Dr. Tina Mukherjee is an Associate Investigator at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bengaluru. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Delhi and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She obtained her PhD in Developmental Biology from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany, where she studied the role of the JAK/STAT pathway in cellular proliferation. Dr. Mukherjee subsequently completed her postdoctoral training at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the laboratory of Dr. Utpal Banerjee, investigating signalling networks governing hematopoiesis, blood progenitor cell fate specification, and stress survival. Her work highlighted systemic, non-niche-driven regulation of blood progenitor development and demonstrated the influence of sensory stimulation on hematopoiesis. At inStem, her laboratory employs a multi-model approach using Drosophila, mosquitoes, and mouse models to study the metabolic requirements of blood cell development and the non-immune roles of immune cells in physiology and homeostasis. Her recent findings underscore the role of olfaction in immune priming and the contribution of blood cells to organismal growth regulation.
