Deepshika Ramanan, PhD

Assistant Professor

NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Deepshika Ramanan
Salk Institute for Biological Studies - News

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How does the immune system prepare for breastfeeding?

LA JOLLA—Of the 3.6 million babies born in the United States each year, around 80 percent begin breastfeeding in their first month of life. Breastfeeding has known benefits for both …


Salk Institute scientist Deepshika Ramanan named Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

LA JOLLA—Salk Assistant Professor Deepshika Ramanan has been named a Rita Allen Foundation Scholar, a distinction given to early-career leaders in the biomedical sciences whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing …


Two Salk Institute faculty members earn V Foundation awards for cancer research

LA JOLLA (September 25, 2023)—Salk Institute Assistant Professors Christina Towers and Deepshika Ramanan were named V Scholars by the V Foundation for Cancer Research. They will each receive $600,000 over …


Trailblazing immunologist joins Salk faculty to study mother-baby immunity during pregnancy and breastfeeding

LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute welcomes Assistant Professor Deepshika Ramanan, an innovative researcher studying how the maternal immune system changes during pregnancy and breastfeeding and affects immunity and inflammation in babies …


Education

Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School
PhD, Immunology and Inflammation, New York University
BS, Cell and Molecular Biology, Winona State University


Awards & Honors

  • V Foundation for Cancer Research, V Scholar, 2023
  • Damon Runyon Dale F. Frey Breakthrough Scientist Award
  • STAT Wunderkind Award
  • The Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award