Nikhil Bhalla | Karolinska Institutet

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Journal article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2025;16:1533213
Mutations in ace2 gene modulate cytokine levels and alter immune responses in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection: a Cameroonian cohort
Kameni MN; Tchoupe EB; Kamdem SD; Bhalla N; Assam JPA; Tepa AN; Neba FR; Nanda RK; Awuah AA-A; Amuasi JH; Netongo PM
Journal article: MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM. 2024;12(8):e00527-e00524
Pangenome-wide association study reveals the selective absence of CRISPR genes (Rv2816c-19c) in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bhalla N; Nanda RK
Journal article: FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY. 2021;12:748890
HigB1 Toxin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Upregulated During Stress and Required to Establish Infection in Guinea Pigs
Sharma A; Sagar K; Chauhan NK; Venkataraman B; Gupta N; Gosain TP; Bhalla N; Singh R; Gupta A

All other publications

Preprint: BIORXIV. 2025
In-silico evidence of non-operonic fusion transcripts in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: algorithm optimization and signatures of genome plasticity
Bhalla N
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2025
Lineage-associated small inversions disrupt dosT, dnaE2, and a promoter-adjacent region in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bhalla N
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2025
Macrophages of diabetes and tuberculosis co-morbid conditions show perturbed differentiation and metabolic signatures
Yadav N; Bhalla N; Gupta A; Chaudhary S; Nanda RK
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2025
Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis comorbidity induce unique microbial gut dysbiosis and associated metabolome
Jena S; Bhalla N; Chaudhary S; Sharma N; Jana P; Das B; Nanda RK
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
Humanace2andtmprss2polymorphisms for predicting susceptibility to tuberculosis and COVID-19 co-infection in Cameroonian cohort
Kameni MN; Tchoupe EB; Kamdem SD; Bhalla N; Jean Paul AA; Arnaud TN; Neba FR; Nanda RK; Awuah AA-A; Amuasi J; Netongo PM
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024
Copy number variation analysis of 9,482Mycobacterium tuberculosisisolates identifies lineage-specific molecular determinants
Bhalla N; Behera A; Gupta A; Kumar Nanda R
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023
Deferoxamine as adjunct therapeutics for tuberculosis
Kaushik S; Yadav N; Gupta A; Sahu S; Bhalla N; Bhalla N; Dagar P; Mohapatra AK; Sarangi A; Sharma T; Biswal B; Pandey AK; Nanda RK

Employments

Postdoctoral Studies, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2026
Project Scientist - I / Senior Research Fellow, TH group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2023-2025

Degrees and Education

PhD Biochemistry, Biochemistry, University of Delhi, 2024
MSc Biotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, AUUP, Amity University, 2017
BSc (H) Zoology, Zoology, University of Delhi, 2015

Distinction and awards

DBT-CTEP travel grant, International travel grant to present work at Global ESCMID 2025, Vienna, Austria., Department of Biotechnology, https://dbtctep.gov.in/ctepDocs/mom/Recommendations_of_82nd_CTEP_meeting_held_on_24.02.2025.pdf, 2025
CSIR-Travel Grant, International travel grant for attending and presenting work at Global ESCMID 2025., Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, https://csirhrdg.res.in/SiteContent/ManagedContent/ContentFiles/20250318165117512TG_Result_18March2025.pdf, 2025

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