Sushmita Jha is a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. Prof Jha is a PhD in Cell & Molecular Physiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Following her PhD, Prof Jha conducted postdoctoral research at the Lineberger comprehensive cancer care center. Prof Jha joined IIT Jodhpur in 2012, where her research group focuses on innate immunity, inflammation and tumour biology.