Anirban Roy

Anirban Roy is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. His research focuses on skeletal muscle signaling and molecular mechanisms in atrophy, hypertrophy, regeneration, and muscular dystrophy, with particular emphasis on metabolic changes in muscle affecting whole-body metabolism.

• Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Calcutta
• M.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Calcutta
• B.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Calcutta

Roy's research spans skeletal muscle biology, pharmacology, and metabolic regulation. Key areas include TAK1 signaling, ER stress, Fn14 receptor function, mitochondrial homeostasis, and cancer cachexia mechanisms. Recent publications explore myoblast fusion, dystrophinopathy counteraction, and exercise capacity modulation.

Scientific recognition includes the 2021 PPS Research Symposium 1st place award, EMBO Travel Grant (2017), and Bose Institute Travel Grant (2017). Peer-review activities encompass journals like iScience, PLOS ONE, and Frontiers.