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Profile Summary

Researcher with expertise in mucosal biology , innate immune response and interferon signalling. My self-motivating and goal-oriented approach has led me to successfully obtain results that led to publishing my PhD research. I am looking for opportunities to implement my scientific expertise and take on new challenges to further investigate and manage projects varying from target drug validation to translational research related to clinical disease.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Research Assistant

University of Oxford

January 2012 - August 2012

Research Intern

University of Oxford

January 2011 - December 2011

Education

PhD

Hannover Medical School/Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

October 2012 - April 2017

M.Sc Integrated Immunology

University of Oxford

October 2009 - September 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Tharini A. Selvakumar, Sudeep Bhushal, Ulrich Kalinke, Dagmar Wirth, Hansjörg Hauser, Mario Köster, Mathias W. Hornef(2017). Identification of a Predominantly Interferon-$\uplambda$-Induced Transcriptional Profile in Murine Intestinal Epithelial Cells . Frontiers in Immunology. 8. Frontiers Media {SA}

Wang XW, Wang JJ, Gutowska-Owsiak D, Salimi M, Selvakumar TA, Gwela A, Chen LY, Wang YJ, Giannoulatou E, Ogg G(2017). Deficiency of filaggrin regulates endogenous cysteine protease activity, leading to impaired skin barrier function . Clinical and experimental dermatology.

Sudeep Bhushal, Markus Wolfsmüller, Tharini A. Selvakumar, Lucas Kemper, Dagmar Wirth, Mathias W. Hornef, Hansjörg Hauser, Mario Köster(2017). Cell Polarization and Epigenetic Status Shape the Heterogeneous Response to Type {III} Interferons in Intestinal Epithelial Cells . Frontiers in Immunology. 8. Frontiers Media {SA}

Salimi M, Subramaniam S, Selvakumar T, Wang X, Zemenides S, Johnson D, Ogg G(2016). Enhanced isolation of lymphoid cells from human skin . Clinical and experimental dermatology.

Gutowska-Owsiak D, Greenwald L, Watson C, Selvakumar TA, Wang X, Ogg GS(2014). The histamine-synthesizing enzyme histidine decarboxylase is upregulated by keratinocytes in atopic skin . The British journal of dermatology.

Gutowska-Owsiak D, Selvakumar TA, Salimi M, Taylor S, Ogg GS(2014). Histamine enhances keratinocyte-mediated resolution of inflammation by promoting wound healing and response to infection . Clinical and experimental dermatology.

Gutowska-Owsiak D, Salimi M, Selvakumar TA, Wang X, Taylor S, Ogg GS(2014). Histamine exerts multiple effects on expression of genes associated with epidermal barrier function . Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology.

Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak, Anna L. Schaupp, Maryam Salimi, Tharini A. Selvakumar, Tess McPherson, Stephen Taylor, Graham S. Ogg(2012). {IL}-17 downregulates filaggrin and affects keratinocyte expression of genes associated with cellular adhesion . Experimental Dermatology. 21. (2). p. 104--110. Wiley-Blackwell

Armitage AE, Eddowes LA, Gileadi U, Cole S, Spottiswoode N, Selvakumar TA, Ho LP, Townsend AR, Drakesmith H(2011). Hepcidin regulation by innate immune and infectious stimuli . Blood.