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Kruttika S. Phadke

Kruttika S. Phadke

Pronouns
she/her/hers
Position
  • Graduate Researcher
Department
  • Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
I am a graduate student in the Interdepartmental Microbiology department working in Dr. Bryan Bellaire’s Lab. My focus is studying bacterial and viral pathogenesis mechanisms and using that knowledge to find therapeutics for various microbes.

One of my projects focuses on developing a nanoparticle-based antimicrobial drug delivery system for biowarfare agents, Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei, along with other BSL3 agents like Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We also study bacterial pathogenesis mechanisms using confocal microscopy. My other project involves studying viral pathogenesis and antiviral screening for SARS-CoV-2.

Contact Info

2178 Vet. Med.
1800 Christensen Dr.
Ames
,
IA
50011-1134

More Information

Major: Microbiology

Advisor: Dr. Bryan Bellaire