Hemanth Ramaprakash
e-mail address: hprakash@umich.edu

Mentor: Cory Hogaboam, Ph.D.

Research Description

I am currently investigating several aspects of allergic asthma and
invasive aspergillosis in an in vivo model. I am attempting to
elucidate the mechanisms behind Toll-like Receptor 9 and scavenger
receptor recognition of fungal components in invasive aspergillosis and
fungal asthma. I am also working to investigate lung cancer in a model
of allergic asthma.



Publications

Sclafani AM, Skidmore JM, Ramaprakash H, Trumpp A, Gage PJ, Martin DM. Nestin-Cre mediated deletion of Pitx2 in the mouse. Genesis 44:336-344, 2006.

Abstracts

H. Ramaprakash, P. Kulasekaran, E. O’Connor, S.L. Kunkel, C.M. Hogaboam: TLR9 Immune, Structural Cell, and Airway Responses to Aspergillus Fumigatus in Immunodeficient and Allergic Mice. 3rd Advances Against Aspergillosis. Miami Beach, FL, January 2008.

Awards