LAB TEAM

Som Nanjappa

SOM G. NANJAPPA

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Assistant Professor of Immunology

Department of Pathobiology

Ph.D: Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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