Curriculum Vitae Education: Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Molecular Physiology and Biophysics 2005-2012 Dissertation: Role of densin and alpha-actinin in regulating Ca 2+ /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Advisor: Roger J. Colbran Ph.D. M.S. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Chemical Engineering 2003-2005 Thesis: Diffusion and remediation of organic chemicals in soft wood. Advisor: Wayne Seames Ph.D. B.E. University of Pune, Maharashtra, India. Chemical Engineering August 1997-2001 Thesis: Manufacture of nitric acid by ammonia oxidation at elevated pressure. Advisor: Prof. J.D. Bapat Research and Teaching Experience Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center July 2012-Present Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory of Dr. Roger Colbran, Vanderbilt University March 2012-June 2012 Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University Molecular Physiology and Biophysics August 2005-Feb 2012 Graduate Research Assistant, University of North Dakota, May 2003-August 2005 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of North Dakota, Course: Hazardous Waste Management Department of Environmental Engineering January 2005-May 2005 Lab Assistant, University Of North Dakota,
August 2004- December 2004 Teaching Assistant, University of North Dakota, Course: General Chemistry Department of Chemistry January 2004- August 2004 Teaching Assistant, University of North Dakota, Course: Mass Transfer January 2003- May 2003 Professional Affiliation: Society for Neuroscience, 2005-Present Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Affiliate, 2010-Present Tennessee Physiological Society, 2009-2010 American Association for Advancement of Science, 2006-2008 Society for Women Engineers, 2004-2005 Awards and Honors: Jackie D. Corbin and Sharron H. Francis/Charles R. Park Student Travel Award Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Travel Award Jackie D. Corbin and Sharron H. Francis Student Travel Award Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, 2008 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, 2008 American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Project: Role of -actinin in CaMKII-dependent regulation of NMDA receptor August 2006-August 2008 Charles R. Park Graduate Student Travel Award Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, 2007
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, 2007 Invited Lectures: Invited Lecture, Tutorials in Physiology Facing the Candidacy Examination: A student s perspective January 2008 Invited Lecture, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Departmental Retreat Investigation of the molecular mechanism of CaMKII- -actinin interaction May 2008 Invited Lecture, Tutorials in Physiology Facing the Candidacy Examination: A student s perspective January 2009 Invited Lecture, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Departmental Retreat -Actinin Interactome: From Brain to test-tube and back again? May 2009 Publications: Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar and Roger J. Colbran Regulation of CaMKII by CaMKIIassociated proteins In preparation for ACS Chemical Neuroscience Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar, Ryan K. Bartlett, Anthony J. Baucum II, Roger J. Colbran Substrate-selective and Ca 2+ -independent activation of CaMKII by -actinin Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012, March 15 Brian C. Shonesy, Tyler Rentz, Anthony J. Baucum II, Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar, Danny G. Winder, Sachin Patel, and Roger J. Colbran CaMKII links calcium to striatal endocannabinoid LTD and motor activity Under review for Nature Neuroscience Yuxia Jiao*, Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar*, A.J. Robison, Anthony J. Baucum II, Martha A. Bass, Roger J. Colbran Characterization of a central Ca 2+ /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha/beta binding domain in densin that selectively modulates glutamate receptor subunit phosphorylation Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011, 286(28): 24806-18 *Denotes equal contribution Richard M. Gustin, Brian C. Shonesy, Stacey L. Robinson, Tyler J. Rentz, Anthony J. Baucum II, Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar, Danny G. Winder, Gregg D. Stanwood, Roger J. Colbran Loss of Thr286 phosphorylation disrupts synaptic CaMKIIα targeting, NMDAR activity and behavior in pre-adolescent mice Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2011, 47(4): 286-92
Anthony J. Baucum II, Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar, Yuxia Jiao, Richard M. Gustin, Leigh C. Carmody, Amy-Joan L. Ham, Roger J. Colbran Ex vivo shotgun proteomics techniques that reduce complexity and enhance validity in the identification of novel spinophilin interacting proteins in striatum Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 2010, 9(6): 1243-59 Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar and Roger J. Colbran A non-catalytic role for CaMKII : Scaffolding proteasomes to synapses Journal of Cell science Reviews, May 2010 Evguenii I. Kozliak, Wayne S. Seames, Ganna V. Baglayeva, Shannon L. Nelson, Julie N. Renner, Nidhi N. Jalan, J. Paca Novel Approaches To The Remediation Of Building Materials (Wood And Concrete) Contaminated With Chemicals Soil Remediation, 2009 Abstracts: Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar, Yuxiao Jiao, Roger J. Colbran CaMKAPs differentially modulate CaMKII phosphorylation of glutamate receptor subunits Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 13-17, 2011 Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar and Roger J. Colbran Role of -actinin-in modulating CaMKIIdependent regulation of NMDA receptors Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 13-17, 2010 Jalan-Sakrikar, N., Colbran, R.J. Investigating the role of -actinin in modulating CaMKII-dependent regulation of NMDA receptors Vanderbilt University Kennedy Center Science Day, 2010 A.J. Baucum II, Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar, Yuxia Jiao, Richard M.Gustin, Leigh C. Carmody, R.J. Colbran De novo proteomics of the spinophilin interactome: spinophilin associates with -actinin, densin and other postsynaptic proteins Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, October 17-21, 2009 Jalan-Sakrikar, N., Colbran, R.J. Investigation of the molecular mechanism of CaMKII- -actinin interaction Tennessee Physiological Society, October 23, 2009 Jalan, N. N., Colbran, R.J. Investigation of the molecular mechanism of CaMKII- actinin interaction Hands on Heart Research Reception, June 5, 2009 A.J. Baucum II, Nidhi Jalan-Sakrikar, Yuxia Jiao, Richard M.Gustin, Leigh C. Carmody, A.L. Ham, R.J. Colbran. Caveats of proteomics approaches in identifying novel spinophilin interacting proteins Experimental Biology 2009 Jalan, N. N., Colbran, R.J. Investigation of the molecular mechanism of CaMKII- actinin interaction Vanderbilt University Kennedy Center Science Day, January 26, 2009
Jalan, N. N., Colbran, R.J. Investigation of the molecular mechanism of CaMKII- actinin interaction Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 15-19, 2008 Jalan, N. N., Bartlett, R. K., Robison, A. J., Colbran, R. J. Dynamic interactions of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) with NMDA receptor NR2B subunit and α-actinin Vanderbilt University Kennedy Center Science Day, Nov. 27, 2007 Jalan, N. N., Phutane, S., Nelson, S., Seames, W., Kozliak, E. Diffusion of Non-Volatile Organics in Wood and Concrete University of North Dakota Graduate Scholarly Forum, Feb. 23-24, 2005 Jalan, N. N., Seames, W., Kozliak, E. Remediation of Contaminants Trapped in Wood University of North Dakota Graduate Scholarly Forum, March 2-4, 2004