Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology

Tilat A. Rizvi, PhD

Appointment

Research Assistant Professor

Email

tilat.rizvi@cchmc.org

Phone

(513) 636-4323

Fax

(513) 636-3768

Credentials

PhD: All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi, India. 1989

Post Doctoral Training: Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy Department, University of Cincinnati, OH, 1989-1993

Research Assistant Professor: Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy Department, University of Cincinnati, OH, 1993-2004

Awards and Honors

1986 Dr. Dharam Narain Gold Medal for the best paper in Neuroanatomy, Anatomical Society of India
1987 Awarded a special Travel Grant from Governor of Hamburg for presenting a paper in "Vth World Congress on Pain" in Hamburg, Germany
1987 Selected for a training course on "Advanced Methods in Neuroanatomy" in Budapest
1990-93 Academic Challenge Award, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Univ. of Cincinnati

Research

Study oligodendrocyte progenitor during CNS development

Research Grants and Contracts

U.S. Army DOD Investigator Initiated Award "Modeling Brain defects in NF1" Role: CO-PI; September 2005-August 2008

Publications, Most Recent

Connect to Tilat Rizvi's publications on PubMed

Aguirre A, Rizvi TA, Ratner N, Gallo V. Overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor confers migratory properties to nonmigratory postnatal neural progenitors.J Neurosci. 2005 Nov 30;25(48):11092-106.

Ling BC, Wu J, Miller SJ, Monk KR, Shamekh R, Rizvi TA, Decourten-Myers G, Vogel KS, DeClue JE, Ratner N. Role for the epidermal growth factor receptor in neurofibromatosis-related peripheral nerve tumorigenesis.Cancer Cell. 2005 Jan;7(1):65-75.

Tuohy TM, Wallingford N, Liu Y, Chan FH, Rizvi T, Xing R, Bebo B, Rao MS, Sherman LS. CD44 overexpression by oligodendrocytes: a novel mouse model of inflammation-independent demyelination and dysmyelination.Glia. 2004 Sep;47(4):335-45.

Bennett MR, Rizvi TA, Karyala S, McKinnon RD, Ratner N. Aberrant growth and differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitors in neurofibromatosis type 1 mutants. J Neurosci. 2003 Aug 6;23(18):7207-17.

Kasckow J, Mulchahey JJ, Aguilera G, Pisarska M, Nikodemova M, Chen HC, Herman JP, Murphy EK, Liu Y, Rizvi TA, Dautzenberg FM, Sheriff S. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) expression and protein kinase A mediated CRH receptor signalling in an immortalized hypothalamic cell line.J Neuroendocrinol. 2003 May;15(5):521-9.

Miller SJ, Li H, Rizvi TA, Huang Y, Johansson G, Bowersock J, Sidani A, Vitullo J, Vogel K, Parysek LM, DeClue JE, Ratner N. Brain lipid binding protein in axon-Schwann cell interactions and peripheral nerve tumorigenesis.Mol Cell Biol. 2003 Mar;23(6):2213-24.

Sheriff S, Chance WT, Iqbal S, Rizvi TA, Xiao C, Kasckow JW, Balasubramaniam A. Hypothalamic administration of cAMP agonist/PKA activator inhibits both schedule feeding and NPY-induced feeding in rats.Peptides. 2003 Feb;24(2):245-54.

Presentations, Most Recent

Balasubramanaim A, Joshi R, Friend L, Rizvi T, James JH. Combined effectos of neuropeptide Y (NPY), Y2 and Y4 receptor selective agonists on food intake in mice. 2006 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society of Neuroscience, 2006. Online.

Sheriff S, Yahya A, Xiao C, Chance WT, Rizvi TA. PYY(3-36) treatment increases ATF-2 DNA binding activity and NPY accumulation in a NPY Y2 receptor (Y2R) bearing human neuroblastoma cell line. Accepted for presentation, Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta 2006.

Rizvi TA, Sheriff S, Bennett M, Rangwala F, and Ratner N. Loss of neurofibromin causes abnormal cAMP & Ras signaling in progenitors from developing mouse brain. NNFF International Consortium for Molecular Biology of NF1 and NF2, 2004.

Rizvi T, Sheriff S, Bennett M, Rangwala F, Ratner N. Loss of neurofibromin causes abnormal cAMP & Ras signaling in progenitors from developing mouse brain. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 2004

Bennett M, Rizvi, TA, McKinnon R, and Ratner N. Aberrant growth and differentiation of CNS oligodendrocyte Progenitors in neurofibromatosis type 1 mutants. NNFF International Consortium for Molecular Biology of NF1 and NF2, 2003.