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          Cindy Beharry, M.S.





Cindy Beharry, M.S.


Biologist
    Scleroderma Genomics and Health Disparities Unit Profile Image 
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                                                10 Center Drive
                  
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                                   Bethesda MD 20892
                
                                                cindy.beharry@nih.gov 
                Summary
          Ms. Beharry completed her B.S. in Biology in 2011 from the CUNY College of Staten Island in New York. In 2014, she received the Megerle Research fellowship, and in 2016, she earned her M.S. in Microbiology from Wagner College, New York. Between her B.S. and M.S., Ms. Beharry spent two years in the laboratory of Dr. Alejandra Alonso studying the effects of hyperphosphorylated Tau protein and its disruption of the microtubules in Alzheimer's Disease. She then moved to Lucerna Inc., an early-stage biotech company that creates RNA-based research reagents to aid scientific research.In 2018, Ms. Beharry joined Dr. Ivan Marazzi's laboratory at Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai. There, she gained knowledge and skills in epigenetics and chromatin-mediated control of gene expression in disease. In 2023, she went to work for A-TEK Inc., a company associated with the Maryland Department of Health which tests environmental samples that could potentially cause harm to the public.Ms. Beharry joined the Scleroderma Genomics and Health Disparities Unit under Dr. Pravitt Gourh in 2024. Scleroderma is a chronic, multi-system, autoimmune disease that has no cure and affects more women than men. In her current position, Ms. Beharry aims to use the knowledge and skills she developed over her years in research and implement them to better elucidate the genetic predisposition to scleroderma.
        
                  Research Statement
          
            Ms. Beharry is interested in understanding disease mechanisms. What triggers disease and the cascade of events that follow? If we can find the mechanism, we can diagnose, treat and prevent disease. Her research involves in vitro studies of human cells and patient samples with scleroderma. 

            Scientific Publications
              Clonally expanded CD8 T cells characterize amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-4.

    Campisi L, Chizari S, Ho JSY, Gromova A, Arnold FJ, Mosca L, Mei X, Fstkchyan Y, Torre D, Beharry C, Garcia-Forn M, Jiménez-Alcázar M, Korobeynikov VA, Prazich J, Fayad ZA, Seldin MM, De Rubeis S, Bennett CL, Ostrow LW, Lunetta C, Squatrito M, Byun M, Shneider NA, Jiang N, La Spada AR, Marazzi I
        

                    Nature.
        
                    2022 Jun;
        
                    606(7916).
        
                    doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04844-5
                            PMID: 35732742
  Molecular mechanism of prion-like tau-induced neurodegeneration.

    Alonso AD, Beharry C, Corbo CP, Cohen LS
        

                    Alzheimers Dement.
        
                    2016 Oct;
        
                    12(10).
        
                    doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.12.014
                            PMID: 27126544
  Tau-induced neurodegeneration: mechanisms and targets.

    Beharry C, Cohen LS, Di J, Ibrahim K, Briffa-Mirabella S, Alonso Adel C
        

                    Neurosci Bull.
        
                    2014 Apr;
        
                    30(2).
        
                    doi: 10.1007/s12264-013-1414-z
                            PMID: 24733656
  Expression of Alzheimer-like pathological human tau induces a behavioral motor and olfactory learning deficit in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Beharry C, Alaniz ME, Alonso Adel C
        

                    J Alzheimers Dis.
        
                    2013;
        
                    37(3).
        
                    doi: 10.3233/JAD-130617
                            PMID: 23948901 
          Education
              
            **Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, USA**M.S. in Microbiology (2014-2016)**CUNY College of Staten Island, Staten Island, New York, USA**B.S. in Biology (2007-2011)             
                        Experience
              
            **Laboratory Scientist**A-TEK INC, Baltimore, USA (2023-2024)**Associated Researcher**Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, USA (2018-2023)**Research Technician**Lucerna Inc, Brooklyn New York, USA (2017-2018)


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