Rakesh Karmacharya MD, PhD, MS

Dr Karmacharya is a physician-scientist who is investigating the cellular and molecular underpinnings of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He received his A.B. in Biochemistry from Harvard University, M.S. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University and his MD and PhD in Biophysics from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His graduate studies focused on theoretical studies of the quantum mechanics of proton tunneling in condensed phase, under the mentorship of Professor Steven D. Schwartz.

He did an Internship in Internal Medicine at Mass General, followed by a Residency in Psychiatry in the Mass General-McLean program, where he served as the Chief Resident of the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program. After his residency, he undertook postdoctoral studies in the Chemical Biology Program at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, under the mentorship of Prof. Stuart L. Schreiber.

He is currently the Director of Stem Cell Research in the Center for Experimental Drugs & Diagnostics at Mass General, Medical Director of the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Research Clinic at McLean Hospital and a Physician Scientist in the Chemical Biology Program at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. His current research aims to discover new pathways relevant to disease biology and develop small molecules that can be translated into novel therapies by applying chemical biology approaches.