirut, Biology, 1999
Nf-κb Inhibition Rescues Cardiac Function By Remodeling Calcium Genes In A Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Model
Date: 12/2018
Authors: Jennifer M. Peterson, David J. Wang, Vikram Shettigar, Steve R. Roof, Benjamin D. Canan, Nadine Bakkar, Jonathan Shintaku, Jin Mo Gu, Sean C. Little, Nivedita M. Ratnam, Priya Londhe, Leina Lu, Christopher E. Gaw, Jennifer M. Petrosino, Sandya Liyanarachchi, Huating Wang, Paul M.L. Janssen, Jonathan P. Davis, Mark T. Ziolo, Sudarshana M. Sharma, Denis C. Guttridge
Artificial Intelligence In Neurodegenerative Disease Research: Use Of Ibm Watson To Identify Additional Rna-Binding Proteins Altered In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Date: 02/2018
Authors: Nadine Bakkar, Tina Kovalik, Ileana Lorenzini, Scott Spangler, Alix Lacoste, Kyle Sponaugle, Philip Ferrante, Elenee Argentinis, Rita Sattler, Robert Bowser
ALS Associated Mutations In Matrin 3 Alter Protein-Protein Interactions And Impede Mrna Nuclear Export
Date: 12/2017
Authors: Ashley Boehringer, Krystine Garcia-Mansfield, Gurkaran Singh, Nadine Bakkar, Patrick Pirrotte, Robert Bowser
Rbm45 Homo-Oligomerization Mediates Association With Als-Linked Proteins And Stress Granules
Date: 09/2015
Authors: Yang Li, Mahlon Collins, Rachel Geiser, Nadine Bakkar, David Riascos, Robert Bowser
Rbm45 Modulates The Antioxidant Response In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Through Interactions With Keap1
Date: 01/2015
Authors: Nadine Bakkar, Arianna Kousari, Tina Kovalik, Yang Li, Robert Bowser
- English