Raj Kishore PhD, MD

Raj Kishore, Ph.D., has been named Director of the Stem Cell Therapy Program in the Center of Translational Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM). He has also been appointed Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine at TUSM.

An active and widely published researcher, Dr. Kishore's work focuses on cardiac regenerative medicine. Current research in his laboratory involves seeking a better understanding of the molecular signaling mechanisms governing directed differentiation of embryonic and adult stem cells; epigenetic modulation of stem cells to enhance their differentiation plasticity and function; recapitulation of embryonic signaling in stem cells to augment their reparative capacity in models of ischemic tissue injury; and anti-inflammatory and nano-bio material strategies to enhance transplanted stem cell retention, survival, and function in the ischemic myocardium.

Dr. Kishore earned his doctoral degree in Anthropology and Immuno-Genetics from the University of Lucknow in India. He later completed postdoctoral fellowships at New York Medical College, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and Case Western Reserve University. Prior to joining Temple, he served as a faculty member at Tufts University and later Northwestern University, where he was most recently Associate Professor of Medicine-Cardiology.

Dr. Kishore is an active researcher with many NIH grants to his credit. He is on the editorial boards of a number of professional publications, including Circulation Research, and is a reviewer for more than two dozen journals. He is very involved with the American Heart Association (AHA), serving as a member of the AHA's scientific session planning committee and chairing several scientific sessions in recent years. He has also served on numerous NIH study-section rosters and has received several accolades and awards throughout his career.