Kartika Padhan, Ph.D.

Scientist

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Education:

Ph.D., Virology, 2008, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, India

M.Sc., Life Sciences, 2003, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India

B.Sc., Botany (Honors), Chemistry, Zoology, 1999, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India

Languages Spoken: Hindi, Odia
Portrait of Kartika Padhan, Ph.D.

Biography

After finishing Ph.D. in virology, Dr. Padhan pursued postdoctoral research at the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, NIAID, NIH to study ligand discrimination by the T cell receptor in mouse model. Since joining CATI/LBS in 2019, his current research focus is to understand the role of T follicular helper cells (TFH) in B cell mediated immune response. He is also developing multiplex immunophenotyping imaging panel to understand the mechanism of immune suppression in cancer immunotherapy.