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Aparna Kishor

Aparna Kishor

Surgical Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Principal Scientist | Physician Scientist | Team leader and mentor | Gene Editing Platform Development | RNA research

  • Education

    • University of Maryland Baltimore

      2006 - 2014
      MD/PhD Medicine and biochemistry

      Activities and Societies: Founder of MD/PhD program newsletter MD/PhD activities coordinator Student interviewer for medical school Completed the MSTP at Maryland at a time when the program was transitioning to being NIH recognized. I was able to establish many of the program fixtures (program retreat, program newsletter, program student events, program logo) during this critical process. I also won the Thesis Project Award for my graduate work in 2013 and published two papers and a review.

    • Richard Montgomery High School

      1997 - 2001
      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Literary Journal, Tennis, International Baccalaureate

    • Swarthmore College

      2001 - 2005
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Biochemistry

      Activities and Societies: Diversity committee (ADVICE) Indian society (Deshi) Chemistry lab TA Undergraduate research fellow Tennis Cross country Biochemistry major and English minor. I also spent a great deal of time on playing the flute and working in the ceramics studio.

  • Experience

    • University of Maryland Medical System

      Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
      Surgical Intern

      I rotated through the surgical services of the hospitals that are part of the University of Maryland Medical system.

    • The National Institutes of Health

      Oct 2015 - Oct 2021
      Postdoctoral Research Fellow

      Researcher in the field of Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. During my postdoc, I published several papers, received awards for my research presentations, and was designated as a K22 grant recipient.

    • Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.

      Oct 2021 - Jan 2024

      My team continued to expand our technology, particularly with a focus on scalability and compatibility with all tissue types and therapeutic modalities. We interfaced scientifically and strategically with Intellia's In vivo and Ex vivo programs to apply our technologies to the full spectrum of therapeutic indications. I was also involved in developing research relationships with outside organizations. I led an interdisciplinary team tasked with building out one of the most challenging aspects of gene editing technology: DNA templates for delivery by LNPs.

      • Principal Scientist

        Apr 2023 - Jan 2024

      • Senior Scientist

        Oct 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Maryland medical license

      State of Maryland
      Oct 2015