Karuna Rasineni, PhD
Dr. Rasineni has been working in the field of alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver disease, with special interest in the role of ghrelin hormone in development of fatty liver. She is also interested in a role for ghrelin in impairing adipose tissue metabolism in the development of hepatic steatosis during the pathogenesis of both alcohol and/or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Dr. Rasineni has a broad background in endocrinology and metabolic diseases with specific training and expertise. These studies are part of an overall goal to investigate organ interactions particularly stomach-pancreas-liver cross talks in the development of fatty liver disease. Her studies are important since a proper understanding of the mechanisms involved in ghrelin mediated dysregulation of adipose metabolism would provide valuable information for designing effective therapeutic strategies against fatty liver disease development.
Information
- Alcohol-associated fatty liver disease
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Aging and its effects on alcohol-associated fatty liver disease
Active
- "Altered Lipid Droplet Trafficking Role in Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease" Other (Casey), DHHS/NIH/NIAAA
- "Role of alcohol-induced ghrelin in modulating organ cross-talk to promote the development of fatty liver disease" Principal Investigator, DHHS/NIH/NIAAA
- "IPA for Karuna Rasineni" Other (Casey), VA Medical Center - Omaha
- "Pancreas-Adipose-Liver Axis: Role of Ghrelin and Insulin in Alcoholic Fatty Liver" Principal Investigator, DHHS/NIH/NIAAA
Pending
- "Alcohol Center Of Research-Nebraska (ACORN)" Co-Investigator (Casey), DHHS/NIH/NIAAA
- BS: Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2001
- MSC: Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2003
- M. Phil: Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2006
- PhD: Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2009
Department of Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha VA Medical Center
4101 Woolworth Ave.
Omaha, NE 68105
Dr. Rasineni was honored in 2022 with the New Investigator Award, which is given to outstanding UNMC scientists who, in the past two years, have secured their first funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, or other national sources.