Katya Ravid, DSc
Barbara E. Corkey Professor, Medicine
Biography
Platelet activation plays a central role in thrombosis and hemostasis, while these processes are central to vascular health and disease. In the platelet lineage, bone marrow stem cells develop into early committed megakaryocyte progenitors, which undergo a unique cell cycle leading to polyploid cells prior to fragmenting into platelets. Our research focuses on mechanisms that regulate these processes under normal conditions vs. pathology. We proposed a new paradigm for controlling the transcription of genes uniquely expressed in this lineage, by identifying a cluster of non-tissue specific transcription factors that, together, constitute a signature uniquely driving this lineage development, among other cell lineages in the bone marrow. Studies were extended to identifying mechanisms governing polyploidy in megakaryocytes, leading also to better understanding of regulatory processes that cause polyploidy in other cells, such as aging vascular smooth muscle cells. Past projects involved molecular characterization of platelet and vascular adenosine receptors, and exploration of their roles in such cellular function. Importantly, knowledge gained by studying basic regulatory processes in healthy megakaryocytes and platelets aids our investigation of bone marrow pathologies, such as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). The systems used include primary bone marrow cultures, as well as transgenic and knock out mouse models.
Other Positions
- Professor, Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center, Boston University
- Member, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University
- Founding Director, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
- Director, Master of Science Program in Biomedical Research, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Member, Genome Science Institute, Boston University
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Websites
- BU Profile
- Ravid Lab
- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute Training Program
- Sargent Colege Faculty
- Biology Faculty
- Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering
- BU Nanotechnology Innovation Center (BUnano)
- Past President, Massachusetts Academy of Sciences
- Founding Director, BU Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office
- Founding Director, Evans Center for Interdiciplinary Biomedical Research
Education
- Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, PhD
- Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, DSc
- Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, BSc
Classes Taught
- GMS BR700 A1
- GMS BR700 A2
- GMS BR700 A2
- GMSBR700
- GMSMM730
- GMSMS971
- GMSMS972
Publications
- Published on 6/29/2023
Bekendam RH, Ravid K. Mechanisms of platelet activation in cancer-associated thrombosis: a focus on myeloproliferative neoplasms. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2023; 11:1207395. PMID: 37457287.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/1/2023
Martens KL, Li A, La J, May SB, Swinnerton KN, Tosi H, Elbers DC, Do NV, Brophy MT, Gaziano JM, Lotfollahzadeh S, Chitalia V, Ravid K, Fillmore NR. Epidemiology of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Solid and Hematologic Neoplasms in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jun 01; 6(6):e2317945. PMID: 37306999.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/10/2023
Li A, May SB, La J, Martens KL, Amos CI, Flowers CR, Do NV, Brophy MT, Chitalia V, Ravid K, Gaziano JM, Fillmore NR. Venous thromboembolism risk in cancer patients receiving first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor versus chemotherapy. Am J Hematol. 2023 Aug; 98(8):1214-1222. PMID: 37161855.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/8/2022
Karagianni A, Matsuura S, Gerstenfeld LC, Ravid K. Inhibition of Osteoblast Differentiation by JAK2V617F Megakaryocytes Derived From Male Mice With Primary Myelofibrosis. Front Oncol. 2022; 12:929498. PMID: 35880162.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/21/2022
Leiva O, Hobbs G, Ravid K, Libby P. Cardiovascular Disease in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: JACC: CardioOncology State-of-the-Art Review. JACC CardioOncol. 2022 Jun; 4(2):166-182. PMID: 35818539.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/26/2022
Karagianni A, Ravid K. Myeloproliferative disorders and their effects on bone homeostasis: the role of megakaryocytes. Blood. 2022 May 26; 139(21):3127-3137. PMID: 34428274.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/17/2022
Gaye MM, Ward CM, Piasecki AJ, Stahl VL, Karagianni A, Costello CE, Ravid K. Characterization of Glycoproteoforms of Integrins a2 and ß1 in Megakaryocytes in the Occurrence of JAK2V617F Mutation-Induced Primary Myelofibrosis. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2022 Apr; 21(4):100213. PMID: 35182768.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/12/2021
Yang X, Chitalia SV, Matsuura S, Ravid K. Integrins and their role in megakaryocyte development and function. Exp Hematol. 2022 02; 106:31-39. PMID: 34910941.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2021
Walker JA, Richards S, Whelan SA, Yoo SB, Russell TL, Arinze N, Lotfollahzadeh S, Napoleon MA, Belghasem M, Lee N, Dember LM, Ravid K, Chitalia VC. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1, a Novel Therapeutic Target for Post-Vascular Injury Thrombosis in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 11; 32(11):2834-2850. PMID: 34716244.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2020
Piasecki A, Leiva O, Ravid K. Lysyl oxidase inhibition in primary myelofibrosis: A renewed strategy. Arch Stem Cell Ther. 2020 Dec; 1(1):23-27. PMID: 33738462.
Read at: PubMed
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