Nitin Pokhrel, PhD

Research Program Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program
Nitin Pokhrel

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Instructor, Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 2017 - 2020: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
  • 2022 - 2024: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, WashU Medicine, Saint Louis, MO

Education

  • 2009: BSc, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 2011: MSc, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 2017: PhD, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

I am interested in understanding the role of tumor derived extracellular vesicles in bone homeostasis and their potential use as biomarkers of bone metastasis.

Research Publications

HTLV-1 infected T cells cause bone loss via small extracellular vesicles.
Authors:

Pokhrel NK, Panfil AR, Habib H, one or more additional authors omitted Veis DJ

Journal & Year:

J Extracell Vesicles • 2024

HTLV-1 infected T cells cause bone loss via small extracellular vesicles.
Authors:

Pokhrel NK, Panfil A, Habib H, one or more additional authors omitted Veis DJ

Journal & Year:

bioRxiv • 2024