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Last published 2025
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Jewel Banik

Postdoctoral Scholar

Also affiliated: North South University (2020); Stanford University (2025)

Postdoc Researcher

5 h-index 15 pubs 80 cited

  • Animals
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • Mice
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Female
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Protein Biosynthesis
  • Male
  • Obesity
  • Diet, High-Fat
  • Gonadotrophs
  • Pituitary Gland
  • Xenopus Proteins
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Mice, Transgenic

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jewel Banik's research focuses on the role of RNA-binding proteins, specifically Musashi, in regulating gene expression within the pituitary gland. Her work investigates how these proteins control the translation of messenger RNA (mRNA) in various cell types, including gonadotropes, which are crucial for reproductive function. Banik has studied the impact of high-fat diets on pituitary transcriptomics and cell metabolism, exploring the connection between oxidative stress and cellular function. Her publications detail the molecular mechanisms by which Musashi proteins associate with other cellular factors, such as LSM14B, to direct mRNA translation. Furthermore, her research explores the involvement of Musashi proteins in the specification and maintenance of distinct pituitary stem cell populations and their potential marking of these stem cell types. Banik’s scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5 with 76 total citations across 15 publications. She has collaborated extensively with Gwen V. Childs, Melanie C MacNicol, Angus M. MacNicol, and Juchan Lim at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom she shares multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 15
  • Citations: 80

Selected Publications

  • Musashi-dependent mRNA translational activation is mediated through association with the Scd6/Like-sm family member, LSM14B (2025)
    Scientific Reports 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Musashi RNA binding proteins direct the translational activation of key pituitary mRNAs (2024)
    Scientific Reports 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Anterior Pituitary Transcriptomics Following a High-Fat Diet: Impact of Oxidative Stress on Cell Metabolism (2023)
    Endocrinology 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • FRI291 Musashi1 And Musashi2 Mark Distinct Pituitary Stem Cell Populations (2023)
    Journal of the Endocrine Society DOI OpenAlex
  • OR20-03 Leptin-mediated Regulation Of Gene Regulatory Networks In Gonadotropes (2023)
    Journal of the Endocrine Society DOI OpenAlex
  • Musashi Exerts Control of Gonadotrope Target mRNA Translation During the Mouse Estrous Cycle (2023)
    Endocrinology 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Musashi1 RNA-Binding Protein Functions as a Leptin-Regulated Enforcer of Pituitary Cell Fate and Hormone Production (2021)
    Journal of the Endocrine Society DOI OpenAlex
  • Control of the Anterior Pituitary Cell Lineage Regulator POU1F1 by the Stem Cell Determinant Musashi (2020)
    Endocrinology 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Activation of GPR35 protects against cerebral ischemia by recruiting monocyte-derived macrophages (2020)
    Scientific Reports 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • SAT-284 Musashi Exerts Translational Control Within Anterior Pituitary Cells of the POU1F1 Lineage (2020)
    Journal of the Endocrine Society DOI OpenAlex

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