Indranil Sinha, MD, Awarded $2.1M National Institutes of Health Grant

Dr. Sinha was awarded for his project, “PHD2 mediated loss of hypoxia signaling limits skeletal muscle regeneration and exercise response in aging.”

The study evaluates the role of the hypoxia signaling pathway in age-related decline in skeletal muscle regeneration and response to exercise.  The goal is to identify drug targets to limit loss of skeletal muscle function in the elderly population.

Indranil Sinha, MD
Director of Research, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Sinha is an associate professor of surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley in molecular and cellular biology, and completed his medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School, followed by a plastic surgery residency from the Harvard Combined Program.  His research focus is the rejuvenation of skeletal muscle function in aging and following traumatic injury.