Meenakshi Rao, MD, PhD
Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Meenakshi Rao, MD, PhD
Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Washington University
2000
St. Louis
MO
Graduate School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2007
Baltimore
MD
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2007
Baltimore
MD
Residency
Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2010
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
2013
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
Publications
Type 2 cytokines act on enteric sensory neurons to regulate neuropeptide-driven host defense. View Abstract
A gut-wrenching tale of neuronal distress. View Abstract
Enteric glia regulate Paneth cell secretion and intestinal microbial ecology. View Abstract
Enteric Glia. View Abstract
Enteric glia regulate Paneth cell secretion and intestinal microbial ecology. View Abstract
Current status and future directions in food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome: An NIAID workshop report of the June 22, 2022, virtual meeting. View Abstract
Reply. View Abstract
RET Signaling Persists in the Adult Intestine and Stimulates Motility by Limiting PYY Release From Enteroendocrine Cells. View Abstract
C. difficile intoxicates neurons and pericytes to drive neurogenic inflammation. View Abstract
Mini-Review: Enteric glial regulation of the gastrointestinal epithelium. View Abstract
Low nephron endowment increases susceptibility to renal stress and chronic kidney disease. View Abstract
Similarities and differences between nigral and enteric dopaminergic neurons unravel distinctive involvement in Parkinson's disease. View Abstract
Adult enteric Dclk1-positive glial and neuronal cells reveal distinct responses to acute intestinal injury. View Abstract
Diminished androgen levels are linked to irritable bowel syndrome and cause bowel dysfunction in mice. View Abstract
Light-Mediated Inhibition of Colonic Smooth Muscle Constriction and Colonic Motility via Opsin 3. View Abstract
Enteric glia worm their way into gut immunity. View Abstract
Enteric glia in homeostasis and disease: From fundamental biology to human pathology. View Abstract
Interleukin-6 produced by enteric neurons regulates the number and phenotype of microbe-responsive regulatory TÂ cells in the gut. View Abstract
Proceedings of the 2018 Advances In Motility and In NeuroGastroenterology: AIMING for the Future Single Topic Symposium. View Abstract
The Villin1 Gene Promoter Drives Cre Recombinase Expression in Extraintestinal Tissues. View Abstract
Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor is essential for enteric neuronal development, maintenance, and regulation of gastrointestinal transit. View Abstract
An increasingly complex view of intestinal motility. View Abstract
Gut-Innervating Nociceptor Neurons Regulate Peyer's Patch Microfold Cells and SFB Levels to Mediate Salmonella Host Defense. View Abstract
Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor-deficiency leads to degeneration of enteric neurons and altered brain dopamine neuronal function in mice. View Abstract
The Key to a Boy's Heart Is Through His Intestine. View Abstract
Exploring the Potential of RET Kinase Inhibition for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Preclinical Investigation in Rodent Models of Colonic Hypersensitivity. View Abstract
Advances in Enteric Neurobiology: The "Brain" in the Gut in Health and Disease. View Abstract
Enteric nervous system development: what could possibly go wrong? View Abstract
Enteric nervous system manifestations of neurodegenerative disease. View Abstract
Enteric Glia Regulate Gastrointestinal Motility but Are Not Required for Maintenance of the Epithelium in Mice. View Abstract
Neurogastroenterology: The dynamic cycle of life in the enteric nervous system. View Abstract
Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Ischemic Heart Failure Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Results From the STICH Randomized Clinical Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). View Abstract
The bowel and beyond: the enteric nervous system in neurological disorders. View Abstract
Enteric glia express proteolipid protein 1 and are a transcriptionally unique population of glia in the mammalian nervous system. View Abstract
Perceptions of gender equality in work-life balance, salary, promotion, and harassment: results of the NASPGHAN task force survey. View Abstract
Bugs, guts, and glia: how microbiota influence enteric gliogenesis and migration. View Abstract
Gremlin 1 identifies a skeletal stem cell with bone, cartilage, and reticular stromal potential. View Abstract
New NASPGHAN research agenda to target the public. View Abstract
GDE2 regulates subtype-specific motor neuron generation through inhibition of Notch signaling. View Abstract
The antioxidant enzyme Prdx1 controls neuronal differentiation by thiol-redox-dependent activation of GDE2. View Abstract
Transmembrane protein GDE2 induces motor neuron differentiation in vivo. View Abstract
Molecular mechanisms of RNAi: implications for development and disease. View Abstract
In vivo comparative study of RNAi methodologies by in ovo electroporation in the chick embryo. View Abstract