معرفی
Rajagopal V. Sekhar is a Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. He leads the Translational Metabolism Unit, serves as Clinic Head at Quentin Meese Health Center, and is a core faculty member in the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism department. Secondary affiliations include the Huffington Center on Aging and memberships in Texas D-CFAR and Center of Alzheimer and Neurodegenerative Diseases.
- Education: MBBS (St. John's Medical College, India), Postdoctoral Training in Nutritional Metabolism, Residency in Internal Medicine (UK), Fellowships in Endocrinology and Nutritional Metabolism at Baylor and University of Oklahoma
Research focuses on reversing redox imbalance and mitochondrial dysfunction in aging, diabetes, and HIV to improve brain and metabolic health. His team investigates GlyNAC (glycine + N-acetylcysteine) as a therapeutic agent for aging hallmarks.
Scientific Awards include:
- 1991-1992: Medical education prizes in India
- 2001: Top fellow award and Pfizer Scholar recognition
- 2002-2004: National ACP awards and Williams Scholars Award
- 2009-2011: Baylor teaching excellence awards
- 2018-2023: Editor's Choice papers and clinical research prizes
Grants: NIH R01 funding for translational studies on aging and metabolic disorders. Labs: Translational Metabolism Unit (Baylor College of Medicine) and Endocrine-Metabolic Clinics at Ben Taub General Hospital/Harris Health System.
