Pathology

Biography

Praveen Gurpur was trained as a medical doctor in India. He then went on to do his PhD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For his PhD, he worked on a novel integrin based therapy for muscular dystrophy, using small molecules. Following his graduation, he did his post-doctoral training at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, where he developed a cell-based screening platform using muscle stem cells to identify small molecules against muscular dystrophy. Dr. Gurpur then worked in a drug discovery company in India where he managed the in vitro assay development program for pain and inflammation. He then joined Siemens, India, where he is a project manager in Biosciences. Dr. Gurpur has several publications to his credit. He has also been an acclaimed teacher for an undergraduate course. Dr. Gurpur’s expertise spans across Clinical Medicine, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Drug Discovery and Medical Devices, among others.

Abstract

Abstract : A telemicroscopy platform for oral cancer screening in India