Dr Avnika Ruparelia
Senior Lecturer Anatomy and Physiology
Department of Anatomy and Physiology
36 Scholarly works
5 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Treating age-related loss of muscle mass and function: Where should we be focusing?
DOI: 10.1113/JP2898382025
Journal article
Redundant and novel functions of scube genes during zebrafish development
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2025.09.0022025
Journal article
Skeletal Muscle Aging: Lessons From Teleosts
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae0522025
Journal article
Generation of an iPSC line (with isogenic control) from the PBMCs of a COL6A1 (c.1056 2T > A) Bethlem myopathy patient
DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2025.1036732025
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
A Drosophila Pipeline to Distinguish Classes of SMAD4 Variants
2024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Interrogating the Extremes of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in Vertebrates
2023
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Identifying Disease Pathogenesis of RYR1 Variants
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
Zebrafish: Lessons and Insights into Skeletal Muscle Research
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a0415152024
Journal article
KBTBD13 is an actin-binding protein that modulates muscle kinetics
DOI: 10.1172/JCI1791112024
Journal article
Atrogin-1 promotes muscle homeostasis by regulating levels of endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP
DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.1675782024
Journal article
The African killifish: A short-lived vertebrate model to study the biology of sarcopenia and longevity
DOI: 10.1111/acel.138622024
Journal article
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DOI: 10.1111/acel.140842024
Journal article
Standardization of zebrafish drug testing parameters for muscle diseases
DOI: 10.1242/dmm.050339
RECENT PROJECTS
2025
Research grants (international)
Extracellular Matrix Remodelling in LAMA2-related Muscular Dystrophy: Friend or Foe?
2023
Research Grant
Integrin Signaling as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy to Ameliorate Muscular Dystrophy Congenital Type 1a