Biography:
Prof. Madhu Khanna obtained her Ph.D. degree from King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India. She has done postdoc fellowship at WHO influenza center, Melbourne and Royal Children hospital. She has been holding the position of Professor of the Department of Virology Unit at Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, since 2008. She has over 30 years of experience in virology research and diagnostics. Prof. Khanna has received several prestigious national and international awards, including the Global Health Travel award from Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation to attend the Keystone Symposium on HIV and (Re)Emerging Viruses: Aligning Lessons Across Pandemics, Shakuntala Amir Chand Award, BOYSCAST Fellowship, Bronze Award (AVG Award), and IVS Fellow Award. She has published more than several research articles in high-impact national and international journals.
Title : Prophylactic and Molecular Approaches for Mitigating Human Influenza A Viruses: i. Evaluating influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the Older population ii. Down-regulation of influenza virus genes with novel siRNA-chimeric-ribozyme constructs
Title : Development of a polyepitope-based immunogen for inducing cellular immunity against all dengue virus serotypes