Naren Babu N

About

I am a Lecturer at a Virus Research Institute with a Master’s degree in Public Health Entomology and currently pursuing a Ph.D. focused on host–pathogen–vector interactions in Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection. My broader interests include diagnostic virology, vector–borne disease ecology, and translational approaches for emerging infectious diseases.

My doctoral work integrates virology, vector biology, immunology, and molecular epidemiology to understand how arthropod salivary proteins influence viral transmission and disease outcomes.

Beyond my Ph.D. research, I contribute to multiple interdisciplinary projects, including integrated One Health surveillance for zoonotic diseases, climate–tick–pathogen network modeling, surveillance tools development for Scrub-typhus, and pathogen discovery in acute febrile illness.

Employment

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education Lecturer
  2024 - Present
• Manipal University Manipal Institute of Virology Research Officer (Entomology)
  2018 - 2024
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education Specialist-Entomologist
  2016 - 2018
• Vector Control Research Centre Intern
  2015 - 2016

Education

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education PhD
  2021 - Present
• Vector Control Research Centre MSc (Public Health Entomology)
  2013 - 2015
• Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education BSc (Medical Laboratory Technology)
  2010 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (14)

• Assessment of pre and postinfection immunity to the hemagglutinin proteins of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and Influenza A(H3N2) in India: a retrospective longitudinal study
  Virology Journal 2026 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-026-03146-w
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• Plaque Characteristics of Circulating Chikungunya Virus Clinical Isolates Correlate With Initial Viral Load, Antibody, and Immune Mediators as Indicators of Disease Outcome
  Journal of Medical Virology 2025 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.70663
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• Temporal Dynamics of the Immune Response in Severe Cases of Human Kyasanur Forest Disease Virus (KFDV) Infection
  Journal of Medical Virology 2025 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.70697
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• Influence of climatic and land use factors on post-monsoon distribution of Aedes mosquito vectors in Udupi taluk
  Scientific Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-20413-y
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• Challenges in combating tick-borne disease transmissions in India: Emphasizing the importance of a one-health approach
  One Health 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101199
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• Clinical and molecular epidemiology of chikungunya outbreaks during 2019–2022 in India
  Scientific Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-09771-9
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• Spatial heterogeneity in the potential distribution of Aedes mosquitoes in India under current and future climatic scenarios
  Acta Tropica 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107403
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• Temporal cytokine storm dynamics in dengue infection predicts severity
  Virus Research 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199306
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• Cytokine profile, neutralisation potential and viral replication dynamics in sera of chikungunya patients in India: a cross-sectional study
  The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100269
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• Rickettsia africae and other unclassified Rickettsia species of the spotted fever group in ticks of the Western Ghats, India
  Experimental and Applied Acarology 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-023-00814-2
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