• Worked on the role of cellular and molecular pathways controlling Tconv, Treg, Th17 and naïve and memory CD8 T cell development and immunity in a mouse model.• Elucidated the role of glutamine metabolism in fueling NKT cell homeostasis and functions.• Early-Stage Career Investigator grant from AAI. • Communicated research development at several platforms including an oral talk (invited talk) at AAI, 2022 and for a short course conducted by University of Michigan Immunology Program. • Supervised and managed 3 research associates in experiments and routine lab business who are now independently doing their tasks. • Wrote grants as Principal Investigator (PI). • Managed to successfully write the animal use protocols.

•Designed, performed and managed proof of concept studies to study T cell immune responses. •Performed adoptive transfer experiments to study in vivo responses of T cells. •Deciphered the role of Fe in controlling T cell development and their peripheral maintenance. Validated metabolic pathways required to drive T cell homeostasis and immune functions using advanced metabolism techniques such as seahorse assays and isotope labelled carbon tracing experiments and studying whole metabolomics.•Used multi-color flow cytometer to study immunophenotyping.•Served as flow cytometry lead for the Microbiology and Immunology Department including handling, calibration, training to new users and troubleshooting the instrument's working conditions.•Selected for oral talk from AIC 2018.•Selected for an oral talk on a Symposium on Immunometabolism.•Selected for an oral talk from AAI to attend AAI conference in 2018. •Served on DEI committee for the department.•Served on annual immunology retreat planning committee.

•Investigated host pathogen interaction studies focused on the innate immune response to bacterial endophthalmitis. •Confocal microscopy and gene expression analysis.•Expression of recombinant proteins. siRNA mediated knockdown of genes•Elucidated the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress and inflammasome in regulating innate immune response to •Staphylococcus aureus induced endophthalmitis. Performed confocal microscopic studies to study changes in retinal microglia cells in response to bacterial infection.•Received Young Investigator award from ARVO 2015 for presentation of my work on ER stress role in innate immune response to bacterial endophthalmitis.