Biography

Kavindra Nath

Kavindra Nath

University of Pennsylvania, USA

Dr. Kavindra Nath is a Research Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine. He did Ph.D. in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (MRI/MRS) from a premier medical institute in India. In Ph.D. he studied the role of MRI/MRS techniques in the differential diagnosis of cystic intracranial mass lesions in patients. His current research at the University of Pennsylvania in Department of Radiology is to utilize multi-nuclear (1H, 31P, 13C) MRS in vitro and in vivo and other techniques such as mass spectrometry in order to delineate the mode of action of lonidamine and various other metabolic modulators, 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 36 peer reviewed research papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of many reputed journals. He has delivered many invited talks at various conferences and institutions.