Rithwik Ramanchan

Rithwik Ramachandran

Positions

Associate Professor

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University

Associate Member

Inflammation Research Network

Contact information

Web presence

Phone number

Office: 519.661.2142

Background

Educational Background

BSc Zoology, Mahatma Gandhi University, 2000

MSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Hull, 2002

PhD Medicine, University of Hull, 2006

Research

Areas of Research

G-Protein Coupled Receptors

We study the molecular pharmacology of G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs; focusing mainly on the Proteinase Activated Receptor family) and Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) ion channels. We use various techniques to understand cell-signaling responses to GPCRs and TRP channel activation at the molecular level and in vivo. These studies have relevance to various human diseases including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and inflammatory diseases such as colitis and asthma.

Publications