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Medical Scientist Training Program
Rashi Purohit

Rashi Purohit

Phase 1 Second Year Student

Locations

  • Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

Education

BA, Biology & Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Boston University, 2021

Research Interests

Cardiovascular diseases and dysfunction

Research Experience

Massachusetts General Hospital, June 2021-May 2023
Advisor: Dr. Anthony John Iafrate
Project: Methylome Analysis of ctDNA (MET-CT) - A Novel NGS-Based Analysis Method Tailored for Fragmented DN

Boston University, May 2019-May 2021
Advisor: Dr. Deborah Lang}Project: Transcriptional co-activators YAP1 and TAZ are drivers of vasculogenic mimicry in melanoma

Publications

Thierauf JC, Kaluziak ST, Codd E, Dybel SN, Jobbagy S, Purohit R, Farahani AA, Dedeilia A, Naranbhai V, Hoang MP, Fisch AS, Ritterhouse L, Boland GM, Lennerz JK, Iafrate AJ. Prognostic biomarkers for survival in mucosal melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2023 Sep;36(5):378-387. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.13104. Epub 2023 Jun 30. PMID: 37390098.

Meeting Abstracts

Thierauf JT, Kaluziak ST, Codd E, Dybel S, Jobaggy S, Purohit R, Farahani A, Dedeilia A, Naranbhai V, Hoang M, Fisch A, Ritterhouse L, Boland GM, Lennerz JK, Iafrate AJ. Prognostic biomarkers for survival in mucosal melanoma. 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting. June 2023

Kaluziak ST, Iafrate AJ, Karlovich CA, Williams PM, Sklar J, MsShane L, Codd E, Purohit R, Kirkpatrick G. Discovery of gene fusions in driver-negative NCI-MATCH screening samples.2023 ASCO Annual Meeting. June 2023

Li A, Thierauf JT, Purohit R, Gonda A, Kaluziak ST, Codd E, Dybel SN, Choi E, Cote GM, Ritterhouse LL, Lennerz JK, Iafrate AJ. Customized Liquid Biopsy Assay to Monitor Gene Fusions. 2023 Harvard Medical School Pathology Academic Celebration, Boston, MA, April 2023.

Moore SPG, Lui JW, Purohit R, Tokuo H, Lang D. The transcriptional co-regulators YAP1 and TAZ promote vascular mimicry in melanoma cells. PASPCR Annual Meeting 2019, Bar Harbor, ME, April 2019.

Kaluziak ST, Cheng J, Codd E, Purohit R, Thierauf JC, Naranbhai V, Iafrate AJ. Methylome Analysis of ctDNA (MET-CT) - A Novel NGS-Based Analysis Method Tailored for Fragmented DNA. 2022 Harvard Medical School Pathology Academic Celebration, Boston, MA, April 2022.

General Interests

I enjoy dancing, painting, outdoor walks, and exploring new food.

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