Dr. Vithal Ghanta

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Education
  • Postdoc at the University of Alabama at Birmingham,
  • Alabama, U.S.A.
  • Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Illinois, U.S.A., 1970

Vithal Ghanta (b. 1942), Professor (Biology), completed graduate studies in biochemistry at Southern Illinois University (Ph.D., 1970). She synthesized glucuronic acid derivatives using a new oxidative agent to understand the mechanisms of corn stalk rotting. Postdoctoral studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham under Dr. Raymond Hiramoto led to the development of two animal tumor models. These models are used by other investigators to develop protocols for treatment of human cancers. Outside interests include gardening and handwork.

Research Focus:

  • Tumor immunology
  • Immune system and aging
  • CNS immune system interactions

- Chemical Dispersants in the Marine Environment: Harnessing the Fish Acute Phase Response for Rapid and Sensitive Evaluation of Exposure

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