Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
Biography
Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna is an Assistant Professor in Hematopathology and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory at The University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA. She is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology and Molecular Genetic Pathology. She has received her MD from St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India. She has completed Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology from Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. She has completed her Fellowships in Hematopathology, Advanced Hematopathology as well as Molecular Genetic Pathology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA. She is actively involved in bone marrow/lymph node pathology and clinical development and reporting of next generation sequencing-based assays for cancers. Her primary research interest includes application of novel molecular techniques to understand tumor pathogenesis and ultimately guide therapy. She has numerous highly cited peer-reviewed publications in her field and has given talks at many national meetings.