K. Sony Reddy
Associate Professor, School of Biotechnology — KIIT Deemed to be University.
Research focus: malaria host 1pathogen interaction, molecular mechanisms of Plasmodium falciparum survival inside human erythrocytes, protein trafficking, chaperone biology and translational antimalarial strategies.
About
K. Sony Reddy is an Associate Professor at the School of Biotechnology, KIIT. He joined KIIT in January 2016 and teaches Immunology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry. His research group studies molecular processes that enable the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum to survive inside human red blood cells and develops translational strategies against malaria.
The lab uses immunology, biochemistry, microscopy, histochemistry, metabolomics and proteomics to dissect host 1parasite interactions and identify new antimalarial targets and strategies.
Source profile: KIIT profile.
Awards & recognition
- INSA Medal for Young Scientist, Indian National Science Academy (2022)
- INSPIRE Faculty Awardee, Department of Science & Technology (2015)
- Multiple presentation and travel awards; reviewer for national grants and journals
Research
Research interests and active themes:
- Malaria host 1pathogen interactions and intraerythrocytic development of Plasmodium falciparum
- Protein trafficking and host-cell remodelling mediated by exported parasite proteins
- Role of Hsp40/Hsp70 chaperones and erythrocyte chaperones in parasite survival
- Translational approaches to identify new antimalarial drug targets and drug-resistance strategies
Selected projects (grants)
- Identification and functional characterization of novel P. falciparum exported proteins (DST-INSPIRE; 2016-2021). Role: PI.
- Role of PEXEL positive P. falciparum Hsp40 proteins in parasite protein trafficking and host cell remodelling (DST-SERB Early Career Award, 2016-2019). Role: PI.
- Validate the efficacy of traditional herbal products as anti-malarials (DST-National Innovation Foundation, 2019-2020). Role: PI.
- Decrypting the functional role of human erythrocyte HSP70 chaperones (HSPA1 and HSPA8) in intraerythrocytic development of P. falciparum (DST-SERB Core Research Grant, 2022-2025). Role: PI.
- Role of Estrogen Related Receptor (ERR-α) on breast cancer stem cells (ICMR-EMR, 2021-2024). Role: Co-PI.
Publications
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Representative publications
The lab has multiple peer-reviewed publications on malaria biology, protein export and chaperone function. For authoritative citations, visit the Google Scholar profile linked above. If you want, I can fetch recent publication titles and add a curated list here (I will only include exact titles pulled from a live source).
The Lab
Overview of the research group, students and collaborators. Typical lab activities include molecular biology, immunology, microscopy, proteomics and metabolomics. Replace the placeholders below with photos and real bios for each member.
Postdoc / PhD Student
Researcher working on protein export and host 1cell remodelling.
Research Assistant
Supports biochemical assays and microscopy-based experiments.
Contact
If you'd like to get in touch:
- Email: ksreddy@kiitbiotech.ac.in
- Profile: KIIT profile
- Google Scholar: K. Sony Reddy
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