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Indore Area, India India

Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Indore

Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals

The central nervous system is constantly challenged by variety of microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungus etc. Once the pathogen gain access to CNS, it results in a diverse CNS disorders ranging from asymptomatic clearance of pathogens to severe fatality. My research focuses on understanding the mechanism of CNS pathogenesis to a neurotropic virus infection. In particular, I am interested to study innate immune response of the brain to an invading viral pathogen. Our research is modeled on lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) induced viral meningitis in mice. LCMV is a natural pathogen of mouse and humans that can cause severe meningitis following infection. We use a coordi...