Vani Janakiraman
Adjunct Professor
Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
India
Biography
Vani Janakiraman PROFESSOR working in IIT
Research Interest
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Tuberculosis claims about 2 million lives annuallyand is the leading cause of death worldwide due to a single bacterial agent. The situation is particularly alarming in several developing countries including India, with India accounting for 30% of the global burden of tuberculosis. In addition, the emergence and spread of drug resistant strains (that are resistant to most antibiotics currently in use)and thesynergistic association of this disease with AIDS, are posing major challenges for tuberculosis control. For these reasons, world health organisation (WHO) has announced tuberculosis as a ‘global emergency’.
Publications
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Vani J, Shaila MS, Trinath J, Balaji KN, Kaveri SV, Bayry J. Cell wall-associated Rv3812 protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces strong dendritic cell-mediated IFNγ responses and exhibits vaccine potential. J Infect Dis. 2013, 208(6):1034-6
