Vivekanand Jha
Vivekanand Jha graduated from Patna Medical College, did his postgraduate training in Medicine and Nephrology from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh, India and a basic research Fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. He has been on the faculty of Nephrology at the PGI since 1992 and currently is the Additional Professor of Nephrology and Co-ordinator of Stem Cell Research. His research interests have encompassed all fields of nephrology and transplantation, including clinical research in tropical acute and chronic kidney diseases, post-transplant infections, and pharmacogenetics of immunosuppressive drug therapy. He is currently investigating the role of genetic polymorphisms in kidney diseases, and is working on developing a facility for translational research in regenerative medicine. He is the Deputy Editor of the Indian Journal of Nephrology, and works with NGOs to provide preventive healthcare to populations living in remote areas. |
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