: Sharath Krishna :
Contact
office: McGregor Hall
phone: 937-376-6061
Adjunct Professor of Environmental Science
Krishna is a tenure-track assistant professor at Central State University, an adjunct professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Wright State University, and graduate faculty at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University.
Education
PhD, Applied Zoology, Mangalore University, India
Dissertation: “Ecology of the chelonians in the tropical rainforests of the Western Ghats, South India”
MSc, Biosciences, Mangalore University, India
BSc, Biology, University of Mysore, India
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My current research is in the general areas of herpetology, snake venom proteomics and toxinology. Specific interest lies within the overarching topics of proteomic profiling of snake venom; study of the effect of its toxins on cancer (prostate gland) cells; venom proteins in relation to its diet and habitat requirements.
Courses
Fall 2011
ENVS 105 Introduction to Environmental Science
