Deepali Kumar’s bio
Dr. Deepali Kumar is Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is a transplant infectious diseases physician in the University Health Network Transplant Center in Toronto. Dr. Kumar has a translational research program that consists of both clinical and laboratory-based research. Her research focuses on immunologic responses to vaccines and viral infections in transplant recipients. She has supervised numerous graduate students and medical residents/fellows. She has authored over 200 manuscripts, editorials, and book chapters in the field of transplantation. She is currently Deputy Editor at Clinical Transplantation. She has held various leadership roles in the transplant field. She is currently Chair of the Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee for Cells, Tissues, and Organs. She is also currently the President-Elect of the American Society of Transplantation.