Teaches following Subjects/Exams
General Microbiology (Bachelor of Science: Microbiology)
Language of Instruction:
English
Cell Biology (Bachelor of Science: Biochemistry)
Language of Instruction:
English
Intro Biology (Bachelor of Science: Biochemistry)
Language of Instruction:
English
Professional Experience
Consultant - Regulatory, Cell Culture Development
Ampimmune, Inc., Maryland, United States
Dec 2008 - Present
Research Scientist
CytImmune, Inc., Maryland, United States
Apr 2007 - Nov 2008
Education
Ph.D.
University of Maryland College Park, Maryland, United States
Aug 2000 - Mar 2007
Associations & Membership
Women In Bio
Maryland, United States
Dec 2006 - Present
Publications and Research
The Effects of Antigen Valency and CpG ODN on B Cells
Nandini Arunkumar
B cells express toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), that recognizes microbial DNA containing unmethylated cytosyl guanosyl (CpG) sequences. To understand the mechanism for TLR9-induced apoptosis, we compared the effects of CpG containing oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODN) on mouse primary, splenic B cells and a mouse lymphoma B cell line, CH27. Our data suggests a differential effect of CpG DNA on primary and lymphoma B cells, which occurs due to differences in NF-?B activation.