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Prajwal Gowda

Prajwal Gowda

Undergraduate Research Assistant - Dr. Livia Eberlin

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    M.D. Candidate at UT Southwestern Medical School

  • Education

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center

      2021 - 2025
      Doctor of Medicine - MD MS4

      Activities and Societies: Junior Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Fellow, Student Government Test Committee, Gastroenterology Interest Group Co-Founder, Patient Navigator Program Executive Director, Smoking Cessation Clinic President, Healthy Living Organization Curriculum Chair

    • The University of Texas at Austin

      2017 - 2021
      Bachelor's in Science (Dean's Scholars Honors Program) Biochemistry Summa cum Laude (4.0)

      Activities and Societies: Natural Sciences Council, Dean's Scholars Students Association Council, Freshmen Research Initiative Biobricks for Molecular Machines, Dr. Livia Eberlin Group Research Assistant, UT Junior Fellows, College of Natural Sciences UTeach Program, Garza High School Tutoring Program Coordinator, St. David's Healthcare Volunteer Desk Department Lead, PLUS Program Facilitator BCH 370, UT Club Sports Austin Quidditch

    • Dean's Scholars Honors Program

      2017 - 2021
      Bachelor's of Science Biochemistry

    • Wakeland High School

      2013 - 2017

      Class Valedictorian

  • Experience

    • The University of Texas at Austin

      Jun 2019 - May 2021
      Undergraduate Research Assistant - Dr. Livia Eberlin

      Overview: Developed methods of differentiating between normal human tissue and cancer sub-types using a handheld mass spectrometry system known as the MasSpec Pen (specifically brain cancers and kidney cancers)Publications: Integrating the MasSpec Pen with Sub-Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization for Rapid Chemical Analysis and Forensic Applications (Analytical Chemistry), Noninvasive Detection of Chemical Defenses in Poison Frogs Using the MasSpec Pen (ACS Measurement Science Au) Posters: Gowda, Prajwal et. al. ”Molecular Diagnosis of Gliomas using a Nondestructive Handheld Mass Spectrometry System”; presented at 2019 Livestrong Cancer Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Poster Session, accepted at Stanford Research Conference 2020 (cancelled due to COVID-19)Awards: UT Austin 2019 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium: ”Best in Session” Chemistry Oral Presentation and ”Best in Session” Elevator Pitch Competition, Rice University 2019 Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium: Outstanding Presentation in Analytical Chemistry Show less

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center

      Feb 2022 - now

      Overview: Analysis of IQVIA Pharmetrics® Plus database - a large nationally representative claims database of commercially insured Americans – to characterize care of liver transplant patients with respect to financial burden, psychiatric co-morbidities, substance use, immunosuppression and weight loss.Presentations: "Psychiatric and Financial Burden Among Adult Living Kidney Disorders: A Large National Cohort" American Transplant Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (June 2024)"Opioid Use after Liver Transplantation: Predictors of High Risk Use and Opioid-Related Complications", "The Burden of Psychiatric Disease and Treatment Patterns following Liver Transplantation – A Large national Database Investigation", "Disparities in Liver Transplant Evaluation (LTE): Predictors of LTE Closure in a Large U.S. Transplant Center" American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases in Boston, Massachusetts (November 2023) Show less Overview: Investigation of novel methods in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) such as Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) and applications of Apparent Diffusion Coefficients (ADC) to identify characteristics of disease processes such as soft tissue sarcomas and osteomyelitis.First Author Presentations: "Diagnostic Performance Comparison of Conventional Radiography to Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Suspected Osteomyelitis of the Extremities: A Multi-Reader Study” European Congress of Radiology conference in Vienna, Austria (March 2023) "Utility of Diffusion-Weighted MRI (DWI) and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) in Characterizing Extremity Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors" American Roentgen Ray Society conference in Honolulu, Hawaii (April 2023) Show less

      • Medical Student Research Assistant - Dr. Sarah Lieber

        Feb 2023 - now

      • Medical Student Research Assistant - Dr. Avneesh Chhabra

        Feb 2022 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Basic Life Support (BLS)

      American Heart Association

    • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

      American Heart Association

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Prajwal Gowda
      Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society - Apr 2024 - Inducted MS3 Year (Junior AOA) awarded to 21 medical students in the UT Southwestern class; students are selected for excellence in academics, leadership, scholarship, service to the community, and recognition of outstanding character
    • Awarded to Prajwal Gowda
      Arnold and Ruth W. Pian Scholarship Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Apr 2024 - Awarded with the goal of increasing the number of practicing physicians by enabling deserving students to attend the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    • Awarded to Prajwal Gowda
      Gold Humanism Honor Society - Mar 2024 - Awarded to 38 medical students in the UT Southwestern class, inductees are nominated by their peers as models of integrity, excellence, compassion and empathy in patient care; GHHS promotes these values on campus with student-led patient outreach efforts, community engagement outside of the health care setting, bolstering of ethics in the formal curriculum and emphasis of student wellness and faculty mentorship
    • Awarded to Prajwal Gowda
      Presidential Volunteer Service Award - Apr 2023 - This awards honors students whose service positively impacted communities around the nation, bestowed by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation
    • Awarded to Prajwal Gowda
      North American Primary Care Research Group Trainee Stipend - Sep 2022 - Awarded to five medical students attending the NAPCRG national conference, selected for research associated with the UT Southwestern Dallas Smoking Cessation Clinic