Dr. Tejvir Khurana

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Biography

Tejvir S. Khurana is a Professor in the Department of Physiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He holds an MD from Delhi University and a Ph.D. in Neurobiology from Harvard University. His research focuses on muscle biology, specifically muscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy, and he explores therapeutics including gene therapy. Khurana's work also extends to examining extraocular muscle performance, as well as the transcriptomic and proteomic aspects of muscle function. He has a keen interest in sports medicine, studying athletic doping and the impacts of hypoxia at high altitudes on muscle performance and neuromuscular junctions. Khurana's clinical expertise includes high altitude medicine.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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