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Deepshika "Shika" Ramanan, PhD, is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis at the Salk Institute. Her research interests focus on maternal transfer of immunity, the impact of breastmilk on offspring immune health, and the mechanisms behind the susceptibility to autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease. The Ramanan lab investigates how maternal factors influence a child’s immune health across multiple generations, particularly during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Utilizing a combination of single-cell techniques, metabolomics, metagenomics, along with mouse models and human tissues, the team aims to understand the dynamics of immune cells during breastfeeding and their effects on maternal and offspring health. Ramanan has a B.Sc. from Winona State University and a PhD in Immunology and Inflammation from New York University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Throughout her career, she has received various awards, including the Damon Runyon Dale F. Frey Breakthrough Scientist Award and the STAT Wunderkind Award.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).