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Babita Balakrishnan from India, is our Ambassador of the Month. Babita joined the Immunopaedia team in 2018 and has been a valuable member of the team. During her tenure, she has contributed to online quizzes, assisted with curating the online IUIS-IIS-FIMSA Immuno-Jaipur course and submitted breaking news articles on maternal-foetal immunotolerance and inflammation-induced osteoporosis.
Position: Reviewer
Research interests: Osteoimmunology and Transplantation Immunology
Recent publications:
Akanksha Dixit*, Babita Balakrishnan* and Anjali Karande. Immunomodulatory activity of glycodelin: Implications in allograft rejection, Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 2018, 192(2), 213-223, *Joint first author
If I wasn’t an immunologist I would be: An Artist
Why I love immunology: Because understanding the immune system helps unravel the details of how a living organism fights a foreign intruder in the body and how it attains tolerance to antigens. Knowledge of immunology has led to development of innumerable drugs and vaccines against debilitating health conditions. This fascinates me to know more and more about our immune system.
Tips for young people who want to enter the field of immunology: One should enjoy reading and learning immunology. Get a thorough picture of the subject by clearing the concepts and basic principles. Also, keep oneself abreast of the latest development in the field.
What being an Immunopaedia Ambassador means to me:As rightly said by Immunopaedia, Immunology without borders; I feel privileged to be a part of this group which is engaged in spreading knowledge and recent breakthroughs in the subject across the globe
How I have contributed to Immunopaedia so far: I have written breaking news articles, submitted questions for MCQs and also promoted Immunopaedia on social networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook.
How can you get in touch with me ? LinkedIn & ResearchGate
