Prof. Subramanian Dhandayuthapani is a Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Texas Health Science Center. He received his Master’s degree at the Annamalai University in 1980 and completed his PhD studies at the University of Madras in 1987. His research interests include vaccines against tuberculosis, host–pathogen interactions of mycobacteria and mycoplasma, miRNAs and other non-coding RNAs, the regulation of gene expression, and antioxidants and oxidative stress.