his discovery of a receptor for HSV-1 entry; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (2002–present); the Illinois Society to Prevent Blindness (2004); The Glaucoma Foundation (2007 and 2010); and the National Eye Institute (2013–present). Shukla received the Lew Wasserman Merit Award from Research to Prevent Blindness in 2009. Selected works "A novel role for 3-O-sulfated heparan Sulfate in herpes simplex virus 1 entry" (1999) "A novel role for phagocytosis-like uptake in herpes simplex virus entry" (2006) "Viral entry mechanisms: simplicity drives complexity" (2009) "Herpesviruses and heparan sulfate: an intimate relationship in aid of viral entry" (2001) "Striking similarity of murine nectin-1alpha to human nectin-1alpha (HveC) in sequence and activity as a glycoprotein D receptor for alphaherpesvirus entry." (2000) "A novel role for phagocytosis-like uptake in herpes simplex virus entry" (2000) "Anti-heparan sulfate peptides that block herpes simplex virus infection in vivo." (2011) "A novel function of heparan sulfate in the regulation of cell-cell fusion." (2009) "Heparanase is a host enzyme required for herpes simplex virus-1 release from cells." (2015) "Prophylactic, therapeutic and neutralizing effects of zinc oxide tetrapod structures against herpes simplex virus type-2 infection." (2012) "Extended Release of an Anti-Heparan Sulfate Peptide From a Contact Lens Suppresses Corneal Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Infection." (2016) "Autophagy stimulation abrogates herpes simplex virus-1 infection." (2015) "Cultured corneas show dendritic spread and restrict herpes simplex virus infection that is not observed with cultured corneal cells." (2017) "Intravaginal Zinc Oxide Tetrapod Nanoparticles as Novel Immunoprotective Agents against Genital Herpes." (2016) References College of Medicine at Chicago: Deepak Shukla Department of Microbiology & Immunology: Deepak Shukla "Nanoparticles hold promise as double-edged sword against genital herpes"(2016) "Researchgate Profile" "Top five most productive lab since 2010" Living people American virologists Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni Banaras Hindu University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology