Dr. Vidya Mangal Prasad’s lab (Prasad Lab of Structural Virology) is located in the Molecular Biophysics Unit at the Indian Institute of Science. She studies virus structures using cryogenic transmission electron microscopy methods. Her interests focus on human pathogens such as dengue virus, zika virus and Japanese encephalitis viruses to gain insights into the physical mechanisms by which these viruses breach and enter human cells to establish infection. She is also interested in mapping virus surface epitopes that are recognized by the immune system to inform better vaccine and therapeutic design.
Dr. Vidya Mangal Prasad has been awarded:
1. Infosys Young Investigator
2. Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences
3. India Alliance DBT-Wellcome Intermediate Fellow
Students outside the first women’s hostel at IISc, C. 1945. (L-R) Rajeswari Chatterjee, Roshan Irani, M Premabai, Miriam George and Violet D’Souza. Archives and Publications Cell, IISc