Dr. Bharat B. Aggarwal

Dr. Bharat B. Aggarwal received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, did his postdoctoral fellowship in Endocrinology from the University of California Medical Center San Francisco and then worked in a Biotechnology company (Genentech Inc.) where he discovered TNF, an essential component of the Immune System. In 1989, Dr. Aggarwal accepted a position as a Professor and Chief of the Cytokine Research Section at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer in Houston. He currently holds the Ransom Horne Jr. Endowed Professorship in Cancer Research. He has published over 350 original peer-reviewed articles and reviews, edited eight books and been granted almost 35 patents. Since 2001, Dr. Aggarwal has been listed as one of the World’s most highly cited scientists by the Institute of Scientific Information.