Affiliation: University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Department of Surgery

Dr. Pawan Kumar Raghav completed his MSc in Bioinformatics from Punjabi University Patiala; PG Diploma in Chemo-Informatics from Jamia Hamdard; MPhil in Bioinformatics from The Global Open University, Nagaland. He worked at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO), Delhi, India for Ph.D., and got degree in Life Sciences from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. During his Ph.D he designed molecules and evaluated their experimental applications through response modification that regulates stem cells proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. He also worked as Research Associate in INMAS, DRDO where he has worked for stem cell-based patents. Dr. Pawan Kumar Raghav is a recipient of Postdoctoral fellowship awarded by Department of Science and Technology, SERB, India. He has completed the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India’s project as leading Principal Investigator in Department of Computational Biology, IIIT Delhi. His research work included development of tools and databases using machine learning algorithms, and new scoring function parameterizations for use in docking, simulations, and complex network analysis. Later, he has joined as a Scientist ‘D’ in Stem Cell Facility, AIIMS, Delhi. As a scientist, he carried out stem cell informatics, current Good Manufacturing Practices, and tissue engineering experimental studies. Currently, he is working as a Research Employee in the School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California. He is developing novel approaches for investigating immune/inflammatory mechanisms of allograft injury and discovering new biomarkers and therapeutics in solid organ and bone marrow transplantation. He is the recipient of several awards and honors, including the ICMR Travel Award to deliver an oral talk in 11th world congress & expo on cell & stem cell research ORLANDO, the USA, Research Excellence Award from Institute of Scholars, best Research Award from Science Father, and invited to present the research proposal at BioMed X GmbH, Germany. He has published more than 40 publications, including international research articles, book chapters, books, and Indian intellectual property rights for patents. He also reviewed and guest edited special collections for several international journals and books.