Mridu Acharya
Research Assistant
Biochemistry
Benaroya Research?Institute at Virginia Maso
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Acharya was born and raised in Nepal. She graduated with a BSc(Hons) degree from University of Hull, UK in 2003 and with a Masters in Research(MRes) degree from University of Glasgow in 2004. She received PhD in Biochemistry from University of Glasgow in 2008 and then moved to Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School for postdoctoral training. In December 2013, she became a Staff Scientist at BRI and subsequently became Assistant Member in October 2016
Research Interest
Dr. Acharya’s research interest is in understanding how signals from different types of immune receptors and cytoskeletal molecules are integrated to produce an immune response tailored to the type of antigen encountered.