Education and Experience

Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology- SRMIST, Kattankulathur, India
Master of Science in Biology- California State University, Fresno
Research Associate II, Immunology- Dynavax Technologies, Berkeley
Scientist I, Cancer Biology- Abbvie, South San Francisco

Research

My research in Badovinac lab focuses on understanding CD4 T cell mediated immune regulation during Radiation and sepsis induced Immune dysfunction.

About Shravan:

Apart from the lab, I enjoy brewing different kinds of coffee, motorcycle trips and travel. I also love biking, hiking, and everything outdoors.

Publications associated with the lab:

1. Kannan SK, TJ Turner, M Heidarian, MR Mix, CY Kim, C Fain, SK Shahi, EA Escue, I Ezeilo, TS Griffith, AK Mangalam, JT Harty, and  VP Badovinac. Whole-body irradiation causes long-term impairments in the maintenance and function of naïve CD4 T cells specific for self- and non-self antigens. J Immunol in press (2026)
2. Madison RM, CM Sievers, MA Hassert, SK Kannan, LL Pewe, SC Huang, R He, CE Fain, M Heidarian, LS Hancox, SA Arumugam, TG Beltz, F Jin, AJ Johnson, CS Carter, NS Butler, AK Salem,  VP Badovinac, and JT Harty. Peripheral vaccination-induced brain-resident memory CD8 T cells durably protect mice against intracranial malignancy. J Clin Invest 136(8): e197812 (2026) [PubMed]
3. Heidarian M, SK Kannan, W Swanson, TS Griffith, JT Harty, and  VP Badovinac. Delineating the short- and long-term impact of ionizing radiation on antigen-inexperienced CD8 + T cell subsets. JCI Insight 10: e194201 (2025) [PubMed]
4. Escue EA, M Heidarian, SK Kannan, M Rao, SA Arumugam, JT Harty, and  VP Badovinac. The ability of memory CD8 T cell subsets to numerically and functionally recover following whole body irradiation is influenced by their history of cognate antigen exposures. J Immunol 214, 2617-2629 (2025) [PubMed]
5. Madison RM, BL Kreitlow, RR Berton, J Xu, CE Fain, S van de Wall S, LL Pewe, LS Hancox, MA Hassert, SK Kannan, SA Arumugam, CM Sievers, GF Buchanan, TS Griffith,  VP Badovinac, and JT Harty. Physiological microbial exposure normalizes memory T cell surveillance of the brain and modifies host seizure outcomes. Nat Immunol 26: 1087-1098 (2025) [PubMed]
6. Berton RR*, M Heidarian*, SK Kannan*, M Shah, NS Butler, JT Harty, and VP Badovinac. Accurate enumeration of pathogen-specific and virtual memory CD8 T cells after infection. J Immunol 214: 995-1007 (2025) [PubMed]
7. Kim CY, SK Kannan, VP Badovinac, and TS Griffith. Protocol for inducing monomicrobial sepsis in mice with uropathogenic E.coli. STAR Protoc 5: 103206 (2024) [PubMed]
8. Kannan SK*, CY Kim*, M Heidarian, RR Berton, IJ Jensen, TS Griffith*, and VP Badovinac*. Mouse models of sepsis. Curr Protoc 4, e997 (2024) [PubMed]
9. Heidarian M, IJ Jensen, SK Kannan, LL Pewe, M Hassert, S Park, HH Xue, JT Harty*, and VP Badovinac*.  Sublethal whole-body irradiation induces permanent loss and dysfunction in pathogen-specific circulating memory CD8 T cell populations.  PNAS 120: e2302785120 (2023) [PubMed]