Hedwin Kitdorlang Dkhar has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, for his thesis ‘Understanding macrophage nuclear receptors modulation of host defense and susceptibility to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis’ under the supervision of Dr. Pawan Gupta, Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh. He is the son of H. Warjri and G. Dkhar.