Lalita Gupta

Molecular Parasitology and Vector Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani (BITS-Pilani), Pilani-333 031, Rajasthan, India

Biography

Dr. Gupta received her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the Banaras Hindu University in 1999. During her Post-doc at Colorado State University, Colorado, USA from 2000-2003, she was working on molecular interaction of mosquitoes with Plasmodium or Dengue virus infection. At NIH, USA (2003-2008), she was investigating the effect of mosquito immune system on malaria disease transmission. She Joined BITS-Pilani in 2008 and continue her research on mosquito immunity and disease control program.