Research Scientist
B.A., Cell and Molecular Biology (Immunology Emphasis), University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Gene Therapy & Vaccines, University of Pennsylvania
Rajiv received his B.A. in Cell and Molecular Biology with an emphasis in Immunology from the University of California, Berkeley, then earned a Ph.D. in Gene Therapy & Vaccines at the University of Pennsylvania under the mentorship of Dr. Kathy High at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. For his dissertation research, he focused on in vivo genome editing for Hemophilia and other monogenic disorders. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Ravindra Majeti at Stanford University, where he used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to investigate the clonal evolution of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). He is interested in novel applications of molecular techniques to advance the understanding and treatment of disease.