Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Surgery
·
2022 - Present
Surgery, Surgical Sciences,
Surgery
Recent Scholarly Works
Iterative multiplex imaging cytometry for cross-species analyses of in situ tissue leukocytes.
Journal article J Immunol Methods · September 2026 Traditional immunohistochemistry techniques are limited in the number of fluorescent detection channels, markers, and staining resolution, which restricts the ability to fully evaluate bulk tissue samples and biopsies. Recent technical advancements, such a ... Full text Link to item CiteExtended hinge length of human IgG3-like antibody enhances early antiviral activity of VRC01 in SHIV-infected rhesus macaques.
Journal article J Virol · August 18, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteCD49a expression defines a metabolically robust, cytokine-biased liver NK cell subset in rhesus macaques during lentivirus infection.
Journal article Immunol Cell Biol · August 2026 Liver-resident natural killer (LrNK) cells are critical regulators of hepatic immune homeostasis and demonstrate antiviral activity, yet their role in lentivirus infections remains poorly defined. Using a rhesus macaque (RM) model of Simian immunodeficienc ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Role of eosinophils in SIV infection
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025Natural killer cell receptor-expressing B cells as regulators of mucosal immunity in SIV infection
ResearchProgram Manager · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2022Microbial and innate immune mechanisms of oral inflammation during SIV infection
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2022View All Grants
Education
The Ohio State University, College of Medicine ·
2013
Ph.D.
University of Madras (India) ·
2006
D.V.M.