Praveen Sethupathy

Sethupathy received his BA degree from Cornell University and a PhD in genomics from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the National Human Genome Research Institute under the direction of the then Director of National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins, after which he moved to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics in 2011. He was selected by Genome Technology as one of the nation's top 25 rising young investigators in genomics in that same year.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-07 |title=Dr Praveen Sethupathy |url=https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-praveen-sethupathy/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Faraday }} He was recruited to Cornell University, where he became a frequent research collaboration with Nicolas Buchon.{{Cite web |title=Researchers explore gut biology similarities across species and colleges {{!}} Cornell Chronicle |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/11/researchers-explore-gut-biology-similarities-across-species-and-colleges |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=news.cornell.edu }}

Sethupathy currently leads a research lab{{Cite web |title=Sethupathy Lab |url=https://blogs.cornell.edu/sethupathylab/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=blogs.cornell.edu}} which is focused on genome-scale and molecular approaches to understanding physiology{{Cite journal |last1=Sethupathy |first1=Praveen |last2=Rubin |first2=Daniel |last3=Guoshi |first3=Li |last4=Cleland |first4=Thomas |date=2013 |title=A model of electrophysiological heterogeneity in periglomerular cells |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236604061 |journal= Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience|volume=7 |page=49 |doi=10.3389/fncom.2013.00049 |doi-access=free |pmid=23637658 |pmc=3636461 }} and human disease. He researches microRNA{{Cite journal |last1=Hung |first1=Yu-Han Amy |last2=Sethupathy |first2=Praveen |date=2017 |title=MicroRNAs in the Mammalian Gut Endocrine Lineage |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321739449 |journal=ResearchGate}} and the broader genetic factors related to diabetes, Crohn's disease, fibrolamellar carcinoma (a rare type of liver cancer),{{Cite journal |last1=Kim |first1=Stephanie S. |last2=Kycia |first2=Ina |last3=Karski |first3=Michael |last4=Ma |first4=Rosanna |last5=Bordt |first5=Evan A. |last6=Kwan |first6=Julian |last7=Karki |first7=Anju |last8=Winter |first8=Elle |last9=Aktas |first9=Ranan G. |last10=Wu |first10=Yuxuan |last11=Emili |first11=Andrew |last12=Bauer |first12=Daniel E. |last13=Sethupathy |first13=Praveen |last14=Vakili |first14=Khashayar |date=2022 |title=DNAJB1-PRKACA in HEK293T cells induces LINC00473 overexpression that depends on PKA signaling |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358634076 |journal= PLOS ONE|volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=e0263829 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1763829K |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0263829 |doi-access=free|pmid=35167623 |pmc=8846505 }} short-term memory,{{Cite web |last=Ph.D |first=Jeffrey S. Buguliskis |date=2020-10-01 |title=Surprising Brain Area Linked to Short-Term Memory |url=https://www.genengnews.com/news/surprising-brain-area-linked-to-short-term-memory/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News }} diabetes,{{Cite web |title=Humanized mice reveal arsenic may raise diabetes risk only for males {{!}} Cornell Chronicle |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/01/humanized-mice-reveal-arsenic-may-raise-diabetes-risk-only-males |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=news.cornell.edu }} and gut epithelium.{{Cite web |title=Person Details: Praveen Sethupathy |url=https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/srp/people/details.cfm?Person_ID=46337 |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences }}{{Cite journal |last1=Furey |first1=Terrence S. |last2=Sethupathy |first2=Praveen |last3=Sheikh |first3=Shehzad Z. |date=May 2019 |title=Redefining the IBDs using genome-scale molecular phenotyping |journal=Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology |volume=16 |issue=5 |pages=296–311 |doi=10.1038/s41575-019-0118-x |issn=1759-5053 |pmc=8311467 |pmid=30787446}}

Sethupathy returned to the Cornell University as an Associate Professor where he studied. He teaches courses on various scientific topics such as stem cells, cancer and animal physiology.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-02 |title=Dr. Praveen Sethupathy '03 begins role as chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences |url=https://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/20231002/dr-praveen-sethupathy-03-begins-role-chair-department-biomedical-sciences |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine }} He also holds courses on the relationship between science and religion (particularly concerning Christianity), evolution theory and how to reconcile it with faith.

Sethupathy is a science journalist and the author of more than 140 peer reviewed publications in various scientific journals such as PNAS, Cell, Science, etc. He also reviews various journals and has reviewed than 50 journals. Additionally, he has received several awards.{{Cite web |title=2016 Pathway Accelerator Awardee Praveen Sethupathy, PhD {{!}} ADA |url=https://diabetes.org/research/2016-pathway-accelerator-awardee-praveen-sethupathy-phd |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=diabetes.org}}{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Betsy |date=2016-02-09 |title=Praveen Sethupathy has been named as a recipient of a prestigious Pathway to Stop Diabetes Award from the American Diabetes Association |url=https://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/praveen-sethupathy-has-been-named-as-a-recipient-of-a-prestigious-pathway-to-stop-diabetes-award-from-the-american-diabetes-association/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Department of Genetics }} He is also a writer on science and religion and has advocated for compatibility between science and religion in his various works,{{Cite web |date=2021-04-07 |title=Dr Praveen Sethupathy – Common Ground Between Science and Faith: what it means to be human |url=https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/dr-praveen-sethupathy-common-ground-between-science-and-faith-what-it-means-to-be-human/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Faraday }}{{Cite web |title=Dr. Praveen Sethupathy explores "Stardust and Wonder" at SEARCH Symposium |url=https://www.asbury.edu/life/news-events/news/2022/04/11/stardust-and-wonder/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Asbury University }} frequently making publications for The BioLogos Foundation. He also advocates against various pseudoscientific topics and has made various publications debunking them.

Sethupathy is a Christian. He currently serves as a board director at The BioLogos Foundation, which is an organization that promotes harmony between science and religion.{{Cite web |title=Uniquely Unique {{!}} Biology |url=https://biologos.org/podcast-episodes/uniquely-unique-biology |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=BioLogos }} He believes in evolutionary creationism (also called theistic evolution) and considers there to be no conflicts between science and religion.{{Cite web |title=Christian, atheist scientists tackle human nature {{!}} Cornell Chronicle |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/11/christian-atheist-scientists-tackle-human-nature |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=news.cornell.edu }} He has also served on the advisory board of the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS){{Cite web |date= |title=Praveen Sethupathy |url=https://www.science.org/content/author/praveen-sethupathy}} and has also spoken in the Veritas Forum.{{Cite web |title=What Our Genes Can (and Can't) Tell Us {{!}} Praveen Sethupathy |url=https://www.veritas.org/podcast/what-our-genes-can-and-cant-tell-us-praveen-sethupathy |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.veritas.org}}{{Cite web |title=Has Science Made Spirituality Irrelevant? An Interfaith Discussion {{!}} Sethupathy & Shamoo |url=https://www.veritas.org/podcast/has-science-made-spirituality-irrelevant-an-interfaith-discussion-sethupathy-shamoo |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.veritas.org}}

• The BioLogos Foundation
• Relationship between science and religion
• Theistic evolution

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