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Last published 2026
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Irina D. Pokrovskaya

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Research Associate

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2012); Princeton University (1997–1999); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2009–2025); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2002–2011); Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (1991–1994); Institute of Geography (2022); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2012)

27 h-index 90 pubs 2,179 cited

  • Humans
  • Animals
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • Mice
  • Blood Platelets
  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport
  • Protein Transport
  • Glycosylation
  • HeLa Cells
  • SNARE Proteins
  • Protein Biosynthesis
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Thrombosis
  • Vesicular Transport Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Irina D. Pokrovskaya's research focuses on cellular transport mechanisms, particularly involving the Golgi apparatus and SNARE proteins. Her work has investigated the role of conserved oligomeric Golgi (COG) complexes in maintaining Golgi glycosylation machinery and their specific regulation of distinct SNARE complexes. Pokrovskaya has also studied the biological relevance of lipogenic enzymes such as DGAT1, FAS, and LPL in adipose tissue, examining their response to obesity, insulin resistance, and thiazolidinedione (TZD) treatment.

Her research has been supported by grants and collaborations with scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Brian Storrie, Vladimir Lupashin, Kelly K. Ball, and Sung W. Rhee. Pokrovskaya has authored or co-authored 86 publications, accumulating over 2,133 citations and an h-index of 27. She is recognized as a highly cited researcher, indicating a significant impact in her fields of study. Her recent work extends to areas such as biological earth observation using animal sensors, demonstrating a breadth of research interests.

Metrics

  • h-index: 27
  • Publications: 90
  • Citations: 2,179

Positions

  • Research Associate publications 2002–2026
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Physiology and Cell Biology ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Golgi CATCHR complexes function as organizing hubs for vesicle tethering and fusion (2026)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • Murine thrombus organization limits access to high platelet activation states while supporting platelet recruitment (2026)
    Blood Vessels Thrombosis & Hemostasis DOI OpenAlex
  • BPS2026 – Machine learning analysis of cellular remodeling during occlusive blood clot formation (2026)
    Biophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • The Syk inhibitor BI 1002494 impairs thrombus infill in a murine femoral artery occlusion without affecting hemostasis (2025)
    Blood Vessels Thrombosis & Hemostasis DOI OpenAlex
  • Uncovering the role of the Hsp40 family member cysteine string protein-α in mouse platelets (2025)
    Blood Advances DOI OpenAlex
  • Contrasting Effects of Platelet GPVI Deletion Versus Syk Inhibition on Mouse Jugular Vein Puncture Wound Structure (2025)
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Acute GARP Depletion Disrupts Vesicle Transport, Leading to Severe Defects in Sorting, Secretion and O ‐Glycosylation (2025)
    Traffic 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • BPS2025 - Machine vision pipeline to elucidate structural underpinnings of blood clot formation (2025)
    Biophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Contrasting Effects of Platelet GPVI Deletion versus Syk Inhibition on Mouse Jugular Vein Puncture Wound Structure (2025)
    Preprints.org DOI OpenAlex
  • Differential Platelet Spatial Morphodynamics in Response to Local Signaling Environments Within a Jugular Puncture Wound Thrombus (2025)
    Preprints.org DOI OpenAlex
  • Differential Effects of GPVI Deletion and SYK Inhibition on Thrombus Organization and Platelet Adhesion in a Murine Jugular Puncture Wound Model (2024)
    Blood DOI OpenAlex
  • U-Net Ensembles for Segmentation of High-Density Cell Populations and Organelles (2024)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Acute GARP depletion disrupts vesicle transport, leading to severe defects in sorting, secretion, and O-glycosylation (2024)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Single-Platelet Mapping of Jugular, Puncture-Wound Thrombi Reveals the Spatial Evolution of Platelet Activation (2024)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Puncture Wound Hemostasis and Preparation of Samples for Montaged Wide-Area Electron Microscopy Analysis (2024)
    Journal of Visualized Experiments 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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