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Short biography
As a biochemist and molecular biologist by training, Dr. Verma obtained a Ph.D in Life Sciences from India (University of Indore). During her post doctoral training as a Project Scientist at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India worldwide known for applied and translational immunology research, she trained herself as an immunologist. She is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology at the Medical School of the University of Hawaii.
Research interests
Dr. Verma's research interest is to study various host cell-signaling pathways associated with infection with viral pathogens to ultimately design therapeutic interventions and/or adjunct therapies to improve disease pathology. Focus of her ongoing projects is to understand immunological events contributing to the pathogenesis of flaviviruses (dengue and West Nile virus), such as virus-CNS entry, induction of inflammation and neuronal death. Using in vitro and in vivo mouse models and human primary immune cells, her group has recently started characterizing novel innate immune responses to virus pathogens and vaccine candidates such as Ebola virus glycoprotein.
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