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Kanika Jain, PhD, is an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. Her work focuses on platelet biology, proteostasis networks, and their roles in cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, aging, and neurodegenerative conditions. She leads projects in the Hwa Lab investigating stress signaling in platelets, particularly under pathophysiological conditions like diabetes and neurodegeneration.
Education: PhD in Life Sciences (Cardiovascular Biology) from DIPAS, DRDO (2015); MSc in Biochemistry from Jamia Hamdard University (2009).
Research Interests:
- Mechanisms of ER stress and unfolded protein response in platelets
- Age-related changes in platelet redox homeostasis
- Role of platelet-derived factors in tumor progression
- Demographic diversity in platelet function and antiplatelet therapy response
Key Awards:
- Finalist: Kenneth M. Brinkhous Early Career Investigator Award (2025)
- AHA Career Development Award (2023)
- Larry Oberley Young Investigator Award (2019)
Collaborations include work with John Hwa, Tarun Tyagi, and Jing Du on thrombosis, aging, and platelet dysfunction. She serves on editorial boards for journals like Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, and reviews for high-impact journals such as Circulation Research and Nature Cardiovascular Research.
