Girish J kotwal
Professor
University of Massachusetts
USA
Biography
Girish J. Kotwal received his Ph.D. from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada and postdoctoral training from National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, He is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at UIMass Medical school and president of InFlaMed Inc. and Kotwal Bioconsulting, LLC. He has published more than 100 papers in pubmed listed journals and has half a dozen patents
Research Interest
Medical Microbiology, Dental Microbiology and Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Intracellular signaling mechanisms in lymphoid cell activation, Cytolytic mechanisms of CTLs and NK cells, Complement pathways & complement regulatory proteins, Immune responses against tumors, Mechanisms of apoptosis in the immune system, transgenic and knockout mice, Modern vaccine design & immunization, HLA & TCR genes in autoimmunity, cellular and molecular mechanisms of autoimmunity, Fundamental Virology, Molecular Virology,