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Name:
Sudarshan Seshadri
Education:
1994-1998 B.S. Agriculture, Annamalai University
1998-2000 M.S. Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Mentor:
Dr. Mark Wewers
Research Interests:
- To understand the biology of IL-1ß processing and release with respect to differences in monocytes and macrophages
- Protein-protein interaction and the role of intracellular proteins in innate immune response to pathogens
- To understand the function of pyrin, the mutation of the gene causes FMF
- To understand the effect of mutations on inflammasome activation and there by affecting inflammation
Awards and Honors:
- CSIR JRF
NET Scholarship for pursuing PhD program in any University in India
Jawaharlal Nehru University Scholarship for pursuing Masters Degree with scholarship from the Department of Biotechnology of India
Agricultural Association prize for Commercial Crops during the Undergraduate Program
Second Prize for presentation at National Level conference on Plant Biotechnology held at Kakatiya University, Warangal, India
Publications:
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Sudarshan Seshadri, Michelle D. Duncan, Judith M. Hart, Mikhail A. Gavrilin and Mark D. Wewers. (2006) Pyrin levels in human monocytes and monocyte derived macrophages regulate IL-1b processing and release. (In review)
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