Biography:

Dr. Kharat obtained his B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Pune University, India and M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Madurai Kamaraj University, India. He completed his Ph.D. studies under the supervision of Dr. Sagar Sengupta at National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi in 2015. In 2016, Dr. Kharat joined the laboratory of Dr. Shyam Sharan as a postdoctoral fellow in the Mouse Cancer Genetics Program at National Cancer Institute, Frederick. His current research is focused on understanding chemoresistance mechanisms in BRCA2 deficient cells. In 2020 Dr. Kharat received Fellow Award for Research Excellence award (FARE) from NIH for his postdoctoral research.