Endocrinology

Biography

Dr. Sasha Shafikhani has completed his PhD from University of California at Berkeley and postdoctoral studies from University of California at San Francisco. He has published more than 22 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of several reputed journals. As a cellular microbiologist, Dr. Shafikhani focuses his research on immune dysregulation that renders diabetic wound vulnerable to infection and microbiome shift toward pathogenic bacteria. He also studies the virulence strategies that pathogenic bacteria use to drive a diabetic wound toward non-healing chronic state.

Abstract

Abstract : Determination of factors that lead to enhanced infection & impaired healing in diabetic wound