Associate Professor
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Cellular Immunology: Infection Immunity, Cancer Immunology, Inflammation and Immune regulation
Recognition and Honor:
Life membership:
Society of Biological Chemist (SBC), India
Indian Society of Cell Biology
Indian Immunology Society
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
Indian Virological Society (IVS)
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Research Theme: The fundamental consequences of cellular responses associated to altered physiological processes during infection, cancer and/or tumor progression, inflammation and immunogenic responses in various cases of altered host cell functions and phenotypes are the prime interest of our ongoing research.
We have been working in the field of host cell responses and cellular immunology with special interest of ongoing immune-regulatory responses, cellular function and phenotypes associated to Cell mediated immunity (CMI) of T cells and accessory antigen presenting cells. Currently, we have major interest groups within NISER and also with external collaboration, where we are investigating functional expression of Toll like receptor (TLR) and Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid (TRPV) Channels in cell mediated immunity (CMI), analyzing cellular and immunological response(s) of host cells during experimental Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection along with anti-cancer immunity as major projects.
In brief, our research focuses to dissect out the important roles of cellular and immunological aspects to decipher the cellular pathways, strategies associated to altered host cell responses for an ongoing infection, tumor progression, inflammation-immunity and immuno-regulatory processes associated to diseases biology in different contexts of cellular responses. Research with cell lines, primary cells, animal model and also with the human blood samples from normal donors and patients with due consents and National guide lines are the prime components for such experimental studies. Such understanding will be helpful towards designing immuno-therapeutic strategies to control various diseases.
Current PhD students:
Ms. Kshyama Subhadarsini Tung
Mr. Partha Sarthathi Jena
Mr. Agniv Chakraborty
Former PhD students:
Dr. Tapas K. Nayak
Dr. Subhransu S. Sahoo
Dr. P. Sanjai Kumar
Dr. Chandan Mahish
Dr. Deep Shikha
Dr. Tathagata Mukherjee
Dr. Somlata Khamaru
Courses taught in NISER :
Animal Physiology; Cell Biology; Cancer Biology; Immunology, Advanced Immunology; Immune regulation and Infection immunity, Science of Life
Advisor: NISER Art club
Advisor: NISER Staff Gymkhana
Former Chairman: NISER Staff Gymkhana
Member: Post Graduate Committee of School (PGCS), School of Biological Sciences, NISER
Former convener: Institutional ethics committee member (IEC), NISER
Former member: Institutional animal ethics committee member (IAEC), NISER
Former member: NISER safety committee
Faculty In charge: Flow Cytometry Facility School of Biological Sciences, NISER
Research Guidance: PhD students and MSc project students in School of Biological Sciences, NISER
Teaching: Immunology Theory course, Immunology Lab course, Advanced Immunology Theory course, Integrated PhD students lab course in School of Biological Sciences, NISER