Rheem Medh | CSUN

I no longer have an active research program and am not able to accept any students at this time.

I am passionate about teaching and helping students achieve their academic goals. Some of the courses I have taught at CSUN are:
Biol 360: General Genetics
Biol 375: Emerging Issues in Regenerative Medicine
Biol 468: Human Genetics
Biol471A: Molecular Diagnostics
Biol 564: Human Biochemical Genetics
Biol 580/L: Cellular Physiology Lecture and Laboratory
Biol 655D: Seminar in Genetics

My primary research interest is in understanding the molecular genetics of cell death, with the
long-term goal of utilizing this information to develop strategies to induce therapy-evoked death of
cancer cells. For over 20 years as an independent Principal Investigator, I have studied
the genetic basis of programmed cell death induced by anti-leukemic agents in experimental cell
culture models of leukemia. My research team investigated gene networks
coordinating apoptosis, and understanding cross-talk among various signaling pathways that
modulate cell fate. Through this research program my students and I attempted to:
• Understand the genetic and molecular basis of apoptosis; its implications in health and disease.
• Unravel interrelationships between apoptosis and autophagy in regulation of cell death.
• Evaluate the role of the transcriptional repressor, E4BP4/NFIL3A in apoptosis.
• Study the contribution of RCAN1, a regulator of calcium signaling, in apoptosis.