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DST NUTEC organized a distinguished lecture by Dr M Suresh, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate
Education, John Butler, professor of comparative and mucosal immunology from the University of Wisconsin
School of Veterinary Medicine, USA, in collaboration with the Nitte University Centre for Science Education
and Research and the Directorate of Research, Nitte University. Dr. Suresh spoke on “Tenets of T Cell
Immunity to Respiratory Viral Pathogens”. The distinguished lecture was held on 27 Feb 2025 at the seminar
hall at NUCSER at 11.30 Am. This event was organized as a part of the ‘One Health Lecture series’. Dr Anirban
Chakraborty, Director NUCSER, delivered the welcome address and Dr Iddya Karunasagar, Advisor (Research &
Patents), Nitte DU, introduced the speaker to the gathering.
In his lecture, the speaker provided insights into vaccine-induced multifaceted mucosal T-cell immunity with
implications for the development of vaccines against respiratory pathogens, including influenza virus and
SARS-CoV-2, using a combination adjuvant strategy to elicit CD8 and CD4 T-cell responses. The relation
between immune response and protection against infection and disease was also explained. Most often,

immune response is measured in terms of antibody titres, but the need to understand T cell response that is
important in overcoming intracellular pathogens like viruses was highlighted. The major focus of the lecture
was on providing fundamental insights into T-cell-based vaccine-induced protective immunity in the case of
respiratory viruses.
About 150 participants, including the staff and students of NUCSER, attended the invited lecture.

News Date : 2025-02-27

Last updated 2025-03-13 04:40:38