Welcome to Vaishnava Lab!

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Nearly 100 trillion bacteria reside in our gut, yet we rarely elicit a harmful immune and inflammatory response against them. How is such a peaceful coexistence achieved? Work in Vaishnava lab focuses on studying the interactions between microbes and the host at the molecular level that ensures this host-microbe mutualism. We use germ-free mouse models in combination with a broad array of genetic, cell biological and biochemical approaches to explore the complex interactions between intestinal bacteria and the immune system.

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Lab projects are focused on understanding the role of immunity in regulating host-microbe interaction at the mucosal surface, and the molecular mechanisms by which bacteria regulate host immunity.