Smitha J. Sasindran

This researcher studies how mycobacteria, including the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and related lung infections (like Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium intracellulare), interact with the lungs and immune system. Work has examined how age-related changes in lung mucosa affect susceptibility to tuberculosis infection, how bacterial cell wall fragments alter immune cell responses, and how different bacterial strain forms (morphotypes) affect disease severity and drug resistance. Recent work also touches on training programs for future clinical researchers.

Publication activity has been sparse and irregular over the last decade, with a small cluster of papers from 2016-2019, a gap from 2020-2024, and renewed output in 2025-2026.

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