New faculty spotlight: Kishore Challagundla, Ph.D.

Kishore Challagundla, Ph.D.

Kishore Challagundla, Ph.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Kishore Challagundla, Ph.D.
  • Hometown: I was born and raised in Kurravanipalem (a county area near Ongole, Andhra Pradesh) and completed most of my education in India.
  • New title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine

Research/Professional Interests:

  • Pediatric cancers including neuroblastoma and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
  • Exosomes and non-coding RNAs.
  • Therapy resistance and metastasis.
  • Identification of biomarkers and developing new therapy targets for cancer treatment.

How I fell in love with science.

I wanted to do something meaningful with my life from an early age, which eventually developed into a passion for science. During my school years, I spent most of my time reading about science and its applications to human life. When I chose a career in research, I felt that I arrived at the right place. Research for me is all about the chemistry between passion, imagination and love of science.

Degrees:

  • Ph.D., biochemistry, University of Lucknow, India
  • PG Diploma, nutrition, National Institute of Nutrition, India
  • Masters, biochemistry, Bharathidasan University, India
  • Bachelors, botany, zoology and chemistry, Nagarjuna University, India
  • Post-doctoral research fellowships:
    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
    • Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
    • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles at University of Southern California

Memberships:

  • American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
  • The RNA Society

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I was a baseball player during my school years.
  • During my senior year in high school I developed a passion of remembering the botanical names of most of the plants.
  • I love photography, watching movies, cooking and reading ancient Bhagavatgeetha literature, as well as spending time with my family and playing with my son.

9 comments

  1. JaganM Reddy V says:

    Hi Kishore, great to you as a faculty…and I wish you all the best and hope you will be successful in this new role.

  2. Kusum K. Kharbanda, PhD says:

    Welcome!!

  3. Mrs . Raj Khanna says:

    All the best to you Kishore. God bless you .
    Prof Raj Khanna
    Lucknow

  4. ramesh Pothuraju says:

    Welcome to UNMC

  5. Mrs Gitali Kakoti says:

    All the best Tambi ( Dr Kishore ).God bless you.

  6. Mukul Das says:

    Babu
    Good to know about you doing great. Keep it up.
    Mukul Das, PhD

  7. m.manjula vani says:

    god bless u…

  8. Tabarak Malik Ph.D. says:

    Wish You all the best Kishore. God bless you

  9. vinendrasinh says:

    congratulations

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