Expertise

Expertise:

  • Mitochondrial disease and cancer; oxidative DNA damage and repair; enzyme binding and kinetics; macromolecular X-ray crystallography and small angle X-ray scattering

Specialty:

  • Cancer Care

Dr. Prakash’s work focuses on DNA repair mechanisms in the mitochondria.

Research Interests:

  • DNA repair mechanisms in the mitochondria
  • Mitochondrial disease and cancer
  • Oxidative DNA damage and repair
  • Enzyme binding and kinetics
  • Structural biology including macromolecular X-ray crystallography and small angle X-ray scattering
Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama

Communities
Oncology
Degrees
PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Cancer Research, 2010
BS, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Biotechnology, 2004