Shama Ahmad
PhD
- Department of Pediatrics
- Assistant Professor
- Phone
- 303-398-1969
- Fax
- 303-398-1851
- Email
- ahmads@njhealth.org
- Gender
- Female
Specialties
Research
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Teaching & Professional Positions
2007-Present: Assistant Professor, National Jewish Health
2005-2007: Instructor, National Jewish Health
1997-2004: Research Associate National Jewish Health
1994-1995: Research Associate, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (Aligarh, India)
1995-1997: Lecturer, Dept of Biochemistry, AMU (Aligarh, India)
Professional Memberships/Societies
American Chemical Society
American Physiological Society
Publications by This Author
Link to Faculty Publications
Research Interests
Mechanisms of protection against pulmonary oxidative stress/injury caused by hyperoxia and ozone exposure. ATP release and signaling events associated with P2 receptor activation in pulmonary epithelial and endothelial cells during oxidative stress and disease like cystic fibrosis.
Education & Training
Education
- Aligarh M University (Aligarh, India)
- PhD, 1994
- Lucknow University (Lucknow, India)
- MS, 1988
Fellowships
- National Jewish Health
- Robert J Suslow Fellowship, 2000
- Aligarh M University
- Senior Research Fellow, University Grants Commission (UGC), 1991-1994
- Aligarh M University
- Senior Research Fellow, University Grants Commission (UGC), 1989-1991
Awards & Recognition
2008-Present: NIH/NCRR KL2 Scholar, Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CCTSI)
Ad hoc Reviewer for Experimental Parasitology, Medical Science Monitor
Recent or Important Publications
Ahmad A, Ahmad S, Shannon JM, Guo X, Schneider BK, Schack JB, White CW (2009) Adenosine A2A receptor is a unique angiogenic target of HIF-2(alpha) in pulmonary endothelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci, 106 (26):10684-9.
Ahmad S, Ahmad A, Dremina ES, Sharov VS, Guo X, Jones TN, Loader JE, Tatreau JR, Perraud A, Schöneich C, Randell SH, and White CW (2009) Bcl-2 suppresses SERCA2 expression in cystic fibrosis airways: Role in oxidant-mediated cell death. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 179 (9):816-826.
Ahmad S, Ahmad A, White CW (2006) Purinergic signaling and kinase activation for survival in pulmonary oxidative stress and disease. Free Radic Biol Med.;41(1):29-40.
Ahmad A, Ahmad S, Chang L-Y, Schaack J, and White CW (2006) Endothelial Akt activation by hyperoxia: role in cell survival. Free Rad Biol Med, 40(7):1108-18.
Ahmad S , Ahmad A, McConville G, Schneider BK, Allen CB, Manzer R, Mason RJ, White CW (2005) Lung epithelial cells release ATP during ozone exposure: Signaling for cell survival. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 39 (2): 213-226.
