Rohit Mehra

Rohit Mehra
About Rohit Mehra
  • LncRNAs (long non-coding RNAs) are a form of genetic message that do not encode proteins but are highly involved in the expression of other genes.
  • PCF-funded researcher, Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan and his team recently described a set of 121 novel lncRNAs implicated in prostate cancer progression. SChLAP1 (Second Chromosome Locus Associated with Prostate-1) was identified as a prostate cancer-specific lncRNA that promotes cell invasion and metastasis in approximately 20% of cases.
  • Dr. Mehra proposes to elucidate the associations of SChLAP1 and aggressive prostate cancer.

What this means for patients: These studies will evaluate the association of SChLAP-1 expression with aggressive prostate cancer and should help to stratify patients for risk.

Award

2013 Stanley Zax-PCF Young Investigator

Rohit Mehra, MD

University of Michigan School of Medicine

Mentor

Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD

Project Title

Clinicopathological characterization of novel lncRNAs in prostate cancer risk stratification