Profile
The laboratory currently focuses on developing Nucleic acid-based vaccines for viral infections with a particular focus on Dengue virus. Our lab's long-standing research interest is to create an innovative approach to design vaccine antigen libraries for emerging/re-emerging viral threats and their pre-clinical assessment employing new vaccine technologies in conjunction with academic-industry vaccine research collaborative initiatives. We also focus on building a clinical cohort to understand human immune responses to vaccines and natural infections.
Academic Positions
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Post Doctoral Fellow
National Centre for Biological Sciences-TIFR, Bangalore
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Research and Scientific Lead (Dengue Vaccine Indo-Africa Program)
National Centre for Biological Sciences-TIFR, Bangalore
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Project Scientist- II
National Centre for Biological Sciences-TIFR, Bangalore
Education
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PhD
University of Madras, Chennai
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MSc
University of Madras, Chennai
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BSc
University of Madras, Chennai
Awards
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2012JRF fellowship from the University of Madras, funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research
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2013University Grants Commission (UGC) - JRF
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2015University Grants Commission (UGC) - SRF
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2015Best Oral Presentation Award in the International Conference on "Translational Research" Organised by Avinashilingam University, India
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2023Biotechnology Ignition grant (BIG-21st call) from BIRAC
Patents
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DENV EDIII-NS1 Consensus Sequence-Based Dengue DNA Vaccine- PCT/IB2022/062891