resume
(Last updated January 31, 2026)
Table of contents
Basics
| Name | Rachit Kumar |
| Position | MD-PhD Student |
| rachit (dot) kumar (at) pennmedicine (dot) upenn (dot) edu | |
| Website | https://rachitk.com/ |
| Github | https://github.com/rachitk |
Education
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2022.08 - 2025.03 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Pennsylvania
Genomics and Computational Biology
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2020.08 - Present Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
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2016.08 - 2020.05 Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Biomedical Engineering
Leadership
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2025.08 - Present -
2025.08 - Present Graduate and Professional Student Representative
University Council of the University of Pennsylvania
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2024.07 - 2025.06 Chair
Biomedical Graduate Student Association, University of Pennsylvania
Previously Vice Chair, BGS Student Affairs (AY 2023-2024)
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2020.09 - 2021.08 Founding Member, Transitional Board Member
Students for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, Perelman School of Medicine
Previously Class Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Student Advisory Committee
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2020.09 - 2022.06 -
2020.08 - 2022.12
Grants
- 2023.07
- 2020.08
T32: Penn Medical Scientist Training Program Grant
University of Pennsylvania
GM007170 -> GM148377 (Trainee)
Awards
- 2025.10
Reviewers' Choice Award
American Society of Human Genetics
- 2024—2026
PennAITech Innovation Fellow
Penn Collaboratory for Healthy Aging
- 2020.05
Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Academic Service Award
Georgia Institute of Technology
- 2020.02
Distinguished Alumni Award
Ohio Valley Voices
- 2018, 2019
STEM-HEAR Research Grant
Alexander Graham Bell Association and Hearst Foundations