Prof. Sankar Ghosh
Silverstein and Hutt Family Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University
Prof. Ghosh’s research is focused on understanding how engagement of receptors of both the innate and adaptive immune system lead to the activation of appropriate cellular responses through the inducible transcription factor NFκB. He was previously a Professor of Immunobiology, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology at Yale University for 17 years. A graduate of Calcutta University, where he earned a bachelor's degree and a Master of Science degree, Dr. Ghosh received a Ph.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York. Dr. Ghosh was named the 2002 American Association of Immunologists – PharMingen Investigator and has won many awards for his work including the 2008 Frederick W. Alt Award for New Discoveries in Immunology. He is also an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.