Sharad Purohit
Co-Director
Sharad Purohit
Co-Director
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
College of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Allied Health Professions: Medical Laboratory, Imaging and Radiologic Sciences
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology: General Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine
- SPUROHIT@augusta.edu
- (706) 721-2829
- (706) 721-3482
- CA II 4095
Education
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MPH, Informatics Augusta University, 2025
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Ph.D., Science, Technology and Society Devi Ahilya University, 2000
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MS, Biochemistry Nagpur Univ, 1994
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BS, Biochemistry Nagpur Univ, 1992
Awards & Honors
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Career Development Award 2014
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Faculty Transition Award 2010
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Madison’s Who’s Who 2008
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Advanced Post-doctoral Fellowship JDRF, 2006
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Post-doctoral Fellowship JDRF, 2004
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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GNMD 8051
Translational Genom/Proteomic
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GNMD 8052
Func Geno & Prote Using Anml M
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GNMD 8060
Genomic Medicine Seminar
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CAHS 6503
Research Process
Teaching Interests
Physiology, Biochemistry, Elementary statistics, Statistical programming in R
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Anti-$\alpha$Gal antibodies as an adjunct prognostic marker to CA-125/MUC16 in epithelial ovarian cancers, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Comparison of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Females with and Without Patellofemoral Pain and Associations with Patella Position, Hip and Knee Kinematics, and Pain, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Differential Expressed microRNAs in the Cornea of Keratoconus Patients, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Elevated Inflammatory Cytokines Persist in the Aqueous Humor Years After Cataract Surgery, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Evaluation of the potential role of K21 pharmacogenomics and its application in the tumor microenvironment and experimental therapeutics by using zebrafish model, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Biomarkers for classification and characterization of patient populations for diagnostic and prognostic purposes.
College Service
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Interview Task force for admissions to MCG 2015 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Professional Service
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Archives of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2013 - Present
Role: Editor