Parth Kumar Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

Evaluating the use of Radio-analogs of Doxorubicin for Quantifying Whole Body PET/MRI Biodistribution- Prototyped novel biomedical devices and assessed in vitro efficacy through high-performance liquid chromatography- Utilized multiple radiological modalities to evaluate the in vivo clinical impact of devices- Poster accepted to ISMRM 2020 Conference; oral presentation at PICT 2020; Awarded Dean’s PrizeInvestigating a Potential Gentamicin Filter to Reduce Systemic Toxicity for Biodefense- Maintained a human cell line and performed cell viability and morphology studies- Created a physiologic flow system to test the effect of potential gentamicin filter- Poster presented at SIR 2020 Conference

Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations and their Vascular and Non-Vascular Mimics- Inspected CT scans for pathologic variants of PAVM- Integrated CT volume render into a concise guide to educate providers about distinguishing radiologic features- Poster presented at Cure HHT 2019 Conference

San Francisco, California, United States

Provider Comfort and Patient Access to PrEP in Academic Primary Care Clinics- Conducted root cause analysis on low PrEP prescription rates within an academic primary care clinic- Interviewed multidisciplinary stakeholders to identify opportunities for enhancing PrEP access- Led a resident workshop to address stigma and knowledge gaps around PrEP- Poster presented at SGIM 2017 Conference; poster accepted at AMA 2017 Conference

San Francisco, California, United States

Study of Cardiac Regeneration in Transgenic Zebrafish with Human Tumor Suppressors- Performed microscopic surgery on transgenic zebrafish to analyze effects of human ARF on cardiac regeneration- Produced frozen sections and quantified gene expression via immunofluorescence

San Francisco, California, United States

Comprehensive Essential Gene Knockdown Library in Escherichia coli using CRISPR Interference: Characterizing Modes of Action of Novel Antibiotics- Researched E. Coli gene essential function and their respective drug targets- Generated a novel genetic library via a CRISPR-Cas9 system- Leveraged created library to screen for antibiotic activity of novel drugs

Blood Pressure Project

Pie Robotics

Lead a group of staff members to design and develop a base kit for a robotics competitionPrototyped and tested base kit for use in an annual high school robotic competitionTaught and Guided High-school Students in Robotic Engineering

Kumar Lab

Working to create an efficient drug delivery for brain related drugsExperience in Cell Cultures, Digestion, Ligation, Transformation, and Gel and Plasmid PurificationProficient in using Gel Imager, Pipettes, Water Bath, Incubator, Vortex, and Centrifuge

Worked in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineWorking to instrument a novel pathway to cure pulmonary hypertensionOperated with programs such as GeneCards, Ingenuity (IPA) and Human Protein AtlasExperience in navigating OMIM and PubMed

Lead meetings, plan, organize and coordinate high adventure activities.Recruit new members and making sure that everyone has exposure to all activities.

Work directly with doctors and nurses to ensure safety and comfortMake sure that all patients are being treated in a safe environment

Lead my shift consisting of 5 volunteers, which included shift organization and activity monitoring.Escort patients and enhance patient and visitor comfort

Checked pH and chlorine levels dailyEnsured safety of all swimmers, enforced pool rules, and applied proper careTaught all competitive strokes in swim classes to kids age 3 – 10 Math + Chemistry tutor August 2011 – June 2012Math topics include Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and CaluclusChemistry course include topics covered in Honors level.

Doctor Of Medicine (M.D.)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Cell/Cellular And Molecular Biology

Education record

Activities and Societies: MV Robotics, Interact, Chamber Orchestra