Komal Raina

Education

B. Pharm (Bachelors in Pharmacy) 1991-95
Institute: Pharmacy Dept., Hamdard University, New Delhi, India

M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics) 1995-97
Institute: University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Chandigarh, Panjab University, India

Ph.D (Pharmaceutics) 2000-04
Institute: Talwar Research Foundation, New Delhi India
Degree awarded by: Hamdard University, India

Academic Interests

Positions and Employment
Oct'97-July'99: Research Associate, R&D, Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, India.
Nov'99-Apr'05: Senior Research Associate, The Talwar Research Foundation, New Delhi, India
May'05-Oct'08: Visiting Research Associate, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO,
Nov'08-Apr'10: Research Associate, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver (AMC), Aurora, CO
Nov'10- June'11: Research Associate, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver (AMC), Aurora, CO.
July'11-Dec'13: Research Instructor, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver (AMC), Aurora, CO
Jan'14-Oct'18: Assistant Professor-Research, University of Colorado Denver (AMC), Aurora, CO.
Oct'18- present: Associate Professor/ Haarberg Chair in Cancer Research, College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
Nov'18-present: Adjoint Research Faculty, School of Pharmacy, UC Denver-AMC Aurora, CO.

Cancer Prevention/Intervention Research

Patents

Talwar GP, Gupta JC, Raina Komal. Recombinant anti-LHRH vaccines for control of sex hormones dependant pathologies in humans and for control of estrus in female mammals and improve meat quality in male animals. WTO Product Patent, 2003, Application No. 768/DEL/2003.

Talwar GP, Gupta JC, Raina Komal. A method of reducing levels of sex steroid hormones in mammals by using recombinant anti-LHRH vaccines.
Indian Process patent, 2003. Application No.767/DEL/2003.

Professional Memberships

2005-till date: Associate Member of American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)
2014- Oct'18: Associate Member, University of Colorado Cancer Center.
Nov'18-till date: Adjoint Research Faculty, School of Pharmacy, UC Denver-AMC Aurora, CO.
Jan'19-till date: Editorial Board member: Associate Editor-Molecular Carcinogenesis (Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)

Area(s) of Research

Cancer Prevention/Intervention Research-targeting epithelial cancers (prostate, colon, lung, and pancreas).

Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/komal.raina.1/bibliography/47890836/public/?sort=date&direction=descendin