Associate ProfessorDepartment of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Global Health Associate Medical Staff, University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical CenterRelated Links: Seshadri LabSeshadri Lab WebsiteTRTC WebsiteFaculty Information Biography Dr. Seshadri's research focuses on the human immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis. Dr. Seshadri has active collaborations with investigators in the United States, France, Vietnam, South Africa, and Uganda. Education & Training: MDNew Jersey Medical SchoolNewark NJ2001 Internship and Residency in Internal MedicineDuke University Medical CenterDurham NC2001-2004 Clinical and Research Fellow in Infectious DiseasesMassachusetts General HospitalBoston MA2005-2009 Contact Email: seshadri@uw.eduPhone: (206) 543-6709Mailing Address: 750 Republican Street, Box 358061, Seattle, WA 98109 Research & Clinical Interests Research Interests: The roIe of unconventional T cell populations in tuberculosis. Publications PubMed: PubMed BibliographyPublications: Seshadri C, Shenoy M, Wells RD, Hensley T, Nissen EA, McElrath MJ, Cheng TY, Moody DB, Hawn TR. Human CD1a-deficiency is Common and Genetically Regulated. Journal of Immunology. 2013 Aug 15;191(4):1586-93. Seshadri C, Nguyen TTH, Yen NTB, Bang ND, Chau TTH, Thwaites GE, Dunstan SJ, Hawn TR. A Polymorphism in Human CD1A is Associated with Susceptibility to Tuberculosis. (Genes and Immunity, in press).