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Kathirvel Maruthai

Also known as: Kathirvel M, Maruthai K, M Kathirvel

Johns Hopkins University, University of Georgia, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Bharathidasan University, Foundation for Neglected Disease Research

ORCID iD 0000-0002-3052-6949
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About

A postdoctoral researcher at the School of Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, focusing my research on host-directed therapy for the treatment of TB; aiming to enhance the host's immune system's ability to effectively eliminate TB.
Previously, during my first postdoc at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, actively engaged in the quest to identify host-directed therapeutic targets by investigating the immune metabolism of primary human macrophages infected with M. tuberculosis.
During my doctoral studies, I was focused on the role of Epigenetics in TB infection in the pediatric population. Changes/modifications observed in DNA methylation, inflammatory genes' expression, and miRNA levels are interlinked with each other and influenced by M. tuberculosis infection in childhood TB. The findings suggest that the epigenetic changes support the TB disease pathogenesis in the pediatric TB population.

Employment

  • Johns Hopkins University Post Doctoral Researcher
    2023 - Present
  • University of Georgia Post-Doctoral Researcher
    2021 - 2023
  • Foundation for Neglected Disease Research Research Scientist - I
    2020 - 2021
  • Government of Puducherry Project Assistant
    2011 - 2013

Education

  • Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research PhD - Biomedical Genomics
    2013 - 2020
  • Bharathidasan University Post MSc Advanced Diploma in Molecular Diagnostics (ADMD)
    2010 - 2011
  • Bharathidasan University Master of Science (M.Sc.)
    2008 - 2010
  • Bharathidasan University Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)
    2007 - 2008
  • Bharathidasan University Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
    2004 - 2007

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (17)