Malay Choudhury, PhD

Malay Choudhury, PhD

Primary Academic Title

Assistant professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

Our current research focuses on delineating the cellular, molecular, and metabolic processes involved in the development of fibrotic disorders such as Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We are currently dissecting how metabolic networks may provide disease and context-specific targets and how these metabolic adaptations may in turn be targeted therapeutically for IPF or IPF associated lung cancer. We have demonstrated a compelling vision for merging the worlds of cell signaling and metabolism to understand targetable mechanisms driving fibroblast function and fibrosis. The ultimate goal of our research is to identify new disease targets and developing novel therapeutic approaches to treat chronic lung diseases.

Education

  • 2003: BS, W.B University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India
  • 2005: MS, CIFE, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Mumbai, India
  • 2011: PhD, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

Training

  • 2005 - 2007: Senior Research Fellow , Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
  • 2011 - 2016: NIH-Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship , Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
  • 2016 - 2023: Research Associate , Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
  • 2023 - 2024: Associate consultant I (Research) , The Divison of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota