Sandip K. Datta, M.D.
Chief, Bacterial Pathogenesis Unit, LCID
Major Areas of Research
- Host defense against bacteria
- Development of adaptive immunity after bacterial infection
- Interaction of innate and adaptive immune systems after bacterial infection
Program Description
The Bacterial Pathogenesis Unit has the goal of understanding how host-bacteria interactions shape subsequent immune responses and using this knowledge to modulate and optimize host defense. We are using cellular, animal model, and patient-based studies to investigate the following areas:
- Regulation of IL-17 and related cytokines in the context of infection
- Innate and adaptive immune responses against the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus
Biography
Sandip Datta received his M.D. from University of California, San Francisco, in 1996. He then completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases at University of California, San Diego (UCSD), including postdoctoral training with Dr. Eyal Raz. Dr. Datta was appointed as assistant professor of medicine at UCSD in 2004. In February 2008, he joined the LCID as tenure-track chief of the newly formed Bacterial Pathogenesis Unit.
Research Group
Front row (left to right): Brian Janelsins, Ian Myles. Back row (left to right): Sandip Datta, Patricia Valdez, Paul Vithayathil. Not pictured: Natalia Fontecilla.
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Selected Publications
Gaidamakova EK#, Myles IA#, McDaniel DP, Fowler CJ, Valdez PA, Gayen M, Gupta P, Sharma A, Glass PJ, Maheshwari RK, Datta SK*, Daly MJ*. An Mn(II)-peptide complex of Deinococcus radiodurans preserves immunogenicity of lethally irradiated vaccines against viruses and Staphylococcus aureus. Cell Host Microbe. In press. (*equal co-corresponding authors, #equal contributors)
Valdez PA, Vithayathil PJ, Janelsins BM, Shaffer AL, Williamson PR, Datta SK. Prostaglandin e2 suppresses antifungal immunity by inhibiting interferon regulatory factor 4 function and interleukin-17 expression in T cells. Immunity. 2012 Apr 20;36(4):668-79.
Myles IA, Datta SK. Staphylococcus aureus: an introduction. Semin Immunopathol. 2012 Mar;34(2):181-4.
Datta SK, Sabet M, Nguyen KP, Valdez PA, Gonzalez-Navajas JM, Islam S, Mihajlov I, Fierer J, Insel PA, Webster NJ, Guiney DG, Raz E. Mucosal adjuvant activity of cholera toxin requires Th17 cells and protects against inhalation anthrax. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jun 8;107(23):10638-43.
Datta SK, Okamoto S, Hayashi T, Shin SS, Mihajlov I, Fermin A, Guiney DG, Fierer J, Raz E. Vaccination with irradiated Listeria induces protective T cell immunity. Immunity. 2006 Jul;25(1):143-52.
Datta SK, Redecke V, Prilliman KR, Takabayashi K, Corr M, Tallant T, Didonato J, Dziarski R, Akira S, Schoenberger SP, Raz E. A subset of Toll-like receptor ligands induces cross-presentation by bone marrow-derived dendritic cells. J Immunol. 2003 Apr 15;170(8):4102-10.
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