Clinical and Research Background
Dr. Akilesh is presently applying next generation genomic tools and analyses to understand the development, structure and function of the kidney and its component cells in health and disease. He has received the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellowship (2013-2016) to support these studies.
Board Certifications
Board Certified in Pathology
Academic and Medical Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2021-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2015-2021
Acting Instructor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2013-2015
Education and Training
Fellowship, Renal Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2012-2013
Residency, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 2009-2012
MD and PhD in Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2002-2009
BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1996-2000
Publications
Latest publications from PubMed