Vijay Ganta

Vijay Ganta is an Associate Professor at Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia, affiliated with the Department of Medicine: Cardiology. His research focuses on molecular mechanisms of ischemic angiogenesis and metabolic regulation in cardiovascular diseases.

Education

• Ph.D. in Neurobiology from University of Hyderabad, India (2003-2008)
• Postdoctoral Training in Physiology at Louisiana State University Health, USA (2008-2013)
• MS in Biochemistry and BS in Life Sciences

Research Interests

• Investigating metabolic shifts in hypoxic endothelial cells for PAD treatment
• Characterizing non-coding RNAs in ischemic angiogenesis
• Elucidating splicing mechanisms of VEGF-A isoforms
• Integrating RNA sequencing and metabolomics for vascular biology

Publication Trends

• Recent work highlights mitochondrial dynamics (e.g., TFAM, DRP1), metabolic pathways (PFKFB3, UGP2), and VEGF isoforms in PAD
• Focus on multi-omics approaches (transcriptomics, metabolomics) and preclinical models
• Key subfields: endothelial metabolism, macrophage polarization, RNA splicing, and metabolic signal transduction

Scientific Awards

• American Heart Association-Scientist Development Grant (2016)
• Malcolm Feist Cardiovascular Research Endowment Fellowship (2010)
• DST-DAAD Visiting Scholar Fellowship (2007)
• UGC Senior/Junior Research Fellowships (2005, 2003)
• CSIR/UGC Doctoral Fellowship (2002)
• Dr. E B Varadanamma Merit Scholarships (2001-2002)

Service and Teaching

• Committee member for Augusta University's Faculty Grievance Committee and General Scholarship Review
• Teaching courses in Vascular Biology (VBIO 8020, VBIO 9020)
• Service roles in NIH and AHA committees

Labs and Teams Leads the Vijay Ganta Lab at the Vascular Biology Center, focusing on preclinical PAD models and RNA-based therapies. Lab personnel include student assistant Amarah Khurram.