Vasanthi R. Sunil, PhD

PhD – Microbiology & Molecular Genetics – Rutgers University and UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
MS – Microbiology & Molecular Genetics – Rutgers University and UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
MS – Microbiology – Mangalore University, Manipal, India
BS – Microbiology – University of Poona, Pune, India
Post-Doctoral Fellowship – Pharmacology & Toxicology – Rutgers University, School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, NJ

Mechanisms of pulmonary inflammation and repair
effects of environmental pollutants and chemical warfare agents on lung function and gene regulation
age-associated alterations in signaling pathways in the lung

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology Top Twenty Five Cited Author in July-Sept 2012, for the article, “Classical and alternative macrophage activation in the lung following ozone-induced oxidative stress”
Experimental and Molecular Pathology Top Ten Cited Author in 2007 and 2008 for the article, “Acute endotoxemia is associated with upregulation of lipocalin 24p3/Lcn2 in lung and liver”, and for exceptional contribution to the quality of the Toxicology series, 2010
New Jersey Cancer Research Award for Scientific Excellence, 2003