Supraja Narasimhan

September 2004 – present: PhD Program – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
- Dr. David Sherr Lab – Advisor
2000 MS, Microbiology; University of Pune, Maharashtra, India
1998 BS; University of Pune, Maharashtra, India

2010: Poster presentation at Boston University as part of Graduate Day, March 2010
2010: Oral presentation at Boston University as part of the Cell and Molecular Biology program series, Feb.2010
2009: Poster Presentation at Superfund training program, NY, Sep. 2009
2009: Poster Presentation at Mammary Gland Gordon Conference at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, May 2009
2009: Poster Presentation at SOT international symposium, March 2009
2008: Oral Presentation at SOT International symposium, March 2008
2008: Poster presentation at SOT, March 2008
2008: Poster presentation at Science and Engineering Day at Boston University
2008: Oral presentation at Boston University as part of the departmental seminar series

Narasimhan, S., S.E. Rolfe, and D.H. Sherr. 2010. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor influences human mammary tumor cell invasion. Manuscript in preparation
Rolfe, S.E., X. Yang, S. Narasimhan, E.V. Hestermann, and D.H. Sherr. 2009. An inhibitory feedback loop mediated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and its repressor in human mammary cells. Manuscript in preparation

Peer mentor for Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine students (2006-present).
Active member of Graduate Medical Student Services Organization (GMSSO)(2006-2009). Served as the editor of the annual newsletter delivered by this organization (2006-2008). Also served as student representative in Student Services Committee (2008-2009).
Served as student officer (2008-2009) in the SOT graduate student body.
Selected and served as Student liaison for Career Resource And Development (CRAD) committee, a subcommittee in SOT (2008-2009).
Accepted into the Society of Toxicology (2008).
Tutored Medical and Dental students in Pathology (2006-2008).
Professional Member of Boston Cancer Research Association (BCRA)(2007).

Recipient of third place award for the H. I. Russek Student Achievement Award Competition May 2010.
Recipient of BU travel award, Boston University 2009
Carcinogenesis Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology (SOT) Best Abstract Award, 2008, Seattle.
Art beCAUSE Breast Cancer Foundation grant recipient, 2008, Boston.
Boston University Graduate Medical Sciences Fellowship Award, 2008, Boston.
Selected as Student representative by the Carcinogenesis Specialty Section, SOT, for 2008-2009, Seattle.
Recipient of SOT travel award, 2008, Seattle.
Selected for presenting Poster to select undergraduate visiting students at SOT, Seattle 2008, as part of an initiative to encourage bright undergraduate students towards graduate school in toxicology.
Received the honorary award for service to GMSSO