Mahendra S. Rao MD, PhD

Dr. Mahendra S. Rao, MD, PhD- Consultant-Regenerative Medicine. Mahendra Rao received his MD (MBBS) from Bombay University in India and his PhD in Developmental Neurobiology from the California Institute of Technology. Mahendra Rao has worked in the stem cell field for more than twenty years with stints in academia, government and regulatory affairs and industry. Dr. Rao i serves as a consultant for several companies in the regenerative medicine field and on several scientific advisory boards, journal editorial boards and oversight committees and advisory panels for large scale projects related to stem cell biology. He also contributes his expertise on regulatory affairs by serving on regulatory forums and as the CIRM and ISSCR liaison to the ISCT.