Kamlesh Yadav, PhD
Education and Training
- PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology, New York University, 2010
- MTech, Environmental Engineering & Management, IIT Kanpur, 2004
- MSc, Biochemistry, Metabolism, & Molecular Biology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 2001
- BSc, Burdwan University, 1999
Research Interests
- Digital Health: Clinical data analysis, EHR mining, Genomic data analysis for biomarker identification
- Translational Research: Patient-derived tumor lines to identify novel/ combinatorial/ synthetic-lethal drug sensitivity, and resistance development
Teaching Interests
- Co-Director, Foundation of Medicine II (FOM II): Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Basic Pharmacology
- Co-Director, Team Based Learning (TBL) Modules in Medicine
- Instructor, Introduction to Disease (ID): Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
- Instructor: Hematology Oncology (Heme Onc): Prostate Cancer and AI in Oncology
Awards and Honors
- 2020, TAMU grant to attend Harvard Macy Institute’s Leadership in Medical Education course.
- 2018-19, Principal Scientist Sema4 genomics, CT
- 2014-19, Assistant Professor of Urology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York
- 2016, Selected for Early Career Investigators Workshop held by the AUA, Linthicum, MD
- 2014, Competitive Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
- 2012, Competitive DoD PCRP Postdoctoral Training Award
- 2009, Competitive Travel Fellowship by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) for the EB2009 meeting, New Orleans,
- 2009, Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) NYU travel award
- 2001, Banaras Hindu University Gold medal for outstanding scholar
- 2000, NET-CSIR Junior Research Fellowship
Selected Publications
Full list of publications can be viewed here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1tKjvlde5ybAU/bibliography/public/
Rayford W, Alger J, Beksac AT, Alshalalfa M, Takhar M, Ahmed M, Khan I, Jordan J, Alter J, Fishbane N, Davicioni E, Spratt DE, Schaeffer EM, Feng FY, Mahal B, Nguyen PL, Den RB, Greenberger MD, Bradley R, Watson JM, Beamer M, Stamatakis L, Carmen DJ, Yamoah K, Hwang J, Deane LA, Yadav KK, Tewari AK; Comparative Genomic Analysis Of 1,152 African American And European American Men with Localized Prostate Cancer: A Report From The Decipher GRID Collaborative, Communications Biology, Accepted, 2021
Stockert JA, Weil R, Kyprianou N, Yadav KK, Tewari AK, Pseudouridine as a Novel Biomarker in Prostate Cancer – a review, Urologic Oncology, 2020
Woo J, Santasusagna S, Banks J, Pastor-Lopez S, Yadav KK, Carceles-Cordon M, Den RB, Knudsen KE, Languino L, Lallas CD, Luyao G, Rodriguez-Bravo V, Tewari AK, Kelly WK, Leiby BE, Prats JM, Gomella L, Domingo-Domenech J, Urine Extracellular Vesicle GATA2 mRNA Discriminates Biopsy Result in Men with Suspicion of Prostate Cancer, Journal of Urology, 2020