atish chowdhury

Atish Roy Chowdhury

atish chowdhury

Research/Areas of Interest

I am interested to understand the intracellular pathogenesis of Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of community-acquired pneumonia called Legionnaires and Pontiac fever. My research goal is inclined toward studying replication strategies employed by the bacteria during infection in macrophages.

Education

  • BSc, Microbiology, St Xavier's College Kolkata, India
  • MSc, Life Sciences, Bose Institute, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
  • PhD, Microbiology & Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India