Faculty Details

1. Patel D, Gaikwad S, Challagundla N, Nivsarkar M, Agrawal-Rajput R. (2018). Spleen tyrosine kinase inhibition ameliorates airway inflammation through modulation of NLRP3 inflammosome and Th17/Treg axis.Int. Immunopharmacol. 2018 Jan; 54: 375-384.
2. Gaikwad S., Patel D. and Agrawal-Rajput R. (2017). CD40 Negatively Regulates ATP/TLR4 Activated Inflammasome in Microglia. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Cell MolNeurobiol. 2017 Mar;37(2):351-359.
3. Gaikwad S, Naveen C, Agrawal-Rajput R. (2016). Toll-like receptor-4 antagonism mediates benefits during neuroinflammation.Neural Regen Res. 2016 Apr;11(4):552-3.
4. Naveen CR, Gaikwad S, Agrawal-Rajput R. (2016). Berberine induces neuronal differentiation through inhibition of cancer stemness and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in neuroblastoma cells. Phytomedicine. 2016 Jun 15;23(7):736-44
5. Gaikwad S, Agrawal-Rajput R. (2015). Lipopolysaccharide from Rhodobactersphaeroides Attenuates Microglia-Mediated Inflammation and Phagocytosis and Directs Regulatory T Cell Response. Int. J. Inflam.2015;doi: 10.1155/2015/361326.)

1. Extra Mural Funding

As Project Investigator

• Unravelling the molecular Mechanism of Berberine against Neuroblastoma Immunosuppressive Tumour Microenvironment. Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (ongoing)
• Modulation of TLR5 mediated T regulatory functions in cholera vaccine reactogenicity. Dept. of Biotechnology, India. (completed)
• Neuroprotective effects of TLR4 antagonist and signaling inhibitors in LPS induced neuronal insults. Dept. of Science and Technology, India. (Completed).
• Diversifying dectins and inflammasomes in Aspergillusfumigatus specific immune response. Dept. of Biotechnology, India. (Completed).
• Reprogramming of Immune Cell to Neuron: The new Face of CD40. Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission, Govt. of Gujarat. (Completed).
• Programme support grant. Dept. of Biotechnology, India. (Completed).

As Co-investigator

The study of mitochondria dynamics during S. aureus infection in human epithelial cells. Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), India. (Completed).

2. Life Membership

• Indian Immunology Society, India.
• All India Cell Biology Society, India.

3. Reviewer for Elsevier, Springer, Wiley and other society Publications  
4. External expert to a number of students for their Ph.D., M.Sc. and M.Pharm. Thesis progress as a Research Progress Committee Member
5. Invited as a speaker in a number of conferences