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Jahar Bhattacharya

Jahar Bhattacharya

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
12694
World Ranking
14924
National Ranking
6246

Overview

Jahar Bhattacharya is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research covers a range of topics related to respiratory health and disease mechanisms. Key topics include:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jahar Bhattacharya has published papers in several well-regarded journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • JCI Insight
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on lung injury, immune modulation, and drug delivery within respiratory contexts. Notable papers include:

  • "Modulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by Sars-CoV-2 Envelope protein" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Molecular programs of fibrotic change in aging human lung" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Pulmonary surfactant and drug delivery: Vehiculization, release and targeting of surfactant/tacrolimus formulations" (2020, Journal of Controlled Release)
  • "The mitochondrial calcium uniporter of pulmonary type 2 cells determines severity of acute lung injury" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Retinoids stored locally in the lung are required to attenuate the severity of acute lung injury in male mice" (2023, Nature Communications)

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Mohammad Naimul Islam
  • Sunita Bhattacharya
  • Galina A. Gusarova
  • Guangchun Jin
  • Shonit Das

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial transfer from bone-marrow-derived stromal cells to pulmonary alveoli protects against acute lung injury.

    Mohammad Naimul Islam;Shonit R Das;Memet T Emin;Michelle Wei

  • Future research directions in acute lung injury: Summary of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group

    Michael A. Matthay;Guy A. Zimmerman;Charles Esmon;Jahar Bhattacharya

  • Efficient generation of lung and airway epithelial cells from human pluripotent stem cells

    Sarah X L Huang;Mohammad Naimul Islam;John O'Neill;Zheng Hu

  • A three-dimensional model of human lung development and disease from pluripotent stem cells

    Ya-Wen Chen;Sarah Xuelian Huang;Ana Luisa Rodrigues Toste de Carvalho;Siu-Hong Ho

  • Sessile alveolar macrophages communicate with alveolar epithelium to modulate immunity

    Kristin Westphalen;Galina A. Gusarova;Mohammad N. Islam;Manikandan Subramanian

  • Concentration-dependent inhibition of angiogenesis by mesenchymal stem cells.

    Keishi Otsu;Shonit Das;Sandra D. Houser;Sadiqa K. Quadri

  • Regulation and repair of the alveolar-capillary barrier in acute lung injury

    Jahar Bhattacharya;Michael A Matthay

  • Mechanisms regulating endothelial cell barrier function

    Troy Stevens;Joe G. N. Garcia;D. Michael Shasby;Jahar Bhattacharya

  • Regulatory T Cells Promote Macrophage Efferocytosis during Inflammation Resolution.

    Jonathan D. Proto;Amanda C. Doran;Galina Gusarova;Arif Yurdagul

  • Connexin 43 mediates spread of Ca2+ -dependent proinflammatory responses in lung capillaries

    Kaushik Parthasarathi;Hideo Ichimura;Eiji Monma;Jens Lindert

  • [Ca2+]i oscillations regulate type II cell exocytosis in the pulmonary alveolus

    Yugo Ashino;Xiaoyou Ying;Leland G. Dobbs;Jahar Bhattacharya

  • Mitochondria in lung biology and pathology: more than just a powerhouse

    Paul T. Schumacker;Mark N. Gillespie;Kiichi Nakahira;Augustine M. K. Choi

  • Direct measurement of microvascular pressures in the isolated perfused dog lung.

    J Bhattacharya;NC Staub

  • Mechano-oxidative coupling by mitochondria induces proinflammatory responses in lung venular capillaries

    Hideo Ichimura;Kaushik Parthasarathi;Sadiqa Quadri;Andrew C. Issekutz

  • Stimulation of pulmonary vagal afferent C-fibers by lung edema in dogs.

    A M Roberts;J Bhattacharya;H D Schultz;H M Coleridge

  • Alveolar expansion imaged by optical sectioning microscopy

    Carrie E Perlman;Jahar Bhattacharya

  • Pressure is proinflammatory in lung venular capillaries

    Wolfgang M. Kuebler;Xiaoyou Ying;Baljit Singh;Andrew C. Issekutz

  • Interstitial fluid pressure gradient measured by micropuncture in excised dog lung

    J. Bhattacharya;M. A. Gropper;N. C. Staub

  • Micropuncture measurement of lung microvascular pressure profile during hypoxia in cats.

    Y Nagasaka;J Bhattacharya;S Nanjo;M A Gropper

  • A novel signaling mechanism between gas and blood compartments of the lung

    Wolfgang M. Kuebler;Kaushik Parthasarathi;Ping M. Wang;Jahar Bhattacharya

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew C. Issekutz
Andrew C. Issekutz Dalhousie University
Michael A. Matthay
Michael A. Matthay University of California, San Francisco
David J. Rowlands
David J. Rowlands University of Leeds
Joseph M. Rifkind
Joseph M. Rifkind Johns Hopkins University
Alice Prince
Alice Prince Columbia University
Troy Stevens
Troy Stevens University of South Alabama
Ira Tabas
Ira Tabas Columbia University
Paul T. Schumacker
Paul T. Schumacker Northwestern University
Michael Koval
Michael Koval Emory University
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic Columbia University

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