Jagadeesh Bayry (DVM, PhD) is a Director of Research at the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France, and a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, Palakkad, India. His research is aimed at understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of immune homeostasis, immunotherapy and deciphering the host-pathogen interaction. His h-index is 59 and he has authored more than 250 articles with over 12,000 citations. He serves as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board member of various journals and has edited four books. He was also a member of a commission at the European Research Council. He has received several awards and distinctions including World's Top 2% Scientist by Citations (PLoS Biology 2020, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918).