Dr. Vij obtained his PhD in Biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology, India in 2001 followed by postdoctoral fellowships at Institute of Genetics, BRC, Hungary, University of Heidelberg, Germany and Johns Hopkins University, USA. He joined Johns Hopkins faculty in 2006 and his major research interests includes infl ammatory and protein misfolding disorders. The research focus of his laboratory is identifi cation of molecular pathways leading to chronic disease pathophysiology with an aim to identify novel therapeutic sites. At the translational front his laboratory focuses on identifi cation of novel therapeutic strategies including design of small molecules and nano- drug delivery systems.