Nima Michael Assad
About Me
Nima Assad (He/Him) is a 6th year MD/PhD student from San Diego, California. He received training in theoretical physics and biology from UC San Diego and has strong background in hematopoiesis, physiology, and high dimensional, multimodal modeling. Prior to starting medical school, he served as a strength coach for Georgetown Football where he received a Master’s degree in physiology. His dissertation work models positive and negative stress adaptations of bone marrow, and he aspires to construct a theory of immune system evolution which unifies acute and chronic inflammation.
Language
English
Position
GRADUATE STUDENT | Graduate Students
Research Topics
Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Hematopoiesis, Immunology, Theoretical Biology
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Immunology [IMM]
Industry Relationships
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Dr. ASSAD has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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