Rituparna Das
Instructor A of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
502 Johnson Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 609-937-0959
Lab: 215-573-3510
Lab: 215-573-3510
Email:
dasrit@med.mail.upenn.edu
dasrit@med.mail.upenn.edu
Education:
BS (Eberly College of Sciences)
Pennsylvania State University, 1999.
MD
Jefferson Medical College, 2003.
Ph.D. (Investigative Medicine)
Yale University School of Graduate Studies, 2012.
Permanent linkBS (Eberly College of Sciences)
Pennsylvania State University, 1999.
MD
Jefferson Medical College, 2003.
Ph.D. (Investigative Medicine)
Yale University School of Graduate Studies, 2012.
Description of Research Expertise
innate immunity to infection; role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in pneumococcal pathogenesisSelected Publications
Merk Melanie, Zierow Swen, Leng Lin, Das Rituparna, Du Xin, Schulte Wibke, Fan Juan, Lue Hongqi, Chen Yibang, Xiong Huabao, Chagnon Frederic, Bernhagen Jürgen, Lolis Elias, Mor Gil, Lesur Olivier, Bucala Richard: The D-dopachrome tautomerase (DDT) gene product is a cytokine and functional homolog of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108(34): E577-85, Aug 2011.Das Rituparna, Moss Jeremy E, Robinson Eve, Roberts Scott, Levy Rebecca, Mizue Yuka, Leng Lin, McDonald Courtney, Tigelaar Robert E, Herrick Christina A, Bucala Richard: Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in the Th2 immune response to epicutaneous sensitization. Journal of clinical immunology 31(4): 666-80, Aug 2011.
Kim Bae-Hoon, Shenoy Avinash R, Kumar Pradeep, Das Rituparna, Tiwari Sangeeta, MacMicking John D: A family of IFN-γ-inducible 65-kD GTPases protects against bacterial infection. Science (New York, N.Y.) 332(6030): 717-21, May 2011.
Das Rituparna, Towle Virginia, Van Ness Peter H, Juthani-Mehta Manisha: Adverse outcomes in nursing home residents with increased episodes of observed bacteriuria. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 32(1): 84-6, Jan 2011.
Das Rituparna, Muldrew Kenneth L, Posligua William E, Boyce John M: Cryptococcal retropharyngeal abscess. Travel medicine and infectious disease 8(5): 322-5, Sep 2010.
Grieb Gerrit, Alazemi Mastoura, Das Rituparna, Dunda Sebastian E, Fuchs Paul C, Pallua Norbert: A rare case of toxic epidermal necrolysis with unexpected Fever resulting from dengue virus. Case reports in dermatology 2(3): 189-94, 2010.
Das Rituparna, Perrelli Eleanor, Towle Virginia, Van Ness Peter H, Juthani-Mehta Manisha: Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria isolated from urine samples obtained from nursing home residents. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 30(11): 1116-9, Nov 2009.
Benin Andrea L, Learsy-Cahill Dawn, Das Rita, Kancir Sue, Welch Barbara, Martinello Richard A: Veterans' attitudes to influenza vaccination in the setting of shortage of vaccine, 2004-2005. Human vaccines 5(4): 237-41, Apr 2009.