Darshana Choksi

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

• American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• Graduate Student Organization-UTMB
• Indian Association for Cancer Research (IACR)
• UTMB: Society of Cell Biology

• Phosphorylation of mutant TDP-43 at S409/410 by casein kinase 1 enhances toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster, 15th Annual Forum on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, November, 2011
• Enhanced toxicity of mutant TDP-43 at S409/410 due to phosphorylation by casein kinase 1 in Drosophila melanogaster, Society of Neuroscience, Galveston Chapter, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, October, 2011
• Colonic and Dorsal Root Ganglia Gene Expression Profiles and their Alteration by Pharmacological Treatment in a Model of Post-Inflammatory Chronic Visceral Sensitization, Digestive Disease Week, 2004

• TDP-43 Phosphorylation by Casein Kinase Iepsilon Promotes Oligomerization and Enhances Toxicity in Vivo, Human Molecular Genetics, 2014, 23, 4, 1025-1035
• A study of chromosome aneuploidy in hereditary breast cancer patients and their healthy blood relatives, J Exp Clin Cancer Res, 2001, 20, 103-9

PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support