Dr Tushar Choudhary
Research Fellow
Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Roslin Institute
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
Dr. Tushar Choudhary gained his PhD from School of Life Sciences, Heriot Watt University and School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow in 2014. His PhD was in Retinal and Choroidal Oximetry using Snapshot Multispectral Imaging where he explored and developed technologies and applications for non-invasive imaging of blood oxygen levels. Dr. Choudhary then joined the EPSRC funded Proteus project as postdoctoral researcher where he applied his skills in developing imaging and sensing technologies for diagnostics applications in lung diseases. He validated fibre based endoscopic imaging systems in pre-clinical models and developed new optical fibre based physiological sensors for clinical applications. In Proteus he also worked on developing animal and human ex vivo lung perfusion models for monitoring physiology and testing new clinical technologies; fluorescence lifetime imaging for bacterial detection and prototyping medical endoscopy fibred device and optical fibre sensing probes.
Dr. Choudhary is currently a Research Fellow at The Roslin Institute in Gene Therapy Group which is part of the UK CF Gene Therapy Consortium (UKCFGTC http://www.cfgenetherapy.org.uk). His main role is to conduct studies as part of a programme of work aimed at exploiting a lentiviral vector platform, uniquely engineered for gene transfer to the lung, for a portfolio of diseases where there is scope for expression of a therapeutic transgene through delivery of vectors to the lung and optimising appropriate protocols for preclinical evaluation of pulmonary gene delivery by developing new protocols and establish large animal models.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Heriot Watt University and University of Glasgow
Masters of Science, Immunology, University of Nottingham
Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology, Dr. HSG University, India