People

Our current research interests include post-translational modifications, immune tolerance, and T cell differentiation in regulation of gastrointestinal inflammation and cancer. The goal of our research is to identify key immune checkpoints of gastrointestinal disorders that could be targeted for therapeutic intervention and drug development.

Meet the Principal Investigator

Dr. Venuprasad K. Poojary

Venuprasad K. Poojary, Ph.D.

Venuprasad K. Poojary, Ph.D., a faculty member in Internal Medicine and Immunology, studies regulatory mechanisms in immune cells that prevent chronic inflammation. Dr. Poojary got his postdoctoral training at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in San Diego, CA. His current research interests include post-translational modifications, immune tolerance, and T cell differentiation in regulation of gastrointestinal inflammation and cancer. The goal of his research is to identify key immune checkpoints of gastrointestinal disorders that could be targeted for therapeutic intervention and drug development.

Lab Members

Thirupugal Govindarajan, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Thirupugal Govindarajan

Mahesh Kathania, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Mahesh Kathania

Ritesh Kumar, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Ritesh Kumar

Ritesh Kumar, Ph.D.

Research Associate

Ramakrishna Nimma

Lab Alumni

Sandip Mukherjee, Ph.D.

Research scientist

Jitendra Kumar, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Prashant Khare, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Elviche Lenou Tsakem, M.S.

Research Associate

Amir Kumar Singh, Ph.D.

Visiting Senior Researcher

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