Dr. Aravind Kumar Bandari completed his Ph.D. studies at the Institute of Bioinformatics in Bangalore and obtained his Ph.D. Degree from Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Manipal. His thesis was focussed on the genomics of inherited immune disorders using next generation sequencing. Post Ph.D., he was involved in exploring genomic and proteomics approaches to improve diagnostic and therapeutic options for infectious disease -Tuberculosis. At UCSF, He is currently involved in studying molecular and genetic alterations in skin cancer.