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Medical Scientist Training Program
Rashi Purohit

Rashi Purohit

G1 Student

Faculty Advisor

  • Julie Freed, PhD

Locations

  • Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

Education

BA, Biology & Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Boston University, 2021

Research Interests

Microvascular function, cardiovascular diseases, and sex-based differences

Research Experience

Medical College of Wisconsin, January 2025 - Present
Advisor: Julie Freed, MD, PhD
Project: Building resiliency to human microvascular stress

Massachusetts General Hospital, June 2021-May 2023 Advisor: Anthony John Iafrate, MD, PhD
Project: Methylome Analysis of ctDNA (MET-CT) - A Novel NGS-Based Analysis Method Tailored for Fragmented DN

Boston University, May 2019-May 2021
Advisor: Deborah Lang, PhD
Project: Transcriptional co-activators YAP1 and TAZ are drivers of vasculogenic mimicry in melanoma

Publications

Purohit R, Freed JK. From the operating room to the bench: use of reverse translation to identify targets in aortic aneurysm. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 Jul 1;329(1):H169-H171. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00304.2025. Epub 2025 May 15. PMID: 40375637.

Kaluziak ST, Codd EM, Purohit R, Melli B, Kalyan P, Fordham JA, Kirkpatrick G, McShane LM, Chang TC, Yang G, Wang J, Williams PM, Karlovich C, Sklar J, Iafrate AJ. Discovery of Gene Fusions in Driver-Negative Cancer Samples From the National Cancer Institute-Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice Screening Cohort. JCO Precis Oncol. 2024 Dec;8:e2400493. doi: 10.1200/PO-24-00493. Epub 2024 Dec 5. PMID: 39637335; PMCID: PMC11634183.

Thierauf JC, Kaluziak ST, Codd E, Dybel SN, Jobbagy S, Purohit R, Farahani AA, Dedeilia A, Naranbhai V, Hoang MP, Fisch AS, Ritterhouse L, Boland GM, Lennerz JK, Iafrate AJ. Prognostic biomarkers for survival in mucosal melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2023 Sep;36(5):378-387. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.13104. Epub 2023 Jun 30. PMID: 37390098.

Meeting Abstracts

Purohit R, Singh S, Kaur B. Disseminated Blastomycosis - Sand Baths and Immersive Spas. Society of Hospital Medicine Wisconsin (SHM WI) Chapter Virtual Conference. Nov 2024. [Poster]

Purohit R, Singh S, Singh A. Rare Case of Broncho-Pleural Cutaneous Fistula. Society of Hospital Medicine Wisconsin (SHM WI) Chapter Virtual Conference. Nov 2024. [Poster]

Purohit R, Tanem J, Liang H, Goetsch M, Daley K, Tomita-Mitchell A, Hoffman G, Scott J, Mitchell M. Effects of Human Recombinant DNase I (Pulmozyme) on Cell-Free DNA in Plasma Circulating through an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Pump. Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI. Sept 2024. [Poster]

Purohit R, Tanem J, Liang H, Goetsch M, Daley K, Tomita-Mitchell A, Hoffman G, Scott J, Mitchell M. Effects of Human Recombinant DNase I (Pulmozyme) on Cell-Free DNA in Plasma Circulating through an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Pump. Celebration of Anesthesiology Research, Milwaukee, WI. Sept 2024. [Poster]

Purohit R, Singh S. Immersive Spas and Disseminated Blastomycosis. Wisconsin Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Sept 2024. [Poster]

Purohit R, Singh S. Perioperative Management of Recurrent Broncho-Pleural Cutaneous Fistula following Myocutaneous Flap Cover Surgery. Wisconsin Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Sept 2024. [Poster]

Li A, Thierauf J, Gonda B, Purohit R, Kaluziak ST, Codd E, Dybel SN, Choy E, Cote GM, Lennerz JK, Iafrate AJ. Customized liquid biopsy assay for monitoring EWSR1 fusions in sarcomas. American Association for Cancer Research. March 2024. [Poster]

Thierauf JT, Kaluziak ST, Codd E, Dybel S, Jobaggy S, Purohit R, Farahani A, Dedeilia A, Naranbhai V, Hoang M, Fisch A, Ritterhouse L, Boland GM, Lennerz JK, Iafrate AJ. Prognostic biomarkers for survival in mucosal melanoma. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. June 2023. [Poster]

Kaluziak ST, Iafrate AJ, Karlovich CA, Williams PM, Sklar J, MsShane L, Codd E, Purohit R, Kirkpatrick G. Discovery of gene fusions in driver-negative NCI-MATCH screening samples. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. June 2023. [Poster]

Li A, Thierauf JT, Purohit R, Gonda A, Kaluziak ST, Codd E, Dybel SN, Choi E, Cote GM, Ritterhouse LL, Lennerz JK, Iafrate AJ. Customized Liquid Biopsy Assay to Monitor Gene Fusions. Harvard Medical School Pathology Academic Celebration, Boston, MA. April 2023. [Poster]

Kaluziak ST, Cheng J, Codd E, Purohit R, Thierauf JC, Naranbhai V, Iafrate AJ. Methylome Analysis of ctDNA (MET-CT) - A Novel NGS-Based Analysis Method Tailored for Fragmented DNA. Harvard Medical School Pathology Academic Celebration, Boston, MA. April 2022. [Poster]

Moore SPG, Lui JW, Purohit R, Tokuo H, Lang D. The transcriptional co-regulators YAP1 and TAZ promote vascular mimicry in melanoma cells. PASPCR Annual Meeting, Bar Harbor, ME. April 2019 [Poster]

General Interests

I enjoy music, dance, food, and art

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