Taruna Madan Gupta ( hi, तरुना मदान गुप्ता) (Taruna Gupta), born on 14 May 1968 in

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, is an Indian scientist F and Head of the Department of Innate Immunity at the

National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health National Institute For Research in Reproductive and Child Health (NIRRCH), is a Research institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It was previously known as the Institute of Research in Reproduction. It was established in 1970 ...

(NIRRH) in

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. She has extensively worked on

Aspergillosis Aspergillosis is a fungal infection of usually the lungs, caused by the genus ''Aspergillus'', a common mould that is breathed in frequently from the air around, but does not usually affect most people. It generally occurs in people with lung dise ...

and Lung Surfactant Proteins (SP-A, SP-D), with her research now more focused on role of Innate Immunity in host-pathogen interactions.

Education and personal life

* Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) (year 1989, Gold Medallist) - Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER),

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(M.Pharm) (year 1991, Gold Medallist) - Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER),

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- Jointly with Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER),

and

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(IGIB),

. Taruna is married to Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta ''Ph.D''. who is an accomplished professional in the area of Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVD) and Founder of PUNJ (Psoriasis Undone for New Joy) in India. They have one son, Urit Gupta.

Professional life

* Post-doctoral research on "Role of lung collections in genetic predisposition to aspergillosis" as Senior Research Associate at

(IGIB) (

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, CSIR), Delhi, India. * Doctoral and post-doctoral research at Medical Research Council (MRC) Immunochemistry Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (July 1996 - September 1996 and July 2000 - September 2000). * Scientist "C" in Allergy and Infectious Diseases Department,

(IGIB) (

, CSIR), Delhi, India (2002–2007) *Scientist "F" at NIRRH since 2018

Publications and patents

Taruna M. Gupta is a contributing author on over 100 peer reviewed journal articles, and has been cited over 3000 times. Most of these articles concern the research of fungal aspergilosis and lung

surfactant Surfactants are chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension between two liquids, between a gas and a liquid, or interfacial tension between a liquid and a solid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming ...

proteins. She has three patents concerning the identification and treatment of aspergilli.

Awards and recognition

* Received Indo-US Wistemm WIS Fellowship (IUSSTF) (2018). Under fellowship work was done at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA *Young Women Bioscientist award from

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(2004). *

(CSIR) Young Scientist Award (Category -Life Sciences) (Year 2003). * Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Young Scientist Medal Award (Category -Medical Sciences) (Year 1998). Product Development: Developed ELISA kits for detection of Aspergillosis in serum under DBT Task Force

References

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