Soham Gupta
Assistant Senior Lecturer
E-mail: soham.gupta@ki.se
Telephone: +46852483751
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels alle 8, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H5 Laboratoriemedicin, H5 Klin Mikrobiologi Ujjwal Neogi, 141 52 Huddinge
About me
- The focus of my research is to expand our understanding of the interplay
between viruses and host immune system using an integrative approach.
I completed my Ph.D. studies on translational genomics of HIV-1 subtypes
circulating in India (HIV-1CIN) at St. John’s Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi
University of Health Sciences, India, in 2014. Post Ph.D. in 2015 I joined
Prof. Maria Masucci’s group at Department of Cell and Molecular Biology,
Karolinska Institutet as a postdoctoral researcher studying the role of
herpesvirus encoded cysteine protease on evasion of host innate immune
response. In 2019 I was appointed Assistant Professor at Division of
Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska
Institutet.
Research
- My research is aimed at understanding the mechanism of immune regulation
during viral infections. The focus of my research is on emerging and
re-emerging viruses like Coronaviruses, Zika virus, CCHFV etc. and latent
viruses like herpesviruses and HIV-1 and expand our understanding of the
interplay between these viruses and host immune system using an integrative
approach combining multi-omics with immunology, molecular, cell-biological
and biochemical assays.
Articles
- Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):32149Ambikan AT; Cederholm A; Rezene S; Aranda-Guillén M; Nordqvist H; Treutiger CJ; Lira-Junior R; Landegren N; Gupta S
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):32149Ambikan AT; Cederholm A; Rezene S; Aranda-Guillén M; Nordqvist H; Treutiger CJ; Lira-Junior R; Landegren N; Gupta S
- Article: ADVANCED SCIENCE. 2025;12(16):2416453Mikaeloff F; Gelpi M; Escos A; Wang T; Gupta S; Olofsson A; Akusjarvi SS; Schuster S; Naval P; Sood V; Nikouyan N; Knudsen AD; Vestad B; Hogh J; Hov JR; Benfield T; Troseid M; Pawar V; Rucevic M; Benfeitas R; Vegvari A; O'Mahony L; Savai R; Bjorkstrom NK; Lourda M; de Magalhaes JP; Weiss S; Mardinoglu A; Varshney MK; Karlsson AC; Syed YA; Nielsen SD; Neogi U
- Article: VIRUS RESEARCH. 2024;341:199306Bhatt P; Varma M; Sood V; Ambikan A; Jayaram A; Babu N; Gupta S; Mukhopadhyay C; Neogi U
- Article: GENOME BIOLOGY. 2023;24(1):237Sounart H; Lazar E; Masarapu Y; Wu J; Varkonyi T; Glasz T; Kiss A; Borgstrom E; Hill A; Rezene S; Gupta S; Jurek A; Niesnerova A; Druid H; Bergmann O; Giacomello S
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2023;120(37):e2304722120Ambikan AT; Elaldi N; Akusjaervi SS; Bagci B; Pektas AN; Hewson R; Bagci G; Arasli M; Appelberg S; Mardinoglu A; Sood V; Vegvari A; Benfeitas R; Gupta S; Cetin I; Mirazimi A; Neogi U
- Journal article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;14:1148296Sparrer KMJ; Bergeron E; Gupta S
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;13:1002823Darweesh M; Younis S; Hajikhezri Z; Ali A; Jin C; Punga T; Gupta S; Essand M; Andersson L; Akusjarvi G
- Article: CELL SYSTEMS. 2022;13(8):665-681.e4Ambikan AT; Yang H; Krishnan S; Akusjarvi SS; Gupta S; Lourda M; Sperk M; Arif M; Zhang C; Nordqvist H; Ponnan SM; Sonnerborg A; Treutiger CJ; O'Mahony L; Mardinoglu A; Benfeitas R; Neogi U
- Article: ELIFE. 2022;11:e76071Neogi U; Elaldi N; Appelberg S; Ambikan A; Kennedy E; Dowall S; Bagci BK; Gupta S; Rodriguez JE; Svensson-Akusjarvi S; Monteil V; Vegvari A; Benfeitas R; Banerjea A; Weber F; Hewson R; Mirazimi A
- Article: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 2022;5(1):357Svensson Akusjarvi S; Krishnan S; Jutte BB; Ambikan AT; Gupta S; Rodriguez JE; Vegvari A; Sperk M; Nowak P; Vesterbacka J; Svensson JP; Sonnerborg A; Neogi U
- Article: VIROLOGY. 2022;569:13-28Sarkar L; Oko L; Gupta S; Bubak AN; Das B; Gupta P; Safiriyu AA; Singhal C; Neogi U; Bloom D; Banerjee A; Mahalingam R; Cohrs RJ; Koval M; Shindler KS; Pal D; Nagel M; Das Sarma J
- Article: ISCIENCE. 2022;25(1):103607Akusjarvi SS; Ambikan AT; Krishnan S; Gupta S; Sperk M; Vegvari A; Mikaeloff F; Healy K; Vesterbacka J; Nowak P; Sonnerborg A; Neogi U
- Article: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 2022;5(1):27Mikaeloff F; Akusjarvi SS; Ikomey GM; Krishnan S; Sperk M; Gupta S; Magdaleno GDV; Escos A; Lyonga E; Okomo MC; Tagne CT; Babu H; Lorson CL; Vegvari A; Banerjea AC; Kele J; Hanna LE; Singh K; de Magalhaes JP; Benfeitas R; Neogi U
- Article: AUTOPHAGY. 2021;17(11):3461-3474Yla-Anttila P; Gupta S; Masucci MG
- Article: PLOS PATHOGENS. 2021;17(9):e1009954Li J; Nagy N; Liu J; Gupta S; Frisan T; Hennig T; Cameron DP; Baranello L; Masucci MG
- Article: ISCIENCE. 2021;24(5):102420Saccon E; Chen X; Mikaeloff F; Rodriguez JE; Szekely L; Vinhas BS; Krishnan S; Byrareddy SN; Frisan T; Vegvari A; Mirazimi A; Neogi U; Gupta S
- Article: CELL DEATH DISCOVERY. 2021;7(1):114Chen X; Saccon E; Appelberg KS; Mikaeloff F; Rodriguez JE; Vinhas BS; Frisan T; Vegvari A; Mirazimi A; Neogi U; Gupta S
- Article: HELIYON. 2021;7(5):e07134Szekely L; Bozoky B; Bendek M; Ostad M; Lavignasse P; Haag L; Wu J; Jing X; Gupta S; Saccon E; Sonnerberg A; Cao Y; Bjornstedt M; Szakos A
- Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2021;21(1):214Obasa AE; Ambikan AT; Gupta S; Neogi U; Jacobs GB
- Article: MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS. 2021;20:100159Krishnan S; Nordqvist H; Ambikan AT; Gupta S; Sperk M; Svensson-Akusjarvi S; Mikaeloff F; Benfeitas R; Saccon E; Ponnan SM; Rodriguez JE; Nikouyan N; Odeh A; Ahlen G; Asghar M; Sallberg M; Vesterbacka J; Nowak P; Vegvari A; Sonnerborg A; Treutiger CJ; Neogi U
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;11:437Gupta S; Yla-Anttila P; Sandalova T; Achour A; Masucci MG
- Article: COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL. 2020;18:3734-3744Tiwari R; Mishra AR; Mikaeloff F; Gupta S; Mirazimi A; Byrareddy SN; Neogi U; Nayak D
- Journal article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2020;18:100251Gupta S; Neogi U
- Article: EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS. 2020;9(1):1748-1760Appelberg S; Gupta S; Svensson Akusjarvi S; Ambikan AT; Mikaeloff F; Saccon E; Vegvari A; Benfeitas R; Sperk M; Stahlberg M; Krishnan S; Singh K; Penninger JM; Mirazimi A; Neogi U
- Article: PLOS PATHOGENS. 2019;15(11):e1008146Gupta S; Yla-Anttila P; Sandalova T; Sun R; Achour A; Masucci MG
- Journal article: MICROBIAL CELL. 2018;5(5):259-261Gupta S; Yla-Anttila P; Masucci MG
- Article: PLOS PATHOGENS. 2018;14(1):e1006852Gupta S; Yla-Anttila P; Callegari S; Tsai M-H; Delecluse H-J; Masucci MG
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2016;6(1):e008795Gupta S; Palchaudhuri R; Neogi U; Srinivasa H; Ashorn P; De Costa A; Kallander C; Shet A
- Article: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2015;109(12):769-774Harwalkar A; Gupta S; Rao A; Srinivasa H
- Article: INTERVIROLOGY. 2015;58(1):1-5Gupta S; Neogi U; Srinivasa H; Shet A
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2014;349:g5978Shet A; De Costa A; Kumarasamy N; Rodrigues R; Rewari BB; Ashorn P; Eriksson B; Diwan V
- Article: GERMS. 2014;4(3):70-72Vamsimohan A; Gupta S; Muralidharan S
- Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;7(5):413-419Harwalkar A; Gupta S; Rao A; Srinivasa H
- Article: JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. 2014;65(4):397-404Gupta S; Neogi U; Srinivasa H; Banerjea AC; Shet A
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS. 2014;2014:383756-6Nirupama DN; Nainan MT; Ramaswamy R; Muralidharan S; Usha HHL; Sharma R; Gupta S
- Article: ANTIVIRAL THERAPY. 2014;19(8):813-818Neogi U; Gupta S; Palchaudhuri R; Rao SD; Shastri S; Diwan V; Laishram RS; De Costa A; Shet A
- Article: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. 2013;68(9):2003-2006Gupta S; Neogi U; Srinivasa H; Shet A
- Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;6(2):108-114Harwalkar A; Sataraddi J; Gupta S; Yoganand R; Rao A; Srinivasa H
- Journal article: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY NEWSLETTER. 2013;35(3):25-26Aruna C; Savio J; Gupta S; Muralidharan S
- Journal article: CLINICAL LABORATORY. 2013;59(7-8):929-931Gupta S; Shamsundar R; Shet A; Srinivasa H
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH. 2012;136(6):956-962Neogi U; Gupta S; Rodridges R; Sahoo PN; Rao SD; Rewari BB; Shastri S; De Costa A; Shet A
- Journal article: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY NEWSLETTER. 2012;34(17):141-142Aruna C; Savio J; Gupta S; Muralidharan S
- Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 2012;28(9):1152-1156Neogi U; Gupta S; Sahoo PN; Shet A; Rao SD; Ranga U; Prasad VR
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(6):e39819Neogi U; Bontell I; Shet A; De Costa A; Gupta S; Diwan V; Laishram RS; Wanchu A; Ranga U; Banerjea AC; Sonnerborg A
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. 2012;67(5):1293-1295Gupta S; Aruna C; Nagaraj S; Dias M; Muralidharan S
- Article: TROPICAL DOCTOR. 2012;42(1):35-37Mishra B; Rockey SM; Gupta S; Srinivasa H; Muralidharan S
- Article: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2011;78(12):1495-1497Gupta S; Shamsundar R; Shet A; Chawan R; Srinivasa H
- Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2011;4(3):140-144Gupta S; Shenoy VP; Bairy I; Srinivasa H; Mukhopadhyay C
- Article: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY. 2011;54(3):569-571Gupta S; Agarwal S; Sahoo DR; Muralidharan S
- Article: REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL. 2011;44(3):309-312Goud R; Gupta S; Neogi U; Agarwal D; Naidu K; Chalannavar R; Subhaschandra G
- Article: NEPHROLOGY. 2011;16(1):63-67Gupta S; Muralidharan S; Gokulnath; Srinivasa H
- Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2011;16(1):74-78Gupta S; Shenoy VP; Mukhopadhyay C; Bairy I; Muralidharan S
- Article: CLINICAL LABORATORY. 2011;57(9-10):767-769Gupta S; Aruna C; Muralidharan S
- Article: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2010;64(12):553-556Gupta S; Mishra B; Muralidharan S; Srinivasa H
- Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 2010;26(10):1097-1101Neogi U; Prarthana BS; Gupta S; D'souza G; De Costa A; Kuttiatt VS; Arumugam K; Shet A
- Article: JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE PNEUMOLOGIA. 2010;36(5):612-616Comparison among three cold staining methods in the primary diagnosis of tuberculosis: a pilot studyGupta S; Shenoy VP; Bairy I; Muralidharan S
- Journal article: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE. 2010;3(4):328-329Gupta S; Shenoy VP; Bairy I; Muralidharan S
- Article: SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2009;40(4):765-769Gupta S; Prasad V; Bairy I; Muralidharan S
- Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 2009;3(2):83-87Chawla K; Gupta S; Mukhopadhyay C; Rao PS; Bhat SS
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All other publications
- Review: JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH. 2020;19(11):4259-4274Sperk M; van Domselaar R; Rodriguez JE; Mikaeloff F; Vinhas BS; Saccon E; Sonnerborg A; Singh K; Gupta S; Vegvari A; Neogi U
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2022 - 31 December 2025In spite of significant advances in virology, emerging and re-emerging respiratory viral infections caused by human pathogenic coronaviruses and Influenza virus remain a major threat to human health. At present there is no specific antiviral agents or vaccine against most of these viruses. While each of these viruses are structurally different they often share similar host innate response. In severe form, these viruses cause acute respiratory distress that is characterized by a dysregulated immune response and metabolic alterations and the link between these two biological processes are still not well characterized. Interferon stimulatory gene 15 (ISG15) can bind to several proteins of interferon (IFN) signaling and metabolic pathways and alter their functions. Using advanced multi-omics and cell culture systems will test the hypothesis that ISG15 induced during viral infections integrates a diverse array of signals that control innate immune response and cell metabolism. To test this, we will i) identify and integrate the immunological and metabolic changes during virus infection, ii) investigate the role of ISGylation in regulation of these pathways and finally iii) create ex vivo and in vivo models to explore the regulatory mechanisms in a more physiological condition. The study will provide new possibilities for therapeutic modulation of immune-metabolic responses against RNA viruses that are responsible for most of the fatal epidemics and pandemics.
Employments
- Assistant Senior Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-
- Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2019-2025