Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, and Virology and Viral Diseases.
Harmonization of Zika serological assays and comparative evaluation of two commercial ZIKA IgG ELISA kits
Needle-free injection system delivery of ZyCoV-D DNA vaccine demonstrated improved immunogenicity and protective efficacy in rhesus macaques against SARS-CoV-2.
Duration of seroprotection of the live attenuated SA-14-14-2 Japanese encephalitis vaccine in children in India.
External quality assurance of serological diagnosis of dengue, chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis virus infection
Booster dose of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine BBV152 (Covaxin) enhances the neutralizing antibody response against Alpha, Beta, Delta and Omicron variants of concern.
Detection of Zika virus disease in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 2021 during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Immune responses against different variants of SARS-CoV-2 including Omicron following 6 months of administration of heterologous prime-boost COVID-19 vaccine.
Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.28.2 (P2) variant and pathogenicity comparison with D614G variant in hamster model
Added value of the measles-rubella supplementary immunization activity in reaching unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children, a cross-sectional study in five Indian districts, 2018–20
First case of Zika virus infection during an outbreak of chikungunya in a rural region of Maharashtra state, India.
Antibody responses to Sputnik Vaccination in naïve and COVID 19-recovered vaccine recipients, India.
Optimization and Stability Testing of Four Commercially Available Dried Blood Spot Devices for Estimating Measles and Rubella IgG Antibodies
Diagnostic Accuracy of Dried Blood Spots Collected on HemaSpot HF Devices Compared to Venous Blood Specimens To Estimate Measles and Rubella Seroprevalence
Molecular aspects of the teratogenesis of rubella virus.