Venkatesh Govindarajan

Professor

Medical Education

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School of Medicine
Medical Education
Graduate School
Medical Sciences (Master of Science)
HLSB - Hixson Lied Science Building - 226

Venkatesh Govindarajan

Professor

Medical Education

Research Focus

Mucinous colorectal cancers, Pseudomyxoma peritonei, targeted therapy

Department

Medical Education

Position

Professor

Books

  • Advances in the Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
    Shetty Shreya J., etal Pseudomyxoma Peritonei as a Special Subset of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis [Book Chapter] 2014

Publications

  • Kuracha Murali, etal Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) expression is regulated by mutant KAS in mucinous colon cancers 2018
  • Kuracha Murali R., etal FOXO proteins mediate adaptive resistance to PI3K inhibition in mucinous colorectal cancers 2017
  • Plos One
    Kuracha Murali R., etal Bilateral Blockade of MEK- and PI3K-Mediated Pathways Downstream of Mutant KRAS as a Treatment Approach for Peritoneal Mucinous Malignancies
    12:6, p. e0179510 - e0179510 2017
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology
    Judge Sean, etal Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Characterization of the Inflammatory Response in the Tumor Microenvironment
    23:5, p. 1496 - 1500 2016
  • Cancer Medicine
    Kuracha Murali R., etal Patient-Derived Xenograft Mouse Models of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Recapitulate the Human Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment
    5:4, p. 711 - 719 2016
  • Developmental Biology
    Arya P., etal The endocytic recycling regulatory protein EHD1 Is required for ocular lens development
    408:1, p. 41 - 55 2015
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology
    Lohani Kush R., etal Pseudomyxoma peritonei: inflammatory responses in the peritoneal microenvironment
    21:5, p. 1441 - 1447 2014
  • American Surgeon
    Shetty Shreya J., etal Comparison of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with mitomycin or carboplatin for diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
    80:4, p. 348 - 352 2014
  • Nucleic Acids Research
    Wolf L., etal Histone posttranslational modifications and cell fate determination: lens induction requires the lysine acetyltransferases CBP and p300
    41:22, p. 10199 - 10214 2013
  • American Surgeon
    Shetty Shreya, etal Proposed classification of pseudomyxoma peritonei
    79:11, p. 1171 - 1176 2013
  • Journal of Surgical Research
    Shetty Shreya J., etal Kras mutations and p53 overexpression in pseudomyxoma peritonei: association with phenotype and prognosis
    180:1, p. 97 - 103 2013
  • Journal of Surgical Research
    Shah Parth K., etal Signet Ring Cells in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei's a Marker for Poor Survival
    179:2, p. 252 - 253 2013
  • Developmental Biology
    Kuracha Murali R., etal Spry1 and Spry2 are necessary for eyelid closure
    383:2, p. 227 - 238 2013
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
    Kuracha M. R., etal Spry1 and Spry2 are necessary for lens vesicle separation and corneal differentiation
    52:9, p. 6887 - 6897 2011
  • World Journal of Surgical Oncology
    Foster Jason M., etal Clinical implications of novel activating EGFR mutations in malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
    8 2010
  • BMC Developmental Biology
    Burgess Daniel, etal Activated Ras alters lens and corneal development through induction of distinct downstream targets
    10, p. 13 - 13 2010
  • BMC Developmental Biology
    Rainey Mark A., etal The endocytic recycling regulator EHD1 is essential for spermatogenesis and male fertility in mice
    10 2010
  • Developmental Biology
    Zhang Yan, etal Dominant inhibition of lens placode formation in mice
    323:1, p. 53 - 63 2008
  • Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
    Zhao Min, etal Regulation of retinal morphology and posterior segment amino acids by 8-isoprostaglandin E2 in bovine eyes ex vivo
    30:8, p. 615 - 626 2008
  • Molecular Vision
    Zhang Yan, etal Perinatal ablation of the mouse lens causes multiple anterior chamber defects
    13, p. 2289 - 2300 2007
  • BMC developmental biology
    Govindarajan Venkatesh, etal FGF9 can induce endochondral ossification in cranial mesenchyme
    6:1, p. 7 - 7 2006
  • Molecular Vision
    Govindarajan Venkatesh, etal Intracorneal positioning of the lens in Pax6-GAL4/VP16 transgenic mice
    11, p. 876 - 886 2005
  • International Journal of Developmental Biology
    Reneker Lixing W., etal Activated Ras induces lens epithelial cell hyperplasia but not premature differentiation
    48:8-9, p. 879 - 888 2004
  • Development
    Govindarajan V., etal Secreted FGFR3, but not FGFR1, inhibits lens fiber differentiation
    128:9, p. 1617 - 1627 2001
  • Developmental Biology
    Govindarajan Venkatesh, etal Endogenous and ectopic gland induction by FGF-10
    225:1, p. 188 - 200 2000
  • Development
    Makarenkova Helen P., etal FGF10 is an inducer and Pax6 a competence factor for lacrimal gland development
    127:12, p. 2563 - 2572 2000
  • Nucleic Acids Research
    Seid Christopher A., etal An extracellular matrix response element in the promoter of the LpS1 genes of the sea urchin Lytechinus pictus
    25:15, p. 3175 - 3182 1997
  • Development
    Ramachandran Ravi K., etal Disruption of gastrulation and oral-aboral ectoderm differentiation in the Lytechinus pictus embryo by a dominant/negative PDGF receptor
    124:12, p. 2355 - 2364 1997
  • Journal of Molecular Biology
    Seid Christopher A., etal USF in the Lytechinus sea urchin embryo may act as a transcriptional repressor in non-aboral ectoderm cells for the cell lineage-specific expression of the LpS1 genes
    264:1, p. 7 - 19 1996
  • Developmental Biology
    Govindarajan Venkatesh, etal An ECM-bound, PDGF-like growth factor and a TGF-α-like growth factor are required for gastrulation and spiculogenesis in the Lytechinus embryo
    172:2, p. 541 - 551 1995
  • Developmental Dynamics
    Ramachandran Ravi K., etal Role for platelet‐derived growth factor‐like and epidermal growth factor‐like signaling pathways in gastrulation and spiculogenesis in the Lytechinus sea urchin embryo
    204:1, p. 77 - 88 1995

Presentations

  • Thomas, P., Kuracha, M., Govindarajan, V. and Loggie B. A potential role for Carcinoembryonic Antigen in mediating Inflammation and Angiogenesis in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. 2018, 35th Annual Meeting, The Society for Thermal Medicine, Tucson Arizona 2018
  • Kuracha M., Govindarajan, V., Loggie, B. and Thomas, P. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) expression is regulated by mutant KAS in mucinous colon cancers. 2018, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting. 2018
  • FOXO proteins mediate adaptive resistance to PI3K inhibition in mucinous colorectal cancersMurali R. Kuracha1, Peter Thomas1, Brian W. Loggie1, Venkatesh Govindarajan2Department of Surgery1; Department of Biomedical Sciences2; Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE-68178.American Association for Cancer Research (Poster) 2017
  • ACQUIRED RESISTANCE TO PI3K INHIBITION IN MUCINOUS COLORECTAL CANCERSMurali R. Kuracha1, Peter Thomas1, Brian W. Loggie1, Venkatesh Govindarajan2 Department of Surgery1; Department of Biomedical Sciences2Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NESt. Albert's day Research Symposium (Poster) 2017
  • 'Targeted Therapies for Mucinous Peritoneal Malignancies'Surgery Grand Rounds 2016
  • 'Pathobiology of Mucinous Peritoneal Malignancies'Department of Biomedical Sciences Seminar 2015
  • Priyanka Arya, Mark A Rainey, Sohinee Bhattacharyya, Murali R Kuracha, Vimla Band, Govindarajan V., Hamid Band Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (poster) 05/2015 2015
  • Kuracha, M. R., Thomas, P., Loggie, B. W. and Govindarajan, V. Bilateral blockade of MEK- and PI3K-driven pathways is effective in the treatment of KRAS-mutant mucinous colorectal cancer cells American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia (Poster) 04/2015 2015
  • Kuracha, M. R., Thomas, P., Loggie, B. W. and Govindarajan, V. Targeted therapy for KRAS-mutant mucinous colorectal cancers. Creighton St. Alberts day Research Symposium (Poster) 04/2015 2015
  • Judge, S., Shetty, S., Thomas, P., Govindarajan, V., Sharma, P., Loggie, B., Factors associated with survival in patients with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: influence of signet ring cells. Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium, Houston (Oral) 03/2015 2015
  • Nelson, B.Q Kuracha, M. Govindarajan, V. Loggie, B and Thomas, P Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Induced Proliferation and Angiogenesis in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei 46th Annual Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum (poster) 02/2015 2015
  • Priyanka Arya, Mark A Rainey, Sohinee Bhattacharyya, Murali R Kuracha, Vimla Band, Govindarajan, V., Hamid Band The endocytic recycling regulator EHD1 is required for ocular lens development 46th Annual Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum (MSBRF) (poster) 02/2015 2015
  • Judge, S. Shetty, S. Thomas, P. Govindarajan, V. Sharma, P. and Loggie, B. Factors associated with survival in patients with Pseudomyxoma peritonei: Influence of signet ring cells. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress (Oral) 09/2014 2014
  • Pathobiology of Mucinous Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery Creighton Medical School 2014
  • Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 2006
  • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 2005
  • Abstract titled: Lens and Corneal Epithelial Cells Are Sensitive to GAL4VP16 Expression. Presented at the Associciation for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting in Ft Lauderdale, FL. 2005

Awards

  • Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, Creighton University School of Medicine
    Medical students (M1-M4) choose one faculty member for excellence in teaching.
    SOM M1 students