Pallavi Gopal, MD, PhD
Neuropathology
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Pathology
Education & Training
- Neuropathology FellowshipHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2014)
- Resident in Anatomic PathologyHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2012)
- MDUniversity of Pennsylvania (2009)
- PhDUniversity of Pennsylvania, Neuroscience (2008)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Pathology, Neuropathology (2014)
Publications
- Tabor J, Lei H, Morales-Valero S, O’Brien J, Gopal P, Erson-Omay E, Fulbright R, Moliterno J. Epstein-Barr virus–associated primary intracranial leiomyosarcoma in an immunocompetent patient: illustrative case. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2023, 5: case22532. PMID: 36692065, PMCID: PMC10550697, DOI: 10.3171/case22532.
- Galbraith K, Vasudevaraja V, Serrano J, Shen G, Tran I, Abdallat N, Wen M, Patel S, Movahed-Ezazi M, Faustin A, Spino-Keeton M, Roberts L, Maloku E, Drexler S, Liechty B, Pisapia D, Krasnozhen-Ratush O, Rosenblum M, Shroff S, Boué D, Davidson C, Mao Q, Suchi M, North P, Hopp A, Segura A, Jarzembowski J, Parsons L, Johnson M, Mobley B, Samore W, McGuone D, Gopal P, Canoll P, Horbinski C, Fullmer J, Farooqi M, Gokden M, Wadhwani N, Richardson T, Umphlett M, Tsankova N, DeWitt J, Sen C, Placantonakis D, Pacione D, Wisoff J, Hidalgo E, Harter D, William C, Cordova C, Kurz S, Barbaro M, Orringer D, Karajannis M, Sulman E, Gardner S, Zagzag D, Tsirigos A, Allen J, Golfinos J, Snuderl M. Clinical utility of whole-genome DNA methylation profiling as a primary molecular diagnostic assay for central nervous system tumors—A prospective study and guidelines for clinical testing. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: vdad076. PMID: 37476329, PMCID: PMC10355794, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad076.
- Vishal SS, Wijegunawardana D, Salaikumaran MR, Gopal PP. Sequence Determinants of TDP-43 Ribonucleoprotein Condensate Formation and Axonal Transport in Neurons. Frontiers In Cell And Developmental Biology 2022, 10: 876893. PMID: 35646935, PMCID: PMC9133736, DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.876893.
- Hong CS, Elsamadicy AA, Fisayo A, Inzucchi SE, Gopal PP, Vining EM, Erson-Omay EZ, Omay S. Comprehensive Genomic Characterization of A Case of Granular Cell Tumor of the Posterior Pituitary Gland: A Case Report. Frontiers In Endocrinology 2021, 12: 762095. PMID: 34925233, PMCID: PMC8671743, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.762095.
- Hong CS, Fliney G, Fisayo A, An Y, Gopal PP, Omuro A, Pointdujour-Lim R, Erson-Omay EZ, Omay SB. Genetic characterization of an aggressive optic nerve pilocytic glioma. Brain Tumor Pathology 2020, 38: 59-63. PMID: 33098465, PMCID: PMC7585354, DOI: 10.1007/s10014-020-00383-x.
- Prashad S, Gopal PP. RNA-binding proteins in neurological development and disease. RNA Biology 2020, 18: 972-987. PMID: 32865115, PMCID: PMC8216196, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1809186.
- Stavoe A, Gopal P, Gubas A, Tooze S, Holzbaur E. Expression of WIPI2B counteracts age-related decline in autophagosome biogenesis in neurons. ELife 2019, 8: e44219. PMID: 31309927, PMCID: PMC6634969, DOI: 10.7554/elife.44219.
- Gopal PP, Nirschl JJ, Klinman E, Holzbaur EL. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked mutations increase the viscosity of liquid-like TDP-43 RNP granules in neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e2466-e2475. PMID: 28265061, PMCID: PMC5373408, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1614462114.
- Mucaj V, Lee S, Skuli N, Giannoukos D, Qiu B, Eisinger-Mathason T, Nakazawa M, Shay J, Gopal P, Venneti S, Lal P, Minn A, Simon M, Mathew L. MicroRNA-124 expression counteracts pro-survival stress responses in glioblastoma. Oncogene 2014, 34: 2204-2214. PMID: 24954504, PMCID: PMC4275412, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.168.
- Gupta R, Maralani P, Chawla S, Gopal P, Mohan S. Advanced neuroimaging findings of pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis in an elderly male requiring surgical decompression. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2013, 120: 522-7. PMID: 24329022, DOI: 10.3171/2013.11.jns13980.
- Gopal P, Golden J. Pax6-/- mice have a cell non-autonomous defect in non-radial interneuron migration. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2007, 66: 436. DOI: 10.1097/01.jnen.0000268879.60312.80.
- Gopal P, Golden J. Pax6−/− Mice have a Cell Non‐Autonomous Defect in Non‐Radial Interneuron Migration. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a75-a75. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a75-a.
- Yuen H, Ziober A, Gopal P, Nasrallah I, Falls E, Meneguzzi G, Ang H, Ziober B. Suppression of laminin-5 expression leads to increased motility, tumorigenicity, and invasion. Experimental Cell Research 2005, 309: 198-210. PMID: 15963983, DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.05.013.
- McManus M, Nasrallah I, Gopal P, Baek W, Golden J. Axon Mediated Interneuron Migration. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2004, 63: 932-941. PMID: 15453092, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/63.9.932.
Departments and Programs
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Pathology
Education & Training
- Neuropathology FellowshipHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2014)
- Resident in Anatomic PathologyHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2012)
- MDUniversity of Pennsylvania (2009)
- PhDUniversity of Pennsylvania, Neuroscience (2008)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Pathology, Neuropathology (2014)
Publications
- Tabor J, Lei H, Morales-Valero S, O’Brien J, Gopal P, Erson-Omay E, Fulbright R, Moliterno J. Epstein-Barr virus–associated primary intracranial leiomyosarcoma in an immunocompetent patient: illustrative case. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2023, 5: case22532. PMID: 36692065, PMCID: PMC10550697, DOI: 10.3171/case22532.
- Galbraith K, Vasudevaraja V, Serrano J, Shen G, Tran I, Abdallat N, Wen M, Patel S, Movahed-Ezazi M, Faustin A, Spino-Keeton M, Roberts L, Maloku E, Drexler S, Liechty B, Pisapia D, Krasnozhen-Ratush O, Rosenblum M, Shroff S, Boué D, Davidson C, Mao Q, Suchi M, North P, Hopp A, Segura A, Jarzembowski J, Parsons L, Johnson M, Mobley B, Samore W, McGuone D, Gopal P, Canoll P, Horbinski C, Fullmer J, Farooqi M, Gokden M, Wadhwani N, Richardson T, Umphlett M, Tsankova N, DeWitt J, Sen C, Placantonakis D, Pacione D, Wisoff J, Hidalgo E, Harter D, William C, Cordova C, Kurz S, Barbaro M, Orringer D, Karajannis M, Sulman E, Gardner S, Zagzag D, Tsirigos A, Allen J, Golfinos J, Snuderl M. Clinical utility of whole-genome DNA methylation profiling as a primary molecular diagnostic assay for central nervous system tumors—A prospective study and guidelines for clinical testing. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: vdad076. PMID: 37476329, PMCID: PMC10355794, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad076.
- Vishal SS, Wijegunawardana D, Salaikumaran MR, Gopal PP. Sequence Determinants of TDP-43 Ribonucleoprotein Condensate Formation and Axonal Transport in Neurons. Frontiers In Cell And Developmental Biology 2022, 10: 876893. PMID: 35646935, PMCID: PMC9133736, DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.876893.
- Hong CS, Elsamadicy AA, Fisayo A, Inzucchi SE, Gopal PP, Vining EM, Erson-Omay EZ, Omay S. Comprehensive Genomic Characterization of A Case of Granular Cell Tumor of the Posterior Pituitary Gland: A Case Report. Frontiers In Endocrinology 2021, 12: 762095. PMID: 34925233, PMCID: PMC8671743, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.762095.
- Hong CS, Fliney G, Fisayo A, An Y, Gopal PP, Omuro A, Pointdujour-Lim R, Erson-Omay EZ, Omay SB. Genetic characterization of an aggressive optic nerve pilocytic glioma. Brain Tumor Pathology 2020, 38: 59-63. PMID: 33098465, PMCID: PMC7585354, DOI: 10.1007/s10014-020-00383-x.
- Prashad S, Gopal PP. RNA-binding proteins in neurological development and disease. RNA Biology 2020, 18: 972-987. PMID: 32865115, PMCID: PMC8216196, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1809186.
- Stavoe A, Gopal P, Gubas A, Tooze S, Holzbaur E. Expression of WIPI2B counteracts age-related decline in autophagosome biogenesis in neurons. ELife 2019, 8: e44219. PMID: 31309927, PMCID: PMC6634969, DOI: 10.7554/elife.44219.
- Gopal PP, Nirschl JJ, Klinman E, Holzbaur EL. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked mutations increase the viscosity of liquid-like TDP-43 RNP granules in neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e2466-e2475. PMID: 28265061, PMCID: PMC5373408, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1614462114.
- Mucaj V, Lee S, Skuli N, Giannoukos D, Qiu B, Eisinger-Mathason T, Nakazawa M, Shay J, Gopal P, Venneti S, Lal P, Minn A, Simon M, Mathew L. MicroRNA-124 expression counteracts pro-survival stress responses in glioblastoma. Oncogene 2014, 34: 2204-2214. PMID: 24954504, PMCID: PMC4275412, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.168.
- Gupta R, Maralani P, Chawla S, Gopal P, Mohan S. Advanced neuroimaging findings of pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis in an elderly male requiring surgical decompression. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2013, 120: 522-7. PMID: 24329022, DOI: 10.3171/2013.11.jns13980.
- Gopal P, Golden J. Pax6-/- mice have a cell non-autonomous defect in non-radial interneuron migration. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2007, 66: 436. DOI: 10.1097/01.jnen.0000268879.60312.80.
- Gopal P, Golden J. Pax6−/− Mice have a Cell Non‐Autonomous Defect in Non‐Radial Interneuron Migration. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a75-a75. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a75-a.
- Yuen H, Ziober A, Gopal P, Nasrallah I, Falls E, Meneguzzi G, Ang H, Ziober B. Suppression of laminin-5 expression leads to increased motility, tumorigenicity, and invasion. Experimental Cell Research 2005, 309: 198-210. PMID: 15963983, DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.05.013.
- McManus M, Nasrallah I, Gopal P, Baek W, Golden J. Axon Mediated Interneuron Migration. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2004, 63: 932-941. PMID: 15453092, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/63.9.932.
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