
About Dr. Krishnamurthy
Prasanna Krishnamurthy, MVSc, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
School of Medicine and Engineering
Dr. Prasanna earned his BVSc (DVM) degree with honors from Bangalore Veterinary College and completed his Masters and PhD in Veterinary Pathology from Indian Veterinary Research Institute (India's premier institute for Veterinary Research). He completed his postdoctoral training at Northwestern University (in Dr. Raj Kishore's laboratory) and East Tennessee State University. Before joining UAB, he held faculty appointments at the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois and Houston Methodist Research Institute, Texas.
As a member of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, he directs a research program focusing on understanding mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases and developing novel therapeutic strategies to promote cardiac regeneration and repair. Dr. Krishnamurthy’s laboratory is supported through funds from National Institutes of Health (NIH-R01) and American Heart Association (GIA and Postdoctoral fellowships). Prasanna's current interests include innovation of novel therapeutic strategies to repair cardiovascular damage through research, propel research through collaborations, bringing additional research funding and spending quality time with family and friends.