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Dr. PAWAN KUMAR RAGHAV

Also known as: Computational Immunologist, Executable Biologist

UCSF, UCSF Medical Center, National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research

ORCID iD 0000-0002-2440-7134
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Dr. Pawan Kumar Raghav, Ph.D., PGDCI, M. Phil., M.Sc., B.Sc., is a distinguished scientist with over a decade of experience who has significantly contributed to research in stem cells and computational biology. Dr. Raghav received his Ph.D. in life sciences from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India. During his Ph.D. at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO), Delhi, India, he delved into designing and evaluating molecules with applications in stem cell regulation, focusing on proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. As a research associate at INMAS, DRDO, he contributed to hematopoietic stem cell research, formulated peptides-PLGA nanoparticles, and validated their efficacy in in vitro and in vivo studies. Dr. Pawan Kumar Raghav is the recipient of a National Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), SERB, Government of India. As a principal investigator of the project at the Department of Computational Biology, IIIT Delhi, India, he worked on machine learning algorithms and databases. As a Scientist 'D' in the Stem Cell Facility, AIIMS, Delhi, India, Dr. Pawan Kumar Raghav carried out stem cell informatics and tissue engineering experimental studies to generate clinical-grade mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Dr. Raghav's career has centered on experimental and computational biology, with research spanning stem cells, immunology, cheminformatics, structural biology, tissue engineering, and molecular biology. Dr. Raghav's contributions are evident through numerous publications in prestigious scientific journals, book chapters, books, and patents that provide insight into stem cells and immunology. He also serves as an editor and reviewer for international journals and books. Dr. Pawan Kumar Raghav's remarkable contributions have earned him recognition, including travel, research excellence, and best research awards. He is a member of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) and the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). Currently, he is working at UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA on HLA-based studies for bone marrow and solid organ transplantation.

Employment

  • UCSF Associate Specialist
    2025 - Present
  • UCSF Medical Center Research Employee
    2021 - 2025
  • National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research Project Coordinator
    2020 - 2020
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences Scientist D
    2019 - 2020
  • Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi Postdoctoral Fellow
    2017 - 2019
  • DRDO Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences Research Associate
    2016 - 2017

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