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Arman Sawhney (He/him)

Hometown

San Ramon, CA

Undergraduate College

Drew University

Research Interests

Neuroimmunology, immunology, parasitology

Publications

• Sawhney A, Rajaratnam N, Finkel D. Progression of chronic rhinosinusitis to invasive cerebro-orbital aspergillosis following steroid treatment: A case of induced immunosuppression. IDCases. 2023 May 2;32:e01772. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01772. PMID: 37207174; PMCID: PMC10189251.
• Peng J, Sy CB, Ponessa JJ, Lemenze AD, Hernandez CM, Inclan-Rico JM, Sawhney A, Federman HG, Chavan K, Espinosa V, Kotenko SV, Rivera A, Siracusa MC. Monocytes maintain central nervous system homeostasis following helminth-induced inflammation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Sep 13;119(37):e2201645119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2201645119. Epub 2022 Sep 7. PMID: 36070344; PMCID: PMC9478671.

Awards/Grants

• 2024 2nd Place Poster – Woods Hole Immunoparasitology Conference
• 2014 Poster Presenter, Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
• 2021 3rd Place Oral Presentation – TriBeta Northeast District 3 Regional Convention
• 2021 Novartis Award in Biochemistry – Department’s most promising senior; Drew University
• 2020 TriBeta Research Grant, “Investigating Intrinsic Immune Functions of IFIX”
• 2020 Drew Summer Science Institute Research Stipend
• 2019 Drew Summer Science Institute Research Stipend
• 2018 – 2021 Scholarship, Drew Medical Scholarship for BS/MD students
• 2018 – 2021 Scholarship, Francis Asbury Scholarship
• 2018 – 2021 Scholarship, Baldwin Honor Scholarship

Hobbies

Reading (fantasy and scientific historical nonfiction), digital art, kenpo karate

Email: as3605@njms.rutgers.edu