Arinjay Banerjee
BSc, MSc, PhD
Research within my laboratory focuses on three main themes:
- coronavirus-host interactions in wildlife reservoir species, such as bats
- coronavirus-host interactions in spillover species, such as humans, and
- viral vaccine and therapeutic development.
Specifically, we study two highly pathogenic coronaviruses, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
We harness data from our virus-host interaction studies to develop next generation countermeasures against emerging viruses.
Dr. Banerjee's Google Scholar profile
Appointments
Research Scientist and Principal Investigator at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Canada
Honours and Awards
Postdoctoral Fellow Impact Award, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Canada (2021)
The Gerard Wright Postdoctoral Award in Infection Research. Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Canada (2020)
Governor General’s Gold Medal for doctoral (PhD) thesis. University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2019)