Kunal Rambhia
Analyst

- Area of Professional Expertise: Biology

Mr. Rambhia is an Analyst at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. He conducts research and analysis in support of Center programs. Mr. Rambhia also serves as an Associate Editor of the peer-reviewed journal, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science.

Prior to joining the Center, Mr. Rambhia obtained a BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and a BA in Political Science from Yale University in 2007. His thesis was a study of light-dependent plant development with a focus on ubiquitin-directed proteolysis in Arabidopsis thaliana.

In 2006, Mr. Rambhia worked as an intern for 454 Life Sciences, where he was involved in DNA sequencing projects. In 2005 he traveled to Ghana as part of the Unite for Sight program, establishing an eye clinic in a rural town.