Mycobacterial Diseases
Open Access

Keshar Mohanty

Biography

Educational Qualifications:
      Ph.D (Zoology)
      M.Sc (Life sciences)

Discipline:
      Immunology

Fields of specialization:
      Mycobacterial Genetics
      Immunology of Filariasis
      Immunology of Leprosy

Awards:
      JRF (ICMR)
      SRF (ICMR)
      JRF AFTER QUALIFYING CSIR-UGC(NET)-1987
      SRF (CSIR)
      R.A. (I.I.SC., BANGALORE)
      RA (ILS, BHUBANESWAR)
 

Research Interest

1.Understanding the mechanism of immunopathogenesis in leprosy and Tuberculosis
•Studies on host susceptibility and association of gene polymorphism of receptors (TLRs and NOD 2), chemokines(CCL2), NOS 2 genes with tuberculosis and leprosy.
•Exploration of plasma soluble receptors (sTLR2) as biomarkers of disease 2. Understanding immunopathogenesis of leprosy reactions
• Immune response to various stress proteins of M leprae, nitric oxide metabolism during reactions and their role as immunological markers for reactions
3. Understanding local immunity in leprosy lesions
• Local antibody synthesis, cytokine secretion and characterization of lesional cells by immunohistology
• Analysis of NOD 2 localized in lesional tissue of leprosy patients. progression(Tuberculosis)