Microbial Crosstalk with Immune System

Dr. Asmita Das completed her PhD from School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University and thereafter joined National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA for a postdoctoral position for about 5 years. She has since been employed in Delhi Technological University since 2010 as Assistant Professor. Her research interests include Immunotherapeutics and Immunoinformatics. She is also involved in various interdisciplinary research. She has published several high impact peer reviewed papers including Immunity (IF: 21), Autophagy (IF: 11), Journal of Immunology (IF: 5.6) (top 10% articles in the journal in 2010) and many others. She serves on the editorial board of several peer reviewed journals. She has been actively involved in Industry- Academia partnership, including research guidance of industry personnel. She has served in several selection boards, external examiners and invited speakers in several institutes of repute.

1. Introduction
2. Significance of the Normal Microflora of the body
3. Immunological paradox for maintaining normal flora
4. Cancer prognosis and immune system
5. Microflora affects cancer progression/regression
6. Microflora impacts immune system
7. Therapeutics and microflora
8. Missing rungs in therapeutics and strategies to climb them