Rajesh Kumar, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX, USA.
Positions and Employment
1994-1996 Research Associate, Division of Molecular Biology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
1996-2000 Research Associate, Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA
2000-2002 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Temple, TX
2003-2010 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Temple, TX
2010-Cont. Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX
Professional Memberships
2003-present American Heart Association
2007-present American Physiological Society
2010-present American Diabetes Association
Honors
1988 Junior Research Fellowship, University Grant Commission, India
1990 Senior Research Fellowship, University Grant Commission, India
2000 Best Research Award , Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2001 Best Research Award , Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2004 Young Investigator Award Finalist, Gordon Research Conference on Angiotensin
2007 Agilent Paper of the Year, by Agilent technologies, for the paper published in Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 293: 939-948, 2007
2008 Best Publication by Faculty (Basic Science), Scott & White Research Day, for the article published in Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 294: 1675-1684, 2008
Research Awards to Trainees
2006 Best Research Award, 1st place, 13th Annual South Texas ACP Associates Program
2006 Best Research Award (Oral), Scott & White Residents Research Day
2006 Best Poster Award, 2nd Cardiovascular Research Institute Retreat
2007 Best Research Award, 2nd place, 14th Annual South Texas ACP Associates Program
2007 Best Research Award (Oral), Scott & White Residents Research Day
2007 Best Poster Award, 3rd Cardiovascular Research Institute Retreat
2008 Best Research Award (Poster), Scott & White Residents Research Day
2008 Best Research Award, 1st place, 15th Annual South Texas ACP Associates Program
2009 Best Research Award (Poster), 2nd place, Basic Science, S&W Residents Research Day
2009 Best Research Award (Poster), 1st place, clinical science, S&W Residents Research Day
2010 Best Research Award (Oral), 1st place, Basic science, S&W Residents Research Day
Professional Services
Editor:
1. Frontiers in Biosciences – Managing Editor
2. Current Hypertension Reviews – Invited Editor for a Hot Topic Issue
3. World Journal of Nephrology – Member Editorial Board
4. World Journal of Hypertension – Member Editorial Board
Ad-hoc Reviewer:
1. Circulation Research
2. Diabetes
3. Hypertension
4. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
5. American Journal of Physiology
6. Cardiovascular Research
7. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
8. Endocrine
9. Regulatory Peptides
10. Physiological Genomics
11. Bioscience Reports
12. Vascular Health and Risk Management
13. Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
14. Journal of Applied Physiology
15. International Journal of Cardiology
16. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy