Rajeev K. Tyagi
Dr. Rajeev K. Tyagi obtained a Ph.D. from the Biomedical Parasitology Unit, Institute Pasteur, France, in 2011 with a study on malaria immunology/parasitology. He developed a long-lasting, stable, and straightforward laboratory animal model to study the biology and immunology of infectious diseases and more. Dr. Tyagi continued to work on parasite immunology and mouse–human chimeras development at the University of South Florida, USA, and explored the asexual blood and liver stage infection of P. falciparum. Dr. Tyagi discovered a novel dendritic-like cell population called “pathogen differentiated dendritic cells (PDDCs)” when incubated with P. gingivalis and tracking of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MoDcs) in a reconstituted immunodeficient NOD. Prkdcscid Il2rg-/- (NSG) mice at Augusta University, USA. Dr. Tyagi explored IL-23R in the modulation of the functioning of regulatory T cells and its role in the pathogenesis of colitis in an experimental humanized mouse at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre (VUMC), USA. Currently, Dr. Tyagi leads a research group at CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, India.