Research/Areas of Interest:

I am interested to understand the intracellular pathogenesis of Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of community-acquired pneumonia called Legionnaires and Pontiac fever. My research goal is inclined toward studying replication strategies employed by the bacteria during infection in macrophages.

Education

BSc, Microbiology, St Xavier's College Kolkata, India
MSc, Life Sciences, Bose Institute, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
PhD, Microbiology & Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India