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Tuhina Gupta is an immunologist and bacteriologist at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases. She has been affiliated with the university since 2007 and collaborates with Dr. Frederick Quinn on research projects. Her work focuses on mycobacterial diseases, particularly tuberculosis (TB), using animal models to study pathogenesis, transmission, and vaccine development. She specializes in ferret and guinea pig models for TB meningitis and transmission studies.
Research interests include developing animal models for TB pathology, testing novel diagnostic methods, and evaluating nanoparticle-based vaccines. Her studies explore host-pathogen interactions, including co-infections with influenza and TB. Gupta has contributed to understanding latency, transmission dynamics, and immune responses in TB models.
Her publications highlight advancements in TB diagnostics (e.g., microneedle-based assays), vaccine efficacy in animal models, and the role of bacterial factors like CtpB and sigma factors in pathogenesis. She has also investigated copper metabolism’s impact on Mycobacterium tuberculosis survival.
While no formal awards are listed, her research contributes to global TB control efforts. She is part of the college's diagnostic and research networks, including the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories and PDRC Diagnostic Services.
