Taruna Madan Gupta , born on May 14, 1968 at New Delhi, is working as Scientist “D.” at National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, India.
Education
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Bachelor of Pharmacy) (year 1989, Gold Medalist) - Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER), University of Delhi
Master of Pharmacy (Master of Pharmacy) (year 1991, Gold Medalist) - Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER), University of Delhi
Doctor of Philosophy - Jointly with Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER), University of Delhi and Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi.
Career
She has extensively worked on Aspergillosis and lung surfactant proteins and now her research is more focussed on role of innate immunity in host-pathogen interactions. Education and Personal Professional Post-doctoral research on “Role of lung collectins in genetic predisposition to aspergillosis” as Senior Research Associate at Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research), Delhi, India. Doctoral & post-doctoral research at Medical Research Council (Medical Research Council) Immunochemistry Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (July 1996- September 1996 & July 2000- September 2000).
Scientist “C” in Allergy and Infectious Diseases Department, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research), Delhi, India (2002–2007).