Postdoctoral researcher
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rishabh Sharma is a Postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Sumant Puri (Co-director of oral microbiome
research laboratory) at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. in
Microbiology from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, India. Primarily, he strives to understand how
niche-specific iron levels affect both fungal pathogenesis and host antifungal immunity. His research focuses
on recruitment and release of immune cells and mediators, respectively, in oral tissues during
oropharyngeal candidiasis.
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT