Taruna Madan Gupta  Taruna Madan Gupta () (Taruna Gupta), born on 14 May 1968 in New Delhi, is working as a Scientist F and Head of the Department of Innate Immunity at the National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH) in Mumbai, India. She has extensively worked on Aspergillosis and Lung Surfactant Proteins (SP-A, SP-D), with her research now more focused on role of Innate Immunity in host-pathogen interactions. Taruna is married to Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta "Ph.D". who is an accomplished professional in the area of Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVD) and Founder of PUNJ (Psoriasis Undone for New Joy) in India . They have one son, Urit Gupta . Taruna M. Gupta is a contributing author on over 100 peer reviewed journal articles, and has been cited over 3000 times . Most of these articles concern the research of fungal aspergilosis and lung surfactant proteins. She has three patents concerning the identification and treatment of aspergilli . Product Development: Developed ELISA kits for detection of Aspergillosis in serum under DBT Task Force