MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES
(Formerly MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY )
Deemed to be University under section 3 of the UGC Act,1956
ABOUT – DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
Dr. Moattar Raza Rizvi
Director & Officiating HoD- FAHS
Qualifications: Ph.D
Experience: 15 years of teaching and research experience which includes 10 Years teaching at Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Areas of Interest:
- Mechanisms underlying brain circuit plasticity — characterizing the genes and proteins involved, as well as visualizing synaptic and neuronal remodeling
- To study the genetic and epigenetic basis of human diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
- How cancer spreads, what gives cancer stem-cells their unique qualities, and the molecular players involved in the formation of cancer stem cells and metastases
- How the body’s immune system interacts with growing tumors to harness the immune response to fight cancer
- The impact of dietary interventions on stem cells, the immune system, and cancer within the intestine
