Prakash Nagarkatti, Ph.D.

Senior Research Advisor to the President, University of South Carolina
Vice President for Research Emeritus, University of South Carolina
Co-Director, NIH COBRE Center for Dietary Supplements and Inflammation
Carolina Distinguished Professor

Prakash Nagarkatti, Ph.D., served as the Vice President for Research (VPR) of the University of South Carolina (UofSC) for ten years, from 2011 to 2021. As VPR, he oversaw research to the tune of $278 million. Currently, Dr. Nagarkatti serves as Senior Research Advisor to the President and Vice President for Research Emeritus at UofSC. Dr. Nagarkatti additionally serves as Carolina Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of the NIH COBRE Center for Dietary Supplement and Inflammation.

Dr. Nagarkatti's research has been continuously supported by numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency and the American Cancer Society. Since joining USC in 2005, he has secured more than $100 million in research funding.

Dr. Nagarkatti has published over 355 scientific papers and book chapters, and has trained more than 35 graduate students, 19 post-doctoral fellows and 20 junior faculty over the course of his career. In addition, he has chaired and served as a member on numerous NIH Review Panels.

Dr. Nagarkatti holds several patents on treatment modalities against cancer and inflammatory diseases. He is a Fellow of AAAS, a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He received the Vos Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the Society of Toxicology.

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