Dr. Shafiq A. Khan
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Clark Atlanta University
Tel: 404-880-6795
Fax: 404-880-6756
Education
1976 M.Sc.Q.A. Univ. Islamabad, Pakistan, Biological Sciences
1980 Q.A. Univ. Isamabad, Pakistan, Reprod. Physiology
1985 Ph.D. Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, Reprod. Endocrinol.
1985-1986 Postdoc. Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, Reprod. Endocrinol
Publications
Khan SA, Ndjountche L, Pratchard L, Spicer LJ, Davis JA (2002) Follicle-stimulating hormone amplifies insulin-like growth factor-I-mediated activation of AKT/protein kinase B signaling in immature rat Sertoli cells. Endocrinology 143: 2259-2267.
Hendry WJ III, Sheehan DM, Khan SA, May JV. (2002) Developing a Laboratory Animal Model for Perinatal Endocrine Disruption: The Hamster Chronicles. Exp Biol and Med, 227: 709-723.
Dickson C, Johnson H, Webster DR, Khan SA (2002) Transforming Growth Factor- induced changes in the extracellular matrix and cytoskeleton may mediate its effects on morphological differentiation of rat Leydig Cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 195: 65-77.
Oduru S, Campbell JL, Karri S, Hendry WJ, Khan SA, Williams SC (2003) Gene discovery in the hamster: a comparative genomics approach for gene annotation by sequencing of hamster testis cDNAs. BMC Genomics 4:22.
Karri S, Johnson H, Hendry WJ, Williams SC, Khan SA. (2004). Neonatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol leads to impaired action of androgens in adult male hamsters. Reproductive Toxicology 224: 27-37.
Millena AC, Reddy S, Bowling GH, Khan SA. (2004) Autocrine regulation of steroidogenic function of Leydig cells by transforming growth factor-Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 224: 29-39.