Kunal Rambhia
Analyst

Area of Professional Expertise: Biology

Mr. Rambhia is Analyst at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. He conducts research and analysis in support of Center programs. He is a contributor to the Biosecurity Briefing, a weekly email news service that summarizes developments in various facets of biosecurity, including public health preparedness, countermeasure development, infectious diseases, hospital preparedness, and biosafety. Mr. Rambhia also serves as 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.