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Chitra Joseph

Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Contact

  • workRoom B13 Clinical Sciences Building
    Nottingham City Hospital
    Hucknall Road
    Nottingham
    NG5 1PB
    UK
  • work+44 (0) 115 82 31106

Research Summary

I am a Research Fellow within the Centre for Respiratory Research/ Nottingham BRC in Translational Medical Sciences.

My research is focused on the study of cellular and molecular pathology mechanisms underlying chronic lung diseases (including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, COPD) and viral infections. I also participate in studies evaluating computational image analysis to quantify fibrosis/cellularity, expression profiling and reverse phase proteomics quantifying biomarkers.

Expertise Summary

Isolation, culture and characterisation of a variety of primary cells from human and animal tissue;

Molecular genetics, tissue microarrays

RNAScope, Pyrosequencing

Image analysis, Immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, immunofluorescence and histological staining

Western blotting and electrophoresis

Recent Publications

  • KARIRI, YOUSIF, TOSS, MICHAEL S., ALSALEEM, MANSOUR, ELSHARAWY, KHLOUD A., JOSEPH, CHITRA, MONGAN, NIGEL P., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2022. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT.
  • JOSEPH, CHITRA and TATLER, AMANDA L., 2022. JOURNAL OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGY. 15, 595-610
  • JOSEPH, CHITRA, ALSALEEM, MANSOUR A., TOSS, MICHAEL S., KARIRI, YOUSIF A., ALTHOBITI, MARYAM, ALSAEED, SAMI, ALJOHANI, ABRAR I., NARASIMHA, PAVAN L., MONGAN, NIGEL P., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2021. CANCERS. 13(1),
  • KARIRI, YOUSIF A., ALSALEEM, MANSOUR, JOSEPH, CHITRA, ALSAEED, SAMI, ALJOHANI, ABRAR, SHIINO, SHO, MOHAMMED, OMAR J., TOSS, MICHAEL S., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2021. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 185(2), 293-305

Associate Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)

  • KARIRI, YOUSIF, TOSS, MICHAEL S., ALSALEEM, MANSOUR, ELSHARAWY, KHLOUD A., JOSEPH, CHITRA, MONGAN, NIGEL P., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2022. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT.
  • JOSEPH, CHITRA and TATLER, AMANDA L., 2022. JOURNAL OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGY. 15, 595-610
  • JOSEPH, CHITRA, ALSALEEM, MANSOUR A., TOSS, MICHAEL S., KARIRI, YOUSIF A., ALTHOBITI, MARYAM, ALSAEED, SAMI, ALJOHANI, ABRAR I., NARASIMHA, PAVAN L., MONGAN, NIGEL P., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2021. CANCERS. 13(1),
  • KARIRI, YOUSIF A., ALSALEEM, MANSOUR, JOSEPH, CHITRA, ALSAEED, SAMI, ALJOHANI, ABRAR, SHIINO, SHO, MOHAMMED, OMAR J., TOSS, MICHAEL S., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2021. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 185(2), 293-305
  • JOHN, ALISON E., JOSEPH, CHITRA, JENKINS, GISLI and TATLER, AMANDA L., 2021. IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS.
  • ALTHOBITI, MARYAM, EL-SHARAWY, KHLOUD A., JOSEPH, CHITRA, ALESKANDARANY, MOHAMMED, TOSS, MICHAEL S., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2021. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 189(3), 621-630
  • BUI, LINH T., WINTERS, NICHELLE I., CHUNG, MEI-I, JOSEPH, CHITRA, GUTIERREZ, AUSTIN J., HABERMANN, ARUN C., ADAMS, TAYLOR S., SCHUPP, JONAS C., POLI, SERGIO, PETER, LANCE M., TAYLOR, CHASE J., BLACKBURN, JESSICA B., RICHMOND, BRADLEY W., NICHOLSON, ANDREW G., RASSL, DORIS, WALLACE, WILLIAM A., ROSAS, IVAN O., JENKINS, R. GISLI, KAMINSKI, NAFTALI, KROPSKI, JONATHAN A. and BANOVICH, NICHOLAS E., 2021. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 12(1),
  • MICHAEL S. TOSS, ASIMA ABIDI, DOROTHEA LESCHE, CHITRA JOSEPH, SAKSHI MAHALE, HUGO SAUNDERS, TANJINA KADER, ISLAM M. MILIGY, ANDREW R. GREEN, KYLIE L. GORRINGE & EMAD A. RAKHA, 2020. British Journal of Cancer.
  • CAIRNS, JENNIFER T., HABGOOD, ANTHONY, EDWARDS-PRITCHARD, ROCHELLE C., JOSEPH, CHITRA, JOHN, ALISON E., WILKINSON, CHLOE, STEWART, IAIN D., LESLIE, JACK, BLAXALL, BURNS C., SUSZTAK, KATALIN, ALBERTI, SIEGFRIED, NORDHEIM, ALFRED, OAKLEY, FIONA, JENKINS, GISLI and TATLER, AMANDA L., 2020. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY. 120,
  • JOSEPH C, ALSALEEM M, ORAH N, NARASIMHA PL, MILIGY IM, KUROZUMI S, ELLIS IO, MONGAN NP, GREEN AR and RAKHA EA, 2020. Breast cancer research and treatment. 182(2), 267-282
  • AGUIAR, JENNIFER A., TREMBLAY, BENJAMIN J-M, MANSFIELD, MICHAEL J., WOODY, OWEN, LOBB, BRIALLEN, BANERJEE, ARINJAY, CHANDIRAMOHAN, ABIRAM, TIESSEN, NICHOLAS, CAO, QUYNH, DVORKIN-GHEVA, ANNA, REVILL, SPENCER, MILLER, MATTHEW S., CARLSTEN, CHRISTOPHER, ORGAN, LOUISE, JOSEPH, CHITRA, JOHN, ALISON, HANSON, PAUL, AUSTIN, RICHARD C., MCMANUS, BRUCE M., JENKINS, GISLI, MOSSMAN, KAREN, ASK, KJETIL, DOXEY, ANDREW C. and HIROTA, JEREMY A., 2020. EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 56(3),
  • KARIRI, YOUSIF A., ALESKANDARANY, MOHAMMED A., JOSEPH, CHITRA, KUROZUMI, SASAGU, MOHAMMED, OMAR J., TOSS, MICHAEL S., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2020. PATHOBIOLOGY. 87(4), 218-231
  • ALTHOBITI, MARYAM, EL ANSARI, ROKAYA, ALESKANDARANY, MOHAMMED, JOSEPH, CHITRA, TOSS, MICHAEL S., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2020. HISTOPATHOLOGY. 77(3), 437-447
  • ALJOHANI, ABRAR, I, JOSEPH, CHITRA, KUROZUMI, SASAGU, MOHAMMED, OMAR J., MILIGY, ISLAM M., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2020. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 181(3), 541-551
  • ALTHOBITI, MARYAM, MUFTAH, ABIR A., ALESKANDARANY, MOHAMMED A., JOSEPH, CHITRA, TOSS, MICHAEL S., GREEN, ANDREW and RAKHA, EMAD, 2020. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 182(3), 581-589
  • JOSEPH, CHITRA, ALSALEEM, MANSOUR, ORAH, NNAMDI, NARASIMHA, PAVAN L., MILIGY, ISLAM M., KUROZUMI, SASAGU, ELLIS, IAN O., MONGAN, NIGEL P., GREEN, ANDREW R. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2020. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 182(2), 267-282
  • ALSALEEM, MANSOUR A., BALL, GRAHAM, TOSS, MICHAEL S., RAAFAT, SARA, ALESKANDARANY, MOHAMMED, JOSEPH, CHITRA, OGDEN, ANGELA, BHATTARAI, SHRISTI, RIDA, PADMASHREE C. G., KHANI, FRANCESCA, DAVIS, MELISSA, ELEMENTO, OLIVIER, ANEJA, RITU, ELLIS, IAN O., GREEN, ANDREW, MONGAN, NIGEL P. and RAKHA, EMAD, 2020. MODERN PATHOLOGY. 33(11), 2208-2220
  • KUROZUMI, SASAGU, JOSEPH, CHITRA, SONBUL, SULTAN, ALSAEED, SAMI, KARIRI, YOUSIF, ALJOHANI, ABRAR, RAAFAT, SARA, ALSALEEM, MANSOUR, OGDEN, ANGELA, JOHNSTON, SIMON J, ALESKANDARANY, MOHAMMED A, FUJII, TAKAAKI, SHIRABE, KEN, CALDAS, CARLOS, ASHANKYTY, IBRAHEEM, DALTON, LESLIE, ELLIS, IAN O, DESMEDT, CHRISTINE, GREEN, ANDREW R, MONGAN, NIGEL P and RAKHA, EMAD A, 2019. British journal of cancer. 120(12), 1129-1136
  • KUROZUMI, SASAGU, JOSEPH, CHITRA, RAAFAT, SARA, SONBUL, SULTAN, KARIRI, YOUSIF, ALSAEED, SAMI, PIGERA, MARIAN, ALSALEEM, MANSOUR, NOLAN, CHRISTOPHER C, JOHNSTON, SIMON J, ALESKANDARANY, MOHAMMED A, OGDEN, ANGELA, FUJII, TAKAAKI, SHIRABE, KEN, MARTIN, STEWART G, ALSHANKYTY, IBRAHEEM, MONGAN, NIGEL P, ELLIS, IAN O, GREEN, ANDREW R and RAKHA, EMAD A, 2019. Breast cancer research and treatment. 176(1), 63-73
  • ALSALEEM, MANSOUR, TOSS, MICHAEL S., JOSEPH, CHITRA, ALESKANDARANY, MOHAMMED, KUROZUMI, SASAGU, ALSHANKYTY, IBRAHIM, OGDEN, ANGELA, RIDA, PADMASHREE C. G., ELLIS, IAN O., ANEJA, RITU, GREEN, ANDREW R., MONGAN, NIGEL P. and RAKHA, EMAD A., 2019. MODERN PATHOLOGY. 32(7), 967-976
  • KARIRI YA, JOSEPH C, KUROZUMI S, TOSS MS, ALSALEEM M, RAAFAT S, MONGAN NP, ALESKANDARANY MA, GREEN AR and RAKHA EA, 2019. Breast cancer research and treatment. 179, 79–90
  • ALJOHANI AI, TOSS MS, KUROZUMI S, JOSEPH C, ALESKANDARANY MA, MILIGY IM, ANSARI RE, MONGAN NP, ELLIS IO, GREEN AR and RAKHA EA, 2019. Breast cancer research and treatment. (In Press.)
  • JOSEPH C, AL-IZZI S, ALSALEEM M, KUROZUMI S, TOSS MS, ARSHAD M, GOH FQ, ALSHANKYTY IM, ALESKANDARANY MA, ALI S, ELLIS IO, MONGAN NP, GREEN AR and RAKHA EA, 2019. British journal of cancer. 121(9), 776-785
  • KUROZUMI S, JOSEPH C, SONBUL S, GORRINGE KL, PIGERA M, ALESKANDARANY MA, DIEZ-RODRIGUEZ M, NOLAN CC, FUJII T, SHIRABE K, KUWANO H, STORR S, MARTIN SG, ELLIS IO, GREEN AR and RAKHA EA, 2018. Breast cancer research and treatment. 170(3), 525-533
  • JOSEPH C, MACNAMARA O, CRAZE M, RUSSELL R, PROVENZANO E, NOLAN CC, DIEZ-RODRIGUEZ M, SONBUL SN, ALESKANDARANY MA, GREEN AR, RAKHA EA, ELLIS IO and MUKHERJEE A, 2018. British journal of cancer. 118(8), 1142-1151
  • SONBUL, S. N., ALESKANDARANY, M. A., KUROZUMI, S., JOSEPH, C., TOSS, M. S., DIEZ-RODRIGUEZ, M., NOLAN, C. C., MUKHERJEE, A., MARTIN, S., CALDAS, C., ELLIS, I. O., GREEN, A. R. and RAKHA, E. A., 2018. Mod Pathol. 31(11), 1675-1682
  • KUROZUMI, S., JOSEPH, C., SONBUL, S., ALESKANDARANY, M. A., PIGERA, M., ALSALEEM, M., ALSAEED, S., KARIRI, Y., NOLAN, C. C., DIEZ-RODRIGUEZ, M., JOHNSTON, S., MONGAN, N. P., FUJII, T., SHIRABE, K., MARTIN, S. G., ELLIS, I. O., GREEN, A. R. and RAKHA, E. A., 2018. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 172(1), 61-68
  • JOSEPH C, ARSHAD M, KUROZOMI S, ALTHOBITI M, MILIGY IM, AL-IZZI S, TOSS MS, GOH FQ, JOHNSTON SJ, MARTIN SG, ELLIS IO, MONGAN NP, GREEN AR and RAKHA EA, 2018. Breast cancer research and treatment. 174(2), 387-399
  • CHRYSANTHOU E, GORRINGE KL, JOSEPH C, CRAZE M, NOLAN CC, DIEZ-RODRIGUEZ M, GREEN AR, RAKHA EA, ELLIS IO and MUKHERJEE A, 2017. Breast cancer research and treatment.
  • MUKHERJEE, ABHIK, JOSEPH, CHITRA, CRAZE, MADELEINE, CHRYSANTHOU, ELENI and ELLIS, IAN O., 2015. LANCET. 385, 72-72
  • JOSEPH, C., HUNTER, M.G., SINCLAIR, K.D. and ROBINSON, R.S., 2012. Reproduction. 144(3), 361-372

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