LAB TEAM
SOM G. NANJAPPA
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Department of Pathobiology
DVM: University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India
NAGABHUSHAN CHANDRASHEKHAR
GRADUATE STUDENT
DVM: Karnataka Veterinary Animal Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), India
MVSc: Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College, Hebbal, Bengaluru, India,
Research Interests: Mechanisms of CD8+ T cell responses to fungal vaccine
RENI JOHN
GRADUATE STUDENT
DVM: Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
M.V.Sc.: Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
Research Interests: How nutrients impart CD8+ T cell responses to fungal vaccine? A potential avenue to enhance vaccine immunity.
NITISH KULKARNI
GRADUATE STUDENT
DVM: Karnataka Veterinary Animal Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), India
M.V.Sc.: Animal Physiology. National Dairy Research Institute, India
Research Interests: Bridging of innate immune responses to adaptive fungal vaccine immunity. Deciphering the orchestration of fungal vaccine-induced CD8+ T cell responses by dendritic cells
SUSHMA HALEKOTE RUDRAMURTHY
GRADUATE STUDENT
DVM: Karnataka Veterinary Animal Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), India
M.V.Sc.: Veterinary Pathology, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), India
Research Interests: Innovative approach for the development of T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic mice
HANNAH MARTINEZ
SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN
UNDERGRADUATE
Hobbies
- Watching movies, playing the piano, and volleybal
NICOLAS FIGUEROA
UNDERGRADUATE
SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN
Bachelor of Science (Molecular and Cellular Biology)
TOHEEB OJELADE
UNDERGRADUATE
ANYA OBIOMA
UNDERGRADUATE
Hobbies: I enjoy playing piano and watching/playing soccer