Srinivas Reddy is a graduate student at CSIR-CCMB in Dr. Puran Singh Sijwali’s lab. He is a parasitologist, currently interested in understanding the biology of the apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium and Toxoplasma, which are responsible for the diseases malaria and toxoplasmosis, respectively. At present he is investigating the mechanisms that contribute to successful infection by these parasites and their survival within the host cells.