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Arinjay Banerjee is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology at the University of Toronto and a research scientist at the Vaccine Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan. His primary research interests focus on molecular and cell biology, particularly in the context of infectious diseases and molecular genetics. Banerjee studies the interactions between coronaviruses and their hosts, with a focus on wildlife reservoirs such as bats and the spillover into humans. He is actively involved in the development of viral vaccines and therapeutic countermeasures against emerging viruses, specifically examining highly pathogenic coronaviruses like Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). He has received several awards for his research contributions, including the Postdoctoral Fellow Impact Award and the Governor General’s Gold Medal for his doctoral thesis.
Vaccine Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan • Saskatoon, Canada
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan • Saskatoon, Canada
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo • Waterloo, Canada
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