Sumita Bhaduri-McIntosh, PhD, MBBS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Disease)

1985-1991	MB, BS	Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Med. College, Pune-1, India, Medicine
1991-1997	Ph.D.	MCP Hahnemann University, PA 19102, Mol. and Cell Biology

Positions

1997-2000	Resident in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA
2000-2001	Attending Physician, Department of Paediatrics, Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, Darby, PA
2001-2005	Postdoctoral Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
2005-2007	Associate Research Scientist, Pediatric Infectious, Diseases, Dept. of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
2007-Present	Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious, Diseases, Dept. of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Honors

1983	Open Merit Government Scholarship, Government of India
1983 and 1985	Certificate of Merit, National Scholarship Scheme, Govt. of India
1985-1989	H.A.L. Merit Scholarship, Govt. of India
1988	Balkrishna Chintoba Award for standing First in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, B. J. Medical College, Pune-1, India
1988	Stood 2nd out of 200 in Pharmacology, B. J. Medical College, Pune-1, India
1989	First Class Standing, B. J. Medical College, Pune-1, India
1991-1996	Full Tuition Scholarship and Research Assistantship, Hahnemann University
1996	Honours Award for Outstanding Academic Performance in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University
1995 and 1996	Travel Awards for presentations at the Molecular Parasitology Meeting, Woods Hole, MA

Publications

• Bhaduri-McIntosh, S, and A. B. Vaidya, 1996.  Molecular characterization of a Plasmodium falciparum gene encoding the mitochondrial phosphate carrier.  Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 78, 297-301.
• Bhaduri-McIntosh, S, and A. B. Vaidya, 1998.  Plasmodium falciparum:  Import of a phosphate carrier of malarial parasite into heterologous mitochondria.  Experimental Parasitology, 88, 252-254. 
• Bhaduri-McIntosh, S, 2005.  Human herpes virus 8: clinical features of an emerging viral pathogen.  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 24 (1), 81-82
• Bhaduri-McIntosh, S and G. Miller, 2006.  Cells lytically infected with Epstein-Barr virus are detected and separable by immunoglobulins from EBV-seropositive individuals.  J. Virol. Meth., 137, 103-114
• Bhaduri-McIntosh, S, M. Prasad, J. Moltedo, and M. Vázquez, 2006.  Purulent pericarditis caused by Group A streptococcus.  The Texas Heart Institute Journal, 33(4):519-522
• Bhaduri-McIntosh, S, M. L. Landry, S. Nikiforow, M. Rotenberg, A. El-Guindy, and G. Miller, 2007.  Serum IgA antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus early lytic antigens are present in primary EBV infection.  J. Infec. Dis., 195(4), 483-492.

Research Support

Ongoing

Early cellular immune responses to EBV in primary infection and during the maintenance of latency.

1K08 AI062732-01A1 Bhaduri-McIntosh (PI)              8/1/05-6/30/09
NIH/NIAID
This study will examine and manipulate ex vivo cellular immune responses of EBV-seropositive and EBV seronegative individuals to autologous EBV-infected lymphoblastoid cell lines.
Role: PI

Early cellular immune responses to EBV in primary infection and during the maintenance of latency.

K12 HD001401 Margaret Hostetter (PI)                       7/1/05-6/30-07
NIH/NICHD
This study will examine and manipulate ex vivo cellular immune responses of EBV-seropositive and EBV-seronegative individuals to autologous EBV-infected lymphoblastoid cell lines.
Role: Yale Child Health Research Center Junior Investigator