Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Immunology · School of Medicine · University of Connecticut
Quick answer: Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, DVM, PhD is Associate Professor of Immunology at University of Connecticut. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, DVM, PhD shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ Not Accepting Lab Rotation Students at this time
Research interests
Innate immunity, host-pathogen interactions, inflammasomes
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2025] RNA N-glycosylation enables immune evasion and homeostatic efferocytosis.
[2024] Transplantation of gasdermin pores by extracellular vesicles propagates pyroptosis to bystander cells.
[2024] UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling.
[2024] A bacterial toxin co-opts caspase-3 to disable active gasdermin D and limit macrophage pyroptosis.
[2023] Host extracellular vesicles confer cytosolic access to systemic LPS licensing non-canonical inflammasome sensing and pyroptosis.
[2023] A bacterial autotransporter impairs innate immune responses by targeting the transcription factor TFE3.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, DVM, PhD hiring PhD students at University of Connecticut?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, DVM, PhD's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Not Accepting Lab Rotation Students at this time.
What does Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, DVM, PhD research?
Innate immunity, host-pathogen interactions, inflammasomes
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