Main ContentChauncey Darden
1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Blvd
Nashville, TN 37208
Phone: 615.525.1513
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Science
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
Mentor: Minu Chaudhuri, PhD Dissertation Title: The Functional and Structural Analyses of the Translocase of the Inner Membrane of Mitochondria 17 (Tim17) in Trypanosoma brucei: A Possible Mechanism Underlying the CNS Symptoms of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) | 8/2016 - Present |
Master of Science in Professional Sciences
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Areas of Concentration: Biotechnology and Business Management | 8/2010 - 5/2013 |
Internship
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
Mentor: Dr. Sanika Chirwa | 1/2013 - 5/2013 |
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 8/2010 - 5/2012 |
Bachelor of Arts in Biology
Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee | 8/1994 - 5/1998 |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 1994-1997 | Dean's List, Fisk University – awarded each semester |
| 1997-1998 | National Dean's List – awarded each year |
| 2017-Present | Dean's List, Meharry Medical College – awarded every year |
| 2011-2012 | Arlene Griva Memorial Scholarship, Middle Tennessee State University |
| 2017-2020 | The Reuben and Hermine Herzfeld Scholarship, Meharry Medical College |
| 2019-2022 | Rufus Bracket Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Meharry Medical College |
| 2012-Present | Pinnacle Honor Society, Middle Tennessee State University |
| 2018 | Student Research Day at Meharry Medical College, 2020 2nd Place Poster Presentation |
| 2018 | Neuroscience Achievement Award, Meharry Medical College- awarded to the top student each year for their work in individual courses and research |
Publications
Chaudhuri, M, Darden C, Gonzalez FS, Singha, UK, Quinones, L, Tripathi A. 2020. Tim17 updates: A comprehensive review of an ancient mitochondrial protein translocator. Biomolecules, 10(12): 1643. doi: 10.3390/biom10121643.
Darden C, Donkor J, Korolkova O, Barozai M.Y.K, Rana T, and Chaudhuri M. Targeting and assembly of Tim17, the major component of the TIM complex in Trypanosoma brucei. In preparation to be submitted to Journal of Cell Science by 10/2022
ABSTRACTS
Darden C, Singha UK, Smith JT, and Chaudhuri M. Structure-Function Analysis of the Translocase of the Mitochondrial Inner Membrane 17 (Tim17) in Trypanosoma brucei. Cellular Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens Conference, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. 2017
Darden C, Singha UK, Smith JT. Elucidation of the Structural Domains Important for the Function of the Translocase of the Mitochondrial Inner Membrane 17 (Tim17) in Trypanosoma brucei. Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation (VI4) Annual Symposium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 2018
Darden C, Singha UK, and Chaudhuri M. Characterization of a Novel Targeting Signal for the Essential Mitochondrial Protein Translocase, Tim17, in Trypanosoma brucei. Cellular Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens Conference, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. 2018
Darden C and Chaudhuri M. Characterization of Structural Motifs in the Translocase of the Inner Membrane 17 (Tim17) in Trypanosoma brucei Required for Localization and Protein- Protein Interactions. SinaiPRO Postdoctoral Research Symposium. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY. 2019.
Darden C and Chaudhuri M. Transmembrane Domains May Hold the key to mitochondrial localization of Tim17 in Trypanosoma brucei. Protein Society Annual Symposium. Virtual. 2021.
InvitedTalks
“Nutrition, Aging, and Wellness” Meharry Medical College, Meharry Summer Baccalaureate Student Program, Nashville, TN, 2016.
SERVICE
Institutional service |
2019-2022 | Admissions Committee, School of Graduate Studies and Research
Meharry Medical College
Role: Student Member |
2021-Present | Equity in Mental Health Steering Committee
Meharry Medical College
Role: Student Member |
National memberships |
2010-2013 | Master of Science in Professional Sciences Club |
2010-2014 | National Professional Science Master’s Association |
2012-2016 | Southern Gerontological Society |
2016-Present | The New York Academy of Sciences |
2018-Present | American Association for the Advancement of Science |