DRAFT Curriculum Vitae

Akash Gunjan

Last Revised: January 16, 2026

General Information

University address:	Biomedical Sciences
College of Medicine
Main Research Building 2300-A
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4300
Phone: 850-645-6445; Fax: 850-644-5781

E-mail address:	akash.gunjan@med.fsu.edu

Web site:	https://med.fsu.edu/directory/full?directoryID=11981 ; https://med.fsu.edu/biosci/gunjan-lab

Professional Preparation

2000	Doctor of Philosophy, University of Mississippi Medical Center. Major: Biochemistry. Chromatin Structure and Function in mammalian cells. Supervisor: Dr. David T. Brown. Dean's Award for Most Outstanding Ph.D. Student. 

Nondegree Education and Training

2000–2005	Post-doctoral fellowship at Cancer Research UK (CRUK). Specialized in the study of histone metabolism and genomic stability using the budding yeast as a model system. Supervisor: Alain Verreault. 

Cancer research UK (CRUK) was formerly known as Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) and is now the world's largest cancer research charity. Supported in part by the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Long Term Post-doctoral fellowship. 

Professional Experience

2013–present	Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. 55% research; 25% Teaching; 20% Service.

2005–2013	Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. 65% research; 25% Teaching; 10% Service.

Honors, Awards, and Prizes

Outstanding Junior Faculty Researcher 2009-2010, Florida State University College of Medicine (2010). 
David Phillips Career Development Fellowship (United Kingdom), BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council), United Kingdom (2004). ($500,000). 

This distinguished fellowship had to be turned down due to the move to Florida State University. Only 10 such fellowships are typically awarded in all of United Kingdom each year. 

Kirsten-Hardiman Redon Prize 2004, Cancer Research UK (2004). ($2,000). 

This prize was awarded for the paper (Cell, 115: 537-549) that "shows outstanding research novelty and contributes to advancing our knowledge of the causes and treatment of cancer". 

Top 12 finalist for the European Young Cell Signaler Award 2004, Upstate Biotechnologies (now part of Millipore) (2004). 
EMBO long-term post-doctoral fellowship, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) (2001). ($75,000). 

First Indian citizen to be awarded this preeminent two-year fellowship that is normally only awarded to Europeans. 

Stipend to attend the Summer Yeast Genetics Course 2000, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (2000). ($1,500). 
Dean's Award for the Most Outstanding Ph.D. Student, The University of Mississippi Medical Center (2000). ($500). 
Fellowship to attend the workshop on "Integration of Transcriptional Regulation and Chromatin Structure", Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones, Madrid, Spain (2000). ($500). 
Travel grant to attend the AACR special conference on Gene Regulation and Cancer, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (1998). ($500). 
Recognized for academic excellence at the Thirty-Sixth Annual Honors Day, The University of Mississippi Medical Center (1997). 
Nominated, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (1996). 
Student, National Dean's List (1996). 

Fellowship(s)

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Post-doctoral Fellowship (2003–2005).

Received the highest score among the applicants for this fellowship. 

EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) Long Term Post-doctoral fellowship (2001–2003).

The first Indian citizen to be awarded this highly competitive two-year fellowship. Very few non-Europeans are awarded this fellowship. 

Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) Post-doctoral Fellowship (2000).

Received the highest score among the applicants for this fellowship. Although the fellowship was for 3 years, it had to be turned down in order to accept the EMBO long-term post-doctoral fellowship. 

Current Membership in Professional Organizations

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 

Teaching

As a faculty member in the Florida State University College of Medicine, my teaching for medical students initially involved small group facilitation for medical students in the areas of Biochemistry, Microanatomy, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Physiology. Additionally, I teach several lectures in different graduate courses offered by the department. I also developed and taught a graduate course on "Chromatin Structure, Function & Epigenetics" which was initially offered as a special topics course, but it is now being developed to be offered as a regular elective graduate course. Along with Drs. Jamila Horabin and Tim Megraw, I co-developed and co-direct the "Tools of the Trade" course that was offered to graduate students every other summer for the past 6 years as a Special Topics course, but will be offered as a regular course starting with the summer of 2022. Over the years, I have contributed on and off to the "Research Techniques" course for our graduate students. In 2016, I became part of the ad hoc committee to develop the curriculum for the Physician Assistant (PA) program. I took over the role of the founding course director for the Integrated Clinical Science course for incoming PA students and I have directed this course for the past 7 years. 

Courses Taught

	Directed Individual Study (BMS4901)
	Directed Individual Study in Health Sciences (Graduate) (BMS5905)
	Directed Individual Study (BSC4900)
	Integrated Clinical Science (PAS 5045)
	Bioregulation (BMS5525)
	METHYLATION IN TUMOR CELLS (BSC4901)
	Professional and Career Development for the Biomedical Sciences (GMS6003)
	Proposal Development (IHS5503)
	Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences - RNA Silencing and Disease (GMS6001)
	Psychiatry Clerkship (BCC7150)
	Special Topics in Obstetrics and Gynecology (MDT7160)
	Medicine I: Foundations (BMS6037)
	Medicine 3 Human Systems in Health and Disease: Neuroscience: CNS and Behavior (BMS6046C)
	Cancer Research (BMS4901)
	Directed Independent Study in Biomedical Sciences (BMS5905)
	DNA Repair (BMS4901)
	Medicine 3 Human Systems in Health and Disease: Gastrointestinal System (BMS6040)
	Medicine 3 Human Systems in Health and Disease: Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Systems (BMS6047)
	Preliminary Doctoral Examination (IHS8960)
	Chromatin and Cancer (CHM4906)
	Honors Work (CHM4906)
	METHYLATION IN TUMOR CELLS (BSC4900)
	Special Topics in Health Research (MDR7012)
	Directed Individual Study (CHM4905)
	Tools of the Trade (GMS6001)
	BioMed Spring 2017 (BMS6936)
	Seminar in Biomedical Sciences (BMS6936)
	BIOMED SEMINAR FALL 2016 (BMS6936)
	EPIGENETICS (BSC4900)
	Biomed Seminar Spring 2016 (BMS6936)
	Dissertation Defense (IHS8970)
	Dissertation Research (IHS6980)
	Pathology 201 (BMS 6601)
	Pathology 202 (BMS6602)
	Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences - Tools of the trade (GMS6001)
	Clinical Microanatomy (BMS 6110C)
	Histology and Cell Biology (BMS6110C)
	histones and genome ­stability (BMS5931)
	Honors Chromatin Cancer (CHM4906)
	Chromatin & Cancer (CHM4905)
	Chromatin structure, Epigenetics & Human Health (GMS5222)
	Chromatin Structure, Epigenetics and Human Health (GMS5222)
	Graduate Tutorial in Biomedical Sciences (BMS5931)
	Histone Variants (BMS5905)
	Medical Microbiology 202 (BMS6302)
	Clinical Physiology (BMS 6511)
	Directed Individual Study in Health Sciences (Undergraduate) (IHS4904)
	Microbiology 201 (BMS 6301)
	Medical Microbiology 201 (BMS6301)
	Organ Physiology (BMS6511)
	Research Techniques in Biomedical Sciences (BMS 5186C)
	RNA Silencing and Disease (GMS5304)
	Clinical Microscopic Anatomy and Lab (BMS6110C)
	Pharmacology 201 (BMS 6401)
	Honors Work in Biological Science (BSC4970)
	Medical Biochemistry and Genetics (BMS6204)
	Systemic Physiology (BMS6520)
	Medical Biochemistry & Genetics (BMS 6204)
	General Pathology and Immunology (BMS6601)
	Directed Individual Study in Health Sciences (IHS4904)
	Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences (GMS6001)
	Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences - Chromatin structure, Function & Epigenetics (GMS6001)

New Course Development

	Integrated Clinical Science (2017)
	Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences - Tools of the Trade (2015)
	Chromatin Structure, Epigenetics & Human Health (2013)
	Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences - Chromatin structure, Function & Epigenetics (2006)

Curriculum Development

	Helped develop the curriculum for the Physician Assistant Program during 2016-2017 (2016)

Doctoral Committee Chair

	Hagemeyer, C., graduate. (2024). Dissecting molecular mechanisms in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma for therapeutic purposes. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. 
	Phillips, E. O. N., graduate. (2022). Role of Histone H3.3 in DNA repair and cancer. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. Ernest is currently a Scientist at the Armed Forces Medical University. 
	Son, Y., graduate. (2021). Dissecting the molecular mechanisms involved in keloid pathogenesis and response to therapy. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Yuna is currently a Senior Scientist I in Bioinformatics at the pharmaceutical giant AbbVie. 
	Menz, S. L., graduate. (2015). Histone Variant H3.3 Plays an Evolutionarily Conserved Role in DNA Repair.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Sarah is currently a MANAGER at the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2015fall_Menz_fsu_0071E_12888
	Liang, D., graduate. (2011). Role of Histone Gene Dosage in DNA Damage Repair. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently working as a DIRECTOR at LOXO ONCOLOGY at ELI LILLY after working for a few years as a Lead Reviewer for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-1387
	Zamani, N., doctoral candidate.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Muti, S., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 

Doctoral Committee Cochair

	York, S., graduate. (2021). The role of extracellular vesicles in viral infections. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D.  [Note: I was asked to unofficially serve as the thesis supervisor for Sara during the last few months of her Ph.D. career when her original supervisor, Dr. David Meckes, became unavailable unexpectedly due to personal circumstances. I supervised Sara's thesis writing and provided detailed feedback on her drafts to get her thesis in its final form in a timely manner to meet the graduation deadline, following which she successfully defensed here thesis]
	Gajjalaiahvari, U., graduate. (2012). Checkpoint Kinase Mediated Regulation of Histone Gene Expression in Response to Genotoxic Stress. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. He is currently an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at PV NARASIMHA RAO TELANGANA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY, INDIA.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-5354 [Note: I served as the co-chair of Ugander's Ph.D. committee from 2007-2010 since his major professor, Dr. Johanna Paik, did not have the Graduate Faculty Status (GFS) during that period]
	Nasirpour, M., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.  [Note: I serve as the co-supervisor of Mohammad along with Dr. Jose Pinto as Mohammad is working on a Ph.D. project that would benefit from my expertise in cancer biology]

Doctoral Committee Member

	Ayazi, M., graduate. (2025). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Usman, O., graduate. (2025). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Zivkovic, S., graduate. (2025). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Yong, H. J., graduate. (2024). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Duke, L., graduate. (2024). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Turpin, Z., graduate. (2023). BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 
	Cone, A. S., graduate. (2021). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently a POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA at CHAPEL HILL. 
	Buchwalter, R. A., graduate. (2021). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Haluska, C. M., graduate. (2021). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	York, S. B., graduate. (2021). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Higgins, R. K., graduate. (2018). Cellular Response to Misfolded Proteins. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently a VERA BRADLEY FOUNDATION POST-DOCTORAL SCHOLAR at the INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2018_Fall_Higgins_fsu_0071E_14902
	Sailer, L. L., graduate. (2018). Consequences of Prenatal Exposure to Valproic Acid in the Socially Monogamous Praire Vole. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently a POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at CORNELL UNIVERSITY.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2018_Fall_Sailer_fsu_0071E_14854
	Bokros, M. H., graduate. (2018). Molecular Mechanisms That Contribute to Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Inactivation. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently a POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FL.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2018_Su_Bokros_fsu_0071E_14734
	Daraiseh, S. I., graduate. (2017). Regulation of the Transcription Factor Yin Yang 1 by Tyrosine Phosphorylation. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently working for the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_FALL2017_Daraiseh_fsu_0071E_14214
	Jones, L. C., graduate. (2017). Elucidating the Molecular Etiology of Levodopa Responsive Dystonia. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently a SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER at the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS), NIH.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_SUMMER2017_Jones_fsu_0071E_14035
	Tesfazghi, M. T., graduate. (2016). Recruitment of the Transcription Factor YY1 to DNA Damage Sites in Human Cells. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Merih is currently an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PATHOLOGY and DIRECTOR OF CORE LABORATORY at RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER in Chicago.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2016SP_Tesfazghi_fsu_0071E_13160
	Zhang, Y., graduate. (2016). Characterization of Role of LARP6 Phosphorylation in Regulating Type I Collagen Biosynthesis in Liver Fibrosis. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently a POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at the COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER, NY.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2016SP_Zhang_fsu_0071E_13114
	O'Neal-Moffitt, G. A., graduate. (2014). Role of MT1/ MT2 Melatonin Membrane Receptors in Mediating the Neuroprotective Effects of Melatonin in Alzheimer's Disease. PROGRAM IN NEUROSCIENCE, Ph.D. Currently an ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER in the FSU DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-9067
	Cabrera, J. R., graduate. (2014). Heterochromatin Protein 1A Collaborates with Polycomb/Trithorax Group Proteins to Regulate Drosophila Transcription. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at EMMANUEL COLLEGE in Boston, MA.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-8748
	McKnight, K. L., graduate. (2014). Transcriptional Regulation in Response to DNA Replication Stress. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL REGULATORY AFFAIRS at UROVANT SCIENCES INC, Durham, NC.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-8843
	Richmond, D. M., graduate. (2012). Kinetochore Clustering and Chromosome Segregation. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently working for TAKARA BIO INC.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-5932
	Riman, S. F., graduate. (2011). Mechanisms Regulating YY1 Cleavage during Apoptosis. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently working in the Applied Genetics Group at the NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST).  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-7217
	Smyth, F. E., graduate. (2011). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. Currently an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE at COLUMBIA, SC. 
	Sharkey, J. T., graduate. (2009). Melatonin Regulation of the Oxytocin System in the Pregnant Human Uterus. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Ph.D. Currently working for the TIBURON CONSULTING GROUP that he had founded.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-1791
	Vildor, G., doctoral candidate.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Mickey, C., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Chastain, R., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Hudson, Z., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Modak, C., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Poppell, M., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Sumajit, H., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Kim, S., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Sultana, T., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 

Doctoral Committee University Representative

	Akram, S., graduate. (2025). BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 
	Song, S., graduate. (2024). BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 
	Zhao, Y., graduate. (2024). BIOCHEMISTRY. 
	Mukherjee, D., graduate. (2022). BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Ph.D. 
	Cole, L. A., graduate. (2020). BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Ph.D. 
	Lynn, J. S., graduate. (2020). BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Ph.D. Currently a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE (HHMI) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW at COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, NY. 
	Greenwood, M., graduate. (2019). Novel Sites of Oxytocin Receptor Expression in the Mouse Periphery and Modulation of Pupillary Behavior by Oxytocin. PSYCHOLOGY, Ph.D. Currently a RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGIST in the US NAVY.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Spring_Greenwood_fsu_0071E_15121
	Gumber, H. K., graduate. (2019). Identification and Characterization of Linker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton (Linc) Complex Components in Maize (Zea mays L.) Meiosis and Development. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Ph.D. Currently a RESEARCH SCIENTIST at COLGATE-PALMOLIVE in New Jersey.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Summer_Gumber_fsu_0071E_15267
	Sun, Z., graduate. (2019). Exploring Cis Elements and Trans-Acting Factors Involved in the Human Inactive X Chromosome Organization and Compaction. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Spring_Sun_fsu_0071E_15036
	Tabbaa, M., graduate. (2019). Mechanisms of Oxytocin Regulation of Sensory Processing and Sociality in Mice and Humans. PSYCHOLOGY, Ph.D. Currently a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at the CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL in Los Angeles, CA.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Summer_Tabbaa_fsu_0071E_15376
	Sima, J., graduate. (2018). Genetic Dissection of Cis-Elements in Spatio-temporal Control of DNA Replication. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Ph.D. Currently a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE (HHMI) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW at the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley, CA.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2018_Sp_Sima_fsu_0071E_14411
	Das, S., graduate. (2018). Genome Editing of the Disease Locus D4Z4 as a Means to Ameliorate Gene Misregulation in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Ph.D. Currently a POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at the WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE of the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT), Cambridge, MA.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2018_Sp_Das_fsu_0071E_14319
	Batsomboon, P., graduate. (2016). Part I: Fragmentation Reactions Generating Acyclic and Cyclic Alkynes. Part II: A Second-Generation Formal Synthesis of Palmerolide A. CHEMISTRY, Ph.D. Currently a POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_FA2016_Batsomboon_fsu_0071E_13613
	Rosana, M. R., graduate. (2014). Selective Heating of Polar Solutes in a Homogeneous Solution: Evidence of Microwave-Specific Effects and a Method to Quantify These Effects. CHEMISTRY, Ph.D. Currently a SENIOR SCIENTIST II at ALTRIA.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-9081
	Lisboa, M. P., graduate. (2013). Formal Synthesis of Palmerolide a Using Fragmentation Methodology. CHEMISTRY, Ph.D. Currently a POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at the MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES in GERMANY.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-7471
	Kassardjian, A., graduate. (2012). Regulation of the Transcription Factor YY1 by Phosphorylation. PROGRAM IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Ph.D. Ari went on to obtain his MD degree from Tulane and he is currently a PATHOLOGIST at KAISER PERMANENTE, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CA.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-5733
	Iniguez, S. D., graduate. (2011). Neurobiological consequences of fluoxetine exposure during adolescence. PSYCHOLOGY, Ph.D. Currently an ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR in the DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY at the CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, San Bernardino. 
	Kuipers, M. A., graduate. (2010). Minichromosome Maintenance Protein Dynamics Throughout the Cell Cycle. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Ph.D. Marjorie went on to get her DVM veterinary degree next from the University of Florida and is currently a MAJOR IN THE ARMY and serving as the lone VET at the US NAVAL STATION in GUANTANAMO BAY.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2935
	Lu, J., graduate. (2010). Mechanism of Replication Timing Program in Mammalian Systems. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Ph.D. Currently a SCIENTIST at the CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION in Boston, MA.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-1019
	Mahmud, F., doctoral candidate.  CHEMISTRY. 
	Remedies, C., doctoral candidate.  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 
	Sharif, S., doctoral candidate.  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 
	Zelinka, C., doctoral candidate.  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 
	Adedibu, P., doctoral student.  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 
	Azad, M. A., doctoral student.  CHEMISTRY. 
	Nabi, S., doctoral student.  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 
	Agbola, P., doctoral student.  BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
	Xue, Y., doctoral student.  CHEMISTRY. 
	Batabyal, A., doctoral student.  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 
	Carroll, C., doctoral student.  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 
	Hoffman, B. J., doctoral student.  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 

Master's Committee Member

	Battaglia, D. A., graduate. (2011). Genome Wide DNA Replication Timing in Human Pluripotent and Leukemic Cell Types. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, MS. Dana went on to get an additional graduate degree in Pharmacy and is currently a PHARMACIST at a WALGREENS in the Tampa area.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-1132
	Poduch, K. N., graduate. (2010). Investigation of the Effects of G9a Knockout on Subnuclear Localization and Replication Timing of G9a Repressed Genes When Integrated into an Early Replicating Region. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, MS. Currently working as a HYBRIDOMA SPECIALIST in the BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT at FSU.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-0634
	Monteiro, I. D., graduate. (2010). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, MS. She went on to complete her Ph.D. in India and is now working for the pharmaceutical giant NOVARTIS. 
	Wu, J., graduate. (2010). PP2A and Casein Kinases Regulate SWE1 Degradation Through HSL1 and HSL7. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, MS. Currently working in Beijing, China.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-0698

Bachelor's Committee Chair

	Swanson, N., graduate. (2018). Effect of Histone Expression on Sensitivity to Metal Ions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  [Currently a PH.D. STUDENT at JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY]
	Canzani, D., graduate. (2015). Posttranslational Modifications Are Crucial for the Recruitment of Histone Variant H3.3 to DNA Damage Sites. CHEMISTRY, BS. Was awarded the BEST SENIOR RESEARCH AWARD IN CHEMISTRY for his HONORS IN THE MAJOR THESIS.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_uhm-0558 [Currently a PH.D. STUDENT at the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON in SEATTLE]
	Elios, M., graduate. (2009). Characterization of novel "separation of function" mutant alleles of the budding yeast checkpoint kinase Rad53. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, BS.  [Megan completed her MD from the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. She is currently practicing as a PEDIATRICIAN in ILLINOIS]
	Adair, A., graduate. (2006). Identification of residues in budding yeast Rad53 kinase that are crucial for regulating histone protein levels. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, BS.  [Abigail (Abby) completed her MD from the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. She is currently completing her PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY in ORLANDO]

Bachelor's Committee Member

	Boykin, J., graduate. (2022). Treatment of Keloids Utilizing Mussel Inspired Biomedical Adhesive Poly(MDOPA-co-AMPS) To Deliver HDAC Inhibitors. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, B.S. Jacob will be starting his Ph.D. at the FSU-FAMU College of Engineering in the fall of 2022 to expand on his honors thesis work in the same lab. 
	Hagemeyer, C., graduate. (2018). Transcriptome analysis of flood-induced hypoxia in maize (Zea mays) seedling shoots. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. Currently a Ph.D. student in my lab in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1533651783_b354e488
	Martinez, M., graduate. (2018). Functional Study of DNA Replication Initiation Factors. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, BS. Matt was a recipient of the Frost Fellowship which enabled him to complete a 1-year MASTERS program at OXFORD UNIVERSITY in ENGLAND. He is currently a Ph.D. student in BIOCHEMISTRY at the UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1525204299_751d55d4
	Griffin, B., graduate. (2017). Investigating the role of G-quadruplex (G4) DNA in maize (Zea mays) gene regulation. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, BS. Brianna is currently a Ph.D. student at IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1510763140_03ceaa37
	Jones, J. M., graduate. (2016). Wild type and DDK phosphorylated MCM2 demonstrate unique binding specificities for RLF2 and CAC2 respectively. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, BS.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1481561146
	Schoepfer, K., graduate. (2014). BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, BS. She went on to complete her PH.D. in BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES at the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE and is currently working as a PRODUCT SPECIALIST for SCIENTIFICA. 
	Singh, A., student.  Bioinformatic Analysis of Transcription Factor Binding in Response to Hypoxia in Humans Using Next-Generation Sequencing Data. 

Supervision of Student Research Not Related to Thesis or Dissertation

	Agashe, R. (Aug 2025–present). 

	Schwab, S. (Jan 2025–present). 

	Charles, T. (Sep 2024–present). 

Tiyanna is a Master's degree student in biology who is volunteering in my lab. 

	Lee, D. (Aug 2024–present). 

	Rewis, R. (Aug 2024–present). 

	Pandeya, K. (Sep 2023–present). 

Kashish is a UROP student in the lab. 

	Meier, C. (Jan 2024–May 2025). 

	Bueres, A. (Aug 2023–May 2025). 

	Miller, S. (Jan 2023–Dec 2024). 

Sophia is a UROP student in the lab. 

	Watson, A. (Jun–Aug 2024). 

Abigail is a medical student who received a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) to work in my lab. 

	Kata, A. (Jun–Aug 2023). 

Alexandra is a medical student who received a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) to work in my lab. 

	Paolillo, O. (Mar 2021–Apr 2023). 

	Parker, J. T. (Jun–Aug 2022). 

John had worked in my lab throughout his undergraduate years at FSU, including completing his capstone project in the lab as part of his Integrated Medical Sciences (IMS) major. He is currently in the MD program at the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE and spent the summer of 2022 in my lab on a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) to expand on the research work he performed as an undergraduate for his capstone project. 

	Sharpee, E. (Jan–May 2022). 

	Choudhary, S. (Jan 2021–May 2022). 

	Mascarenhas, M. (Jul 2018–May 2022). 

Macauley is currently in the MD program at the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. 

	Humeda, S. (Apr–Dec 2021). 

	Wright, B. (Aug 2018–Jul 2021). 

Benjamin completed his capstone project in the lab as part of his Integrated Medical Sciences (IMS) major and then stayed back after graduation to help out with our animal experiments as a volunteer in the lab. Ben is currently in the MD program at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. 

	Parker, J. T. (Sep 2017–May 2021). 

John completed his capstone project in the lab as part of his Integrated Medical Sciences (IMS) major. He is currently in the MD program at the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE and will be spending the summer of 2022 in my lab expanding on the research work he performed as an undergraduate for his capstone project. 

	Rauf, S. Y. (2019–20). 

	Henehan, L. (2017–20). 

Lauren took part in undergraduate research in our lab through the WIMSE (Women in Math, Science, and Engineering) Research Experience Program. Lauren is currently working towards her MASTER'S DEGREE at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA before applying to medical schools. 

	Salam, M. (Mar 2017–May 2019). 

Mohammad is currently applying to medical schools. 

	Ploucher, S. (2019). 

Shelby was a medical student who received a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) to work in my lab. 

	Zlitni, O. (2019). 

Maya was a medical student who received a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) to work in my lab. 

	Swanson, N. (Feb 2016–May 2018). 

Nicholas went on to complete his Honors in the Major thesis in the lab. He is currently a PH.D. STUDENT at JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. 

	Price, B. (Apr 2016–Apr 2018). 

Brandon is currently a medical student in the FSU College of Medicine. 

	Megna, G. (2018). 

Gerald was a medical student who received a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) to work in my lab. 

	Martinez, S. (Apr 2016–May 2017). 

Sarah SURVIVED HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA in college and is currently in the MD program at ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE in upstate New York. 

	Price, K. M. (2017). 

Kristin was a medical student who received a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) to work in my lab. Her contributions resulted in a co-authorship on a major publication on keloid therapy from our lab. Kristin is currently the CHIEF RESIDENT in the INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY program at TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. 

	Florio, T. (Feb–Dec 2016). 

Taylor went on to complete his MD degree and is currently completing his RESIDENCY in BOCA RATON. 

	Abe, M. (Apr–Sep 2015). 

Mayumi was a visiting first year Ph.D. student from Tsukuba University in Japan. She was in my lab for 6 months to learn new techniques which she has been using for her doctoral research work since her return to Japan. 

	Griffin, E. (2014–15). 

Elise is currently a PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (C) with SCRIPPS HEALTH in CALIFORNIA. 

	Canzani, D. (2013–15). 

Danielle went on to complete his Honors in the Major thesis in the lab. He is currently finishing up his PH.D. degree at the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON in SEATTLE. 

	Hardy, S. (2014). 

Sarah was a medical student who received a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) to work in my lab. After completing her MD degree, she is currently finishing up her PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY in VIRGINIA. 

	Weaver, T. (2011–13). 

Tyler went on to complete his PH.D. from the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. He is currently a POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CANCER CENTER. 

	Koul, R. (2010–12). 

Rudra volunteered in my laboratory every summer while majoring in Biomedical Engineering at CORNELL UNIVERSITY. She went one to get her MD degree and is currently finishing up her FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. 

	Merrell, C. (2011). 

Performed Directed Individual Study (DIS) while majoring in Biological Science. She is currently a TEACHER in KEY WEST, FL. 

	Safdari, S. (2010–11). 

Performed Directed Individual Study (DIS) while carrying out additional coursework to get a second bachelor's degree in Biological Science after graduating with a first Bachelor's degree in accounting and finance. Sara went on to get her DDS degree and is currently practicing as a PEDIATRIC DENTIST in PORT RICHEY, FL. 

	Berman, M. (2009–10). 

Mitch was an undergraduate student who was doing his Directed Individual Study with Dr. Johanna Paik. I supervised Mitch when Dr. Paik was away on maternity leave. Mitch completed his DOCTOR OF PHARMACY degree from the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA and currently the MANAGER of a CVS PHARMACY in NAPLES, FL. 

	Gonzalez, M. (2009–10). 

Performed Directed Individual Study (DIS) while majoring in Biological Science. Melanie Gonzalez made significant contributions to a specific project in our laboratory which resulted in the publication of an important paper (PLoS One, 7:e36295) with her as a co-author. She went to podiatry school to get her DOCTOR OF PODIATRY MEDICINE degree and is currently practicing as a PODIATRIST in MISSOURI. 

	Welch, M. (2008–09). 

Matthew was completing additional coursework after graduating to meet the eligibility criteria for applying to medical school. He was also working with Dr. Johanna Paik. I supervised Matthew when Dr. Paik was away on maternity leave. After getting his MD degree, Matthew is currently finishing up his FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY at LOUSIANA STATE UNIVERSITY. 

	Eckley, S. A. (2007–09). 

Performed Directed Individual Study (DIS) while majoring in Biological Science. She then went on to complete her Master's in Public Health Program at FSU and is employed as a Public Health Coordinator. 

	Elios, M. (2007–09). 

Performed Directed Individual Study (DIS) while majoring in Biological Science. Successfully completed her Honors in the Major thesis. Megan then completed her MD from the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. She is currently practicing as a PEDIATRICIAN in ILLINOIS. 

	Deshpande, G. (2006–08). 

Performed Directed Individual Study (DIS) while majoring in Psychology. Gouri got her Master's degree in Public Health and is working in that field. 

	Bennett, C. (2006–07). 

Courtney was an undergraduate student who was doing her Directed Individual Study with Dr. Johanna Paik. I supervised Courtney when Dr. Paik was away on maternity leave. Courtney worked as a Physician Assistant (PA) with Southern Medical Group in Tallahassee for several years before joining the faculty in the PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT program as an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. 

	Uckelmann, H. (2006). 

Hanna was an undergraduate student from FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY (FAMU) who was doing her Directed Individual Study with Dr. Johanna Paik. I supervised Hanna when Dr. Paik was pregnant. After completing her Ph.D. in Germany, Hanna is currently a POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW at DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE at HARVARD UNIVERSITY. 

	Adair, A. (2005–06). 

Abigail (Abby) completed her MD from the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. She is currently completing her PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY in ORLANDO. 

	Jordan, J. (2005–06). 

Performed Directed Individual Study (DIS) while majoring in Biological Science. She is currently a SCIENCE TEACHER. 

Research and Original Creative Work

My training as a scientist includes Ph.D. research work using cultured mammalian cells to study the role histone H1 variants in chromatin structure and function. This included the first ever measurements of the mobility of a histone protein (histone H1) by live cell microscopy which was published in the premier journal "Nature".                                                                                                                                          My post-doctoral work involved the use of yeast genetics to study histone protein regulation and its impact on DNA damage and repair at Cancer Research UK, the world's largest cancer research charity and a premier research institute for the study of DNA damage and repair. This work resulted in the discovery of a novel role for the DNA damage checkpoint kinase Rad53 in histone protein regulation, which was published in the preeminent journal "Cell".                                                                                           During my first 7 years at FSU as an Assistant Professor, I studied the role of histone proteolysis in maintaining genomic stability. This included a major breakthrough involving the elucidation of the pathway for the regulated degradation of histone proteins and how that regulates genome stability, which was published in the top journal "Nature Cell Biology".                                                                                               As an associate professor at FSU, I switched my focus from basic research using yeast as a model system to performing translational and pre-clinical research using patient derived cells and mice models. Making this switch was difficult and it took us a few years to secure funding for it. But this has allowed us to translate our basic research findings into therapeutic strategies for specific cancers and other diseases characterized by aberrant cell proliferation. We have made significant progress in developing therapeutics for cancers caused by mutations in histone H3.3. These mutations primarily cause cancers in children, of which the high-grade childhood brain tumors known as glioblastomas are 100% fatal. We have also been developing better therapeutic strategies to prevent the recurrence of very common but benign fibrotic skin tumors known as keloids that have a near 100% rate of recurrence following surgical removal alone. One such therapeutic strategy was published in the top "Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology". Our translational and pre-clinical research has resulted in intellectual property which has generated a 10 invention disclosures and seven patent applications so far, with more on the way.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The switch to translational research, as well as having to hold back on publishing/presenting much of our recent research findings while working to secure intellectual property rights - all led to a significant publication gap over the past few years. This was further compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic and the fact that FSU lacked the infrastructure for research using severely immunocompromised mice for testing our cancer therapeutics. We eventually managed to obtain the bare bones infrastructure needed for our animal work and my publication rate has finally started to pick up recently, with several manuscripts in various stages of the publication pipeline, plus lots of preliminary data for use in my grant applications. Further, now that our therapeutic strategies are making progress towards patents, I have started presenting more of our translational data at seminars and conferences. 

Program of Research and/or Focus of Original Creative Work

My research program at FSU is focused on determining the contribution of histone proteins and chromatin structure in genome maintenance and treatment of human diseases such as specific types of cancer and keloids. This research program has generated 22 publications so far (13 research papers, 6 review articles and 3 book chapters), while 4 additional papers are currently under various stages of the peer review process and should be published in the coming months. Additionally, I have filed for 8 invention disclosures, five of which are currently in different stages of patent protection. The patents include a combination of methods and composition intellectual property claims. 

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

	Son, Y., Zamani, N., & Gunjan, A. (submitted). An integrated genomics approach identifies multiple targets for combination drug therapy for keloids. Science Translational Medicine. Manuscript submitted for publication.

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 17.99.  This manuscript will be submitted in early summer of 2026. 

	Reddy, G., Villeneuve, V., Giovinazzi, S., Kabbaj, M-H., Gharib, M., Thibault, P., Verreault, A., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (submitted). Checkpoint kinase mediated regulation of histone gene expression upon genotoxic stress. PLoS Biology, UNDER REVISION. Experiments related to the revision of this paper have been delayed due to a serious health issue faced by my collaborator. Manuscript submitted for publication.

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 9.163. 

	Phillips, E., Burkhart, S. L., Giovinazzi, S., Hagemeyer, C., Kanga, K., Singh, R. K., Zamani, N., Canzani, D., Rahangdale, A., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene M., Horabin, J., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (submitted). Histone variant H3.3 plays an evolutionarily conserved role in DNA repair that can be targeted for cancer therapy. The EMBO Journal. UNDER REVISION. Manuscript submitted for publication.

IMPACT FACTOR = 14.2  Work for the revision is complete and this manuscript will be resubmitted in February 2026. 

	Zamani, N., Akbari, P., Zamani, M., Rodriguez, C., Tirgan, M., & Gunjan, A. (submitted). Leveraging Machine Learning and Clinical Data to Predict Response to Intralesional Steroids in Keloid Patients. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology. UNDER REVISION. Preprint available at https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.05.25326913v1. Manuscript submitted for publication.

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 12.8. We are waiting on some clinical data requested by reviewers to submit the revised version. 

	Son, Y., Zamani, N., & Gunjan, A. (submitted). Molecular biomarkers for predicting patient response to steroid therapy. Clinical and Translational Medicine. Manuscript submitted for publication.

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 11.492.  This manuscript will be submitted in late summer of 2026. 

	Zamani, N., Son, Y., Kata, A., & Gunjan, A. (submitted). Rationale based repurposing of drug combinations for intralesional and topical keloid management: An in vitro study on patient-derived keloid fibroblasts. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology. Preprint available at https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.05.25326913v1. Manuscript submitted for publication.

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 12.8. 

	Singh, R., Hagemeyer, C., Burkhart, S., Kabbaj, M-H., & Gunjan, A. (submitted). The tumor suppressor CHK2 regulates histone protein levels in human cells. EMBO Reports, UNDER REVISION. Manuscript submitted for publication.

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 7.497. 

	Boykin, J., Zamani, N., Chung, H., & Gunjan, A. (2025). Synthesis and characterization of N-AMPS, a novel biopolymer adhesive for topical drug delivery through skin. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 13, 11032-11045. doi:doi.org/10.1039/d5tb00175g

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 7.57. This collaborative manuscript includes work that was divided equally between the two labs, with Dr. Chung's lab synthesizing and performing physical characterization of the novel biopolymer, while our lab performed the biological characterization to determine its suitability for transdermal drug delivery. Dr. Gunjan and Dr. Chung are co-corresponding authors. 

	Beesley, S., Kumar, S., & Gunjan, A. (2023). Visualizing the triheteromeric N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit composition. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, 15:1156777. doi:doi.org/10.3389/fnsyn.2023.1156777

This paper describes the results of a long-term collaboration with the Kumar lab to visualize the NMDA receptor subunits using advanced microscopy techniques.  JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 4.5. 

	Phillips, E. O. N., & Gunjan, A. (2022). Histone variants: The unsung guardians of the genome. DNA Repair, 112, 103301. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2022.103301 doi:10.1016/j.dnarep.2022.103301

This is a peer-reviewed article for a special issue of the journal. JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 4.913. 

	Phillips, E. O. N., Giovinazzi, S., Burkhart, S. L., Son, Y., & Gunjan, A. (2021). Preparation of cell extracts by cryogrinding in a freezer mill. Journal of Visual Experiments, 167, e61164. Retrieved from https://www.jove.com/t/61164/preparation-cell-extracts-cryogrinding-an-automated-freezer doi:10.3791/61164 (2021)

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 1.2. This is a video-based methods paper. 

	Son, Y., Phillips, E. N. O., Price, K., Rosenberg, L., Stefanovic, B., Wolfe, C., Shaath, T., Om, A., Cohen, G., & Gunjan, A. (2020). Treatment of keloids with a single dose of low energy superficial X-ray radiation to prevent recurrence after surgical excision: an in vitro and in vivo study. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.023, 83, 1304-1314. Retrieved from https://www-clinicalkey-com.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/service/content/pdf/watermarked/1-s2.0-S0190962220310847.pdf?locale=en_US&searchIndex= doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.023

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 11.527. This is a collaboration between my lab and the clinicians at Dermatology Associates of Tallahassee. They provide us with the patient tissue samples while all the in vitro experiments and analyses were carried out by my lab, following which the clinical work on patients was performed by our clinical collaborators. 

	Beesley, S., Pilli, J., Abbasi, S., Sullenberger, S., Gunjan, A., & Kumar, S. (2019). Co-localization of Distinct NMDA Receptor Subtypes at Individual Excitatory Synapses in the Entorhinal Cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology, 121, 238-254. Retrieved from https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/jn.00468.2018 doi:10.1152/jn.00468.2018.

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 2.614. This was a collaboration between my lab and Sanjay Kumar's lab in the same department. My lab helped the Kumar lab perform the biochemical and molecular work described in this publication. 

	Hammack, C., Ogden, S. C., Madden, J., Medina, A., Xu, C., Phillips, E., Son, Y., Sherman, A., Giovinazzi, S., Didier, R., Gilbert, D., Song, H., Guoli, M., Wen, Z., Brinton, M., Gunjan, A., & Tang, H. (2019). Zika virus infection induces DNA damage response and S-phase arrest in human neural progenitor cells that enhances viral replication. Journal of Virology, 93(20), 1-20. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6798117/pdf/JVI.00638-19.pdf doi:10.1128/JVI.00638-19.

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 4.501. This is a collaboration between my lab and Hengli Tang's lab in Biological Sciences. All the DNA repair related work described in the paper, including all the Western blots of DNA damage response proteins were performed by people in my lab. 

	Liang, D., Burkhart, S., Singh, R. K., Kabbaj, M-H., & Gunjan, A. (2012). Histone dosage regulates DNA damage sensitivity in a checkpoint independent manner by the homologous recombination pathway. Nucleic Acids Research, 40, 9604-9620. Retrieved from http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/07/31/nar.gks722.full.pdf+html doi:10.1093/nar/gks722

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 16.971. 

	Singh, R., Gonzalez, M., Kabbaj, M-H., & Gunjan, A. (2012). Novel E3 ubiquitin ligases that regulate histone protein levels in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLOS One, 7(5), e36295. Retrieved from http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0036295

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 4.411. An undergraduate student Melanie Gonzalez made major contributions to this paper and is listed as a co-author. 

	Singh, R. K., & Gunjan, A. (2011). Histone tyrosine phosphorylation comes of age. Epigenetics, 6(2), 153-60. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20935492

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 4.622. 

	Hollis, F., Duclot, F., Gunjan, A., & Kabbaj, M. (2011). Individual differences in the effect of social defeat on anhedonia and histone acetylation in the rat hippocampus. Horm Behav, 59(3), 331-7. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20851702

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 4.126. 

	Gunjan, A., & Singh, R. K. (2010). Epigenetic therapy: targeting histones and their modifications in human disease. Future Med Chem, 2(4), 543-8. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21426003

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 3.607. 

	Singh, R. K., Liang, D., Gajjalaiahvari, U. R., Kabbaj, M. H., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (2010). Excess histone levels mediate cytotoxicity via multiple mechanisms. Cell Cycle, 9(20), 4236-44. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20948314

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 5.4. This paper generated two News & Views articles - Cell Cycle 9: 4283; Cell Cycle 9: 4611-4612. 

	Morillo-Huesca, M., Maya, D., Munoz-Centeno, M. C., Singh, R. K., Oreal, V., Reddy, G. U., Liang, D., Geli, V., Gunjan, A., & Chavez, S. (2010). FACT prevents the accumulation of free histones evicted from transcribed chromatin and a subsequent cell cycle delay in G1. PLoS Genet, 6(5), e1000964. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20502685

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 9.543. 

	Hollis, F., Wang, H., Dietz, D., Gunjan, A., & Kabbaj, M. (2010). The effects of repeated social defeat on long-term depressive-like behavior and short-term histone modifications in the hippocampus in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl), 211(1), 69-77. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20454892

Journal IMPACT FACTOR = 4.077. 

	Singh, R. K., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (2009). Generation and management of excess histones during the cell cycle. Front Biosci, 14, 3145-58. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19273263

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 3.74. 

	Singh, R. K., Kabbaj, M. H., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (2009). Histone levels are regulated by phosphorylation and ubiquitylation-dependent proteolysis. Nat Cell Biol, 11(8), 925-33. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19578373

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 20.042. This paper was selected for Faculty of 1000 Biology: http://f1000.com/1345998#evaluations. 

	Gunjan, A., Paik, J., & Verreault, A. (2006). The emergence of regulated histone proteolysis. Curr Opin Genet Dev, 16(2), 112-8. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16510276

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 8.987. 

	Gunjan, A., Paik, J., & Verreault, A. (2005). Regulation of histone synthesis and nucleosome assembly. Biochimie, 87(7), 625-35. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15989979

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 3.424. 

#	Gunjan, A., & Verreault, A. (2003). A Rad53 kinase-dependent surveillance mechanism that regulates histone protein levels in S. cerevisiae. Cell, 115(5), 537-49. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14651846

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 41.582. Previewed in: Cell, 115: 508-510. Highlighted in: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 5: 6. 

#	Gunjan, A., Sittman, D. B., & Brown, D. T. (2001). Core histone acetylation is regulated by linker histone stoichiometry in vivo. J Biol Chem, 276(5), 3635-40. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11062242

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 5.581. 

#	Misteli, T., Gunjan, A., Hock, R., Bustin, M., & Brown, D. T. (2000). Dynamic binding of histone H1 to chromatin in living cells. Nature, 408(6814), 877-81. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11130729

JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR = 42.778. Ranked as the number one journal in "multidisciplinary sciences". Highlighted in the 10-year anniversary commentary in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (2010) 11: 678-679. 

#	Gunjan, A., Alexander, B. T., Sittman, D. B., & Brown, D. T. (1999). Effects of H1 histone variant overexpression on chromatin structure. J Biol Chem, 274(53), 37950-6. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10608862

IMPACT FACTOR = 5.581. 

#	Gunjan, A., & Brown, D. T. (1999). Overproduction of histone H1 variants in vivo increases basal and induced activity of the mouse mammary tumor virus promoter. Nucleic Acids Res, 27(16), 3355-63. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10454644

IMPACT FACTOR = 16.971. 

#	Brown, D. T., Gunjan, A., Alexander, B. T., & Sittman, D. B. (1997). Differential effect of H1 variant overproduction on gene expression is due to differences in the central globular domain. Nucleic Acids Res, 25(24), 5003-9. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9396808

IMPACT FACTOR = 16.971. 

Invited Book Chapters

	Paik, J., Giovinazzi, S., & Gunjan, A. (2016). Coordination of DNA replication and histone synthesis during S phase. In The Initiation of DNA replication in Eukaryotes (pp. 213-238). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. 

This book chapter describes the established facts and explores the unknowns about how histone and DNA synthesis are coupled together and how both are dependent upon ongoing replication. 

	Singh, R. K., Seth, R., & Gunjan, A. (2012). Epigenetic regulation of cancer. In M.M. Mishra, & S.R. Singh (Eds.), Signaling, Gene Regulation & Cancer. Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA. 

This book chapter details the state of knowledge about the contribution of epigenetic factors in cancer formation as well as in cancer treatments. 

	Gunjan, A., Paik, J., & Singh, R. K. (2011). Histones: Dosage and degradation. In J.M. Craig, & N.C. Wong (Eds.), Epigenetics: A reference manual (pp. 161-182). Horizon Press, United Kingdom. Retrieved from http://www.horizonpress.com/epigenetics

This book chapter provides a detailed description of the current state of knowledge on histone gene dosage in eukaryotes as well as how its protein levels are regulated via degradation. 

Presentations

Invited Keynote and Plenary Presentations at Conferences

For invited keynote and plenary presentations at conferences, 50.0% were international, 50.0% were regional in scope.

	Liang, D., Burkhart, S., Kabbaj, M-H., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2012, February). Core histone gene dosage regulates DNA damage sensitivity in a checkpoint independent manner via the homologous recombination pathway. Plenary presentation at South East Regional Yeast Meeting 2012, South East Regional Yeast Meeting 2012, Atlanta. (Regional)

	Liang, D., Burkhart, S., Kabbaj, M-H., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2011, June). Effect of histone gene dosage on the DNA damage sensitivity of budding yeast cells. Plenary presentation at Chromatin, Replication and Chromosomal Stability, Abcam, Stockholm, Sweden. (International)

This seminar was commented upon in the News and Views section of the journal Epigenomics, 2011, Vol. 3, Pages 543-546. 

Invited Presentations at Conferences

For invited presentations at conferences, 75.0% were international, 25.0% were national in scope.

	Phillips, E. O. N., Burkhart, S. L., Giovinazzi, S., Son, Y., Hagemeyer, C., Singh, R. K., Leake, N., Canzani, D., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene M., Horabin, J., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2019, June). The role of histone H3.3 in DNA repair and cancer. Poster presentation at Gordon Conference on Chromosome Dynamics, Gordon Conferences, Newbry, Maine, USA. (International)

	Son, Y., Phillips, E. N. O., Price, K., Rosenberg, L., Stefanovic, B., Wolfe, C., Shaath, T., Cohen, G., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2018, November). Variable effects of steroid treatment on patient derived keloid fibroblasts – is underlying genetic/epigenetic heterogeneity the cause? Presentation at 32nd International Mammalian Genome Conference, International Mammalian Genome Society, Peurto Rico. (International)

	Son, Y., Phillips, E. N. O., Price, K., Rosenberg, L., Stefanovic, B., Wolfe, C., Shaath, T., Cohen, G., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2018, October). A single dose of low energy X-ray radiation is sufficient to block proliferation of keloid fibroblasts. Poster presentation at 1st Southern Genome Maintenance Conference, University of Southern Alabama, Mobile, AL. (National)

Was awarded the best poster award. 

	Burkhart, S. L., Giovinazzi, S., Ernest, P. N. O., Son, Y., Singh, R. K., Leake, N., Canzani, D., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene M., Horabin, J. I., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2018, October). Role of histone variant H3,3 in DNA repair and cancer. Poster presentation at 1st Southern Genome Maintenance Conference, University of Southern Alabama, Mobile, AL. (National)

	Gunjan, A. (presented 2016, December). Histone variant H3.3 plays an evolutionarily conserved role in DNA repair that can be targeted for treating H3.3 mutant tumors. Poster presentation at 4th Epigenetics Meeting, Max Planck Institute, Freiburg, Germany. (International)

	Gunjan, A. (presented 2013, September). Using laser microirradiation to study chromatin dynamics during DNA damage and repair in live human cells. Presentation at 59th annual meeting of the Radiation Research Society, Radiation Research Society, New Orleans. (International)

	Gunjan, A. (presented 2013, June). Role of mammalian histone variants in DNA repair. Presentation at Chromatin, Replication and Chromosomal Stability 2013, Abcam, Copenhagen, Denmark. (International)

	Gunjan, A. (presented 2011, June). Effect of histone gene dosage on the DNA damage sensitivity of budding yeast cells. Presentation at Chromatin, Replication and Chromosomal Stability 2011, Abcam, Stockholm, Sweden. (International)

Invited Presentations at Symposia

For invited presentations at symposia, 75.0% were international, 25.0% were state in scope.

	Gunjan, A. (accepted). Evaluating molecular biomarkers for steroid responsiveness in keloid therapy using saliva samples. In Dr. Michael Tirgan (Chair), Fifth International Keloid Symposium 2024. Presentation to be conducted at the meeting of Keloid Research Foundation, Seoul, South Korea. (International)

This was one of the talks that I was invited to give at this international symposium. However, the symposium was cancelled at the last minute due to the ongoing healthcare worker strike in South Korea. 

	Gunjan, A. (accepted). Evaluating rationale-based combinations of pre-clinical drugs for topical treatment for keloids. In Dr. Michael Tirgan (Chair), Fifth International Keloid Symposium 2024. Presentation to be conducted at the meeting of Keloid Research Foundation, Seoul, South Korea. (International)

This was one of the talks that I was invited to give at this international symposium. However, the symposium was cancelled at the last minute due to the ongoing healthcare worker strike in South Korea. 

	Gunjan, A. (accepted). Repurposing combinations of FDA approved drugs for topical therapies for keloid disease. In Dr. Michael Tirgan (Chair), Fifth International Keloid Symposium 2024. Presentation to be conducted at the meeting of Keloid Research Foundation, Seoul, South Korea. (International)

This was one of the talks that I was invited to give at this international symposium. 

	Gunjan, A. (presented 2022, October). A Multiomics Approach Identifies Multiple Molecular Pathways and Targets for Combination Drug Therapy for Keloid Disease. In Dr. Michael Tirgan (Chair), Fourth International Keloid Symposium 2022. Presentation at the meeting of Keloid Research Foundation, Montpellier, France. (International) Retrieved from https://keloidsymposium.com/speakers-2022/

This was one of three talks that I was invited to give at this international symposium. 

	Gunjan, A. (presented 2022, October). A Single Low Dose of Superficial X-Ray Radiation Following Surgical Excision of Keloids Prevents Their Recurrence. In Dr. Michael Tirgan (Chair), Fourth International Keloid Symposium 2022. Presentation at the meeting of Keloid Research Foundation, Montpellier, France. (International) Retrieved from https://keloidsymposium.com/program-2022-montpellier/

This was one of three talks that I was invited to give at this international symposium. 

	Gunjan, A. (presented 2022, October). Molecular biomarkers for steroid responsiveness. In Dr. Michael Tirgan (Chair), Fourth International Keloid Symposium 2022. Presentation at the meeting of Keloid Research Foundation, Montpellier, France. (International) Retrieved from https://keloidsymposium.com/program-2022-montpellier/

This was one of three talks that I was invited to give at this international symposium. 

	Phillips, E. O. N., Burkhart, S. L., Giovinazzi, S., Son, Y., Hagemeyer, C., Singh, R. K., Leake, N., Canzani, D., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene M., Horabin, J., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2019, September). The role of histone H3.3 in DNA repair and cancer. In Florida Translational Cell Biology Symposium. Poster presentation at the meeting of American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB); University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. (State)

	Burkhart, S. L., Giovinazzi, S., Phillips, E. O. N., Son, Y., Singh, R. K., Leake, N., Canzani, D., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene M., Horabin, J., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2019, March). Histone variant H3.3 regulates DNA double strand break repair. In Keystone Symposia on Epigenetics & Human Disease. Poster presentation at the meeting of Keystone symposia, Banff, Alberta, Canda. (International)

	Son, Y., Phillips, E. N. O., Price, K., Rosenberg, L., Stefanovic, B., Wolfe, C., Shaath, T., Cohen, G., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2018, September). A single dose of low energy X-ray radiation is sufficient to block proliferation of keloid fibroblasts. In Florida Translational Cell Biology Symposium. Presentation at the meeting of University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (State)

	Burkhart, S. L., Giovinazzi, S., Phillips, E. N. O., Son, Y., Singh, R. K., Leake, N., Canzani, D., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene, M., Horabin, J. I., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2018, September). Role of histone variant H3.3 in DNA repair and cancer. In Florida Translational Cell Biology Symposium. Presentation at the meeting of University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (State)

	Burkhart, Sarah, L., Giovinazzi, S., Phillips, E. N. O., Son, Y., Singh, R. K., Leake, N., Canzani, D., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene M., Horabin, J. I., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2018, January). Role of histone variant H3.3 in DNA repair. In Keystone Symposia on Cancer Epigenetics. Poster presentation at the meeting of Keystone Symposia, Breckenridge, Co. (International)

	Burkhart, S., Giovinazzi, S., Singh, R. K., Leake, N., Canzani, D., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene, M., Horabin, J., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2015, March). Histone variant H3.3 plays an evolutionarily conserved role in DNA repair. In Keystone Symposia on Genomic Instability and DNA Repair. Poster presentation at the meeting of Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. (International)

	Burkhart, S., Giovinazzi, S., Singh, R. K., Leake, N., Canzani, D., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene, M., Horabin, J., Paik, J., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2015, February). Histone variant H3.3 plays an evolutionarily conserved role in DNA repair. In Mammalian DNA Repair. Poster presentation at the meeting of Gordon Conference, Ventura, California, USA. (International)

	Reddy, G., Villeneuve, V., Verreault, A., Gunjan, A., & Paik, J. (presented 2012, January). Molecular mechanisms that coordinate histone and DNA synthesis in S. cerevisiae. In Keystone symposia on Chromatin Dynamics and Epigenomics. Poster presentation at the meeting of Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Keystone, Colorado. (International)

	Burkhart, S., & Gunjan, A. (presented 2012, January). Role of individual histone gene pairs in regulating rDNA chromatin. In Keystone Symposia on Chromatin Dynamics and Epigenomics. Poster presentation at the meeting of Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Keystone, Colorado, USA. (International)

Invited Lectures and Readings of Original Work

For invited lectures and readings of original work, 13.8% were international, 24.1% were national, 34.5% were regional, 6.9% were state, 20.7% were local in scope.

	Gunjan, A. (2021, July). Developing targeted therapeutics for diseases driven by aberrant cell proliferation: from the bench to the bedside. Delivered at FSU College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Via Zoom. (Regional)

Invited speaker at this weekly departmental seminar series. 

	Gunjan, A. (2021, May). Molecular Determinants of Keloid Formation and Effective Therapy. Delivered at UF CTSI Precision Health Forum, Gainesville, FL (Via Zoom). (Regional)

Invited speaker at this monthly forum. Presented via Zoom due to Covid-19 related restrictions. 

	Gunjan, A. (2021, February). Role of histone H3.3 in DNA repair and cancer. Delivered at Institute for Research on Immunology and Cancer (IRIC), University of Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Canada (Via Zoom). (International)

This invited "Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series" seminar was presented via Zoom due to Covid-19 related restrictions. 

	Gunjan, A. (2013, March). Webinar on "Studying laser microirradiation induced DNA damage and repair using live cell microscopy". Delivered at Organized by the "DNA Repair" journal published by Elsevier in collaboration with Andor, an imaging technology company, Tallahassee, Florida. (International)

My webinar attracted 374 participants from all over the world. 

	Gunjan, A. (2013, January). Histone protein regulation contributes to genome maintenance from yeast to man. Delivered at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. (National)

	Gunjan, A. (2012, October). Histones contribute to genome maintenance from yeast to man. Delivered at University of Florida. (Regional)

I have accepted the invitation to present this talk in October this year. 

	Gunjan, A. (2012, May). Histones and genome maintenance. Delivered at Florida State University, College of Medicine Main Auditorium. (Local)

	Gunjan, A. (2012, April). Regulation of histone protein levels and its impact on genomic stability. Delivered at University of Rochester, Biology Department. (National)

	Gunjan, A. (2011, March). The role of histones in genome maintenance in yeast and human cells. Delivered at Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida. (Local)

	Gunjan, A. (2010, December). The role of histones, chromatin and epigenetics in genome maintenance and human disease. Delivered at International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India. (International)

	Gunjan, A. (2008, August). Regulated histone proteolysis and genomic stability. Delivered at University of Miami, Biochemistry Department, Miami, USA. (State)

	Gunjan, A. (2008, April). Regulated histone proteolysis and genomic stability. Delivered at Florida International University, Chemistry Department, Miami, USA. (State)

	Gunjan, A. (2006). Regulated histone proteolysis and genomic stability. Delivered at Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida. (Local)

	Gunjan, A. (2005). Regulation of histone protein levels and its impact on genomic stability. Delivered at Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida. (Local)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). A Rad53 kinase-dependent surveillance mechanism that regulates histone protein levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Delivered at Cancer Research UK, London, United Kingdom. (Local)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at The Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom. (Regional)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. (Regional)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland. (National)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. (Regional)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. (Regional)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida. (Local)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. (Regional)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland. (International)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at Wellcome Trust Center for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. (National)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at Centre for Genome Damage and Stability, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom. (Regional)

#	Gunjan, A. (2004). Histones and genomic stability. Delivered at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. (National)

#	Gunjan, A. (2003, September). The role of budding yeast checkpoint kinase Rad53 in histone metabolism. Delivered at UK Chromatin Club, London, United Kingdom. (National)

#	Gunjan, A. (2001). Dynamic binding of histone H1 to chromatin in living cells. Delivered at CRC/Wellcome Trust Institute of Cancer and Developmental Biology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. (Regional)

#	Gunjan, A. (1999). Effect of histone H1 overexpression on the mouse mammary tumor virus promoter activity. Delivered at National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. (National)

Patented Inventions

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). Combination therapies for Homologous Recombination Deficient (HRD) cancers. Development of new combination drug therapy for homologous rcombination defective cancers, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

	Gunjan, A., Zamani, N., Akbari, P., & Zamani, M. (submitted). Leveraging Machine Learning and Clinical Data to Predict Response to Intralesional Steroids in Keloid Patients. 63/799,013. Development of ML based WebApp that predicts corticosteroid response in keloid patients, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

Patent Application No.: 63/799,013. 

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER, REDUCING SIDE EFFECTS  OF CANCER TREATMENT, AND PREVENTING THE RECURRENCE OF CANCER. 930603-12130. Therapeutics for certain cancers that carry specific genetic/epigenetic signatures, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

International PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) Application No.: 930603-  2130. Invention disclosure number: 16-092. 

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER, REDUCING SIDE EFFECTS  OF CANCER TREATMENT, AND PREVENTING THE RECURRENCE OF CANCER. 19/082,283. Therapeutics for certain cancers that carry specific genetic/epigenetic signatures, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

Patent Application No.: 19/082,283. Invention disclosure number: 16-092. 

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER, REDUCING SIDE EFFECTS  OF CANCER TREATMENT, AND PREVENTING THE RECURRENCE OF CANCER. 63/566,424. Therapeutics for certain cancers that carry specific genetic/epigenetic signatures, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

Patent Application No.: 63/566,424. Invention disclosure number: 16-092. 

	Gunjan, A., & Son, Y. (submitted). Therapeutics for keloids and other fibrotic disorders. 18/398,315. New combinations of topical drugs that can be used to treat keloids, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

Patent Application number: 18/398,315. 

	Gunjan, A., & Son, Y. (submitted). Therapeutics for keloids and other fibrotic disorders. This patent describes new combinations of topically applied drugs that can be used to treat keloids, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

Patent Application number: 63/435,626. 

	Gunjan, A., & Son, Y. (submitted). Therapeutics for keloids and other fibrotic disorders. This patent describes new combinations of topically applied drugs that can be used to treat keloids, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

Invention disclosure number: 9_29_2022_22_10_44.   A provisional patent application has been filed for this invention. 

	Gunjan, A., & Son, Y. (submitted). Molecular biomarkers for predicting patient response to steroid therapy. This patent identifies genes which can be used to predict a patient's response to steroids, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

Patent Application number: 63/330,965;  Invention disclosure number: 22-044. 

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). SELECTIVE TREATMENT OF CANCERS HAVING HISTONE H3 MUTATIONS OR ABERRANT LEVELS OF DNA OR HISTONE METHYLATION, ACETYLATION OR DEFECTS IN HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION. 63/032,653. Therapeutics for certain cancers that carry specific genetic/epigenetic signatures, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

Patent Application number: 63/032,653. Invention disclosure numbers: 16-091, 16-092, 20-015, 20-016, and 20-017. 

	Gunjan, A., Son, Y., & Phillips, E. O. N. (submitted). METHODS FOR PREDICTING STEROID RESPONSIVENESS. 62/991,423. A method for screening patients' for response to steroids prior to initiating therapy, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

Patent Application number: 62/991,423.  Invention disclosure number 20-035. 

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). A new strategy for selective killing of pediatric glioblastoma cells carrying the H3.3 K27M mutation using inhibitors of lsocitrate Dehydrogenase enzymes. Invention disclosure number 16-091, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

A provisional patent application has been filed for this invention. 

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). A new method for the selective elimination of H3.3 mutant pediatric glioblastoma cells via simultaneous inhibition of both classic and alternative Non-Homologous End Joining (NHEJ) pathways and concomitant induction of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). Invention disclosure number 16-092, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

A provisional patent application for this invention is currently being prepared for submission. 

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). A therapeutic strategy for histone H3 K27M mutant and other cancers exhibiting high levels of histone acetylation by using histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) to further elevate their acetylation to cytotoxic levels. Invention disclosure number 20-015, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

A provisional patent application for this invention is currently being prepared for submission. 

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). Rationale based use of histone acetylase inhibitors (HATi) for treating histone H3 K27M mutant and other cancers exhibiting high levels of histone acetylation. Invention disclosure number 20-016, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

A provisional patent application for this invention is currently being prepared for submission. 

	Gunjan, A. (submitted). A therapeutic strategy for histone H3 K27M mutant Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG) using a rational combination of drugs. Invention disclosure number 20-017, FSU Office of Commercialization. Tallahassee. 

A provisional patent application for this invention is currently being prepared for submission. 

Contracts and Grants

Contracts and Grants Funded

	Gunjan, Akash (PI), & Arbeitman, M. (Jan 2026–Jun 2026). LEEP: Meeting super-resolution live cell confocal microscopy and next gene sequencing related equipment needs in biomedical sciences. Funded by FSU Large Equipment Enhancement Program (LEEP). (None). Total award $989,621. 

	Sang, Qing-Xiang (PI), & Gunjan, Akash (Co-PI). (Jun 2024–Jun 2026). SEED: Developing RNA Interference Therapeutics For A Rare Pediatric Brain Cancer. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $100,000. 

	Sang, Qing-Xiang (Co-PI), Gunjan, Akash (PI), Dennis, Jonathan Hancock (Co-PI), Pinto, Jose Renato Dias Oliveira (Co-PI), Ren, Yi (Co-PI), & Chelko, Stephen (Co-PI). (Jun 2024–May 2025). EIEG: Enhancing Biomedical Research at FSU Through an Automated Real-Time Live Cell Analyzer. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $40,000. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Jul 2022–Jan 2025). Molecular Test for Determining Patient Response to Steroids Prior to Initiating Therapy. Funded by FSU GAP I. (NONE). Total award $50,000. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Jul 2022–Jun 2023). Combination Therapeutics for H3.3 Mutant Childhood Brain Tumors. Funded by University of Florida. (SUB00003289). Total award $83,333. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Sep 2021–Jun 2022). CCSF Health PH 1: Biopolymers for the topical delivery of drugs for treating diseases such as skin cancer. Funded by FSU. (None). Total award $10,000. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI), & Dennis, Jonathan Hancock (Co-PI). (Jul 2020–Dec 2021). Together Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health: Molecular determinants of keloid formation and effective therapy. Funded by DHHS/NIH/NCATS award number UL1TR001427. This is a NIH sub-award through University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (FSU-UF-CTSI). (SUB00002344). Total award $50,000. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI), & Laywell, Eric Dion (Co-PI). (Jun 2020–May 2023). Targeting Wild-Type Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH) Enzymes for Treating Lethal Pediatric Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG) Driven by Histone H3.3 K27M Mutations. Funded by Florida Department of Health. (20L01). Total award $219,138. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Jun 2020–Dec 2021). PG:Molecular Determinants of Keloid Formation and Effective Therapy. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $13,000. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Apr 2020–Mar 2021). Targeting wild type Isocitrate Dehydrogenase for treating H3.3 K27M mutant childhood gliomas. Funded by Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research (FCBTR) in collaboration with Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2). Total award $62,500. 

I DECLINED these funds due to overlap of aims with another funded grant. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI), & Kumar, Sanjay S. (Co-PI). (Mar 2020–Feb 2021). Determining the role of NMDA receptor subunit mutations in driving melanoma. Funded by Florida State University College of Medicine and Department of Biomedical Sciences Seed Grant Program. Total award $12,000. 

	Levenson, Cathy W (Co-PI), Sang, Qing-Xiang (Co-PI), Bienkiewicz, Ewa A (Co-PI), Kabbaj, Mohamed (Co-PI), Rizkallah, Raed M (Co-PI), Lee, Choogon (Co-PI), Olcese, James M (Co-PI), Gunjan, Akash (PI), Grant, Samuel Colles (Co-PI), Zhou, Yi (Co-PI), Kumar, Sanjay S. (Co-PI), Dennis, Jonathan Hancock (Co-PI), Bhide, Pradeep (Co-PI), Pinto, Jose Renato Dias Oliveira (Co-PI), Meckes Jr, David G. (Co-PI), Ren, Yi (Co-PI), Delp, Judy Muller (Co-PI), Nemec, Antonia (Co-PI), Wang, Yuan (Co-PI), Suo, Zucai (Co-PI), Irianto, Jerome (Co-PI), & Wang, Yue (Co-PI). (Jan 2020–Jan 2021). EIEG:Enhancing Biomedical Research at FSU Through a Small Animal Imaging System. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $40,000. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Aug 2018–Jul 2022). Role of Histone Variant H3.3 in DNA Repair. Funded by National Science Foundation. (1818026). Total award $734,000. 

This grant was under no cost extension until July 31, 2022. 

	Gunjan, A. (Apr 2017–Mar 2018). Molecular Determinants of Radiotherapy Efficacy in Keloid Treatment. Funded by FSU College of Medicine seed grant. Total award $12,000. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI), & Laywell, Eric Dion (Co-PI). (Jan 2017–Aug 2021). Developing Therapeutic Strategies for Histone H3.3 Mutant Tumors Via Rational Targeting of Specific DNA Repair Pathways. Funded by National Cancer Institute. (RCA206051A). Total award $429,583. 

This grant was under no cost extension until August 31, 2021. 

	Sang, Qing-Xiang (Co-PI), Bass, Henry W (Co-PI), Fadool, James M (Co-PI), Li, Hong (Co-PI), Bienkiewicz, Ewa A (Co-PI), Stefanovic, Branko (PI), Wang, Yanchang (Co-PI), Rizkallah, Raed M (Co-PI), Kato, Yoichi (Co-PI), Gunjan, Akash (Co-PI), Zhu, Fanxiu (Co-PI), Yu, Hong guo (Co-PI), Laywell, Eric Dion (Co-PI), Ren, Yi (Co-PI), Tomko Jr, Robert J (Co-PI), & Wang, Yuan (Co-PI). (Jan 2017–Jan 2018). EIEG:High Content Imaging Multi-Mode Reader. Funded by FSU EIEG Award. Total award $50,000. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI), & Laywell, Eric Dion (Co-PI). (Jul 2016–Jun 2018). Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Histone H3.3 Mutant Childhood Glioblastomas. Funded by University of Florida. (UFDSP00011269). Total award $100,000. 

	Levenson, Cathy W (Co-PI), Sang, Qing-Xiang (Co-PI), Wang, Yanchang (PI), Rizkallah, Raed M (Co-PI), Deng, Wu Min (Co-PI), Kato, Yoichi (Co-PI), Gunjan, Akash (Co-PI), Gilbert, David (Co-PI), Zhu, Fanxiu (Co-PI), Megraw, Timothy L (Co-PI), Arbeitman, Michelle Nina (Co-PI), Bhide, Pradeep (Co-PI), Li, Yan (Co-PI), Pinto, Jose Renato Dias Oliveira (Co-PI), Meckes Jr, David G. (Co-PI), & Ren, Yi (Co-PI). (Jan 2015–Jan 2017). EIEG: Enhancimg Biomedical Research at FSU by Confocal Microscopy with Quantitative Capability. Funded by FSU EIEG Award. Total award $85,000. 

	Blaber, Michael (Co-PI), Rizkallah, Raed M (Co-PI), Paik, Hye-Ryun J (Co-PI), Gunjan, Akash (Co-PI), Gilbert, David (Co-PI), Kumar, Sanjay S. (Co-PI), Laywell, Eric Dion (Co-PI), Meckes Jr, David G. (PI), & Ren, Yi (Co-PI). (Jun 2014–May 2015). EIEG: Enhancing Cell Biology Research Through Automated Cell Counting and Fluorescent-Based Cell Assays. Funded by FSU EIEG Award. Total award $29,618. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (May 2014–Apr 2015). PG: The Role Histone H3.3 In Dna Repair and Childhood Glioblastomas. Funded by FSU CRC. Total award $13,000. 

	Levenson, Cathy W (Co-PI), Hyson, Richard L (Co-PI), Bienkiewicz, Ewa A (Co-PI), Stefanovic, Branko (Co-PI), Kabbaj, Mohamed (Co-PI), Lee, Choogon (Co-PI), Olcese, James M (PI), Tang, Hengli (Co-PI), Horabin, Jamila I (Co-PI), Gunjan, Akash (Co-PI), Zhu, Fanxiu (Co-PI), Dennis, Jonathan Hancock (Co-PI), Megraw, Timothy L (Co-PI), Arbeitman, Michelle Nina (Co-PI), Bhide, Pradeep (Co-PI), Kaplan, Daniel Lee (Co-PI), & Li, Yan (Co-PI). (Dec 2012–Dec 2013). EIEG: Improved Time and Resource Efficiency with Capillary Nano-Fluidic Protein Detection. Funded by FSU EIEG Award. Total award $40,000. 

	Gunjan, A. (Jan 2011–Dec 2011). Role of Histone Gene Dosage in Regulating DNA Repair and Genomic Stability. Funded by Florida State University College of Medicine Bridge grant. Total award $40,000. 

	Gunjan, A. (co-PI), Olcese, J. (PI), & Ouimet, C. (co-PI). (Jan 2010–Jun 2011). FSU College of Medicine Alzheimer Preclinical Research Initiative. Funded by Florida State University College of Medicine Seed grant. Total award $75,000. 

The $75,000 awarded was equally divided between the three PI's each of whom received $25,000. 

	Kabbaj, Mohamed (PI), & Gunjan, Akash (Co-PI). (Apr 2009–Jun 2011). Epigenetics of Social Defeat. Funded by National Institute of Mental Health. (5R21MH081046). Total award $397,691. 

	Gilbert (PI), Gunjan, A. (Co-PI), Tang (Co-PI), Kostka (Co-PI), & Kabbaj (Co-PI). (2008–2008). Instrument Grant from Florida State University for setting up the Nimblegen Oligonucleotide Microarray Facility. Funded by Florida State University. Total award $52,965. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Jul 2007–Dec 2010). Regulation of Histone Proteins Levels by Tumor Suppressor Chk2 and Its Impact on Genomic Stability. Funded by Florida Department of Health. (07BN-02). Total award $375,000. 

	Paik, Hye-Ryun J (PI), & Gunjan, Akash (Co-PI). (Jan 2007–Dec 2009). Regulation of Histone Genes. Funded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences. (1R15GM079678). Total award $214,625. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (May 2006–Aug 2006). FYAP_Identifying Unique Functions of Multiple Histone Genes. Funded by FSU CRC. Total award $15,000. 

	Charness, Neil H (Co-PI), Kemper, Kirby W (PI), Overton, James M (Co-PI), Zwaan-Dijkstra, Katinka (Co-PI), Sang, Qing-Xiang (Co-PI), Tabor, Samuel (Co-PI), Joiner, Thomas E (Co-PI), Lapointe, Leonard L (Co-PI), Hogan, Terry L (Co-PI), Loney, Bryan R (Co-PI), Parkinson, William A (Co-PI), McClung, Steven R (Co-PI), Navarro, Ricardo B (Co-PI), Altmann, Curtis R (Co-PI), Deng, Wu Min (Co-PI), Nowacek, Douglas (Co-PI), Gravlee IV, Clarence C (Co-PI), & Gunjan, Akash (Co-PI). (Jan 2006–Apr 2007). Bess Ward Fellowship and Honors Thesis Award 2006-2007. Funded by University Honors Program. Total award $20,000. 

Contracts and Grants Pending

	Gunjan, A. (Jun 2026). Elucidating the molecular determinants of keloid formation and effective therapy. Submitted to NIH. Unspecified award amount. 

This R01 proposal will be submitted to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) that funds dermatological research. 

	Gunjan, A. (Jun 2026). Role of histone H1 variants in DNA repair. Submitted to NSF. Unspecified award amount. 

This is a planned NSF proposal for this summer. 

	Gunjan, A. (Jan 2026). Eliminating DIPG/DMG carrying histone H3 mutations using repurposed drugs. Submitted to Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program. Total award $300,000. 

	Gunjan, A., & Chelko, S. (Nov 2025). Developing a paradigm for the simultaneous determination of cancer chemotherapeutic efficacy and their cardiac impacts. Submitted to American Heart Association. Total award $200,000. 

	Gunjan, A. (Oct 2025). Targeting homologous recombination deficient prostate cancer with combination therapy. Submitted to American Cancer Society. Total award $297,000. 

	Gunjan, A. (Oct 2025). Combination therapy for fatal pediatric high-grade gliomas using repurposed drugs. Submitted to Florida Cancer Innovation Fund. Total award $350,000. 

	Gunjan, A. (Oct 2025). Eliminating DIPG/DMG carrying histone H3 mutations using repurposed drugs. Submitted to American Cancer Society. Total award $297,000. 

	Gunjan, A. (Sep 2025). Targeting homologous recombination repair deficient prostate cancer with combination therapy. Submitted to DoD Prostate Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award. Total award $1,700,000. 

	Gunjan, A., & Azzam, D. (Jun 2025). Eliminating DIPG/DMG carrying histone H3 mutations using repurposed drugs. Submitted to The Cure Starts Now. Total award $1,000,000. 

	Gunjan, A. (Oct 2024). Targeting homologous recombination deficient (HRD) pancreatic cancer with combination therapy. Submitted to Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Department of Defense (DoD). Unspecified award amount. 

Contracts and Grants Denied

	Gunjan, A. (Apr 2025). Evaluating repurposed FDA approved drugs on orthotopically engrafted H3 mutant pediatric high-grade human gliomas in mice. Submitted to Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research (FCBTR). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Feb 2025). Rationale based repurposing of FDA approved drugs for treating DIPG. Submitted to Chad Tough Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Oct 2024). Targeting homologous recombination deficient (HRD) cancers with combination therapy. Submitted to American Cancer Society. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Oct 2024). Targeting homologous recombination deficient (HRD) cancers with combination therapy. Submitted to American Cancer Society. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Aug 2024). Brain penetrant combination therapeutics for H3 mutant childhood brain tumors. Submitted to Live Like Bella Pediatric Cancer Research Initiative (FDoH). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A., & Kumar, S. (Aug 2024). Determining the role of N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunit mutations in driving melanoma. Submitted to Melanoma Research Program, Department of Defense (DoD). Unspecified award amount. 

This is a collaborative proposal with Gunjan as PI and Kumar as Co-PI. 

	Gunjan, A. (Aug 2024). Targeting homologous recombination deficient (HRD) cancers with combination therapy. Submitted to Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program (FDoH). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Aug 2024). Targeting homologous recombination deficient (HRD) ovarian cancer with combination therapy. Submitted to Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Department of Defense (DoD). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Aug 2024). Repurposing drugs for treating rare giant cell tumors of the bone (GCTB) and chondroblastomas. Submitted to Rare Cancers Research Program, Department of Defense (DoD). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (May 2024). Targeting homologous recombination repair deficient breast cancer with combination therapy. Submitted to Breast Cancer Research Program, Department of Defense (DoD). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Apr 2024). Rationale based repurposing of FDA approved brain penetrant drugs for treating H3 mutant pediatric high-grade gliomas. Submitted to Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research (FCBTR). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Feb 2024). Evaluating repurposed drugs for treating rare childhood chondroblastomas and giant cell tumors of the bone. Submitted to Rare Pediatric Diseases  Research Grant Program - FDoH. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Feb 2024). Rationale based repurposing of FDA approved drugs for treating DIPG/DMG. Submitted to Chad Tough Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Oct 2023). Testing repurposed FDA approved drugs for treating pediatric high-grade gliomas (pHGG). Submitted to Florida Cancer Innovation Fund (FDoH). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Oct 2023). Targeting homologous recombination deficient (HRD) cancers with combination therapy. Submitted to American Cancer Society. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Jun 2023). Molecular test for determining patient response to steroids prior to initiating therapy. Submitted to LEO Foundation, Denmark. Unspecified award amount. 

This proposal has been submitted to an international foundation that funds dermatological research. Total funds requested for the 3-year study will be just under 4 million Danish Kronor, which is equal to US just under $600,000 at the current exchange rate. 

	Gunjan, A. (Apr 2023). Targeting homologous recombination repair deficient breast cancer with combination therapy. Submitted to Breast Cancer Research Program, Department of Defense (DoD). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, A. (Apr 2023). Targeting BRCA deficient ovarian cancer with combination therapy. Submitted to Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Department of Defense (DoD). Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Mar 2023). Targeting homologous recombination defects in H3.3 mutant childhood brain tumors for therapy. Submitted to Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research (FCBTR) in collaboration with Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2). Total award $83,333. 

	Gunjan, A. (Jun 2022). Elucidating the molecular determinants of keloid formation and effective therapy using genomics. Submitted to LEO Foundation, Denmark. Unspecified award amount. 

This proposal will be submitted to an international foundation that funds dermatological research. Total funds requested for the 3-year study will be 3,960,206 Danish Kronor, which is equal to US $598,500 at the current exchange rate. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI), & Laywell, Eric Dion (Co-PI). (Dec 2017). Targeting lsocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH) Enzymes For Treating Childhood Brain Tumors Driven By Histone H3.3 Mutations. Submitted to Florida Department of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI), & Laywell, Eric Dion (Co-PI). (Feb 2016). Evaluating Isocitrate Dehydrogenases As Targets for Treating H3.3 Mutant Childhood Brain Tumors. Submitted to National Institutes of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI), & Giovinazzi, Serena (Co-PI). (Apr 2015). Role Of Histone H3.3. In DNA Repair And Childhood Cancers. Submitted to St. Baldricks Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

	Paik, Hye-Ryun J (Co-PI), & Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Dec 2014). Role of Histone Variant H3.3 in DNA Repair. Submitted to National Institutes of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Nov 2014). Regulation of DNA Repair and rDNA Recombination in Budding Yeast by Histones. Submitted to National Science Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Jul 2013). The Role Histone H3.3 In DNA Repair and Childhood Glioblastomas. Submitted to Florida Department of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

	Gunjan, Akash (PI). (Jun 2013). Role of Histone Variant H3.3 in DNA Repair and Pediatric Glioblastomas. Submitted to National Institutes of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

Postdoctoral Supervision

	Kanga, Konan, J.W. (Nov 2022–present). 

Dr. Kanga is first and so far the only FSU PROVOST'S POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW in the College of Medicine and was selected from a competitive pool of applicants to specifically work in my lab. Dr. Kanga was also just awarded $175,288.00 by the FLORIDA CANCER INNOVATION FUND of the Florida Department of Health for the project titled "Targeting DNA repair pathways to treat BRCA mutant breast and ovarian cancers". I had helped Konan prepare this grant and will be supervising him through the proposed studies. Finally, Dr. Kanga was also awarded the "POST-DOC OF THE MONTH" in March, 2024 (see the newsletter at https://opda.fsu.edu/news-digest-archive). 

	Giovinazzi, S. (Mar 2014–Jul 2016). 

Co-supervised with Dr. Johanna Paik until 07/2015. and then as the sole supervisor. Serena works for the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES and is currently the RECALL COORDINATOR for the entire state of Florida. 

	Singh, R. K. (Apr 2006–Jun 2012). 

Dr. Rakesh Singh was an outstanding post-doctoral researcher in my laboratory and contributed to 10 publications. Rakesh also received this year's prestigious "RAMANUJAN FELLOWSHIP", which is awarded by the Government of India to ~35 INDIVIDUALS to recognize the top minds in the fields of science & technology in India, a nation of 1.4 BILLION PEOPLE. After a brief stint as the ASSISTANT DIRECTOR of the MASS SPECTROMETRY FACILITY at the world-renowned COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, he is currently back at FSU and is providing mass spectrometry services at the FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE LABORATORY. 

Reviews of My Research and Original Creative Work by Other Authors

Reviews Appearing in Journals

	Helmrich, A. (2011). Chromatin, Replication and Chromosomal Stability Conference, 20–21 June 2011, Stockholm, Sweden. Epigenomics, 3(5), 543-546. Retrieved from www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/epi.11.77

	Kaufman, P. D. (2010). Toxicity and lifespan extension: complex outcomes of histone overexpression in budding yeast. Cell Cycle, 9, 4611-4612. Retrieved from http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/cc/article/13931/

	Villeneuve, V., & Verreault, A. (2010). When enough is enough: Detrimental effects of excess histones. Cell Cycle, 9, 4283. Retrieved from http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/6/article/14062/

	Schuldt, A. (2010). The dynamic nucleus. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 11, 678-679. Retrieved from http://www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v11/n10/full/nrm2983.html

This research highlights article is part of the 10-year anniversary series. 

#	Heinrichs, A. (2004). Keeping it level. Nature Reviews in Molecular Cell Biology, 5, 6-7. Retrieved from http://www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v5/n1/full/nrm1297.html

#	Quivy, Jean-Pierre, & Almouzni, G. (2003). Rad53: A Controller Ensuring the Fine-Tuning of Histone Levels. Cell, 115, 508-510. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867403009310

Reviews Appearing in Magazines or Newsletters

	Carlson, D. (2020, December). Skin deep - and effective. FSU MED Spotlight, Unspecified page numbers. Retrieved from https://med.fsu.edu/spotlight/home/skin-deep-and-effective/tue-12152020-1425

	Hartung, R. (2018). You're invited to Gunjan's lab. FSU Med Magazine, Fall, Unspecified page numbers. Retrieved from https://view.joomag.com/fsu-med-magazine-fsu-med-fall-2018/0474696001534335672?short

	Powell, M. (2017, August). Igniting the spark in future researchers. FSU MED Spotlight, Unspecified page numbers. Retrieved from https://med.fsu.edu/spotlight/home/igniting-spark-future-researchers/mon-11052018-1551

Reviews Appearing on a Web Site

	Kaufman, P. D. (2010). Histone levels are regulated by phosphorylation and ubiquitylation-dependent proteolysis. Faculty of 1000. Retrieved from http://f1000.com/1345998#evaluations

	Carlson, D. (2009). Researcher solves mystery about proteins that package the genome. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Retrieved from http://med.fsu.edu/uploads/files/Newspubs/print/newspubs_GunjanGEN.pdf

	Carlson, D. (2009). Researcher solves mystery about proteins that package the genome. ScienceBlog. Retrieved from http://scienceblog.com/25997/researcher-solves-mystery-about-proteins-that-package-the-genome/

Service

Starting out as a junior faculty and then currently as a mid-career faculty member, I have either served or I am currently serving on 14 departmental committees and 7 college committees and 4 University committees. I have also been reviewing as an ad hoc reviewer for over 25 of journals in my field, including most of the top journals. Additionally, I serve on several national and international grant review panels. Finally, for well over a decade, I have been also serving as research mentor for high school students and hosting several of them in my lab each year, especially during the summer. 

Florida State University

FSU University Service

	Member, Ad hoc reviewer for FSU CRC grants (2024–present).

	Member, Mock study section for Grant Writing Workshop for Ph.D. students and Post-doctoral Fellows (2021–present).

	Elected representative from the College of Medicine, Faculty Senate (2020–2024).

	Member, Faculty Senate Standing Committee on Sustainability (2020–2023).

This is a very active committee that meets for an hour almost weekly to discuss ways of improving our current efforts directed towards a more sustainable campus and the world at large. The committee reports to both the faculty senate as well as the university leadership to ensure that sustainability is an essential consideration in all aspects of the the university's functioning and future development. 

	Member, Postdoctoral travel grants review panel (2016–2020).

FSU College Service

	Member, Faculty Council Executive Committee (FCEC) (2025–present).

	Member, FSU College of Medicine Summer Research Fellowship Evaluation Committee (2016–present).

	Member, 2008-2010 and 2013-present, FSU College of Medicine Medical Student Admissions Committee (2013–present).

This is one of the most time-consuming committees that I have serve on. It takes an average of 4 hours of my time for each interview. I typically do at least 20 interviews per year and have done over 250 interviews in over a decade of my service on the committee. 

	Student advising, Faculty Advisor for medical students (2007–present).

I serve as the faculty advisor for 4 (and occasionally 5) medical students at any given time. 

	Interviewer, Interviewer for applicants for the Physician Assistant program (2017–2018).

	Member, FSU College of Medicine Promotion committee (2014–2017).

	Member, Biomedical Sciences Chair Search Committee (2008–2009).

	Member, Ad hoc appeals committee to evaluate the decisions of the College of Medicine Student Evaluation & Promotion Committee (2008).

FSU Department Service

	Member, Mentoring committee for junior faculty Yujie (Julia) Wang (2019–present).

	Member, Mentoring committee for junior faculty Raed Rizkallah (2018–present).

	Member from 2006-2010 and again from 2018 onwards, Departmental Graduate Program Committee (2006–present).

	Chair for first 2 years, member for 4 years until 2010. Member from 2014 onwards. Chair from 2024, Equipment and Core Facilities Committee (2006–present).

	Member, Faculty Evaluation Committee (2018–2020).

	Member, Physician's Assistant Program Basic Science Curriculum Committee (2014–2017).

	Chair in 2007 and again from 2013 to 2017, Departmental seminar committee (2007–2017).

	Member, 2007-2009 and 2014 - 2015, Departmental Executive committee (2007–2015).

	Member, 2006-2010 and 2013-2014, Departmental Faculty Search Committee (2006–2014).

	Member, Departmental Space Committee (2010–2012).

	Member, Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee (2006–2009).

	Member, Search Committee for the endowed Rodger's chair (2006–2009).

	Member, Departmental Graduate Admissions Committee (2006–2007).

	Member, Departmental Graduate Student Recruitment Committee (2006–2007).

The Profession

Guest Reviewer for Refereed Journals

	FEBS Letters (2025–present).

	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2025–present).

	Histology & Histopathology (2024–present).

	eBio (2023–present).

	Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) (2023–present).

	Cells (2022–present).

	Journal of American Academy of Dermatology (2020–present).

	Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment (2019–present).

	Cellular & Molecular Life Sciences (2018–present).

	Journal of Molecular Biology (2018–present).

	Oncogene (2018–present).

	Nature Communications (2015–present).

	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2013–present).

	DNA Repair (2013–present).

	FEBS Journal (2013–present).

	Biochemical Journal (2012–present).

	Molecular and Cellular Biology (2012–present).

	Nature Cell Biology (2012–present).

	Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2012–present).

	PLOS One (2012–present).

	Nature (2011–present).

	The EMBO Journal (2010–present).

	Cancer Investigation (2009–present).

	Nucleic Acids Research (2009–present).

	Gene (2008–present).

	The Journal of Cell Biology (2007–present).

Reviewer or Panelist for Grant Applications

	National Science Foundation (2020–present).

	National Institutes of Health (2017–present).

	Israel Science Foundation (2013–present).

	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), United Kingdom (2011–present).

	L'Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR -The French National Research Agency), France (2010–present).

	Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, Molecular Biology & Genetics panel (2009–present).

	Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom (2008–present).

	North Carolina Biotechnology Center (2006).

Service to Other Universities

	Serving as an "external expert" on the Ph.D. committee of Rajesh Singh Rathore in the School of Environment, Florida A & M University (2020–present). 

	Served as the "external referee" for the promotion decision of a faculty member, University of Illinois College of Medicine (2020). 

	Served as the "external expert" for the Ph.D. thesis of Dr. Asmaa Baker, University of Miami (2008). 

Thesis title: New roles for TRF2 in chromatin architecture. 

The Community

	Serves as a mentor for 2-5 high school students per year and provides them with research experience, Gunjan Lab (2012–present).

I host 2-5 high school students in my laboratory each year during the summers and they carry out research work on individual mini-projects. These students often present their findings in regional and statewide science fairs and competitions. A few of the students return for multiple summers as well as spend additional time during the school year working in the laboratory. Such students are listed below and have gone on to matriculate into top public and private universities.                                           Aneesh Rahangdale – Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and currently in the MD program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.                                                                                                    Parul Singh - California Institute of Technology (Caltech).                                                                                        Neha Iyer - University of Florida.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Rohan Kapileshwari - University of Texas at Austin. 

	Serves as a mentor for 2 high school juniors per year, Young Scholars Program (YSP) at FSU (2012–present).

Forty exceptional high school juniors from all over Florida spend the summer taking courses and carrying out research at FSU as part of the Young Scholars Program (YSP). I host two students from the program in my laboratory each year and they carry out research work on individual mini-projects. These students also present their findings in a poster session upon the completion of their program. All the YSP students who trained in my laboratory have gone on to matriculate into top universities in the country as shown below:                              Jeremy Jones (YSP) - University of Virginia                                                                  Veronica Chua (YSP) - Emory University                                                                                              Sameer Pandhare (YSP) - Duke University                                                                                          Mudit Dutta (YSP) - Duke University                                                                                                            Rina Samant (YSP) - Georgetown University                                                                                    Sonia Samant (YSP) - Georgetown University                                                                             Sampath Kumar (YSP) - University of Pennsylvania                                                                     Kiara Kajatt (YSP) - Northwestern University                                                                                                 Wenjie Gong (YSP) - Harvard University                                                                                                          Sorin Cho (YSP) - Brown University. 

	Provides hands on lab research experience for high school students, SSTRIDE (Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity & Excellence) Summer Institute (2011–present).

Each student spends a 3-hour block of time in the PI's lab where they learn to isolate their DNA from cheek cells, learn about cell sizes and look at bacteria, yeast and human cells under the microscope. Then, using a cutting-edge microscope, they observe in real-time how living human cells repair DNA damaged by UV laser irradiation and learn about DNA damage & repair, its connection to skin cancer and the importance of using sunscreen. 

	Serves as expert for debates on scientific topics and a judge in science fairs, Local high schools (2008–present).

	Provides hands-on instruction on the cell cycle and mitosis for students at Fairview Middle School, SSTRIDE (Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity & Excellence) (2011–2012).

The PI supplies research materials to the students who learn how to prepare petri dishes with media for growing bacteria, yeasts and molds both from laboratory stocks and from the wild, for subsequent observation of cell and colony morphology. Then the students visit the PI's laboratory to study the budding yeast cell cycle, followed by the study of mitosis in mammalian cells using live cell fluorescence microscopy. 

#	Taught Biochemistry to MINORITY dental school students every summer and was voted best teacher, The University of Mississippi Medical Center (1995–1999).

Additional Service Not Reported Elsewhere

	Gunjan, A. (2005). I appear to have become one of the main sources of information on experimental techniques and troubleshooting for many graduate students. I spend several hours every month helping students in our department as well as some students from the Biological Science/Psychology/Chemistry departments as well as the Molecular Biophysics program at FSU. Florida State University. 

#	Professional activities that occurred prior to my employment at FSU.