Aparna Nigam

Aparna Nigam serves as a Visiting Laboratory Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh, based in A118-3 Langley Hall (5th & Ruskin Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15260) with contact email apn20@pitt.edu. Her academic role centers on laboratory instruction within neuroscience-focused programs, though specific school or departmental affiliations remain unconfirmed in available documentation.

Her research spans Neuroscience, Molecular Neuroscience, and Neuropharmacology, emphasizing ion channel mechanisms including NMDA receptor inhibition, synaptic plasticity, and dendritic architecture regulation. Key investigations involve membrane-associated drug pathways, neuroadaptations in drug tolerance, and molecular engineering of chloride channels for urological disorders. Her work integrates electrophysiology, structural biology, and stem cell models to address neurological and psychiatric conditions.

Publication analysis (2012–2025) reveals consistent focus on ion channel biophysics and neurological disorder mechanisms. Early work examined MeCP2 in neuronal development (2012) and NMDA receptor pore structure (2016), while recent studies (2022–2025) advance triheteromeric NMDA receptor visualization, Pink1 kinase roles in spinogenesis, and membrane-path drug inhibition. Emerging trends include engineered channel therapies for interstitial cystitis (2024) and diazepam tolerance neuroadaptations (2023).

No scientific awards or honors are documented. Information regarding student advising, grant funding, laboratory teams, or educational background is unavailable in current records.