Nirakar Rajbhandari

Nirakar Rajbhandari is an Assistant Project Scientist in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). His research focuses on pancreatic cancer biology, tumor microenvironment dynamics, and cancer stem cell mechanisms. He actively contributes to translational medicine through collaborative publications in premier journals.

• Current Affiliation: Department of Surgery, UCSD
• Research Interests: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Oncology

Dr. Rajbhandari's research explores pancreatic cancer metastasis, tumor dormancy mechanisms, and epigenetic regulation of cancer progression. His work often involves single-cell analysis, mouse models, and signaling pathway investigations.

Recent publications (2023-2025) show increasing focus on epigenetic modulation, single-cell heterogeneity, and pancreatic cancer subtypes. Key methodologies include RNA sequencing and protein interaction analysis.

Selected Collaborators:

• Andrew Lowy (UCSD)
• Marcie Kritzik (UCSD)
• Bharti Garg (UCSD)
• Roman Sasik (UCSD)
• Kwun Wah Wen (UCSF)

His work appears in journals like Cancer Research, Nature Communications, and Cell, with citations in both basic and clinical research contexts.