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Graduate Research Assistant
University of Maryland
Rahul is a Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD student at the Center for Translational Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. His research is focused on utilizing machine learning and domain models for innovating applications in healthcare, primarily in two areas – medical counter measure development and precision medicine in tuberculosis.
Rahul is also working as a fellow with the US-FDA for developing a guidance on designing pediatric major depressive disorder trials. Before joining the PhD program, Rahul pursued his MS in Business Analytics from the University of Texas at Dallas. Through the program, he equipped himself with essential skills in Data Science field such as machine learning, statistics, computer programming, and technical communication. After the MS degree, he worked in financial companies as a Data Scientist and Data Engineer. Using his professional training and work experience, Rahul has been working on developing useful artificial intelligence solutions, such as development of a compound screening tool for hematopoietic acute radiation syndrome and antibiotic dose optimization in lung tuberculosis with radiomics applied on computed tomography and positron emission tomography images. Rahul also holds a B.S. in Mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology in India.