Jayita Barua, M.S.
Graduate Student
Advisor: Daniel J. Weiss, M.D.,Ph.D.
- Calcutta University
BIO
I am a doctoral student with Dr. Daniel J. Weiss in the department of pulmonary medicine and critical care at Larner College of Medicine. I am studying the effect of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell(MSC) based therapy on neutrophils during acute lung injury that can happen from various infections, physical trauma, drowning etc. Even though neutrophils are the first line of defense in lung injury, inflammatory imbalance can cause sustained neutrophil influx into lung that cause more damage than good. MSC therapy has been shown to reduce that amount of neutrophil influx but nobody knows how. I am beginning to tease apart the mechanisms by which this happens. In my free time, I love going on long drives, pursue different hobbies like painting, singing, knitting etc., and I love spending time with my friends doing a lot together or doing nothing at all!
Area(s) of expertise
Elucidating the effects of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell treatment on neutrophils during Acute Lung Injury.
Bio
I am a doctoral student with Dr. Daniel J. Weiss in the department of pulmonary medicine and critical care at Larner College of Medicine. I am studying the effect of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell(MSC) based therapy on neutrophils during acute lung injury that can happen from various infections, physical trauma, drowning etc. Even though neutrophils are the first line of defense in lung injury, inflammatory imbalance can cause sustained neutrophil influx into lung that cause more damage than good. MSC therapy has been shown to reduce that amount of neutrophil influx but nobody knows how. I am beginning to tease apart the mechanisms by which this happens. In my free time, I love going on long drives, pursue different hobbies like painting, singing, knitting etc., and I love spending time with my friends doing a lot together or doing nothing at all!
Areas of Expertise
Elucidating the effects of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell treatment on neutrophils during Acute Lung Injury.