Kamalakannan Rajasekaran
Blood Research Institute, USA
Biography
Kamalakannan Rajasekaran is a Research Scientist at Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI. He obtained his PhD in Immunology from Madurai Kamaraj University. His studies are aimed at deciphering the signaling events that are responsible for NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory cytokine production. His studies have led to the understanding of the role of signaling molecules such as Adap, Carma1 and TAK1 in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. His work, published in reputed scientific journals, including Nature Immunology, has paved the way for drafting a molecular ‘blueprint’ for targeting unique signaling molecules to regulate the production of inflammatory cytokines following cell-mediated immunotherapy.