Kavindra Nath
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Kavindra Nath is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine. He did Ph.D. in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (MRI/MRS) from premier medical institution in India. In Ph.D. he studied the role of MRI and MRS techniques in the differential diagnosis of cystic intracranial mass lesions in patients. His current research at University of Pennsylvania is utilizing multi-nuclear (1H, 31P, 13C) MRS and other techniques in vitro and in vivo in order to delineate the mode of action of various monocarboxylate transports, mitochondrial pyruvate carrier and electron transport chain inhibitors, which distinguishes normal cells from malignant cells and potentiates the activities of various chemotherapeutic drugs, radiation therapy and hyperthermia in a variety of human cancers. He has published more than 30 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of many reputed journals.