Dr. Shashi Baruah, Professor
Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, TU

Research Interest: Broadly our laboratory is engaged in research in the areas of immunology and immunogenetics. Our focus is in understanding the heterogeneity and evolution of immune response in context of human genetics and migration to identify susceptibility/ risk determinants and possible targets of immunotherapeutic interventions in various ethnic populations. Our lab is currently engaged in understanding the regulation of cytokine networks in malaria, diversity and activation of NK cells, TLR polymorphisms and inflammasome activation in squamous cell cancers of Head and Neck region. In S.L.E we are investingating HLA allele associations and activation of sub populations of immune cells.