{"id":115929,"date":"2024-10-18T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=115929"},"modified":"2024-10-18T08:58:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T13:58:33","slug":"new-investigator-sujata-chaudhari-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/10\/18\/new-investigator-sujata-chaudhari-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"New investigator: Sujata Chaudhari, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><em>This profile is part of a series to highlight the researchers who will be honored at a ceremony on Nov. 14 for UNMC\u2019s Scientist Laureate, Research Leadership, Distinguished Scientist and New Investigator Award recipients.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group callout\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distinguished Scientist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Distinguished Scientist Awards, which are sponsored by the chancellor, recognize researchers who have been among the most productive scientists at UNMC during the past five years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Sujata Chaudhari, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Title: <\/strong>Assistant professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, UNMC College of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joined UNMC:<\/strong>\u00a0June 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hometown:<\/strong>\u00a0Pune, India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Describe your research focus in three words or less:&nbsp;<\/strong>Arthropod vector biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is research important in the world today?&nbsp;<\/strong>Arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks, can carry pathogens that cause life-threatening diseases. 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