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Bhupesh Prusty’s academic journey began in rural India, where he laid the foundation for his illustrious career. His path led him to a prestigious doctoral fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India. During his PhD, Bhupesh delved into the role of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) in cervical cancer development. His doctoral work was recognized through several awards, including a Young Scientist Award in the Medical Science Section from the Indian Science Congress and the Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2005).

Bhupesh was trained as a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Nobel laureate Prof. Harald zur Hausen at the DKFZ. Bhupesh started his independent research career at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Germany. Bhupesh’s groundbreaking work on HHV-6 pathophysiology has earned him several international awards, including the Best Trainee award and Koichi Yamanishi Young Investigator Award from HHV-6 Foundation, USA; the prestigious Experiment! research grant from Volkswagen Stiftung, Germany; Ramsay Research Award from Solve ME/CFS Initiative, USA. His innovative research ideas have been supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF); HHV-6 Foundation, USA; Amar Foundation, USA; ME Research UK; Solve ME/CFS Initiative, USA; TEMPI Foundation, Austria; Helmholtz Center for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Würzburg, Germany; Fatigatio, Germany; and Deutsche Gesellschaft für ME/CFS, Germany.

Building on his extensive research experience and earning his habilitation in Virology from the Faculty of Medicine, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Germany, Bhupesh has recently established a new laboratory at RSU that is dedicated to investigating the role of viral infections in the development of post-viral chronic illnesses and autoimmune diseases, a crucial area of research with significant implications for public health.