Epithelial biology & tissue repair
How mechanical cues and cellular state are integrated to initiate and coordinate the wound-healing response.
HOST DEFENSE · INFECTION BIOLOGY · BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS
Understanding disease. Building better ways to study it.
We study host defense and infection biology while developing reliable biological reference materials and assays for biomedical research.
NCBS
C-CAMP
Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence
RESEARCH
From mechanisms of host defense to reproducible biomedical measurement.
Our research spans host defense, infection biology, epithelial repair and biological standardization—from understanding mechanisms of disease to developing reliable tools for biomedical research.
Antimicrobial peptide biology
How epithelial cells regulate the production and secretion of endogenous antimicrobial peptides as part of innate defense.
Viral infection & host defense
Understanding how epithelial barriers and host-derived molecules influence microbial and viral infection at tissues.
Biological reference standards
Development and characterization of reference materials and assay systems to support reproducible virus detection and biological testing, including SARS-CoV-2 and dengue virus serotypes.
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We connect mechanistic biology with infection research and reproducible measurement—moving from understanding biological responses to building better ways to study them.
A research approach spanning mechanism, infection biology and biological standardization.
PEOPLE
Bhatt Research Lab
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Tanay Bhatt
Research spanning host defense, infection biology, epithelial repair, antimicrobial peptide biology and biological standardization.
NCBS · C-CAMP · Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence
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Alumni
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PUBLICATIONS
Selected academic work
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2019
Sustained Secretion of the Antimicrobial Peptide S100A7 Is Dependent on the Downregulation of Caspase-8.Cell Reports · DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.10.090
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2022
Initiation of wound healing is regulated by the convergence of mechanical and epigenetic cues.PLOS Biology · DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001777
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2023
Niacinamide enhances cathelicidin mediated SARS-CoV-2 membrane disruption.Frontiers in Immunology · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1255478
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2025
12-Hydroxystearic acid induces epidermal keratinocytes to secrete antimicrobial peptides that are potent inhibitors of viral infection.bioRxiv · DOI 10.1101/2025.07.01.662536
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NEWS
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From host defense to biological standards
The lab's research connects epithelial biology, antimicrobial and antiviral defense, infection research and reproducible biological measurement.
CONTACT
Bhatt Research Lab
Academic research spanning host defense, infection biology and biological standardization.
Affiliations
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
C-CAMP
Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence, Noida
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