Dr. Senbagavalli Prakash Babu (Sen) works in the Dept. of Preventive and Social Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry. She obtained her Ph.D. from NIRT, India and and post-doctoral fellowship from NIAID, National Institutes of Health, USA. Her research interest includes the role of eosinophils and neutrophils in host immunity in infectious diseases. Her position as the India-based Program Manager brings in clinical and research expertise complementing the Administrative Coordinator position. She also serves as the co-investigator in several TB projects including the Phase II common protocol.