Associate Professor, SBB, IAR, Gandhinagar (2022- till date)
Assistant Professor (2020-22) The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Senior Scientist II (2018 –19) Altria Client Services, Richmond, VA, USA
Research Associate (2014 –18) University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Temp Assistant Professor (2013-14) The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Postdoctoral fellow (2009 –13, 2006-07) National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
Postdoctoral fellow (2007 –09, 2005-06) University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Research Scientist (2003 – 2004) BioArc Research Solutions (CRO), Alembic Ltd, Vadodara, India
Ph.D. (Biochemistry): The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India (2004)
M.Sc. (Biochemistry): Devi Ahilya University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, (1996)
B.Sc. (Biology): Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, (1993)
Airway epithelial biology and Respiratory diseases
Environmental pollutants and Human Health
Cancer biology
Cell biology
Lung diseases
Cancer Biology
Regulatory in-vitro toxicology
Effect of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles on Human Respiratory Epithelium Cell Biology. Thaikoottathil J, Soni D, Gaur R et al., J Health and Pollution 2025, 13(1), 018701-8, doi: 10.1289/JHP1375 (CliCON-OEH 2025 Conference abstract ABR036).
Toluquinol modulates NR1D1 and circadian rhythm in lung cancer cells: Implications for circadian medicine. Nagariya N, Vasu VT, Chaudhary K., et al. 2025 Chronobiol International vol 42 (11), 1485-1507
Cigarette smoke induces HER2 dependent changes in Epithelial Permeability. Mishra R, Foster D, Vasu VT, et al., Am J Resp Cell Mol Biol 2016, 54(6) 853-864
Neuregulin-1 -Human Epidermal Receptor-2 Signaling Results in beta-catenin-Dependent Changes in Pulmonary Epithelial Cell-Cell Adhesion and Permeability. Finigan JH, Vasu VT, Mishra R, et al., AJP Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 2015, 308(2) L199-207
SPLUNC1 deficiency enhances airway eosinophilic inflammation in mice. Thaikoottathil J, Martin RJ, Di PY et al., Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2012, 47 (2) 253-260
CSIR-NET JRF (1997-1999)
CSIR-NET SRF (1999-2002)
Reviewer for scientific journals – Lung, PloS One
Book chapter – Chapter 2 -Molecular interplay of hypoxia, aberrant angiogenesis, and immune suppression in cancer chemoresistance. (Elsevier’s publication – BANERJEE-9780443457173 publication in progress)
