Anju Sreelatha

Dr. Anju Sreelatha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her research focuses on selenoproteins, particularly their roles in cellular antioxidant pathways, mitochondrial function, and disease mechanisms. She leads the Sreelatha Lab, which employs multidisciplinary approaches including structural biology, biochemistry, and cell biology.

Dr. Sreelatha earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Dallas (2009) and her Ph.D. from UT Southwestern (2014) under Kim Orth. She completed postdoctoral training with Vincent Tagliabracci, where she discovered novel catalytic activities in selenoproteins.

Her research interests include investigating selenoprotein function in health and disease, particularly the role of SelO in mitochondria. She explores pseudoenzymes and pseudokinases, elucidating their enzymatic potentials and roles in cellular processes. Her work also addresses bacterial effector proteins and their impact on host cellular mechanisms, such as autophagy and membrane dynamics.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. The Sreelatha Lab focuses on selenoprotein mechanisms, utilizing a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. Team members are involved in biochemical, structural, and cellular studies.