Dr. Vismitha Rajeev

Faculty Management

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Lecturer

Vismitha Rajeev is currently a Lecturer of Life Sciences at PSB Academy, Singapore. She graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) where she attained her Doctor of Philosophy under the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and a Distinction in the Bachelor of Sciences, Honours (Specialisation: Biomedical Sciences). She comes with 5 years of teaching experience within the fields of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, dementia-related research, telomere biology and aging. Her teaching experience ranges from Primary education to Undergraduate education. She currently facilitates the instruction of Chemistry and Biology modules at PSB Academy.

Education Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, National University of Singapore, 2022
Bachelor of Sciences, Honours. National University of Singapore, 2017

Professional Experiences

Gavin’s Tuition, Tutor. 2017-2018
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore. 2018-2022
Lecturer, PSB Academy. 2022 – Present

Publications

Rajeev, V., Fann, D., Dinh, Q., Kim, H., De Silva, M., Jo, D., et al. Intermittent Fasting Mitigates Vascular and Neuronal Pathologies in a Mouse Model of Vascular Dementia. bioRxiv 2022.02.22.481534; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.22.481534
Rajeev, V., Fann, D. Y., Dinh, Q. N., Kim, H. A., De Silva, T. M., Lai, M., Chen, C. L., Drummond, G. R., Sobey, C. G., & Arumugam, T. V. (2022). Pathophysiology of blood brain barrier dysfunction during chronic cerebral hypoperfusion in vascular cognitive impairment. Theranostics, 12(4), 1639–1658. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.68304
Poh, L., Rajeev, V., Selvaraji, S., Lai, M., Chen, C. L., Arumugam, T. V., & Fann, D. Y. (2021). Intermittent fasting attenuates inflammasome-associated apoptotic and pyroptotic death in the brain following chronic hypoperfusion. Neurochemistry international, 148, 105109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105109
Poh, L., Fann, D. Y., Wong, P., Lim, H. M., Foo, S. L., Kang, S. W., Rajeev, V., Selvaraji, S., Iyer, V. R., Parathy, N., Khan, M. B., Hess, D. C., Jo, D. G., Drummond, G. R., Sobey, C. G., Lai, M., Chen, C. L., Lim, L., & Arumugam, T. V. (2021). AIM2 inflammasome mediates hallmark neuropathological alterations and cognitive impairment in a mouse model of vascular dementia. Molecular psychiatry, 26(8), 4544–4560. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-020-00971-5
Fann, D. Y., Nickles, E. P., Poh, L., Rajeev, V., Selvaraji, S., Schwarz, H., & Arumugam, T. V. (2020). CD137 Ligand-CD137 Interaction is Required For Inflammasome-Associated Brain Injury Following Ischemic Stroke. Neuromolecular medicine, 22(4), 474–483. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12017-020-08623-1
Baik, S. H., Rajeev, V., Fann, D. Y., Jo, D. G., & Arumugam, T. V. (2020). Intermittent fasting increases adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Brain and behavior, 10(1), e01444. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.1444