Sanjana Ranade
Student Research Assistant, Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology (CPPEE)About
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Student Research Assistant, Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology (CPPEE)
Biography
Sanjana Ranade is an MBA/MPH joint-degree student at the Yale School of Management and Yale School of Public Health. Before Yale, she was a Fulbright scholar in La Rioja, Spain. Sanjana's experience spans CDC cancer surveillance, clinical research, and international education. She is particularly interested in clinical strategy and pharmaceutical development.
Originally from Columbus, Ohio, she graduated from The Ohio State University with Honors in Neuroscience and Spanish. Sanjana's thesis work examined the relationship between hormonal contraceptive use during adolescence and neurodevelopment.
In her free time, she enjoys creative writing, travel, and museums.
Education & Training
- MPH
- Yale School of Public Health, Chronic Disease Epidemiology (2028)
- MBA
- Yale School of Management (2028)
- BS
- Ohio State University, Neuroscience (2024)
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Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology
Publications
2025
Hormonal contraceptives during adolescence impact the female brain and behavior in a rat model
Gilfarb R, Ranade S, Smail M, Wangler L, Stewart M, Rajesh A, Lenz K, Leuner B. Hormonal contraceptives during adolescence impact the female brain and behavior in a rat model. Hormones And Behavior 2025, 171: 105725. PMID: 40188588, PMCID: PMC13218326, DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2025.105725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsneurobehavioral consequencesbrain levelsnovelty-induced hypophagia paradigmsHC-treated ratshormonal contraceptiondevelopmental period of adolescencedevelopmental periodmedial prefrontal cortexanxiety-like behaviorelevated plus mazeForced Swim Testrisk assessment behaviorsocial preference testlevels of allopregnanoloneopen field teststress coping behaviordaily injections of vehicleHC administrationpostnatal dayrodent modelsdaily injectionsperiod of adolescenceinjection of vehicleplus mazeprefrontal cortexHormonal contraceptives in adolescence impact the neuroimmune environment of the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in female rats
Gilfarb R, Ranade S, Dybas E, Biddle A, Stewart M, Rajesh A, Leuner B, Lenz K. Hormonal contraceptives in adolescence impact the neuroimmune environment of the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in female rats. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2025, 127: 315-328. PMID: 39978694, PMCID: PMC13366481, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsprefrontal cortexgonadal hormonesdorsal CA1neuroimmune environmentpostnatal daydevelopmental period of adolescencedevelopmental periodmedial prefrontal cortexlimbic brain regionsdorsal dentate gyrusHC-treated ratshormonal contraceptionsensitive to gonadal hormonesdaily subcutaneous injectionsperiod of adolescenceinjection of vehiclesensitivity to ovarian hormonessubcutaneous injection of vehicleventral CA1ventral CA3neuroimmune signalingmPFCbrain regionshippocampal subregionsdentate gyrus
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