Expertise

Innate immunity; inflammation; macrophages; neutrophils; nitric oxide; tuberculosis; antimicrobial agents

Current Research Interest

Host-pathogen interactions, focusing on macrophages and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb); host pathways controlling susceptibility and resistance to Mtb; biology of Mtb in non-replicating (NR) states; approaches to overcome the phenotypic resistance of non-replicating Mtb to most antibiotics by developing new kinds of antimicrobial molecules