Meet the Members of MTTC

Job title and lab/institute: Postdoctoral Fellow
Country of origin: United States
Country of residence: India
One sentence describing your research: My research focuses on Macrophage immunosuppression in response to ethanol with sepsis.
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: Networking
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: Received a highly competitive government funding for my PhD.
One interesting fact about you: Speak fluent Korean language

 Anandita Basu

Job title and lab/institute: Post Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island, United States
Country of origin: India
Country of residence: United States
One sentence describing your research: In my current research project, I am trying to investigate the mechanisms of neutrophil dysfunction post hemorrhagic shock
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: Being a member of the SLB, I feel included in the ‘leukocyte family’ which comprises of experts from around the globe, providing me with first-hand opportunities to acquire knowledge from the group and improve my networking.
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: I am proud of being part of a dynamic research group here at Brown and being able to work with challenging biological questions, as well as for my contributions to the postdoctoral community in the capacity of a communications chair at the Brown Postdoc Council
One interesting fact about you: In addition to my passion for science, I have an ardent interest for dance (currently pursuing Indian classical dance), and to practice yoga!

 Chyna Gray Lovell

Job title and lab/institute: Postdoctoral Research Fellow/ Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School
Country of origin: USA
Country of residence: USA
One sentence describing your research: We study the mechanisms of immune and stem cell reprogramming in traumatic injury using preclinical models and patient samples.
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: As a member, I have access to educational, networking, and professional development opportunities that have been extremely rewarding.
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: Successfully attaining my doctorate and contributing to the field of sepsis/trauma research.
One interesting fact about you: I love playing dungeons and dragons with my friends from graduate school.

 Essi Yayra Ines Tchalla

Job title and lab/institute: Postdoctoral scientist at UMass Chan Medical School
Country of origin: Togo
Country of residence: USA
One sentence describing your research: I investigate the potential role of gut B cells as tolerogenic antigen presenting cells in the periphery to maintain immune tolerance.
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: Having access to a variety of webinars on diverse topics which are very beneficial as a trainee.
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: Completing my doctorate degree and subsequently getting a postdoctoral position
One interesting fact about you: I speak 3 languages but can only write in two of them.

 Liang De WANG

Job title and lab/institute: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Laboratory of Nanyang Assistant Professor Christine Wong, based at the Nanyang Technological University Singapore)
Country of origin: Singapore
Country of residence: Singapore
One sentence describing your research: NETosis inflammation in metabolic diseases
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: Abundant opportunities to interact and network with like-minded experts within the society to further hone my scientific acumen
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: SLB Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar (Awarded in SLB Meeting 2025, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
One interesting fact about you: I am an avid fan of heavy music, which ironically enough, calms me down during stressful moments.

 Lilly Levin

Job title and lab/institute: PhD Candidate/Brown University
Country of origin: USA
Country of residence: USA
One sentence describing your research: Studying neutrophils as a cell therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: The community!
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: Passing my QE!
One interesting fact about you: I have never lived in the same place for more than 4 years!

 Shruti Rawal

Job title and lab/institute: Instructor, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Country of origin: India
Country of residence: United States
One sentence describing your research: I study how immune and metabolic processes interact in cardiovascular disease, particularly in diabetes, to identify new therapeutic strategies.
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: Networking
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: Establishing an independent research niche focused on immunometabolic regulation of cardiovascular disease while securing competitive funding to support it.
One interesting fact about you: I am a proud cat parent to three adorable cats who definitely run the house.

 Steven Krauklis

Job title and lab/institute: Post Doctoral Research Scholar/ Loyola University Chicago
Country of origin: USA
Country of residence: USA
One sentence describing your research: We use in vivo and in vitro models to understand the molecular machinery that regulates secretion of immunomodulatory proteins.
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: SLB is a research society that is large enough that we see very exciting research regularly, but small enough that there are opportunities for early career researchers to participate.
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: I had three undergraduate mentees present posters at the same undergraduate research day. Seeing their proficiency and enthusiasm for scientific research grow has been extremely rewarding.
One interesting fact about you: Prior to my graduate training, I worked as a Cytotechnologist in a hospital anatomical pathology laboratory.

 Vijay Sai Josyula

Job title and lab/institute: Researcher- Uppsala University
Country of origin: India
Country of residence: Sweden
One sentence describing your research: Understanding the impact of neurocrest stem cells on islet behaviour
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: Science communication
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: I just completed my PhD a couple months ago.
One interesting fact about you: I really like to watch movies and TV shows and love to travel!

 Zoe Michael

Job title and lab/institute: Attending Neonatologist Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School/ Research Fellow Lederer Lab Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Country of origin: Cyprus
Country of residence: United States
One sentence describing your research: My research focuses on the molecular, epigenetic, and metabolic mechanisms underlying trained immunity, with a particular emphasis on how CpG-DNA exposure reprograms hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to generate long-lasting immune responses.
Name one benefit of being an SLB member: SLB provides a collaborative and interdisciplinary community that fosters mentorship, networking, and the exchange of innovative ideas.
An achievement you are proud of in your career to date: I am proud to have completed my neonatology fellowship and begun my career as an attending physician while continuing to grow as a physician-scientist studying trained immunity.
One interesting fact about you: Having lived in three different countries, I’ve developed a broad perspective that influences how I approach research and collaboration.